Skip Navigation

Updates Archives

Product category
Status:

Monthly updates for November 2017

17 Nov

Azure Cosmos DB Table API

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Cosmos DB Table API is now generally available in all Azure regions. With Azure Cosmos DB Table API support, applications written for Azure Table storage can now use the premium capabilities of Azure Cosmos DB.

  • Features
17 Nov

Azure Databricks

IN PREVIEW

Azure Databricks is a high-performance Apache Spark-based platform optimised for Azure.

  • Features
17 Nov

Azure Database Migration Service–Support for source target pairs

NOW AVAILABLE

Reduce the complexity of your cloud migration by using a single comprehensive service instead of multiple tools. The public preview release of Azure Database Migration Service is designed as a seamless, end-to-end solution for moving on-premises SQL Server databases to the cloud.

  • Features
16 Nov

General availability: Azure Reserved VM Instances

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Reserved VM Instances are generally available.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Virtual Machine Scale Sets
  • Pricing & Offerings
16 Nov

Name changes: Automation DSC

For Azure Automation DSC, the names of the billing meters have changed.

  • Automation
  • Services
16 Nov

Name changes: Visual Studio Mobile Center

NOW AVAILABLE

Visual Studio Mobile Center is now Visual Studio App Center. App Center is generally available.

  • Visual Studio App Centre
  • Services
16 Nov

Name changes: Azure Batch Rendering V-Ray

Effective January 1, 2018, the billing meter name for the Chaos Group V-Ray software will change to reflect the correct name of the software.

  • Batch
  • Services
15 Nov

Static resource classes are now supported in Azure SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse now supports static resource classes in addition to the existing dynamic resource classes.

  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Features
15 Nov

Azure Advisor: New dashboard, downloadable reports, and configuration

Azure Advisor brings an all-new dashboard to help you more easily review the overall status of your recommendations across multiple subscriptions, downloadable reports, and customization options.

  • Services
  • Features
13 Nov

Retiring Virtual Machines and Azure Cloud Services from the classic portal

Starting November 15, 2017, Virtual Machines and Cloud Services will be available only in the Azure portal.

  • Cloud Services
  • Virtual Machines
  • Services
  • Management
  • Features
9 Nov

Azure SQL Database automatic tuning improvements

NOW AVAILABLE

Announcing two new improvements for Automatic tuning in Azure SQL Database.

  • Features
9 Nov

Azure Cosmos DB—Storage Explorer

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Cosmos DB now comes with a desktop data management tooling offered via Azure Storage Explorer.

  • Features
9 Nov

Azure App Service and Functions on Azure Stack

NOW AVAILABLE

We are pleased to share that Azure App Service and Functions are now generally available on Azure Stack.

  • Azure Stack
  • Features
9 Nov

Windows Server system state backup to Azure

NOW AVAILABLE

Backing up your Windows Server system state to Azure gives you a very simple, secure and cost-effective way of protecting Windows Servers.

  • Features
6 Nov

Azure Media Services October 2017 updates

The October 2017 release of Azure Media Services includes updates for file-based encoding and media analytics.

  • Media Services
  • Services

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