Updates Archives
Monthly updates for September 2020
Long term retention for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-Single Server
Preview of long-term retention of data for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-Single Server is now available.
Azure DevTest Labs: Encrypt OS disks in your lab
Protect your labs data and data stored on managed disks while resting assured that you are hitting your organization's security and compliance benchmarks with Server-Side Encryption.
New features for Windows Server containers in Azure Kubernetes Service
Learn about new Windows Server container related capabilities in AKS
Confidential computing nodes (DCSv2) support on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in public preview
Orchestrate your container applications with hardware based isolation and data-in-use protection through Intel SGX enclaves. Supporting both enclave aware containers and confidential containers (unmodified container apps)
Public Preview: Data Factory adds SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI) support for ADF Data Flows and Synapse Data Flows
Azure Data Factory (ADF) is adding new connector support to SQL MI as a source and sink to data flows in ADF and Synapse Analytics in ADLS and Blob Store.
New guided UI experience to deploy machine learning models in Azure Synapse Analytics (in preview)
We are introducing a guided UI experience in the Synapse Studio that enables users to deploy machine learning models from the Azure Machine Learning model registry directly to Azure Synapse for inferencing.
New Common Data Model connector for Apache Spark in Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Databricks (in preview)
This new Spark CDM connector requires zero configuration and is pre-installed with Azure Synapse Analytics. It can also be installed and used with Azure Databricks.
New maintenance control features
Increase control over maintenance operations and ensure higher availability for your business-critical applications with two new features now in preview. You can now schedule host maintenance operations in addition to the already-available manual updates. We are also adding the ability for you to control when guest OS image updates on virtual machine scale sets are rolled out.
Column-level encryption for Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics already provides a breadth of options that can be used to handle sensitive data in a secure manner—we are expanding that support with the introduction of Column Level Encryption (CLE).
New MERGE command for Azure Synapse Analytics
Users can now synchronize two tables in a single step, streamlining the data processing using a single step statement while improving code readability and debugging.
Windows IoT Microsoft Edge Kiosk Mode in public preview
Microsoft Edge can now be run in Kiosk mode on Windows IoT
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now in preview
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server is a new deployment option that provides better control and flexibility, more options for high availability, and cost optimization controls.
Logic Apps updated with new hosting options, improved performance and developer workflows
Logic Apps is now updated with new hosting options and performance and development improvements that will enable you to build modern workflow-enabled apps.
Debug API Management policies in real time
Debug API Management policies with the Visual Studio Code extension for Azure API Management
Azure Arc enabled data services now in preview
Run Azure Arc enabled data services on premises on any infrastructure of your choice with Azure cloud benefits like elastic scale, unified management, and a cloud billing model while staying always current.
Accelerate analytics and AI workloads with Photon-powered Delta Engine on Azure Databricks
Photon-powered Delta Engine is a 100% Apache Spark-compatible vectorised query engine designed to take advantage of modern CPU architecture for extremely fast parallel processing of data.
Azure Stream Analytics clusters with VNet support (Preview)
Azure Stream Analytics clusters delivers support for Azure Virtual Network (VNet) and more predictable performance.
Azure Object Anchors is now in private preview
Target availability: Q3 2020
Align and anchor holographic content to objects. Register to be considered for Azure Object Anchors private preview.
Announcing Private Azure Marketplace in public preview
Private Azure Marketplace enables you to govern the apps available for deployment for your organization
Azure AD authentication features for Azure SQL DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure SQL Managed Instance
These new preview features extend existing functionality, remove user limitations, and provide customers with greater ease of use when setting up Azure SQL Database or Azure SQL Managed Instance.
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