DocumentDB now supports Time-To-Live (TTL)
Azure DocumentDB is making it easy to prune old data with the support for Time-To-Live (TTL).
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Azure SQL Database now supports powerful geo-replication features for all service tiers
The built-in active geo-replication has been generally available to the Premium databases for over a year.
Azure Stream Analytics and Power BI general availability
Today we are pleased to announce the general availability of the integration between Azure Stream Analytics and Power BI.
JSON functionalities in Azure SQL Database (public preview)
We are happy to announce public preview of new JSON functionalities in Azure SQL Database.
Bot Framework made better with Azure
Last week at //Build, Microsoft announced some exciting new technology called the Bot Framework. It allows developers to create intelligent bots to interact with users in a natural way.
New features for Azure diagnostics and Azure Audit logs
We are excited to announce a set of new features allowing you to gain deeper insights on the operations of your Azure resources as well as manage and consume this data in flexible ways.
DocumentDB goes planet scale with global databases, new pricing and more developer choices
Developing cloud applications presents a unique opportunity for businesses to reach new markets and customers that span the globe.
Azure Blockchain as a Service update #7
New ways to discover Blockchain as a Service, new partners added – Expanse, Influx, Monero, Radium and Tendermint. Manifold’s endpoint also now available.
A sample application for pulling data from SQL into an Azure Event Hub
A recent article and code sample I produced with Dinar Gainitdinov shows how to build a simple application to run some complex joins and queries then push the updated records to an Azure Event Hub.
Persistent Docker volumes with Azure File Storage
Today we announce the Docker Volume Plugin for Azure File Storage open source on GitHub, allowing you to store persistent data in containers and migrate them between hosts easily with the Linux SMB capabilities of Azure File Storage.
Azure Blockchain as a Service Update #6
Yet another busy week in the evolving ecosystem of blockchain technologies. New partners include Augur, Lisk, BitShares, Syscoin and Slock.it.
WCF Monitoring with Application Insights
We released a new Application Insights Labs SDK specifically for monitoring WCF applications. Although Application Insights SDK for .NET Web Applications already supports HTTP-based WCF applications, it has never been optimized for WCF specifics.