Updates Archives
Monthly updates for December 2015
Static public IP addresses available for Azure virtual machines
Static Public IP address for virtual machines (VMs)
Automation: Configure checkpoints in graphical runbooks
In Azure Automation graphical runbooks you can now set checkpoints to assure that activities do not get repeated if the runbook needs to restart.
StorSimple Virtual Appliance model 1100 now called StorSimple Cloud Appliance 8010
With the release of the StorSimple 8000 Series Update 2, the StorSimple virtual appliance model 1100 has been renamed StorSimple Cloud Appliance 8010.
General availability: Azure Scheduler
Azure Scheduler user experience is now generally available in the new Azure Portal.
API Management: Advanced caching and throttling policies
A number of new policies are available now to extend the caching and throttling capabilities of API Management.
General availability: Dv2 VMs in more Azure regions
Dv2-Series VMs are available in Australia East, Australia Southeast, North Europe, West Europe, East US, South Central US, Southeast Asia, Japan East, and East Asia.
General availability: Azure App Service Mobile Apps
The Mobile Apps feature in Azure App Service is now fully supported with a 99.95-percent SLA.
General availability: StorSimple 8000 Series Update 2
StorSimple 8000 Series Update 2 includes two key enhancements that expand StorSimple’s use cases and workloads: local volumes and the StorSimple Cloud Appliance 8020 (based on Azure Premium Storage).
Public preview: On-premises StorSimple Virtual Array
The StorSimple Virtual Array is a version of StorSimple in a virtual machine form. It provides a cost-effective, lightweight solution for remote office environments.
Azure HDInsight supports latest projects from Apache Hadoop
Azure HDInsight now supports the latest projects from Apache Hadoop.
Support for Windows 10 Universal Apps, Power BI dashboard, new troubleshooting feature, and more
Read about the new features available in Azure Mobile Engagement.
Azure Cosmos DB: Paging with TOP and new LINQ operators
This Azure Cosmos DB service update adds the TOP keyword to the SQL grammar, several query performance optimizations, limit increases for query operators, and support for additional LINQ operators in the .NET SDK 1.5.2.
Try Azure Service Fabric for free
Build and deploy Service Fabric applications to Azure for free by joining a Party Cluster.
Azure Resource Manager support in runbooks
Azure Automation now provides the AzureRM.profile and AzureRM.Compute Azure Resource Manager PowerShell modules as global modules for use in your runbooks.
General availability: Azure Automation
Azure Automation, the service that automates the management of your cloud and on-premises resources, is generally available in the new Azure portal.
Clustered Columnstore Tables are default in Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Clustered Columnstore Tables are the most efficient way you can store your data in Azure SQL Data Warehouse, and they are the new default.
Predictive maintenance preconfigured solution for Microsoft Azure IoT Suite
Microsoft Azure IoT Suite helps you capture and analyze untapped device data to improve results across your business.
Public preview: Azure Security Center
Azure Security Center helps you prevent, detect, and respond to threats with increased visibility and control over the security of all your Azure resources.
Generally available: Azure Content Delivery Network Premium
Azure Content Delivery Network Premium is an expansion of the existing service, offering a set of new premium features, including Rules Engine and Advanced Content Analytics.
API Management Policies integrate external services
A set of new policies is designed to make it easy to integrate external services into your Azure API Management request/response pipeline.
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