Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2019
Update 19.03 for Azure Sphere public preview now available in Retail feed
The 19.03 release marks the beginning of a planned release schedule of one major feature release and two minor quality releases per quarter.
REST based Client library and PowerShell module in preview
REST based Client library and PowerShell module for Service Fabric is currently in preview. This HTTP REST based client enables running PowerShell and Azure CLI to manage your cluster(s) without installing the Service Fabric SDK.
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) application and service deployment
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) application and service deployment is currently in preview. This feature https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/service-fabric/service-fabric-application-arm-resource will be Generally Available in the v6.5 runtime release of Service Fabric.
Azure File volume disk plugin is currently in preview
Azure File volume disk is currently in preview. Using Azure Files for remote state storage for containers. For more details see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/service-fabric/service-fabric-containers-volume-logging-drivers
Public preview: Data Discovery & Classification for Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Data Discovery & Classification is now available in public preview for Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
Public preview: Windows Server container support in Azure App Service
Windows Server containers in Azure App Service are now available in public preview.
Windows Virtual Desktop now in public preview
Get started today with Windows Virtual Desktop in public preview. Deploy and scale Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster autoscaler is in preview
AKS cluster autoscaling lets you scale more efficiently and run applications without downtime.
Azure Kubernetes service (AKS) control plane audit logging is now in preview
Target availability: Q1 2019
: Use audit logging in AKS to keep a chronological record of calls that have been made to the Kubernetes API server, also known as the control plane.
PostgreSQL extension in Azure Data Studio and PostgreSQL extension in Visual Studio Code
Target availability: Q1 2019
Azure Data Studio, our cross-platform data editor, now provides preview support for PostgreSQL. A Microsoft extension for PostgreSQL in Visual Studio Code is now also in preview.
Workload importance (preview) for Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Manage workload more efficiently by using workload importance. It's now available for preview in Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
Public preview: Adaptive network hardening in Azure Security Center
Adaptive network hardening in Azure Security Center is in public preview and can help you secure connections to and from the public internet.
Azure Security Center: Regulatory compliance dashboard in public preview
The new Azure Security Center regulatory compliance dashboard is in public preview. It helps streamline the process for meeting regulatory compliance requirements by providing insights into your compliance posture.
Update 19.03 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation
We now support both a Retail Evaluation feed and a Retail feed for the Azure Sphere OS.
Threat intelligence-based filtering for Azure Firewall is now available in preview
Threat intelligence-based filtering for Azure Firewall is now available in preview. The addition of the Threat Intelligence feed to the filtering capabilities expands both the options to alert and deny traffic from or to known malicious IP addresses and domains.
Microsoft Azure Logic Apps Connector for 3270 Screens available now in Public Preview
Microsoft Logic Apps with new Microsoft Connector for 3270 Screens (3270 Connector) allows enterprise developers to build modern applications that automate end user task flows based on legacy IBM mainframe 3270 programs, to deliver Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and other integration capabilities to transform business.
New capabilities in Azure Monitor alerts
Azure Monitor has two new capabilities: multi-resource alerts and dynamic thresholds that make it easier and scalable for you to create Azure Monitor metric alerts.
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