Azure updates

Azure Text Analytics v3 is now generally available

Azure Text Analytics v3 with sentiment analysis, key phrase extraction, language detection, and named entity recognition capabilities, as well as model version controls, is now generally available.

• Cognitive Services
• Text Analytics
• Features
• SDK and Tools

Key Vault bring your own key (BYOK) is now generally available

A new bring your own key (BYOK) method to import keys securely from on-premises HSMs into Azure Key Vault is now generally available. This BYOK method can be used to import keys from any supported on-premises HSM.

• Key Vault
• Compliance
• Features
• Security

Azure Site Recovery now supports proximity placement groups

Target availability: Q2 2020

Ensure both lower latency and greater resiliency of your business-critical applications by using proximity placement groups and Azure Site Recovery in tandem.

• Azure Site Recovery
• Features
• Management

Azure Databases extension for Visual Studio Code

Azure Databases extension for Visual Studio Code, with support for Azure Cosmos DB and Azure PostgreSQL, is now available.

• Visual Studio Code
• Open Source
• SDK and Tools

Backup your SAP HANA databases running on RHEL using Azure Backup

Azure Backup support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), one of the widely used Linux operating systems running SAP HANA, is now available in preview. This preview is available across all Azure regions except for Germany Northeast, Germany Central, France South, and US Gov IOWA.

• Azure Backup
• Red Hat Linux
• Features

Azure Content Delivery Network from Verizon Rules Engine is upgrading to V4

Azure Content Delivery Network from Verizon is upgrading from version 3 (V3) to version 4 (v4). No downtime or end user impact is anticipated.

• Content Delivery Network
• Services

Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Single Server now available in the France South region

Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Single Server is now available in the France South region.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Features
• Open Source
• Regions & Datacenters

Rehost or modernize existing applications and support modern cloud apps with Azure SQL

Azure SQL is the family of SQL cloud databases providing flexible deployment options for a wide variety of application patterns and control requirements.

• Azure SQL Database
• Features

Machine Learning on Azure SQL Managed Instance limited preview available

Machine Learning services with support for R and Python languages now include limited preview support on Azure SQL Managed Instance.

• Azure SQL Database
• Features
• Microsoft Ignite

Azure Advisor recommendation digests now availab

Receive a periodic, customizable notification of your available Advisor recommendations to help you stay current on Azure best practices.

• Azure Advisor
• Services

Azure Service Health—Emerging issues now available

Service Health now surfaces new widespread Azure service issues which were previously only available on the Azure Status page.

• Azure Service Health
• Gallery

Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in more regions

Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in Central US, West US, South Central US, US Gov Virginia, France Central, and Japan East.

• Managed Disks
• Services

Azure server-side encryption with customer-managed keys now available for Azure Ultra Disks

Server-side encryption (SSE) with customer-managed keys (CMK) is now available for Azure Ultra Disks in all regions that support Ultra Disks.

• Managed Disks
• Services

Azure Backup now provides protection against accidental deletion of Azure file shares

To provide protection against cyberattacks or accidental deletion, Azure Backup now has protection against the accidental or malicious deletion of backed-up file shares. shares

• Azure Backup
• Features

Azure DevTest Labs environments are now available in Azure Government

Azure DevTest Labs environments are now available in Azure Government.

• Azure DevTest Labs
• Features
• Regions & Datacenters

Azure DevTest Labs is now available in Switzerland regions

Azure DevTest Labs is now available in the Switzerland North and Switzerland West regions.

• Azure DevTest Labs
• Regions & Datacenters

Azure Firewall May 2020 updates

Two new key features are now available in Azure Firewall—forced tunneling and SQL FQDN filtering. Additionally, we’re increasing the limit for multiple public IP addresses from 100 to 250 for both DNAT and SNAT.

• Security

Log Analytics New Query Experience - Example Queries

Introducing the new Example Query experience in Log Analytics. Example queries are now "front and center" complete with a brand new look and over 250 example queries for our top Azure resources

• Log Analytics
• Azure Monitor
• Features

Service Bus Explorer on the Azure portal is now available in preview

Send, receive, and peek from queues, topics, and subscriptions, now from the Azure portal (in preview).

• Service Bus
• Service Bus Messaging
• Features
• Management
• SDK and Tools