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Microsoft is expanding its digital infrastructure footprint further with a new datacenter region, Southeast Asia 3, planned in Malaysia. This datacenter region will feature Microsoft's most comprehensive and strategic cloud…
You can now migrate to Azure Linux 3.0 with a new OS SKU enum, ‘AzureLinux3’, in Kubernetes version 1.28-1.36. This new option provides increased control over OS upgrades by decoupling…
You can now develop functions using Python 3.13 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions. Starting with Python 3.13, Functions introduces runtime version control, a new opt-in feature that lets…
Azure Firewall now supports prescaling, a feature that enables admins to provision and reserve capacity units in advance to handle expected traffic loads – such as seasonal peaks or planned…
The public preview of Confidential Containers on AKS will be shutting down.This feature has been available in preview since 2023, and as part of our commitment to delivering secure and…
Azure Firewall now includes the observed capacity metric — a new observability signal designed to help administrators understand how their firewalls are scaling in practice. Observed capacity tracks the number…
Announcing the general availability (GA) of automation support for Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) through PowerShell, custom cmdlets, and the Python SDK. Using Azure PowerShell Az.DataMigration or Azure CLI az…
You can now enable availability zones for your Azure Functions Flex Consumption apps during both creation and post-deployment. When enabled, instances are automatically distributed across zones, enhancing reliability and fault…
Azure Storage Discovery provides enterprise-wide visibility into your Azure Storage data estate. Insights that weren’t available before are now at your fingertips. Deeply analyze used capacity and activity, optimize costs,…
SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) Connect to Azure Databricks is now generally available, enabling secure, bi-directional, zero-copy data sharing between SAP BDC and Azure Databricks using Delta Sharing, so teams…
Azure Private Link service allows you to make your applications available to your customers privately and securely. The current setup procedure requires you to configure a private link service and…
The F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series of Azure Virtual Machines will retire on November 15th, 2028. These VMs will no longer be able to…
To align with evolving compliance and regulatory requirements, Azure is updating the geographyGroup and regionalDisplayName metadata for UK-based regions in the Locations API. These changes will take effect this month,…
Multiple new Azure Event Grid features have reached General Availability, supporting real-time telemetry, automation, and hybrid workloads.Features now in General Availability:MQTT OAuth 2.0 Authentication Authenticate MQTT clients using JSON Web…
Today, we are announcing the general availability of Azure Spot Placement Score, a feature that allows you to assess the likelihood of deployment success for your Spot virtual machines. Spot availability…
Announcing the General Availability of Azure Site Recovery (ASR) support for Virtual Machines with Ultra Disks. This release enables organizations to replicate, failover, and failback virtual machines with Ultra Disks…
Azure API Management now supports environmental sustainability features in public preview. These capabilities help organizations minimize the carbon footprint of their API infrastructure by making API traffic and policy behavior…
You can now try PostgreSQL 18 in public preview on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server. PostgreSQL 18 introduces new performance, scalability, and developer productivity improvements. With this preview,…
Microsoft is announcing the planned retirement of the Azure Custom Vision service. Microsoft will provide full support for all existing Azure Custom Vision customers until 9/25/2028. During this support window,…
We are announcing the release of Azure Integrated HSM, a Hardware Security Module (HSM) cache and crypto accelerator designed to enhance the security and performance of cryptographic operations in virtual…
You can now access code samples for Entra ID token refresh using Python and .NET in Azure Database for PostgreSQL. These samples are designed to help you securely manage authentication…
You can now configure a custom port (25001–26000) during server creation for both public and private access-enabled servers—enabling you to integrate more easily with existing applications and improve alignment with…
Azure Firewall in Virtual WAN secured hubs now supports the use of customer-provided public IP addresses. This capability enables organizations to bring their own public IP addresses when deploying Azure…
Firmware analysis enabled by Azure Arc is now generally available. Firmware analysis brings deep visibility into the software that powers IoT/OT and network devices—systems that often operate as “black boxes”…
As part of a strategic review of our AI portfolio, Azure AI Health Insights service and the Clinical Trials Matcher and Radiology Insights models will be retired on December 31,…
Announcing the Public Preview of Vaulted Backup for Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)!Azure Backup now supports vaulted protection for ADLS, delivering secure, off-site backups that ensure business continuity and compliance—even…
Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers is retiring on March 31, 2027 and we recommend you migrate your workloads to use Azure Managed Redis by that date.…
Azure Cache for Redis (Basic, Standard and Premium) will be retired on September 30, 2028 and we recommend you migrate your workloads to use Azure Managed Redis before September 30,…
On September 30, 2026, we’ll end support for Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) on Windows nodes in AKS. To ensure your setup continues to receive support, security updates, and deployment…
Azure Firewall Policy now supports up to 600 IP Groups per policy, up from the previous limit of 200. This enhancement enables users to: Reduce rule complexity by replacing long…
Azure NetApp Files short-term clones enable space-efficient, instant read/write access to data by creating temporary thin clones from existing volume snapshots, eliminating the need for full data copies and enabling…
Legacy Authentication in Azure Monitor - Container Insights will be retired on September 30, 2026. Legacy authentication has been replaced by the more secure Managed Identity authentication method. Migrating to…
The AI toolchain operator add-on (KAITO) is now generally available on AKS, streamlining the deployment of AI inference and fine-tuning workflows using popular open-source frameworks. With vLLM as the default…
PostgreSQL minor versions 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22, and 18 Beta 3 are now supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server. These minor version upgrades are automatically performed…
After September 30, 2026, customers will no longer be able to access the service. Please see our retirement documentation for more details. Recommended action If your goal is to monitor…
Availability Sets and the basic load balancer are being deprecated on September 30 2025. AKS now supports, a simple Azure CLI command that will automatically migrate your AKS cluster from…
Cross-tenant Customer-Managed Keys (CMK) for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption is now generally available, empowering customers to manage their own encryption keys across different Azure tenancies. This capability enhances control…
Due to changes in underlying infrastructure, the database connections feature of Static Web Apps this feature (currently in public preview), will be deprecated effective November 30, 2025. To avoid issues…
Azure NetApp Files now supports integration with FreeIPA, OpenLDAP, and Red Hat Directory Server—available in public preview. This LDAP integration enables secure LDAP over TLS connectivity for NFSv3 and NFSv4.1…
Due to its limited scalability and suboptimal performance, support for SSTP will be phased out. We strongly recommend transitioning to IKEv2 or OpenVPN, which offer significantly enhanced capabilities—including support for…
As part of our ongoing efforts to streamline the Azure Storage portfolio and deliver enhanced performance, scalability, and cost efficiency, we are announcing the retirement of all General purpose v1…
Azure Traffic Manager has introduced new health check infrastructure to improve the resiliency and scalability of the service. This infrastructure is now available, and customers are being moved onto the…
The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) now brings SQL database in Fabric directly into your development workflow. With the new Fabric connectivity option in the Connection Dialog,…
On September 30, 2026, Azure Machine data labeling will be retired. Please transition to 3rd party data labeling providers by 30 September 2026. From today to September 30, 2026, you…
On September 30, 2028, we’ll end support for Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) on Linux nodes in AKS. To avoid disruptions, migrate AKS clusters running Linux nodes from NPM to…
In late September 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Protection from ransomware attacks to long-term retention (LTR) backups via immutability. Learn more.
The Soft Delete feature in Azure Compute Gallery lets you recover accidentally deleted images within a 7-day retention period. This grace period gives users time to restore any images that…
Support for Service Connector (preview) on Azure Container Apps will end on March 30, 2026. After this date, Service Connector (preview) will no longer be supported on Azure Container Apps.…
On September 30, 2026, Microsoft Azure will retire the Standard_NV4as_v4, Standard_NV4ahs_v4,Standard_NV8as_v4, Standard_NV8ahs_v4,Standard_NV16as_v4, Standard_NV16ahs_v4, Standard_NV32as_v4, and Standard_NV32ahs_v4 virtual machines (VMs) in the NVv4-seri
Starting October 1, 2025, the Spark native connector will be officially retired. This decision is based on internal analysis indicating low usage, high maintenance costs, and potential security vulnerabilities. To…
