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June 2019
Announcing Preview Refresh for Azure DNS Private Zones
We are delighted to announce Refresh release for Azure DNS private zones (preview). The Preview Refresh introduces new functionality and lifts several restrictions that public preview had.
New Active geo-replication optimization is coming to production soon in Azure SQL DB
Target availability: Q3 2019
New Active geo-replication optimization is coming to production in Azure SQL DB
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for MySQL now generally available
We’re excited to announce that Azure Database for MySQL users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for MariaDB now generally available
Target availability: Q2 2019
We’re excited to announce that Azure Database for MariaDB users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for PostgreSQL now generally available
We’re excited to announce that Azure Database for PostgreSQL users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
New connectors available in Azure Data Factory: SAP Table and SAP BW via Open Hub
Azure Data Factory now enables you to copy data from SAP Table and SAP Business Warehouse (BW) via Open Hub by using Copy Activity.
Azure Data Factory enriches PolyBase support for loading data into SQL DW
Azure Data Factory seamlessly integrates with Polybase to empower you to ingest data into SQL DW performantly. ADF now adds support for loading data from ADLS Gen2 and from Blob with VNet service endpoint using PolyBase.
General availability: Azure Data Factory in China East 2
Azure Data Factory is now generally available in Azure China (China East 2).
Now available: Ingest data from Oracle database performantly using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory copy activity now supports built-in data partitioning to performantly ingest data from Oracle database in parallel.
Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.7 integration with Azure Blockchain Service
Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.7 is now available in preview. Along with our new Azure Blockchain Service, this release can further enhance your blockchain development and projects.
Azure Premium Files is now generally available
Azure Premium Files provides fully managed file services optimized to deliver consistent performance. It’s designed for IO intensive enterprise workloads that require high throughput and a single digit millisecond latency.
M-series VMs are now available in the South Africa North region
Azure M-series VMs are now available in the South Africa North region. M-series VMs offer configurations with memory from 192 GB to 3.8 TiB (4TB) RAM and are certified for SAP HANA.
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 support for Event Grid Notifications is now in preview
Azure Event Grid provides reliable event delivery at massive scale. Event Grid integration brings change notifications for Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
Azure Monitor for virtual machine scale sets are now in preview
Monitor your Windows and Linux virtual machine scale sets with Azure Monitor (in preview).
Azure Container Registry is now generally available in South Africa North
Azure Container Registry is now generally available in South Africa North. See where Azure Container Registry is available and where it's coming next in the list of Azure products available by region.
New Managed Instance Contributor role enhances security of Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance now introduces new Azure RBAC role Managed Instance Contributor designed with a minimum set of permissions required to provision and operate managed instance.
Preserve ACLs when upgrading from ADLS Gen1 to Gen2 using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory empowers you to copy data from Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen1 to Gen2 easily and performantly. Furthermore, now you can choose to preserve the access control lists (ACLs) set on the files/directories along with data.
Update 19.06 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.06 quality release is now available via the Retail Evaluation feed. The Retail Evaluation feed will provide the new OS for 14 days before we release it to the Retail feed. The Retail OS feed will continue to deliver version 19.05; we plan to upgrade it to 19.06 in two weeks.
Public endpoint for data traffic is globally available for Azure SQL Database managed instance
Public endpoint enabling data traffic from the Internet and outside the virtual network is now globally available for Azure SQL Database managed instance. This capability unlocks new enterprise integration scenarios between managed instance and other information systems such are multi-tenant Azure services Power BI, Azure App service, CRM, DWH and numerous other services on the Internet.
Enhanced management capabilities to release unused subnets and create databases available for Azure SQL Database managed instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance now offers new management capabilities: Immediate release of network subnet upon deletion of the last managed instance residing in it, and new options to create instance databases through Azure Portal, API and PowerShell.
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