Updates Archives
Monthly updates for July 2018
Azure Site Recovery Update Rollup 26: provider and agent updates
Get the latest update rollup for Azure Site Recovery provider and agents.
Azure Container Instances now available in Australia East, East US 2, and Central US
Azure Container Instances is available in three new regions. This change is in addition to new Azure CLI updates and moving to GA pricing.
PHP minor version and Xdebug update for August 2018 in App Service
In August 2018, Azure App Service will update the PHP stacks to the latest available versions.
General availability: vCore-based purchasing model for SQL databases and elastic pools
The vCore-based purchasing model for elastic pools and single databases is generally available.
Workspace selection added to Analytics, in each of your query editor tabs
In Azure Log Analytics, you quickly select a different workspace to query, without losing the context of what you were working on.
General availability: SQL Database auto-failover groups
SQL Database auto-failover groups are now generally available.
General availability: Configurable long-term backup retention for Azure SQL Database
Configurable long-term backup retention for Azure SQL Database is now generally available in all Azure regions and national clouds.
Public preview: Speech SDK 0.5.0 for Cognitive Services
Version 0.5.0 of the Speech SDK for Cognitive Services has been released with support for UWP, .NET Standard, and Java; feature updates; and bug fixes.
Public preview: Business Critical service tier in Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Business Critical service tier, designed for applications with the highest availability and I/O requirements, is now available in Azure SQL Database Managed Instance.
Batch services and advanced routing services for Azure Maps
New features and batch services are available for Azure Maps. They support the needs of large-scale enterprises with high volumes of concurrent users, along with users who need advanced functionality.
New in Azure Maps: API, map control modules, imagery, and styling features
New features are available for Azure Maps customers.
What’s new in Azure Monitor—container health
New feature updates to have been released for Azure Monitor container health for Azure Kubernetes Service since the successful public preview launch at the //build conference.
SQL Data Warehouse now powered by instant data movement
Instant data movement powers two times faster query performance for SQL Data Warehouse customers
Azure Security Center Preview now available in Azure Government
Security is critical to government mission success. The recent Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Infrastructure represents a key example of the growing pressure on government agencies to increase their efforts around protecting highly sensitive data and systems. To address security challenges government customers face, we are announcing the preview of Azure Security Center for Azure Government.
Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN is a networking service providing optimized and automated branch-to-branch connectivity through Azure. Virtual WAN allows customers to connect their branches to each other and Azure.
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall is a managed cloud-based network security service that protects your Azure Virtual Network resources. It is a fully stateful firewall as a service with built-in high availability and unrestricted cloud scalability.
Azure Security Center is now integrated into the subscription experience
Azure Security Center is now available in the subscription experience. It's easy to enable Security Center and quickly assess the security state of your resources, get actionable recommendations, and mitigate risks.
Azure SQL Database managed instance business-critical tier in preview
The business-critical performance tier is now available to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance. Designed for mission-critical business apps with high I/O requirements, business critical supports high availability with the highest level of storage and compute redundancy.
New purchasing model for Azure SQL Database
The vCore-based purchasing model for Azure SQL Database Elastic pools and Single databases is now generally available. The purchasing model is in addition to the existing DTU-based model. Designed to give you flexibility, control, transparency and an easier way to compare to on-premises workloads, it allows you to scale compute, storage and IO independently based upon your workload needs.
Long-term backup retention feature of Azure SQL Database now generally available
The long-term backup retention feature is available in all Azure regions and provides greater flexibility in setting your retention policies and managing individual backups. Backups also now use read-access geo-redundant storage (RA-GRS) storage, which provides an even higher degree of protection for your data.
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