Updates Archives
Monthly updates for May 2014
SAP applications certified on Azure
Deploy SAP solutions in the cloud using Azure's secure and reliable cloud infrastructure platform.
Azure Virtual Machines are available in US South Central and North Central regions
Two new regions for Azure Virtual Machines.
New region for Azure Websites: South Central US
This new region joins 10 worldwide that are supported by Azure Websites.
Azure PowerShell 0.8.1 and 0.8.2
New support for Managed Cache, Azure Automation, Traffic Manager and the Anti-Malware Cloud Service extension.
General Availability: Import/Export
Instead of transferring your data over the Internet, send your hard drives directly to an Azure datacenter.
General Availability: VNET-to-VNET connections for virtual networks
Directly and securely connect multiple Azure virtual networks.
Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 client VM images are now available for MSDN subscribers
Virtual machine images for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 are now available in the Azure virtual machine gallery.
General Availability: Managed Cache Service
A highly secured, dedicated cache that’s managed by Microsoft.
General Availability: IP Reservation for VIPs
Reserve public IP addresses and use them as virtual IP (VIP) addresses for your applications.
Preview: BizTalk Hybrid Connections
Connect to any on-premises TCP or HTTP resource from Azure Web Sites.
Priority support plans now available from the providers of top Linux distributions
If you’re running Linux in Azure Virtual Machines and have purchased Azure support, you can take advantage of priority support plans.
Microsoft Antimalware and security partnerships with Trend Micro and Symantec
Microsoft Antimalware offers customers the ability to install an antimalware agent for both PaaS roles and virtual machines
Deployment slots in Azure Websites expanded to 4+1 slots
Azure Websites deployment slots have been expanded to 4+1.
Azure Store available to direct EA customers and channel partners
Azure EA customers in North America and Europe can purchase a range of application and data services from 3rd party providers through the Azure Store and have these subscriptions automatically billed against their EA.
Preview: Instance-level public IPs for virtual machines
Assign public IP addresses to your virtual machines, so they become directly addressable.
Scheduler GA pricing update
Scheduler GA pricing is now in effect.
Traffic Manager support for external endpoints
Manage traffic for endpoints that live inside or outside of Azure.
Preview: Internal load balancing for virtual machines
Load-balance Azure (VMs) with private IP addresses within a virtual network.
General Availability: Multiple site-to-site connections
Securely connect multiple on-premises locations with a virtual network (VNet) in Azure.
Preview: Azure RemoteApp
Azure RemoteApp delivers Windows Server session-based applications from Azure. The service is now in public preview and provided at no additional cost during the preview period
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