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RSS feedJune 2015
Create empty resource groups
You can create empty resource groups from Browse > Resource groups via the Add command or by searching for "resource group" in the Marketplace.
May 2015
Improvements for interactions in Azure preview portal
Read about improvements for interactions in the Azure portal.
April 2015
Per-tenant service health notifications in the Azure preview portal
The new service health map in the Azure preview portal supports viewing health information only for the resources you have deployed to Azure data centers, which makes it easy for you to monitor and troubleshoot issues related to your applications running on Azure.
Azure preview portal supports cloud services
The Microsoft Azure preview portal supports cloud services.
Deploy custom templates from the preview portal
Resource Manager templates provide a declarative way of describing a set of one or more resources and deploying them in a consistent, repeatable way. You can deploy custom templates directly from the preview portal.
Improved browser interactions for Azure preview portal
Read about improved browser interactions for the Azure portal.
March 2015
Seven new languages available for Azure Preview Portal
Azure Preview portal is now available in Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish. If you have any translation suggestions, please let us know on the Feedback Forums.
February 2015
Marketplace improvements for Azure preview portal
Read about marketplace improvements for the Azure portal.
January 2015
Improvements to personalization in the Azure preview portal
Read about improvements to personalization in the Azure preview portal.
October 2014
Organize your Azure resources with tags
Use tags to categorize and manage related Azure resources across resource groups and subscriptions.
September 2014
Role-based access control in Azure Preview portal
Manage access to Azure subscriptions, resource groups, or resources such as websites or databases in the Azure Preview Portal by assigning Owner, Contributor, or Reader roles to Active Directory users or groups.
August 2014
Create and manage Azure WebJobs in the Azure Preview portal
WebJobs can now be created and managed in the Azure Preview portal.
July 2014
Azure Storage is in the Preview Portal
We've added Azure Storage to the preview portal. Create accounts, view your containers, and monitor performance.
Rich VM Diagnostics now in the Preview Portal
Set up a monitoring experience that keeps track of new metrics.
Recommended Pricing Tier
The recommended pricing tier is the simplest way to select an offering.
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