Updates Archives
Monthly updates for December 2020
Intel SGX based confidential computing VMs now available on Azure Dedicated Hosts
The new DCsv2_Type1 Dedicated Host SKUs add confidential computing capabilities to Azure Dedicated Hosts. The DCsv2-series Azure Virtual Machines can help protect the confidentiality and integrity of your data and code while it’s processed in the public cloud. Dedicated hosts will provide further isolation from other tenants, further enhancing the isolation aspect of secure applications within confidential computing.
Azure Storage account recovery available via portal is now generally available
Recover you deleted storage account directly from the portal.
Azure Data Factory data flow connectors now generally available for CDM and Delta Lake.
Azure Data Factory (ADF) has make data flow connectors for ETL data loading, transforming and landing in Common Data Model (CDM) and Delta Lake formats.
Azure Databricks now generally available in the Azure China region
The availability of Azure Databricks in China enables global enterprises to provide a consistent experience for customers in this region.
Azure Stack HCI is now generally available
Flexible HCI delivered as an Azure Hybrid Service
Azure portal to end support for Internet Explorer 11 on March 31, 2021
Start using the using the new Edge browser from Microsoft.
Azure Blob storage—NFS 3.0 protocol support public preview now supports GPV2 storage accounts
NFS 3.0 support for Azure Blob Storage preview now supports premium performance tier in all available regions and lower cost standard performance tier in Australia East, Korea Central, and South Central US.
Azure Repos - New enhancements to pull request experience
In this sprint, we are doubling down our investments in the pull request experience with a list of new enhancements.
Microsoft Azure Purview provides unified data governance
Announcing the public preview of a unified data governance service to maximize business value of data.
Azure Data Factory is now available in five new regions
Azure Data Factory is now available in five new regions: Switzerland North, Japan West, Canada East, Germany West Central, and UK West.
App Service Anti-Virus Logs in public preview
Receive improved application monitoring with support for anti-virus scans .
Azure resource logs for Azure Storage is now in public preview
With Azure Storage logs and native export options, it’s more convenient to troubleshoot issues on requests to your storage account.
App Service Environment v3 now available in public preview
Available with no stamp fee via new Isolated v2 SKU.
Azure Data Share snapshot sharing for SQL Database and Synapse generally available
You can now share structured data stored in relational databases and data warehouse easily and securely between internal departments, with external partners, vendors or customers for collaboration.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Single Server: logical decoding feature is now generally available
With logical decoding and wal2json support, unlock change data capture scenarios with Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Single Server.
Public preview: Azure Monitor for containers new Reports(tab) & deployment live logs
Now access all your Kubernetes related visualisations such as Node-disk, Node-network, Workloads & Persistent Volume, and many more in new Reports(tab). As part of this update you can also view, search and filter pod Live Logs of AKS deployments for quick troubleshooting.
Stop/start functionality for Azure Database for MariaDB is now in public preview
The stop/start feature can enable cost savings on your database servers as you can stop your Database for MariaDB server when not in use and start the server when you resume activity--paying only for what you use.
Private link for Azure SQL Data Sync on Azure SQL Database now in public preview
Private link enables SQL Data Sync users to choose a service managed private endpoint for the sync service to securely connect to member and hub databases during data synchronization.
Enabling IBM WebSphere Liberty and Open Liberty on Azure Red Hat OpenShift
Customers can easily deploy a variety of robust, production-ready WebSphere Liberty or Open Liberty architectures on Azure Red Hat OpenShift.
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