Updates Archives
Monthly updates for April 2014
Azure SQL Database introduces new Basic, Standard and Premium previews
Target availability: Q2 2015
Azure SQL Database introduces two new service tiers, Basic and Standard, to join Premium, which is already in preview. The Web and Business service editions will be retired in 12 months.
Memcached Cloud available in the Azure Store
Memcached Cloud is a reliable, fully-managed, fail-safe service that runs Memcached. Your dataset is constantly replicated, so if a node fails, an auto-switchover mechanism guarantees data is served without interruption.
Azure Brazil South region now in public preview
The Azure Brazil South Region, located in Sao Paulo state, is now broadly available for public preview.
New Azure Web Sites region – Southeast Asia
Azure Web sites is now available in Southeast Asia for all customers.
Redis support on Azure available in the Azure Store
Redis Cloud is a fully-managed cloud service for hosting and running your Redis dataset in a highly-available and scalable manner, with predictable and stable top performance.
Cluster Operating System Update for HDInsight Clusters
Newly created HDInsight clusters will run on Windows Server 2012 R2, have .NET 4.5 available, and allow inbound connections to any executable on worker nodes.
General Availability: Autoscale
The new GA release of Autoscale includes performance- and schedule-based scaling, and you can customize it to scale based on metrics you define.
General Availability: Azure Read-Access Geo Redundant Storage (RA-GRS)
Get Read access to your secondary storage replica, in case your primary location fails.
Azure Management Library 2.0.0-Preview for .NET and Node.js
This Preview release includes support for Azure Resource Manager.
General Availability: Scheduler
Azure Scheduler is generally available in all Azure regions, backed by an enterprise SLA, and is ready to use for production scenarios.
Azure Cross Platform Command-Line Interface 0.8.0
This Azure Cross Platform Command-Line Interface release includes support for Azure Resource Manager and Azure Active Directory authentication.
New in Azure Web Sites: Web Hosting Plans
Share features like auto-scale, web tests, backup, and computing capacity across your web sites.
New Basic SKU for Azure Web Sites
Azure Web Sites now supports an additional Basic SKU tier.
Resource groups in Azure Preview portal
Use resource groups to manage all of your application resources.
New monitoring and operations features in Azure Web Sites
The Azure Portal preview adds new features to help you monitor and operate your Azure Web Sites.
Puppet Extension is now available for Azure
Automate repetitive tasks, quickly deploy critical applications, and proactively manage infrastructure.
New Azure billing features
View billing info using new charts and visualizations.
Visual Studio Online is now integrated with the Azure portal
Create team projects, view your Git and TFVC repositories, edit source code, make commits, view your builds, and continuously deploy to Azure Web Sites.
First-of-its-kind Microsoft Azure Preview portal
The Azure Preview portal radically simplifies the cloud—whether you write code, operate infrastructure, or manage finances.
Azure Active Directory App Gallery
Add and manage over 1000 apps using Azure Active Directory.
Updates by date
Get answers to your questions from Microsoft and Community experts.
Community supportRead commonly asked questions on Azure updates.
FAQTell us what you think of Azure and what you want to see in the future.
Provide feedbackAzure is available in more regions than any other cloud provider.
Check product availability in your region