Azure updates

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster auto-scaler is in preview

AKS cluster auto-scaling allows you to scale more efficiently and run applications without downtime.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

Azure Kubernetes service (AKS) control plane audit logging is now in preview

Target availability: Q1 2019

: Use audit logging in AKS to keep a chronological record of calls that have been made to the Kubernetes API server, also known as the control plane.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Features

PostgreSQL extension in Azure Data Studio and PostgreSQL extension in Visual Studio Code

Target availability: Q1 2019

Azure Data Studio, our cross-platform data editor, now provides preview support for PostgreSQL. A Microsoft extension for PostgreSQL in Visual Studio Code is now also in preview.

• Features

Public preview: Adaptive network hardening in Azure Security Center

Adaptive network hardening in Azure Security Center is in public preview and can help you secure connections to and from the public internet.

• Security Center
• Features
• Security

Azure Security Center: Regulatory compliance dashboard in public preview

The new Azure Security Center regulatory compliance dashboard is in public preview. It helps streamline the process for meeting regulatory compliance requirements by providing insights into your compliance posture.

• Security Center
• Features
• Security
• Services

Update 19.03 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation

We now support both a Retail Evaluation feed and a Retail feed for the Azure Sphere OS.

• Azure Sphere
• Operating System

Workload importance (preview) for Azure SQL Data Warehouse

Manage workload more efficiently by using workload importance. It’s now available for preview in Azure SQL Data Warehouse.

• SQL Data Warehouse
• Features

Threat intelligence-based filtering for Azure Firewall is now available in preview

Threat intelligence-based filtering for Azure Firewall is now available in preview. The addition of the Threat Intelligence feed to the filtering capabilities expands both the options to alert and deny traffic from or to known malicious IP addresses and domains.

• Virtual Network
• Azure Firewall
• Virtual Machines
• Features
• Services

Microsoft Azure Logic Apps Connector for 3270 Screens available now in Public Preview

Microsoft Logic Apps with new Microsoft Connector for 3270 Screens (3270 Connector) allows enterprise developers to build modern applications that automate end user task flows based on legacy IBM mainframe 3270 programs, to deliver Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and other integration capabilities to transform business.

• Logic Apps
• Features

New capabilities in Azure Monitor alerts

Azure Monitor has two new capabilities: multi-resource alerts and dynamic thresholds that make it easier and scalable for you to create Azure Monitor metric alerts.

• Azure Monitor
• Management

Azure Container Registry firewall rules and Virtual Network (in preview)

Azure Container Registry now supports container registries that can be placed within a Virtual Network , eliminating the public endpoint and enabling firewall rules for specific external resources access.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Container Registry
• Services

Azure App Service – WildFly on Linux is in preview

WildFly on Azure App Service on Linux is now in preview. Run Java EE apps on Azure and take advantage of the Azure infrastructure for security, and scalability.

• App Service
• Services

Code-free data transformation at scale using Azure Data Factory

You can visually design, build and manage data transformation processes without learning Spark or having a deep understanding of the distributed infrastructure.

• Data Factory
• Data Factory V2
• Features
• Services

Data Migration Assistant support for Cassandra to Azure Cosmos DB assessment

Now in preview, the Data Migration Assistant provides support to help with migrating data from Cassandra to Azure Cosmos DB.

• Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure SQL Database
• Features

Azure Maps events in Azure Event Grid

Azure Maps is now available as an event publisher in Event Grid.

• Azure Maps
• Event Grid
• Features
• Services

Azure SQL DB as reference data input

Azure Stream Analytics now natively supports Azure SQL DB as a source of reference data input.

• Azure SQL Database
• Azure Stream Analytics
• Features

Machine learning-based anomaly detection functions in Azure Stream Analytics (preview)

Stream Analytics now empowers every developer to easily add anomaly detection capabilities by providing ready-to-use machine learning models right within the SQL language.

• Azure Machine Learning service
• Azure Stream Analytics
• Features

Integration Services Environment

Integration Service Environment provides a fully isolated and dedicated environment to securely connect cloud and on-premises applications.

• Logic Apps
• Features

Azure Sphere 19.02 Release

The Azure Sphere 19.02 release is now available. In this release, we focus on broader device capabilities, new reference solutions and prioritising features based on feedback.

• Azure Sphere
• Features
• Operating System
• Services

Public preview: Power BI Embedded support for application authentication with service principal

Service principal support for authentication (preview) is now available for applications using Power BI Embedded.

• Power BI Embedded
• Features