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Scheduled runbooks will use the latest modules in your automation account
Azure Automation will start using the latest modules in your automation account when a new scheduled job is run.
February 2017
Import support for signed DSC node configurations in Automation
Azure Automation now supports importing both signed and unsigned node configurations.
October 2016
Error handling added to Automation graphical runbooks
Automation graphical runbooks have been improved with the ability to include error handling.
Update: Automation Graphical Authoring SDK
An update to the public preview of the Microsoft Azure Automation Graphical Authoring SDK has been released.
August 2016
Azure Automation available in North Europe and Canada Central regions
Azure Automation is now available in the Azure North Europe and Canada Central regions.
Send runbook job status and job streams from Automation to Log Analytics
Monitor and create alerts for Automation runbooks by sending job status and streams to Log Analytics (Operations Management Suite).
Azure Automation will begin redirecting users to the new portal in September
Azure Automation will begin redirecting users from the classic Azure portal to the new Azure portal on September 1, 2016.
Automation: Classic Run As account
You can now create a Classic Run As account from the Azure portal.
July 2016
Automation schedules support time zones and daylight saving
Azure Automation schedules now support time zones and adjust for daylight saving based on the schedule’s time zone.
May 2016
Automation scheduling feature update
Automation supports weekly and monthly schedules. With these recurrence options, you can select days of the week or days of the month for your schedule to run on.
Run your own custom Automation tasks in response to VM alerts
When you create an alert rule on an Azure virtual machine, you can run your own custom task when the alert is triggered. New alert remediation tasks are also available.
Automation: New graphical runbook type based on native PowerShell
Azure Automation introduces a new graphical runbook type based on native PowerShell. It provides quick runbook starts and easier authoring.
Automation Runbook Gallery update
The Azure Automation Runbook Gallery supports script content from the PowerShell Gallery.
April 2016
Southeast Australia region available for Azure Automation
Azure Automation is available in the Azure Southeast Australia region.
Automation: Run As account
In Azure Automation, you can create an Azure Run As account (service principal) to use for authenticating with Azure when managing Azure Resource Manager resources.
March 2016
Update: Automation Hybrid Worker
An update to Automation Hybrid Worker has just been released.
Update: Automation Graphical Authoring SDK
An update to the public preview of the Microsoft Azure Automation Graphical Authoring SDK has been released.
Automation: Activity output object properties exposed to simplify graphical runbook authoring
To save you time when you author graphical runbooks in Azure Automation, the authoring UX exposes the property hierarchy of activity output objects so that you can choose to use a selected object property as input to another activity.
February 2016
Automation: Updated ARM modules shipping in the service
Azure Automation has released updated versions of the Azure ARM modules in the service.
Automation module gallery
The Azure Automation module gallery provides the ability to import modules from the PowerShell Gallery without leaving your Automation account.
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