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June 2017

14 Jun

Scheduled runbooks will use the latest modules in your automation account

Azure Automation will start using the latest modules in your automation account when a new scheduled job is run.

  • Automation
  • Services
  • Management

February 2017

9 Feb

Import support for signed DSC node configurations in Automation

Azure Automation now supports importing both signed and unsigned node configurations.

  • Automation
  • Management
  • Features
  • Compliance

October 2016

19 Oct

Error handling added to Automation graphical runbooks

Automation graphical runbooks have been improved with the ability to include error handling.

  • Automation
  • Features
19 Oct

Update: Automation Graphical Authoring SDK

An update to the public preview of the Microsoft Azure Automation Graphical Authoring SDK has been released.

  • Automation
  • SDK and Tools

August 2016

12 Aug

Azure Automation available in North Europe and Canada Central regions

Azure Automation is now available in the Azure North Europe and Canada Central regions.

  • Automation
  • Regions & Datacenters
12 Aug

Send runbook job status and job streams from Automation to Log Analytics

Monitor and create alerts for Automation runbooks by sending job status and streams to Log Analytics (Operations Management Suite).

  • Automation
  • Log Analytics
  • Azure Monitor
  • Services
  • Features
9 Aug

Azure Automation will begin redirecting users to the new portal in September

Azure Automation will begin redirecting users from the classic Azure portal to the new Azure portal on September 1, 2016.

  • Automation
  • Services
5 Aug

Automation: Classic Run As account

You can now create a Classic Run As account from the Azure portal.

  • Automation
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features

July 2016

7 Jul

Automation schedules support time zones and daylight saving

Azure Automation schedules now support time zones and adjust for daylight saving based on the schedule’s time zone.

  • Automation
  • Features

May 2016

26 May

Automation scheduling feature update

Automation supports weekly and monthly schedules. With these recurrence options, you can select days of the week or days of the month for your schedule to run on.

  • Automation
  • Services
  • Features
23 May

Run your own custom Automation tasks in response to VM alerts

When you create an alert rule on an Azure virtual machine, you can run your own custom task when the alert is triggered. New alert remediation tasks are also available.

  • Alerts
  • Automation
  • Virtual Machines
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features
18 May

Automation: New graphical runbook type based on native PowerShell

Azure Automation introduces a new graphical runbook type based on native PowerShell. It provides quick runbook starts and easier authoring.

  • Automation
  • Services
  • Features
18 May

Automation Runbook Gallery update

The Azure Automation Runbook Gallery supports script content from the PowerShell Gallery.

  • Automation
  • Gallery
  • Services
  • Features

April 2016

15 Apr

Southeast Australia region available for Azure Automation

Azure Automation is available in the Azure Southeast Australia region.

  • Automation
  • Regions & Datacenters
15 Apr

Automation: Run As account

In Azure Automation, you can create an Azure Run As account (service principal) to use for authenticating with Azure when managing Azure Resource Manager resources.

  • Automation
  • Features

March 2016

30 Mar

Update: Automation Hybrid Worker

An update to Automation Hybrid Worker has just been released.

  • Automation
  • Features
16 Mar

Update: Automation Graphical Authoring SDK

An update to the public preview of the Microsoft Azure Automation Graphical Authoring SDK has been released.

  • Automation
  • SDK and Tools
16 Mar

Automation: Activity output object properties exposed to simplify graphical runbook authoring

To save you time when you author graphical runbooks in Azure Automation, the authoring UX exposes the property hierarchy of activity output objects so that you can choose to use a selected object property as input to another activity.

  • Automation
  • Features

February 2016

2 Feb

Automation: Updated ARM modules shipping in the service

Azure Automation has released updated versions of the Azure ARM modules in the service.

  • Automation
  • Features
1 Feb

Automation module gallery

The Azure Automation module gallery provides the ability to import modules from the PowerShell Gallery without leaving your Automation account.

  • Automation
  • Features

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