Azure Data Lake Store and Azure Data Lake Analytics integration with Azure Data Factory
You can use Azure Data Factory to move data to and from Data Lake Store, and you can run queries with Data Lake Analytics. Source: Microsoft Azure News
Month: November 2015
Public preview: Azure Service Fabric
Azure Service Fabric helps developers build, deploy, and operate microservice architecture applications. Source: Microsoft Azure News
Public preview: Azure DevTest Labs
Azure DevTest Labs is a service that helps developers and testers quickly create environments in Azure while minimizing waste and controlling cost. Source: Microsoft Azure News
Public preview: Azure Disk Encryption
Azure Disk Encryption for virtual machines addresses organizational security and compliance requirements by encrypting virtual machine disks. Source: Microsoft Azure News
AWS IAM Launches Preview of SMS MFA for IAM Users
Today, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) launched the preview of the Short Message Service (SMS) multi-factor authentication (MFA) option for verifying IAM users when signing in to the AWS Management Console. MFA is a security best practice that adds an extra layer of protection in addition to users’ passwords. Until now, you could enable Read more about AWS IAM Launches Preview of SMS MFA for IAM Users[…]
Enhancements to App Service Authentication/Authorization
The App Service Authentication/Authorization feature now supports social identity providers and headless authentication flows. Source: Microsoft Azure News
November 2015 updates to Azure Mobile Apps
We’ve released a number of updates to Azure Mobile Apps, including updated Node.js, .NET server SDKs, and updated client SDKs. Source: Microsoft Azure News
Amazon EC2 High I/O Instances now available as Spot Instances
Spot instances now support Amazon EC2’s storage-optimized, high I/O i2 instance types. These instances provide very fast SSD-backed instance storage that is optimized for very high random I/O performance at a low cost. With i2 Spot instances, you can add high-memory worker nodes to your Hadoop and Spark clusters, perform data-intensive social media and advertising Read more about Amazon EC2 High I/O Instances now available as Spot Instances[…]
Amazon ElastiCache now support Redis version 2.8.23
We are pleased to announce that Amazon ElastiCache now supports Redis version 2.8.23 with enhanced capabilities. Customers can launch new clusters with Redis 2.8.23, as well as upgrade existing ones to the new engine version. Source: Amazon Web Services News
Automation: Runbook input parameter handling improvement
The experience of entering runbook input parameters is improved in Azure Automation in the preview portal. Source: Microsoft Azure News