Updates Archives
Monthly updates for June 2019
General availability: Azure Kubernetes Service in Brazil South
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now generally available in Brazil South
Azure API Management extension for Visual Studio Code is now in preview
A new Azure API Management extension for Visual Studio Code is now available in preview
Clean up files by built-in delete activity in Azure Data Factory
You can use ADF delete activity in your pipeline to deletes undesired files without writing code.
Security Advisory: Patching Azure HDInsight clusters to address Linux Kernel TCP vulnerabilities
Azure HDInsight has updated against the vulnerabilities that affect the Linux kernel.
Application Insights Availability in Central US Region
Application Insights is now available in Central US region.
Azure Data Box Disk now available in Southeast Asia and Azure Government
Announcing Data Box Disk GA in SE Asia (Singapore) and Azure Government (US Gov Virginia)
Public preview: Azure Log Analytics in SOUTH AFRICA NORTH, BRAZIL SOUTH, UK WEST and NORTH CENTRAL US
SOUTH AFRICA NORTH, BRAZIL SOUTH, UK WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL US are now Public Preview for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyse their services for health and usage using Azure Log Analytics.
Announcing Preview Refresh for Azure DNS Private Zones
We are delighted to announce Refresh release for Azure DNS private zones (preview). The Preview Refresh introduces new functionality and lifts several restrictions that public preview had.
New Active geo-replication optimisation is coming to production soon in Azure SQL DB
Target availability: Q3 2019
New Active geo-replication optimisation is coming to production in Azure SQL DB
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for MySQL now generally available
We are excited to announce that Azure Database for MySQL users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for MariaDB now generally available
Target availability: Q2 2019
We are excited to announce that Azure Database for MariaDB users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for PostgreSQL now generally available
We are excited to announce that Azure Database for PostgreSQL users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
New connectors available in Azure Data Factory: SAP Table and SAP BW via Open Hub
Azure Data Factory now enables you to copy data from SAP Table and SAP Business Warehouse (BW) via Open Hub by using Copy Activity.
Azure Data Factory enriches PolyBase support for loading data into SQL DW
Azure Data Factory seamlessly integrates with Polybase to empower you to ingest data into SQL DW performantly. ADF now adds support for loading data from ADLS Gen2 and from Blob with VNet service endpoint using PolyBase.
General availability: Azure Data Factory in China East 2
Azure Data Factory is now generally available in Azure China (China East 2).
Now available: Ingest data from Oracle database performantly using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory copy activity now supports built-in data partitioning to performantly ingest data from Oracle database in parallel.
Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.7 integration with Azure Blockchain Service
Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.7 is now available in preview. Along with our new Azure Blockchain Service, this release can further enhance your blockchain development and projects.
Azure Premium Files is now generally available
Azure Premium Files provides fully managed file services optimized to deliver consistent performance. It’s designed for IO intensive enterprise workloads that require high throughput and a single digit millisecond latency.
M-series VMs are now available in the South Africa North region
Azure M-series VMs are now available in the South Africa North region. M-series VMs offer configurations with memory from 192 GB to 3.8 TiB (4TB) RAM and are certified for SAP HANA.
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 support for Event Grid Notifications is now in preview
Azure Event Grid provides reliable event delivery at massive scale. Event Grid integration brings change notifications for Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
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