What's New in DeployR

Important

This content is being retired and may not be updated in the future. The support for Machine Learning Server will end on July 1, 2022. For more information, see What's happening to Machine Learning Server?

Applies to: DeployR 8.x (See comparison between 8.x and 9.x)

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This topic presents the changes and new features in DeployR version 8.0.5 as well as several prior releases.


#### DeployR for Microsoft R Server 8.0.5

The following list highlights the major changes and improvements to DeployR for Microsoft R Server 8.0.5.

  • Deployr Enterprise is more secure than ever with improved Web security features for better protection against malicious attacks, improved installation security, and improved Security Policy Management.
  • DeployR Enterprise now relies on an H2 database by default and allows you to easily use a SQL Server or PostgreSQL database instead to fit your production environment.
  • DeployR Enterprise now has a simplified installer for a better customer experience.
  • Documentation is now available on MSDN.
  • The API has been updated. See the change history.
  • This release is of DeployR Enterprise only.
  • The XML format for data exchange is deprecated, and will be removed from future versions of DeployR.

#### Version 8.0.0

DeployR 8.0.0 has been rebranded for distribution via Microsoft Corporation.


Version 7.4.1

The following list highlights the major changes and improvements to DeployR 7.4.1.

  • DeployR Enterprise now supports for RRE 7.4.1.
  • DeployR Open now supports R 3.2.x and RRO 3.2.x.
  • DeployR is now Java 8 compatible.
  • Windows 10 is now an experimental platform for DeployR Open.
  • New Data Scientist Getting Started guide walks data scientists through their role and resources
  • New Application Developer Getting Started guide walks application developers through their role and resources
  • New Administrator Getting Started guide walks DeployR admins through their role and resources
  • New Writing Portable R Code guide was added for data scientists.
  • New R package: deployrUtils. The goal of deployrUtils is to solve several R portability issues that arise when Data Scientists develop R analytics for use in their local R environment and in the DeployR server environment. Install from GitHub.

Version 7.4.0

The following list highlights the major changes and improvements to DeployR 7.4.0.


Version 7.3

The following list highlights the major changes and improvements to DeployR 7.3.

  • Support for DeployR Enterprise and DeployR Open.
  • Support for this new DeployR website providing documentation and downloads.
  • New RBroker Framework providing a simple yet powerful API that supports the rapid integration of on-demand R analytics inside any JavaScript, Java, or .NET application.
  • New and updated API support.
  • New user account password and user account locking policies as detailed in the Security Guide.
  • New Administrator Diagnostic Tools that the 'admin' can use to diagnose the DeployR environment to help identify unresponsive components, including the server itself, grid nodes and the database.
  • New Server Log Events are now captured in the DeployR server log files. These log events provide a permanent record of API call/response events, authentication events, HTTP session events, and grid R session events.