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Azure Virtual Machines DCsv2-series is now available in West US 2
Confidential computing DCsv2-series virtual machines (VMs) are now available in East US, Canada Central, UK South, West Europe, and West US 2.
Azure Sphere OS update 20.08 is now available for compatibility testing
The Azure Sphere 20.08 OS quality update is now available for evaluation via the Retail Eval feed.
Data Factory managed virtual network support is now in public preview
Run your data integration pipelines in an isolated and highly secure environment.
Log Analytics new System Center configuration blade
System center configuration now has it’s own dedicated blade in Log Analytics.
Line numbers in Log Analytics query editor
Log Analytics query editor now show line numbers when composing a query
Azure Blob storage—Network File System 3.0 protocol support public preview region expansion
NFS 3.0 support to block blob storage accounts with premium performance public preview regions now include: Australia Southeast, North Europe, UK West, Korea Central, Korea South, West Central US.
Azure Data Box Disk is now generally available in South Africa and China
Target availability: Q3 2020
The Microsoft Azure Data Box Disk solution lets you send terabytes of on-premises data to Azure in a quick, inexpensive, and reliable way.
Improvements to Azure VM backups are now available
Azure Backup now supports restoring unmanaged VMs/Disks as Managed Disks, backup for Virtual Machine Scale Sets, and allows replacing existing disks for VMs with Managed Service Identity
Encryption of backup data using customer managed keys is in public preview
Use self-managed RSA keys stored in the Azure Key Vault to encrypt your backups and maintain full control of your data.
Windows 10 IoT Core Services are generally available
Moving forward with Windows CE using the Windows CE App Container on Windows 10 IoT Core
Azure Functions: PowerShell 7 support is now generally available
Develop and deploy Azure Functions Apps for production scenarios using the latest version of PowerShell.
Azure Cloud Shell can now run in an isolated virtual network (public preview)
Cloud Shell now supports virtual networks.
The Azure Cloud Shell tools image is now open sourced
The Azure Cloud Shell tools image is now generally available on GitHub.
Data encryption with customer managed keys for Azure DB for PostgreSQL-single server
Data encryption with customer-managed keys for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-single server (generally available) enables you to bring your own key (BYOK) for data protection at rest.
Infrastructure double encryption for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-single server is in preview
Infrastructure double encryption adds a second layer of encryption using a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module and a different encryption algorithm which gives an additional layer of protection for your data at rest.
Data encryption with customer managed keys for Azure Database for MySQL is now generally
Data encryption with customer-managed keys for Azure Database for MySQL enables you to bring your own key (BYOK) for data protection at rest.
Infrastructure double encryption for Azure Database for MySQL is in public preview
Infrastructure double encryption adds a second layer of encryption and a different encryption algorithm which gives an additional layer of protection for your data at rest.
New GPU NCas T4 v3 VMs are in public preview
NCas T4 v3 Series VMs are now available for preview in US West 2.
Additional Azure SQL Database gateways changes effective September 10, 2020
Additional SQL Gateways are being added for Azure SQL Database in West Central US and South Africa North effective 10 September 2020.
Selective disks backup for Azure Virtual Machine is in public preview
Optimize your costs and enjoy faster backup and restore operations by selectively backing up a subset of the data disks in a VM.
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