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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.
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Ecosystem momentum positions Microsoft’s Project Olympus as de facto open compute standard
Last November we introduced Microsoft’s Project Olympus – our next generation cloud hardware design and a new model for open source hardware development. -
Kubernetes now Generally Available on Azure Container Service
There is a common thread in advancements in cloud computing – they enable a focus on applications rather than the machines running them. -
Azure Application Insights JavaScript SDK: reliability and performance improvements
Recently, we have improved the robustness of web page monitoring in Application Insights, and introduced the ability not to use cookies. -
At general availability, SQL Database Threat Detection will cost $15 / server / month
We would like to announce that Azure SQL Database Threat Detection will be generally available in spring 2017 and share few customer experiences that demonstrate how Azure SQL Database Threat Detection provides an important layer of security built into the Azure SQL Database service. -
Preview the new enhancements to Azure Security Center
While the cloud may have initially raised some security concerns among enterprises, Microsoft is changing those dynamics. -
Announcing general availability of Managed Disks and larger Scale Sets
Today, I am excited to announce the general availability of Managed Disks. -
Announcing Custom Speech Service (Preview) from Microsoft Cognitive Services
We are excited to announce the public preview release of the Custom Speech Service from Microsoft Cognitive Services. -
SQL Database Query Editor available in Azure Portal
We are excited to announce the availability of an in-browser query tool that provides you an efficient way to execute queries on your Azure SQL Databases and Azure SQL Data Warehouses without leaving the Azure Portal. -
How To Build Planet Scale Mobile App in Minutes with Xamarin and DocumentDB
Today we are excited to announce Azure DocumentDB SDK for Xamarin mobile platform, enabling mobile apps to interact directly with DocumentDB. -
Announcing the availability of Clear Linux* OS in Azure Marketplace
We’re excited to announce the availability of Clear Linux* OS for Intel® Architecture in Azure Marketplace. -
Collaboration and federation: Azure Service Bus Messaging on-premises futures
We are announcing today that we will not provide an immediate successor for the standalone, on-premises Service Bus for Windows Server 1.
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