Azure Release Update January 2018

· General availability: Virtual Network Service
Endpoints and Firewalls for Azure Storage

· .NET Core 2.0 support for App Service on
Linux

· General availability: Azure Network Watcher in
Microsoft Azure Germany

· General availability: Azure Network Watcher in
Microsoft Azure Government

· Azure DevTest Labs: Set expiration date for a lab
announcement

· Azure Standard support plan: price drop and faster
initial response time

· General availability: Azure DNS in Microsoft Azure
Government

· New Python solutions for Web App for Containers

· New region for App Service on Linux and Web App for
Containers

· Region expansion: Global VNet
Peering

· Change in Mercury DB and Titan DB service
plans

· General availability: Service tags for
NSGs

· Azure Backup now supports BEK-encrypted Azure virtual
machines

· General availability: Augmented rules for
NSGs

· Public preview: Application security groups in all
regions

· February version updates for PHP on App
Service

· Expanded options for accessing Cloud
Shell

· Developer services available only in the Azure portal
from January 8, 2018

· Change the subscription directory in the Azure
portal

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