Updates Archives
Monthly updates for September 2020
New Azure Dedicated Hosts capabilities
Azure can now select the dedicated host to which your VM is deployed. Additionally, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets can be deployed in conjunction with Dedicated Hosts.
Preview of Zonal redundant Storage for Backup data from Azure Backup
Azure Backup now supports storing backup data in Zone redundant storages (ZRS). Customers can leverage this capability to improve the resiliency of their backup data against data centre outages.
Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server in preview
Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server is a new deployment option for Azure Database for MySQL that provides better control and flexibility of database server parameters, more options for high availability and cost optimisation controls.
Cross Region Restore (CRR) for SQL/SAP HANA using Azure Backup
Following the introduction of Cross Region Restore of Azure VMs, Azure Backup has extended this capability to support SQL and SAP HANA backups.
Oracle WebLogic Server on Azure Virtual Machines major release now available
Enable lift-and-shift migration of mission-critical enterprise Java workloads with a major release for solutions to run Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) on Azure Linux virtual machines.
Preview: Azure Load Balancer now supports cross-region load balancing
Azure Load Balancer now supports load balancing across regions based on health and latency.
Azure Private Link Services available in China
Azure Private Link now includes multiple new services available in all China Regions
General availability: Zone-redundant configuration for Azure SQL Database in additional regions
The zone-redundant configuration for Azure SQL Database is now generally available in these additional regions: Canada Central, West US 2 and North Europe.
Azure Blob access time tracking and access time-based lifecycle management preview
The preview is available in France Central, Canada East, and Canada Central regions.
Azure Blob storage lifecycle management now supports append blobs
In addition to supporting block blobs, Azure Blob storage lifecycle management now offers a rich, rule-based policy to manage the retention of your append blobs.
Azure API Management updates- September 2020
Regular Azure API Management service updates including new features, bug fixes, changes and other improvements.
Public preview of Azure NetApp Files Cross-region Replication (CRR) capability
Replicate Azure NetApp Files volumes from one Azure region to another in a fast and cost-effective way, protecting your data from unforeseeable regional failures.
Announcing Application Insights .NET SDK version 2.15
Announcing the release of our newest Application Insights .NET SDK version 2.15. This release is directly in response to customer feedback and introduces a new set of features and bug fixes.
Azure Files support for NFS v4.1 is now in preview
Azure Files now adds support for NFS v4.1 file system protocol for an easy migration of your Linux-centric workloads.
Public preview – Get retail rates for all Azure products/services
An unauthenticated experience to get retail prices for all Azure products/services (including Reserved Instances).
Azure Site Recovery update rollup 50 - September 2020
The latest Azure Site Recovery update provides provides fixes, updated Linux support for the Mobility service, and download links for Site Recovery components.
Azure IoT Central new and updated features—August 2020
August updates include jobs improvements, a new file upload feature, a preview of the new data export feature, CLI updates, and documentation enhancements.
Azure Private Link Service is now generally available in China
Azure Private Link for customer owned services are now available in China Regions.
IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) is now available in Azure Government
The ITSM connector provides a bi-directional connection between Azure and ITSM tools to help track and resolve issues faster.
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