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MonishfcAzureupdates:QuarterlyretrospectiveJulytoSeptember2019AzureUpdatesQuarter31ContentsForeword4Globalavailability.
4Compliance4TruSightcertification.
5MakingcomplianceeasierwithAzureBlueprintsforNISTSP800-53,CIS,SWIFT,IRS1075,UKNHS,andCanadaFederalPBMM.
5ProductUpdates.
6AI+MachineLearning.
6AzureCognitiveServices6AzureSearch.
7AzureKinect8Analytics.
8AzureHDInsight.
8AzureDatabricks9DataLakeAnalytics.
9AzureStreamAnalytics.
10AzureAnalysisServices.
10SQLDataWarehouse.
11EventHubs12AzureDataShare.
12Blockchain.
13AzureBlockchainService.
13Compute.
14VirtualMachinesandVirtualMachineScaleSets14HPC.
16AzureDiskStorage.
17SAPHANA/MSeries.
18AzureFunctions.
19WindowsVirtualDesktop.
19Containers.
20AzureContainerRegistry.
20AzureServiceFabric20AzureKubernetesServices(AKS)212Databases.
23AzureSQLDatabase23AzureCosmosDB24AzureCacheforRedis.
25DataFactory26AzureDatabaseforMySQL,PostgreSQL,andMariaDB.
27Developertools.
29AzureLabServices.
29AzureDevTestLabs30DevOps.
31AzureDevOps.
31Identity.
32AzureActiveDirectory(AzureAD)32Multi-FactorAuthentication.
33AzureActiveDirectoryB2C33Integration34AzureLogicApps34AzureAPIManagement.
35InternetofThings.
35AzureIoTEdge.
35AzureIoTHub.
36IoTPlugandPlay37AzureIoTCentral.
37AzureSphere38Managementandgovernance39AzureAdvisor39AzureBackup39AzureSiteRecovery.
40AzureMonitor41NetworkWatcher.
43CloudShell.
43AzureBlueprints.
44AzurePolicy.
44AzureCostManagement.
45AzureLighthouse.
46Azureportal.
463Media47AzureContentDeliveryNetwork.
47MediaServices47MicrosoftAzureStack48MicrosoftAzureStack48Migration.
49AzureDatabaseMigrationService50Networking.
51ExpressRoute.
51AzureVirtualNetwork.
51AzureBastion52AzureFirewall.
52Security53KeyVault53AzureSecurityCenter.
54Storage.
55StorageAccounts.
55AzureNetAppFiles57AzureFXTEdgeFiler.
58Web.
58AppService.
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4ForewordEachquarter,MicrosoftAzuredelivershundredsofnewcapabilitiesacrossourplatform–frominfrastructureanddatabases,toregionalexpansionandcomplianceofferings–tohelpyourorganizationmeetitsbusinesschallenges.
BetweenJuly2019andSeptember2019,wehavelaunchedover200newcapabilitiesandenhancementsacrossourplatform.
We'reconstantlyinnovatingtomakeiteasier,faster,moresecure,andmorereliabletouseourproductsandservicestohelpyougrowyourbusiness.
ThiseditionoftheAzureUpdatesQuarterlyRetrospectivedescribesallthelatestAzureproductandservicereleases,updates,andchangesfromJuly2019throughSeptember2019.
ToseeallAzureupdates,youcanbrowsethissite.
GlobalavailabilityInthethirdquarter,weannouncedavailabilityofAzureservicesfromnewcloudregionsinSwitzerlandandGermany.
ThesenewregionsandourongoingglobalexpansionareinresponsetocustomerdemandasmoreindustryleaderschooseMicrosoft'scloudservicestofurthertheirdigitaltransformations.
Asweenternewmarkets,weworktoaddressscenarioswheredataresidencyisofcriticalimportance,especiallyforhighlyregulatedindustriesseekingthecompliancestandardsandextensivesecurityofferedbyAzure.
AllGlobalavailabilityupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust28,2019AvailableMicrosoftAzureavailablefromnewcloudregionsinSwitzerlandSeptember10,2019AvailableMicrosoftAzureavailablefromnewcloudregionsinGermanyComplianceAzurebecamethefirstcloudsolutionprovidertoachieveacertificationforTruSight,athird-partyrisk-assessmentutilitycreatedbyleadingUSbanksforthecollectivebenefitoffinancialinstitutions.
Additionally,weaddedmoreblueprintsmappedtoimportantcomplianceofferings,includingNISTSP800-53,CIS,SWIFT,IRS1075,UKNHS,andCanadaFederalPBMM.
5TruSightcertificationMicrosoftbecamethefirstcloudprovidertoreceiveacomprehensivecloudassessmentfromTruSight,anindustry-backed,best-practicesthird-partyassessmentutility.
Theon-siteassessmentofMicrosoftAzure,Microsoft365,andMicrosoftDynamics365wasconductedusingTruSight'sbest-practicesassessmentmethodology.
ThenewTruSightreportgivesfinancialservicesorganizationsahigh-qualityassessmentofMicrosoft'scloudservicesbasedonstandardized,industry-designedcontrolassessmentmethodology.
VisittheMicrosoftTrustCentertolearnmore.
MakingcomplianceeasierwithAzureBlueprintsforNISTSP800-53,CIS,SWIFT,IRS1075,UKNHS,andCanadaFederalPBMMWecontinuedtobuildaricharrayofAzureBlueprintsmappedspecificallytoimportantcomplianceofferings.
Inthespringquarter,wereleasedISO27001,PCIDSS,andUKG-Cloud.
Overthesummer,weaddedmoreblueprintsmappedtoimportantcomplianceofferings,includingNISTSP800-53,CIS,SWIFT,IRS1075,UKNHS,andCanadaFederalPBMM.
AzureBlueprintsisafreeservicethatenablesyoutodefinearepeatablesetofAzureresourcesthatimplementandadheretostandards,patterns,andrequirements.
ThenewblueprintseachmapacoresetofpoliciestothestandardforanyAzuredeployedarchitecture,allowingyoutoquicklycreatenewenvironmentswithcompliancebuiltintotheAzureinfrastructure.
UseAzureBlueprintstosetupgovernedAzureenvironmentsthatcanscaletosupportproductionimplementationsforlarge-scalemigrations.
LearnmoreontheAzureBlueprintsdocumentationpage.
AllComplianceupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleSeptember4,2019InpreviewAzureBlueprints—NISTSP800-53R4blueprintreleaseisnowliveSeptember23,2019AvailableAzureachievesTruSightcertification6ProductUpdatesAI+MachineLearningAzureCognitiveServicesThereleasesduringQ32019reflectcontinualmomentumandimprovementintheCognitiveServicesportfolio.
WiththeadditionofAzureActiveDirectory(AzureAD)authentication,customerscanauthenticatetoCognitiveServicesusingAzureADoruserprincipals.
ThiscapabilityprovidesgreaterflexibilityformanagingaccesstoCognitiveServicesandmakesiteasiertouseexistingpoliciesforcredentialrotationandtoenforcecustompasswordstandards.
FormRecognizerexpandeditsfeaturesettoincludebothprebuiltextractioncapabilitiestooffercustomersanoptionforquickextractionofcommondocumentformats(receipts)withouthavingtouploadfivesamples.
Byexpandingthefeature,wealsoaddedanamechangetodifferentiateitfromourcustomextractionfeatures,whichinvolvetrainingonasmallsetofsamples.
TextAnalyticslauncheditslatestversionofitssentimentanalysisfeaturewithgreateraccuracyindetectingsentimentandimprovedscoringforbothanoveralldocumentandsentencescontainedwithin.
ItiscurrentlyavailableinEnglish,Japanese,andsimplifiedChinese.
ComputerVisionlauncheditsmostadvancedtextextractionfeature,'Read',inDockercontainersforcustomerstorunlocally.
ItwilleventuallyreplacetheRecognizeTextfeaturebyofferingmorerobusttextextraction.
AllAzureCognitiveServicesupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019InpreviewCognitiveServicesFormRecognizerprebuiltcapabilityJuly26,2019RetiringCognitiveServicesFormRecognizerNameChangesJuly10,2019InpreviewCognitiveServicesTextAnalyticssentimentv3availableinpublicpreview7August8,2019InpreviewCognitiveServices—AzureActiveDirectoryauthenticationandcustomsubdomainsarenowinpreviewSeptember12,2019AvailableAzureCognitiveServicesTextAnalytics—NewsentimentanalysiscapabilityisnowavailableSeptember20,2019InpreviewComputerVisionreleasing'Read'textextractionfeatureincontainersBacktotableofcontentsAzureSearchThereleasesduringthistimeperiodreflectcontinualmomentumandimprovementinAzureSearch,specificallyinexpandingSKUandregionavailability.
StorageOptimizededitions,L1&L2,arenowgenerallyavailable--offeringsignificantlymorestorageatareducedpricepertier.
Theseeditionsareidealforsolutionswithalargevolumeofindexdataandlowquerydemandsthroughouttheday.
Thisiswellsuitedforinternalapplicationssearchingoverlargefilerepositories,searchinganarchiveofmanyyearsofbusinessdata,ore-discovery.
AllAzureSearchupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly1,2019AvailableAzureSearch–NewstorageoptimizedservicetiersarenowavailableJuly24,2019InpreviewAzureSearchisnowintegratedwiththeAzureGovernmentcloudBacktotableofcontents8AzureKinectAzureKinectDKisadeveloperkitwithadvancedartificialintelligence(AI)sensorsforbuildingsophisticatedcomputervisionandspeechmodels.
Inthethirdquarter,thiswasmadegenerallyavailableintheUnitedStatesandChina.
AllAzureBatchAIupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019AvailableAzureKinectDKisnowgenerallyavailableintheUnitedStatesandChinaBacktotableofcontentsAnalyticsAzureHDInsightAzureHDInsightcustomershaveaccesstothelatestandmostpopularApacheopensourceanalyticsframeworks.
DuringQ3CY2019,AzureHDInsightaddedsupportforApacheSpark2.
4andApacheKafka2.
1.
DeveloperscanusetheseversionsofSparkandKafkainordertodevelophigherperformanceandmoreresilientbatchandstreamanalyticsapplicationsonAzureHDInsight.
Administratorsanddataengineerscannowautomatetheprovisioning,scaleup/down,managementandmonitoringofHDInsightclustersusingAzureCLIcommandsthatarenowgenerallyavailableacrossallregions.
AllHDInsightupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleSeptember23,2019AvailableAzureCLIsupportforAzureHDInsightisnowavailableJuly8,2019AvailableApacheSpark2.
4andApacheKafka2.
1supportonAzureHDInsight9BacktotableofcontentsAzureDatabricksAzureDatabricksUnitPre-purchaseplan:AzureDatabricksUnit(DBU)pre-purchaseplanisnowavailable,helpingtomakeAzurethemostcost-effectivecloudforyourworkloads.
Thisnewpricingoptionsavesyouupto37percentcomparedtopay-as-you-gopricingbypre-payingforyourAzureDatabricksUnitsforaone-yearorthree-yearterm.
Improveyourbudgetforecastingwithasingleupfrontpayment,whichmakesiteasytocalculateyourinvestments.
AllAzureDatabricksSKUs—PremiumandStandardSKUsforDataEngineeringLight,DataEngineering,andDataAnalytics—areeligibleforDBUpre-purchase.
AllAzureDatabricksupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust7,2019AvailableAzureDatabricksUnitpre-purchaseplanisnowavailableBacktotableofcontentsDataLakeAnalyticsInJulythisyear,weannouncedthepreviewfornewfunctionalitythatwillenablecustomerstomanagethesamedatausingeithertheBlobAPIsorADLSGen2APIs.
Multi-protocoldataaccessforAzureDataLakeStorageGen2willbringfeatureslikesnapshots,softdelete,datatiering,andloggingthatarestandardintheBlobworldtothefilesystemworldofADLSGen2.
FormoreinformationonMulti-protocoldataaccessforAzureDataLakeStorage,pleasereadourblogposthere.
FormoreinformationonMulti-protocoldataaccessforAzureDataLakeStoragepricing,pleaseseeourpricingpagehere.
AllDataLakeAnalyticsupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitle10July15,2019InpreviewMulti-protocolDataAccessforAzureDataLakeStorageisnowinpublicpreviewBacktotableofcontentsAzureStreamAnalyticsBeginninginJuly,StreamAnalyticsnowoffersnativesupportforApacheParquetformatwhenwritingtoBlobstorage.
ApacheParquetisacolumnarstorageformattailoredforbulkprocessingandqueryprocessinginthebigdataecosystems.
AllAzureStreamAnalyticsupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019AvailableAzureStreamAnalyticsnowoffersnativesupportforApacheParquetformatBacktotableofcontentsAzureAnalysisServicesStartinginJuly,AzureAnalysisServiceshassomenewfeaturesforperformance,loggingandreplicasynchronization.
We'vealsoaddedtwonewSKU's;theS8v2andtheS9v2–bothofferlaterprocessorrevisionswhichdeliverhighercomputecapability.
Wehavealsoaddedqueryinterleavingwhichprovidesoptimalqueryexecutionensuringallqueriesareexecutedintheshortesttimeframepossible.
Forcustomerswhohaveorwanttoscale-outAnalysisServices,wehaveintroducedanimprovedscale-outexperiencewithimprovedscale-outlogging.
NowcustomerscanseeQPUandmemoryutilizationacrossallreplicas,auditing,monitoringofserverhealth,anddetectionoflong-runningqueriesusingtheKustolanguage.
AllAzureAnalysisServicesupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitle11July11,2019IndevelopmentIndevelopment:queryinterleavingforAzureAnalysisServicesSeptember17,2019AvailableAzureAnalysisServicesscale-outimprovementSeptember17,2019AvailableAzureAnalysisServicesdiagnosticloggingimprovementsforscale-outSeptember17,2019IndevelopmentImprovedqueryreplicasynchronizationinAzureAnalysisServicesisindevelopmentSeptember20,2019AvailableAzureAnalysisServices—TwonewhighercomputeSKUsarenowavailableBacktotableofcontentsSQLDataWarehouseInApril2019,ReservedCapacitypricingwentintoeffect.
Thisallowsyoutoreservecomputepowerforexistingandfutureclusters.
InSeptember2019,weaddedthisfeaturetoanadditional18regions.
Toenhanceperformance,we'vereleasedMaterializedViews,Result-setCaching,andIntelligentWorkloadManagement,soyounowhaveimprovedqueryperformanceandacceleratedtime-to-insight.
UseIntelligentWorkloadManagementtodirectlyinfluencetherunorderofqueriesandprovideuserswithquickresults.
Additionally,DynamicDataMasking,whichenablesadministratorsanddatadeveloperstocontrolaccesstosensitivedata,allowingittobesaferandmorerestricted,isnowavailable.
AllSQLDataWarehouseupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleSeptember4,2019AvailableReservedCapacityforAzureSQLDataWarehouseNow12AvailableinAdditional18RegionsSeptember6,2019InpreviewSQLServerDataToolsisnowavailablewithVisualStudio2019PreviewBacktotableofcontentsEventHubsInearlyJuly,wesharedanewsetoflibrariesforworkingwithAzureStorage,AzureCosmosDB,AzureKeyVault,andAzureEventHubsinJava,Python,JavaScriptorTypeScript,and.
NET.
Theselibrariesprovideaccesstonewservicefeatures,andrepresentthefirststeptowardsapplyinganewsetofstandardsacrosstheAzureSDKsthatwebelievewillmakethelibrarieseasiertolearnandintegrateintoyoursoftware.
AllEventHubsupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019InpreviewAnewsetofAzureSDKsisnowavailableinpreviewBacktotableofcontentsAzureDataShareAzureDataShareisnowinpreview.
AzureDataShareisasimpleandsafeserviceforsharingbigdatawithotherorganizations.
Dataisoftenatitsmostpowerfulwhenitcanbesharedandcombinedwithdatafrombusinesspartnersandthirdparties.
Forcustomers,sharingthisdatainasimpleandgovernedwayhashistoricallybeenchallenging.
AzureDataShareisafullymanagedservicethatallowseasyandsafebigdatasharinginAzureBlobStorageandAzureDataLakeStorage.
Theintuitiveinterfacemakessharingeasyandproductive,directlyfromtheAzureportal.
Withjustafewclicksdataprofessionalschoosewhichdatatoshareandwhotoshareitwith.
WithAzureDataShare,dataprofessionalshavegreatercontrolovereachdatasharingrelationshipandcangovernusebyassociatingtermofusewitheachdatasharecreated.
Alongsidegovernance,securityisfundamentalinAzureDataShareandleveragescoreAzuresecuritymeasurestohelpprotectthedata.
13AllAzureDataShareupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019InpreviewPublicpreview:AzureDataShareBacktotableofcontentsBlockchainAzureBlockchainServiceNowgenerallyavailable,ournewinteractivedebuggerhelpsdevelopersworkmoreefficientlywiththeupdatedAzureBlockchainDevelopmentKit.
Whiletherearesomegreatcommandlinetools(e.
g.
,TruffleDebugger),thesetoolsaren'tintegratedintointegrateddevelopmentenvironments(IDE)likeVisualStudioCode.
NativeintegrationoftheTruffleDebuggerintoVisualStudioCodebringsallthestandarddebuggingfeaturesthatdevelopershavecometorelyon,e.
g.
,likebreakpoints,stepin/over/out,callstacks,watchwindowsandIntellisensepopupsthatletdevelopersquicklyidentify,debug,andresolveissues.
Additionally,thisbringsallthemajorcomponentsofsoftwaredevelopment(build,debug,testanddeploy)orsmartcontractsintothepopularVisualStudioCodedeveloperenvironment.
VisittheVisualStudioMarketplacetotrythesenewfeaturestoday.
AllAzureBlockchainServiceupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust21,2019AvailableNewAzureBlockchainSDKupdateswithTruffleBacktotableofcontents14ComputeVirtualMachinesandVirtualMachineScaleSetsWehaveexpandedourportfoliotoincreaseflexibilityandchoiceforourcustomersandenablethedeploymentofanever-increasingnumberandtypeofworkloads.
Wehavealsointroducednewofferingsthatcanhelpyouimprovethecost-effectivenessofyourAzureIaaSdeploymentswhileextendingtheperformancecapabilitiesoftheunderlyinginfrastructure.
FlexibilityandChoice–InfrastructureforeveryworkloadAzureDedicatedHostWehaveannouncedthePreviewofAzureDedicatedHost,anewAzureservicethatenablesyoutorunyourorganization'sLinuxandWindowsvirtualmachinesonsingle-tenantphysicalservers.
AzureDedicatedHostscanhelpyouaddresscorporatecomplianceandregulatoryrequirements.
WeareextendingAzureHybridBenefittoAzureDedicatedHosts,soyoucansavemoneybyusingon-premisesWindowsServerandSQLServerlicenseswithSoftwareAssuranceorqualifyingsubscriptionlicenses.
AzureDedicatedHostsalsoprovidevisibilityovertheserverinfrastructurerunningyourAzureVirtualMachines.
WithanAzureDedicatedHost,youcancontrolallhost-levelplatformmaintenanceinitiatedbyAzure(e.
g.
,hostOSupdates).
AzureDedicatedHostisinPreviewinmostAzureregions.
Dav3andEav3AzureVMsforgeneralpurposeandmemoryintensiveworkloadsWehavealsobroughttomarketnewAzureVirtualMachinesaspartoftheDv3andEv3-series—optimizedrespectivelyforgeneralpurposeandmemoryintensiveworkloads.
ThesenewVMsizesfeaturethelatestAMDEPYC7452processor.
ThenewgeneralpurposeDa_v3andDas_v3AzureVirtualMachinesprovideupto64vCPUs,256GiBsofRAM,and1,600GiBsofSSD-basedtemporarystorage.
Additionally,thenewmemoryoptimizedEa_v3andEas_v3AzureVirtualMachinesprovideupto64vCPUs,432GiBsofRAM,and1,600GiBsofSSD-basedtemporarystorage.
BothVMseriessupportPremiumSSDdiskstorage.
ThenewVMsarecurrentlyinpreviewintheEastUSAzureregionandwithavailabilitycomingsoontootherregions.
New48vCPUssizesforDv3,Dsv3,Ev3,Esv3,Fsv2,andLsv2VMsNew48vCPUssizesfortheDv3,Dsv3,Ev3,Esv3,Fsv2,andLsv2AzureVirtualMachinesarenowavailable.
ThesenewVMswillyieldmoreflexibilityforITorganizationsthatneedtograduallyscaleuptheirworkloadstomeettheirrequirements.
Thenew48vCPUsVMsizes15giveyoutheopportunityto'rightsize'thevCPUcounttobetterfitworkloadrequirements.
CostEffectivenessEphemeralOSDisks.
WehavealsoannouncedthegeneralavailabilityofEphemeralOSDisks.
ThisfeatureissuitableforstatelessworkloadsandenablesthecreationofthousandsofVMsatscalewithSharedImageGallery.
ThisnewcapabilityalsoletsyoureimageyourVMstoitsoriginalstate.
ThenewwritestoEphemeralOSdiskareonlycachedlocallyontheVM;asaresult,EphemeralOSDisksworkwellforstatelessworkloads,whereapplicationsaretolerantofindividualVMfailuresandthewritestotheOSdisktopersistonlywhiletheVMisrunning.
EphemeralOSDisksareofferedatnocharge(i.
e.
,youincurnostoragecostfortheOSdisk.
)ThisfunctionalityisavailableinallAzureregions,includingAzureChinaandGovregions.
NewB-seriesVMsizesWehavealsointroducednewlargerB-seriesVMsizeswithflexibleCPUusage(B12,B16&B20).
TheselargerB-seriesVMswillbeabletoprovidelowercostVMswithflexibleCPUusage.
AswithotherB-seriesofferings,workloadsthathave'peaksandvalleys'usagepatternscantakefulladvantageofthecostsavingsthatthesenewsizescanoffer.
Forexample,workloadslikebuildserversrequire100%CPUutilizationwhenthebuildisrunning,andfortherestofthetime,theserverstypicallyexperiencemuchlowerCPUutilizationrates.
OtherworkloadsincludeDevandTestenvironmentsandwebserverswithcustomerengagementpatternsthataresubjecttoburst.
PerformanceProximityPlacementGroupsTheperformanceofyourapplicationsiscentraltothesuccessofyourITorganization.
Applicationperformancecandirectlyimpactyourabilitytoincreasecustomersatisfactionandultimatelygrowyourbusiness.
AswecontinuouslyimprovetheperformanceofAzureIaaS,wehaveannouncedthepreviewofproximityplacementgroups.
AzureproximityplacementgroupsrepresentanewlogicalgroupingcapabilityforyourAzureVirtualMachines.
Whenyouassignyourvirtualmachinestoaproximityplacementgroup,thevirtualmachinesareplacedinthesamedatacenter,resultinginloweranddeterministiclatencyforyourapplications.
Proximityplacementgroupsimprovetheoverallapplicationperformancebyreducingthenetworklatencyamongvirtualmachines.
Youshouldconsiderusingproximityplacementgroupsformulti-tiered,IaaS-baseddeploymentswhereapplicationtiersaredeployedusingmultiplevirtualmachines,availabilitysetsand/orvirtualmachinescalesets.
16AllVirtualMachines&VirtualMachineScaleSetsupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly1,2019AvailableIntroducingB12,B16&B20-newlargerB-seriesVMsizeswithflexibleCPUusageJuly11,2019AvailableAzureEphemeralOSDiskisnowGenerallyAvailableJuly15,2019InpreviewProximityplacementgroupsarenowinpreviewJuly15,2019AvailableNew48vCPUsAzureVirtualMachinesizesarenowavailableAugust1,2019InpreviewAzureDedicatedHostinPreviewAugust7,2019AvailableM-seriesvirtualmachines(VMs)arenowgenerallyavailableintheBrazilSouthRegionSeptember4,2019AvailableM-seriesvirtualmachines(VMs)arenowgenerallyavailableintheFranceCentralregionSeptember24,2019AvailableRegisteryourSQLServeronAzureVMsself-installationswithResourceProviderBacktotableofcontentsHPCTwonewHPCVMsdesignedtoprovidesupercomputer-gradeperformanceandscalabilitywiththebestprice-performanceonthepubliccloudarenowavailable.
TheHC-seriesVMsareoptimizedforapplicationsdrivenbydensecomputation,wheretheHB-17seriesVMsareoptimizedforHPCapplicationsdrivenbymemorybandwidthrequirements.
NVv3,whichisarchitectedtosupportremotevisualizationworkloadsandothergraphicsintensiveapplications,isnowgenerallyavailable.
MicrosoftandCrayjointlyreleasedthreenewofferings.
Twooftheofferingsfocusonindustry-specificscenarios(manufacturingandEDA),whilethethirdfeaturesCrayClusterStorasanHPChighperformancefilesystemoptionbothforCraydeploymentsinAzureaswellasforusagewithyourH-seriesVMs.
BacktotableofcontentsAzureDiskStorageNewfunctionalitiesarecomingtomanageddisks–cost-effectiveincrementalsnapshotsofmanageddisksanddirectuploadtomanageddisksgoestopublicpreview.
Incrementalsnapshotswillenablecustomersandindependentsolutionvendors(ISV)tobuildbackupanddisasterrecoverysolutionsforManagedDisksbyallowingtogetthechangesbetweentwosnapshotsofthesamedisk,thuscopyingonlychangeddatabetweentwosnapshotsacrossregions,reducingtimeandcostforbackupanddisasterrecovery.
Directuploadtomanageddiskshelpsimplifytheuploadofanon-premisesVHDorrestoreofaVHDtoAzureDisksbyremovingtheneedtostagedatainastorageaccount.
Recently,Largermanageddiskssizes(8TiB,16TiB,and32TiB)supportingupto20,000IOPSand900Mbpsonasinglediskrecentlybecameavailable.
Thishelpstoscalethediskcapacityuptoeighttimesoverprevioussizes,andtriplestheperformanceofPremiumSSDs,StandardSSDs,andStandardHDDs.
Inaddition,disksizesupto64TiBonUltraDisksissupportednow.
UltraDisksarenowgenerallyavailable.
Thisserviceoffersextremelyscalableperformancethatcanenablecustomerworkloadstogetupto160KIOPSand2GbpsB/Watsub-millisecondlatency,allwithasinglediskwithnocaching.
UltraDisksaredesignedforbusinesscritical,data-intensiveworkloadssuchasSAPHANA,NoSQLdatabaseslikeMongoDB,andrealtimeOLTPworkloads.
Backtotableofcontents18SAPHANA/MSeriesM-seriesvirtualmachinesarehyper-threadedandfeatureIntelXeonE7-8890v32.
5GHz(Haswell)processorsandprovideupto128coresand4TBofMemoryforunparalleledcomputationalperformancetosupportlargein-memoryworkloads.
InQ32019,weexpandedM-series(v1)VirtualMachineavailabilityupto4TBinBrazil,SouthAfrica,France,SwitzerlandandGermanyregions.
Inaddition,wemadeMv2VMsfeaturingIntelXeonPlatinum8180M2.
5GHz(Skylake)processorsthatprovidesupto208vCPUand6TBVMsavailableinUSEast,USEast2andUSWest2region.
AllHPC,SAPHANA/MSeries,andDiskStorageupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly24,2019AvailableAzureMv2-seriesvirtualmachines(VMs)offeringupto6TBofmemoryarenowavailablefortheUSWest2regionAugust7,2019AvailableM-seriesvirtualmachines(VMs)arenowgenerallyavailableintheBrazilSouthRegionAugust15,2019AvailableMicrosoftAzureUltraDisksnowgenerallyavailableSeptember18,2019AvailableM-seriesvirtualmachines(VMs)arenowavailableintheGermanyNorthregionSeptember18,2019AvailableM-seriesvirtualmachines(VMs)arenowavailableintheGermanyWestregionSeptember18,2019AvailableM-seriesvirtualmachinesVMsarenowavailableintheSwitzerlandWestandSwitzerlandNorthregionsSeptember18,2019InpreviewAzureHPCCacheisnowinpreview19BacktotableofcontentsAzureFunctionsPythonsupportforAzureFunctionsisnowgenerallyavailableandreadytohostyourproductionworkloadsacrossadditionalscenarios,suchasdatascienceandmachinelearning,automatedresourcemanagement,andmore.
TheseapplicationscannowbepublishedtoaLinux-basedserverlesshostingplatforminAzure,bybringingeitheryourcodeoryourDockercontainersrunningthecross-platform,open-sourceAzureFunctionsruntime.
AllAzureFunctionsupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly24,2019InpreviewLinuxsupportonAzureFunctionsPremiumplanAugust21,2019AvailablePythonsupportinAzureFunctionsisnowavailableAugust21,2019AvailableAzureFunctionsConsumptionplanforLinuxisnowavailableBacktotableofcontentsWindowsVirtualDesktopWindowsVirtualDesktopisnowgenerallyavailableworldwide.
OverthecomingmonthswewillcontinuetoexpandtheWindowsVirtualDesktopservicetoincreaseperformanceandreducelatency.
WindowsVirtualDesktophasalsointegratedFSLogixtechnologiesandnativeOfficeimprovementsforvirtualizedenvironments.
ProfilecontainertechnologyandspecificinvestmentsforOffice365ProPlusinvirtualizedenvironments,willbeavailabletoprovidesmoothperformanceforusers.
AllWindowsVirtualDesktopupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitle20September30,2019AvailableWindowsVirtualDesktopisnowgenerallyavailableworldwideBacktotableofcontentsContainersAzureContainerRegistryContainerRegistryaddedcapabilitiestosimplifyroutinetasksandsupportforself-diagnostics.
ACRTasksnowsupportautomatedschedulingtosupportjobssuchasauto-purgingoldimagesorautomatedtesting.
ACRBuildpacks,availableinpublicpreview,simplifybuildingcontainersfromcode.
Self-diagnostichealthchecksupportenablescustomerstotestthemostcommonconnectivityissuesandgetinformationaboutthehealthoftheAzureContainerRegistryenvironment.
AllContainerRegistryupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019AvailableAzureContainerRegistry—SelfdiagnostichealthchecksupportintheAzureCLIJuly15,2019AvailableAzureContainerRegistry—SupportforschedulinginContainerRegistryTasksJuly24,2019InpreviewAzureContainerRegistry—BuildpackssupportinTasksisnowinpreviewBacktotableofcontentsAzureServiceFabricAzureServiceFabricreleasedseveralnewfeaturesandtwo6.
5Refreshreleasesfocusedonbugfixesandperformanceenhancements.
21PreviewofManagedIdentityforAzureServiceFabricapplicationsallowsaccesstootherAzureresourceswithoutrequiringmanagementofserviceprincipalcredentials.
ServiceFabricApplicationResourceModel,nowgenerallyavailable,enablesthedeploymentofServiceFabricapplicationsasresourcesviaAzureResourceManager.
YoucannowdescribeapplicationsandservicesinJSONanddeploytheminthesameResourceManagertemplateasyourcluster.
ServiceFabricAzureFilesvolumedriver,nowgenerallyavailable,providesAzureFilesbasedvolumesforotherServiceFabriccontainerapplicationsthataredeployedtothecluster.
AllServiceFabricupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly3,2019AvailableAzureServiceFabric6.
5RefreshReleaseisnowavailableAugust13,2019InpreviewPublicPreviewofManagedIdentityforAzureServiceFabricapplicationsAugust14,2019AvailableServiceFabricAzureResourceManager(ARM)applicationandservicedeploymentisnowgenerallyavailableAugust14,2019AvailableAzureServiceFabric6.
5SecondRefreshReleaseisNowAvailableAugust26,2019AvailableServiceFabricAzureFilesVolumeDriverisnowgenerallyavailableBacktotableofcontentsAzureKubernetesServices(AKS)AzureKubernetesServices(AKS)updateswereprimarilyfocusedonprovidingadditionalenterprise-gradecapabilities.
22EgressLockdown,availableinpreview,provideadditionalsecuritytoAKSclusterbyrestrictingegress(outgoing)traffic.
e.
g.
denyaccesstoharmfulresourcesoutsidethenetwork.
Controlplaneauditlogs,nowgenerallyavailable,facilitateinvestigationofsuspiciousAPIrequests,collectionofstatistics,andcreationofmonitoringalerts.
AvailabilityZones,availableinpreview,enableAKSuserstoprotectagainstdatacenterfailuresandachievehigheravailabilityandresiliencyforworkernodes.
Additionally,AKSisnowgenerallyavailabletoAzureGovernment(USfederal,state,localandtribalgovernments,andtheirpartners),bringingthetotalworldwideAKSavailabilityto29regions.
AllAzureKubernetesService(AKS)updatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019InpreviewAvailabilityZonessupportisnowavailableforAzureKubernetesService(AKS)inpreviewAugust7,2019InpreviewAzureKubernetesService(AKS)forAzureGovernmentinpreviewAugust7,2019AvailableAuditlogginginAzureKubernetesService(AKS)isnowgenerallyavailableSeptember18,2019AvailableEgresslockdowninAzureKubernetesService(AKS)isnowgenerallyavailableSeptember18,2019AvailableAzureKubernetesService(AKS)isnowavailableinAzureGovernmentBacktotableofcontents23DatabasesAzureSQLDatabaseAzureSQLDatabasehasastrongtrackrecordofinnovationformissioncriticalworkloads.
Ourmostrecentinvestmentsdemonstrateourcommitmenttomaintainingthehighestdegreeofreliabilityandhelpingensurecustomers'mostsensitivedataisprotected.
NewfeaturesandexperiencesprovideevenmorewaysforcustomerstomanageSQLdatabasesandvirtualmachinesmoreefficientlyandoptimizepriceonintermittentworkloads.
Ensuringcustomers'dataissafeandtheappsandprocessestheyrelyuponcontinuerunninginthefaceofadisruptiveeventiscritical.
SQLDatabaseprovidesenterprise-gradereliabilityandprotectionwithindustry-leadingavailabilityguarantees,upto99.
995%,andtheindustry'sonly100%businesscontinuitySLAforarelationaldatabaseservice.
Auto-failovergroups,nowavailableformanagedinstances,furtherpromotebusinesscontinuitybyenablingreplicationandfailovertoanotherregionafteracatastrophicfailure.
Sensitivedataisidentifiedandlabeledviadatadiscoveryandclassification,whichregularlyscansyourdatabasesandrecommendspersistentclassificationlabelswhichcanbeusedforadvancedsensitivity-basedauditingandprotectionscenarios.
We'rehelpingcustomersreducethecomplexityandcostsoftheirmanagingtheirSQLdata.
Now,customerscancreateandefficientlymanageSQLServer-basedappsatscalethroughaunifiedexperiencethatspansawidearrayofdeploymentoptionsacrossPaaSandIaaS,provisionedandserverless.
Anupdatetotheserverlesscomputetier(inpreview)providesevengreaterpotentialforpriceoptimizationbyreducingtheauto-pausedelaytoonehour.
Thisupdatelowersthethresholdatwhichdatabaseactivityispaused,representingpotentialsavingsopportunitiesoncomputeresources.
AllAzureSQLDatabaseupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly9,2019InpreviewUpdatetoAzureSQLDatabaseserverlessprovidesevengreaterpriceoptimizationJuly11,2019AvailableAzureSQLDatabasepublishedthefirstintheindustrybusinesscontinuity24SLAforarelationaldatabaseserviceJuly16,2019InpreviewIntroducingUTF-8supportforAzureSQLDatabaseAugust21,2019AvailableSQLdatadiscoveryandclassificationforAzureSQLDatabaseisnowavailableAugust21,2019InpreviewAzureSQLprovidesaunifiedmanagementexperienceSeptember18,2019AvailableAuto-failoverformanagedinstancesinAzureSQLDatabaseisnowavailableBacktotableofcontentsAzureCosmosDBAzureCosmosDBcontinuestoenhancethedeveloperexperienceandhasrecentlyintroducedamoreintuitiveprogrammingmodelforitsSDKsandnewrecommendationsthroughtheAzureportal.
Version3oftheJava,.
NET,andJavascriptSDKsarenowgenerallyavailable,anditwasannouncedthatv1.
xoftheJavascriptSDKwillberetirednextyear.
Inaddition,anewCassandradriverfortheJavaSDKisnowinpreview.
TohelpcustomersoptimizeperformanceoftheirAzureCosmosDBaccountsandstayontopofserviceenhancements,newrecommendationnotificationshavebeenintroducedthroughtheAzureportalandAzureAdvisor.
AllAzureCosmosDBupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly1,2019AvailableAzureCosmosDBExpressRouteBGPCommunitynowavailable25July15,2019InpreviewDriverextensionforCassandrainAzureCosmosDBisnowinpreviewJuly15,2019AvailableAzureCosmosDBJavaScriptV3SDKisnowavailableJuly15,2019AvailableAzureCosmosDBJavaV3SDKnowavailableJuly15,2019AvailableAzureCosmosDB.
NETV3SDKnowgenerallyavailableJuly15,2019InpreviewAnewsetofAzureSDKsisnowavailableinpreviewAugust7,2019InpreviewAzureCosmosDBPythonSDKVersion4isnowinpreviewSeptember4,2019AvailableMonthlypaymentoptionsarenowavailableforAzurereservationsSeptember25,2019AvailableAzureCosmosDBrecommendationskeepyouontherighttrackBacktotableofcontentsAzureCacheforRedisAzureCacheforRedisisrollingoutRedisversion4.
0toallinstancesasanautomaticupdate.
Withthisupdate,AzureCacheforRediscustomerswillenjoyenhancementsandimprovementstoperformance,memoryusageandmore.
AllAzureCacheforRedisupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust7,2019AvailableAzureCacheforRedis4.
0upgradeisnowgenerallyavailable26BacktotableofcontentsDataFactoryWehaveexpandedfeaturesofMappingDataFlowsinAzureDataFactory,acapabilitywhichenablescode-freedatatransformationatscaleandtransformsDataFactoryintoacomprehensiveETL(Extract-Transform-Load)offering.
Newbuilt-incapabilitiessimplifyhandlingcomplexdatascenarioslikeflexibleschemasandschemadrift.
The"QuickActions"featureenablesyoutoeasilytransformyourbigdataatscalewithoutwritinganycodeorexpressions.
Newparametersupportmakesiteasytobuildconfigurabledatatransformationlogicinacode-freedesignenvironment,evenwhenyourlogicisbasedonfrequentlychangingattributesliketime,date,orprice.
DataFactoryoffersagrowingportfolioofmorethan85nativelybuiltconnectorsfordataintegrationthataddresson-premises,cloud,andmulti-cloudsettings.
Theconnectorsaremaintenancefreeandprovidedaspartofthefullymanagedserviceatnoadditionalcost.
NewconnectorsandsinkdestinationsthisquarterincludeNetezza,AzureDatabaseforPostgreSQL,andAzureDatabaseforMySQL.
Tofurtherspeedupdataintegration,takeadvantageofnewcapabilitiesliketheoptiontoexecutecustomSQLscriptsfromyourSQLsinktransformation,andauto-creatingadestinationtablewhereonedoesnotexistwhilecopyingdata.
AllDataFactoryupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly3,2019AvailableAzureDataFactoryupgradesTeradataconnectortoenablenewfeaturesandenhancementJuly4,2019InpreviewAzureDataFactoryMappingDataFlowspublicpreviewaddsparametersupportJuly29,2019InpreviewNewfeaturesaddedtoDataFactoryMappingDataFlowsmakingschemadrifthandlingeasyAugust17,2019InpreviewNewQuickActionTransformationsAddedto27DataFactoryMappingDataFlowsAugust28,2019AvailableAzureDataFactorymappingdataflowsaddsSQLscriptstosinktransformationSeptember9,2019AvailableCopydatafromNetezzatoAzurewithAzureDataFactorySeptember18,2019AvailableAzureDataFactorynowsupportscopyingdataintoAzureDatabaseforMySQLSeptember18,2019AvailableCopyActivityinAzureDataFactorysupportscreatingadestinationtableautomaticallySeptember23,2019AvailableDataFactorysupportscopyingdataintoAzureDatabaseforPostgreSQLBacktotableofcontentsAzureDatabaseforMySQL,PostgreSQL,andMariaDBNewbuilt-inintelligencefeaturesforAzureDatabaseforMySQLandMariaDBoptimizeyourdatabaseperformanceandextenddatasecuritywithAdvancedThreatProtection.
Inaddition,we'veoptimizedourofferforhighperformanceandread-intensiveworkloadsbyextendingourperformancecapabilitieswith16TBstorageand20IOPs,aswellasbyaddingreadreplicatoenhancetheabilitytoscaleoutreads.
WealsoannouncedsupportpreviewsupportofMySQL8.
0.
EasilymigrateyourexistingMySQLorMariaDBinstancesorbuildnewonAzureusingthelanguagesandframeworksofyourchoicelikePHP,.
Net,andJava.
TightintegrationwithAzureAppServicesallowsforseamlessdeploymentofWordPress,Drupal,andotherpopularapps.
WehavealsoannouncedthegeneralavailabilityofoursupportforPostgreSQL11.
0,whichwillbringourserviceuptodatewiththelatestversionsofPostgreSQL.
28AllAzureDatabaseforPostgreSQL,MariaDB,MySQLupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly9,2019InpreviewLargestorageforAzureDatabaseforPostgreSQLnowinpreviewJuly9,2019InpreviewLargestorageforAzureDatabaseforMySQLnowinpreviewJuly15,2019InpreviewReadreplicaacrossregionsforAzureDatabaseforMariaDBJuly24,2019AvailablePostgreSQL11isnowgenerallyavailableinAzureDatabaseforPostgreSQLJuly24,2019InpreviewAzureDatabaseforMySQLsupportforMySQL8.
0isinpreviewAugust21,2019AvailableSameregionreadreplicaisnowavailableforAzureDatabaseforMariaDBSeptember4,2019AvailableCross-regionreadreplicasinAzureDatabaseforMySQLarenowavailableSeptember4,2019AvailableCross-regionreadreplicasinAzureDatabaseforPostgreSQLarenowavailableSeptember18,2019InpreviewAuditloggingonAzureDatabaseforPostgreSQLisnowinpreviewBacktotableofcontents29DevelopertoolsAzureLabServicesAzureLabServicesenablesyoutoquicklysetupaclassroomlabenvironmentinthecloud.
Aneducatorcreatesaclassroomlab,provisionsWindows,orLinuxvirtualmachines,installsthenecessarysoftwareneededfortheclass,andmakesthemavailabletostudents.
Thestudentsintheclassconnecttovirtualmachines(VMs)inthelab,andusethemfortheirprojects,assignments,classroomexercises.
Thisquarter,AzureLabServicesteamremovedunlimitedquotaoption.
Unlimitedquotawasthedefaultoptionandifleftasis,studentsgotunlimitedquotafortheirlabsthusincreasingthecostofthelab.
Therewasstrongfeedbackfromcustomerstoremoveunlimitedoptionandchangequotaintofixednumberofhoursanddefaulttoasmallnumbersothatprofessorscanincreaseitonlyifneeded.
Wealsoaddedtheabilitytoresetpasswordsothatprofessorsandstudentscanchangepasswordifneeded.
WeintroducedsmallGPUsizestoenablecreationofDataScience/AI/ML/Graphicslabs,Mediumsizethatsupportsnestedvirtualizationforsmallworkloadsthatonlyrequire2-3nestedmachinesinsidethehost.
AllAzureLabServicesupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly24,2019AvailableAzureLabServices—AbilitytoresetpasswordsandsupportforUbuntuImageshasbeenaddedJuly24,2019AvailableAzureLabServiceshasremovedtheunlimitedoptionfromquotaperusertohelpsaveoncostsJuly24,2019AvailableAzureLabServicesnowhasanewinstancesizeavailable—Medium(nestedvirtualization)September4,2019AvailableAzureLabServiceshasanupdatedUIexperienceforstudents30September18,2019AvailableAzureLabServicesnowsupportsnewGPUVirtualMachinesizesBacktotableofcontentsAzureDevTestLabsOurfocusforDevTestLabscontinuesinmakingtheserviceacentralplacefordevelopmentteamstouseandconfigureallrelevantAzureservices.
Overthepastquarter,weenhancedoursharedimagegalleryintegrationbyenablingusersselectanolderversionofthesharedimageifthelatestonedoesnotworkforanyreason.
WealsoaddedintegrationwithAzureBastioninLabstoenablelabuserstoconnecttotheirVMsthroughabrowser.
AzureBastionprovidessecureandseamlessRDP/SSHconnectivitytovirtualmachinesdirectlyintheAzureportaloverSSLwhichcannowbeleveragedforlabmachinesaswell.
Inaddition,wereleasedDevTestLabsintheSouthAfricaNorthregiontoenableusersinthatregiontocreateanduselabsfordev,test,trainingscenarios;thisreleasealsoincludessupportforcomputeautoshutdownschedulesintheSouthAfricaNorthregion.
ThisquarterwealsoreleasedapreviewupgradeofourDevTestLabsDevOpstasksthatsupportcross-platformagents(Linux,macOS,orWindows),newtaskstodeletecustomimagesautomaticallyandenhancethecreateVMtaskbyaddingsupportforparameterfilesfromtheDevOpssourcecontrol.
Lastly,addedintegrationwiththeRemoteDesktopgatewaywherelabownerscanconnectanexistingremotedesktopgatewaytotheirlabtoensuresecureaccesstothevirtualmachineswithouthavingtoexposetheRDPport.
Thisapproachismoresecurebecausetheuserauthenticatesdirectlytothegatewaymachineorcanusecompanycredentialsonadomain-joinedgatewaymachinetoconnecttotheirmachines.
AllAzureDevTestLabsupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019AvailableAzureDevTestLabs—ConfigureyourlabtousearemotedesktopgatewayAugust7,2019AvailableCreatevirtualmachines(VMs)usinganearliersharedimageversion31September18,2019InpreviewApreviewupgradeforAzureDevTestLabsTasksextensionisnowavailableBacktotableofcontentsDevOpsAzureDevOpsInQ3of2019,inJuly,weaddednewcapabilitiesatanunprecedentedpaceforAzureDevOps,includingsupportformulti-stageYAMLpipelines,PipelineenvironmentsandKubernetesintegration,supportforauthenticatingwithGitHubidentities,PythonandUniversalpackagesandpublicfeedsinAzureArtifacts,aswellasnewandupdatedintegrationswithJiraSoftware,SlackandMicrosoftTeams,alongwithotheradditions.
WealsoannouncedtheSprint155updateofAzureDevOpsintroducingnewAzureBoardsreportsaswellastheAzureBoardsappforSlack.
InSeptember,weannouncedSprint157updateofAzureDevOps,addingrollupcolumnstobacklogsthatletyoutrackprogressacrossworkitemhierarchies(forexample,epics/features/userstories).
WealsoaddedmultipleimprovementsfordeployingAzureAppServiceapps.
Lookforadditionalservicestoreachavailabilitythroughtheendof2019.
AllAzureDevOpsupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly26,2019AvailableNewAnalyticsreportsandAzureBoardsappavailableforSlackJuly31,2019IndevelopmentAzureDevOpsRoadmapupdateforQ3of2019September6,2019AvailableUpdatestoAzureDevOpsandAppServiceimprovementsBacktotableofcontents32IdentityAzureActiveDirectory(AzureAD)RecentAzureADinnovationfocusedondeliveringthefinalpillarofend-userpasswordlesssolutionsandmakingiteasierforITtomanageandsecureaccesstoapps.
WithFIDO2support,customersnowhavethechoicebetweensecuritykeys,MicrosoftAuthenticator,andWindowHellologinoptionstoenablepasswordlesssign-intoAzureAD.
Inaddition,ITnowhasinsightintoadoptionofself-servicepasswordresetandMulti-FactorAuthentication(MFA)intheirorganizationtohelpbetterscalethesesecuritymeasures.
Ourinvestmentsinappsecurityandmanagementnowallowmoresecureoptionsforaccesstoon-premiseslegacyappsaswellasthesealreadyconnectedthroughpartnerinfrastructurelikeSAPorF5Networks.
Finally,we'realsoallowingeasiercollaborationwithpartnersthroughnewdirectfederationidentityprovideroptionsinAzureADB2B.
AllAzureActiveDirectoryupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly8,2019InpreviewAzureADB2BcollaborationdirectfederationwithSAMLandWS-FedprovidersJuly10,2019InpreviewAzureADsupportforFIDO2-basedpasswordlesssign-inJuly11,2019InpreviewAuthenticationmethodusageandinsightreportinginAzureADJuly23,2019AvailableAzureADApplicationProxysupportforsinglesign-ontoSAML-basedapplicationsAugust8,2019InpreviewCustomrolesforappregistrationmanagementAugust14,2019AvailableAzureADApplicationProxyintegrationwiththePowerBIMobileapplication33September26,2019AvailableConfigureAzureADasthetrustedcorporateidentityproviderinSAPIdentityAuthenticationServiceSeptember30,2019AvailableSecurehybridaccesstoappsbehindexistingF5infrastructureBacktotableofcontentsMulti-FactorAuthenticationMulti-FactorAuthentication(MFA)investmentshaveprimarilybehindthescenestoincreaseservicereliability,butwe'vealsoexpendeddevicesupportinournativeMFAapp.
ForcustomersthatusetheMicrosoftAuthenticatorapplicationastheirMFAsolution,theycannowextendcloudbackupandrecoveryoftheiraccounttoend-userswhopreferAndroiddevices.
AllMulti-FactorAuthenticationupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleSeptember12,2019AvailableCloudbackupandrecoveryfortheMicrosoftAuthenticatorapponAndroidBacktotableofcontentsAzureActiveDirectoryB2CRecentAzureADB2Cinvestmentshavecenteredaroundincreasingidentityproviderflexibilityforuserflowsandaccesstokens,allowingcustomerstopickconvenientandrelevantoptionstotheirenvironment.
AzureADB2CnowallowsanyOpenIDConnectidentityproviderinappuserflowsforgreaterflexibilitytocustomers,andtosupportsocialidentityproviders,accesstokensissuedbytheseproviderscanalsobepassedthroughinAzureADB2Ctokens.
34AllAzureActiveDirectoryB2CupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust15,2019AvailableCustomOpenIDConnectidentityprovidersforuserflowsinAzureADB2CAugust15,2019AvailablePassthroughanidentityprovider'saccesstokeninAzureADB2CBacktotableofcontentsIntegrationAzureLogicAppsNewupdatestoLogicAppsfocusonimprovingexistingcapabilitiesaroundintegrationserviceenvironment,connectors,andcorefunctionality.
SomekeyimprovementsweremadetotheSAPconnector.
Supportinghighvalueintegrationscenariosrelatedtoservicessuchasprocurement,supplychain,andfinancialservicescontinuestobeakeyareaofactivity.
Additionalcapabilitieshavebeenaddedtointegrationserviceenvironment,includingtheadditionofinlinecodecapabilities.
Awidevarietyofnewconnectorshaveenteredpreviewandhitgeneralavailability.
AllLogicAppsupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly24,2019AvailableNewdeveloperpricingtierforintegrationserviceenvironmentSeptember6,2019AvailableAzureLogicAppsupdatesforJulyandAugust2019Backtotableofcontents35AzureAPIManagementNewupdatestoAPIManagementhavebeenfocusedonimprovingcorecapabilities,integratingmorebroadlywithotherAzureservices,andmonitoring.
OurcorefocushasbeenaroundprovidingcustomerswithaccesstoAPIManagementandwillcontinuetobeourfocusheadingintothefuture.
AllAPIManagementupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust8,2019AvailableAzureAPIManagementupdatesforAugustSeptember26,2019AvailableAzureAPIManagementupdate—September2019BacktotableofcontentsInternetofThingsAzureIoTEdgeAzureIoTEdgeisafullymanagedservicebuiltonAzureIoTHub.
Deployyourcloudworkloads—artificialintelligence,Azureandthird-partyservices,oryourownbusinesslogic—torunonInternetofThings(IoT)edgedevicesviastandardcontainers.
Bymovingcertainworkloadstotheedgeofthenetwork,yourdevicesspendlesstimecommunicatingwiththecloud,reactmorequicklytolocalchanges,andoperatereliablyeveninextendedofflineperiods.
AzureBlobStorageonIoTEdgeprovidesablockblobstoragesolutionattheedge.
AblobstoragemoduleonyourIoTEdgedevicebehaveslikeanAzureblockblobservice,excepttheblockblobsarestoredlocallyonyourIoTEdgedevice.
YoucanaccessyourblobsusingthesameAzurestorageSDKmethodsorblockblobAPIcallsthatyou'realreadyusedto.
ThisarticleexplainstheconceptsrelatedtoAzureBlobStorageonIoTEdgecontainerthatrunsablobserviceonyourIoTEdgedevice.
Thismoduleisusefulinscenarioswheredataneedstobestoredlocallyuntilitcanbeprocessedortransferredtothecloud,whendevicesarelocatedinaplacewithlimited36connectivity,whenyouwanttoefficientlyprocessthedatalocallytogetlowlatencyaccesstothedata,suchthatyoucanrespondtoemergenciesasquicklyaspossible,andwhenyouwanttoreducebandwidthcostsandavoidtransferringterabytesofdatatothecloud.
Youcanprocessthedatalocallyandsendonlytheprocesseddatatothecloud.
AllAzureIoTEdgeupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust8,2019AvailableAzureBlobStorageonIoTEdgeisnowgenerallyavailableBacktotableofcontentsAzureIoTHubIoTHubisamanagedservice,hostedinthecloud,thatactsasacloudgatewaytoconnect,manageandmonitorIoTdevicesatscaleandinasecuremanner.
AzureSecurityCenterforIoTallowscustomerstoprotecttheirend-to-endIoTdeploymentbyidentifyingandrespondingtoemergingthreats,aswellasfindingissuesinconfigurationsbeforeattackerscanusethemtocompromiseIoTdeployments.
Benefitsincludethreatprotectionandsecurityposturemanagement.
AzureIoTHubmanualfailoverisafeaturethatallowscustomerstofailovertheirhub'soperationsfromaprimaryregiontothecorrespondingAzuregeo-pairedregion.
Manualfailovercanbedoneintheeventofaregionaldisasteroranextendedserviceoutage.
AllAzureIoTHubupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly29,2019AvailableAzureSecurityCenterforIoTnowavailableAugust21,2019AvailableAzureIoTHubmanualfailovernowavailable37BacktotableofcontentsIoTPlugandPlayIoTPlugandPlayenablessolutiondeveloperstointegrateIoTdeviceswiththeirsolutionswithoutwritinganyembeddedcode.
AtthecoreofIoTPlugandPlayisadevicecapabilitymodelschemathatdescribesdevicecapabilities.
ThisschemaisaJSONdocumentthat'sstructuredasasetofinterfacesthatincludedefinitionsofpropertiesthatrepresenttheread-onlyandread/writestateofadeviceorotherentity,telemetrythatisthedataemittedbyadevice,andcommandsthatdescribeafunctionoroperationthatcanbedoneonadevice.
CustomerscanfindIoTPlugandPlayenabledevicesonAzureCertifiedforIoTdevicecatalog.
AllIoTPlugandPlayupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust21,2019InpreviewIoTPlugandPlayPreviewisnowavailableBacktotableofcontentsAzureIoTCentralTherehavebeenmultipleassumedblockerstotheplatform'sadoption,includingthecurrentpricingstructure,featuresupportfordeviceanddatascale,andapplicationextensibility&repeatability.
AtthismilestonewehopetorepositionIoTCentralasaplatformforsolutionbuilders(SIs,ISVs,OEMs),tobuildwithacrosstheirPOCsaswellasinfull-scaledeployments.
WearealsoseekingtocounterthemisperceptionthatthisisacompleteSaaSoffering,whichhasledtomuchconfusionandhesitationfrompartners,whohaveexpressedconcernsthatthisisacompetingofferingtotheirapplications.
AllAzureIoTCentralupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitle38July23,2019AvailableLocationtelemetrysupportinIoTCentralisnowavailableAugust21,2019InpreviewIoTPlugandPlayPreviewisnowavailableBacktotableofcontentsAzureSphereAzureSpherecontinuesthethemeofunlockingnewfeaturesandextendingnetworkingsupporttohelpdevicemanufacturersnavigatemorecomplexenvironmentscommoninlargeenterprises.
Forexample,changestoWi-FienablebrownfieldguardianmodulestoconnectincongestedWi-Fienvironments.
Tobuildapplicationsthattakeadvantageofthisnewfunctionality,userscandownloadandinstallthelatestAzureSphereSDKPreviewforVisualStudio.
AllWi-FiandEthernet-connecteddeviceswillautomaticallyreceiveanupdatedAzureSphereoperatingsystemthatcontainssupportforthesenewfeatures.
AllAzureSphereupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly8,2019InpreviewUpdate19.
06forAzureSpherepublicpreviewnowavailableinRetailfeedJuly17,2019InpreviewUpdate19.
07forAzureSpherepublicpreviewnowavailableforevaluationJuly31,2019InpreviewThelatestupdatetoAzureSphere(inpreview)isnowavailableintheretailfeedSeptember25,2019InpreviewAzureSpherePreview—Update19.
09isnowavailableforevaluationBacktotableofcontents39ManagementandgovernanceAzureAdvisorAzureAdvisorhelpsyouoptimizeyourAzureworkloadsforhighavailability,security,performance,andcostbyprovidingyouwithpersonalizedbestpracticerecommendationsbasedonyourusageandconfigurations.
Recently,welauncheduser-configurablealertssoyoucangetnotifiedaboutyourAzurebestpracticerecommendationsassoonastheybecomeavailable.
Youcanalertonarecommendationcategory(highavailability,performance,orcost),impactlevel(high,medium,orlow),orspecificrecommendationtype(suchasright-sizeorshutdownunderutilizedVMs,useavailabilitysetstoimprovefaulttolerance,andmore).
AdvisoralertswillhelpyoumorequicklyremediateyourAdvisorrecommendationsandgetmoreoutofyourAzureinvestment.
LearnmorefromtheAdvisoralertsdocumentationhere.
AllAzureAdvisorupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleSeptember18,2019InpreviewAzureAdvisoralertsarenowinpreviewBacktotableofcontentsAzureBackup–DuringJulythroughSeptember2019,AzureBackupreleasedseveralcriticalupdatesforbackupsofAzureVirtualmachinesandAzureFileShares.
WeannouncedpreviewsupportforbackupofAzureVMswithdisksizesupto30TBeach.
ThishelpscustomersextendprotectiontolargeVMsrunningworkloadslikefileserversandlargedatabases.
Wealsoextended'enhancedsecurity'ofbackupstoAzureVirtualMachinesbyintroducingSoft-Deleteforvirtualmachinebackups.
CustomersarenowprotectedfromaccidentalormaliciousdeletionoftheirvirtualmachinebackupsinAzure,atnoadditionalcost,andgetabuilt-inoptionto"undelete"backupsupto14daysafterdeletion.
Extendingbuilt-inprotectiontosecuredstorageaccounts,weannouncedsupportforbackingupAzureFileSharesinVNET/FirewallenabledStorageaccounts,allowingcustomerstobackupsecuredfile-datawithoutpunchingholesintheirnetworkinfrastructure.
40WhenitcomestoAzureBackupenhancementsforon-premisesworkloads,thelatestMicrosoftAzureRecoveryServices(MARS)Agentcarriesakeyenhancementthatallowsspecificationofanexpirytimeforad-hocbackups.
Thisalsocomeswithseveralimprovementsthatmakeforfasterindividualfile-restoreswiththeMARSAgent.
AllofthiscomeswithextendedregionavailabilityannouncementsthatensurethatAzureBackupisavailableinallAzureregions.
AllAzureBackupupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust7,2019AvailableAzureBackupisavailableinnewAzureregionsAugust13,2019InpreviewAnnouncingAzureBackuplimitedpublicpreviewsupportforlargedisksupto30TBsizeAugust29,2019AvailableSoftdeleteforvirtualmachinesinAzureBackupSeptember12,2019InpreviewAzureBackupsupportforlargedisksupto30TBisnowinpublicpreviewBacktotableofcontentsAzureSiteRecoveryAzureSiteRecovery(ASR)nowmakesiteasiertomanageyourdisksandtoperformdisasterrecoveryofapplicationsatscale.
Ourcustomersprotectmultiplemission-criticalapplicationswithAzureSiteRecovery.
Inresponsetocustomerrequestinglargerdisks,wehavereleasedsupportforlargedisksupto8TB,singlepassAzureDiskEncryption,andGeneralPurposev2storageaccountstoallowourcustomerstoscaletheirusageandalsoimprovetheirdisksecurityposture.
FordisasterrecoveryofapplicationsusingAzureVMsthroughrecoveryplans,customershadtogothroughtopainofcreatingandaddingscriptsinordertoattachpre-createdLoadBalancers,PublicIPaddress,andNetworkSecurityGroups.
Thesepre-createdresourcescannowbeautomaticallyattachedtothefailed-overVMs,thusreducingtheoverheadofwritingandmanagingadditionalscripts.
AzureSiteRecoveryhasimprovedthereliabilityandeaseofconductingtestdrillsandactualfailovers.
ASRhasaddedmultiplevalidatorsthatsurfaceanyconfigurationissues41andhascreatedawaytoalloweasycustomizationoftestfailovernetworksettingsforquickdisasterrecoverydrillsofVMs.
AzureSiteRecoverysupportsreleasesofallmajorLinuxdistributionswithin30days.
WehaveworkedcloselywithleadingLinuxdistributorstobringdownthetimetoASRsupportforallmajorandminorkernelreleasestounder30daystoallowcustomerstomovetomorerecentLinuxversionswithoutworryingaboutwhetherASRsupportsthesenewkernelreleases.
AllAzureSiteRecoveryupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly23,2019AvailableAzureSiteRecovery:Supportreleasedforlargedisks(upto8TB)July31,2019AvailableAzureSiteRecoveryupdaterollup38(July2019)August9,2019AvailableDisasterrecoveryofAzureDiskEncryption-enabledvirtualmachinesAugust21,2019AvailableHelpprotectlargedatadisksAzureSiteRecoveryAugust26,2019AvailableAzureSiteRecoveryupdaterollup39—August2019September17,2019AvailableAzureSiteRecoveryUpdateRollup40(September2019)BacktotableofcontentsAzureMonitorAzureMonitorhelpsyoumaximizeperformanceandavailabilityofyourapplicationsandproactivelyidentifyproblemsinseconds.
Overthelast3months,weannouncedseveralimprovementstocontainermonitoringincludingsupportforPrometheusmetricsandbetterfilteringandsearchingofdata.
Similarly,wemadeimprovementstoourLogAnalyticscapabilityincludingUIchangesandintegrationwiththeresourcemenufornumberofAzureservicessoyoucananalyzelogsdirectlyifyoueverwantto42troubleshootanyissue.
Finally,weaddedmoreonboardingoptionsandtoolingforApplicationInsightscapabilityandwecontinuetoexpandtomoreregions.
AllAzureMonitorupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly1,2019AvailableAzureMonitorforContainers:EnhancedsearchonlivedataandotherupdatesavailableJuly3,2019AvailableAzureMonitorLognowsupportslogsearchonmultipleAzureresourcesJuly23,2019AvailableAzureMonitorLogAnalyticsUIupdates–June2019July24,2019InpreviewAzureMonitorforcontainers—PrometheusintegrationisnowinpreviewAugust8,2019InpreviewAzureMonitorforContainerswithPrometheussupportforAKSenginesisnowinpreviewAugust12,2019AvailableAzureMonitorApplicationInsightsStatusMonitorv2isnowgenerallyavailableAugust13,2019AvailableNewPowerShellscriptstostreamlineAzureMonitorLogsqueryanddatacollectionAugust26,2019InpreviewAzureMonitorApplicationInsightsvariableretentionisnowavailableinpreviewSeptember18,2019AvailableServiceMapfeatureofAzureMonitorisnowavailableinadditionalregions43September18,2019AvailableAzureMonitorforAzureVirtualMachinesisnowavailableinadditionalregionsBacktotableofcontentsNetworkWatcherNetworkWatcherprovidesvisibilityandhelpsyoudiagnoseandfixissueswithyournetwork.
WeareseeingincreasingdemandformoreregionsandhavenowaddedsupportforSouthAfricaNorthregion.
AllNetworkWatcherupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly12,2019AvailableNetworkWatcherisnowGenerallyAvailableinSouthAfricaNorthBacktotableofcontentsCloudShellAzureCloudShellisabrowser-basedshellexperiencerunninginthecloudtohelpmanageyourAzureresourcesandgivesyoutheflexibilitytochoosetheshellexperiencethatbestsuitsthewayyouwork.
InadditiontobeingabletochoosebetweenPowerShellandBash,CloudShellincludessupportforpopularcommand-linetoolsandprogramminglanguagesthatMicrosoftcuratesandupdatessuchascontaineranddatabasetools,supportfor.
NETCoreandPythonetc.
PersistyourdataacrosssessionsbyattachingAzureFilestorage.
WhenusedalongsideAzureportal'sfamiliarGUIexperience,CloudShelladdsthepowerofanauthenticatedshellexperienceforgreaterflexibility.
CloudShellsavesyouthetroubleofconfiguringandmaintainingyourownadminmachinebyprovidingaclean,ready-to-useshellexperienceeverytime.
Inaddition,itisavailablevirtuallyanywhere.
44AllCloudShellupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust6,2019AvailableNewToolsarenowavailableinAzureCloudShellBacktotableofcontentsAzureBlueprintsAzureBlueprintsallowyoutocreatefullygovernedsubscriptionsinarepeatablemanner,byallowingyoutocreateblueprintsthatcontainresources(AzureResourceManagertemplates),policiesandroles.
Youcanmanageenvironmentsdeployedthroughblueprintsandusefeatureslikeversioningandresourcelockssonotevensubscriptionownerscantamperwithit.
Inaddition,Microsofthasthemostcomprehensivecomplianceofferings,andwearebringingthatexpertisetoblueprintswithbuilt-inblueprints,whicharefullyMicrosoft-vettedblueprintsforthemostcommonscenariosandcomplianceregulationslikeNISTandISO27001whicharenowlive.
Youcanexpectmorebuilt-inblueprintsreleasesintheupcomingmonths.
AllAzureBlueprintsupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleSeptember4,2019InpreviewAzureBlueprints—NISTSP800-53R4blueprintreleaseisnowliveBacktotableofcontentsAzurePolicyAzurePolicyallowsyoutoauditorenforceresourceconfigurationsatanAzureResourceManagerlevel.
Azurepolicynowhasremediationcapabilitiesfortags,meaningthatyoucanapplytagsasperyourpolicytoresourcethatarenotcompliant.
Tagginglimithasalsobeenincreasedto50,whichisoneofthemostaskedfeaturesbyourcustomers.
45AllAzurePolicyupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
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DateStatusTitleSeptember19,2019InpreviewAzureprovidesat-scaletagsmanagementthroughAzurePolicyBacktotableofcontentsAzureCostManagementAzureCostManagementwasreleasedin2018,bringingtheCloudynfunctionalityintotheAzureportalandimprovinguserexperienceandperformance.
WealsorecentlyreleasedCostManagementforAWS(inpreview)tohelpcustomersmanagecloudspendacrosstheirmulti-cloudenvironment,aswellasmanynewfeatureslikeforecastingandpinningdashboards.
AllCostManagementupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly29,2019InpreviewAzuremarketplacechargesarenowavailableinAzureCostManagementforPay-As-You-Gocustomers!
August2,2019AvailableAzureCostManagementupdates—July2019August8,2019AvailableNewbudgetscreationexperienceisnowavailableAugust26,2019AvailableAzureCostManagement–SaveandsharecustomizedviewsAugust26,2019AvailableIt'snoweasiertosharecustomizedviewsinAzureCostManagement46BacktotableofcontentsAzureLighthouseAzureLighthouseprovidescapabilitiesforcross-customerortenantmanagementthatenablepartnerstodeliverdifferentiatedmanagedservices,withincreasesgovernance.
AzureLighthousewasannouncedatMicrosoftInspiretothepartnercommunityasgenerallyavailable.
PartnersnowgetasinglecontrolplanetomanageAzureacrosscustomersatscale.
CustomerscandelegatetheirAzureenvironmentatagranularleveltopreciserolesandusergroupsoftheirpartner,havinggreatercontrolandvisibilityofpartneractivitywithintheirenvironment.
AzureLighthouseisavailablethroughallARMenabledservices,acrosslicensingmodelsandevenfor3rdpartyintegrationAllAzureLighthouseupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly11,2019AvailableIntroducingAzureLighthouseBacktotableofcontentsAzureportalWe'reconstantlyworkingonuserexperienceimprovementsintheAzureportal.
Ourgoalistoofferaproductiveandeasy-to-useplatformsoyoucanbuild,manage,andmonitoryourservicefromasinglepaneofglass.
AllAzureportalupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly23,2019AvailableAzureportalJuly2019featureupdateAugust20,2019AvailableAzureportalAugust2019featureupdateSeptember23,2019AvailableAzureportalSeptember2019featureupdate47BacktotableofcontentsMediaAzureContentDeliveryNetworkAzureContentDeliveryNetworkisaglobalcontentdeliverynetwork(CDN)solutionfordeliveringhigh-bandwidthcontent.
AzureContentDeliveryNetworkisatruemulti-CDNservice,offeringchoiceandtheabilitytomixCDNnetworksfromVerizon,Akamai,andMicrosoft.
Inadditiontoitstightintegrationwithsisterservices,suchasAzurestorageandMediaServices,itcontinuestobenefitfromthecontinuousevolvementofourglobalreach,massiveinvestmentsinnewedgesites,andcachecapabilitiesbothwithinourownglobalnetworkandalsothroughourpartnerCDNofferings.
Enhancingthecapabilities,featureset,andabilitytocustomizeroutingbehaviorandSSLdependenciesinAzureContentDeliveryNetworkiscriticaltoourcustomers.
RecentenhancementsincludetheabilitytouseandmanageownSSLcerts,alongwithanewcustomrulesengine.
AllContentDeliveryNetworkupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
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DateStatusTitleSeptember12,2019AvailableAzureCDNfeatureupdatesSeptember13,2019AvailableDatatransferfromAzureOriginstoAzureCDNfromMicrosoftisnowfreeofchargeBacktotableofcontentsMediaServicesVideoIndexercontinuesitsfastpaceofserviceupdates.
AzureMediaServicesisavailableintheSouthAfricaregion,andLiveEncoderfeaturesethasbeenimproved.
WecontinuedourinnovationwithpreviewannouncementsoftwonewVideoIndexerfeatures:AnimatedCharacterDetectionandMultilingualtranscription.
48AllMediaServicesupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
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DateStatusTitleAugust6,2019AvailableMediaServicesisnowavailableinbothSouthAfricaregionsSeptember18,2019InpreviewPublicPreview-VideoIndexerAnimatedCharacterDetectionSeptember18,2019InpreviewPublicPreview-VideoIndexerMultilingualidentificationandtranscriptionBacktotableofcontentsMicrosoftAzureStackMicrosoftAzureStackAzureStackintegrationwithAzureGovernmentsecretcloudenablesAzureStackoperatorstoconnecttheirsystemstoAzureGovernmentSecretforidentity,marketplacesyndicationandhybriddeployments.
ThisisimportantforMicrosoftgiventhatAzureStackispopularwithgovernmententities.
RetailsolutionpatternsisasetofguidanceandcodethathelpscustomersbuildtheirintelligentretailsolutionfasterusingAIandAzureStack.
TheAzureStackdiagnosticlogcollectionserviceprovidesasimplifiedwayforAzureStackoperatorstocollectandsharediagnosticlogswithMicrosoftCustomerSupportServices(CSS).
AllMicrosoftAzureStackupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
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DateStatusTitle49September4,2019IndevelopmentAzureStackintegrationwithAzureGovernmentSecretcloudSeptember4,2019IndevelopmentRetailsolutionpatternsforhybridapplicationsSeptember4,2019AvailableDiagnosticlogcollectionisnowgenerallyavailableforAzureStackBacktotableofcontentsMigrationAzureMigrateAzureMigratestreamlinesthejourneytothecloudwithanintegratedexperienceacrossdatacenterdiscovery,assessmentandmigration.
ThegeneralavailabilitylaunchofAzureMigrateinJuly2019deliverscustomersnewcapabilitiesforserver,databaseandwebapplicationmigrations,allinoneplace.
Microsofthasfurthersimplifiedthestepswithagentlessoptionsforassessmentandmigration,andthroughintegrationwithpartnertoolsthatprovidecustomerschoicefortheirmigrationjourney.
ScalabilityhasalsobeenabigfocusforAzureMigratetoolingwithcustomersnowabletodiscoverandassess35,000virtualmachines(VMs).
Thisisatremendousscaleimprovementfromthepreviouslimitof1,500VMs.
Today,AzureMigrateisavailableinAsiaPacific,Australia,Canada,Europe,India,Japan,UnitedKingdom,andUnitedStates.
CustomerscanstartbycreatinganAzureMigrateprojectinthegeographyofchoiceandweensurethatmetadataassociatedwiththeprojectisretainedinanAzuredatacenterinthegeographyselected.
AllAzureMigrateupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly11,2019AvailableAzureMigrateisnowacentralhubtostart,executeandtrackyourmigrationjourneyJuly15,2019AvailableAnnouncingAzureMigrationProgram50August9,2019AvailableAzureMigrateisnowavailableinAustralia,Canada,India,andJapanBacktotableofcontentsAzureDatabaseMigrationServiceAzureDatabaseMigrationServiceenablesseamlessmigrationsfrommultipledatabasesourcestoAzureDataplatformswithminimaldowntime.
TheserviceusestheDataMigrationAssistanttogenerateassessmentreportsthatproviderecommendationstoguideyouthroughthechangesrequiredpriortoperformingamigration.
Whenyou'rereadytobeginthemigrationprocess,theAzureDatabaseMigrationServiceperformsalltherequiredsteps.
NowyoucanuseAzureDatabaseMigrationServicetomigratefromon-premisesorcloudimplementationsofMongoDBtoAzureCosmosDBwithminimaldowntime.
PerformresilientmigrationsofMongoDBdataatscaleandwithhighreliability.
ProvisionaninstanceofDatabaseMigrationServicefromtheAzureportalorviaAzureCLIandcreateamigrationproject.
TheintegrationofAzuredatamigrationtoolswiththeAzureMigratehubisnowinpreview.
ThisisafirststeptowardsaunifiedAzuremigrationexperienceacrossdataandinfrastructure.
Inthisrelease,DataMigrationAssistantfordatabaseassessmentsandAzureDataMigrationServiceareintegratedwithAzureMigrate.
Doingsoprovidesasingleviewoftheserveranddatabasemigrationprogressandoffersdetailsontherelativereadinessoftheserversanddatabasesmigratingtothecloud.
AllAzureDatabaseMigrationServiceupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
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DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019AvailableMongoDBtoAzureCosmosDBonlineandofflinemigrationsarenowavailableJuly24,2019InpreviewAzureDatabaseMigrationService—IntegrationwithAzureMigratev2Backtotableofcontents51NetworkingExpressRouteExpressRouteisthepreferredwayforenterprisesandmanyothercustomerstoconnecttheirdatacenterstoAzure.
ExpressRouteextendson-premisesnetworksintotheMicrosoftcloudoveraprivatededicatedconnection,providedbyaconnectivityprovidersuchasanISPorTelco.
AsAzuregrowsourglobalfootprint,ournetworkfollows,meaningthatExpressRoutesitesprovidingPOP(pointofpresence)forcustomerstoconnecttoAzureisaconstantlygrowingportionofourglobalinfrastructure.
Severalnewsiteshaverecentlybeenadded,providinggeoexpansionbutalsoincreasedredundancyinseverallargemetroareas.
WithcustomersrapidlygrowinguseofAzure,hybridandcloud-centricnetworkingandsecuritydrivesaneedforintegratedmonitoringandtoolingtohelpretainnetworkvisibilityacrosstheinfrastructure.
ExpressRouteMonitor,aspartofNetworkPerformanceMonitor,enablemonitoringofExpressRouteconnectionsacrossmultipletypesofpeers.
AllExpressRouteupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleSeptember12,2019AvailableNewAzureExpressRoutesitesnowavailableSeptember19,2019AvailableMonitorbandwidthusageforallpeeredAzurevirtualnetworkswithExpressRouteBacktotableofcontentsAzureVirtualNetworkAzureVirtualNetwork(VNet)istheprimaryandfoundationalbuildingblockforyourprivatenetworkinAzure.
ItenablesAzureresources,suchasAzureVirtualMachinestosecurelycommunicatewitheachother,theInternet,andon-premisesnetworks.
AzurePrivateLink,recentlyannouncedinpreview,enablesorganizationsor3rdpartyserviceproviderstodeliverservicesprivatelyanddirectlyintheend-usersVirtualNetwork.
PrivateLinksupportsserviceshostedinaVM,PaaSaswellas3rdpartySaaSserviceshostedinAzure.
WiththeadditionofPrivateLink,weareaddressingavery52consistentrequestfromourcustomersandpartners,toaddaprivateservicedeliverymodelacrossVNets.
AllVirtualNetworkupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
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DateStatusTitleSeptember16,2019InpreviewAzurePrivateLinkisnowavailableinpreviewSeptember18,2019InpreviewInterfaceendpointsforSQLDBBacktotableofcontentsAzureBastionTheAzureBastionservicewasrecentlylaunchedinpreview.
Thisisanew,fullyplatform-managedPaaSservicethatyouprovisioninsideyourvirtualnetwork.
AzureBastionprovidesanintegratedandsimplewaytocreatescalablebastionhosts.
ItprovidessecureandseamlessRDP/SSHconnectivitytoyourvirtualmachinesdirectlyintheAzureportaloverSSL.
WhenyouconnectviaAzureBastion,yourvirtualmachinesnolongerrequireexposureofapublicIPaddress.
AllAzureBastionupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleSeptember4,2019InpreviewConnecttoyourvirtualmachine(VM)throughawebbrowserBacktotableofcontentsAzureFirewallAzureFirewallisacloudnativefirewall-as-a-serviceofferingwhichenablescustomerstocentrallygovernandlogalltheirtrafficflowsusingaDevOpsapproach.
TheservicesupportsbothapplicationandnetworklevelfilteringrulesandisintegratedwiththeMicrosoftThreatIntelligencefeedforfilteringknownmaliciousIPaddressesand53domains.
AzureFirewallishighlyavailablewithbuilt-inautoscaling.
InJuly2019,AzureFirewallhasmadeseveralkeycapabilitiesaswellasupdatesintogenerallyavailable(GA)andpreview.
InSept2019,AzureFirewallservicebecamegenerallyavailableinChina.
Thisisanimportantstepinourgeo-expansionoftheservicetolocalmarkets.
AzureFirewallcontinuestoexpandcompliancecertificationandisnowPaymentCardIndustry(PCI),ServiceOrganizationControls(SOC),andInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)compliant.
AllAzureFirewallupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
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DateStatusTitleJuly10,2019AvailableWhat'snewinAzureFirewallSeptember17,2019AvailableAzureFirewallupdates—September2019BacktotableofcontentsSecurityKeyVaultAnewsetoflibrariesforworkingwithAzureStorage,AzureCosmosDB,AzureKeyVault,andAzureEventHubsinJava,Python,JavaScriptorTypeScript,and.
NETareavailableforyou.
Theselibrariesprovideaccesstonewservicefeatures,andrepresentthefirststeptowardsapplyinganewsetofstandardsacrosstheAzureSDKsthatwebelievewillmakethelibrarieseasiertolearnandintegrateintoyoursoftware.
Youcangettheselibrariestodayfromyourfavoritepackagemanager,andwewouldlovetohearyourfeedbackonGitHub.
AllKeyVaultupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
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DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019InpreviewAnewsetofAzureSDKsisnowavailableinpreview54BacktotableofcontentsAzureSecurityCenterSecurityCentercontinuedtoexpanditsrecommendationstocovernewnetworkingrecommendations,introducedsingleclickremediationinpreviewtosimplifyremediationprocessandremovedtherecommendationandpolicytoenableencryptionofstorageaccountsinceAzureStorageisencryptedbydefault.
Onthreatprotection,Just-In-TimeVMforAzurefirewallwasmadegenerallyavailable:reducingexposuretonetworkvolumetricattacksbyprovidingcontrolledaccesstoVMsonlywhenneeded,usingyourNetworkSecurityGroupandAzureFirewallrules.
BesidestheStandardofferings,youcannowhaveSecurityCentersendyouemailnotificationswhenanAzureGovernmentalertisgenerated.
Also,SecurityCenternowsupportscross-tenantmanagementscenariosaspartofAzureLighthouse.
ThisenablesyoutogainvisibilityandmanagethesecuritypostureofmultipletenantsinSecurityCenter.
AllAzureSecurityCenterupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly19,2019AvailableUpdatestonetworkrecommendationsinAzureSecurityCenterJuly23,2019AvailableTherecommendationandpolicytoenableencryptionofstorageaccounthavebeenremovedAugust2,2019AvailableCross-tenantmanagementisnowsupportedinAzureSecurityCenterAugust13,2019AvailableEmailnotificationsavailableforAzureGovernmentalertsAugust21,2019InpreviewSecurityCenternowhassingleclickremediationtoboostyoursecurityposture(inpreview)55August21,2019AvailableJust-in-time(JIT)VMaccessforAzureFirewallisnowgenerallyavailableSeptember26,2019AvailableAzureSecurityCenter—1-clickremediationforsecurityrecommendationsisnowavailableSeptember26,2019AvailableAzureSecurityCenter—ControlcontainersecurityrecommendationusingAzurePolicySeptember30,2019AvailableManagingruleswithadaptiveapplicationcontrolsinAzureSecurityCenterhasimprovedBacktotableofcontentsStorageStorageAccountsAzureDataLakeStorageGen2integrationwithAzureEventGridisinpreviewsinceearlyJuly.
ThismeansthatAzureDataLakeStorageGen2cannowgenerateeventsthatcanbeconsumedbyEventGridandroutedtosubscriberswithwebhooks,AzureEventHubs,AzureFunctions,andLogicAppsasendpoints.
Withthiscapability,individualchangestofilesanddirectoriesinAzureDataLakeStorageGen2canautomaticallybecapturedandmadeavailabletodataengineersforcreatingrichbigdataanalyticsplatformsthatuseevent-drivenarchitectures.
AzureGeoandZoneRedundantStorage(GZRS)helpscustomersachievehigherdataresiliencybysynchronouslywritingthreereplicasofyourdataacrossmultipleAvailabilityZones(likeZRStoday)andasynchronouslyreplicatingthedatatoanotherregionwithinthesamegeointoasinglezone(likeLRStoday).
IntheeventofaregionalfailureyoucanuseReadAccessGeoandZoneRedundantStorage(RAGZRS)tocontinuehavingreadaccess.
Forreadandwriteaccessyoucanfailovertothesecondaryregion.
ThepreviewofalargerandhigherscalestandardtierforAzureFiles,nowavailabletoallAzurecustomers,improvesyourexperiencebyincreasingstandardfileshares'capacityandperformancelimits.
AzureFilespremiumtierofferszonalredundantstorage(ZRS)replicationthatenableshighperforming,highlyavailablefileservices,thatarebuilton56solid-statedrives(SSD).
AzureFilesActiveDirectory(AD)authenticationwithAzureADdomainservicesenables"liftandshift"applicationstothecloudwhilemaintainingthesamesecuritymodelusedon-premises.
AzureBloblifecyclemanagementcannowautomaticallydeleteobjectsinPremiumBlobStorageaccounts.
Policiescanbedefinedtoautomaticallydeleteobjectsthathasbeenunmodifiedforacertainnumberofdaysandcanbescopedtospecificcontainerorfortheentirestorageaccount.
Thishelpssimplifyandmanagementofdatafootprintforworkloadsthatneedshighperformanceaccesstodataforalimitedtime,suchasdiagnosticsdataandgeneratedreports.
AllStorageAccountsupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
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DateStatusTitleJuly2,2019InpreviewEventGridintegrationforAzureDataLakeStorageaccountsisnowinpublicpreviewJuly8,2019InPreviewLarger,morepowerfulstandardfilesharesforAzureFilesnowinpreviewJuly15,2019InpreviewMulti-protocolDataAccessforAzureDataLakeStorageisnowinpublicpreviewJuly23,2019AvailablePremiumBlobnowsupportsBlobLifecycleManagementJuly25,2019AvailableAzureBloblifecyclemanagementisnowavailableinallAzureregionsAugust7,2019AvailableAzureFilesActiveDirectory(AzureAD)authenticationwithAzureADdomainservicesisnowgenerallyavailableAugust7,2019InpreviewAzureGeoandZoneRedundantStorageinpublicpreview57August20,2019AvailableAnnouncingnewlowerpricingforAzureArchiveStorageSeptember16,2019InpreviewAzurePrivateLinkisnowavailableinpreviewSeptember19,2019AvailableAzureFilespremiumtiergetszoneredundantstorageBacktotableofcontentsAzureNetAppFilesAzureNetAppFiles,aresultofdeepcollaborationwithNetApp,hascontinuedtoroll-outin9newregionsfollowinggeneralavailabilityinMay2019-EastUS,EastUS2,WestUS2,SouthCentralUS,CentralUS|WestEurope,NorthEurope|EastAustralia,SouthEastAsiaAzureNetAppFilesisapowerfulfilestorageservicetorunthemostdemandingfileworkloadsinAzure,withouttheneedforanycodemodification.
It'sanAzurefirst-partyservice,builtonNetApp'sONTAPtechnology,andissoldandsupportedbyMicrosoft.
Takingonlyminutestosetup,NetAppFilesenablesbothLinuxandWindowsapplicationstoseamlesslymigrateandruninthecloudwithanon-premises-likeexperienceandperformance.
NetAppFilesisnodifferentfromanyotherAzurefirst-partyservice—itcanbeprovisionedandconsumedagainstcustomers'existingAzureagreement(s),withouttheneedforanytermcommitments.
Additionally,itallowsincreasinglycomplexenterpriseworkloadstoruninAzure.
WhileAzureNetAppFilesisusefulforanyperformance&latencysensitiveLinuxorWindowsfile-basedapplication,earlycustomersinOil&Gas,andElectronicDesign&Automation(EDA)areseeingthemostbenefits–especiallyinHighPerformanceComputing(HPC)scenarios.
AllAzureNetAppFilesupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleAugust7,2019AvailableAzureNetAppFilesisnowavailableinthreenewregionsBacktotableofcontents58AzureFXTEdgeFilerAzureFXTEdgeFilers,hardwareappliancesthatcametoMicrosoftfromAvereSystems.
wereredesignedforMicrosoftandintroducedintothestorageportfolio.
TheAvereappliancesarehighlydesiredandwidelyadoptedinvisualeffectsstudios.
ThenewMicrosoftapplianceswillbeofferedasapathtoforgenewcustomerrelationshipswithanalreadytrustedproduct.
Twomodelsallowyoutoselectanappliancerightfortheworkload,asbothprovidehigh-performance,low-latencyaccesstofile-baseddatasupportingNFSandSMBaswellasNASsolutionsfromNetAppandDellEMC.
TheAzureFXTEdgeFilerscanalsositon-premisesandaccessAzureBlob.
AllAzureFXTEdgeFilerupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly15,2019AvailableAzureFXTEdgeFilerNowavailableBacktotableofcontentsWebAppServiceAzureAppServiceenablesyoutobuildandhostwebapps,mobilebackends,andRESTfulAPIsintheprogramminglanguageofyourchoicewithoutmanaginginfrastructure.
Itoffersautoscalingandhighavailability,supportsbothWindowsandLinux,andenablesautomateddeploymentsfromGitHub,AzureDevOps,oranyGitrepo.
AppServiceintroducedpromotionalpricingontheBasicappserviceplanforLinux,whichdependingonregionalmetersindatacenterofchoice,leadstoa66percentpricedrop.
AppServicealsoreducedpricingbyanaverageof35%forLinuxAppServiceonthePremiumv2plan.
ExpandedtoLinuxthesupportformanagedidentityfromAzureActiveDirectorytoallowappstoeasilyaccessotherAAD-protectedresourcessuchasAzureKeyVault.
AppServiceandAzureFunctionshavehadgenerallyavailablesupportforWindowsplanspreviously.
59AddedNavigatortoAppServiceDiagnosticsforWindowswebapps.
Navigatorprovidesacentralizedviewofanappanditsdependenciesalongwithchangesmadeovertime.
Navigatorautomaticallyrendersadependencymapofanappanditsdependenciesinthesamesubscriptionanddisplaythechangesmadetoeachresource.
AllAppServiceupdatesfromJuly2019toSeptember2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitleJuly19,2019AvailableIntroducingpromotionalpricingfortheBasicLinuxAppServicePlanAugust2,2019RetiringEasytablesandeasyAPIswillberemovedfromAzureAppServiceonNovember11,2019August8,2019AvailableNavigatornowprovidesdependencymappingandchangeanalysisinAppServiceDiagnosticsAugust19,2019AvailableGeneralavailabilityofManagedIdentityforLinuxinAppServiceandFunctionsAugust21,2019AvailableAnnouncingpricingdecreaseforAzureAppServiceonthePremiumplanBacktotableofcontentsAzureSignalRServiceAzureSignalRService'sEventGridfeatureenablestheservicetopublishclienteventstoEventGridthatSignalRapplicationscansubscribeandrespondtotheseeventsinserverlessusecases.
AllAzureSignalRServiceupdatesfromJuly2019–September2019arelistedbelow.
SeeallthelatestAzureupdates.
DateStatusTitle60August13,2019AvailableAzureSignalRServiceintroducesEventGridintegrationfeatureBacktotableofcontentsAppendixDefinitionsServiceAstand-alone,consumableresourcethat'savailableforAzuresubscribersintheportalandisdefinedasaserviceintheservicetree.
Oncegenerallyavailable,itwillhaveitsowndedicatedSLA,metering(ifnotfree),andstatusreporting.
FeatureAfeatureorcapabilityofanAzureservicethat'ssurfacedintheportalonlyoncetheparentAzureserviceisselected.
Servicefeaturescomeinmanyforms,includingAPIs,apptypes,features,orcapabilitiesofaservice.
PreviewAfeatureorservicethat'sbeenpubliclydisclosed,andavailabletoallofourcustomers.
Featureanddocumentationcomplete.
Suitableforlimitedproductionusecases,notbackedbySLAguarantees,notechnicalsupport.
Generalavailability(GA)GAfeatures/servicesareopentoallcustomers.
Pricingdeterminedandannounced.
Startingtoroll-outtovariousAzureregionsallovertheworld.
Consideredstableandfullyqualifiedforproductionuse,backedbySLAguarantees.
RetirementAnAzureserviceorfeaturethat'sbeingdecommissionedandisnolongeravailablefornewcustomers.
RegionAsetofdatacentersdeployedwithinalatency-definedperimeterandconnectedthroughadedicatedregionallow-latencynetwork.