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Public Preview: JBoss EAP on Azure App Service
A managed JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) experience is now available in Public Preview on Azure App Service. Deploy your Web Application Archive (WAR) and Enterprise Application Archive (EAR) apps to a PaaS for Java EE apps.
Azure Communication Services SMS and Telephony now available in Public Preview
Build engaging communication experiences with the same secure platform used by Microsoft Teams. Add video, voice, SMS, chat, and telephony capabilities into almost any web, mobile, or desktop application.
September 2020
Public Preview: Azure App Service Migration Assistant - Java Tomcat Support
You can now migrate your Java Tomcat web apps to Azure using the Azure App Service Migration Assistant tool.
App Service introduces the new Pv3 SKU for Windows and Linux customers
App Service announces general availability of new Premiumv3 offering delivering increased performance and memory headroom for Windows and Linux customers, now with Reservations pricing and dev/test capabilities.
App Service Environment v3 in development--will launch November 1
The new Isolated v2 SKU eliminates the per instance stamp fee and features an updated, multi-network App Service Environment.
Azure Communication Services now available in public preview
Build engaging communication experiences with the same secure platform used by Microsoft Teams. Add video, voice, SMS, chat, and telephony capabilities into almost any web, mobile, or desktop application.
App Service announces the general availability of Windows Container support
You can now deploy production workloads in Windows Containers on Azure App Service and take advantage of the rich productivity gains of the platform.
June 2020
Azure App Service hybrid connections for Linux apps is now available
The hybrid connections feature of Azure App Service, which enables access to resources in disparate networks, is now available in public regions.
Azure App Service regional virtual network integration for Linux apps is now available
The regional virtual network integration feature of Azure App Service, which enables access to resources in your virtual network across service endpoints or ExpressRoute connections, is now available in public regions
May 2020
Azure DevTest Labs environments are now available in Azure Government
Azure DevTest Labs environments are now available in Azure Government.
Static Web Apps single page hosting option available in App Service now in preview
Static Web Apps is a simplified hosting option for developers building modern web apps with static front-ends and dynamic back-ends powered by serverless APIs.
Support for Linux workloads in the App Service Migration Assistant tool
The App Service Migration Assistant tool now supports migrating containerized web applications from on-premises container images to App Service on Linux.
App Service is now an events publisher on Azure Event Grid (in preview)
App Service is now an events publisher with Event Grid, enabling developers to subscribe to events from their web apps or app service plans and act using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, webhooks, and other services. The feature is available for Windows and Linux apps in all public regions.
April 2020
Azure App Service support for GitHub Actions is in preview
The App Service Deployment Center now supports GitHub Actions as a CI/CD provider, so developers can get started with GitHub Actions using the Azure portal.
March 2020
App Service regional Virtual Network integration is now available
The regional Virtual Network integration feature of Azure App Service, which enables access to resources across service endpoints or ExpressRoute connections, is now generally available.
Deprecation of two security recommendations for web applications
Target availability: Q1 2020
Two security recommendations related to web applications are being deprecated.
Azure Application Insights now available in US Gov Arizona
Azure Monitor Application Insights is now generally available in the US Government Arizona region. Additionally, the Application Insights web availability monitoring capability is now available in the Azure Government Cloud regions.
January 2020
Azure Logic Apps updates for November and December 2019
These are the new features, fixes, and connectors for Azure Logic Apps that were released in November and December of 2019.
Azure App Service—SameSite cookie handling and .NET Framework 4.7.2 patch
As part of the January 2020 update to Azure App Service, .NET Framework patches that update how .NET framework apps handle the SameSite cookie property are being installed. The service is also deploying an App Service compatibility behavior that applies to all applications running on App Service for scenarios where a cookie has set the SameSite property to "None".
November 2019
API Apps Icon Removed from Azure Marketplace Web category in the Azure Portal
Target retirement date: November 25, 2019
The API Apps icon in the Web category of the Azure Marketplace has been removed from the Azure Portal. Since API Apps and Web Apps have the same functionality, the API Apps icon has been removed.
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