Updates Archives

Azure Synapse Analytics features availability now in preview

Try the new Azure Synapse features now available in preview.

• Azure Synapse Analytics
• Features

Azure SQL Edge now in preview

Azure SQL Edge meets the demands of IoT edge data and compute with built-in streaming, storage, and AI—all backed by the industry-leading performance and security of SQL.

• Features

Azure Active Directory support in Azure Database for MySQL now available

The Azure Active Directory integration for Azure Database for MySQL is now generally available.

• Azure Database for MySQL
• Features

Azure Active Directory support in Azure Database for PostgreSQL—single server now available

The Azure Active Directory integration for Azure Database for PostgreSQL–single server is now generally available.

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Features

New Cognitive Services capabilities are now available in preview

New Cognitive Services capabilities are now available in preview.

• Azure AI services
• Services
• Features

New Cognitive Services capabilities are now generally available

New Cognitive Services capabilities are now generally available.

• Azure AI services
• Azure AI Vision
• QnA Maker
• Speaker recognition
• Language service
• Services
• Features

Azure Real-Time Operating System

Azure Real-Time Operating System, which helps make IoT development even easier to help you get to market faster, is now generally available.

• Azure RTOS
• Features

Azure HDInsight enterprise security enhancements

Target availability: Q2 2020

Azure HDInsight enterprise security enhancements include support for customer-managed key encryption with Azure Key Vault and a new feature, ID broker, which simplifies authentication setups.

• HDInsight
• Security
• Features

Azure Security Center—News and updates for May 2020

See the list of enhancements and updates made to Azure Security Center in May 2020.

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Security
• Features

Manufacturing solutions with AI in factories

Manufacturing customers, modernize your factory floors and get started with the intelligent edge by using an artificial intelligence (AI) solution that combines the power of Azure Stack Hub and Azure Stack Edge with computer vision - coming soon.

• Azure Stack Hub
• Features

Learn, connect, and share feedback with Microsoft experts

The new Microsoft Q&A experience is fully integrated with Microsoft Docs and the Microsoft Learn platform to provide a richer online experience for answering your technical questions.

• Features

Firewall support for Azure Relay is now in preview

With new firewall support, now in preview, Azure Relay now offers the ability to restrict connectivity to only well-known IP addresses or IPv4 addresses in Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) ranges for improved security.

• Services
• Security
• Features

Azure Relay—Azure Private Link support for sender clients is now available in preview

With this preview release, traffic between your Relay sender client running inside your virtual network and Azure Relay uses the Microsoft backbone network providing network isolation.

• Azure Private Link
• Services
• Security
• Features

Azure Blob versioning public preview now available

As the next step to enhance data management and protection, we are excited to announce the Blob storage versioning preview.

• Azure Blob Storage
• Features

Azure Pipelines YAML CD features are now available with Azure DevOps update

Azure Pipelines YAML CD features are now available with the latest Azure DevOps update, plus more improvements to the Azure Pipelines user experience.

• Azure DevOps
• Features

Azure IoT Central—April 2020 new features

April 2020 new features in Azure IoT Central are now available.

• Azure IoT Central
• Features

Azure IoT Central—April 2020 updates

April 2020 feature updates in Azure IoT Central are now available.

• Azure IoT Central
• Features

Private endpoints for Azure Storage are now generally available in the Azure Government region

Private endpoints for Azure Storage are now generally available in the Azure Government region. Private endpoints provide secure connectivity to Azure Storage from an Azure virtual network. On-premises networks can also securely connect to a storage account using a private endpoint when that network is connected to a virtual network using Azure Express Route or VPN.

• Storage Accounts
• Regions & Datacenters
• Features

Azure Private Link for Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics is now available in all US government regions

Azure Private Link support for Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics is now generally available in all US government regions.

• Security
• Features