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October 2019
Azure Backup support for large disks up to 32 TB is now generally available
Azure Backup support for larger and more powerful Azure Managed Disks of up to 32 TB is now generally available. No user action is required to get the backups running for the large sized disks, if the virtual machine is already configured with Azure Backup.
Variable retention for Azure Monitor Application Insights is now generally available
Target availability: Q4 2019
Variable data retention for Azure Monitor Application Insights is now generally available.
Azure Monitor log analytics ingestion service undergoing maintenance from October 14 – 25
Target availability: Q4 2019
The ingestion service for the log analytics feature of Azure Monitor is undergoing maintenance from October 14 – 25. This shouldn't have any impact on data ingestion or usage of log analytics.
Performance-optimized storage configuration for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Self-installations of SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines can now benefit from performance-optimized storage configurations when they register with Resource Provider.
Azure Advisor cost recommendation enhancements
Advisor has made enhancements to its popular cost recommendation to resize or shut down under-utilized virtual machines. Although certain scenarios result in low utilization by design, you can often save money by managing the size and number of your virtual machines.
Azure Monitor updates—Containers for China regions, Grafana dashboard template, Agent
Updates on Azure Monitor for containers for China Region, Grafana dashboard template, and Agent.
Azure Monitor for containers is now available in Azure US Government region
Azure Monitor for containers is now generally available in the Azure US Government region.
Azure Site Recovery—Updates for Windows servicing stack and SHA-2
Windows servicing stack and SHA-2 updates for Azure Site Recovery Mobility agent/extension.
Azure Container Registry is now generally available in UAE North region
Azure Container Registry is now generally available in the UAE North region, bringing the total number of Azure regions that it's available in to 33. See the list of all regions where Azure Container Registry is available and where it's coming next.
Updates to Azure Monitor for virtual machines (preview) before general availability release
Updates to Azure Monitor for virtual machines (preview) will be launched in mid-November, 2019, ahead of the general availability (GA) release.
Azure IoT Central is now available in Asia Pacific
Azure IoT Central is now available in Asia Pacific geographies.
OMS Agent for Linux October release is now available
Target availability: Q4 2019
The OMS Agent for Linux October 2019 release is now available. This release contains many stability and reliability improvements.
Azure Stream Analytics is now available in France Central region
Customers can now use Azure Stream Analytics in the France Central region.
Azure Stream Analytics is now available in Korea Central
Azure Stream Analytics is now available in the Korea Central region.
Azure Stream Analytics is now available in US GOV Virgina region
Eligible customers can now use Azure Stream Analytics in the US GOV Virginia region.
Service-aided subnet configuration for managed instance in Azure SQL Database is now in preview
Managed instance, a deployment capability of Azure SQL Database, is transitioning from a manual to service-aided subnet configuration, now in preview.
Key Vault references in App Service and Azure Functions are now available
Introduce secrets management into your apps without code changes using Key Vault references.
Upcoming changes for Service Map data stored in Log Analytics
Updates for Service Map are coming that will change where we store some of our data in Log Analytics. These updates should be completed sometime in November, 2019.
Azure Analysis Services QPU AutoScale is now available
Azure Analysis Services QPU AutoScale enables automatic customizable scaling for AAS instances.
Execute Azure Machine Learning service pipelines in Azure Data Factory pipelines
You now have the ability to run your Azure Machine Learning service pipelines as a step in your Azure Data Factory pipelines. This allows you to run your machine learning models with data from multiple sources (more than 85 data connectors supported in Data Factory).
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