Updates Archives
Monthly updates for February 2019
General availability: Azure Lab Services
Announcing the general availability of Azure Lab Services.
Azure DevOps CLI preview and feature updates in Pipelines - Sprint 148 Update
In the Sprint 148 Update of Azure DevOps, we added a new CLI extension that allows you to interact with Azure DevOps services by using the command line.
Power BI Workspace Collections is being retired
Target availability: Q2 2018
Because you can now embed more Power BI features in your apps by using Power BI Embedded, the Power BI Workspace Collections service is being retired.
Introducing the Azure portal “how to” video series
A new video weekly series highlights specific aspects of the Azure portal so you can be more efficient and productive while deploying your cloud workloads from the portal.
Database rename is now supported in Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance supports renaming databases.
Public preview: Azure Log Analytics is available in new regions in Australia
Azure Log Analytics is available for preview in Australia East and in Australia Central.
Azure Container Registry firewall rules and Virtual Network (in preview)
Azure Container Registry now supports container registries that can be placed within a Virtual Network , eliminating the public endpoint and enabling firewall rules for specific external resources access.
Azure App Service - WildFly on Linux is in preview
WildFly on Azure App Service on Linux is now in preview. Run Java EE apps on Azure and take advantage of the Azure infrastructure for security, and scalability.
Remove Application Insights connections via PowerShell
To stop application data from reaching your workspace after OMS portal deprecation, remove existing connections by using a PowerShell script.
Support for Enterprise Security Package–enabled HDInsight clusters in Azure Data Factory
You can use Azure Data Factory to operationalize your Azure HDInsight Spark and Hadoop workloads against HDInsight clusters with Enterprise Security Package that are joined to an Active Directory domain.
Monitor Azure Data Factory pipelines by using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
You can monitor the health of your data factory pipelines by using the Azure Data Factory Analytics service pack available in the Azure Marketplace.
Azure Data Factory visual tools integrated with GitHub
Azure Data Factory visual tools are now integrated with GitHub, so you can collaborate with other developers, do source control, and version your data factory assets.
Self-hosted IR sharing across multiple data factories
You can share an existing self-hosted IR with multiple data factories. This functionality helps you reuse an existing self-hosted IR infrastructure in another data factory while building a hybrid data-integration pipeline.
Parameterize connections to your data stores in Azure Data Factory
You can now parameterize a linked service in Azure Data Factory.
Linked Resource Manager template support available for CI/CD in your data factories
Azure Data Factory now generates linked Resource Manager templates for CI/CD by breaking the factory payload into several files to help users with Resource Manager template limits.
Azure Functions now supported as a step in Azure Data Factory pipelines
Azure Functions is now integrated with Azure Data Factory, so you can run an Azure function as a step in your data factory pipelines.
Create alerts to proactively monitor your data factory pipelines
Organizations can now improve operational productivity by creating alerts on data integration events (success/failure) and proactively monitor with Azure Data Factory.
Enhanced monitoring capabilities and tags/annotations in Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory pipelines now include tagging support and enhanced monitoring capabilities, including dashboards and improved debugging support.
Code-free data transformation at scale using Azure Data Factory
You can visually design, build, and manage data transformation processes without learning Spark or having a deep understanding of the distributed infrastructure.
Tooling improvements for TypeScript support in Azure Functions
The TypeScript developer experience in Azure Functions has improved. New tools include the Azure Functions Core Tools and the Azure Functions Extension for Visual Studio Code, as well as a npm package that contains type definitions for using TypeScript with Azure Functions and some npm scripts to abstract some func commands.
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