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 Monitor for Containers support for Azure Red Hat OpenShift 4.X & OpenShift 4.X in preview
Azure Monitor for Containers is now extending our monitoring support for Kubernetes clusters hosted on Azure Red Hat OpenShift version 4.x & OpenShift version 4.x. This support is currently in preview.
Query Acceleration for Azure Data Lake Storage now in preview
Azure Date Lake Storage (ADLS) now supports Query acceleration, which optimizes cost and performance for your big data applications.
Cross-region restore for Azure Virtual Machines using Azure Backup
With the introduction of cross-region restore, you can now initiate restores in a secondary region at will to mitigate real downtime issues in a primary region for your environment.
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.
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.
Query Acceleration for Azure Data Lake Storage now in preview
Azure Date Lake Storage (ADLS) now supports Query acceleration, which optimizes cost and performance for your big data applications.
Advanced integrations with export of Security Center recommendations and alerts
In order to enable enterprise level scenarios on top of Security Center, we now enable you to consume Security Center alerts and recommendations in additional places except the Azure Portal or API.
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.
Java - Codeless application monitoring with Azure Monitor Application Insights in public preview
Monitor Java applications in any environment without changing the code with Azure Monitor Application Insights. A preview of the new codeless Java agent is now available.
The preview version of Event Hubs on Azure Stack Hub is now available
The preview version of Event Hubs is now available on Azure Stack Hub.
New Azure RTOS Collaborations with Semiconductor Industry Leaders
Embedded developers can now access reliable, real-time performance for resource-constrained devices and seamless integration to Azure IoT. STMicroelectronics, Renesas, Qualcomm, NXP and Microchip will offer development kits featuring Azure RTOS.
Azure Cognitive Services—Neural Text to Speech has new voice styles
Neural Text to Speech now has new voice styles—newscast, customer service, and digital assistant. Tailor the voice of your apps and services to fit your unique scenario using these new styles, and further customize your voice to express different emotions to fit the context, like cheerfulness or empathy.
Azure Ultra Disks—Shared disk capability is now in preview
Shared disks now includes Ultra Disks (in preview).
Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Logical decoding and wal2json for change data capture
The Azure Database for PostgreSQL—single server logical decoding feature is now available in preview. In addition, the preview of wal2json, a popular output plugin for logical decoding, is also now available.
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