Skip Navigation

Updates Archives

Product category
Status:

Monthly updates for January 2017

31 Jan

Azure invoices emailed directly to your inbox

NOW AVAILABLE

To get your invoice, you don't have to sign in to the Azure portal every month. You can opt in to have your invoice attached to your monthly billing email.

  • Features
31 Jan

StorSimple Virtual Device Series transitioning to the new Azure portal

The StorSimple Virtual Device Series will be available exclusively in the new Azure portal starting March 2, 2017 (March 9 for the US Government cloud).

  • StorSimple
  • Management
  • Features
30 Jan

Web Apps available only in the Azure portal from February 14

Starting February 14, 2017, the Web Apps feature of Azure App Service will be available only in the Azure portal.

  • App Service
  • Web Apps
  • Compliance
30 Jan

Connect to Azure Cosmos DB by using BI analytics tools with the ODBC driver

The Azure Cosmos DB ODBC driver enables you to connect to Azure Cosmos DB by using BI analytics tools so that you can analyze and create visualizations of your Azure Cosmos DB data in those solutions.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • SDK and Tools
30 Jan

Azure DevTest Labs: Set expiration date for new VMs from Azure portal

In Azure DevTest Labs, you can set VMs to expire on a specific date.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Azure DevTest Labs
  • Services
  • Features
26 Jan

Get early access to the newest Azure portal features

IN PREVIEW

You can get early access to preview features in the Azure portal before they're broadly available.

  • Microsoft Azure portal
  • Management
24 Jan

Azure DevTest Labs: Share a public IP address across lab VMs

Azure DevTest Labs now enables lab VMs to share the same public IP address, to help you reduce cost and avoid exceeding your public IP address quota.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Azure DevTest Labs
  • Services
  • Features
20 Jan

Public preview: Interactive query experience for SQL data warehouses

IN PREVIEW

You can experience an interactive query experience directly in the Azure portal.

  • Azure Synapse Analytics
20 Jan

Azure Mobile Apps iOS SDK v3.3.0 released

Today we are releasing the Azure Mobile Apps iOS SDK to CocoaPods and other online properties. This is a drop-in replacement for the existing SDK.

  • App Service
  • Mobile Services
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
20 Jan

Parse Server on Azure App Service updated

The Parse Server project has moved on since we first published the Marketplace resource for running Parse Server on Azure App Service. Parse Server has been updated to version 2.3.0.

  • App Service
  • Mobile Services
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
19 Jan

Public preview: Interactive query experience for SQL databases

IN PREVIEW

You can experience an interactive query experience directly in the Azure portal.

  • Azure SQL Database
18 Jan

Azure SQL Data Warehouse: Secondary indexes on column store now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure SQL Data Warehouse supports the creation of secondary B-Tree indexes (also called non-clustered indexes or NCI) on column store tables (also called clustered column store indexes or CCI).

  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Services
  • Features
17 Jan

Azure Storage Data Movement Library 0.5.0 release

The newest release of the Data Movement Library supports more advanced features.

  • Storage Accounts
  • Features
11 Jan

Standard streaming endpoints and Azure Content Delivery Network integration

IN PREVIEW

A standard streaming endpoint eliminates the complexity of streaming endpoints by giving you the scale and robustness you need without making you worry about streaming units.

  • Content Delivery Network
  • Media Services
  • Features
6 Jan

Azure Backup availability with Resource Manager in Azure Government

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Government has revamped Azure Backup capabilities for Azure Government customers.

  • Azure Backup
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features
6 Jan

Azure Site Recovery availability with Resource Manager in Azure Government

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Site Recovery is generally available in the Azure portal in the Azure Government cloud.

  • Azure Site Recovery
4 Jan

Public preview: String and binary columns in clustered columnstore indexes

IN PREVIEW

Clustered columnstore indexes support NVARCHAR(MAX), VARCCHAR(MAX), and VARBINARY(MAX) columns.

  • Azure SQL Database
4 Jan

Azure Functions deprecating preview versions

NOW AVAILABLE

With Azure Functions recently becoming generally available and making the 1.0 Azure Functions host available, preview versions of the Azure Functions host (0.x) are deprecated.

  • App Service
  • Azure Functions

Resources

Read the Azure blog for latest news and announcements.

Blog

Get answers to your questions from Microsoft and Community experts.

Community support

Read commonly asked questions on Azure updates.

FAQ

Tell us what you think of Azure and what you want to see in the future.

Provide feedback

Azure is available in more regions than any other cloud provider.

Check product availability in your region