Azure updates

Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio supports new faults for App Service and Virtual Machines

Azure Chaos Studio supports new App Service and Virtual Machine faults.

• Services
• Features

Public Preview: Azure Communication Services Chat for Bot Framework

Build conversational AI experiences with Azure Communication Services. Use virtual chat agents to manage growing customer service needs and provide in-chat intelligence with the help of smart assistants.

• SDK and Tools

Generally available: Azure Communication Services mobile UI library

Save time with Azure Communication Services mobile UI library.

• Azure Communication Services
• Microsoft Build
• Features

General availability: Azure Communication Services interoperability with Microsoft Teams

Improving customer interactions across apps with Microsoft Teams and Azure Communication Services interoperability.

• Azure Communication Services
• Services

Azure App Service support for .Net 6 now generally available

Deploy and scale .Net 6-based web apps on an enterprise-grade service

• App Service
• Microsoft Ignite
• Features

General availability: Azure Communication Services

Now you can use Azure Communication Services to add video, voice, SMS, chat, and telephony capabilities into almost any web, mobile, or desktop application.

• App Service
• Management
• SDK and Tools
• Features

Azure Communication Services SMS and Telephony now available in Public Preview

Build engaging communication experiences with the same secure platform used by Microsoft Teams. Add video, voice, SMS, chat, and telephony capabilities into almost any web, mobile, or desktop application.

• App Service
• Event Grid
• Logic Apps
• Services
• SDK and Tools
• Features

Azure Communication Services now available in public preview

Build engaging communication experiences with the same secure platform used by Microsoft Teams. Add video, voice, SMS, chat, and telephony capabilities into almost any web, mobile, or desktop application.

• Visual Studio
• App Service
• Event Grid
• Logic Apps
• Azure Functions
• Azure AI services
• Services
• SDK and Tools

Azure IoT Central UI new and updated features—July 2020

July updates include jobs improvements, CLI updates, documentation enhancements, new REST APIs, and a new mobile gateway sample.

• Azure IoT Central
• Features

Azure CLI June 2020 update

The Azure CLI continues to expand with support for new Azure services. This release includes 23 new modules to manage as many Azure services.

• CLIs
• SDK and Tools

Move from App Center Auth and Data Preview services to alternative Azure services before 3 May 2020

Target retirement date: May 04, 2020

The long-term path is for developers to use the native Azure services as a backend for mobile apps, namely: Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Notification Hubs.

• App Center
• Retirements

Azure Advisor alerts are now in preview

Get your Azure best practice recommendations as soon as they become available with Azure Advisor user-configured alerts, now available in preview.

• Azure Advisor
• Services
• Features

Easy tables and easy APIs will be removed from Azure App Service on November 11, 2019

Target retirement date: November 11, 2019

Easy tables and easy APIs will be removed from the Azure portal on November 11, 2019.

• App Service
• Azure mobile app
• App Service (Linux)
• Retirements
• Features

Visual Studio App Center MBaaS integration

Visual Studio App Center is introducing support for Mobile Backend as a Service (MBaaS) capabilities on Azure, helping developers build applications faster without the need for managing infrastructure. These capabilities make it easier for App Center customers to leverage Azure App Service’s Mobile Apps capabilities for identity, push notifications and data synchronization. <br> <a href="https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/app-center/" data-event="area-build-announcements-clicked-announcement">Learn more</a>

• Azure mobile app
• Features

Azure App Service: Price reductions for App Service on Linux basic and premium tiers

We’ve recently reduced prices for Azure App Service on Linux for the basic and premium tiers.

• App Service (Linux)
• Services
• Pricing & Offerings

Latest update to the Power BI service

The latest update to the Power BI service includes dashboard comments and Premium Capacity Monitoring app.

• Services

Azure Content Delivery Network GUID migration and UoM change

You currently receive 1,024 bytes in every KB of data when you use Content Delivery Network. Starting September 1, 2018, you'll receive 1,000 bytes in every KB of data.

• Content Delivery Network
• Services

Name changes and GUID migration: App Service Basic and Standard plans

The new App Service on Linux Standard plan (Basic, Standard, and Premium) is generally available. On July 1, 2018, GUID migration and name changes will take effect automatically.

• Services