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Select multiple resources in Azure Monitor Logs
Azure Monitor Logs now supports the selection of multiple resources of the same type across scopes.
Azure Monitor Logs—–Additional improvements made to tables side pane
The Azure Monitor Logs tables sidepane was improved with additional features and capabilities. including column descriptions and direct links to documentation.
April 2020
Azure Monitor Logs new create workspace experience
Collect and analyse logs from your Azure estate using the power and flexibility of Azure Monitor Logs.
March 2020
Action Required—Log Analytics agent for Windows will enforce SHA-2 signing on 18th May 2020
Target availability: Q3 2020
The Log Analytics agent for Windows, sometimes known as the OMS Windows agent or Microsoft Monitoring agent, will begin to enforce SHA-2 signing on 18th May 2020. This change only requires action if you are running the agent on a legacy OS version (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008).
Log Analytics Agent for Windows March 2020 release is now available
The Log Analytics Agent for Windows March 2020 release is now available.
February 2020
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.
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…
January 2020
Log Analytics gateway in Azure Monitor update—December 2019
An updated version of the Log Analytics (OMS) gateway in Azure Monitor is now available.
July 2019
Azure Monitor Log Analytics UI updates – June 2019
We are excited and happy to share with you our latest updates and improvements to the Log Analytics UI!1. Log Analytics dashboard picker Log Analytics dashboards can visualise all of your saved log…
Azure Data Factory logs now available as dedicated tables in Azure Monitor Logs
A new logging mode in Diagnostic Settings for an Azure Logs target, starting with Azure Data Factory, will allow you to take advantage of improved ingestion latency, query performance, data discoverability, and more!
June 2019
Log Analytics Agent for Linux 1.11 now available
The Log Analytics Agent for Linux v1.11 release is available and contains important stability and reliability improvements.
Azure Monitor Log Analytics UI updates
We are happy to share with you the latest updates to Azure Monitor Log Analytics UI
Application Insights connector will retire on 30th June 2019
Target availability: Q2 2019
Application Insights Connector which provided a way to export Application Insights data to a Log Analytics workspace will retire on 30th June 2019.
February 2019
Public preview: Azure Log Analytics is available in new regions in Australia
Azure Log Analytics is available for preview in Australia East and in Australia Central.
Remove Application Insights connections via PowerShell
To stop application data from reaching your workspace after OMS portal deprecation, remove existing connections by using a PowerShell script.
Azure Monitor status blog is now available
Azure Monitor Status blog provides timely updates on the health of Azure Monitor products (Application Insights, Log Analytics, Service Map, Azure Alerts).
OMS Agent for Linux February release now available
The OMS Agent for Linux February 2019 release is now available. This release contains many stability and reliability improvements.
Azure Log Analytics is available in West US 2
Azure Log Analytics is available in the West US 2 region.
Extend alerts created in the Azure Government cloud's OMS portal to Azure
Azure Government customers who use the OMS portal can now extend their log query–based alerts to the Azure portal.
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