MICROSOFT AZURE

AZURE DEVOPS SERVER 2019 RC2 NOW AVAILABLE

In January Microsoft announced that Azure DevOps RC2, the last planned pre-release before the final release of Azure DevOps Server 2019, is now available. New features enable users to:

Integrate GitHub Enterprise repositories with Azure Boards

Configure builds using YAML

Draft pull requests

Integrate GitHub Enterprise repositories with Azure Boards. Source: Microsoft

AZURE DATA BOX DISK NOW GENERALLY AVAILABLE

Back in July, Microsoft announced the release of Azure Data Box Disk, the lower capacity, easier-to-use alternative to Data Box. In January they revealed that the SSD-disk based option for offline transfer to Azure is now generally available! The disk promises to be easy to order and use, offers fast data transfer and is highly secure. You can have a read of the announcement here.

NEW FEATURES FOR AZURE MIGRATE AND AZURE SITE RECOVERY ANNOUNCED

Microsoft have listened to our woes and have added new features to Azure Migrate and Azure Site Recovery that will help in your lift and shift migration journey.

Azure Migrate is now enabled in two new geographies, Azure Government and Europe, with plans for other geographies in the pipeline.

Azure Site Recovery has had several enhancements made to it including:

Support for physical servers with UEFI boot type

Linux disk support

Migration from anywhere

MICROSOFT LAUNCHES AZURE DEVOPS BOUNTY PROGRAM

Does a $20,000 bounty reward from Microsoft sound appealing to you? We thought it might! In January Microsoft launched their Azure DevOps Bounty Program where researchers can identify security vulnerabilities in targeted Azure DevOps services and products and get up to anywhere between $500 and $20,000 for qualified submissions! Find out how to get started now.

IN OTHER NEWS:

Azure Monitor for containers support for AKS-engine in public preview

In development: AKS cluster auto-upgrade

Microsoft announces public preview of email one-time passcodes for Azure AD B2B Collaboration