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August 2019
Azure Monitor Application Insights variable retention is now available in preview
It’s now possible to configure the data retention on your Azure Monitor Application Insights resources from 30 days up to 730 days.
New PowerShell scripts to streamline Azure Monitor Logs query and data collection
Two new scripts are available now in PowerShell Gallery to streamline the query and collection of logs into Azure Monitor Logs.
Azure Monitor Application Insights Status Monitor v2 is now generally available
Announcing Application Insights Status Monitor v2 is now generally available.
Azure Monitor for Containers with Prometheus support for AKS engines is now in preview
Prometheus integration with Azure Monitor for containers is now in preview and brings together the best of two worlds. Typically, to use Prometheus you need to set up and manage a Prometheus server with a database. With the Azure Monitor integration, no Prometheus server is needed—simply expose the Prometheus endpoint through your exporters or pods (application), and the containerized agent for Azure Monitor for containers can scrape the metrics for you. A seamless onboarding experience to collect Prometheus metrics with Azure Monitor is provided.
July 2019
Azure Monitor for containers—Prometheus integration is now in preview
Prometheus integration with Azure Monitor for containers is now available in preview.
Azure Monitor Log Analytics UI updates – June 2019
We are excited and happy to share with you our latest updates and improvements to the Log Analytics UI!1. Log Analytics dashboard picker Log Analytics dashboards can visualize all of your saved log…
Application Insights is Available in South Africa North
Azure Application Insights is now generally available in South Africa North
General availability: Azure Log Analytics in SOUTH AFRICA NORTH, BRAZIL SOUTH, UK WEST and NORTH CENTRAL US
SOUTH AFRICA NORTH, BRAZIL SOUTH, UK WEST and NORTH CENTRAL US regions are now GA for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyze their services for health and usage by using Azure Log Analytics.
Azure Monitor for VMs is now available in East and South East Australia regions
Azure Monitor for VMs is now available in East Australia and South East Australia. Around the world, it is available in nine public regions.
Application Insights is Generally Available in China East 2
Azure Application Insights is now generally available in China East 2 Region.
Azure Monitor Log now supports log search on multiple Azure resources
Many Azure services added support for new and easier way to search their logs
Azure Monitor for Containers: Enhanced search on live data and other updates available
Feature Updates enhanced search on live data, node storage/network performance on AKS, and data collection filter
June 2019
Application Insights Availability in Central US Region
Application Insights is now available in Central US region.
Public preview: Azure Log Analytics in SOUTH AFRICA NORTH, BRAZIL SOUTH, UK WEST and NORTH CENTRAL US
SOUTH AFRICA NORTH, BRAZIL SOUTH, UK WEST & NORTH CENTRAL US are now Public Preview for customers to start collecting telemetry and analyze their services for health and usage using Azure Log Analytics.
Azure Monitor for virtual machine scale sets are now in preview
Monitor your Windows and Linux virtual machine scale sets with Azure Monitor (in preview).
Log Analytics Agent for Windows 10.20.18001 now available
The Log Analytics Agent for Windows June release is available, and contains stability and reliability improvements.
VM Health feature now supports new OS' and is available in new regions
VM Health feature included in Azure monitor for VMs is now available for VMs that are running on Windows 2012 R2 and 2019. Additionally, VM Health feature is also available in cases where the associated workspace is in SEA (South East Asia), UKS (UK South), and CCAN (Canada Central) regions.
Azure Monitor Log Analytics UI updates
We are happy to share with you the latest updates to Azure Monitor Log Analytics UI
Application Insights connector will retire on June 30,2019
Application Insights Connector which provided a way to export Application Insights data to a Log Analytics workspace will retire on June 30, 2019.
Azure Monitor for containers - updates to live data settings
Azure Monitor for containers - updates to live data settings
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