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Monthly updates for Azure SQL Database: September 2020

22 Sep

Configurable Backup Storage Redundancy option for Azure SQL Managed Instance

NOW AVAILABLE

Now in general availability, locally redundant storage (LRS) and zone-redundant storage (ZRS) options have been added to backup storage redundancy, providing more flexibility and choice.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
22 Sep

Azure AD authentication features for Azure SQL DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure SQL Managed Instance

IN PREVIEW

These new preview features extend existing functionality, remove user limitations, and provide customers with greater ease of use when setting up Azure SQL Database or Azure SQL Managed Instance.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
22 Sep

Global virtual network peering support for Azure SQL Managed Instance now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Utilize global virtual network peering for your managed instances to save time through easy network configuration and by offloading your gateways from database replication traffic.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
22 Sep

Hosting catalog databases for all supported versions of SSRS in Azure SQL Managed Instance

NOW AVAILABLE

Expand your ability to quickly migrate existing solutions to Azure SQL Managed Instance with new catalog database hosting capabilities.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
22 Sep

Major performance improvements for Azure SQL Managed Instances

NOW AVAILABLE

Enhanced log write throughput and superior data/log IOPS make Azure SQL Managed Instances even more appealing for migration.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
22 Sep

Machine Learning on Azure SQL Managed Instance in preview

IN PREVIEW

Machine Learning Services with support for R and Python languages now include preview support on Azure SQL Managed Instance.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
22 Sep

Configurable backup storage redundancy options for Azure SQL Database coming soon

IN DEVELOPMENT

New Azure SQL Database backup storage options coming soon, including local and zone-redundant storage.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
22 Sep

Enhanced management experience for Azure SQL Managed Instance

NOW AVAILABLE

The new OPERATIONS API adds the ability to monitor management operations, see operation steps and take dependent actions based on operation progress.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Management
  • Features
22 Sep

Transactionally consistent database copy for Azure SQL Database Hyperscale tier

IN PREVIEW

Quickly and consistently copy a Hyperscale Azure SQL Database to make development and testing easier.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features
21 Sep

General availability: Zone redundant configuration for Azure SQL Database in additional regions

NOW AVAILABLE

The zone redundant configuration for Azure SQL Database is now generally available in these additional regions: Canada Central, West US 2 and North Europe.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Services
10 Sep

Additional Azure SQL Database gateways changes effective October 12, 2020

NOW AVAILABLE

Additional SQL Gateways are being added for Azure SQL Database in Germany West Central effective 12 October 2020.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Services
8 Sep

Azure SQL Database Gateway with IP address 23.99.160.139 in Central US will be deactivated on 15th September 2020

NOW AVAILABLE

Sql Gateway IP address 23.99.160.139 in Central US will be deactivated on 15th September 2020 and it will no longer accept any traffic after that date.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Services
2 Sep

User-initiated failover for application fault resiliency in Azure SQL Managed Instance is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Test the impact of automatic failover operations during planned or unplanned events before deployment to production by manually initiating automatic failover

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Features

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