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Monthly updates for February 2020
Azure Load Balancer TCP resets on idle timeout is now available
Azure Load Balancer TCP resets on idle timeout is now generally available in all Azure regions.
Azure Virtual Network service endpoint policies feature is now available
Target availability: Q1 2020
Azure Virtual Network service endpoint policies enable you to prevent unauthorised access to Azure Storage accounts from your virtual network.
Preview a fully parsed YAML document without running the pipeline
With this update, we have added a preview-but-do not-run mode for YAML pipelines so you can try a YAML pipeline without running it or committing it to a repo. This will let you see a fully parsed YAML document without running the pipeline.
Azure Cognitive Services Computer Vision Read API v3.0 now in preview
Target availability: Q1 2020
Cognitive Services Computer Vision Read API of is now available in v3.0 (in preview). Read features the newest models for optical character recognition (OCR), allowing you to extract text from printed and handwritten documents.
Azure Monitor Log Analytics now has new, upgraded visualisations
Target availability: Q1 2020
Azure Monitor Log Analytics has greatly improved the ability to visualise logs data.
Azure API Management update—February 2020
A regular Azure API Management service update was started on 20th February 2020 and included the following new features, bug fixes and changes, along with other improvements. It may take over a week for your API Management service to receive the update.
Drill into the costs for your resources
Updated Cost by resource view in Cost Analysis. This improves drilldown experience to view costs accruing for each resource at a meter level.
Unified network monitoring with connection monitor now in preview
Azure Network Watcher now has a new and improved connection monitor feature. Connection monitor provides unified end-to-end connection monitoring capabilities for hybrid and Azure deployments.
Support for PostgreSQL to Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Hyperscale (Citus) is now available
Migrate from on-premises instances of PostgreSQL to Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Hyperscale (Citus) with minimal downtime by using Azure Database Migration Service, which performs resilient migrations of PostgreSQL data at scale and with high reliability.
Azure Virtual Network—Network address translation is now in preview
Target availability: Q1 2020
Azure Virtual Networks now offers network address translation (NAT) (in preview) to simplify outbound-only internet connectivity for virtual networks.
Power BI Embedded filters API now supports single selection filter
Power BI Embedded now has the capability to set a basic filter as a single selection filter. To do this, when editing the report, select the checkbox that says Require single selection at the bottom of the filter card. In addition, it is now possible to have the same single selection filter behavior when using the JavaScript client APIs.
Power BI has new, improved usage metrics report
The new Power BI usage metrics report allows you to monitor the views of your report and to see the consumption’s platform. For embedded reports, to see the different kinds of embed scenarios, simply hover over the embedded data.
Power BI—High contrast mode for embedded reports now available
Set your embedded Power BI reports to use a high contrast theme to enable users who may have visual or physical impairments to benefit from your reports.
Upgrade to the latest version of Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines
The Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines performance views have now switched to use the data stored in the InsightsMetrics table. If you have not already done so, upgrade to the latest VMInsights solution on your workspace so your charts will display correctly.
Power BI report authoring APIs now support a new aggregation function
Power BI report authoring APIs now support a new aggregation function when constructing data fields.
Azure Private Link is now generally available
Azure Private Link is now generally available. Azure Private Link is a secure and scalable way for you to consume services (such as Azure PaaS, Partner Service, BYOS) on the Azure platform privately from within your virtual network.
Azure Backup now supports Windows Server 2008 Virtual Machine backup
Target availability: Q1 2020
You can now migrate your on-premises Windows Server 2008 to Azure, where you can continue to run and back them up on Azure virtual machines using Azure Backup.
HPC Cache receives ISO certifications, adds stopping feature and new region
Azure HPC Cache has received new SO27001, 27018 and 27701 certifications, adds new features to manage storage caching in performance-driven workloads and expands service access to Korea Central.
Introducing the new Azure Monitor Log Analytics table pane (Schema)
Azure Logs schema allows you to easily understand Azure Logs data structure and navigate Azure Logs to reach the content you need.We have revolutionised the schema area of Azure Logs to allow you to…
Azure Resource Manager template support for NSG flow logs
Azure Resource Manager now supports the deployment of network security group (NSG) flow logs through Azure Resource Manager templates.
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