Updates Archives
Monthly updates for September 2019
Azure Cosmos DB recommendations keep you on the right track
Azure Cosmos DB gets updated frequently, so to make it easier to stay up-to-date, we’ve introduced automatic and tailored recommendations for all Azure Cosmos DB users.
Data Factory supports copying data into Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Azure Data Factory now supports Azure Database for PostgreSQL as a sink. Use the copy activity feature to load data into Azure Database for PostgreSQL from any supported data source.
Copy Activity in Azure Data Factory supports creating a destination table automatically
Load data faster with new support from the Copy Activity feature in Azure Data Factory. Now, if you’re trying to copy data from any supported source into SQL database/data warehouse and find that the destination table doesn’t exist, Copy Activity will create it automatically.
Azure Data Factory now supports copying data into Azure Database for MySQL
Azure Data Factory now supports copying data into Azure Database for MySQL. Use the Copy Activity feature to load data into Azure Database for MySQL from any supported data sources.
Audit logging on Azure Database for PostgreSQL is now in preview
Audit logging on Azure SQL Database for PostgreSQL via PGAudit is now available in preview. Produce audit logs of events including writes, reads, role changes, and DDL with the audit extension.
Auto-failover for managed instances in Azure SQL Database is now available
Now generally available, auto-failover groups enable business continuity after a catastrophic failure or other unplanned event by creating and managing a geographically redundant copy of a managed instance.
Azure Private Link is now available in preview
Target availability: Q3 2019
Connect to services in your Azure virtual networks more securely and privately with Azure Private Link, now available in preview.
Copy data from Netezza to Azure with Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory now provides built-in data partitioning to copy data from Netezza.
Monthly payment options are now available for Azure reservations
Lower your upfront payment by selecting monthly payment options—at no additional cost—when purchasing Azure reservations.
Azure SQL Database—Instance pools are now in preview
Instance pools is a new managed instance option that provides a convenient and cost-effective way to migrate smaller instances to the cloud at scale, reducing or eliminating the extra work of consolidating less compute-intensive workloads.
We’re retiring v1.x of the JavaScript SDK for Azure Cosmos DB, on August 30, 2020
Target retirement date: August 31, 2020
We've recently released updates to the JavaScript SDK for Azure Cosmos DB to provide performance, stability, and feature improvements.
Cross-region read replicas in Azure Database for PostgreSQL are now available
Cross-region read replicas are now generally available in Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Cross-region read replicas in Azure Database for MySQL are now available
Cross-region read replicas are now generally available in Azure Database for MySQL.
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