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 Logs—Concurrency query throttle is being rolled out
To ensure that Azure Monitor Logs will deliver a consistent experience for all users, a new concurrency limit is gradually being rolled out. This will help to protect against users sending an excessive number of queries at once, which could potentially overload system resources and jeopardize responsiveness.
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.
Hyperscale (Citus) backup now supports availability zones
Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Hyperscale (Citus) now supports Availability Zones for node backup storage and is generally available. Automated backup enabled on each Hyperscale (Citus) node throughout the cluster lifecycle is now replicated to three availability zones in Azure regions that support AZs.
Spatial geometry in Azure Cosmos DB now generally available
Support for spatial geometry in Azure Cosmos DB is now generally available. Store both spatial geometry and geography data in Azure Cosmos DB with this capability.
The self-hosted gateway feature of API Management is now generally available
The self-hosted gateway feature provides new deployment options and expands API Management support for hybrid and multi-cloud environments that are common among enterprise customers.
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 Data Explorer—One-click ingestion support is now available
Azure Data Explorer now has support for one-click ingestion from containers, along with continuous ingestion for new blobs with intuitive schema definition.
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 Red Hat OpenShift on OpenShift 4 now available
Azure Red Hat OpenShift on OpenShift 4 is now generally available.
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.
Azure App Service—.NET Core 3.1 is now generally available
.NET Core 3.1 LTS available on App Service for Linux and Windows applications.
Azure Archive expanded capabilities now generally available
Target availability: Q2 2020
Three new feature enhancements for Azure Block Blob storage and Azure Archive storage are now generally available, making the service faster, simpler, and more capable.
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