SQL Server Data Tools support for 1500 compatibility level Azure Data Share—Support for sharing data from Azure SQL and SQL Data WarehouseTwelve Cognitive Services are available for free with an Azure free accountAzure Monitor Log Analytics—New capacity-based pricing option is now availableAzure DB for PostgreSQL: Hyperscale (Citus) cluster connectivity functionality is in previewAzure DB for …

Continue reading Azure Data Platform Updates – 6th Oct 2019

Azure Sphere Preview—Update 19.09 is now available for evaluationAzure Cosmos DB recommendations keep you on the right trackRegister your SQL Server on Azure VMs self-installations with Resource ProviderData Factory supports copying data into Azure Database for PostgreSQLAzure CLI support for Azure HDInsight is now available

Azure Analysis Services—Two new higher compute SKUs are now availableAzure SQL Database—Auto-failover groups feature now available in all regionsCopy Activity in Azure Data Factory supports creating a destination table automaticallyAzure Data Factory now supports copying data into Azure Database for MySQLPublic Preview - Video Indexer Multilingual identification and transcriptionPublic Preview - Video Indexer Animated Character …

Continue reading Azure Data Platform Updates – 22nd Sep 2019

Azure Blob Storage on IoT Edge is now generally available Cognitive Services—Azure Active Directory authentication and custom subdomains are now in previewAzure Cosmos DB Python SDK Version 4 is now in previewAzure Databricks Unit pre-purchase plan is now availableAzure Files Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication with Azure AD domain services is now generally availableGantt Views …

Continue reading Azure Data Platform Updates – 11th Aug 2019

New Quick Action Transformations Added to Data Factory Mapping Data Flows New Quick Action Transformations Added to Data Factory Mapping Data FlowsUpdate to Azure SQL Database serverless increases compute scale limits by 4xVisual Authoring API for Power BI Embedded now availableThe service principal is now available for Power BI EmbeddedNew tool for automating load testing …

Continue reading Azure Data Platform Updates – 18th Aug 2019

Global trace flags are now available in Azure SQL Database Managed InstanceAzure SQL provides a unified management experienceGlobal trace flags are now available in Azure SQL Database Managed InstanceSQL data discovery and classification for Azure SQL Database is now availableSame region read replica is now available for Azure Database for MariaDB IoT Plug and Play …

Continue reading Azure Data Platform Updates – 25th Aug 2019

Azure Data Factory mapping data flows adds SQL scripts to sink transformationIt’s now easier to share customized views in Azure Cost Management