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Monthly updates for June 2019

28 Jun

Azure API Management extension for Visual Studio Code is now in preview

IN PREVIEW

A new Azure API Management extension for Visual Studio Code is now available in preview

  • API Management
  • Services
  • Features
26 Jun

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.

  • Data Factory V2
  • Data Factory
  • Services
  • Features
26 Jun

Announcing Preview Refresh for Azure DNS Private Zones

IN PREVIEW

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.

  • Azure DNS
  • Services
  • Features
26 Jun

New Active geo-replication optimisation is coming to production soon in Azure SQL DB

IN DEVELOPMENT

Target availability: Q3 2019

New Active geo-replication optimisation is coming to production in Azure SQL DB

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Services
  • Features
26 Jun

Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for MySQL now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

We are excited to announce that Azure Database for MySQL users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Management
  • Features
  • Open Source
26 Jun

Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for MariaDB now generally available

NOW 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.

  • Azure Database for MariaDB
  • Management
  • Features
  • Open Source
26 Jun

Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for PostgreSQL now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

We are excited to announce that Azure Database for PostgreSQL users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Management
  • Features
  • Open Source
26 Jun

New connectors available in Azure Data Factory: SAP Table and SAP BW via Open Hub

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Data Factory now enables you to copy data from SAP Table and SAP Business Warehouse (BW) via Open Hub by using Copy Activity.

  • Data Factory
  • Features
26 Jun

Azure Data Factory enriches PolyBase support for loading data into SQL DW

NOW AVAILABLE

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.

  • Data Factory
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Features
26 Jun

Now available: Ingest data from Oracle database performantly using Azure Data Factory

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Data Factory copy activity now supports built-in data partitioning to performantly ingest data from Oracle database in parallel.

  • Data Factory
  • Features
26 Jun

Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.7 integration with Azure Blockchain Service

IN PREVIEW

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 Blockchain Service
  • Features
26 Jun

Azure Premium Files is now generally available

NOW 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.

  • Premium Files Storage
  • Features
26 Jun

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 support for Event Grid Notifications is now in preview

IN PREVIEW

Azure Event Grid provides reliable event delivery at massive scale. Event Grid integration brings change notifications for Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.

  • Event Grid
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Features
26 Jun

Azure Monitor for virtual machine scale sets are now in preview

IN PREVIEW

Monitor your Windows and Linux virtual machine scale sets with Azure Monitor (in preview).

  • Azure Monitor
  • Features
26 Jun

Azure Container Registry is now generally available in South Africa North

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Container Registry is now generally available in South Africa North. See where Azure Container Registry is available and where it is coming next in the list of Azure products available by region.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Features
26 Jun

New Managed Instance Contributor role enhances security of Azure SQL Database Managed Instance

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance now introduces new Azure RBAC role Managed Instance Contributor designed with a minimum set of permissions required to provision and operate managed instance.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Management
  • Features
25 Jun

Preserve ACLs when upgrading from ADLS Gen1 to Gen2 using Azure Data Factory

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Data Factory empowers you to copy data from Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen1 to Gen2 easily and performantly. Furthermore, now you can choose to preserve the access control lists (ACLs) set on the files/directories along with data.

  • Data Factory
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Features
24 Jun

Public endpoint for data traffic is globally available for Azure SQL Database managed instance

NOW AVAILABLE

Public endpoint enabling data traffic from the Internet and outside the virtual network is now globally available for Azure SQL Database managed instance. This capability unlocks new enterprise integration scenarios between managed instance and other information systems such are multi-tenant Azure services Power BI, Azure App service, CRM, DWH and numerous other services on the Internet.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
24 Jun

Enhanced management capabilities to release unused subnets and create databases available for Azure SQL Database managed instance

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance now offers new management capabilities: Immediate release of network subnet upon deletion of the last managed instance residing in it and new options to create instance databases through Azure Portal, API and PowerShell.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
21 Jun

View linked GitHub activity from the Kanban board

NOW AVAILABLE

We continue to enhance the Azure Boards integration with GitHub. Now you can get information of your linked GitHub commits, pull requests and issues on your Kanban board. This information will give you a quick sense of where an item is at and allow you to directly navigate out to the GitHub commit, pull request or issue for more details.

  • Azure DevOps
  • Features

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