Updates Archives
Monthly updates for January 2020
Azure Site Recovery now supports customer-managed keys
Azure Site Recovery now supports replication of Azure Virtual Machines that have managed disks encrypted with customer-managed keys.
Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub Update 8 released
Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub Update 8 released today.
Upgrade to new solution for Azure Monitor for virtual machines
The new solution for Azure Monitor for VMs will soon be available in all regions. This update will provide richer monitoring functionality and map data sets for Service Map customers. Once it’s available in your region, it’ll be necessary to upgrade to the new solution in order to continue using Azure Monitor for VMs.
Azure Data Factory is now available in South Africa North
Azure Data Factory is now available in the South Africa North region.
New support for Network Security Group flow logs, a feature of Azure Network Watcher
Network Security Group (NSG) flow logs, a feature of Azure Network Watcher, now supports two new Azure Storage configurations.
Azure Functions runtime 3.0 is now generally available
Azure Functions runtime version 3.0 is now available. Built on top of .NET Core 3.1, it enables you to write your function apps in new languages, such as .NET Core 3.1 and Node 12.
Azure Red Hat OpenShift virtual network peering and ExpressRoute support
Virtual network peering and ExpressRoute support in Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in preview.
Azure Red Hat OpenShift private endpoints now in preview
Support for private endpoints in Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in preview.
Autodesk Arnold Service meter ID changes
From 1 March 2020, the price and meter IDs of Autodesk Arnold Service will change.
Improved query replica synchronisation in Azure Analysis Services is in preview
A new Azure Analysis Services setting (in preview) improves performance and consistency of query-replica synchronisation in scale-out environments.
Azure App Service – SameSite cookie handling and .NET Framework 4.7.2 patch
As part of the January 2020 update to Azure App Service, .NET Framework patches that update how .NET framework apps handle the SameSite cookie property are being installed. The service is also deploying an App Service compatibility behaviour that applies to all applications running on App Service for scenarios where a cookie has set the SameSite property to “None”.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux bring-your-own-subscription gold images now generally available in Azure
Target availability: Q1 2020
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) bring-your-own-subscription (BYOS) images, also referred to as RHEL Gold images, are now generally available in Azure with a simple automated sign-up process. This new automated sign-up process provides faster and simpler access to the gold images.
Private Link for Azure Database for MariaDB is now in preview
Azure Private Link support for Azure Database for MariaDB is now available in preview.
Private Link for Azure Database for MySQL is now in preview
Azure Private Link support for Azure Database for MySQL is now available in preview.
Private Link for Azure Database for PostgreSQL single server now in preview
Azure Private Link support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server is now available in preview.
Azure Container Registry now available in Switzerland North region
Azure Container Registry is now generally available in the Switzerland North region, bringing the total number of Azure regions that it’s available in to 34. See the list of all regions where Azure Container Registry is available and where it’s coming next.
Azure HDInsight is now available in the UAE North region
Azure HDInsight is now available in the UAE North region.
Minimum virtual machine sizing for Azure HDInsight cluster head nodes
Beginning 6 April 2020, customers will be able to choose only 4-core or higher virtual machines (VMs) as head nodes for the new HDInsight clusters. Existing clusters will continue to run as expected.
Azure spot virtual machine meter changes
From 3 February 2020, the resource GUIDs (also known as meter IDs) and names of Azure low-priority virtual machines on scale sets will change.
Azure Bastion now generally available in East US 2 and West US 2
Azure Bastion is now generally available in two more Azure public cloud regions – East US 2 and West US 2. We’ll continue to add more regions going forwards.
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