Updates Archives
Monthly updates for May 2019
Azure SQL Database serverless compute tier is now in preview
Azure SQL Database serverless is a new compute tier that optimizes price performance and simplifies performance management for databases with intermittent, unpredictable usage.
Group Targeting for Non-Azure Servers in Azure Update Management
Target availability: Q2 2019
Azure Update Management has released a new feature for public preview. Group targeting for non-Azure servers enables you to create dynamically resolved periodic update deployments for non-Azure servers.
New services and capabilities in Azure Cognitive Services
New services and capabilities are available in preview through Azure Cognitive Services.
Azure Active Directory B2C in China
We’re bringing all the capabilities of global Azure Active Directory B2C service to China, with added benefits.
Azure Blockchain Service is now available in preview
Azure Blockchain Service, a fully managed blockchain service in Azure, is now available in preview. Use Azure Blockchain Service to grow and operate blockchain networks at scale with simplified network formation, management, and governance.
Notebook support for all Azure Cosmos DB APIs is in preview
Azure Cosmos DB is enhancing the developer experience by adding notebook support in preview.
Rules engine for Azure Content Delivery Network is now in preview
Rules engine for Azure Content Delivery Network allows you to customize Content Delivery Network behavior on a per HTTP request basis to optimize delivery of your content to your end users.
User-defined network policy in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now available
A user-defined network policy enables secure network segmentation within Kubernetes, and is now available.
Azure Container Registry virtual network and firewall rules support is now in preview
Virtual network and firewall rules support is now available in Azure Container Registry in preview.
Video Indexer: multiple facial recognition enhancements have been added
Video Indexer has received multiple enhancements for facial recognition scenarios.
Authenticated IP for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now in preview
Your organization can now restrict access to its Kubernetes control plane to specific IP addresses or IP ranges.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) virtual node is now available
AKS virtual node, now available to the public, allows you to elastically provision additional pods inside Container Instances that start in seconds.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) multi node pools is in preview
Use different virtual machine sizes in a node pool to run a variety of workloads in a single AKS cluster.
Azure Stream Analytics support for Visual Studio Code is in preview
Develop, manage, and test Azure Stream Analytics jobs on Mac, Linux, and Windows
Autoscale for Azure HDInsight is now in preview
Autoscale which automatically scales your Spark, Hive, or MapReduce HDInsight clusters up or down based on load or a pre-defined schedule, is now in preview.
Azure SQL Database managed instance SKU recommendation for Data Migration Assistant is now available
Expand the scope of on-premises SQL Server assessments to migrate legacy SQL Server instances to Azure SQL Database managed instances with the new Azure SQL Database SKU recommendation functionality, which is now generally available.
Azure VMware Solutions is now generally available
Run your VMware workloads natively on Azure with Azure VMware Solutions. This new category of Azure services, now available to the public, allows you to deploy your VMware-based applications on a dedicated and bare metal infrastructure in Azure.
Azure App Configuration is now in preview
App Configuration is a new Azure service that enables fast, scalable parameter storage for all your app configurations.
Azure Quickstart Center enables new customers to build cloud projects with confidence
The Azure Quickstart Center within the Azure portal enables new customers to use the self-guided approach to build cloud projects and accelerate deployment with ease.
Premium Live Encoder now supports streaming at 1080p and 30 fps
The Premium Live Encoder for Azure Media Services now allows you to live-encode streaming content at a resolution of 1080p and up to 30 frames per second.
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