Updates Archives
Monthly updates for April 2020
Azure Container Registry—Dedicated data endpoints now in preview
Dedicated data endpoints in Container Registry are now available in preview.
Azure App Service support for GitHub Actions is in preview
The App Service Deployment Center now supports GitHub Actions as a CI/CD provider, so developers can get started with GitHub Actions using the Azure portal.
Maintenance control for platform updates now generally available
The maintenance control feature of Azure Virtual Machines platform updates is now generally available for Azure Dedicated Hosts and isolated VMs. Use this feature to control all host updates, including rebootless updates, within a 35-day window.
Managed identity support in AKS is now available
With managed identities, there’s no need to manage your own service principals or rotate credentials often.
Azure Advisor integration with AKS now generally available
By analyzing your AKS configuration and usage telemetry, Azure Advisor can recommend solutions that help improve the performance, high availability, and security of your AKS cluster.
Azure Private Link for AKS is now generally available
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Private Link is now generally available. Use it to isolate your Kubernetes API server within your Azure virtual network, enabling fully private communication with the managed Kubernetes control plane hosted by AKS.
Windows Server containers in AKS now generally available
Run Linux and Windows workloads side-by-side in a single cluster with AKS support for Windows Server containers.
Azure Functions—Java 8 support on Linux is now in preview
Azure Functions support for Java on Linux is now in preview. This enables deploying Java Function Apps as containers to the Functions dedicated/premium plan and Kubernetes.
Automatic instance repairs for virtual machine scale sets now available
Virtual machine scale sets now provide the capability to automatically repair unhealthy instances based on application health status.
Azure Spot support for Azure Kubernetes Service is in preview
Take advantage of underused capacity as a way to achieve significant cost savings.
Virtual machine scale sets—Automatic image upgrades for custom images
Virtual machine scale sets now provides the ability to automatically deploy new versions of custom images to scale set virtual machines.
Azure Spot Virtual Machines are now generally available
Buy unused compute capacity at deep discounts and run interruptible workloads at scale with Azure Spot Virtual Machines.
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