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RSS feedSeptember 2018
Azure SQL Data Warehouse enables streaming solutions with Azure Databricks
Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW) customers can build near real-time analytics solutions with tighter integration with Azure Databricks.
August 2018
Azure Management Groups now available
Azure Management Groups provide an efficient way to manage access, policies, and compliance across an enterprise through a hierarchy made up of management groups and subscriptions.
Instance size flexibility for Azure Reserve Virtual Machine Instances now available
Instance size flexibility is a new Azure Reserved VM Instances feature that can simplify the management of your new and existing Azure RI purchases.
Azure Security Center—Adaptive Application Controls now generally available
Adaptive Application Controls for Azure Security Center has two new improvements that are now generally available. First, get recommendations for new file types such as MSIs and scripts. Second, group virtual machines based on the similarity of the applications they're running.
July 2018
Azure Security Center Preview now available in Azure Government
Security is critical to government mission success. The recent Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Infrastructure represents a key example of the growing pressure on government agencies to increase their efforts around protecting highly sensitive data and systems. To address security challenges government customers face, we are announcing the preview of Azure Security Center for Azure Government.
Azure Security Center is now integrated into the subscription experience
Azure Security Center is now available in the subscription experience. It's easy to enable Security Center and quickly assess the security state of your resources, get actionable recommendations, and mitigate risks.
Azure Maps unveils satellite imagery, batch services, and advanced geospatial functionality
Azure Maps is releasing satellite and hybrid imagery, dark gray-scale map styling, IP lookup service, batch services, and advanced geospatial functionality.
June 2018
New Azure Security Center Overview dashboard
Security Center has made several enhancements to its Overview dashboard to make it even easier for you to gain visibility into the security state of your hybrid cloud workloads and meet compliance requirements, reduce your exposure to threats, and quickly respond to detected issues.
May 2018
April 2018
IoT Hub integration to Event Grid
Azure IoT Hub integration to Azure Event Grid is currently available in preview.
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