Updates Archives
Monthly updates for August 2020
Windows Virtual Desktop is now available in the Azure Government cloud (in preview)
Get started today with Windows Virtual Desktop in public preview in US Government regions. Deploy and scale Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes.
Stream Analytics now can be run on Azure Stack Hub
Azure Stream Analytics is now available on Azure Stack Hub via IoT Edge Runtime.
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 access control list recursive update in public preview
Set, update, or remove access control lists (ACLs) recursively for existing Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 directories and files.
Release of new Azure CDN (Microsoft Standard) capability
The Azure CDN service, a distributed network of servers that can efficiently deliver web content to users, now supports multiple origins.
Public Preview: Cognitive Services Form Recognizer v2.1
Form Recognizer v2.1-preview.1 has been released. It includes support for new languages, checkbox/selection marks, and the submit multiple form types to a single model Id.
Azure Machine Learning announces output dataset (Preview)
With the new output datasets capability, write back to cloud storage and configure and register output data.
Simplified Chinese language support now available in Azure Cognitive Services Computer Vision public preview
Computer Vision Read API v3.1, part of Cognitive Services, announces its public preview with support for Simplified Chinese language.
Azure Policy Compliance Scan Action for GitHub Workflows is in public preview
Trigger on-demand Azure policy compliance scan on Azure resources from GitHub workflows and proceed/fail workflow execution depending on compliance state of resources.
PowerShell support in Durable Functions is in public preview
Developers can now orchestrate complex automation workflows in Azure Functions using familiar language constructs in PowerShell 7
Serverless offer for Azure Cosmos DB now in preview
A new consumption-based offer that requires no capacity management is now available
Azure Blob – Soft Delete for Containers public preview
Soft delete for containers expands upon Azure Blob Storage’s existing capabilities such as soft delete for blobs, account delete locking, and immutable blobs, making our data protection and restore capabilities even better.
Public preview: CSI storage driver support in Azure Kubernetes Service
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports Container Storage Interface (CSI), a standard for exposing arbitrary block and file storage systems to containerized workloads on Kubernetes. This offers more flexibility in exposing storage systems in Kubernetes.
Public preview: Azure Resource Health support in AKS
You can now easily see when your AKS resources were unavailable due to any problems encountered as well as under any maintenance operation.
Public preview: Ephemeral OS disk support in AKS
AKS now supports ephemeral OS disk for AKS agent nodes in public preview.
Data Factory managed virtual network support is now in public preview
Run your data integration pipelines in an isolated and highly secure environment.
Azure Blob storage—Network File System 3.0 protocol support public preview region expansion
NFS 3.0 support to block blob storage accounts with premium performance public preview regions now include: Australia Southeast, North Europe, UK West, Korea Central, Korea South, West Central US.
Encryption of backup data using customer managed keys is in public preview
Use self-managed RSA keys stored in the Azure Key Vault to encrypt your backups and maintain full control of your data.
Azure Cloud Shell can now run in an isolated virtual network (public preview)
Cloud Shell now supports virtual networks.
Infrastructure double encryption for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-single server is in preview
Infrastructure double encryption adds a second layer of encryption using a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module and a different encryption algorithm which gives an additional layer of protection for your data at rest.
Infrastructure double encryption for Azure Database for MySQL is in public preview
Infrastructure double encryption adds a second layer of encryption and a different encryption algorithm which gives an additional layer of protection for your data at rest.
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