We are happy to announce a price reduction of an average of 35% for Linux App Service on the Premium v2 plan (pricing may vary by regional meters). This price reduction makes the decision point between hosting on a Standard App Service plan or a Premium v2 App Service plan a much simpler one.
Source: Azure Roadmap
Source Link: Announcing pricing decrease for Azure App Service on the Premium plan
You can now enable trace flags on Azure SQL Database Managed Instance to increase compatibility of your Managed Instance Database Engine and SQL Server Database Engine.
Source: Azure Roadmap
Source Link: Global trace flags are now available in Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
The Azure Functions Consumption hosting plan is now generally available for Linux-based applications.
Source: Azure Roadmap
Source Link: Azure Function Consumption plan for Linux is now available
Python support in Azure Functions is now generally available and ready for production workloads.
Source: Azure Roadmap
Source Link: Python support in Azure Functions is now available
Secure your Azure Firewall protected environments, in addition to your NSG protected environments, with just-in-time VM access.
Source: Azure Roadmap
Source Link: Just-in-time (JIT) VM access for Azure Firewall is now generally available
Remediate recommendations on a bulk of resources in a single click by using Secure Score, a tool that helps you assess your workload security posture.
Source: Azure Roadmap
Source Link: Security Center now has single click remediation to boost your security posture (in preview)
Azure SQL is a modern SQL platform that serves developers and enterprises by offering a rich selection of deployment options, powered by an industry leading SQL Server engine.
Source: Azure Roadmap
Source Link: Azure SQL provides a unified management experience
Azure Archive Storage follows-up price drop with 3 new feature enhancements in public preview.
Source: Azure Roadmap
Source Link: Azure Archive Expanded Capabilities now in Public Preview
Effective August 1, Azure Archive Storage dropped prices by up to 50% in some regions.
Source: Azure Roadmap
Source Link: Announcing new lower pricing for Azure Archive Storage
Introducing a new set of copy APIs to enable efficient data transfer to Azure or inside Azure datacenters.
Source: Azure Roadmap
Source Link: New Copy APIs for efficient data copy in Azure Blob Storage
