Windows Server Containers in Web App are now available in public preview! Web App for Containers is catered towards developers who want to have more control over what is installed in their containers. By supporting Windows Containers on Azure App Service, we enable new opportunities for Application Modernization: Lift and Shift to PaaS – Ideal […]
Archives for 2018
Linux on Azure App Service Environment now generally available
Interested in deploying your Linux or containerized web app in an Azure Virtual Network? The Azure App Service team is excited to announce the general availability of Linux on Azure App Service Environment (ASE), which combines the features from App Service on Linux and App Service Environment. As announced at the time of the public […]
Announcing general availability of Azure SQL Database reserved capacity
We are excited to announce the general availability of Azure SQL Database reserved capacity, now available for single and elastic pool databases—expanding our commitment to making Azure the most cost-effective cloud for your workloads. This new pricing option enables you to save up to 33 percent1 compared to license-included pricing by pre-paying for your SQL […]
The Developer’s Guide to Microsoft Azure eBook – August update is now available
Today, we’re pleased to introduce the new and updated Developer’s Guide to Microsoft Azure eBook. Featuring extensive updates since the last update, the new eBook is designed to help you get up to speed with Azure in the shortest time possible and includes practical real-world scenarios. This book includes all the updates from Microsoft Build, […]
Azure HDInsight Interactive Query: Ten tools to analyze big data faster
Customers use HDInsight Interactive Query (also called Hive LLAP, or Low Latency Analytical Processing) to query data stored in Azure storage & Azure Data Lake Storage in super-fast manner. Interactive query makes it easy for developers and data scientist to work with the big data using BI tools they love the most. HDInsight Interactive Query […]
Ethereum Proof-of-Authority on Azure
We’ve had great traction with our support of Ethereum on Azure. The existing Proof-of-Work solution has been deployed tens of thousands of times across a variety of industry verticals. Through the extensive development on our platform, we’ve received great feedback from the community that has helped us shape our next Ethereum ledger product. I’m excited […]
Azure.Source – Volume 43
Now in preview Announcing public preview of Azure IoT Hub manual failover feature – IoT Hub cloud service manual failover enables customers to failover an IoT hub instance from its primary Azure region to its corresponding geo-paired region with a recovery time objective (RTO) of 10 min–2 hours. The IoT Hub service provides cross-regional automatic […]
Accelerate healthcare initiatives with Azure UK NHS blueprints
Today, the healthcare industry is confronting many complex and daunting challenges that include demands to: Increase patient engagement. Take advantage of big data, analytics, artificial Intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). Integrate consumer health apps, wearables, and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). Combat cybersecurity threats, breaches, and ransomware. In the midst of this, however, […]
Real example: improve accuracy, reduce training times for existing R codebase
When you buy an item on a favored website, does the site show you pictures of what others have bought? That’s the result of a recommendation system. Retailers have been building such systems for years, many built using the programming language R. For older implementations of recommender systems, it’s time to consider improving performance and […]
Managed Disks migration now available in the Azure Portal
We are excited to announce the capability of converting VMs with unmanaged Disks to Managed Disks in the Azure Portal! Now you can migrate to Managed Disks in single click without requiring PowerShell or CLI scripts. Our customers love the benefits of using Managed Disks. Many customers have already adopted Managed Disks since we launched […]