Azure IoT Hub is driving down the cost of IoT
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Announcements
Stay informed with the latest breakthroughs and innovations in cloud technology, directly from the experts at Microsoft Azure. Our announcements section is your go-to source for new features and pathways to empower your digital transformation.
New Microsoft Azure regions available for Australia and New Zealand
Two new Microsoft Azure regions in Australia are available to customers, making Microsoft the only global provider to deliver cloud services specifically designed to address the requirements of the…
Azure Availability Zones now available for the most comprehensive resiliency strategy
We introduced Azure Availability Zones during Microsoft Ignite as part of our continuing expansion of Azure’s support for the most demanding, mission-critical workloads.
The new Azure Load Balancer – 10x scale increase
Azure Load Balancer is a network load balancer offering high scalability, throughput and low latency across TCP and UDP load balancing. Today, we are excited to announce the new Standard SKU of the Azure Load Balancer.
Aerospace and defense leader L3 Technologies selects Azure Government to accelerate innovation
Today we are pleased to announce that L3 Technologies, a leading provider of a broad range of communication, electronic and sensor systems and products used on military, homeland security and commercial platforms, has chosen Microsoft Azure Government as its primary cloud platform for expanding data
Announcing HTTP/2 support in Azure App Service
The Azure App Service team is happy to announce the global deployment of support for the HTTP/2 protocol for all apps hosted on App Service. HTTP/2 has been the top customer request we have received, and we are excited to light up support!
Announcing the general availability of Azure Files share snapshot
It has been an exciting last few months since we announced the public preview of Azure Files share snapshot as we see our customers experiencing out-of-the-box snapshot capabilities for their Azure file shares.
Soft delete for Azure Storage Blobs now in public preview
Today we are excited to announce the public preview of soft delete for Azure Storage Blobs! The feature is available in all regions, both public and private.
Azure Monitor–General availability of multi-dimensional metrics APIs
Today we are pleased to announce the GA of multi-dimensional metrics in Azure Monitor, Microsoft’s built-in platform monitoring service for Azure.
Azure.Source – Volume 24
Keep current on what’s happening in Azure, including what’s now in preview, generally available, news & updates, and more.
Announcing Azure Service Health general availability – configure your alerts today
Today I am excited to announce the general availability (GA) of Azure Service Health, a personalized dashboard that provides guidance and support when issues in Azure services affect you.
Virtual Machine Serial Console access
Ever since I started working on the Virtual Machine (VM) platform in Azure, there has been one feature request that I consistently hear customers asking for us to build.