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Azure Log Analytics agent for Windows SHA-2 signing date has been extended
Target availability: Q3 2020
The Azure Log Analytics agent for Windows will begin to use SHA-2 signing exclusively on Aug. 17, 2020. This change requires action only if you’re running the agent on a legacy OS version.
March 2020
[Updated] Action Required—Log Analytics agent for Windows will enforce SHA-2 signing on Aug 17, 2020
Target availability: Q3 2020
The Log Analytics agent for Windows, sometimes known as the OMS Windows agent or Microsoft Monitoring agent, will begin to enforce SHA-2 signing on Aug. 17, 2020. This change only requires action if you are running the agent on a legacy OS version (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008).
Azure Automation is now available in the US Gov Arizona region in preview
Target availability: Q2 2020
Azure Automation is now available in the US Gov Arizona region in preview.
October 2019
Process Automation Watcher meter ID changes
Starting December 1, 2019, the meter IDs for Process Automation Watcher will change.
August 2019
Azure Automation Service Management REST APIs are being retired January 30, 2020
Target retirement date: January 30, 2020
Migrate any Azure Automation Service Management REST APIs and PowerShell cmdlets for Azure Automation to Resource Manager REST APIs or the latest PowerShell cmdlets by January 30, 2020.
February 2019
Azure Automation supports the Azure PowerShell Az module
Azure Automation now supports the Azure PowerShell Az module.
October 2018
September 2018
Update Management: Pre/post tasks, dynamic groups, and update inclusion
Update Management now supports dynamic groups, pre/post tasks, and inclusion lists.
General availability: Python 2 runbook support in Azure Automation
Azure Automation now supports Python 2 for general availability. You can import, author, and run Python 2 runbooks in Azure or on a Hybrid Runbook Worker.
August 2018
Updates to file support and Windows services tracking in Change Tracking and Inventory
New support has been added for more powerful tracking of Windows files, file content tracking and differencing, and adjustable Windows Service collection frequency.
General availability: Azure Automation in Korea Central and West US 2 regions
Azure Automation is now available in the Azure Korea Central and West US 2 regions.
July 2018
Run signed runbooks in Azure Automation
In Azure Automation, you can configure Hybrid Runbook Workers to run only signed runbooks. After you configure the worker, all unsigned runbooks will fail to run.
June 2018
Start/Stop VMs during off-hours in Azure Automation has been updated
Start/Stop VMs during off-hours in Azure Automation has been updated in the areas of email functionality, dependent modules, and runbooks.
February 2018
Azure Automation supports .NET Framework 4.6 when running jobs within the service
The Azure Automation service has been upgraded to support PowerShell modules that have a dependency on .NET Framework 4.6 or lower running from the service.
December 2017
Automation runbooks available in action groups to take actions from alerts
You can run an Automation runbook when an alert triggers an action group on an Azure resource. This capability extends the actions you can take in response to the alert.
November 2017
Public preview: Azure Automation watcher tasks
Watcher tasks deliver the ability to author a watcher runbook that polls a system in your environment and then call an action runbook to process any events found.
Name changes: Automation DSC
For Azure Automation DSC, the names of the billing meters have changed.
October 2017
Public preview: Python 2 support and Hybrid Runbook Workers for Linux
Python 2 support and Hybrid Runbook Workers for Linux are both publicly available in preview for Azure Automation.
Preview: Update management, inventory, and change tracking in Azure Automation
Azure Automation now supports update management, inventory, and change tracking. These capabilities are currently in preview.
July 2017
Azure Automation available in Brazil South region
Azure Automation is available in the Brazil South region.
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