Updates Archives
Monthly updates for July 2020
Azure IoT Central UI and documentation updates – June 2020
June 2020 UI and documentation updates for Azure IoT Central are now available.
State transition restriction rules for Azure Boards are now generally 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.
Choose to allow or disallow blob public access on Azure Storage accounts
Azure Storage now supports anonymous public read access for containers and blobs. Learn more about how to evaluate anonymous access to your data.
Revocation of non-compliant Certificate Authorities potentially impacting customer’s Azure service(s).
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.
Notification of upcoming changes to Azure Time Series Insights web experience URL
Notification of changes coming to Azure Time Series Insights Web Experience URL
Microsoft Graph Service: Retiring TLS 1.0 and 1.1 and preparing for TLS 1.2 in US Gov Cloud
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.
Generally available: Azure Private Link for Azure SignalR Service
Use private endpoint to connect to Azure SignalR Service.
Azure Site Recovery now supports replication with private links
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 Data Box Disk is now available in China
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.
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 Site Recovery update rollup 47 – July 2020
The latest Azure Site Recovery update provides fixes and download links for Site Recovery components.
Azure Private Link support for Azure Automation is now available in preview
You can now use Azure Private Link to securely connect virtual networks to Azure Automation using private endpoints (in preview).
Private endpoints for Azure File Sync are now generally 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.
.NET Core support for Azure Analysis Services client libraries is in preview
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.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports confidential workloads through DCSv2 SKUs (private preview)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports confidential workloads through integration with DCSv2 SKU node pools powered by Intel SGX.
Create virtual machines from Azure Shared Image Gallery (SIG)
You can now enable specialized images from your shared image gallery (SIG) for lab users to create virtual machines.
Introducing Azure Load Balancer Insights using Azure Monitor for Networks
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.
Azure Digital Twins enhanced features are now in preview
Create new generation IoT connected solutions that model the real world
Azure Machine Learning studio web experience is generally available
Azure Machine Learning studio web experience is now generally available and bringing new features.
Neural Text to Speech expands to new languages
Neural Text to Speech is expanding language support, with 15 new natural-sounding voices that feature state-of-the-art neural speech synthesis models:
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