Azure Update, July 2016
- 1. Azure Update, July Kanio Dimitrov
- 2. VM-s • VM - General availability of IaaS migration from classic to Resource Manager • G-Series instances for Azure Virtual Machines available in Australia East • Redeploy to transfer VM-s to new host • Linux – CLI, Windows – PowerShell, Both - Portal
- 3. VM-s • New Generation D-Series available in Brazil South • More powerful CPU • 35% faster • In-place virtual machine migration • Eliminates reboots during security updates • Pause for up to 30 seconds • Local temp disk and memory preserved
- 4. VNET, Dev Test Labs, Redis • Public Preview : VNet Peering for Azure Virtual Network • Directly link two VNET-s in the same region • VM-s connect via private IP-s • Inside Azure Backbone network • Azure Dev Test Labs: Attach additional data disk to your lab VM • Azure Redis Cache: Preview of new administration options in Premium tier • Reboot • Schedule updates
- 5. Automation, Backup, Log Analytics • Azure Automation : Time zone support and daylight savings • Log Analytics • Near-real-time monitoring for parameters like loss and latency, fault localization and diagnostics, network troubleshooting • Backups • Additional monitoring and alerting capabilities from Windows VM-s
- 6. Storage • General availability: Azure Premium Storage in additional regions • 64TB, 80 000 I/O IOPS • 99.9% SLA • Central USA • North Europe • General availability: Azure cool blob storage in Canada
- 7. SQL • General availability: Always Encrypted for Azure SQL Database • General availability: SQL Server Stretch Database • General availability: Azure SQL Data Warehouse
- 8. Media Services • Public preview: Microsoft Stream • Easy upload, organize and share videos in your company • General availability: Apple FairPlay Streaming for Azure Media Services • Extend your reach to Apple TV
- 9. Microsoft R • General availability: Microsoft R Server for Linux virtual machines • Preview: Microsoft R Client • Free tool • Create models and algorithms using ScaleR API-s • Throttled to 3 cores – 1 for reading and 2 for processing
- 10. Security Center, Express Route • General Availability : Azure Security Center • Monitor security, detect & respond to attacks • General availability: Azure ExpressRoute in additional locations • Paris, Newport/Wales, and Quebec City
- 11. New Regions, Power BI Embedded • General availability: Two new Azure regions • West US 2 • West Central US • General availability: Microsoft Power BI Embedded
- 12. AppSource, Contrana Suite, IoT, Bing • Microsoft introduces AppSource for SaaS business apps • Public preview: Cortana Intelligence Suite with Bing Predicts • General availability: Microsoft Azure IoT Hub S3 edition • 300 million messages per day • General availability: Bing APIs in Microsoft Cognitive Services • Autosuggestion API, Spell Check API, Search API
- 13. Azure Active Directory • General Availability : Azure Active Directory B2C • Consumer authentication • Social providers integration • Pay for only what you use • General availability: Microsoft Authenticator • Mobile app replacement of Azure Authenticator • Secure account verification • Windows 10 integration coming
- 14. Azure Active Directory • Public preview: New version of Azure Active Directory PowerShell cmdlets • General availability: Azure Active Directory conditional access • Policy for access rules • Office 365, Salesforce.com, Box, ServiceNow • Conditional access via Azure AD Premium
- 15. App Service • Internal Load Balancer with App Server Environment (ASE) • Deploy ASE in Resource Manager VNET • Deploy Intranet/LOB apps in VNET in ASE
- 16. App Service • General availability: Logic Apps feature of Azure App Service • Workflow solutions • Pre-built connectors SaaS and enterprise applications • On-premise & Cloud connections • Integrate with Machine Learning and Microsoft Cognitive Services • Azure App Service Authentication and Azure AD domain hints • Introduce domain limitations
- 17. Service Bus, Stream Analytics • General availability: Service Bus Premium Messaging • Dedicate environment • Predictable outcome • General availability: Azure portal updates for Azure Stream Analytics: • Power BI Output • Data Lake Output • Sample Input
- 18. Machine Learning • Create model and offer it as web services • Deploy the service to multiple subscriptions , regions and resource groups • Improved functionality with new Web Service Management Portal • More usage statistics • Simplified testing experiences with sample data