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Monthly updates for March 2019

26 Mar

ExpressRoute Resource GUID name change from "Port" to "Direct"

On 1st May 2019, the resource GUID names of ExpressRoute will change from "Port" to "Direct."

  • Azure ExpressRoute
  • Services
26 Mar

Service Bus Premium Messaging Unit name changes

On 1st April 2019, the naming for Service Bus Premium Messaging Unit will change.

  • Service Bus Messaging
  • Services
25 Mar

Azure Cache for Redis resource GUID changes

On 1st August 2019, some resource GUIDs (also known as meter IDs) for Azure Cache for Redis will change.

  • Azure Cache for Redis
  • Services
25 Mar

IoT Hub supports new Azure Monitor metric alerts

NOW AVAILABLE

Announcing the new Azure Monitor metric alerts in IoT Hub. These new metric alerts are faster and more flexible than the older classic alerts and they are also easier to set up.

  • Azure IoT Hub
  • Azure Monitor
  • Retirements
  • Features
21 Mar

Windows Virtual Desktop now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Get started today with Windows Virtual Desktop in public preview. Deploy and scale Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes.

  • Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Services
20 Mar

General availability: Azure Kubernetes Service in India Central

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Kubernetes Service is now generally available in India Central. It is the 19th Azure region to offer the service.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Regions & Datacenters
19 Mar

Azure Boards and Azure Pipelines GitHub Integration Improvements - Sprint 149 Update

NOW AVAILABLE

In the Sprint 149 Update of Azure DevOps, we added the ability to navigate to Azure Boards directly from mentions in a GitHub comment as well as support for Azure Boards in GitHub Enterprise.

  • Azure DevOps
  • Features
18 Mar

Azure Backup SQL Servers running in Azure Virtual Machines is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2019

Learn about this pay-as-you-go service which uses native SQL backup and restore APIs to provide a comprehensive solution to backup SQL servers running in Azure IaaS VMs.

  • Azure Backup
  • Virtual Machines
  • SQL Reporting
  • Compliance
  • Management
  • Features
18 Mar

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster autoscaler is in preview

IN PREVIEW

AKS cluster autoscaling lets you scale more efficiently and run applications without downtime.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
18 Mar

Azure premium blob storage is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2019

 Premium blob storage is a new tier of Blob storage (hot, cool and archive are the existing tiers) ideal for demanding workloads which require high transaction rates or faster and more consistent response times like IOT and telemetry.

  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Features
18 Mar

TimescaleDB for Azure Database for PostgreSQL to power IoT and time-series workloads

NOW AVAILABLE

Microsoft has established a partnership with Timescale which introduces support for TimescaleDB in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
18 Mar

Azure Kubernetes service (AKS) control plane audit logging is now in preview

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2019

: Use audit logging in AKS to keep a chronological record of calls that have been made to the Kubernetes API server, also known as the control plane.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
18 Mar

PostgreSQL extension in Azure Data Studio and PostgreSQL extension in Visual Studio Code

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2019

Azure Data Studio, our cross-platform data editor, now provides preview support for PostgreSQL. A Microsoft extension for PostgreSQL in Visual Studio Code is now also in preview.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
18 Mar

Workload importance (preview) for Azure SQL Data Warehouse

IN PREVIEW

Manage workload more efficiently by using workload importance. It is now available for preview in Azure SQL Data Warehouse.

  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Features
17 Mar

Public preview: Azure Log Analytics in France Central, Korea Central, North Europe

NOW AVAILABLE

France Central, Korea Central, and North Europe are now GA for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyse their services for health and usage using Azure Log Analytics.

  • Regions & Datacenters
15 Mar

Public preview: Adaptive network hardening in Azure Security Center

IN PREVIEW

Adaptive network hardening in Azure Security Center is in public preview and can help you secure connections to and from the public internet.

  • Security Center
  • Security
  • Features
15 Mar

Support for virtual network peering in Azure Security Center

NOW AVAILABLE

The network map in Azure Security Center now supports virtual network peering.

  • Security Center
  • Services
  • Security
  • Features
15 Mar

Azure Security Center adaptive application control updates

NOW AVAILABLE

In Azure Security Center, adaptive application control in audit mode is now available for Azure Linux VMs, as well as non-Azure Windows and Linux VMs and servers that are connected to Azure Security Center.

  • Security Center
  • Services
  • Security
  • Features
15 Mar

Azure Security Center: Regulatory compliance dashboard in public preview

IN PREVIEW

The new Azure Security Center regulatory compliance dashboard is in public preview. It helps streamline the process for meeting regulatory compliance requirements by providing insights into your compliance posture.

  • Security Center
  • Services
  • Security
  • Features
15 Mar

Azure Security Center: Secure score impact changes

NOW AVAILABLE

In Azure Security Center, the secure score impact has changed for several recommendations. The change might affect your overall secure score.

  • Security Center
  • Services
  • Security
  • Features

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