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Monthly updates for July 2020

15 Jul

Azure IoT Central UI and documentation updates – June 2020

NOW AVAILABLE

June 2020 UI and documentation updates for Azure IoT Central are now available.

  • Azure IoT Central
  • Features
15 Jul

State transition restriction rules for Azure Boards are now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

State transition restriction rules for Azure Boards are now generally available. This update allows you to restrict work items from being moved from one state to another.

  • Azure DevOps Projects
  • Features
15 Jul

Choose to allow or disallow blob public access on Azure Storage accounts

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Storage now supports anonymous public read access for containers and blobs. Learn more about how to evaluate anonymous access to your data.

  • Storage Accounts
  • Features
  • Security
14 Jul

Revocation of non-compliant Certificate Authorities potentially impacting customer’s Azure service(s).

NOW AVAILABLE

Recent reports detailed Certificate Authorities that were not compliant with industry standards for trusted CAs. As per industry requirements, non-compliant CAs are being revoked requiring customers certificates to be re-issued.

  • App Service
  • API Management
  • Application Gateway
  • Content Delivery Network
  • Azure Front Door (classic)
  • Compliance
  • Management
  • Security
14 Jul

Notification of upcoming changes to Azure Time Series Insights web experience URL

NOW AVAILABLE

Notification of changes coming to Azure Time Series Insights Web Experience URL

  • Azure Time Series Insights
  • Services
  • Features
14 Jul

Microsoft Graph Service: Retiring TLS 1.0 and 1.1 and preparing for TLS 1.2 in US Gov Cloud

IN PREVIEW

Update your Microsoft Graph clients in US Gov Cloud (https://graph.microsoft.us & https://dod-graph.microsoft.us) to TLS 1.2 by 8/5/2020 to ensure that you maintain uninterrupted access to Microsoft Graph Service.

  • Compliance
  • Security
14 Jul

Generally available: Azure Private Link for Azure SignalR Service

NOW AVAILABLE

Use private endpoint to connect to Azure SignalR Service.

  • Azure SignalR Service
  • Azure Private Link
  • Features
  • Security
14 Jul

Azure Site Recovery now supports replication with private links

NOW AVAILABLE

Ensure a secure channel for replication of your Azure and on-premises workloads with the help of private links capability of Azure and Site Recovery.

  • Azure Site Recovery
  • Compliance
  • Services
  • Features
  • Security
13 Jul

Azure Data Box Disk is now available in China

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q3 2020

Azure Data Box Disk is now available for preview in the China East, China East 2, China North, and China North 2 regions.

  • Azure Data Box
  • Data Box Disk
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
13 Jul

New Azure SQL Database gateways in Australia East, Canada Central, and West US 2

New Azure SQL Database gateways are being added to Australia East, Canada Central, and West US 2 regions and will start accepting traffic on August 10, 2020.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Services
10 Jul

Azure Site Recovery update rollup 47 – July 2020

NOW AVAILABLE

The latest Azure Site Recovery update provides fixes and download links for Site Recovery components.

  • Azure Site Recovery
  • Features
9 Jul

Azure Private Link support for Azure Automation is now available in preview

IN PREVIEW

You can now use Azure Private Link to securely connect virtual networks to Azure Automation using private endpoints (in preview).

  • Automation
  • Services
  • Security
9 Jul

Private endpoints for Azure File Sync are now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Starting with Azure File Sync agent 10.1, Azure File Sync supports private endpoints in all public and Azure US Government cloud regions where Azure File Sync is available.

  • Services
  • Features
9 Jul

.NET Core support for Azure Analysis Services client libraries is in preview

NOW AVAILABLE

In response to customer feedback, .NET Core support for Azure Analysis Services client libraries is now available in preview. Start building .NET Core applications for modern cross-platform and cloud-oriented environments that target Analysis Services and Microsoft Power BI.

  • Services
9 Jul

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports confidential workloads through DCSv2 SKUs (private preview)

IN PREVIEW

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports confidential workloads through integration with DCSv2 SKU node pools powered by Intel SGX.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
  • Security
8 Jul

Create virtual machines from Azure Shared Image Gallery (SIG)

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now enable specialized images from your shared image gallery (SIG) for lab users to create virtual machines.

  • Azure DevTest Labs
  • Features
8 Jul

Introducing Azure Load Balancer Insights using Azure Monitor for Networks

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Load Balancer customers now have instant access to a preconfigured solution for health monitoring and configuration analysis enabling rapid fault localisation and informed design decisions.

  • Load Balancer
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
8 Jul

Azure Digital Twins enhanced features are now in preview

IN PREVIEW

Create new generation IoT connected solutions that model the real world

  • Azure Digital Twins
  • Features
8 Jul

Azure Machine Learning studio web experience is generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Machine Learning studio web experience is now generally available and bringing new features.

  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Features
8 Jul

Neural Text to Speech expands to new languages

NOW AVAILABLE

Neural Text to Speech is expanding language support, with 15 new natural-sounding voices that feature state-of-the-art neural speech synthesis models:

  • Azure AI services
  • Features

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