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Monthly updates for Azure SQL Database: June 2019
New Active geo-replication optimization is coming to production soon in Azure SQL DB
Target availability: Q3 2019
New Active geo-replication optimization is coming to production in Azure SQL DB
New Managed Instance Contributor role enhances security of Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance now introduces new Azure RBAC role Managed Instance Contributor designed with a minimum set of permissions required to provision and operate managed instance.
Public endpoint for data traffic is globally available for Azure SQL Database managed instance
Public endpoint enabling data traffic from the Internet and outside the virtual network is now globally available for Azure SQL Database managed instance. This capability unlocks new enterprise integration scenarios between managed instance and other information systems such are multi-tenant Azure services Power BI, Azure App service, CRM, DWH and numerous other services on the Internet.
Enhanced management capabilities to release unused subnets and create databases available for Azure SQL Database managed instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance now offers new management capabilities: Immediate release of network subnet upon deletion of the last managed instance residing in it, and new options to create instance databases through Azure Portal, API and PowerShell.
Default backup retention period for DTU-based Azure SQL databases is changing soon
Target availability: Q3 2019
The default retention period for DTU-based Azure SQL databases is changing to 7 days
Azure SQL Database default configuration changing soon
Target availability: Q2 2019
With the latest Gen 5 hardware in place, we are making a change to the default configuration for all new Azure SQL databases and elastic pools.
Dev/test pricing option for individual Visual Studio subscribers is now available for Azure SQL Database managed instance
Dev/test pricing option for individual Visual Studio subscribers is now available for Azure SQL Database managed instance.
General availability: 4 vCore Azure SQL Database managed instances on Gen5 hardware
Four vCore Azure SQL Database managed instances are now available on Gen5 hardware for the General Purpose and Business Critical Service tiers.
Azure SQL Database managed instance now supports larger regional resource limitations
Azure SQL Database managed instance has increased both types of regional limits – the maximum number of subnets and maximum number of instances that could be deployed per region, allowing much larger managed instance deployments without the need to request quota increase through Azure support tickets.
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