The RyuJIT transition is complete!
RyuJIT is the code name for the .NET just-in-time compiler, one of the foundational components of the .NET runtime. In contrast, the Roslyn C# compiler compiles C# code to IL byte code. The RyuJIT...
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Disaster Recovery solution for Azure IaaS applications
On June 4th 2018, Corey Sanders announced the general availability of Disaster Recovery (DR) for Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) using Azure Site Recovery (ASR) in his blog post about why you should bet...
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Column-Level Security is now supported in Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Today we’re announcing Column-Level Security (CLS) for Azure SQL Data Warehouse, an additional capability for managing security for sensitive data. Azure SQL Data Warehouse is a fast, flexible and...
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Azure Service Bus is now offering support for Availability Zones in preview
Azure Availability Zones support for Service Bus Premium provides an industry-leading, financially-backed SLA with fault-isolated locations within an Azure region, providing redundant power, cooling,...
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Azure Event Hubs is now offering support for Availability Zones in preview
Azure Event Hubs makes streaming data effortless because of its simplicity and ability to scale easily. The sheer volume of data that goes through the Event Hubs platform is a testament to how reliable...
View ArticleWhat’s new in VSTS Sprint 135 Update
The Sprint 135 Update of Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) has rolled out to all accounts. In this Update release progress gets a lot more visual. With the new release progress views, artifacts,...
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Traffic Analytics now generally available
We are excited to announce the general availability (GA) of the Traffic Analytics, a SaaS solution that provides visibility into user and application traffic on your cloud networks. Since the public...
View ArticleMicrosoft deepens its commitment to Apache Hadoop and open source analytics
DATAWORKS SUMMIT, SAN JOSE, Calif., June 18, 2018 – Earlier today, the Microsoft Corporation deepened its commitment to the Apache Hadoop ecosystem and its partnership with Hortonworks that has brought...
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Location and Maps in Azure IoT Central powered by Azure Maps
Azure IoT Central brings the simplicity of SaaS for IoT with built-in support for IoT best practices and world class security and scalability with no cloud expertise required. We have been constantly...
View Article.NET Core 2.0 will reach End of Life on September 1, 2018
.NET Core 2.0 was released on August 14, 2017. As a non-LTS release, it is supported for 3 months after the next release. .NET Core 2.1 was released on May 30th, 2018. As a result, .NET Core 2.0 will...
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PYPL Language Rankings: Python ranks #1, R at #7 in popularity
The new PYPL Popularity of Programming Languages (June 2018) index ranks Python at #1 and R at #7. Like the similar TIOBE language index, the PYPL index uses Google search activity to rank language...
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Introducing WinAppDriver UI Recorder
A new open-sourced tool is now available for the Windows Application Driver (WinAppDriver) community: the WinAppDriver UI Recorder tool. This tool will enable users to easily create automated UI tests....
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Event trigger based data integration with Azure Data Factory
Event driven architecture (EDA) is a common data integration pattern that involves production, detection, consumption and reaction to events. Today, we are announcing the support for event based...
View ArticleCost Reporting ARM APIs across subscriptions for EA customers
Azure enterprise customers today manage their subscriptions on the EA portal and use the EA hierarchy to group and report on usage and costs by subscription. Until today, the only APIs available for...
View ArticleJoin the Bing Maps team at Microsoft Inspire 2018 in Las Vegas
The Bing Maps team will be at Microsoft Inspire 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 15 through the 18th. If you are registered for the event, stop by the Bing Maps booth, as well as attend our sessions....
View ArticleAI, Machine Learning and Data Science Roundup: June 2018
A monthly roundup of news about Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science. This is an eclectic collection of interesting blog posts, software announcements and data applications I've...
View ArticleResumable Online Index Create is in public preview for Azure SQL DB
We are delighted to announce that Resumable Online Index Create (ROIC) is now available for public preview in Azure SQL DB. The feature allows the ability to pause an index create operation and resume...
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Visual Search from Bing now lets you search what you see
Today we're launching new intelligent Visual Search capabilities that build upon the visual technology already in Bing so you can search the web using your camera. Now you can search, shop, and learn...
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Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension June 2018 Update
Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension June 2018 Update Today we’re very happy to announce the availability of the June 2018 update to the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code! In this update, we are...
View ArticleNew Work Hubs
In our recent post “New navigation for Visual Studio Team Services” we shared an early look at our plans for the upcoming year. For the Work hubs in VSTS, we’re investing in ways that address usability...
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