Updates Archives
Monthly updates for May 2019
New services and capabilities in Azure Cognitive Services
New services and capabilities are available in preview through Azure Cognitive Services.
Azure Active Directory B2C in China
We’re bringing all the capabilities of global Azure Active Directory B2C service to China, with added benefits.
Azure Blockchain Service is now available in preview
Azure Blockchain Service, a fully managed blockchain service in Azure, is now available in preview. Use Azure Blockchain Service to grow and operate blockchain networks at scale with simplified network formation, management and governance.
Notebook support for all Azure Cosmos DB APIs is in preview
Azure Cosmos DB is enhancing the developer experience by adding notebook support in preview.
Rules engine for Azure Content Delivery Network is now in preview
Rules engine for Azure Content Delivery Network allows you to customise Content Delivery Network behaviour on a per-HTTP request basis to optimise delivery of your content to your end users.
Azure Container Registry virtual network and firewall rules support is now in preview
Virtual network and firewall rules support is now available in Azure Container Registry in preview.
Authenticated IP for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now in preview
Your organisation can now restrict access to its Kubernetes control plane to specific IP addresses or IP ranges.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) multi-node pools is in preview
Use different virtual machine sizes in a node pool to run a variety of workloads in a single AKS cluster.
Azure Stream Analytics support for Visual Studio Code is in preview
Develop, manage and test Azure Stream Analytics jobs on Mac, Linux and Windows
Autoscale for Azure HDInsight is now in preview
Autoscale which automatically scales your Spark, Hive or MapReduce HDInsight clusters up or down based on load or a pre-defined schedule, is now in preview.
Azure App Configuration is now in preview
App Configuration is a new Azure service that enables fast, scalable parameter storage for all your app configurations.
Oracle to Azure Database for PostgreSQL online migration is in preview
Perform online (minimal downtime) migrations of Oracle databases hosted on-premises or on a virtual machine (VM) to Azure Database for PostgreSQL by using Azure Database Migration Service. It enables resilient migrations of Oracle databases at scale and with high reliability.
Azure Container Registry Helm webhooks is now in preview
The Azure Container Registry Helm webhooks feature enables new continuous integration/continuous deployment workflows based on new or updated Helm charts.
Implement custom deserialisers in Azure Stream Analytics (in preview)
Azure Stream Analytics now supports custom de-serialisers (in preview).
Azure Maps Mobility Services is in preview
Build applications with real-time public transport intelligence from nearby stops, public transport route information and updates.
Self-serve experience with Event Hubs Preview
Azure Event Hubs clusters can now be directly created through the Azure Portal as a self-serve experience.
Authentication session management in Azure AD Conditional Access
Create conditional access policies which determine how often users need to provide sign-in credentials and whether they need to provide them after closing and reopening browsers.
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