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Update self-hosted integration runtime nodes to TLS 1.2 by May 11, 2020
Target availability: Q2 2020
Update your servers/machines running self-hosted integration runtimes that communicate with the Azure Data Factory backend for control plane actions to use transport layer security (TLS) 1.2 by May 11, 2020.
Azure IoT SDK for Python—Significant connection resiliency improvements now available
A new version of Azure IoT Python SDK v2 is now available that focuses on improved connection resiliency of the underlying MQTT protocol layer.
The preview version of Event Hubs on Azure Stack Hub is now available
The preview version of Event Hubs is now available on Azure Stack Hub.
Azure Machine Learning available in US Gov
Azure Machine Learning is now available in US Gov Virginia and US Gov Arizona.
New Azure RTOS Collaborations with Semiconductor Industry Leaders
Embedded developers can now access reliable, real-time performance for resource-constrained devices and seamless integration to Azure IoT. STMicroelectronics, Renesas, Qualcomm, NXP and Microchip will offer development kits featuring Azure RTOS.
Azure Kinect DK is now available in Japan, Germany and the UK
Azure Kinect DK, a developer kit with advanced AI sensors for building sophisticated computer vision and speech models, is now available in Japan, Germany and the UK.
Direct Upload of Azure Managed Disks is Generally Available
Direct upload of Azure Managed Disks provides a simplified workflow for uploading an on-premises VHD directly into an empty managed disk or copy a managed disk to another Azure region for regional migration or expansion.
Azure Spot Virtual Machines are now generally available
Buy unused compute capacity at deep discounts and run interruptible workloads at scale with Azure Spot Virtual Machines.
Azure Cognitive Services—Neural Text to Speech has new voice styles
Neural Text to Speech now has new voice styles—newscast, customer service and digital assistant. Tailor the voice of your apps and services to fit your unique scenario using these new styles and further customise your voice to express different emotions to fit the context, like cheerfulness or empathy.
Azure SQL Database—Subnet delegation enforcement for managed instances
Target retirement date: May 01, 2020
Beginning 1st May 2020, you will be able to deploy managed instances only to subnets delegated to the Microsoft.Sql\managedInstance resource provider.
FastTrack for Azure expanding to Central and Eastern Europe
FastTrack for Azure is extending program support to Central and Eastern Europe* and is now generally available.
IPv6 for Azure Virtual Network is now generally available
IPv6 for Azure Virtual Network is now generally available worldwide. IPv6 support within the Azure Virtual Network and to the internet enables you to expand into the growing mobile and IoT markets with Azure-based applications and to address IPv4 depletion in your own corporate networks.
Azure Advisor data in Azure Resource Graph is now available
This release enables many at-scale scenarios for consuming the Azure Advisor best practice recommendations, including querying Advisor recommendations for all your subscriptions and building your own custom views of Advisor recommendation data.
Azure Ultra Disks—Shared disk capability is now in preview
Shared disks now includes Ultra Disks (in preview).
Azure Managed Disks—Incremental snapshots are now available
Get a cost-effective, point-in-time backup of managed disks using incremental snapshots. Unlike current snapshots, which are billed for the full size, incremental snapshots are billed for the delta changes to disks since the last snapshot.
New Azure Disk sizes and bursting support are now available
Azure Managed Disks are the new and recommended disk storage offering for use with Azure virtual machines for persistent storage of data. Use multiple Managed Disks with each virtual machine. Four types of managed disks are available—ultra disk, premium SSD-managed disks, standard SSD-managed disks and standard HDD-managed disks.
Azure Backup solution for SAP HANA databases is now available
We are very excited to announce that Microsoft Azure Backup’s solution for SAP HANA databases is now generally available in all Azure Public and Gov Regions (with the exception of Germany Northeast and Germany central, France South & US Gov IOWA)
Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Logical decoding and wal2json for change data capture
The Azure Database for PostgreSQL—single server logical decoding feature is now available in preview. In addition, the preview of wal2json, a popular output plugin for logical decoding, is also now available.
Azure DevTest discounts are now available
Access the Windows Virtual Desktop service within your Azure DevTest subscription
Server-side encryption with customer-managed keys for Azure Managed Disks in GA now
Server-side encryption with customer-managed keys for Azure Managed Disks is now available. It improves on platform-managed keys by giving you control of the encryption keys to meet your compliance need. It improves on Azure Disk encryption by enabling you to use any OS types and images for your virtual machines by encrypting data in the Azure Storage service.
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