Accelerated Networking now generally available, for free, increasing network speeds to 30Gbps for Azure VMs running Windows and Linux. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/maximize-your-vm-s-performance-with-accelerated-networking-now-generally-available-for-both-windows-and-linux/
Azure Security Center is able to detect suspicious processes, login attempts, and other activities that indicate a Linux server is under attack or has been breached. This is done using […]
Web App for Containers and Azure App Service on Linux both General Availability. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/webapp-for-containers-overview/
Track configuraton changes in Azure VMs. Currently supported are Software, Files, Windows Registry, Windows Services, and Linux Daemons changes. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/tracking-configuration-changes-for-your-azure-vm/
Azure Backup now offers application consistent backup for Linux VMs. Protection for solutions such as MySQL, InterSystems Caché®DB, and SAP HANA. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/announcing-application-consistent-backup-for-linux-vms-using-azure-backup/