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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.
The next generation of Azure Alerts has arrived
Today, we are announcing the general availability of the next generation of alerts in Azure.
Columnstore support in Standard tier Azure SQL Databases
We are pleased to announce the general availability of columnstore index features for Standard databases in the S3 and above pricing tiers.
Announcing general availability of Azure database services for MySQL and PostgreSQL
Today, I am excited to announce the general availability (GA) of Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Improved multi-member Blockchain networks now available on Azure
We see strong customer interest in the blockchain solutions that are available on the Azure Marketplace. Today, we are excited to announce significant enhancements to our Ethereum on Azure offering.
Introducing SQL Information Protection for Azure SQL Database and on-premises SQL Server!
We are delighted to announce the public preview of SQL Information Protection, introducing advanced capabilities built into Azure SQL Database for discovering, classifying, labeling, and protecting…
Public preview of Java on App Service, built-in support for Tomcat and OpenJDK
A couple of months back, we announced the general availability of App Service on Linux, starting with support for .NET Core, Node.js, Ruby, PHP, and custom Docker containers.
Just-in-Time VM Access is generally available
Azure Security Center provides several threat prevention mechanisms to help you reduce surface areas susceptible to attack. One of those mechanisms is Just-in-Time (JIT) VM Access.
Announcing Storage Service Encryption with customer managed keys general availability
Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of Azure Storage Service Encryption with customer managed keys integrated with Azure Key Vault for Azure Blob Storage.
Azure SQL Database offers zone redundant Premium databases and elastic pools
The Premium service tier includes multiple redundant replicas for each database that are automatically provisioned in the same datacenter.
Migrate your databases to a fully managed service with Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
We’re excited to announce the preview of Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, a new deployment option in SQL Database that streamlines the migration of SQL Server workloads to a fully managed…
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