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Monthly updates for Virtual Machines: March 2019

Mar 18

Azure Backup SQL Servers running in Azure Virtual Machines is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q1 2019

Learn about this pay-as-you-go service that uses native SQL backup and restore APIs to provide a comprehensive solution to backup SQL servers running in Azure IaaS VMs.

  • Azure Backup
  • Virtual Machines
  • SQL Reporting
  • Compliance
  • Management
  • Features
Mar 6

M-series virtual machines (VMs) are now available in the China North 2 region

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure M-series VMs are now available in the China North 2 region. M-series VMs offer configurations with memory from 192 GB to 3.8 TiB (4 TB) RAM and are certified for SAP HANA.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Regions & Datacenters
Mar 6

Threat intelligence-based filtering for Azure Firewall is now available in preview

IN PREVIEW

Threat intelligence-based filtering for Azure Firewall is now available in preview. The addition of the Threat Intelligence feed to the filtering capabilities expands both the options to alert and deny traffic from or to known malicious IP addresses and domains.

  • Virtual Network
  • Azure Firewall
  • Virtual Machines
  • Services
  • Features
  • Security

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