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May 2019
Azure Monitor Dynamic Threshold meter name change
Effective July 1, 2019, the meter name for Dynamic Threshold feature in Azure Monitor will change.
Azure Monitor BUILD 2019 updates
Azure Monitor is launching a number of exciting features including end to end AKS monitoring, granular RBAC for logs, intelligent and scalable alerts, a new application change analysis capability and more.
Application Insights Availability in Azure US Gov Virginia Region
Application Insights is now available in US Gov Virginia region.
April 2019
General availability: Azure Log Analytics in CENTRAL US, EAST US 2, EAST ASIA, WEST US and SOUTH CENTRAL US
CENTRAL US, EAST US 2, EAST ASIA, WEST US, & SOUTH Central US regions are now GA for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyze their services for health and usage by using Azure Log Analytics.
General Availability: New Azure Monitor alerts experience available in Azure Government
New Azure Monitor alerts experience is now available in Azure Government.
General Availability: Azure Monitor for containers is now available in Azure China
Azure Monitor for containers is now general available in Azure China.
General Availability: Application Insights is now available in East Asia and East US 2
Azure Application Insights is now available in East Asia and East US 2.
Public preview: Azure Log Analytics in CENTRAL US, EAST US 2, EAST ASIA, WEST US, & SOUTH Central US
CENTRAL US, EAST US 2, EAST ASIA, WEST US, & SOUTH Central US are now Public Preview for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyze their services for health and usage using Azure Log Analytics.
General availability: Azure Log Analytics in France Central, Korea Central, North Europe
France Central, Korea Central, and North Europe regions are now GA for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyze their services for health and usage by using Azure Log Analytics.
March 2019
New tool available to migrate from classic monitoring alerts
Classic alerts are scheduled to retire, and now you can automatically migrate them to the new Azure Monitor platform.
IoT Hub supports new Azure Monitor metric alerts
Announcing the new Azure Monitor metric alerts in IoT Hub. These new metric alerts are faster and more flexible than the older classic alerts, and they're also easier to set up.
Service Map available in Central Canada and UK South
Service Map is now available in Central Canada and UK South.
Application Insights is now available in France Central and Korea Central
Application Insights is now available in France Central and Korea Central.
Upcoming change to Azure Monitor Application Insights Smart Detection emails
On April 1, 2019, we’re changing the default roles that receive email notifications from Azure Monitor Application Insights Smart Detection. The new default roles are Monitoring Reader and Monitoring Contributor.
New capabilities in Azure Monitor alerts
Azure Monitor has two new capabilities: multi-resource alerts and dynamic thresholds that make it easier and scalable for you to create Azure Monitor metric alerts.
Azure Monitor Log Analytics is now available in Azure China
Azure Monitor is a fully managed monitoring service that collects and analyzes telemetry from your Azure and on-premises resources and applications and allows you to maximize the performance and availability of your application.
February 2019
Public preview: Azure Log Analytics is available in new regions in Australia
Azure Log Analytics is available for preview in Australia East and in Australia Central.
Remove Application Insights connections via PowerShell
To stop application data from reaching your workspace after OMS portal deprecation, remove existing connections by using a PowerShell script.
Application Insights is now available in Australia East and Japan East
Application Insights is now available in Australia East and Japan East.
Azure Monitor status blog is now available
Azure Monitor Status blog provides timely updates on the health of Azure Monitor products (Application Insights, Log Analytics, Service Map, Azure Alerts).
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