Updates Archives
Monthly updates for September 2020
Visual Studio Code extension diagnostics + periscope
This Visual Studio Code extension enables developers to use AKS periscope and AKS diagnostics in their development workflow to quickly diagnose and troubleshoot their clusters.
GA: Azure Kubernetes Service support for new base image Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 18.04 is now the default Node Operating System on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Public preview: Azure role-based access control (RBAC) for Kubernetes authorization
Achieve unified management and access control across Azure resources, AKS, and Kubernetes resources.
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare will be generally available on October 30, 2020
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare will help organizations adapt and build scalable modalities of care while safeguarding patients, care teams, and assets.
GA: Policy add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service
You can now set policies beyond the Azure Resource Manager level and drive in-depth compliance across pods, namespaces, ingress, and other Kubernetes resources.
New IoT Event Learning Path
A new Event Learning Path is now available for solution architects, business decision makers, and developers interested in IoT Solutions with Azure IoT Services.
Announcing the unified Azure Certified Device program
A unified and enhanced Azure Certified Device program was announced at Microsoft Ignite, expanding on previous Microsoft certification offerings that validate IoT devices meet specific capabilities and are built to run on Azure. This program offers a low-cost opportunity for device builders to increase visibility of their products while making it easy for solution builders and end customers to find the right device for their IoT solutions.
Microsoft plans to establish new cloud datacenter region in Arizona
Today, we are taking a significant step toward that goal, revealing plans for our newest sustainable datacenter region in Arizona, which will become our West US 3 region.
AT&T powered guardian device with Azure Sphere is now available
AT&T powered guardian device with Azure Sphere enables customers to securely connect their devices via AT&T’s cellular network.
Azure Cognitive Services general availability updates
General availability updates in Azure Cognitive Services Decision, Speech, and containers categories.
Announcing the public preview of Azure Automanage
A new approach to managing Windows Server virtual machines in Azure.
New Azure Cognitive Services and capabilities in preview
Preview capabilities in Azure Cognitive Services Decision, Vision, and containers categories.
Network Virtual Appliances from Cisco can be installed directly into the Virtual WAN hub
Azure is partnering with third-party Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) partners to allow customers to choose to deploy an NVA directly into the Virtual WAN hub as an option for SD-WAN connectivity.
IoT Security updates for September 2020
New Azure IoT Security product updates include improvements around monitoring, edge nesting and the availability of Azure Defender for IoT.
New Azure Orbital, ground station as a service, now in preview
Azure Orbital is a fully managed cloud-based ground station as a service that enables you to schedule contacts with your spacecrafts or satellites and directly ingest data in Azure using Orbital ground stations.
Azure Sentinel launches new analytics, threat intelligence, and data collection features
New analytics, threat intelligence, and data collection capabilities in Azure Sentinel empower defenders to combat rapidly evolving threats with increased efficiency.
Azure Resource Mover is now in public preview
Take advantage of the most relevant datacenter regions and meet your business needs with Azure Resource Mover.
Protect both managed and unmanaged IoT/OT devices with Azure Defender for IoT
Azure Defender for IoT a rebranding of Azure Security Center for IoT is launching new capabilities from the CyberX acquisition to provide agentless security for unmanaged IoT/OT devices as well as managed devices connected to Azure IoT Hub.
Azure Machine Learning offers added capabilities at lower cost
Azure Machine Learning Enterprise Edition (preview) and Basic Edition are merging on September 22, 2020. This change does not cause any downtime or impact existing deployments.
Public preview: AKS start/stop cluster feature
Customers can save on time and costs by using the start/stop AKS clusters.
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