Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2018
General availability: Power BI Embedded in Microsoft Azure Germany
Power BI Embedded is now generally available in the Azure Germany cloud.
General availability: Power BI Embedded in Microsoft Azure Government Cloud
Power BI Embedded is now generally available in the Microsoft Azure Government cloud.
Azure Monitor metrics integration
Power BI Embedded has integrated with Azure Monitor resource metrics. The metrics give you real-time data on the status and load of your resource in the Azure portal.
Azure Resource Manager API is available
The Azure Resource Manager API is available through SDK and PowerShell, to help you manage Power BI capacities programmatically.
General availability: Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer
Data Explorer, now generally available in the Azure portal, provides a unified developer experience for inserting, querying, and managing Azure Cosmos DB data within the Azure portal and the Emulator.
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is a new deployment option in Azure SQL Database that provides SQL Server compatibility and native virtual network support.
Azure Migrate
Azure Migrate, a discovery and assessment tool that will help you confidently plan your migration, is now generally available.
Azure SQL Database information protection
Now available in preview, SQL Information Protection introduces advanced capabilities built into Azure SQL Database for discovering, classifying, labeling, and protecting your sensitive data.
Azure SQL Database—Zone redundant premium databases and elastic pools
Azure SQL Database has added more fault resilience to premium databases by taking advantage of availability zones in select regions.
Higher database eDTU limits for standard elastic pools in Azure SQL Database
We're pleased to announce the general availability of an increase in the maximum eDTU limit per database in standard elastic pools.
Azure Database Migration Service: March update
The March update to the Azure Database Migration Service includes support for migrations from SQL Server to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance.
Public preview: Java support for App Service on Linux
Java support for App Service on Linux is in public preview. You can create a Linux web app by using Tomcat 8.5/9.0, with JRE 8 as a runtime stack.
Name changes: Virtual Machines B-series US Gov
Virtual Machines B-series naming will change on May 1, 2018, in all Azure Government regions.
Azure Marketplace third-party reseller services now use Azure monetary commitment
As of March 1, 2018, third-party reseller services on the Azure Marketplace (in the provided list) will consume Enterprise Agreement monetary commitment.
Azure AD automatic user provisioning for Zscaler apps is in public preview
Automated, policy-based provisioning and deprovisioning of Azure AD user accounts for Zscaler’s single sign-on (SSO) apps for identity lifecycle automation.
Work Items hub and VM-based Azure DevOps Project – VSTS Sprint 131 Update
In the Sprint 131 Update of Visual Studio Team Services, a few features have received a large amount of feedback and activity on UserVoice, including the Work Items hub.
Major version updates for App Service on Linux
We've just released new Node and PHP versions for Azure App Service on Linux.
February update for Azure IoT Edge
The February update for Azure IoT Edge contains improvements to the runtime, documentation, and tooling.
Azure Function on IoT Edge
This functionality allows developers to use the uniquely productive programming model provided by Functions even on devices which may or may not be connected to the cloud.
Azure Functions support for Microsoft Graph bindings and custom bindings
We're enhancing the Azure Functions bindings support to allow developers to build their own bindings.
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