Kurt Shintaku's Blog

Our Azure Solution Specialist, Ion Gott, shared a list of Azure announcements/accompanying links with me this morning that I thought I’d publish for other’s to see:

Database Announcements

• Azure Cosmos DB: The industry’s first globally-distributed, multi-model database service – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-cosmos-db-microsofts-globally-distributed-multi-model-database-service/
• Technical overview of Cosmos https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/a-technical-overview-of-azure-cosmos-db/
• Azure managed database services with introduction of MySQL and PostgreSQL https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-extends-azure-managed-database-services-with-introduction-of-mysql-and-postgresql/
• Announcing Azure Database for PostgreSQL  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-azure-database-for-postgresql-preview/
• Announcing Azure Database for MySQL https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-database-for-mysql-public-preview/
• Modernize your application with Azure SQL Database https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-options-to-modernize-your-application-with-azure-sql-database/
• Azure Database Migration Service https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-database-migration-service-announcement-at-build/

Batch Computing

• Low-priority VMs (in preview) This has nice features like auto-restarting a job when a VM gets reclaimed. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-public-preview-of-azure-batch-low-priority-vms/
• Pricing – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/pricing/details/batch/

Internet of Things

• Azure IoT technical training, developers can start quickly with IoT – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-launches-azure-iot-technical-training-developers-can-start-quickly-with-iot/
• Certification for Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-kit-certification-for-microsoft-azure-certified-for-iot/

Serverless computing

• New Serverless announcements at Microsoft Build 2017 https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/what-s-new-for-serverless-at-microsoft-build-2017/
• Azure Functions Runtime https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-azure-functions-runtime-preview/z
• Windows Server Container orchestration with Azure Service Fabric https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-windows-server-container-orchestration-with-azure-service-fabric/

Cognitive Services & AI

• Microsoft AI http://www.microsoft.com/ai
• Cognitive Services collection of intelligent APIs https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/at-build-microsoft-expands-its-cognitive-services-collection-of-intelligent-apis/
• Microsoft Vision AI http://www.customvision.ai
• Bot Framework https://blog.botframework.com/2017/05/10/Build/

Azure Management

• Azure Cloud Shell https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-cli-2-0-new-commands-features-available-now-in-azure-cloud-shell/
• Azure Mobile Management App for Smart Phone https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-app-preview/
• Azure Cloud Shell https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/public-preview-of-azure-cloud-shell/
• Azure Application Insights https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/optimize-your-apps-for-your-business-with-azure-application-insights/

PowerApps, Flow and Logic Apps

• Build and certify your PowerApps, Flow & Logic Apps Connector – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/build-and-certify-your-powerapps-flow-logic-apps-and-connector/

Cloud Rendering

• Azure Batch Rendering Services – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/massive-scale-cloud-rendering-with-autodesk-on-azure/