Updates Archives
Monthly updates for June 2019
General availability: Azure Kubernetes Service in Brazil South
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now generally available in Brazil South
Security Advisory: Patching Azure HDInsight clusters to address Linux Kernel TCP vulnerabilities
Azure HDInsight has updated against the vulnerabilities that affect the Linux kernel.
Application Insights Availability in Central US Region
Application Insights is now available in Central US region.
Azure Data Box Disk now available in Southeast Asia and Azure Government
Announcing Data Box Disk GA in SE Asia (Singapore) and Azure Government (US Gov Virginia)
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for MySQL now generally available
We’re excited to announce that Azure Database for MySQL users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for MariaDB now generally available
Target availability: Q2 2019
We’re excited to announce that Azure Database for MariaDB users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
Storage auto-grow for Azure Database for PostgreSQL now generally available
We’re excited to announce that Azure Database for PostgreSQL users can opt-in to storage auto-grow, which is now generally available.
New connectors available in Azure Data Factory: SAP Table and SAP BW via Open Hub
Azure Data Factory now enables you to copy data from SAP Table and SAP Business Warehouse (BW) via Open Hub by using Copy Activity.
Azure Data Factory enriches PolyBase support for loading data into SQL DW
Azure Data Factory seamlessly integrates with Polybase to empower you to ingest data into SQL DW performantly. ADF now adds support for loading data from ADLS Gen2 and from Blob with VNet service endpoint using PolyBase.
General availability: Azure Data Factory in China East 2
Azure Data Factory is now generally available in Azure China (China East 2).
Now available: Ingest data from Oracle database performantly using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory copy activity now supports built-in data partitioning to performantly ingest data from Oracle database in parallel.
Azure Premium Files is now generally available
Azure Premium Files provides fully managed file services optimized to deliver consistent performance. It’s designed for IO intensive enterprise workloads that require high throughput and a single digit millisecond latency.
M-series VMs are now available in the South Africa North region
Azure M-series VMs are now available in the South Africa North region. M-series VMs offer configurations with memory from 192 GB to 3.8 TiB (4TB) RAM and are certified for SAP HANA.
Azure Container Registry is now generally available in South Africa North
Azure Container Registry is now generally available in South Africa North. See where Azure Container Registry is available and where it's coming next in the list of Azure products available by region.
New Managed Instance Contributor role enhances security of Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance now introduces new Azure RBAC role Managed Instance Contributor designed with a minimum set of permissions required to provision and operate managed instance.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now available in South Africa regions
We are pleased to announce that Azure Database for PostgreSQL is now generally available in the recently announced regions of South Africa North and South Africa West.
Azure Database for MariaDB now available in South Africa regions
We are pleased to announce that Azure Database for MariaDB is now generally available in the recently announced regions of South Africa North and South Africa West.
Azure Database for MySQL now available in South Africa regions
We are pleased to announce that Azure Database for MySQL is now generally available in the recently announced regions of South Africa North and South Africa West.
Preserve ACLs when upgrading from ADLS Gen1 to Gen2 using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory empowers you to copy data from Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen1 to Gen2 easily and performantly. Furthermore, now you can choose to preserve the access control lists (ACLs) set on the files/directories along with data.
Public endpoint for data traffic is globally available for Azure SQL Database managed instance
Public endpoint enabling data traffic from the Internet and outside the virtual network is now globally available for Azure SQL Database managed instance. This capability unlocks new enterprise integration scenarios between managed instance and other information systems such are multi-tenant Azure services Power BI, Azure App service, CRM, DWH and numerous other services on the Internet.
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