On January 8, Google officially announced the release of a new version of this tool, which it started offering limited access from August 2017.
Even after the announcement date, the new options were not immediately accessible to all sites confirmed in Google Search Console, which we could see directly, as we have access to over 300 such accounts within Promo SEO for the SEO campaigns I manage.
Historical data for the last 12 months
Until now, perhaps the most common limitation in Google Search Console was the restriction of the data available over the past 90 days.
This is especially important as we can now see the SEO evolution of the site over a longer period of time, including seasonality.
We thus notice much easier the effect of SEO actions taken, as well as new optimization opportunities: