We are thrilled to announce the public preview of low-priority virtual machines (VMs) on VM scale sets. Low-priority VMs allow users to run their workloads at a fraction of the price, enabling significant cost savings. This offering has been available through our Azure Batch service since May 2017, and because we have seen great customer […]
Archives for 2018
General availability: Azure Storage metrics in Azure Monitor
Azure Storage metrics in Azure Monitor, which was previously in public preview, is now generally available. Azure Monitor is the platform service that provides a single source of monitoring data for Azure resources. With Azure Monitor, you can visualize, query, route, archive, and take action on the metrics and logs coming from resources in Azure. […]
The Azure Cloud Collaboration Center: A First-of-Its Kind Facility
As businesses around the world continue to adopt Azure, it's our mission to ensure our customers can trust our cloud. Today in Redmond, we invited the world to see how our teams are innovating in the Azure Cloud Collaboration Center, a first-of-its-kind facility that combines innovation and scale to address operational issues and unexpected events […]
Bring the power of serverless to your IoT application and compete for cash prizes
It is hard these days to not walk past something which is connected to the Internet in some way. These things are everywhere – desks, pockets, wrists, walls, kitchens, vehicles, factories, traffic stops, grocery shops… the list goes on and on. These things perform useful operations, gather data, and most importantly have built-in connectivity. There […]
Azure Marketplace new offers: April 1–15
We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. From April 1st to 15th, 20 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the new offers below: (Basic) Apache NiFi 1.4 on Centos 7.4: A CentOS 7.4 VM running a basic install of Apache NiFi 1.4 using default configurations. Once the […]
Microsoft Build: Come for the tech, stay for the party
Looking forward to Microsoft Build? Now you’ve got one more reason. After three days of can’t-miss tech sessions and skill-sharpening workshops, we’re throwing an awesome party for attendees at Seattle Center. We’ll celebrate with an evening of music, games, exhibits, and more at these world-famous Seattle sites, open exclusively to Microsoft Build attendees on the […]
Electric Vehicle Charging Station that uses IOTA and blockchain unveiled in the Netherlands
World first Internet of Things Application (IOTA) electric vehicle charging station has been unveiled in the Netherlands. The Charging station designed by ElaadNL, a Dutch solar and wind power firm utilizes the IOTA’s Tangle technology for “feeless machine-to-machine communication.” The charging station is located at a business park in Arnhem Buiten campus. The park is […]