Skip to main content

Azure updates

Get the latest updates on Azure products and features to meet your cloud investment needs. Subscribe to notifications to stay informed.

RSS feed
Product category
Status:

February 2016

Feb 4

Azure HDInsight leverages new generation of D-Series instances

Azure HDInsight is now available on Dv2-Series instances, which offer CPUs that run up to 35 percent faster than the current D-Series.

  • HDInsight
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings
  • Regions & Datacenters

December 2015

Dec 16

Azure HDInsight supports latest projects from Apache Hadoop

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure HDInsight now supports the latest projects from Apache Hadoop.

  • HDInsight

October 2015

Oct 2

General availability: Apache Hadoop on Linux in HDInsight

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now select Linux clusters when deploying Apache Hadoop workloads in Azure HDInsight and more easily move existing Hadoop workloads into the cloud with an expanded set of open source, big data components running managed Hadoop in Azure.

  • HDInsight

July 2015

Jul 10

Public preview: Apache Spark for Azure HDInsight

IN PREVIEW

Apache Spark for Azure HDInsight provides a fast and easy way to run interactive data analysis on large data sets.

  • HDInsight
  • Services
  • Features

April 2015

Apr 8

HDInsight: HBase cluster type supports cluster scaling

Seamlessly add or remove nodes to your HBase cluster while it is running by using the Cluster Scaling feature.

  • HDInsight
  • Features

February 2015

Feb 18

Preview: HDInsight on Linux

IN PREVIEW

HDInsight supports deploying to Linux clusters.

  • HDInsight
  • Features
Feb 18

General availability: Apache Storm on HDInsight

NOW AVAILABLE

Apache Storm on Azure HDInsight is available, and it makes doing real-time analytics simple.

  • HDInsight
Feb 18

Updated Visual Studio tools for Apache Hive

NOW AVAILABLE

Visual Studio Tools are updated for Apache Hive.

  • HDInsight
  • Features
Feb 18

Generally availability: Cluster scaling for HDInsight

NOW AVAILABLE

HDInsight supports cluster scaling without deleting or re-creating the clusters.

  • HDInsight
  • Features
Feb 18

General availability: HDInsight 3.2 supports Hadoop 2.6 and HDP 2.2

NOW AVAILABLE

Hortonworks Data Platform 2.2 with Hadoop 2.6 is now generally available in Azure HDInsight.

  • HDInsight
  • Features

January 2015

Jan 29

Azure Websites integration with HDInsight for weblog analytics

All customers who deploy their websites and web apps by using Azure Websites can generate weblogs that track all HTTP transactions and errors in detail.

  • App Service
  • HDInsight
  • Services
  • Features
Jan 29

General Availability: Script Action for Azure HDInsight

NOW AVAILABLE

You can now customize your Azure HDInsight clusters with projects that are available from the Apache Hadoop ecosystem.

  • HDInsight
  • Features

December 2014

Dec 9

Microsoft Avro Library updated to include C# code generator

Microsoft Avro Library includes a code generation tool that enables the conversion of JSON schemas into C# types.

  • HDInsight
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features

November 2014

Nov 21

New regions for HDInsight: Japan East, Australia East, and Australia Southeast

HDInsight has expanded its geographical presence to three new regions: Japan East, Australia East, and Australia Southeast.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • HDInsight
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Security
Nov 17

HDInsight Cluster Customization by using Script Action

IN PREVIEW

HDInsight clusters can now be customized to run a variety of Hadoop projects, including Spark and R Modules, by using Script Action.

  • HDInsight
Nov 13

HDInsight Tools for Visual Studio

NOW AVAILABLE

HDInsight Tools for Visual Studio: Write Hive queries and view Hive jobs right from Visual Studio.

  • HDInsight
  • Features
Nov 12

Public Preview: Azure Operational Insights

IN PREVIEW

Operational Insights is an Azure-based service that is tailored for IT operations teams. It leverages the power of Azure HDInsight to glean machine data across environments, and turns the data into real-time operational intelligence to enable better-informed business decisions.

  • HDInsight
  • Services
  • Pricing & Offerings

October 2014

Oct 28

Public Preview: Hortonworks and Cloudera images in the Marketplace

IN PREVIEW

You now have the ability to run your Big Data Hadoop workloads as a preconfigured Azure VM, using your choice of Cloudera Enterprise or Hortonworks HDP operating on Linux.

  • HDInsight
  • Virtual Machines
  • Features
Oct 15

Preview: Azure HDInsight delivering stream and hybrid processing

IN PREVIEW

With the public preview of Apache Storm clusters, HDInsight can now also process real-time events. In addition, we’ve teamed up with Hortonworks to deliver hybrid data connectors between on-premises and cloud deployments.

  • HDInsight
Oct 13

Virtual Network (VNET) support for HDInsight is now generally available

Virtual Network (VNet) support for HDInsight is now generally available. In addition to HBase clusters, now you can provision Hadoop clusters in a VNet. HDInsight supports deploying only into a location-based VNet.

  • HDInsight
  • Features

Azure at Microsoft Build

Resources

Read the Azure blog for latest news and announcements.

Blog

Get answers to your questions from Microsoft and Community experts.

Community support

Read commonly asked questions on Azure updates.

FAQ

Find the latest news, updates, and resources for Azure partners.

Azure Partner Zone

Tell us what you think of Azure and what you want to see in the future.

Provide feedback

Azure is available in more regions than any other cloud provider.

Check product availability in your region