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Azure Automation is now available in the USGov Arizona region
Azure Automation is now available in the USGov Arizona region.
May 2020
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.
January 2020
Log Analytics gateway in Azure Monitor update—December 2019
An updated version of the Log Analytics (OMS) gateway in Azure Monitor is now available.
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.
July 2019
General Availability: Non-Azure Groups for Azure Update Management
Today we’re happy to announce the general availability of Non-Azure group targeting for Azure Update Management. This feature enables dynamic targeting of patch deployments to non-Azure…
May 2019
Group Targeting for Non-Azure Servers in Azure Update Management
Target availability: Q2 2019
Azure Update Management has released a new feature for public preview. Group targeting for non-Azure servers enables you to create dynamically resolved periodic update deployments for non-Azure servers.
April 2019
General Availability: Azure Group Targeting for Azure Update Management
Azure group targeting for Azure update management is now generally available. This feature enables targeting of patch deployments to machines based on Azure-based queries.
March 2019
New tool available to migrate from classic monitoring alerts
Target retirement date: June 30, 2019
Classic alerts are scheduled to retire, and now you can automatically migrate them to the new Azure Monitor platform.
February 2019
Azure Automation supports the Azure PowerShell Az module
Azure Automation now supports the Azure PowerShell Az module.
Azure Automation: Update Azure Modules runbook is open source
The Update Azure Modules runbook is now officially open source.
October 2018
September 2018
Logic Apps available in Azure China cloud
Logic Apps is available in the Azure China cloud.
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.
Update Management: Reboot control
Many customers have asked for the ability to control when reboots occur when installing new updates. To address this feedback, Update Management has added a new option for update deployments. When…
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
General availability: Start/Stop VMs during off-hours in Azure Automation
The Start/Stop VMs during off-hours solution in Azure Automation is generally available.
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