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Archives / 2014 / February
  • Azure: ExpressRoute Dedicated Networking, Web Site Backup Restore, Mobile Services .NET support, Hadoop 2.2, and more

    This morning we released a massive amount of enhancements to Windows Azure.  Today’s new capabilities and announcements include:

    • ExpressRoute: Dedicated, private, high-throughput network connectivity with on-premises
    • Web Sites: Backup and Restore Support
    • Mobile Services: .NET support, Notification Hub Integration, PhoneGap support
    • HDInsight: Hadoop 2.2 support
    • Management: Co-admin limit increased from 10->200 users
    • Monitoring: Service Outage Notifications Integrated within Management Portal
    • Virtual Machines: VM Agent and Background Information Support
    • Active Directory: More SaaS apps, more reports, self-service group management
    • BizTalk Services: EDIFACT protocol support, Service Bus Integration, Backup and Restore

    All of these improvements are now available to use immediately (note that some features are still in preview).  Below are more details about them: