Updates Archives
Monthly updates for June 2020
Azure Data Lake Storage archive tier is now generally available
The archive tier for Azure Data Lake Storage is now generally available. The archive tier provides an ultra-low cost tier for long term retention of data while keeping your data available for future analytics needs.
Azure Storage 200 TB block blob size is now in preview
We’ve increased the maximum size of a single blob in Azure Storage from 5 TB to 200 TB, now available in preview. The 200 TB blob size is available for preview in all Azure public regions with hot, cool and premium tiers.
Azure Firewall July 2020 update
Custom DNS, DNS Proxy, and FQDN filtering in network rules are now in preview. IP Groups and IP Groups in Firewall policy are now generally available.
Company branding feature is now available on your organization's Azure AD sign-in page
The enhanced company branding feature is now generally available on your organization’s Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) sign-in page.
Plan your migration to Azure VMware Solution using the Azure Migrate server assessment tool
Azure Migrate now supports assessments for Azure VMware Solution. Plan your move to Azure VMware Solution using the Azure Migrate server assessment tool.
Azure Sphere OS quality update 20.06 is now available
The Azure Sphere OS quality update 20.06 is now available in the retail feed.
Ephemeral OS disks for Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) now support additional VM sizes
You now have the ability to store ephemeral OS disks on the VM temp or resource disk in addition to the VM cache (in preview).
Azure Speech Services REST API v3.0 is now available
Azure Azure Speech Services REST API v3.0 is now available, along with several new features.
Azure CLI June 2020 update
The Azure CLI continues to expand with support for new Azure services. This release includes 23 new modules to manage as many Azure services.
Azure Monitor for Key Vault is now in preview
Azure Monitor for Key Vault Preview provides comprehensive monitoring of your key vaults by delivering a unified view of your Key Vault requests, performance, failures and latency.
Azure Pipelines now supports Linux/ARM64
Azure Pipelines now supports Linux/ARM64, as was highly requested by the community. Other key features to enhance the overall user experience are also now available.
Database engine auditing for Azure Database for MySQL is now available
Azure Database for MySQL now provides general availability support for using audit logs to record database activity and events such as connections and queries.
Database engine auditing for Azure Database for MariaDB is now available
Azure Database for MariaDB now provides general availability support for using audit logs to record database activity and events such as connections and queries.
Wildcard indexes in Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB
Wildcard indexes in the Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB, a popular MongoDB feature introduced in MongoDB version 4.2, are now available.
Case-insensitive string functions with Azure Cosmos DB now available
Case-insensitive support in Azure Cosmos DB was released for the following string system functions—Contains, EndsWith, StringEquals, and StartsWith.
Azure SDK for embedded devices
The new Azure Embedded C SDK is designed to allow small and embedded devices, such as IoT, to communicate with Azure services.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) support for proximity placement groups is now available
Better support for latency-sensitive workloads in critical business scenarios.
Create a formula in Azure DevTest Labs using a shared image gallery image
Your customers can now create a formula in DevTest Labs using a shared image gallery image. Formulas provide a dynamic way to create virtual machines from the desired configuration and settings. Changes in the environment can be captured on the fly via artifacts.
Azure Content Delivery Network standard rules engine is now available
Take advantage of new rules to further customize the behavior of standard Azure Content Delivery Network to best meet the needs of your customers. Use the rules engine to modify request and response headers or dynamically override your existing route behavior based on incoming requests. Now generally available with the ability to add additional rules. The first five rules are free.
Azure Front Door rules engine now generally available
Azure Front Door rules engine is now generally available. Take advantage of these new rules to further customize the behavior of your Front Door to best meet the needs of your customers. Rules engine empowers you to modify request and response headers, or dynamically override your existing route behavior based on incoming requests. Create up to 25 rules per configuration.
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