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Easily monitor backup storage costs for Azure SQL databases and elastic pools
Easily monitor backup storage costs for your single databases and elastic pools directly from the Azure portal.
Azure Cost Management updates – November 2019
New updates to Azure Cost Management help you manage costs for cloud solution provider (CSP) subscriptions, build better dashboards by customising tile names, save money with Azure reservations for 16 different services, along with additional enhancements.
November 2019
Understand Kubernetes cluster health with Azure Monitor for containers
Azure Monitor for containers can now monitor and report the health status of Kubernetes cluster infrastructure components and all nodes running on any Kubernetes cluster.
Monitor Azure Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes clusters with Azure Monitor for containers
We are now supporting in public preview monitoring for Azure Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes clusters in Azure Monitor for containers.
Azure Shared Image Gallery now available in Azure Government and Azure China
Azure Shared Image Gallery is now generally available in Azure Government and Azure China cloud regions.
Azure Shared Image Gallery now supports specialised images in preview
Azure Shared Image Gallery now supports specialised images in preview. This feature enables you to create specialised image versions using multiple snapshots (OS disk and data disks).
Azure SQL Database – Billing for managed instance backup storage is now in effect
Managed instance backup storage billing went into effect on 1 November 2019. Backup storage is free of charge up to sizes equal to the size of the provisioned storage, while any additional GB is charged at a fixed amount depending on region.
Updates to Azure Cost Management – October 2019
New updates to Azure Cost Management help you better understand what you’re spending, where you’re spending it and how to optimise and plan for the future.
Azure Arc for Servers in Public Preview
Azure Arc is a set of technologies that unlocks new hybrid scenarios for customers by bringing Azure services and management to any infrastructure.
Introducing the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
The Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure is proven guidance to accelerate your cloud adoption journey. It’s a collection of tools, guidance and best practices to help you shape your cloud strategy and achieve your desired business goals.
October 2019
Azure Service Fabric 6.5 fifth refresh release
The Azure Service Fabric 6.5 fifth refresh release includes bug fixes and performance enhancements.
Variable retention for Azure Monitor Application Insights is now generally available
Target availability: Q4 2019
Variable data retention for Azure Monitor Application Insights is now generally available.
Azure Advisor cost recommendation enhancements
Advisor has made enhancements to its popular cost recommendation to resize or shut down under-utilised virtual machines. Although certain scenarios result in low utilisation by design, you can often save money by managing the size and number of your virtual machines.
Azure Monitor updates – Containers for China regions, Grafana dashboard template, Agent
Updates on Azure Monitor for containers for China Region, Grafana dashboard template and Agent.
Azure Monitor for containers is now available in Azure US Government region
Azure Monitor for containers is now generally available in the Azure US Government region.
Service-aided subnet configuration for managed instance in Azure SQL Database is now in preview
Managed instance, a deployment capability of Azure SQL Database, is transitioning from a manual to service-aided subnet configuration, now in preview.
Azure Monitor Log Analytics retention is now configurable by data type
Target availability: Q4 2019
Data retention in Azure Monitor Log Analytics can now be configured for each data type, rather than only a single retention setting for the entire workspace.
Updates to Azure Cost Management – September 2019
Updates to Azure Cost Management include a new invoice details view, automated reporting across subscriptions and ability to share charts outside the Azure portal.
Recovery Services REST API – Switch to API version 2019-05-13 or above
If you’re directly accessing the backup-protected items REST API (not involving Azure portal, PS or CLI), please immediately switch to API version 2019-05-13 or above.
September 2019
Azure Cosmos DB recommendations keep you on the right track
Azure Cosmos DB gets updated frequently, so to make it easier to stay up to date, we’ve introduced automatic and tailored recommendations for all Azure Cosmos DB users.
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