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RSS feedJuly 2020
Updates to Azure HDInsight
HDInsight now fully supports distributions of Apache analytics projects in-house. Plus, in the coming months, we’re launching the next generation of HDInsight with new and improved features.
March 2020
Updates to Azure HDInsight
Microsoft now fully supports distributions of Apache analytics projects in-house. Also, we will soon launch the next generation of HDInsight with improved provisioning and management experience, reserved instance pricing, low-priority virtual machines (VMs) and auto-scale.
September 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
General availability: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for PostgreSQL are generally available.
General availability: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MySQL
Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MySQL are generally available.
July 2018
Azure App Service support for Java SE 8 on Linux now in preview
Azure App Service now supports Java SE 8 on Linux (in preview). Java web apps can now be built and deployed on a highly scalable, self-patching web hosting service where bug fixes and security updates will be maintained by Microsoft.
May 2018
Public preview: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for PostgreSQL are in public preview.
Public preview: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MySQL
Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MySQL are in public preview.
Azure Service Fabric | Service Fabric Mesh
Azure Service Fabric is a microservice platform for business critical applications.
Azure App Service | Debug, diagnostics, easy authentication
Azure App Service is getting new capabilities with the latest updates. Mundane developer tasks are simpler with App Service diagnostics, remote debugging for container-based apps, and easy authentication extended to App Service on Linux.
Azure App Service | App Service Environment for App Service on Linux
Azure App Service on Linux is now available in preview on App Service Environment.
March 2018
Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL are now generally available
Azure Database for PostgreSQL and Azure Database for MySQL are now generally available.
July 2017
Azure Container Instances
We are extremely excited to announce a new Azure service that makes it even easier to deploy containers. The very first service of its kind in the cloud, Azure Container Instances is a new Azure service delivering containers with great simplicity and speed and without any Virtual Machine infrastructure to manage.
June 2017
Azure Site Recovery extends disk, configuration and Linux support
To help users simplify migrations and make business continuity solutions accessible for all applications, Azure Site Recovery is extending disk size support, configuration options and Linux OS support.
April 2017
Azure Container Service
Azure Container Service will be the fastest way to realise the benefits of running containers in production. It will use customers’ preferred choice of open source technology, tools and skills, combined with the confidence of solid support and a thriving community ecosystem.
Azure Service Fabric for Linux
Azure Service Fabric is a microservices application platform which helps developers build and manage cloud-scale applications.
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