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Azure Maps Elevation API is now in general availability
For any given point on the Earth surface, the Elevation API returns its elevation measured from mean sea level.
Five more free services available with an Azure free account
We've added the option to use Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Key Vault, Azure Logic Apps, and the Encoding feature of Azure Media Services to services included with free accounts.
Azure IoT Edge integration with Azure Monitor is now in public preview
Monitoring and troubleshooting your Azure IoT Edge devices just became more simple and efficient.
General availability: Confidential Computing price reduction on DCsv2 virtual machines
DCsv2-series Azure Virtual Machines protect the confidentiality and integrity of your data and code while it’s processed in the public cloud. The price for this offering is now 37% lower.
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 21.06 expected on June 23
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
General availability: 6 new Locales added to Speech service to support speech transcription
Speech service has added Speech to Text support for 6 new languages and locales.
Azure Defender for Azure Database for MySQL – Single Server now generally available
Azure Defender detects anomalous activities indicating unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit your Azure Database for MySQL.
Azure Defender for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Single Server in general availability
Azure Defender provides security alerts for anomalous activities so that you can detect potential threats and respond to them as they occur.
Azure Database for MariaDB Azure Defender in general availability
Azure Defender detects anomalous activities indicating unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit your Azure Database for MariaDB.
Azure Database for MariaDB: Planned Maintenance Notifications in general availability
Set up alerts today on the Azure portal to be notified about planned deployments for Azure Database for MariaDB.
Azure Database for MySQL – Single Server: Planned maintenance notifications in general availability
Setup alerts on the Azure portal to be notified about planned deployments with planned maintenance notifications for Azure Database for MySQL – Single Server.
Azure SQL: Public preview updates for early June 2021
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early June 2021
Azure SQL: General availability updates for early June 2021
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early June 2021
Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server standby server selection in public preview
Select your standby server zone for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus) now compliant with additional certifications
New certifications are now available for Hyperscale (Citus) on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Single Server: Planned Maintenance Notifications in general availability
Set up alerts on the Azure portal to be notified about planned deployments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Single Server, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database.
General availability: Application Insights Node.js pre-aggregated standard metrics
Azure Monitor Application Insights Node.js SDK adds pre-aggregated standard metrics to enhance accuracy of alerts when telemetry sampling is enabled.
Public preview: Syslog event collection from Azure Monitor Agent for Linux distros
Upgrade to Azure Monitor Agent for Linux version 1.10 or above to enable syslog data collection using data collection rules for your Linux machines.
Public preview: Alerts based smart detection for Application Insights
Get your anomaly detections as alerts, manage smart detection using alert rules, and configure notifications for smart detection alerts using action groups.
General availability: Enterprise-scale landing zone reference implementation for AKS
Rapidly adopt Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using industry-proven practices.
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