Azure Service Updates

Azure Files announces general availability of Entra-only identities for SMB access, enabling organizations to securely access file shares using cloud-native identities without requiring Active Directory or hybrid identity infrastructure. With Microsoft En More Information
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 22:00:20 Z

The Object REST API (an S3-compatible REST API) on Azure NetApp Files bridges the gap between traditional file-based storage and modern cloud services, enabling you to use your existing data in new ways. With the Object REST API, you can seamlessly integr More Information
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 21:45:32 Z

As part of Azure’s ongoing security improvements, App Service, Functions, and Logic Apps will no longer accept connections using TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 after May 31, 2027. Any client, application, or service that continues to use these legacy TLS versions wil More Information
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 21:45:32 Z

User Groups and IP Address Pools for Point-to-Site connections in VPN Gateway enable customers to assign distinct IP address pools to remote users based on their credentials. With this capability, customers can organize remote users into separate groups a More Information
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 18:45:42 Z

Flex Consumption introduces a site-scoped certificate model in public preview in all the regions where Flex Consumption is available. Unlike webspace-scoped certificates on other hosting plans which are shared across apps in the same region + resource gro More Information
Published: Thu, 21 May 2026 18:45:42 Z

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines is now generally available in the Malaysia West and Indonesia Central Azure regions. With this regional expansion, you can deploy and manage SQL Server workloads closer to your users while helping meet data residency r More Information
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 23:15:14 Z

You can now take advantage of Microsoft Entra ID token refresh support in Python, .NET, and JavaScript client libraries to simplify authentication in your applications backed by Azure Database for PostgreSQL. With this release, your applications can autom More Information
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 23:15:14 Z

You can now build production-ready AI and agent applications faster using the new LangChain and LangGraph integration for Azure Cosmos DB. This Python package enables you to directly use Cosmos DB for vector and hybrid search, semantic caching, chat histo More Information
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 17:15:19 Z

Azure Storage Mover now supports Blob container-to-Blob container data transfers, enabling customers to move data seamlessly across regions, subscriptions, and accounts with a fully managed experience. Customers can now use Azure Storage Mover to migrate More Information
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 17:00:39 Z

Azure Storage Mover now supports built-in job scheduling, giving customers more control over when migrations run and making it easier to automate repeatable data transfers into Azure. Customers can configure jobs to start automatically at a specific date More Information
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 17:00:39 Z

Summarized advertised gateway prefixes for route advertisement is now in public preview, enabling you to define summarized prefixes that Azure gateways, including ExpressRoute and VPN Gateway, advertise to on-premises networks, instead of advertising all More Information
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 16:45:53 Z

Azure Site-to-Site VPN with digital certificate authentication provides an alternative to the traditional pre-shared key (PSK) model by using a certificate-based asymmetric trust model. In this configuration, Azure and the on-premises VPN device authentic More Information
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 16:45:53 Z

Gain more flexibility in message handling with Subscription Identifiers by enabling subscribers to identify which subscription triggered delivery, helping streamline client-side processing in more advanced MQTT scenarios. Together, these enhanc More Information
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 15:15:40 Z

Azure Event Grid namespaces are expanding MQTT capabilities to help organizations build more connected, scalable, and MQTT V5 standards-based real-time solutions. These updates make it easier to deliver responsive device experiences, simplify backend inte More Information
Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 15:15:40 Z

Azure App Configuration now supports a scorecards capability in public preview. Scorecards provide a telemetry-driven view of how feature flag variants are performing in production, helping teams identify measurable changes after a rollout without manuall More Information
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 17:15:23 Z

Azure NetApp Files cache volumes is now Generally Available. Azure NetApp Files now support cache volumes, which are cloud-based caches of an external origin volume, containing only the most actively accessed data on the volume. This brings data and files More Information
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 17:00:29 Z

Azure Virtual Network has increased the default platform limits for network security groups (NSGs) and route tables. The new defaults are now 2,000 security rules per NSG, 6,000 addresses or ports per NSG rule, 1,000 routes per route table, and 600 route More Information
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 16:45:42 Z

Azure Network Watcher rule impact analyzer is now generally available, enabling you to assess the potential impact of your network security group (NSG) or security admin rule changes on live network traffic before applying them. With this capability, you More Information
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 16:45:42 Z

Azure Storage Actions, our fully managed platform that transforms how organizations automate data management tasks for Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage, now supports mock runs - a new way to simulate task execution at full scale without modifying any data More Information
Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 16:00:11 Z

Azure Monitor Application Insights auto-instrumentation for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) apps is now generally available, making it easier to monitor your applications without modifying source code. With just a few configuration steps, you can automatic More Information
Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 18:00:18 Z

Auto activation for SaaS solutions is now available in Microsoft Marketplace, making it faster and easier to get the value from your SaaS products. When auto activation is enabled, your subscription—and billing cycle—begins the moment you complete your pu More Information
Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 18:00:18 Z

Azure Front Door Standard and Premium now support WebSocket in general availability. WebSocket is enabled by default and requires no additional configuration. WebSocket provides full-duplex communication over a single, long-lived TCP connection, enabling More Information
Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 17:45:33 Z

Role names in Microsoft Foundry have been updated to align with the product brand. The following built-in roles are now renamed:Azure AI Account Owner → Foundry Account OwnerAzure AI Owner → Foundry OwnerAzure AI User → Foundry UserAzure AI Project Manage More Information
Published: Fri, 15 May 2026 22:00:42 Z

The Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust is now generally available. The Rust SDK allows you to connect to an Azure Blob Storage account and perform operations on containers and blobs, including uploading, downloading, listing, and managing blobs. This release More Information
Published: Fri, 15 May 2026 18:15:26 Z

To support seamless migration and operation of workloads that use large files including Azure VMware Solution (AVS) virtual machines with large VMDK disks, Azure NetApp Files now supports file sizes of up to 64 TiB for regular volumes. This enhancement en More Information
Published: Thu, 14 May 2026 18:00:48 Z

Azure Files now supports Managed Identities for SMB access, enabling applications and services to authenticate without storing static credentials or account keys. This feature aligns with Zero Trust principles, allowing workloads to use Entra-issued token More Information
Published: Thu, 14 May 2026 17:30:02 Z

Azure Container Apps Express is now available in public preview. It is the simplest and fastest way to launch and scale powerful applications on Azure, from zero to hyperscale, without infrastructure decisions. It represents the first Azure compute platfo More Information
Published: Wed, 13 May 2026 17:30:20 Z

Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana are generally available, bringing the power of Grafana’s open and composable visualization platform directly into the Azure Portal. This capability enables developers and operators to create, edit, and share Grafana d More Information
Published: Tue, 12 May 2026 23:45:17 Z

Starting May 1, 2026, all Azure Service Bus Premium namespaces deployed in regions with Availability Zone support now qualify for a 99.99% uptime SLA. Premium is the tier customers choose for their most important workloads, and this update brings the SLA More Information
Published: Tue, 12 May 2026 18:30:55 Z

Confidential computing for Azure Service Bus Premium is now generally available in Korea Central and UAE North. This capability enables Service Bus to process messages inside hardware-based trusted execution environments (TEEs), adding protection for data More Information
Published: Tue, 12 May 2026 18:30:55 Z

Azure Virtual Network Manager rule impact analyzer is now generally available, empowering you to simulate the impact of your security admin rules on your virtual networks before deploying your rules. With this capability, you can simulate the effects of y More Information
Published: Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:34 Z

We’ve rolled out two important improvements to enhance accuracy and control in pattern-based workflows: Revoke fix: Resolved an issue where revoke actions were not consistently applied, ensuring changes now take effect reliably and as intended. Support fo More Information
Published: Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:34 Z

Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in all three Availability Zones in Japan West. Azure Premium SSD v2 disk, a next-generation general-purpose block storage option for Azure virtual machines, offers sub-millisecond latencies and exceptional price pe More Information
Published: Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:17 Z

Azure has announced the general availability of the new Dl/D/E v7 Virtual Machines, powered by the latest Intel® Xeon® 6 (Granite Rapids) processors. These general‑purpose and memory‑optimized VMs deliver up to 20% better general compute performance compa More Information
Published: Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:38 Z

In early May 2026, the following update and enhancement was made to Azure SQL: Right‑size memory for Business Critical Azure SQL Managed Instance to improve performance without overprovisioning. Learn more. More Information
Published: Wed, 06 May 2026 23:00:22 Z

On March 30, 2029, Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API will be retired. Please migrate to latest generally available Azure Document Intelligence API version, v4.0, by that date. After March 30, 2029, Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API will no longer be More Information
Published: Wed, 06 May 2026 22:15:33 Z

Azure Backup now supports ‘Bulk Restore’ for Azure virtual machines (VMs), enabling customers to restore multiple VMs (upto 100) in a single operation. This feature simplifies large-scale recovery scenarios while preserving control and granularity at an i More Information
Published: Wed, 06 May 2026 19:45:54 Z

Azure Cosmos DB Shell is now available in public preview, introducing a modern command-line experience with agentic capabilities powered by Model Context Protocol (MCP). You can now query, explore, and manage your data more efficiently through intelligent More Information
Published: Wed, 06 May 2026 18:45:15 Z

Azure NetApp Files now enables backup by default when creating new volumes, delivering a more seamless and secure data‑protection experience. Backups are automatically provisioned during volume creation, reducing setup effort while still allowing customer More Information
Published: Wed, 06 May 2026 18:45:15 Z

Azure Cosmos DB now offers spherical quantization in public preview to help you achieve faster vector indexing with higher recall and accuracy at scale. Spherical quantization is an advanced vector compression technique designed to preserve search quality More Information
Published: Wed, 06 May 2026 18:30:28 Z

Starting July 1, 2026, purchases and renewals will no longer be available for one-year Azure Reserved VM Instances for the Av2, Amv2, Bv1, D, Ds, Dv2, Dsv2, F, Fs, Fsv2, G, Gs, Ls, and Lsv2 VM series. Additionally, one-year and three-year reserved instanc More Information
Published: Tue, 05 May 2026 20:00:13 Z

We previously announced the availability of Application Gateway for Containers and the Application Gateway for Containers AKS Add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). At that time, one limitation was that Application Gateway for Containers could not be More Information
Published: Tue, 05 May 2026 17:30:03 Z

Elastic SAN datastores deliver simpler connectivity and improved performance when used with AVS Gen2 Private Cloud: Simpler connectivity & configuration No ExpressRoute gateway required A single Private Endpoint is sufficient to configure t More Information
Published: Tue, 05 May 2026 16:00:38 Z

Azure Elastic SAN now supports single volume snapshots, enabling incremental, point‑in‑time backups of individual SAN volumes. Snapshots capture only changes since the previous snapshot and reside within the SAN, allowing customers to quickly deploy new v More Information
Published: Tue, 05 May 2026 16:00:38 Z

Azure Elastic SAN datastores are now supported with AV64 SKUs, enabling higher-scale and higher-performance storage options for Azure VMware Solution deployments. More Information
Published: Tue, 05 May 2026 16:00:38 Z

We have identified an issue impacting Multi-line (Multiple Number Assignment) feature for Teams Phone enablement related to the usage of AlternateId in customer internal implementations for Azure Communication Services (ACS). AlternateId is an Microsoft i More Information
Published: Mon, 04 May 2026 17:45:58 Z

The Durable Task Scheduler Consumption SKU is now generally available. Run durable workflows and AI agent orchestrations on Azure with pay-per-use pricing. No storage to manage, no capacity to plan, and no idle costs.The Consumption SKU charges only for a More Information
Published: Mon, 04 May 2026 17:45:58 Z

We support customer choice, including the choice to transfer your data between Azure and environments outside of Azure. Azure has offered free egress and at-cost data transfer for customers and CSP partners in Europe transferring data via the internet bet More Information
Published: Fri, 01 May 2026 21:45:13 Z

Support for prefix-scoped access for User Delegation SAS for Azure Blob Storage is generally available in all Azure regions. SAS tokens for Blob Storage have historically supported two levels of scope: container and individual blob. With this release, you More Information
Published: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:00:11 Z

Azure Functions support for Java 25 is now generally available. You can now develop apps using Java 25 locally and deploy them to supported Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows, including the Flex Consumption plan. Learn more: Update your app More Information
Published: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:15:44 Z

The Austria East region is now generally available to Azure Red Hat OpenShift customers and partners. The region includes three availability zones, supporting resilient and scalable operations. Why it matters: In-country data residency: Data stored in More Information
Published: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:00:48 Z

Microsoft Agent Framework is now version 1.0 for both .NET and Python, with stable APIs and a long-term support commitment. Agent Framework 1.0 supports multi-agent orchestration, multi-provider model support, and cross-runtime interoperability via A2A an More Information
Published: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:15:05 Z

Foundry’s memory (preview) is a managed long-term memory capability built directly into Foundry Agent Service and now integrates natively with Microsoft Agent Framework and LangGraph— no external databases to provision, scale, or secure. More Information
Published: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:55 Z

Troubleshooting Kubernetes networking issues is often slowed by logs and metrics scattered across multiple tools, requiring engineers to manually correlate signals during incidents. The Container Network Insights Agent provides a lightweight, web‑based in More Information
Published: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:30:30 Z

Azure Elastic SAN now supports volume connectivity for Windows Virtual Machines using the Elastic SAN VM extension, directly from the Azure Portal. This capability enables customers to connect Elastic SAN volumes during virtual machine deployment, simplif More Information
Published: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:30:56 Z

Announcing the public preview of the HTTP DDoS Ruleset on Azure Front Door Premium.HTTP-layer DDoS attacks remain a leading cause of application downtime, and traditional static controls often fall short against evolving botnets. The new HTTP DDoS Ruleset More Information
Published: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:45:04 Z

Managing IP address space across multiple regions can be difficult to scale and prone to configuration mistakes.With cross-region IPAM pool association, you can associate a single IPAM pool with virtual networks across multiple Azure regions. This helps c More Information
Published: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:45:04 Z

Foundry Agent Service now supports bring‑your‑own‑model scenarios, allowing agents to use AI models deployed and managed outside of Foundry, including models hosted behind enterprise AI gateways such as Azure API Management. This enables organizations to More Information
Published: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:00:52 Z

Prompt Flow will be retired from Microsoft Foundry and Azure Machine Learning on April 20, 2027 and replaced by a single, modern orchestration platform: Microsoft Agent Framework. This change unlocks powerful new capabilities, including a unified, future- More Information
Published: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:15:55 Z

Azure Backup now supports Elastic SAN, offering a fully managed solution for backing up and restoring Elastic SAN volumes. This integration helps protect data against accidental deletions, ransomware attacks, and application updates by exporting Elastic S More Information
Published: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:30:50 Z

Hosted agents run in an isolated execution sandbox that provides a dedicated, secure runtime per agent session. Sessions start with a clean environment with no shared state between sessions, no cross-session data leakage, and strong compute boundaries bet More Information
Published: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:15:17 Z

Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is now generally available and provides VS Code tooling for Microsoft Agent Framework, including agent creation from templates or via GitHub Copilot, local test/debug with visualization and traces, and direct deployment to Foun More Information
Published: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:15:17 Z

WireGuard in‑transit encryption is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using Azure CNI powered by Cilium and Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS). This capability enables transparent, node‑level encryption for inte More Information
Published: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:15:17 Z

On November 10, 2026, support for .NET 8 (LTS) will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available and we'll no longer provide customer service for .NET 8 (LTS). Required action: To avo More Information
Published: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:45:05 Z

Cascading read replicas are now generally available in Azure Database for PostgreSQL, giving you greater flexibility to scale read‑intensive workloads. You can now create read replicas from existing ones, creating up to 30 across two levels of replication More Information
Published: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:45:30 Z

Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC‑32C checksum verification when enabled on the client for connections to Elastic SAN volumes. CRC protection can be enabled at creation time or on an existing Elastic SAN.Elastic SAN also provides a volume group–level enf More Information
Published: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:45:30 Z

Capacity Autoscaling support is now generally available on Elastic SAN. Customers can avoid the constraints of overprovisioning and manual capacity management by setting a policy to automatically expand SAN Capacity based on usage. Autoscaling provides th More Information
Published: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:30:11 Z

Azure Monitor provides a complete set of services for monitoring the health and performance of different layers of your Kubernetes infrastructure and the applications that depend on it.Azure Monitor support for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes with OpenShift More Information
Published: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:45:55 Z

Azure Arc migration now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. You can migrate Arc-enabled SQL Server instances not only to Azure SQL Managed Instance but also to SQL Server running on Azure infrastructure—using the same unif More Information
Published: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:45:32 Z

You can now deploy Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in the Denmark East Azure region. Learn more. More Information
Published: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:45:10 Z

Dynamic data masking (DDM) is a server-side, policy-based security feature in Azure Cosmos DB that helps your organization protect sensitive data from unauthorized access. DDM dynamically masks data for nonprivileged users, ensuring that sensitive informa More Information
Published: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:45:10 Z

You can now monitor the synchronization status of your logical replication slots in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server using the new logical_replication_slot_sync_status metric, now in public preview. This Azure Monitor metric shows whether e More Information
Published: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:45:10 Z

We are excited to announce the general availability of Premium SSD v2 for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. With Premium SSD v2, you can achieve up to four times higher IOPS, significantly lower latency, and better price-performance for I/O-i More Information
Published: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:30:14 Z

You can now migrate your Azure Database for PostgreSQL server from a virtual network‑integrated deployment to a network configuration that supports Private Endpoint connectivity. If you originally deployed your server inside a virtual network but now want More Information
Published: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:30:14 Z

New capabilities make it easier to mirror real-world Azure Database for PostgreSQL workloads at scale in Microsoft Fabric and operate them with confidence.You can mirror native PostgreSQL data types such as JSON, JSONB and other commonly used types, so ri More Information
Published: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:30:14 Z

Azure Monitor pipeline is now generally available.Azure Monitor pipeline provides a centralized control point for telemetry ingestion and transformation, designed specifically for secure, high‑throughput, enterprise‑scale scenarios. It's built on open-sou More Information
Published: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:30:49 Z

Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection (ANF ARP) is now in GA (General Availability). ANF ARP is designed to help organizations proactively detect, respond to, and recover from ransomware threats on cloud volumes. ANF ARP monitors Azure NetApp More Information
Published: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:15:14 Z

*Note: Previously announced to be retired March 31, 2026. We have extended the retirement date to September 30, 2026. On September 30, 2026, API keys used query application insights will be retired. ou'll need to transition to Microsoft Entra ID (formerl More Information
Published: Mon, 15 May 2023 19:51:58 Z

Azure Monitor now supports native ingestion of OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) signals. Send telemetry directly from OpenTelemetry-instrumented applications by using the Azure Monitor Agent (AMA) to receive OTLP from your apps and export it to Azure Monitor More Information
Published: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:30:53 Z

Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 through Azure Databricks AI Model Serving. Claude Opus 4.7 is Anthropic's most capable hybrid reasoning model, delivering stronger performance on complex extraction and agentic reasoning tasks while More Information
Published: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:30:12 Z

Azure Functions runtime v3 was retired on December 13, 2022. As part of ongoing efforts to reduce reliance on legacy infrastructure and focus investments on supported platforms, Azure will enforce this retirement for Linux Consumption–based Function Apps More Information
Published: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:00:12 Z

Azure Backup now provides a simplified experience to configure backup for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using a single Azure CLI command.Enabling backup for AKS clusters through CLI requires multiple manual steps, including installation of the B More Information
Published: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:15:04 Z

On June 30, 2027, we'll retire Ubuntu 22.04 on Azure Kubernetes Service. To avoid disruptions, transition to Ubuntu 24.04 or later by that date. Newer supported versions include kernel updates and security improvements. Until June 30, 2027, you can cont More Information
Published: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:30:13 Z

For organizations leveraging individual user and group quotas in Azure NetApp Files to manage capacity on NFS, SMB, and dual-protocol volumes, the user and group quota reporting feature offers clear visibility into key metrics such as quota limits, used c More Information
Published: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:13 Z

Microsoft Azure will retire support for HBv2-series, HC-series, and NP-series VMs in Azure Batch pools on May 31, 2027, including: HBv2-series: 120 AMD EPYC 7V12 vCPUs, 480 GB RAM, 200 Gb/s HDR InfiniBand HC-series: 44 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 More Information
Published: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:30:33 Z

Cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK) for Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks are now generally available. This capability allows managed disks to be encrypted using a customer-managed key stored in an Azure Key Vault located in a different Microsoft Entra More Information
Published: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:15:38 Z

Azure Site Recovery now supports replication and disaster recovery for Windows Azure Virtual Machines running on NVMe-enabled Generation 2 VM families, such as the Da/Ea/Fa v6-series and Ebsv5/Ebdsv5 in the Azure-to-Azure scenario. This enhancement allows More Information
Published: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:15:15 Z

For storage accounts with Azure Blob or Data Lake Storage (ADLS) we are introducing a minimum billable object size for the cool, cold and archive access tiers of 128KiB. Objects on those tiers that are smaller than 128 KiB will be billed as 128 KiB object More Information
Published: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:15:15 Z

Announcing the GA of smart tier for Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage (ADLS). Smart Tier is Generally Available (GA) today in nearly all zonal public cloud regions. (The Azure regions Israel Central, Qatar Central and UAE North are not part of this GA anno More Information
Published: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:15:47 Z

Azure File Sync enables seamless tiering of data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files for hybrid use cases and simplified migration. It also enables you to leverage the performance, flexibility and compatibility of your on-premises File Server More Information
Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:45:31 Z

Today, we are announcing Azure Bastion now supports managed identities for graphical session recording. Azure Bastion graphical session recording now supports write access to storage accounts using managed identities. With this update, users have the opti More Information
Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:45:30 Z

Azure Storage Mover is now available in Azure Government (US), enabling U.S. government customers and partners to securely migrate large‑scale file data to Azure Government cloud environments using a fully managed migration service. What is Azure Storage More Information
Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:56 Z

Azure Monitor now supports monitoring applications that run on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) by using OpenTelemetry for instrumentation and data collection.Leverage autoinstrumentation to deploy the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry distro to workloads or use More Information
Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:45:02 Z

Azure Files now supports independent configuration of encryption-in-transit settings for SMB and NFS protocols at the storage account level. Customers can now define protocol-specific security policies, enabling precise control over encryption requirement More Information
Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:45:02 Z

Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will be retired on March 30, 2027.Customers using the Essential SKU are encouraged to transition to Azure Managed Grafana Standard SKU or Azure Monitor Dashboards with Grafana before the retirement date to avoid service More Information
Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:15:23 Z

AKS now supports managed and user-assigned StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for your AKS managed or BYO VNets. This unlocks zone-redundant outbound connectivity, up to 100 Gbps outbound throughput, and IPv6 outbound support for AKS clusters.Lear More Information
Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:00:36 Z

Developers can now route Stripe events directly into Azure Event Grid and build scalable, event-driven architectures without managing webhook infrastructure or custom brokers.This means that Event Grid acts as a fully managed event broker between Stripe a More Information
Published: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:00:41 Z

We’re introducing regional level consolidated maintenance notifications for Azure Database for PostgreSQL to simplify how you stay informed about upcoming maintenance. Instead of one notification per server, now you receive a single notification per regio More Information
Published: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:09 Z

PgBouncer 1.25.1 is now generally available in Azure Database for PostgreSQL. As a built-in connection pooling feature, PgBouncer helps you scale to thousands of connections with low overhead by efficiently managing idle and short-lived connections.With t More Information
Published: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:09 Z

AKS now surfaces observability data powered by Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus directly within Namespace and Workload views, making it easier to:Monitor cluster and workload healthTroubleshoot pending or failed podsAnalyze resource utilizatio More Information
Published: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:02 Z

Azure Migrate now supports assessments for Azure Files, allowing customers and partners to efficiently plan migrations of on-premises SMB and NFS file shares (Windows and Linux) to Azure Files. This feature enables discovery of file shares, visibility int More Information
Published: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:02 Z

Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) now supports NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPU-based Azure Virtual Machine SKUs, enabling customers to run large-scale AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads on a fully managed OpenShift service. This upd More Information
Published: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:30:53 Z

Organizations that use HTTP proxies to control outbound traffic often need to change or remove those settings as network requirements evolve, which can be disruptive in running clusters. Azure Kubernetes Service allows administrators to disable HTTP proxy More Information
Published: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:45:41 Z

Developers building MCP servers on Azure Functions can expose tools but not resources. Now, Azure Functions supports MCP resource triggers, enabling developers to expose resources directly from an Azure Functions–hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server More Information
Published: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:15:12 Z

When clusters exhaust available pod IP addresses, teams have historically been forced to rebuild environments to restore capacity, creating operational disruption. Pod CIDR expansion allows overlay‑based AKS clusters to increase their pod IP range in plac More Information
Published: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:00:23 Z

Network Security Perimeter (NSP) support for Azure Service Bus is now generally available. Network Security Perimeter creates a logical network boundary around your Service Bus namespaces and other Azure PaaS resources, blocking unauthorized public access More Information
Published: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:04 Z

Rule impact analysis on Azure Network Watcher enables you to preview the impact of security admin rules and network security group (NSG) rules before applying them to your environment. This feature helps you validate rule behavior, identify potential conf More Information
Published: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:15:40 Z

Starting March 31, 2027, Python applications hosted on Azure App Service on Windows and Azure Functions on Windows will no longer run. After this date: Your application configuration and content will remain intact Your apps will stop running More Information
Published: Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:45:52 Z

AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) for Azure Blob storage accounts will enter retirement in March 2027. Customers leveraging AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) should transition to Standard endpoints for all new and existing blob storage account deployments b More Information
Published: Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:30:09 Z

Service Fabric will end support for all clusters running on Windows Server 2022 on March 31, 2027. Customers must upgrade to Windows Server 2025 by this date to remain in a supported state. This change aligns Service Fabric’s Windows OS image support mode More Information
Published: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:00:19 Z

Service Fabric will end support for all clusters running on Windows Server 2019 on March 31, 2027. Customers must upgrade to Windows Server 2025 by this date to remain in a supported state. This change aligns Service Fabric’s Windows OS image support mode More Information
Published: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:30:41 Z

You can now deliver dynamic configuration directly to client-side applications—securely and at CDN scale—thanks to Azure App Configuration’s integration with Azure Front Door. This delivers new flexibility for modern apps and unlocks a critical capability More Information
Published: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:05 Z

Azure Data Box now automatically generates a downloadable Secure Erasure Certificate for every completed order, providing verification that all data on the device has been securely erased in accordance with NIST 800-88 Revision 2 standards. The certific More Information
Published: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:30:16 Z

Azure Data Box now supports ingestion of data into Azure Files Provisioned v2 storage accounts. Azure Files Provisioned v2 is a billing model where customers provision and pay for specific capacity, IOPS, and throughput values; giving greater flexibility More Information
Published: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:15:44 Z

QoS update with cool access enabled on Premium and Ultra service levels improves how Azure NetApp Files balances performance and cost for mixed hot and cool workloads. Throughput automatically adjusts as data moves to cool storage, maintaining hot‑tier pe More Information
Published: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:15:44 Z

On March 31, 2029, Microsoft will retire the following eight Azure AI Language features: Key Phrase ExtractionSentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningCustom Text ClassificationConversational Language Understanding (CLU)Custom Question Answering (CQA)Orchestr More Information
Published: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:00:10 Z

Import data from external sources (Preview) – S3, Snowflake, Azure SQL Db along with external Data Connections (Preview) in Azure Machine Learning are being deprecated. These features will no longer be available after September 30, 2026. What this means More Information
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:00:35 Z

The following updates were made to Azure DevOps in March 2026. The Remote MCP Server entered public preview, enabling seamless AI-powered integration with Azure DevOps without requiring a local server. Security improvements included More Information
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:15:10 Z

Azure Event Grid offers a variety of features in Public Preview – intended to help you better manage large-scale, distributed systems with improved interoperability and control. Public Preview Features: Cross-Tenant Webhook Delivery: Enables secu More Information
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:45:46 Z

User delegation SAS for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure Queues is now generally available. User delegation SAS allows users to create a more secure SAS token than account or service SAS by tying the SAS token to the delegator. This extension of UDK More Information
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:30:08 Z

Azure Event Grid now offers a variety of new features intended to help you better manage large-scale, distributed systems with improved interoperability and control. Generally Available features: MQTT Message Ordering: Ensures in-order message de More Information
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:30:08 Z

Microsoft announces the opening of its cloud region in Denmark to accelerate digital transformation and AI innovation. The Denmark East region provides Danish customers with local, secure cloud infrastructure, supporting local data residency, low latency, More Information
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:15:56 Z

On March 31, 2029, we’ll be retiring manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication for ​Azure Government and ​Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds. Recommended action: To prevent disrupt More Information
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:45:33 Z

Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in US Gov Arizona (a region without Availability Zone). Azure Premium SSD v2 disk, a next-generation general-purpose block storage option for Azure virtual machines, offers sub-millisecond latencies and exceptional p More Information
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:30:51 Z

Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching is now available in public preview for Azure VM/VMSS, bringing significantly faster and more reliable OS disk performance to your workloads. By caching the entire OS disk image on local VM storage (cache disk, resource More Information
Published: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:45:47 Z

Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) is now generally available in the Indonesia Central Azure region, expanding regional availability for customers running mission‑critical OpenShift workloads on Azure. This release enables organizations in Indonesia and the br More Information
Published: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:30:50 Z

On March 31, 2027 Azure Monitor will be deprecating the sidecar for remote-write of Prometheus metrics to Azure Monitor Workspace. This is as part of our ongoing efforts to improve reliability and reduce complexity.We recommend configuring your self-hoste More Information
Published: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:30:50 Z

On March 31, 2029, Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL will be retired, and you'll need to migrate to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Elastic Cluster by that date. Azure Database for PostgreSQL Elastic Cluster delivers the same distributed PostgreSQL capabilitie More Information
Published: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:45:08 Z

Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in South India (a region without Availability Zone).Azure Premium SSD v2 disk, a next-generation general-purpose block storage option for Azure virtual machines, offers sub-millisecond latencies and exceptional price More Information
Published: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:30:50 Z

In late-March 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Configure built-in SQL code analysis rules and severity settings without editing project XML. Use Fabric connectivity and provisioning options to connect wi More Information
Published: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:10 Z

We're excited to announce that private endpoint support for Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric is now generally available. You can now unlock powerful analytics on your operational data while keeping your enhanced network security posture intac More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:00:39 Z

In‑place node pool upgrades can introduce risk by applying changes directly to running environments. Blue‑green agent pool upgrades create a parallel node pool with the new configuration, allowing validation before workloads are shifted and providing a cl More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:00:39 Z

We are excited to announce the public preview of Fabric Mirroring integration for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server. You can now replicate MySQL operational data into Microsoft Fabric in near real time, without building or maintaining ETL pipelin More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:45:33 Z

You can now stream row‑level data changes—inserts, updates, and deletes—from Azure SQL Managed Instance to Azure Event Hubs in near real time with change event streaming (CES). SQL publishes changes as transactions commit, reducing latency while minimizin More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:30:45 Z

You can now modify the cron.timezone server parameter in Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This parameter controls the time zone used by pg_cron when evaluating scheduled jobs. By configuring cron.timezone, you can ensure scheduled jobs run according to your More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:30:45 Z

We’re excited to announce that EDB PostgreSQL is now supported as a source for migration into Azure Database for PostgreSQL. You can migrate and consolidate PostgreSQL estates from EDB Postgres Extended Server to Azure using secure, reliable workflows des More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:30:45 Z

We’re excited to announce that Google AlloyDB is now supported as a source for migration into Azure Database for PostgreSQL. You can migrate and consolidate PostgreSQL estates from Google AlloyDB to Azure using secure, reliable workflows designed for mini More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:30:45 Z

You can now leverage pgoutput for online (minimal-downtime) migrations with improved reliability and performance. By aligning with PostgreSQL’s native logical replication framework, this update improves ecosystem compatibility with modern PostgreSQL deplo More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:30:45 Z

Network observability can generate large volumes of metrics, making it difficult for teams to focus on data that is operationally relevant. Container network metrics filtering in Azure Container Networking Services (ACNS) allows operators to control which More Information
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:00:18 Z

Troubleshooting Kubernetes networking issues is often slowed by logs and metrics scattered across multiple tools, forcing engineers to manually correlate signals during incidents. The container networking agent provides a lightweight, web‑based interface More Information
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:45:26 Z

Teams running GPU‑backed workloads often lack integrated visibility into GPU utilization alongside Kubernetes metrics. AKS managed GPU metrics automatically expose performance and utilization data from NVIDIA GPU‑enabled node pools into managed Prometheus More Information
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:30:36 Z

Organizations running applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters often face challenges with performance, global service discovery, and observability due to the complexity of distributed microservice environments. Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager now p More Information
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:30:36 Z

Containerized workloads often require higher and more consistent storage performance without managing large numbers of individual disks. Azure Container Storage integration with Elastic SAN allows Kubernetes clusters to consume storage from a shared pool More Information
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:15:48 Z

Networking issues in Kubernetes environments can be difficult to diagnose due to limited visibility into traffic flows and insufficient context around failures. Container network logs in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), now generally available, provide con More Information
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:15:48 Z

Azure Monitor now offers one-click enablement of Prometheus recommended alerts directly in the Azure Portal for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters. These alerts, based on enhanced Prometheus community rules, provide comprehensive coverage across cluste More Information
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:30:29 Z

Following the deprecation of ingress‑nginx, Kubernetes operators need a supported, standards‑aligned migration path for ingress without the complexity of a full service mesh. Application Routing with Meshless Istio enables adoption of the Kubernetes Gatew More Information
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:30:29 Z

As Kubernetes environments scale across regions and clusters, IP‑based networking becomes difficult to manage and provides limited application‑level visibility and security controls. Azure Kubernetes Application Network introduces application‑layer abstra More Information
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:30:29 Z

Azure Monitor now supports native ingestion of OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) signals, enabling you to send telemetry data directly from OpenTelemetry-instrumented applications and platforms to Azure Monitor. You can configure your OpenTelemetry Collector More Information
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:15:45 Z

In mid-March 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Reduce the consumption of storage space, I/O, and memory and improve performance without investing time and effort into index maintenance jobs. Configure More Information
Published: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:15:35 Z

Starting March 31, 2027 Elastic query using Shard_Map_Manager external data source type reaches end of support.Existing workloads can continue to run using Azure SQL Elastic query - Shard_Map_Manager mode, but will no longer receive updates or support fro More Information
Published: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:00:50 Z

The Azure Sphere service is retiring and will stop supporting all customer application, OS, bug and security updates, along with DAA certificate issuance, on July 31, 2031. Why is this happening? Azure Sphere pioneered secure IoT connectivity, combining More Information
Published: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:15:50 Z

You can now enable OneLake catalog federation in Azure Databricks to query Microsoft Fabric OneLake data without copying or moving it. By connecting Unity Catalog to a OneLake catalog, Azure Databricks automatically syncs schemas and tables so Fabric Lake More Information
Published: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:00:53 Z

On May 31, 2027, Microsoft Azure will retire the following HC-series virtual machine (VMs) sizes: Standard_HC44rs, Standard_HC44-16rs, and Standard_HC44-32rs. To ensure continuity and improved performance, we recommend transitioning to one of the current‑ More Information
Published: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:30:27 Z

On May 31, 2027, Microsoft Azure will retire the following HBv2-series virtual machine (VMs) sizes: Standard_HB120rs_v2, Standard_HB120-96rs_v2, Standard_HB120-64rs_v2, Standard_HB120-32rs_v2, and Standard_HB120-16rs_v2. To ensure continuity and improved More Information
Published: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:30:27 Z

On May 31, 2027, Microsoft Azure will retire the follow NP-series virtual machine (VMs) sizes: Standard_NP10s, Standard_NP20s, and Standard_NP40s. To ensure continuity and optimal performance, we recommend transitioning to one of the following Azure GPU V More Information
Published: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:30:27 Z

Effective March 31, 2027, the Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure hosted by Power BI will be retired. After this date, the dashboard will no longer be accessible and technical support will be discontinued. We strongly encourage customers to export their More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:45:54 Z

In mid-March 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Publish SQL database projects directly from Visual Studio Code to streamline database deployment workflows. View and edit SQL table data directly in the MSSQ More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:30:05 Z

Azure Red Hat OpenShift now supports managed identities and workload identities as a generally available capability, enabling you to run OpenShift clusters and applications on Azure without long lived service principal credentials. This aligns Azure Red H More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:30:05 Z

The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code now introduces GitHub Copilot integration in Schema Designer, expanding the visual schema design experience with AI-assisted capabilities. Based on developer feedback and evolving workflows, you can now understan More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:15:04 Z

Bring the benefits of schema-as-code to your database development workflow. SQL database projects enable you to source control your database schema, perform reliable deployments to any environment, and integrate code quality checks into your development p More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:15:04 Z

Announcing SQL MCP Server, our Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector for production databases. SQL MCP Server is a feature rich component of data API builder (DAB) that gives you a simple, predictable, secure way to bring AI agents into your data workflo More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:15:04 Z

GitHub Copilot is now generally available in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22, bringing AI‑powered assistance directly into the application that you use every day. With GitHub Copilot in SSMS, you can use natural language to develop, explain, fix, More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:15:04 Z

Azure Databricks now offers a Lakeflow Connect Free Tier that gives each workspace 100 free DBUs per workspace per day for ingestion from SaaS applications and databases. This allows you to bring roughly 100 million records of data per workspace per day i More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:00:05 Z

Azure SQL Database now supports versionless keys for transparent data encryption (TDE), giving you a simpler and more reliable way to manage your own encryption keys. You no longer need to reference a specific key version from Azure Key Vault or Managed H More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:00:05 Z

The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code now introduces Data API builder in public preview with built-in GitHub Copilot integration, bringing a guided back-end generation experience directly into your development workflow. You can generate REST, GraphQL More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:00:05 Z

We are updating the managed ruleset support policy for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) following the general availability of Default Rule Set (DRS) 2.2 on Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door. This update provides a clearer, more predictabl More Information
Published: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:45:45 Z

Announcing general availability (GA) of the next-gen Foundry Agent Service—a redesigned API format and runtime experience designed to help teams build and operate agents that can move from prototype to production with confidence. This GA moment is anchore More Information
Published: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:45:45 Z

Microsoft is announcing the retirement of the AV36P and AV52 Nodes on June 30, 2029. The terms of your current AV36P and AV52 Reserved Instance (RI) are not affected by this announcement. At this time, we recommend that you review your current RI expirati More Information
Published: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:30:11 Z

Azure Batch periodically retires support for operating systems that reach end-of-life status. Support for Windows Server 2016 concluded on January 11, 2022, with extended support scheduled to end on January 12, 2027. Marketplace images for Windows Server More Information
Published: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:45:11 Z

Azure Batch had retired Low-Priority VMs on September 30, 2025 and will begin a system-initiated migration to Spot VMs beginning March 1, 2026. This change aligns Batch with the broader Azure Spot infrastructure and simplifies the platform’s VM offering. More Information
Published: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:45:11 Z

Microsoft Entra ID-based access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP is now in public preview. This new capability empowers you to use Microsoft Entra ID identities (including guest users via Entra External Identities) to securely connect to Azure Blob Storage via More Information
Published: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:30:34 Z

Microsoft Azure will retire support for NVv3 or NVv4-series VMs on September 30th, 2026, including NVv3 Series (NVIDIA Tesla M60 GPU): Standard_NV12s_v3, Standard_NV12hs_v3, Standard_NV24s_v3, Standard_NV24ms_v3, Standard_NV32ms_v3, Standard_NV48s_v3 NVv4 More Information
Published: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:30:34 Z

Azure Kubernetes Service support for Flatcar Container Linux for AKS (preview) will be retired on June 8, 2026, transition to a supported alternative by that date. From now to June 7, 2026, you can continue to use Flatcar Container Linux for AKS (preview) More Information
Published: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:15:54 Z

Summary rules run batch aggregation inside your Log Analytics workspace and re-ingest the summarized results into a custom destination table. When a bin fails, that can create gaps in your summarized dataset. “Retry bin” helps you remediate bin-level fail More Information
Published: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:15:25 Z

Azure Storage Mover now enables direct, secure data migration from AWS S3 data in Virtual Private Cloud to Azure Blob Storage with private networking. This update removes the need for manual pipelines or third-party tools, supports automation through the More Information
Published: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:15:25 Z

You can now provision and manage Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters using Terraform, Bicep, and Ansible, with full General Availability support. With native infrastructure-as-code support, you can consistently create, scale, and manage elastic More Information
Published: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:00:35 Z

You can now monitor your Azure Database for PostgreSQL with rich, built-in Grafana dashboards—right from the Azure portal. This native integration with Azure Monitor means you no longer need to set up or manage a separate Grafana instance to get deep visi More Information
Published: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:00:35 Z

You can now enhance data security for your Azure Database for PostgreSQL workloads by using customer managed keys (CMKs) with Premium SSD v2 disks. Available in public preview, this update gives you greater control over how your data at rest is encrypted, More Information
Published: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:00:35 Z

Azure SRE Agent is now generally available. This AI-powered operations agent helps teams improve uptime, reduce incident impact, and cut operational toil by accelerating diagnosis and automating response workflows. The GA release introduces deep context g More Information
Published: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:45:49 Z

The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code now introduces Query Profiler in public preview, bringing real-time insight into your database activity directly inside Visual Studio Code. With Query Profiler, you can capture query and database activity as it h More Information
Published: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:45:49 Z

Over the years, we’ve made significant investments to improve the responsiveness of the Azure Policy service. As a result, policy assignment creation and updates for Resource Manager mode policies now get enforced within 5 minutes.In light of cache refres More Information
Published: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:15:02 Z

The new Draft & Deploy feature for Azure Firewall Policy introduces a streamlined, two-phase approach to managing firewall policies, significantly reducing deployment time and disruption. Traditionally, any policy update would trigger a full deployment of More Information
Published: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:00:04 Z

Azure Databricks workspaces have two network configurations – Azure Databricks-managed VNet and VNet Injection. The ability to update the Network Configuration of your workspace is now generally available. This enhancement provides greater flexibility and More Information
Published: Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:15:14 Z

Today we’re announcing the General Availability of Azure Databricks Lakebase, a managed PostgreSQL environment with next generation separation of storage and compute for OLTP, providing instant availability, instant clones, and scale-to-zero. Lakebase let More Information
Published: Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:15:14 Z

Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in a third Availability Zone in New Zealand North. Azure Premium SSD v2 disk, a next-generation general-purpose block storage option for Azure virtual machines, offers sub-millisecond latencies and exceptional pric More Information
Published: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:15:13 Z

The DCesv6, DCedsv6, ECesv6, and ECedsv6 series are Azure’s next generation of confidential Virtual Machines (VMs) based on 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors with Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (Intel® TDX). These new confidential VMs help organizations to More Information
Published: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:15:13 Z

The upstream Ingress-NGINX project is being deprecated and will stop receiving updates after March 2026. Microsoft will continue providing critical security patches through 30 November 2026, after which the NGINX ingress controller will no longer be suppo More Information
Published: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:45:03 Z

Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now generally available in three additional Azure regions: Malaysia West, New Zealand North, and Mexico Central. This expansion strengthens Azure Red Hat OpenShift’s presence across Asia Pacific and Latin America, enabling custo More Information
Published: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:30:41 Z

We’re excited to announce the addition of enhanced secure authentication in Azure Storage that combines the flexibility of user-delegation shared access signature (SAS) with the user-bound access of Entra ID. User-bound user delegation SAS is now in previ More Information
Published: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:45:06 Z

We are announcing several capabilities in public preview with Azure Monitor pipeline. Secure Ingress to Azure Monitor pipeline from external endpoints (TLS/mTLS) with Bring Your Own Certificates: BYOC empowers enterprises to maintain contro More Information
Published: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:30:50 Z

In late-February 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Introducing Search Database Objects in the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Instantly find tables, views, functions, and procedures with full scripti More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:00:32 Z

In late-February 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Manage your databases directly from the dialog using actions such as Name, Rename, and Drop. Import a flat file to your database in the MSSQL Extension fo More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:45:40 Z

You can now configure geo‑redundant backups with Premium SSD v2 disks for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, giving you an additional layer of disaster recovery for mission‑critical workloads. With this release, your automated backups are securely stored in a More Information
Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:30:06 Z

Windows Server Annual Channel (Preview) on AKS will be retired on May 15, 2026, please transition to Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) by that date. We encourage you to transition to Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) prior to the retirement date to exp More Information
Published: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:15:17 Z

Announcing the public preview of Application Gateway WAF Insights. Azure Application Gateway WAF now offers WAF Insights, providing an interactive view of logs and metrics. WAF Insights enables quick investigation of blocked requests, analysis of attack p More Information
Published: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:15:47 Z

Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in Brazil Southeast (a region without Availability Zone), and in a third Availability Zone in Malaysia West and Indonesia Central.Azure Premium SSD v2 disk, a next-generation general-purpose block storage option for A More Information
Published: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:00:04 Z

Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 through Azure Databricks AI Model Serving. Claude Sonnet 4.6 delivers frontier-level performance on complex coding, agentic workflows, and professional knowledge work including reasoning at a lower More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:00:55 Z

Managing AKS MCP servers can be affected by the number of tools and the amount of context required, which can increase latency and cost. The unified tooling for the AKS MCP Server introduces two new tools in public preview, call_az and call_kubectl, that More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:00:55 Z

Users often face security and manageability challenges when diagnostic agents inherit broad user permissions, such as cluster-admin rights, and when each user must deploy their own instance. Cluster mode for the agentic CLI for AKS, now in public preview, More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:00:55 Z

Azure Functions Flex Consumption introduces new platform‑integrated tools that provide clearer insight into quota availability and deployment behavior. The quota troubleshooting experience surfaces Flex Consumption quota limits and related constraints, More Information
Published: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:00:55 Z