Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2020
Improved resource governance for Azure Analysis Services
Today, we are excited to announce the release of two enhancements concerning the memory governance options of Azure Analysis Services. Specifically, the enhancements improve the accuracy of the…
Azure Site Recovery mobility service automated deployment using JetPatch
Automate the Azure Site Recovery Mobility service deployment using JetPatch.
Azure IoT Python SDK v2—New improvements are now available
Azure IoT Python SDK v2 has just been released with major new improvements.
Automatic instance repairs for Azure virtual machine scale sets now in preview
Azure virtual machine scale sets now provide the capability to automatically repair unhealthy instances based on application health status.
NDv2-Series VMs are now Generally Available
NDv2 GPU VMs for high-end deep learning training and HPC workloads are going GA in East US, South Central US, and West Europe.
NVv4-Series VMs are now Generally Available
We are announcing general availability of NVv4 Virtual Machines. NVv4 VMs are designed to provide you unprecedented GPU resourcing flexibility. You can now choose VMs with a whole GPU all the way down to 1/8th of a GPU.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Planned maintenance notifications now in preview
The planned maintenance notifications feature of Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Single Server is now in preview. Use this feature to receive alerts about upcoming planned maintenance to your Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Azure Database for MySQL—Planned maintenance notification now in preview
The planned maintenance notifications feature of Azure Database for MySQL is now in preview. Use this feature to receive alerts for upcoming planned maintenance to your Azure Database for MySQL.
Azure Database for MariaDB—Planned maintenance notifications now in preview
The planned maintenance notifications feature of Azure Database for MariaDB is now in preview. Use this feature to receive alerts for upcoming planned maintenance to your Azure Database for MariaDB.
Backup Reports is now in preview
Azure Backup has released a new and improved reporting solution in public preview. With Backup Reports, you can now gain rich insights on your backups by aggregating data across workload types, vaults, subscriptions, regions and tenants, all on the Azure portal.
Azure DevTest Labs—Security alerts for lab environments
View Azure Security Center alerts for your Azure Resource Management environments deployed through the Azure DevTest Service.
Updates to Azure HDInsight
Microsoft now fully supports distributions of Apache analytics projects in-house. Also, we’ll soon launch the next generation of HDInsight with improved provisioning and management experience, reserved instance pricing, low-priority virtual machines (VMs), and auto-scale.
New features in Azure Cosmos DB Jupyter notebooks are now in preview
Azure Cosmos DB has several new features available in the preview of built-in Jupyter notebooks, making it easier for developers and data scientists to analyze and visualize their Azure Cosmos DB data.
Virtual machine scale sets now simpler to manage
Manage virtual machine scale sets more effectively by specifying the order in which virtual machines (VMs) are deleted, or by protecting one or more VMs in a scale set from specific actions, or by receiving notifications regarding VM deletions.
PowerShell 7.0 is now generally available
PowerShell 7.0, the next major release of PowerShell, is now available. This latest release makes PowerShell a truly cross-platform automation tool and configuration framework.
Active Directory for authentication on SMB access to Azure File in preview
Azure Files Active Directory (AD) Authentication is now in preview. Use it to mount your Azure Files using AD credentials with the exact same access control experience as on-premises.
Data Factory adds Flatten transformation, single-row lookups, and updated UI for container activities
Azure Data Factory added several new features to mapping data flows and pipeline activities this week: Flatten transformation, Lookup transformation, container UI.
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