Updates Archives
Monthly updates for March 2016
Azure Cosmos DB: Partitioned collections for higher storage and throughput
The latest Azure Cosmos DB service update includes support to create partitioned collections, which can support larger data volumes and process more requests.
Public preview: Azure Cosmos DB protocol support for MongoDB
We are excited to announce the public preview of Azure Cosmos DB protocol support for MongoDB.
General availability: Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Easily deploy a large number of virtual machines by using Virtual Machine Scale Sets, now generally available at no additional cost!
Azure DevTest Labs: Monthly Estimated Cost Trend chart
With Azure DevTest Labs, you can monitor cost using cost thresholds.
Microsoft Azure IoT reference architecture available
The Microsoft Azure IoT reference architecture provides guidance for building secure and scalable, device-centric solutions for connecting devices, conducting analysis, and integrating with back-end systems.
Update: Automation Hybrid Worker
An update to Automation Hybrid Worker has just been released.
Public preview: JSON in Azure SQL Database
JSON functionalities are available in Azure SQL Database.
Announcing: New Dv2-series virtual machine size
A larger virtual machine size, the Standard_D15_v2, has joined the Dv2-series and offers 20 CPU cores, 140 GB of memory, 1,000 GB of temporary SSD, up to 8 virtual NICs, up to 40 data disks, and very high network bandwidth.
Azure IoT Hub client SDK portable libraries are available on NuGet
IoT Hub client SDK portable client libraries are available on NuGet.
Azure compliance: Azure Cosmos DB certified for ISO 27001, HIPAA, and the EU Model Clauses
The Azure Cosmos DB team is excited to announce that Azure Cosmos DB is ISO 27001, HIPAA, and EU Model Clauses compliant.
Azure SQL Data Warehouse: February 2016 update
A summary of improvements in Azure SQL Data Warehouse in February 2016.
Announcing the Azure API Management publishing tool
The Azure API Management Ingest Tool gives Visual Studio developers a one-click way to place REST APIs behind an Azure API Management instance.
Azure DevTest Labs: Create custom images from a lab VM
DevTest Labs becomes a even better place for you to prepare and create your VM images (VHDs) from your lab VMs.
Update: Automation Graphical Authoring SDK
An update to the public preview of the Microsoft Azure Automation Graphical Authoring SDK has been released.
Compliance updates for Azure public cloud
We’re adding more certification coverage to our Azure portfolio, so regulated customers can take advantage of new services.
Automation: Activity output object properties exposed to simplify graphical runbook authoring
To save you time when you author graphical runbooks in Azure Automation, the authoring UX exposes the property hierarchy of activity output objects so that you can choose to use a selected object property as input to another activity.
Use API Management properties to manage secrets and global values in API Management policies
Each API Management service instance has a properties collection of key/value pairs that you can use to manage constant string values, including secrets, across all API configuration and policies.
Azure DevTest Labs: Use Azure Marketplace images to create VMs in the lab
You can manage and use Azure Marketplace images in DevTest Labs to create lab VMs.
Enhancements to the Azure portal
Various bug fixes and feature enhancements to the Azure portal.
Run Now with more trigger types in Logic Apps
You can use the Run Now command to manually execute logic apps with recurrence triggers or polling triggers.
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