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Monthly updates for April 2020

Apr 30

Azure Container Registry—Dedicated data endpoints now in preview

IN PREVIEW

Dedicated data endpoints in Container Registry are now available in preview.

  • Azure Container Registry
  • Azure Container Service
  • Features
Apr 30

Azure Monitor Logs—Concurrency query throttle is being rolled out

To ensure that Azure Monitor Logs will deliver a consistent experience for all users, a new concurrency limit is gradually being rolled out. This will help to protect against users sending an excessive number of queries at once, which could potentially overload system resources and jeopardize responsiveness.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Features
Apr 29

Azure Monitor for Containers support for Azure Red Hat OpenShift 4.X & OpenShift 4.X in preview

IN PREVIEW

Azure Monitor for Containers is now extending our monitoring support for Kubernetes clusters hosted on Azure Red Hat OpenShift version 4.x & OpenShift version 4.x. This support is currently in preview.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Services
Apr 29

Query Acceleration for Azure Data Lake Storage now in preview

IN PREVIEW

Azure Date Lake Storage (ADLS) now supports Query acceleration, which optimizes cost and performance for your big data applications.

  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Features
Apr 29

Azure File shares snapshot management by Azure Backup is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure File shares snapshot management by Azure Backup is now generally available

  • Azure Backup
  • Management
  • Pricing & Offerings
Apr 29

Cross-region restore for Azure Virtual Machines using Azure Backup

IN PREVIEW

With the introduction of cross-region restore, you can now initiate restores in a secondary region at will to mitigate real downtime issues in a primary region for your environment.

  • Features
Apr 29

Azure Service Health security advisories are now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Service Health now has security advisories. These are a notification type that will communicate urgent security-related information affecting your Azure workloads.

  • Azure Service Health
  • Services
Apr 29

Spatial geometry in Azure Cosmos DB now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Support for spatial geometry in Azure Cosmos DB is now generally available. Store both spatial geometry and geography data in Azure Cosmos DB with this capability.

  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Features
Apr 29

Hyperscale (Citus) backup now supports availability zones

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Hyperscale (Citus) now supports Availability Zones for node backup storage and is generally available. Automated backup enabled on each Hyperscale (Citus) node throughout the cluster lifecycle is now replicated to three availability zones in Azure regions that support AZs.

  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Features
Apr 29

The self-hosted gateway feature of API Management is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

The self-hosted gateway feature provides new deployment options and expands API Management support for hybrid and multi-cloud environments that are common among enterprise customers.

  • API Management
  • Services
  • Features
Apr 29

Azure App Service support for GitHub Actions is in preview

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.

  • App Service
  • Features
Apr 29

Azure Sphere 20.04 update 2 is now available for compatibility testing

NOW AVAILABLE

This update fixes a bug that prevented ISU features (SPI, I2C, UART) from working in RTApps. Azure Sphere 20.04 update 2, now available on the retail evaluation feed, fixes this problem.

  • Azure Sphere
  • Operating System
Apr 28

Azure Data Explorer—One-click ingestion support is now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Data Explorer now has support for one-click ingestion from containers, along with continuous ingestion for new blobs with intuitive schema definition.

  • Azure Data Explorer
  • Event Grid
  • Features
Apr 28

Azure Security Center—Dynamic compliance packages now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

The Azure Security Center regulatory compliance dashboard now includes dynamic compliance packages (now generally available) to track additional industry and regulatory standards.

  • Security
Apr 28

Maintenance control for platform updates now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

The maintenance control feature of Azure Virtual Machines platform updates is now generally available for Azure Dedicated Hosts and isolated VMs. Use this feature to control all host updates, including rebootless updates, within a 35-day window.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Services
  • Features
Apr 28

Managed identity support in AKS is now available

NOW AVAILABLE

With managed identities, there’s no need to manage your own service principals or rotate credentials often.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Apr 28

Azure Advisor integration with AKS now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

By analyzing your AKS configuration and usage telemetry, Azure Advisor can recommend solutions that help improve the performance, high availability, and security of your AKS cluster.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Apr 28

Azure Private Link for AKS is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Private Link is now generally available. Use it to isolate your Kubernetes API server within your Azure virtual network, enabling fully private communication with the managed Kubernetes control plane hosted by AKS.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Apr 28

Windows Server containers in AKS now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Run Linux and Windows workloads side-by-side in a single cluster with AKS support for Windows Server containers.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Apr 28

Azure IoT Central—March 2020 updates

NOW AVAILABLE

March 2020 feature updates in Azure IoT Central

  • Azure IoT Central
  • Features

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