Updates Archives
Monthly updates for November 2019
Secure your Custom Domains at no cost with App Service Managed Certificates (preview)
Excerpt: One of the most highly requested features for App Service for free Transport Layer Security (TLS) is now in preview! You can secure custom domains for your web apps with App Service Managed Certificates.
New Azure API Management developer portal is now generally available
The new, open-source API Management developer portal is now generally available. It delights the consumers of your APIs with a carefully redesigned modern look and feel and unlocks new scenarios such as automation or custom extension of the functionality. The Azure documentation article contains instructions on how to get started.
Azure Spring Cloud service is now in preview
Simplify Spring Boot-based microservices development and application lifestyle management.
Azure Active Directory support in Azure Database for PostgreSQL - single server
Active Directory integration for Azure Database for PostgreSQL single server.
Power BI now supports direct query for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Power BI now supports direct query for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, both single server and Hyperscale (Citus). With direct query support, data isn’t copied or pulled directly into Power BI, instead queries are pushed down to the database engine and results retrieved.
Azure NetApp Files HANA certification and new region availability
Azure NetApp Files , one of the fastest growing bare-metal Azure services, has achieved SAP HANA certification for both scale-up and scale-out deployments.
Weather Services, Power Bi Integration, Azure Government Cloud are now in preview
Weather Services (in partnership with Accuweather), the integration of Azure Maps into Power BI, and the availability of Azure Maps on Gov Cloud for Government customers are all now in preview.
Microsoft Data Migration Assistant support for SQL Server 2019 is now available
The latest release of Data Migration Assistant provides support for SQL Server 2019.
Azure Database Migration Service hybrid mode is now in preview
Azure Database Migration Service hybrid mode is now in preview. It uses a migration worker hosted on-premises together with an instance of Database Migration Service running in the cloud (the “cloud service”) to manage database migrations.
Introducing Azure Synapse Analytics: A limitless analytics service with unmatched time to insight
Today, we are announcing Azure Synapse Analytics, a limitless analytics service, that brings together enterprise data warehousing and Big Data analytics. It gives you the freedom to query data on your terms, using either serverless on-demand or provisioned resources, at scale.
Leverage Azure premium file shares for high availability of data
We are announcing a new option for SQL Server high availability with SQL Server failover cluster with Azure premium file shares. Premium file shares are solid-state drive backed consistent low latency files shares that are fully supported for use with SQL Server failover cluster instance for SQL Server 2012 and above on Windows Server 2012 and above.
Onboard on-prem servers to Security Center from Windows Admin Center
Windows Admin Center is a management portal for Windows Servers who are not deployed in Azure offering them several Azure management capabilities such as backup and system updates. We have recently added an ability to onboard these non-Azure servers to be protected by ASC directly from the Windows Admin Center experience.
Azure Arc for Servers in Public Preview
Azure Arc is a set of technologies that unlocks new hybrid scenarios for customers by bringing Azure services and management to any infrastructure.
Developer tool enhancements for Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum
Today we are announcing enhancements to the Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum to provide integration with new capabilities for public and private Ethereum developers.
General availability: Azure Container Registry OCI artifact support
Customers can now store content formats such as Helm charts, OCI Artifacts and images built to the Open Container Initiative (OCI) Image Format Specification, in addition to Docker containers. Use a single unified registry for all container related artifacts, whether those are Docker images, Helm charts or OCI Artifacts.
Azure Red Hat OpenShift hourly prices
Announcing the possibility to use hourly pay as you go prices right away for Azure Red Hat OpenShift without the need to pre-purchase reserved instances.
Generally available: Azure Data Share
Azure Data Share is now generally available. Azure Data Share enables organizations to easily and securely share data with other organizations to expand analytics datasets for enhanced insights.
New Azure SDKs for Azure Storage and Key Vault are now available
Today we're please to announce the general availability for our unified Azure libraries for Azure Storage and Key Vault across .NET, Java, JavaScript and Python
Visual Studio Online is now in preview
Create cloud-powered development environments that work with your favorite tools, or a built-in browser-based editor.
Traffic Analytics accelerated processing option
Traffic Analytics, a cloud based network audit and compliance solution, now provides faster insights into user and application activity on cloud networks.
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