Databases

Azure Database services for MySQL and PostgreSQL are fully managed, enterprise-ready services built using community version of MySQL and PostgreSQL database engines respectively.

Last week in Azure, we introduced Service Endpoint Monitor in preview for Network Performance Monitor, continued the Azure Cosmos DB training series with Part 2 on how to create a more intelligent and responsive globally distributed serverless application, and Azure Files introduced a native backup

We are excited to announce the general availability of Virtual Network (VNet) Service Endpoints for Azure SQL Database in all Azure regions.

Azure SQL Data Sync allows users to synchronize data between Azure SQL Databases and SQL Server databases in one-direction or bi-direction.

The Graphical Execution Plan feature within SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is now supported for SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW)! With a click of a button, you can create a graphical representation of a distributed query plan for SQL DW.

Last week in Azure included several serverless topics that included Azure Functions and IoT, while some of the key Azure shows served up container-based content for your consideration.

We are very happy to announce the general availability of geo-replication support for Azure Redis Cache. Redis Cache is Microsoft Azure’s Cache-as-a-Service offering, based on the popular open source Redis in-memory key-value store.

Azure Cosmos DB Graph API is the first cloud database to provide graph functionality over a globally distributed managed service.

Announcing a new self-paced hands-on Lab for the Azure Data Factory UI to visually build scale-out data pipelines in the cloud using ADF V2.

Azure Cosmos DB provides a scalable database solution that can handle both ingestion and query, and enables developers to implement lambda architectures with low TCO. Lambda architectures enable efficient data processing of massive data sets.

If you were too busy writing code, attending meetings, or enjoying some time away from work, here’s an overview of what you may have missed in Azure last week: new visual tools for Azure Data Factory v2, IoT extension for Azure CLI 2.

ADF v2 public preview was announced at Microsoft Ignite on Sep 25, 2017.