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Azure Container Registry virtual network and Firewall rules preview support 

While Azure Container Registry (ACR) supports user and headless-service account authentication, customers have expressed their requirements for limiting public endpoint access. Customers can now limit registry access within an Azure Virtual Network (VNet), as well as whitelist IP addresses and ranges for on-premises services.

Azure Backup for SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines now generally available! 

How do you back up your SQL Servers today? You could be using backup software that require you to manage backup servers, agents, and storage, or you could be writing elaborate custom scripts which need you to manage the backups on each server individually.

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Microsoft Azure portal March 2019 update 

This month’s updates includes Virtual Network Gateway overview page changes, new full-screen DNS Zone and Load Balancer create blades, management group integration with Activity Log, redesigned overview blades for certain services within Azure Database, multiple changes to the Security Center, and more updates to Intune.

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Simplifying your environment setup while meeting compliance needs with built-in Azure Blueprints 

I’m excited to announce the release of our first Azure Blueprint built specifically for a compliance standard, the ISO 27001 Shared Services Blueprint which maps a set of foundational Azure infrastructure, such as virtual networks and policies, to specific ISO controls.