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May 2019
Azure Security Center new Azure Linux analytics agent
Azure Security Center is beginning roll out of a new Azure Linux analytics agent to improve the onboarding of Linux VMs and servers to Security Center
Azure Monitor Dynamic Threshold meter name change
Effective July 1, 2019, the meter name for Dynamic Threshold feature in Azure Monitor will change.
Azure Search Document Cracking Image Extraction Resource GUID name change
Effective July 1, 2019, the Azure Search Document Cracking Image Extraction Resource GUID name will change.
Azure Search Basic Unit and Standard Unit Resource GUID change
Effective July 1, 2019, the resource GUIDs for Azure Search Basic Unit and Standard S1, S2 and S3 Unit for the Japan West region will change.
Azure App Service Basic, Standard, Premium v2 Plans Resource GUID change
On July 1, 2019, some resource GUIDs for Azure App Service Basic, Standard, and Premium v2 Plans will change as the global region resource GUIDs will break out into regional resource GUIDs.
Azure Virtual Machines NVv2 meter name change
Effective July 1, 2019, the meter names for Azure Virtual Machines NVv2 will change.
Azure NetApp Files Resource GUID change
Effective July 1, 2019, the resource GUIDs for Azure NetApp Files will change due to a change in the unit of measure.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports Windows Server containers
Use managed Kubernetes for all of your workloads whether they’re in Windows, Linux or both.
Update 19.05 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.05 feature release is available today via the Retail Evaluation feed. The regular Retail OS feed will continue to deliver version 19.04; we plan to upgrade it to 19.05 in two weeks.
Kubernetes integration with Azure Pipelines is now available
You can now use GitHub identity to login into the Azure DevOps portal. In addition, you can take your GitHub repo all the way to Kubernetes using a YAML based multistage pipeline.
Network Security Group service tag for Azure Backup is now available
NSG service tag for Azure Backup aims to ease the process of running backups in an environment locked down using NSGs. With this, you now have the option to simply use the ‘AzureBackup’ tag to allow outbound access to Azure Backup for your workload (SQL server) agent running inside the VM, instead of managing whitelisting of required IPs.
Reserved instance pricing in the Dev/Test Offer
Reserved instances discounts are now available for VMs and Azure SQL Database instances created in your Dev/Test offer subscriptions.
Upgraded Gremlin API functionality for Azure Cosmos DB is now available
Enhanced Gremlin functionality in Cosmos DB Gremlin API is now available.
Enhanced SQL API query functionality in Azure Cosmos DB is now available
Azure Cosmos DB SQL API provides support for Distinct, Skip & Take, Correlated Subquery, and Composite indexes.
Slow query log integration with Azure Monitor for Azure Database for MariaDB is now supported
Azure Database for MariaDB users can now take advantage of generally available support for slow query log integration with Azure Monitor, which allows you to export your logs to Azure Monitor logs (previously named Log Analytics), Event Hubs, and Azure Storage.
The Orafce extension on Azure Database for PostgreSQL is now available
Now generally available, the orafce extension is supported on Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Read replica across regions for Azure database services for MySQL and PostgreSQL
Cross-region asynchronous replication is now in preview for Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Azure Cosmos DB Operator role for role-based access control (RBAC) is now available
Azure Cosmos DB now provides a new RBAC role: Cosmos DB Operator. This new role lets you provision Azure Cosmos accounts, databases, and containers, but can’t access the keys that are required to access the data.
Enhanced Azure Resource Manager support for Azure Cosmos DB is now available
Azure Cosmos DB now provides support for databases, containers, and offers in Azure Resource Manager.
High-Performance Computing Virtual Machines are now available in South Central US, Western Europe
HB-Series VMs are now available in South Central US, Western Europe
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