Updates Archives
Monthly updates for June 2014
Web Deploy as site extension for Azure Web Sites
We've created a new Web Deploy endpoint that lives as a site extension on each customer's site.
New enhancements to HDInsight
HDInsight 3.1 (HDP 2.1) is now generally available and includes enhancements to HBase, Mahout and Tez.
Traffic Manager support for weighted traffic distribution
Azure Traffic Manager’s round robin load-balancing method now supports weights.
Scheduler Premium tier and updates to Standard tier
The new Scheduler Premium tier and updates to the Standard tier give you access to more units and job collections.
Microsoft Azure Site Recovery: Virtual Machines replication directly to Azure
Now you can replicate virtual machines from your primary site directly to Azure, instead of to your own secondary site.
New and improved Azure Service Health dashboard
The new Azure Status page is available on status.azure.com.
Azure Web Sites supports Python 3.4
Azure Websites supports Python 3.4, along with automatic configuration in the Azure Portal.
Azure Websites Extensions
There's a new gallery of website extensions for Azure - use them to leverage a powerful set of tools deployed as site extensions.
Azure PowerShell 0.8.3
This PowerShell release includes updates for Web Sites, Traffic Manager, and individual cmdlets.
Preview: HBase clusters in the HDInsight Service
The preview of Apache HBase clusters is available in the HDInsight Service. HBase is a low-latency NoSQL database that allows online transactional processing of big data.
General Availability: Brazil South region
Host services in Brazil South with the same service-level agreement coverage offered in Azure regions worldwide.
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