This newsletter is conceived so that in a few minutes you can get an overview of what has been going on in Azure last month, here in this blog for a web-based repository. Please go to https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/topics/announcements/ for an updated list of Azure anouncements.
Azure generic
- Enhancements to Cost Management APIs
- Enhancements to Azure Budgets API supporting Resource Groups and Usage Budgets
- Announcing the general availability of Azure Event Grid
- Announcing the extension of Azure IP Advantage to Azure Stack
Management
- Azure and Ansible News:
- Ansible in Azure Cloud Shell
- Ansible extension for Visual Studio Code
- ITSM Connector for Azure is now generally available
- The Classic portal is history
- Change the subscription AAD directory (tenant) in the Azure portal
- Expanded options for accessing Cloud Shell
IaaS
- Compute:
- Network:
- Network Watcher Connection Troubleshoot now generally available
- Virtual Network Service Endpoints and Firewalls for Azure Storage now generally available
- Azure ExpressRoute updates – New partnerships, monitoring and simplification
- NSGs:
- Maximize your VM’s Performance with Accelerated Networking – now generally available for both Windows and Linux
- Storage
- Azure Storage SDKs for Python, Ruby and PHP now generally available
- Azure Zone Redundant Storage in public preview
- Announcing integration of Azure Backup into VM create experience
- Comprehensive monitoring for Azure Site Recovery now generally available
- New functions in Azure Site Recovery for VMware:
- OVF-based ASR VM deployment
- New Web portal in configuration server
- Fewer firewall rules required
- Launching the Azure Storage Solution showcase
- Azure Backup now supports BEK-encrypted Azure virtual machines
Containers
Security and IAM
- Integrate Azure Security Center alerts into SIEM solutions
- Azure Security Center and Microsoft Web Application Firewall Integration
- How Azure Security Center helps analyze attacks using Investigation and Log Search
- Azure Security Center adds support for custom security assessments
Apps
- February version updates for PHP on App Service
- Migration checklist when moving to Azure App Service
- New Best Practices documentation: Designing, building, and operating microservices on Azure
- DevOps:
Data
- SQL:
- Azure Data Factory:
- Analysis Services:
- Lambda Architecture using Azure #CosmosDB: Faster performance, Low TCO, Low DevOps
- New in Stream Analytics: General availability of sub-streams, query compatibility, and more
- Azure Data Lake tools integrates with VSCode Data Lake Explorer and Azure Account
IoT
- Announcing IoT extension for Azure CLI 2.0
- Manage and Auto-scale your IoT solution with a predictable IoT Cloud and Durable Functions
- Build richer apps with your time series data
- New functionality in Time Series Insights explorer
- TSI is GA
- TSI supports new accessibility features
- Easier export of aggregate event data
- Whitepaper: Selecting the right secure hardware for your IoT deployment
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