Updates Archives
Monthly updates for July 2018
Azure SQL Database supports auto-failover
Auto-failover groups are now generally available for Azure SQL Database, supporting transparent geographic failover of multiple databases with automatic activation.
Azure Service Fabric introduces its fully managed option, Service Fabric Mesh
Azure Service Fabric introduces its fully managed option, Service Fabric Mesh, for building, deploying, and running business-critical microservice applications.
Announcing the public preview for Azure Data Box Disk
Azure Data Box Disk provides a simple, secure, SSD disk based offering for offline data transfer to Azure
Azure Maps unveils satellite imagery, batch services, and advanced geospatial functionality
Azure Maps is releasing satellite and hybrid imagery, dark gray-scale map styling, IP lookup service, batch services, and advanced geospatial functionality.
Lenovo XClarity Integrator for Azure Log Analytics
Lenovo XClarity Integrator for Azure Log Analytics is available in the Azure Marketplace.
General availability: Azure DevOps Projects
Azure DevOps Projects is generally available.
Azure Functions Runtime x Preview—breaking change for HttpTrigger for Java
A new version of the Azure Functions Runtime will be deployed soon. It uses the latest version of Azure Java Functions Library v1.0.0-beta-5, which has breaking changes that affect HttpTrigger Java functions.
Public preview: Azure Data Box Disk
Azure Data Box Disk, an SSD-disk based option for offline data transfer to Azure, is now in preview.
General availability: Microsoft-hosted Linux and macOS agents in VSTS Sprint 137 Update
In the Sprint 137 Update of Visual Studio Team Services, we've removed the "Preview" moniker from our Linux and macOS Microsoft-hosted CI/CD agents and made them generally available.
Power BI Embedded dashboards with Azure Stream Analytics
Using Power BI with Azure Stream Analytics enables users of Power BI Embedded dashboards to visualize insights from streaming data within the context of the apps they use every day.
Public preview: Azure SQL Data Warehouse extension for SQL Operations Studio
The Azure SQL Data Warehouse extension for SQL Operations Studio is in preview.
Public Preview: Combined Password Reset & MFA Registration
Users can register security info for multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password reset in a single converged experience.
Azure Security Center update July 1
The Azure Security Center update on July 1 includes many features, including a redesigned overview dashboard and new security recommendations.
Apply themes to Power BI Embedded dashboards
In Power BI Embedded, you can now embed dashboards that includes themes.
New documentation for Power BI Embedded REST APIs
New documentation for all of Power BI REST APIs is available.
General availability: Slicers API for Power BI Embedded
The Slicers API for Power BI Embedded is generally available. It gives developers full control over the interactivity and drilling capabilities of users.
Azure DevTest Labs: Auto-fill virtual machine username and password
When you create a virtual machine as a lab user, the username and password for the machine are now pre-filled.
Azure DevTest Labs: Auto-fill virtual machine name
When you create a virtual machine as a lab user, the name of the machine is now pre-filled with a unique, automatically generated name.
Increased reference data size in Azure Stream Analytics
Azure Stream Analytics now supports reference data with a maximum size of 300 MB.
New features for Azure dashboard tiles: resize and edit query
There's a new option to resize and edit the query of Log Analytics and Application Insights Analytics tiles pinned to Azure dashboards.
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