Today, we announced the acquisition of Citus Data, an innovative open source extension to scale out PostgreSQL databases without the need to re-architect existing applications. Citus Data delivers unparalleled performance and scalability by intelligently distributing data and queries across multiple nodes, which makes sharding simple. Because Citus Data is packaged as an extension (not a […]
Regulatory compliance dashboard in Azure Security Center now available
Meeting regulatory compliance obligations and complying with all the requirements of benchmark standards can be a significant challenge in a cloud or hybrid environment. Identifying which assessments to perform, evaluating the status, and resolving the gaps can be a very daunting task. Azure Security Center (ASC) now helps streamline this process with the new regulatory […]
HDInsight Tools for Visual Studio Code now generally available
We are pleased to announce the general availability for Azure HDInsight Tools for Visual Studio Code (VSCode). HDInsight Tools for VSCode give developers a cross-platform lightweight code editor for developing HDInsight PySpark and Hive batch jobs and interactive query. For PySpark developers who value the productivity Python enables, HDInsight Tools for VSCode offer a quick […]
Azure Service Bus and Azure Event Hubs expand availability
General availability of Service Bus and Event Hubs Availability Zones The Azure Messaging team is continually working to enhance the resiliency and availability of our service offerings – Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Hubs, and Azure Event Grid. As part of this effort, in June 2018, we previewed Azure Service Bus Premium tier for Availability […]
Introducing IoT Hub device streams in public preview
In today’s security-first digital age, ensuring secure connectivity to IoT devices is of paramount importance. A wide range of operational and maintenance scenarios in the IoT space rely on end-to-end device connectivity in order to enable users and services to interact with, login, troubleshoot, send, or receive data from devices. Security and compliance with the […]
Announcing the preview of OpenAPI Specification v3 support in Azure API Management
Azure API Management has just introduced preview support of OpenAPI Specification v3 – the latest version of the broadly used open-source standard of describing APIs. Implementation of the feature is based on the OpenAPI.NET SDK. In this blog post we will explore: The benefits of using OpenAPI Specification for your APIs. How you can create […]
Connecting Node-RED to Azure IoT Central
Today I want to show how simple it is to connect a temperature/humidity sensor to Azure IoT Central using a Raspberry Pi and Node-RED. As many of you know, Raspberry Pi is a small, single-board computer. Its low cost, low power nature makes it a natural fit for IoT projects. Node-RED is a flow-based, drag […]
Azure Backup now supports PowerShell and ACLs for Azure Files
We are excited to reveal a set of new features for backing up Microsoft Azure file shares natively using Azure Backup. All backup-related features have also been released to support file shares connected to Azure File Sync. Azure files with NTFS ACLs Azure Backup now supports preserving and restoring new technology file system (NTFS) access […]
HDInsight Metastore Migration Tool open source release now available
We are excited to share the release of the Microsoft Azure HDInsight Metastore Migration Tool (HMMT), an open-source script that can be used for applying bulk edits to the Hive metastore. The HDInsight Metastore Migration Tool is a low-latency, no-installation solution for challenges related to data migrations in Azure HDInsight. There are many reasons why […]
Can a Hybrid Cloud Strategy Boost IT Transformation Adoption?
Breaking out of old perceptions about the role of IT departments be the key to being part of companies’ overall digital transformation strategies. Change may be hard, especially when modernizing legacy systems, but naturally it is crucial to explore “transformative measures” to keep enterprises competitive. Moreover, this can be a turning point for IT departments […]