Updates Archives
Monthly updates for May 2020
Azure Synapse Analytics meter ID changes effective as of 1 July 2020
Effective from 1 July 2020, the meter IDs of Azure Synapse Analytics will change.
Log Analytics New Query Experience - Example Queries
Introducing the new Example Query experience in Log Analytics. Example queries are now “front and centre” complete with a brand new look and over 250 example queries for our top Azure resources
Azure Monitor Logs IntelliSense improvements are now available
Target availability: Q2 2020
Azure Monitor Logs IntelliSense has been upgraded. IntelliSense now features a variety of new features and enhancements designed to make query and insight creation quicker and easier.
Minimal TLS version setting is now available for Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics
Enforce a minimal TLS version at the server level that applies to Azure SQL Databases and Azure Synapse Analytics workspaces hosted on the server using the new TLS version setting.
Azure Database for MySQL support for intelligent performance with MySQL 8.0 is now available
Intelligent performance support for MySQL 8.0 now available. Use this set of features to better understand your workloads, including to visually inspect them and to identify bottlenecks.
Improved Azure Monitor Logs workspace delete and recovery experiences
Workspace soft-delete functionality has been added to help you recover your workspace if necessary. In that situation, the workspace goes into a soft-delete state to allow its recovery, including data and connected agents within 14 days. It’s also possible to override the soft-delete behaviour and permanently delete your workspace.
Azure Private Link for Azure Monitor is now available
Azure Private Link now supports multiple new Azure services in general availability and preview.
Object replication public preview for Azure Blob storage
Object replication allows you to replicate your block blob data at the blob level from one storage account to another, anywhere in the Azure.
Change feed with full database operations for Azure Cosmos DB
Preview support for Azure Cosmos DB change feed with full database operations history that will be available over the next few months. Users will be able to filter the change feed by operation type (write, update or delete) and there will also be an option to include the previous version of documents in the change feed.
Azure Stream Analytics now supports error codes in activity and resource logs
Azure Stream Analytics now supports the use of activity logs and resource logs for troubleshooting errors related to configuration, data, and both upstream and downstream services.
Serverless pricing model for Azure Cosmos DB
The serverless pricing model for Azure Cosmos DB is ideal for spiky workloads that don’t need sustained throughput. Serverless requires no resource planning or management, and will be in preview soon.
Point-in-time-restore (PITR) for Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB backup and restore capabilities will be enhanced with the addition of point-in-time-restore (PITR) in preview in the upcoming months. PITR will enable continuous backups of Azure Cosmos DB data and is designed to protect against accidental writes or delete
Azure Media Services is now available in Switzerland and Germany
Announcing the general availability of Media Services in Switzerland (North and West) and Germany (North, West Central) regions.
Build updates for Azure Cognitive Search
At Build, we are announcing the new capabilities in Azure Cognitive Search making it easier for developers to build search experience and customise with new skills to deliver more relevant results
Azure Storage – Routing preferences now available for preview
Routing preferences provide the flexibility to optimise traffic to your Storage account for premium network performance by using the Microsoft global network, or to help lower costs using the public Internet. Publish route-specific endpoints for your storage account. The preview is available for all Storage accounts located in France South, South Central US and the West Central US regions.
Authenticate Azure Stream Analytics to Azure SQL Database using managed identities (preview)
Azure Stream Analytics now supports managed identity authentication with Azure SQL Database.
High throughput output from Stream Analytics to Azure Synapse Analytics (preview)
Azure Stream Analytics jobs now have the ability to output to an existing SQL pool table in Azure Synapse Analytics, and to process throughput rates up to 200 MB/s.
Announcing .NET 5 Preview 4 and our Journey to one .NET
Preview 4 for .NET 5 is now available, with general availability coming in November. This release continues the journey to unify the .NET platform across workloads and will provide developers more productive cloud native development.
ASP.NET Blazor now supports WebAssembly
ASP.NET Blazor, which allows developers to build interactive web UIs with C#, now supports WebAssembly. Build client-side web apps that run completely in the browser and run faster and with less memory than JavaScript.
.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) announced
.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) will allow developers to build apps for any device from a single code codebase and project system, including desktop and mobile devices across operating systems.
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