What’s new in v4.8
SquaredUp for Azure v4.8 includes the following new features:
- New SQL Line Graph tile
- New Scalar tile to show the latest performance data figure
- New scalable metric labels for Performance metrics
- Line colours can be matched across Performance graphs
- Option to use coloured Bar Top N graphs and match colours
New SQL Line Graph tile
A new SQL visualisation allows you to display the results of a SQL query as a Line Graph.
A useful addition to the existing Scalar and Grid tiles, the new Line Graph tile is a great way to graph SQL data into one dashboarding experience from your SQL databases or the SCOM Data Warehouse.
Supports all SQL data types, connection strings, value columns selector and miscellaneous SQL capabilities (e.g. stored procedures, temporary tables).
New Scalar tile for performance data
This new performance visualisation shows the most recent value for the selected metric. The font size and units can be changed and the figure can be rounded up or down using the mustache picker.
New scalable metric labels for Performance metrics
When configuring a Performance tile, the metric label (e.g. percent, bytes, seconds) is automatically added next to the metric value. A new option provides the ability to enter a custom metric label.
The metric label will show on the Y axis and when hovering on a Line graph and a Report tile.
The metric label will show next to the metric value on Sparklines and Bar Top N tiles.
Match line colours across Performance graphs
The same line colour is now used for each matching object across Performance graphs on a dashboard, when the object labels match.
Great with Open Access dashboards on wall-screens and for enterprise applications where you are focusing on a smaller number of similar objects across metrics.
Colour matching is on by default, but can can be toggled off per dashboard.
Coloured Bar Top N graphs
A toggle option on the Bar Top N graphs will now apply a different colour for each bar.
The toggle is off by default but when turned on, the bar colours will match other Performance Graphs’ line colours if the label names are matching.
Download now & more information
You can either deploy SquaredUp for Azure via the Azure Marketplace or install using the downloadable installer.
You can download the latest directly from here and read the Release Notes for details on other improvements in this release.
For a step by step guide on how to update your SquaredUp for Azure deployment to the latest version see How to upgrade SquaredUp for Azure.
What’s new in v4.7
SquaredUp for Azure v4.7 includes the following new features:
- Cost Utilization Treemap
- Azure Monitor Logs enhancements
- Resource Summary tiles
- Scoping by Tenants with Azure Lighthouse
- Search for more results
- Enhanced error handling
Cost Utilization Treemap
The new Cost Utilization Treemap visualisation can be used to expose underutilised resources that are costing money in Azure. It is now possible to easily identify overspending by comparing cost with performance metrics in one visualisation, then drill down into the resource for more detailed analysis.
Azure Monitor Logs enhancements
Azure Monitor Logs tile enhancements:
- A new Bar Graph visualisation
- Quickly access and use your Saved KQL Queries from the Azure Portal
- Combine multiple values into the Line Graph visualisation for a resource
Resource Summary Tiles
Brand-new Resource Summary tiles provide simple and clear visualisations to give an at a glance view of how many resources of each type, in any scope you choose, for example by tenant, subscription or resource group.
Scoping by Tenant(s)
Dashboard tiles can now be scoped to a tenant or multiple tenants with Azure Lighthouse. Easily create a dashboard of information that covers one specific tenant in a multi-tenant scenario or dashboard that compares tenants.
Other new features
- "Show more" search results in the quick search pane.
- Enhanced error handling to no longer show hard to understand errors in published dashboards.
Download now & more information
You can either deploy SquaredUp for Azure via the Azure Marketplace or install using the downloadable installer.
You can download the latest directly from here and read the Release Notes for details on other improvements in this release.
For a step by step guide on how to update your SquaredUp for Azure deployment to the latest version see How to upgrade SquaredUp for Azure.
What's new in v4.6
SquaredUp for Azure v4.6 includes the following new features:
- Cost Management tile insights
- Support for Azure Lighthouse
- Open Access theme setting
- Dashboard pack upgrades
- Enhanced installation experience
Cost Management Insights
Gain deeper insights into your Microsoft Azure spend with our updated Cost visualisation tiles. Building upon the great new Cost Management tiles added in the previous release, you can now find out which resources are costing the most by rolling over the subscription and resource group segments in the Sunburst, and with the new drill down functionality the perspective for that segment is only ever one click away!
As well as enhancing the Cost tiles, version 4.6 also brings changes to the out of the box dashboards; this release includes an all new Cost Overview dashboard and the Subscriptions Overview has been updated to now include Cost Management tiles.
See How to use the Cost Management tile for more information.
Support for Azure Lighthouse
SquaredUp for Azure has been fully tested with Azure Lighthouse and is fully compatible.
Azure Lighthouse provides centralised management capabilities for service providers and enterprise IT organizations across multiple tenants.
See Azure Lighthouse for more details.
Open Access Theme Setting
It is now possible to choose which theme (light or dark) is used for Open Access dashboards. This setting is independent of users’ personal settings.
See How To Configure Open Access for more details.
Dashboard Pack Upgrades
Upgrading from the previous version will now automatically install updates to the SquaredUp Dashboard Packs; new and updated Dashboards will be installed, if your installed Dashboards have been modified in any way which conflicts with the latest release then you will be able to retain your changes easily.
See Dashboard Packs and How to upgrade SquaredUp for Azure for more details.
Enhanced Installation Experience
Deploying from the Azure Marketplace is even easier with the following changes:
- Virtual Machine upgraded to Data Centre 2019
- Concise list of VM sizing options
- Automated SSL Certificates with Let’s Encrypt
See How to deploy SquaredUp for Azure for more details.
Download now & more information
You can either deploy SquaredUp for Azure via the Azure Marketplace or install using the downloadable installer.
You can download v4.5 directly from here and read the Release Notes for details on other improvements in this release.
For a step by step guide on how to update your SquaredUp for Azure deployment to the latest version see How to upgrade SquaredUp for Azure.
What's new in v4.5
SquaredUp for Azure v4.5 brings five new major features:
- Cost Management tile - Line Graph Tree Map and Sun Burst visualisations
- Log Analytics visualisations
- Alert donut and drilldown
- Performance tile improvements including Heatmap and dimensions
- Export to Excel
Cost Management tile
Create new Cost tiles to enhance your ability to see what you are spending the most on in Azure across different levels, like resource groups, subscriptions, and resource types. You can identify cost increases over time with SquaredUp's line graphs, or determine areas of cost with the tree map and sun burst visualisations.
See How to use the Cost Management tile for more information.
Log Analytics visualisations
You can now use line graphs and donuts in the Azure Monitor Logs tile to provide enhanced visualisations of Azure Monitor Logs, as well as showing log data as either a scalar number or in grid tabular form.
Alerts donuts and drilldowns
SquaredUp for Azure version 4.5 includes a new Alerts donut tile to summarise alerts for different scopes by severity, resolved state etc - with drilldowns to underlying alert information.
Performance tile enhancements
We have now added a heatmap visualisation so you can quickly identify problems across a set of resources. This allows you to split metrics by dimensions – so, for example, you can show availability for each test or each location for any app monitored by AppInsights.
Export to Excel
Export the data from your whole dashboard to Excel for further analysis or sharing.
Download now & more information
You can either deploy SquaredUp for Azure via the Azure Marketplace or install using the downloadable installer.
You can download v4.5 directly from here and read the Release Notes for details on other improvements in this release.
For a step by step guide on how to update your SquaredUp for Azure deployment to the latest version see How to upgrade SquaredUp for Azure.