Updates Archives
Monthly updates for April 2021
Public preview: Functions upgrade in Azure Monitor log analytics
We have upgraded the functions experience in log analytics, providing new UI and capabilities to allow you to do more with functions.
Public preview: Cognitive Services- Anomaly Detector now supports multivariate anomaly detection
Enable organizations to identify anomalies across multiple variables with multivariate Anomaly Detector.
Reduce dataflow execution time with cluster reuse public preview in Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory (ADF) has released a “quick re-use” option as public preview to the Azure Integration Runtime TTL to reduce data flow execution to from 2 mins to under 20 seconds.
Public preview of Microsoft Build of OpenJDK
The Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is a new Long-Term Support distribution of OpenJDK for your Java workloads, in the cloud and everywhere else.
Public preview of SAP NetWeaver, North Europe, and new updates in cluster monitoring
Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions (AMS) supports SAP NetWeaver monitoring in public preview, new metrics for high-availability (pacemaker) clusters, and availability in North Europe region.
Azure IoT Edge nesting capabilities are now generally available
Our commitment is to simplify IoT for mainstream adoption. As such, we are announcing general availability of nesting capabilities for Azure IoT Edge for industrials to connect their equipment to the cloud through multiple network layers as recommended by the ANSI/ISA-95 standard.
Azure SQL – general availability updates for 14 April 2021
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL Managed Instance in April 2021.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) same region read replicas in public preview
Now, you can create read replicas of your Hyperscale (Citus) server group for enhanced read scalability.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) Basic in public preview
You now have the ability to run Hyperscale (Citus) on a single node with Hyperscale (Citus) Basic, an easy way to be scale-out ready.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) maintenance schedules in public preview
Now Hyperscale (Citus) supports custom schedules for maintenance – specify your preferred day of the week and 30-minute time window.
MSIX app attach in Azure portal now generally available
MSIX app attach capability is now generally available in the Azure portal and is integrated with Azure Resource Manager.
Public preview: Azure Machine Learning VS Code Integration
Enable the full power of VS Code connected to your Azure Machine Learning Compute with multiple new editing tasks.
Azure API Management support for Availability Zones now generally available
Improve the resiliency of your API Management services with Availability Zones.
General availability: Azure IoT Central new and updated features—March 2021
March updates include jobs, data export, monitoring, and documentation improvemnets.
General availability: Lustre® HSM tools now available to import from or export to Azure Storage.
New tooling available for integrating Lustre file systems with an Azure storage account.
Azure IoT Edge 1.2.0 release is now generally available
Azure IoT Edge 1.2.0 enables Azure Device Update for IoT Hub and IoT Edge devices in a nested configuration.
Azure Maps Weather Services are now generally available
Weather Services empower developers to integrate highly dynamic, real-time weather data and visualisations into solutions that span a multitude of use cases and industries.
General availability: Azure Blob storage supports objects up to 200 TB in size
When moving from on premises, you no longer need to split your large files into separate parts to store and process in the cloud. Supporting a single object size up to 200TB removes one complexity when using Azure Storage.
Log Analytics Windows Agent for Winter 2021 now generally available
Update to the newest Windows Agent. Now available with support fixes and a new troubleshooting tool.
Public preview: Announcing Azure STIG solution templates to accelerate compliance for DoD
Announcing the availability of Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) solution templates for both Windows and Linux on the Azure Marketplace (commercial) and Azure Government Marketplace.
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