Updates Archives
Monthly updates for February 2020
Native Azure Active Directory authentication support and Azure VPN Client now available
Native Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication support for OpenVPN protocol, and Azure VPN Client for Windows are now generally available for Azure point-to-site (P2S) VPN.
New Azure SQL Database automatic tuning default settings—March 2020
Target availability: Q1 2020
In March 2020, Azure SQL Database will introduce new automatic tuning default settings designed to provide optimal database performance.
Azure Key Vault—Private endpoints now available in preview
Target availability: Q1 2020
Establish a private connection between Azure Key Vault and other Azure services by using Azure Private Link, now available in preview for all public regions.
Compatibility level 1.2 for Azure Stream Analytics jobs is now available
Compatibility level 1.2 for Azure Stream Analytics jobs is now available.
Azure Stream Analytics—MATCH_RECOGNIZE function is now available
The MATCH_RECOGNIZE function is now available in Stream Analytics.
Azure Cognitive Services Text Analytics sentiment analysis v3 now supports Korean
The sentiment analysis v3 feature of Cognitive Services Text Analytics now supports Korean in addition to English, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, German, and Dutch.
Backup Explorer is now in preview
Target availability: Q1 2020
Azure Backup now offers a new solution called Backup Explorer (in preview). Backup Explorer is a built-in Azure Monitor Workbook enabling you to have a single pane of glass to perform real-time monitoring across your entire backup estate on Azure.
Azure Service Fabric 7.0 third refresh release
The Azure Service Fabric 7.0 third refresh release, which includes bug fixes, preview features, and performance enhancements, has started rolling out to various Azure regions.
Data Factory adds schema import, connection tests, and custom sink ordering to data flows
Azure Data Factory added several new features to mapping data flows this week: Import schema and test connection from debug cluster, custom sink ordering.
New Azure DevOps features include improved Azure Pipelines security with read-only variables
An update to Azure DevOps includes improved Azure Pipelines security with read-only variables and support for output variables in deployment jobs.
Azure Stream Analytics—Machine learning–based anomaly detection functions
Easily add anomaly detection capabilities to your Stream Analytics jobs without the requirement to develop and train your own machine learning models. Ready-to-use unsupervised learning ML models are provided within the SQL language.
Azure DNS private zones is now available in Azure Government and Azure China
Azure DNS private zones is now generally available in Azure Government and Azure China regions. With the general availability, you can now use private DNS zones for DNS resolution across one or more…
Hyperledger Fabric on Azure Kubernetes Service is now in preview
Deploy and configure a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain network on Azure Kubernetes Service quickly with a new template (now in preview) that allows you to customize scenarios and applications.
Azure Blockchain development kit for Ethereum is now generally available
The Azure Blockchain development kit, an extension for Visual Studio Code, is now generally available for download.
Spring Data Azure Cosmos DB SDK 2.2.2 release is now generally available
The latest Spring Data Azure Cosmos DB SDK 2.2.2 release, now generally available, incorporates updated diagnostics information.
FastTrack for Azure is now generally available in Japan
FastTrack for Azure, a customer success program that helps with rapid and effective design and deployment of cloud solutions, is now generally available in Japan.
FastTrack for Azure is now generally available in Asia Pacific regions
FastTrack for Azure, a customer success program that helps with rapid and effective design and deployment of cloud solutions, is now generally available in Asia Pacific regions.
Azure Event Grid on Azure IoT Edge preview 2 is now available
Azure Event Grid on Azure IoT Edge preview 2 is now available, with updates including data plane persistence to disk, monitoring capabilities, and additional destination types.
Azure API Management now supports integration with Azure App Service
A new Azure API Management feature allows you to expose apps deployed in Azure App Service to manage, protect, and secure APIs.
OpenAPI v3 support in Azure API Management is now generally available
OpenAPI v3 support in Azure API Management, now generally available, includes fixes and improvements such as support for multipart/form-data and interoperability between OpenAPI versions.
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