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September 2019
Public Preview - Video Indexer Multilingual identification and transcription
Automatic spoken language identification leverages machine learning technology to identify the different languages used in a media asset.
Public Preview - Video Indexer Animated Character Detection
Azure Media Services Video Indexer supports detection, grouping, and recognition of characters in animated content.
Interface Endpoints For SQL DB
Interface endpoints for SQL Database is a new capability that enables customers to connect privately to Azure PaaS services within customer virtual networks, providing direct connectivity from their workloads using isolated traffic to specific resources.
Interface Endpoints For SQL DB
Interface endpoints for SQL Database is a new capability that enables customers to connect privately to Azure PaaS services within customer virtual networks, providing direct connectivity from their workloads using isolated traffic to specific resources.
Announcing Azure Private Link Preview
Azure Private Link is a secure and scalable way for Azure customers to consume 1st party Azure Services (e.g. Storage, SQL, Cosmos DB, etc.) or 3rd party services (e.g. Partner Service, BYOS, etc.) privately from within their VNet.
A preview upgrade for Azure DevTest Labs Tasks extension is now available
We recently released a preview upgrade for the Azure DevTest Labs Tasks.
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.
Audit logging on Azure Database for PostgreSQL is now in preview
Audit logging on Azure SQL Database for PostgreSQL via PGAudit is now available in preview. Produce audit logs of events including writes, reads, role changes, and DDL with the audit extension.
Azure HPC Cache is now in preview
Azure HPC Cache, a high-performance file cache with an aggregated namespace that reduces latency between storage and Azure compute for heavy read workloads, is now in preview.
Azure Private Link is now available in preview
Target availability: Q3 2019
Connect to services in your Azure virtual networks more securely and privately with Azure Private Link, now available in preview.
Azure Backup support for large disks up to 30 TB is now in public preview
Announcing the public preview support for larger and more powerful Azure Managed Disks of up to 30 TB size.
SQL Server Data Tools is now available with Visual Studio 2019 Preview
SQL Server Data Tools preview for Azure SQL Data Warehouse is now downloadable with the latest preview release of Visual Studio 2019. SQL Server Data Tools enables a stable change management and deployment experience when developing your data analytics solution using SQL Data Warehouse.
Azure Blueprints—NIST SP 800-53 R4 blueprint release is now live
NIST SP 800-53 R4 is now live as a built-in blueprint in Azure Blueprints.
Connect to your virtual machine (VM) through a web browser
Azure DevTest Labs now integrates with Azure Bastion, enabling you to connect to your virtual machines through a web browser.
Azure SQL Database—Instance pools are now in preview
Instance pools is a new managed instance option that provides a convenient and cost-effective way to migrate smaller instances to the cloud at scale, reducing or eliminating the extra work of consolidating less compute-intensive workloads.
August 2019
Azure Monitor Application Insights variable retention is now available in preview
It’s now possible to configure the data retention on your Azure Monitor Application Insights resources from 30 days up to 730 days.
Security Center now has single click remediation to boost your security posture (in preview)
Remediate recommendations on a bulk of resources in a single click by using Secure Score, a tool that helps you assess your workload security posture.
Azure SQL provides a unified management experience
Azure SQL is a modern SQL platform that serves developers and enterprises by offering a rich selection of deployment options, powered by an industry leading SQL Server engine.
IoT Plug and Play Preview is now available
With IoT Plug and Play Preview, solution developers can start using Azure IoT Central to build solutions that integrate seamlessly with IoT devices enabled with IoT Plug and Play.
Azure Archive Expanded Capabilities now in Public Preview
Azure Archive Storage follows-up price drop with 3 new feature enhancements in public preview.
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