Management and governance

With our new templates based configuration server deployment, you can start protecting your VMware virtual machines to Azure in under 30 minutes

We are happy to announce that the IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) for Azure is now generally available. ITSMC provides bi-directional integration between Azure monitoring tools and your ITSM tools – ServiceNow, Provance, Cherwell, and System Center Service Manager.

A new, intuitive and simplified monitoring experience for Azure Site Recovery is now available through the Azure portal. This blog post introduces the new monitoring experience and shows you how it can help you understand your current disaster recovery posture.

Update Management allows you to manage updates and patches for your machines. With Update Management, you can quickly assess the status of available updates, schedule installation of required updates, and review deployment results to verify updates apply successfully.

In September we introduced the Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) format Microsoft co-created to increase interoperability and reduce friction for developing and deploying AI.

An industry-wide, hardware-based security vulnerability was disclosed today.

Azure Backup stands firm on the promise of simplicity, security, and reliability by giving customers a smooth and dependable experience across scenarios.

Alerts are an important mechanism for customers to get notified about issues early and to take automated actions to resolve them quickly.

Highlights from last week in Azure for the week of December 11, 2017: Azure France regions available in preview with availability zones, new management & cost savings, and more

The Azure Site Recovery (ASR) Deployment planner is now GA.

Enterprise customers choose Azure because of the unique value it provides as a productive, hybrid, intelligent and trusted cloud.

Highlights from last week in Azure for the week of November 27, 2017: Azure Location-Based Services, Azure Migrate, and more.