Updates Archives
Monthly updates for April 2019
Rewrite HTTP headers with Azure Application Gateway
Azure Application Gateway now supports rewriting HTTP Request and Response Headers.
Self-hosted API Management gateway is in development
Target availability: Q3 2019
We are currently working on an option for customers to self-host a containerized version of the API Management gateway component (fully equivalent to the gateway in the cloud, not a micro-gateway). This containerized version will be available on-premises or in other environments.
Service Fabric version 6.5 runtime and SDK are in development
Service Fabric version 6.5 runtime and SDK are in development with new features and improvements.
Service Fabric Version 6.4 CU5 Refresh Release
General availability of Azure Service Fabric version 6.4 CU5 with the corresponding SDK and tooling.
General availability: Gateway Transit support for Global VNet Peering
Global VNet Peering now supports Gateway Transit to simplify customer network's by allowing the use of a remote gateway in another region.
Manage organization billing in Azure DevOps: Sprint 150 Update
In the Sprint 150 Update of Azure DevOps, we added the ability to manage billing for your organization within our portal.
Multi Geo is now Generally Available for Power BI Embedded
Power BI Embedded customers can now deploy data in multiple geographic regions.
Refresh Now API provides unlimited data refresh for Power BI Embedded
Using the ‘Refresh now’ API, the limitation on the number of refreshes you can schedule per day is removed and instead an unlimited number of refreshes can be triggered for each dataset.
Take action from ‘Button clicked’ in Power BI Embedded
Add custom buttons to Power BI Embedded reports so users can take immediate actions.
Preview of Azure virtual network service endpoint policies expanded to four new regions
The public preview of Azure virtual network policies for Azure Storage was expanded to four new US regions on March 25.
App Service Migration Assistant for ASP.NET applications is now available
Easily migrate existing .NET applications to Azure App Service with the new Migration Assistant
Home realm discovery during sign-in for Microsoft 365 services
We are changing our Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) sign-in behavior to make room for new authentication methods and improve usability. During sign-in, Azure AD determines where a user needs to authenticate. Azure AD makes intelligent decisions by reading organization and user settings for the username entered on the sign-in page. This is a step towards a password-free future that enables additional credentials like FIDO 2.0.
More sign-in options for Microsoft accounts in Microsoft 365
Target availability: Q2 2019
We're updating the Microsoft 365 sign-in page for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to add a new sign-in options link. This link will be added only to sign-in pages that accept personal Microsoft accounts.
Public Preview: Time zone choice for Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance now brings even more compatibility by offering a choice of time zone to eliminate need for any changes in the existing applications when migrating to cloud.
AzCopy Preview now supports Amazon Web Services S3 as a data source
Target availability: Q2 2019
AzCopy Preview (v10) now supports Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 as a data source and can copy an entire AWS S3 bucket (or even multiple buckets) to Azure Blob storage.
Azure Stream Analytics tools for Visual Studio April 2019 Update
April updates for Stream Analytics tools for Visual Studio is now available. The update includes enhancement for local testing and enables several new features:
General Availability: Azure Group Targeting for Azure Update Management
Azure group targeting for Azure update management is now generally available. This feature enables targeting of patch deployments to machines based on Azure-based queries.
Azure Policy for AKS is now in private preview
Apply at-scale enforcements and safeguards for AKS clusters in a centralized, consistent manner through Azure Policy.
Set custom metadata properties for Stream Analytics output
Stream Analytics now allows users to attach query columns as user properties to outgoing messages to helps better facilitate downstream processing and reporting etc.
Azure API Management update April 4
This month's API Management service update includes improvements to the REST API, policies, revisions, OpenAPI specification file, and user registration.
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