Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2017
General availability: Azure Network Watcher
Use Azure Network Watcher, now in general availability, to monitor, diagnose, and gain insights into network performance and health.
General availability: Azure Monitor
Azure Monitor, the central source and pipeline for monitoring data from Azure, is now generally available.
General availability: Azure resource health
Azure resource health is generally available. It helps you diagnose and get support when an Azure issue impacts your resources.
General availability: Azure Advisor
Azure Advisor is generally available. It's a personalized recommendation guide that helps you follow best practices to optimize your Azure resources.
Azure SQL Data Warehouse seamless integration with Azure Data Lake Store
PolyBase in Azure SQL Data Warehouse now supports Azure Data Lake Store as a external data source.
External file format support for UTF-16LE encoded files in SQL Data Warehouse
External file formats in Azure SQL Data Warehouse now support UTF-16 delimited text files.
PolyBase row width limit increased in SQL Data Warehouse
Azure SQL Data Warehouse external tables now support 1-MB rows.
Preview: Azure Functions Open API (Swagger) support
Support for editing and hosting Open API 2.0 (Swagger) metadata in Azure Functions is in preview.
Traffic Manager available only in the Azure portal from April 3
Starting April 3, 2017, the Azure Traffic Manager service will be available only in the Azure portal.
Azure DevTest Labs: Export lab VM usage data for reporting
DevTest Labs enables lab administrators to programmatically pull usage data as .csv files from labs into a secondary Azure storage account for reporting.
General availability: Web Application Firewall
Web Application Firewall is generally available as part of the WAF tier on Application Gateway. This is available in all Azure public regions.
API Management available only in the Azure portal from April 3
Effective April 3, 2017, API Management will be available only in the Azure portal. Access from the classic portal will no longer be supported.
Azure DevTest Labs: Managed Disks supported in new labs
Azure DevTest Labs supports Managed Disks in newly created labs, including VM OS disks, data disks, and custom images. Managed Disks helps you manage storage accounts for large-scale VM deployments.
Azure DevTest Labs available in Korea South and Korea Central
Azure DevTest Labs is now available in Korea South and Korea Central, in addition to the other regions it has supported.
Azure Cosmos DB supports aggregate functions
Azure Cosmos DB now supports aggregate functions.
Create a WordPress application by using Web Apps on Linux
WordPress for App Service on Linux, available in the Azure Marketplace, helps you quickly create a WordPress application on Web Apps (Linux).
General availability: Multiple IP addresses per network interface
Multiple IP addresses per network interface is generally available.
Public preview: Instant recovery of files from Azure Linux VM backups
Now, instantly restore files from Azure Linux VM backups with no additional cost or new infrastructure by using Azure Backup.
General availability: Azure SQL Data Warehouse in 4 additional regions
Azure SQL Data Warehouse is now generally available in additional regions—Germany Central, Germany Northeast, Korea Central, and Korea South. SQL Data Warehouse is now available in 27 regions worldwide.
Azure DevTest Labs: Create multiple identical VMs at once from Azure portal
Now you can create multiple identical VMs (up to 100) in Azure DevTest Labs from the same VM image and artifacts all at once through Azure portal.
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