Updates Archives
Monthly updates for August 2014
Manage your Azure Websites directly with Websites Process Explorer
Use Process Explorer to view and manage your website processes.
Preview: Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB is the highly scalable NoSQL document database-as-a-service that offers rich query and transactional processing over schema-free data.
StorSimple Available In Japan East and West
StorSimple is now available in Japan with the same service-level agreement coverage available in other regions worldwide.
Azure Backup Available In Japan East and Japan West
Azure Backup is now available in Japan with the same service-level agreement coverage available in other regions worldwide.
Server management experiences for SQL Database
In this update, we have added server management experiences for SQL Database in the new Azure Preview portal. You can now easily reset the server administrator password, and configure firewall rules and default auditing settings for databases in the server.
Preview: Azure Search
Incorporate search capabilities into applications without having to worry about the complexities of full-text search
General Availability: Mobile Services .NET backend
Write your services using the power of ASP.NET Web API and your favorite .NET language.
Create and manage Azure WebJobs in the Azure Preview portal
WebJobs can now be created and managed in the Azure Preview portal.
Azure Site Recovery Available In Japan East and Japan West
Azure Site Recovery is now available in Japan with the same service-level agreement coverage available in other regions worldwide.
Azure commercially available in 51 additional countries
Azure is now commercially available in 51 additional countries.
General Availability: Azure HDInsight in Japan West and US Central
Host Azure HDInsight in Japan West and US Central with the same service-level agreement coverage available in other regions worldwide.
Azure Resource Manager Tools Preview (Visual Studio 2013)
Azure Resource Manager Tools Preview for Visual Studio 2013 enables developers to create and deploy reusable deployment templates (JSON files) that declaratively describe the resources that make up an app.
MyGet available in the Microsoft Azure Store
MyGet provides hosted NuGet Servers. Developers can use their own packages to create and host NuGet feeds, or use another package source (such as NuGet.org).
Azure SDK 2.4 and Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 are available for download
Azure development tooling features include support for WebJobs publishing, Dev/Test environments for Mobile Services, Remote debugging for Virtual Machines, Emulator Express, and more.
Azure PowerShell 0.8.6
This Azure PowerShell release includes Compute, SQL Database, and Windows Azure Pack updates.
RavenDB on Azure available in the Azure Store
RavenHQ Database is the official hosted solution for RavenDB, and includes a fully managed cloud of RavenDB servers running in Azure and a variety of scalable plans.
MemCachier memcache-as-a-service available in the Azure Store
MemCachier is now offering their popular memcache-as-a-service in the Azure Store. MemCachier manages and scales clusters of memcache servers so that you can focus on your app.
Azure SQL Database introduces geo-restore, standard geo-replication, and auditing
New preview service pricing tiers get feature updates: geo-restore, standard geo-replication, and auditing.
New regions for HDInsight: East Asia, North Central US, and South Central US
HDInsight has now expanded its geographical presence to three new regions: East Asia, North Central US, and South Central US.
Azure Scheduler available in Brazil South region
Users can now create Azure Scheduler jobs in the Brazil South region.
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