Updates Archives
Monthly updates for September 2020
Migrate to Azure Availability Zones
Azure Migrate Server Migration now offers additional options to help you meet the resiliency requirements for business critical workloads that you are migrating to Azure by taking advantage of platform native capabilities like Availability Zones.
Azure API Management will retire 5 legacy metrics in Azure Monitor on 31 August 2023
Target retirement date: August 31, 2023
Start using the new Requests metric in Azure Monitor.
Azure S8 and S9 Analysis Services SKUs retiring on 31 August 2023
Target retirement date: August 31, 2023
Migrate to S8V2 or S9V2 SKUs
Azure Storage classic metrics will be retired on 31 August 2023
Target retirement date: August 31, 2023
Transition to using metrics in Azure Monitor
Migrate your Azure Data Factory version 1 to 2 service (updated migration link)
Target retirement date: August 31, 2023
We’re retiring Azure Data Factory version 1 service on 31 August 2023
Azure Security Center—News and updates for August 2020
New enhancements and updates that were made to Azure Security Center in August 2020.
Improvements to Azure Monitor Metric Alerts
Several new features and improvements in Azure metric alerts are now available.
Public preview: Automated deployment of Always On availability groups through the Azure portal
Simplify configuring Always On availability groups and improve availability for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
User-initiated failover for application fault resiliency in Azure SQL Managed Instance is now generally available
Test the impact of automatic failover operations during planned or unplanned events before deployment to production by manually initiating automatic failover
New regions in Brazil Southeast for Azure Database for MySQL
Receive the best in class experience for managed open source database offerings in the Brazil Southeast region.
Durable Functions v2.3 is now available
A new release of Durable Functions is out now. This release includes new functionality including long running timers, logging, and state management improvements.
Azure Cache for Redis Visual Studio Code extension now in preview
You will be able to use Visual Studio Code to view, test, and debug your caches in one streamlined experience. This extension enhances ease of development by eliminating the need to manually track connection and access keys to connect to your caches.
Log Analytics Agent for Windows August 2020 release is now available
The August 2020 release contains bug fixes and improvements to stability and reliability.
Azure Monitor Agent and Data Collection Rules Public Preview
Azure Monitor is introducing a new concept for data collection configuration and a new, unified agent for Azure Monitor in Public Preview.
Azure Cache for Redis Visual Studio Code extension now in preview
You’ll be able to use Visual Studio Code to view, test, and debug your caches in one streamlined experience. This extension enhances ease of development by eliminating the need to manually track connection and access keys to connect to your caches.
Azure Spring Cloud is now generally available
Azure Spring Cloud is a fully managed service for Spring Boot apps that lets you focus on building the apps that run your business without the hassle of managing infrastructure
Manage your Azure & Amazon Web Services (AWS) spending in a single location with Azure Cost Management +Billing
An Azure Cost Management + Billing connector for AWS is now generally available.
Azure Kubernetes Service: Node disk DOS by writing to container /etc/hosts (CVE-2020-8557)
If a pod writes a large amount of data to the etc/hosts file within Azure Kubernetes Service, it can potentially cause the node to fail.
Azure Kubernetes Service: Privilege escalation from compromised node to cluster (CVE-2020-8559)
There is a potential risk to nodes if an attacker is able to intercept certain requests to the Kubelet. See if you're vulnerable and how to mitigate.
Azure DNS: Introducing automatic child zone delegation
A new Azure DNS update released to general availability in all clouds makes it easier for our customers to create child zones which are easily attached to parent zones.
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