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ExpressRoute Resource GUID name change from "Port" to "Direct"
On 1st May 2019, the resource GUID names of ExpressRoute will change from "Port" to "Direct."
February 2019
ExpressRoute to VNet Gateway resource GUID name changes
Effective 22nd February 2019, the resource GUID names for ExpressRoute Gateway will change.
September 2018
Azure Virtual WAN now generally available
Azure Virtual WAN provides a simple, unified, global connectivity and security platform to allow the deployment large scale branch infrastructure. ExpressRoute provides private connectivity into the Microsoft global network.
Azure ExpressRoute Global Reach
Azure ExpressRoute Global Reach allows you to connect your on-premises networks via the ExpressRoute service through Microsoft's global network.
ExpressRoute Direct in preview
ExpressRoute Direct allows customers to use the functionality of ExpressRoute and connect directly to the global Microsoft backbone at 100 Gbps. This enables customers who have scenarios like massive data ingestion to storage, physical isolation, dedicated capacity and burst capacity to take advantage of Microsoft’s global backbone to access Azure regions at tremendous scale. This is backed with the enterprise-grade 99.95 percent SLA for port pair availability.
Zone-redundant VPN and ExpressRoute virtual network gateways generally available
Zone-redundant VPN and ExpressRoute virtual network gateways are now generally available. This physically and logically separates them across different availability zones, protecting your on-premises network connectivity to Azure from zone-level failures. Additionally, we have made fundamental performance improvements including reducing the deployment time to create a virtual network gateway.
April 2018
Microsoft peering on ExpressRoute Standard SKU now available
Microsoft peering with route filters is now available for Azure ExpressRoute Standard SKU.
March 2018
General availability: Disable BGP route propagation for virtual network routes
If you are connecting your virtual network by using Azure ExpressRoute or VPN gateways, you can disable routing through BGP by simply adding a property in your route tables.
October 2017
Azure networking available only in the Azure portal from October 4
Azure Networking features will be available only in the Azure portal from October 4th, 2017. Networking related feature support from the classic Portal will be deprecated starting October 4th.
October 2016
General availability: UltraPerformance Gateway tier for Azure ExpressRoute
UltraPerformance Gateway connects a virtual network to an Azure ExpressRoute circuit and provides five times the network throughput of HighPerformance Gateway.
July 2016
General availability: Azure ExpressRoute in additional locations
The Azure ExpressRoute footprint is expanding to Paris, Newport/Wales, and Quebec City.
April 2016
New offer for customers who use ExpressRoute for Office 365 traffic
Azure ExpressRoute Premium tier has three distinct advantages over the non-Premium version of the service: global connectivity, a larger number of virtual networks, and a larger number of routes (private and public peering).
March 2016
Azure DevTest Labs: Use your existing virtual network
With Azure DevTest Labs, you can use your existing virtual network in a lab.
October 2015
Support for IaaS under Azure Resource Manager in Australia and Brazil regions
Support is available for Azure Compute, Network, and Storage providers under Azure Resource Manager in Australia East, Australia Southeast, and Brazil South.
Support for IaaS under Azure Resource Manager in Australia and Brazil regions
Announcing support for Azure Compute, Network, and Storage Providers under Azure Resource Manager in Australia East, Australia Southeast, and Brazil South.
ARM support for ExpressRoute available in all regions
Azure Resource Manager support for ExpressRoute is available in all regions.
New data plans for Azure ExpressRoute
Azure ExpressRoute service connections have two new data plans. You can choose between unlimited or metered plans based on your usage.
September 2015
ARM support for ExpressRoute available in Brazil South region
ARM support for ExpressRoute is available in the Brazil South region.
Office 365, Azure Government Cloud, Resource Manager templates, simplified billing
Announcing updates to Office 365, Azure Government Cloud, Resource Manager templates, and simplified billing.
May 2015
General availability: Azure ExpressRoute Premium add-on package
For Azure ExpressRoute customers who require a large number of Border Gateway Protocol routes, global connectivity, or more Azure virtual network links per circuit, we’ve introduced the ExpressRoute Premium add-on package.
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