Updates Archives
Monthly updates for January 2018
General availability: Virtual Network Service Endpoints and Firewalls for Azure Storage
"Virtual Network Service Endpoints" and "Firewalls and Virtual Networks for Azure Storage" are generally available in all regions in the Azure public cloud and Azure Government.
.NET Core 2.0 support for App Service on Linux
You can create a Linux web app by using .NET Core 2.0 as a runtime stack.
General availability: Azure Network Watcher in Microsoft Azure Germany
Use Azure Network Watcher to monitor, diagnose and gain insights into network performance and health.
General availability: Azure Network Watcher in Microsoft Azure Government
Use Azure Network Watcher, to monitor, diagnose and gain insights into network performance and health.
Azure DevTest Labs: Set expiration date for a lab announcement
You can set an expiration date and time for a lab announcement, so you don't have to manually remove the announcement later.
Azure Cosmos DB—Visual Studio now generally available
It is now much easier to develop and debug an Azure function locally which is consuming Cosmos DB change feed on Azure.
Azure Cosmos DB—Higher provisions on unlimited collections
Unlimited containers (collections) enable you to dynamically scale your provisioning from as low as 1,000 RU/sec to millions of RU/sec with no limit on storage consumption.
Azure Cosmos DB—Now available in France preview
Azure Cosmos DB is now a part of the preview of Microsoft Azure in France
Azure Search—New enterprise security features
Azure Search is expanding its enterprise security capabilities with two new features.
Visual tools added to Azure Data Factory
In response to your feedback, we are happy to announce the release of visual tools for Azure Data Factory that allow you to get pipelines up and running quickly without having to write a single line of code.
Azure Standard support plan: price drop and faster initial response time
Price drop to $100 USD per month and faster initial response time for critical cases, now 1 hour.
General availability: Azure DNS in Microsoft Azure Government
Azure DNS is now generally available in Azure Government.
New Python solutions for Web App for Containers
You can use Python-based templates from Flask, Bottle, or Django to build a web app for a small business or a personal web app.
New region for App Service on Linux and Web App for Containers
You can now create an App Service plan for Linux in Australia Southeast, in addition to the previously announced regions.
Change in Mercury DB and Titan DB service plans
ClearDB is discontinuing the Mercury DB and Titan DB service plans in the Azure platform.
General availability: Service tags for NSGs
Service tags for NSGs are generally available.
Azure HDInsight—New capabilities and price reductions
We recently made several exciting announcements about Azure HDInsight, including a price reduction of up to 52 percent on all workloads on HDInsight, and added an additional 80 percent price reduction for Microsoft R Server add-on.
Azure Backup now supports BEK encrypted Azure virtual machines
Azure Backup now supports backup and restore of Azure virtual machines encrypted using Bitlocker Encryption Key(BEK) for managed or unmanaged disks.
General availability: Augmented rules for NSGs
Augmented security rules for NSGs are generally available.
Public preview: Application security groups in all regions
Application security groups in public preview are available in all regions.
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