Microsoft Ignite 2017 Day 1 recap – Azure announcements

Today Microsoft Ignite 2017 in Orlando kicked off. Microsoft announced a ton of new Azure capabilities. Have a look at the following selections of the official Azure blog announcements to get started with the new things in Azure. I know the selection is big, but it is worth it to take a look at it.

New Azure advancements remove cloud barriers for enterprises at Ignite 2017

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-azure-advancements-remove-cloud-barriers-for-enterprises-at-ignite-2017/

Automation and configuration of Azure, on-premises, and hybrid cloud resources at scale

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/automation-and-configuration-of-your-azure-on-premises-and-hybrid-cloud-resources-at-scale/

Use Azure Cost Management for free

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/use-azure-cost-management-for-free/

Announcing Azure Migrate

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-azure-migrate/

Azure Security Center extends advanced threat protection to hybrid cloud workloads

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-security-center-extends-advanced-threat-protection-to-hybrid-cloud-workloads/

First Microsoft Azure Stack systems are headed to your datacenters

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/first-microsoft-azure-stack-systems-are-headed-to-your-datacenters/

Announcing the general availability of Service Fabric on Linux

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-general-availability-of-service-fabric-on-linux/

Built-in security and operations management for Azure and hybrid environments

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/built-in-security-and-operations-management-for-azure-and-hybrid-environments/

Announcing the public preview of PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/powershell-comes-to-azure-cloud-shell/

Announcing the public preview for Azure File Sync

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-public-preview-for-azure-file-sync/

Azure DDoS Protection Service preview

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-ddos-protection-service-preview/

End-to-end monitoring solutions in Azure for Apps and Infrastructure

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/revamped-solutions-in-azure-for-application-and-infrastructure-monitoring/

A new Planned Maintenance experience for your virtual machines

-> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/a-new-planned-maintenance-experience-for-your-virtual-machines/