Updates Archives
Monthly updates for December 2018
Power BI Embedded capacity metrics to monitor workloads
To monitor Power BI Embedded workloads, metrics have been added for Memory Per Workload and QPU Per Workload.
Self-service big data prep (dataflows) available in Power BI Embedded
Self-service big data prep, called dataflows, is now available in Power BI Embedded.
Azure DevTest Labs: CIS Windows Server 2016 Benchmark L2 available in your lab
When you are creating a VM in your lab, you can now select a CIS Windows Server 2016 Benchmark L2 image.
Update: Azure Scheduler will be retired on 31 January 2022
Target retirement date: January 31, 2020
Move from Azure Scheduler to Azure Logic Apps by 31 January 2022
General availability: Static websites on Azure Storage
We are excited to announce the general availability of static websites on Azure Storage. This capability is available in all public cloud regions.
Connect Cognitive Services subscription to enable unlimited skillset execution
Starting 21st December 2018, you will be able to associate your Cognitive Services subscription with an Azure Search skillset. The skillset execution will be charged as part of the Cognitive Services subscription. On 21st December 2018, we will also begin charging for image extraction as part of our document-cracking stage. Text extraction from documents will continue to be offered at no additional cost.
Azure Monitor for containers is now available
Azure Monitor for containers is now generally available. Azure Monitor for containers monitors the health and performance of Kubernetes clusters hosted on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Python images for App Service Linux are now in preview
Public Preview of built-in images for Python on Azure App Service
MongoDB to Azure Cosmos DB migration is in preview
Perform offline (one-time) migrations from on-premises or cloud implementations of MongoDB to Azure Cosmos DB by using the Azure Database Migration Service, which enables resilient migrations of MongoDB data at scale and with high reliability. To perform the migration, provision an instance of the Azure Database Migration Service from the Azure portal or via Azure CLI and create a project.
General availability: Azure Kubernetes Service in East Asia
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now generally available in East Asia.
Azure Database for MariaDB name changes
Effective 1st February, 2019, names for Azure Database for MariaDB will change.
Azure databases for MySQL and PostgreSQL resource GUID changes
Effective 1st February, 2019, the resource GUIDs for Azure databases for MySQL and PostgreSQL will change due to the migration from Gen 4 compute to Gen 5 compute.
General availability: Azure Virtual Network service endpoints for Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Azure Virtual Network service endpoints for Azure SQL Data Warehouse is now generally available in all Azure regions.
Public preview: JavaScript and page contracts in Azure Active Directory B2C policies
Define page contracts for your content definitions and enable JavaScript for your custom policies, now in public preview for Azure Active Directory B2C.
General availability: Increased compute in Azure Database for MySQL servers
Customers can now scale up their compute to 64 vCores in the General Purpose pricing tiers and 32 vCores in the Memory Optimised tiers in Azure Database for MySQL.
Disaster recovery for virtual machines deployed in Availability Zones to another region
You can now replicate and fail over virtual machines deployed in Availability Zones to other regions by using Azure Site Recovery. This capability is generally available in all regions that support Availability Zones.
General availability: Increased compute in Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers
Customers can now scale up their compute to 64 vCores in the General Purpose pricing tiers and 32 vCores in the Memory Optimised tiers in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Azure portal December 2018 update
Learn about updates made available to the Azure portal for December 2018.
Public preview: Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MariaDB
Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Database for MariaDB are in public preview.
Now available: Azure Service Fabric Mesh fall refresh
The serverless Azure Service Fabric Mesh Fall refresh is now available with improvements such as auto-scale and network and gateway resources in addition to storage improvements and fixes.
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