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RSS feedSeptember 2020
COPY command now generally available in Azure Synapse Analytics
The COPY command can now automatically parse your files to calculate file splits and can evenly distribute data chunks across the Synapse SQL compute nodes for parallel ingestion.
New MERGE command for Azure Synapse Analytics
Users can now synchronize two tables in a single step, streamlining the data processing using a single step statement while improving code readability and debugging.
High throughput output from Stream Analytics to Azure Synapse Analytics (General Availability)
With a brand new output connector to Synapse SQL Pools, Stream Analytics can now support throughput rates even higher than 200MB/sec while ensuring ultra-low latencies.
Apache Spark for Azure Synapse In-cluster Caching and Shuffle Service (Preview)
Optimize performance on caching and shuffle with new services from Apache Spark for Azure Synapse
Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB: SQL serverless runtime support coming soon
Run analytical T-SQL queries and build near-real time Power BI dashboards over Azure Cosmos DB data.
Azure Synapse SQL on-demand now enforces TLS 1.2 on outbound connections
Azure Synapse SQL on-demand is now enforcing TLS 1.2 for outbound connections used by all SQL client applications.
May 2020
High throughput output from Stream Analytics to Azure Synapse Analytics (preview)
Azure Stream Analytics jobs now have the ability to output to an existing SQL pool table in Azure Synapse Analytics, and to process throughput rates up to 200 MB/s.
High throughput output from Azure Stream Analytics to Azure Synapse Analytics in preview
Azure Stream Analytics jobs now have the ability to output to an existing SQL pool table in Azure Synapse Analytics, and to process throughput rates up to 200 Mbps.
Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB is now in preview
Get near real-time insights on operational data in Azure Cosmos DB with Azure Synapse Link, a cloud-native hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) capability. Azure Synapse Link creates a tight integration between Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Synapse Analytics.
Azure Synapse Analytics features availability now in preview
Try the new Azure Synapse features now available in preview.
Azure Private Link is now generally available in US Government regions
Azure Private Link now includes multiple new services available in GA.
Azure SQL Auditing to storage account behind Virtual Network and firewall now generally available
We have been listening to feedback around the need to store Azure SQL audit logs in a secure location, and are excited to announce today that writing database events via Azure SQL Auditing to an Azure storage account destination behind an Azure Virtual Network or firewall is now in general availability.
March 2020
Announcing Azure Private Link GA for Azure Services
Azure Private Link now includes multiple new services available in Preview and GA.
January 2020
Azure Data Factory supports loading data into Azure Synapse Analytics using COPY statement
Azure Synapse Analytics introduced a new COPY statement (preview) which provides the most flexibility for high-throughput data ingestion.
November 2019
Azure Synapse Analytics—Continuous integration and deployment with SSDT is now available
The highest requested feature for Azure Synapse Analytics is now available—SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) Database projects. This release includes support for SSDT with Visual Studio 2019, along with native platform integration with Azure DevOps, providing built-in continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) capabilities for enterprise level deployments.
Introducing Azure Synapse Analytics: A limitless analytics service with unmatched time to insight
Today, we are announcing Azure Synapse Analytics, a limitless analytics service, that brings together enterprise data warehousing and Big Data analytics. It gives you the freedom to query data on your terms, using either serverless on-demand or provisioned resources, at scale.
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