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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Public preview: AKS start/stop cluster feature
Customers can save on time and costs by using the start/stop AKS clusters.
Public preview: Azure Arc enabled SQL Server
Public preview of Azure Arc enabled SQL Server extends power of Azure to SQL servers hosted on-premises or in other public clouds.
Azure Advisor Score is now in preview
Measure, track, and improve your Azure optimization posture with prioritized Advisor best practice recommendations so you can get the most out of your Azure investments
Traffic Analytics & Diagnostics capabilities in Azure Monitor for Networks
Azure Monitor for Network provides the starting point for network monitoring without any user configuration and provides access to all available network monitoring capabilities.
Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack HCI now in public preview
Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) on Azure Stack HCI enables developers and admins to deploy and manage containerized apps on Azure Stack HCI.
Achieve higher performance and cost savings on Azure Disk Storage with performance tiers
Azure Disk Storage now enables you to set performance tiers (public preview) for a chosen duration of time based on workload demand.
Support for Dapr applications in Azure API Management
Dapr microservices can now be directly exposed as APIs in API Management.
Change data integration in Azure Monitor for VMs is now in public preview
You can now observe degradation of performance or health in a VM with the new change data integration in Azure Monitor for VMs.
Azure Monitor ITSM Connector for BMC Helix with Secure Export
Introducing a preview of Secure Export as a new version of Azure Monitor ITSM Connector, providing integration with BMC Helix.
Public Preview: Azure App Service Migration Assistant - Java Tomcat Support
You can now migrate your Java Tomcat web apps to Azure using the Azure App Service Migration Assistant tool.
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