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Azure Virtual Network Manager IP address management feature, a feature designed to enhance your network management, is generally available. In complex network environments, managing IP addresses effectively is essential. This…
Azure Managed Prometheus sends metrics into Azure Monitor Workspace. Customers can now view and monitor issues with ingestion of Prometheus metrics as part of the platform metrics for the Azure…
Microsoft Cost Management now supports exporting cost and usage data in the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) 1.2 schema. This update introduces key enhancements that help FinOps teams…
Azure Advisor has improved its VM right-sizing recommendations by extending coverage for newer VM series. This broader SKU coverage across the D, E, and F VM families enables a more…
Azure Front Door standard and premium profiles now support managed certificate for wildcard domains. Previously, you can only bring your own certificate for wildcard domains on Azure Front Door. This…
Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) integration in Microsoft Copilot for Security has reached general availability. This integration supports both Azure Front Door WAF and Azure Application Gateway WAF. By integrating…
Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disk are now available in Malaysia West region. Azure Ultra Disks are the highest-performing storage option for Azure virtual machines (VMs), offering high throughput,…
On August 14 2025, Azure Kubernetes Service will no longer support the skip-gpu-driver-install node pool tag to skip automatic driver installation on GPU node pools. Starting on August 14 2025,…
You can now create and update your Azure SQL Managed Instance with improved speed and precision. The new faster management operations experience enhances elasticity by enabling you to provision any…
In mid-June 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL:Increase the resiliency of your General Purpose Azure SQL Managed Instance using zone redundancy. Improve your operational efficiency…
In mid-June 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL:Data virtualization for Azure SQL Database empowers you to harness the full potential of SQL to query CSV,…
The migration service in Azure Database for PostgreSQL now simplifies the process of moving your PostgreSQL databases to Azure with support for PostgreSQL 17. The migration service offers migration options…
A new customizable memory option helps you optimize costs in Azure SQL Managed Instance. Now you can independently configure RAM from the vCores, helping you to save on compute and…
Ubuntu 24.04 is now available on AKS in Kubernetes version 1.32 and above. Containerd 2.0 is enabled by default. AKS now supports Ubuntu 24.04 as a separate OS SKU, meaning…
Azure Linux now also supports AKS LTS starting with Kubernetes version 1.28 and above. This means you can now pair a stable, enterprise-grade node operating system with the extended lifecycle…
Kubernetes versions 1.31 and 1.32 are now available in all regions as Long term Support (LTS) versions. Every Kubernetes version supported by community is now LTS compatible. Learn more.
We're announcing significant improvements to OpenTelemetry support in Azure Functions, expanding on the limited preview announced last year. These enhancements deliver better observability, improved performance, and more detailed insights into…
Announcing the expansion of Azure VM Backup disk capacity. VMs can now be protected with individual disks up to 64 TB and a total of 512 TB per VM. This enables large…
Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for Virtual Machines with Ultra disks. ASR provides seamless disaster recovery for Virtual Machines across Azure Regions and from on-premises to…
Azure Red Hat OpenShift version 4.17 is now available as an installation option. This latest release brings enhanced capabilities and improved performance for enterprise workloads running on the Azure cloud…
The first cloud region in Chile is now available with Azure Availability Zones and provides organizations across the globe with access to scalable, highly available, and resilient Microsoft Cloud services,…
Azure Monitor, Microsoft’s comprehensive solution for monitoring and optimizing cloud resources, is expanding its integrated diagnostics capabilities with the Public Preview of Continuous Performance Diagnostics for Linux VMs. On-demand Performance…
On June 30, 2026, DCsv2-series Azure virtual machines (VMs) will be retired. After that date, they will no longer be available for use. Please migrate your workloads before June 30,…
Cross-tenant customer managed keys (CMK) for Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks is now in public preview in select regions. Encrypting managed disks with cross-tenant CMK enables encrypting the disk…
The Laosv4 series and Lasv4 storage optimized VMs, based on the 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processor (Genoa), and the Lsv4-series VMs, based on the 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processor (Emerald Rapids),…
Azure Site Recovery support for Azure Trusted Launch VMs running Linux OS is Generally Available. Azure Trusted Launch VMs provide foundational compute security to Azure Generation 2 VMs by enabling…
Now you can easily connect Azure Databricks with Microsoft Power Apps in several new ways. The new connector enables you to: Support real-time data access without the need for data…
Announcing the private preview of jaz, a new JVM launcher optimized specifically for Azure. This tool provides better default ergonomics for Java applications running in containers and virtual machines, ensuring more…
Azure Virtual Network Manager’s connectivity, security admin, and routing configuration features are now generally available in Azure China. This enables centralized management of connectivity, security rules, and routing across subscriptions…
We are announcing the private preview of profile and route-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) policies on Azure Front Door. Previously, to protect your applications from malicious attacks, a WAF policy…
The Archive access tier for Azure Blob Storage is now generally available in the Italy North region. With this regional expansion, customers can now store infrequently accessed data in the…
Azure Data Explorer now offers Persistent Graphs in public preview, enabling durable graph data structures that persist beyond individual query executions for enterprise-scale relationship analysis. Unlike transient Graphs which exist…
On May 12, 2026, extended support for .NET 9 (STS) will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer…
Announcing that you can now use user-assigned managed identity and system-assigned managed identity Entra authentication to connect your Azure Database for PostgreSQL instance with Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data…
Azure Container Apps now supports mounting Network File System (NFS) Azure Files volumes to your containerized applications. NFS Azure Files volumes provide a scalable and high-performance file system for your…
We’re excited to announce the general availability of Upsert method and Script activity support in Microsoft Fabric when using Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This enhancement enables you to perform efficient,…
Announcing that pg_cron is now supported in PostgreSQL 17 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. This extension brings powerful, built-in job scheduling to PostgreSQL 17—previously available only in earlier…
Announcing the public preview of a dedicated Azure Standard Load Balancer in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server for high availability-enabled servers. With this feature, a high availability configuration…
You can now enable high availability (HA) with Azure Premium SSD v2 disks while deploying Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. You can configure zonal HA options using SSD v2…
You can now upgrade your Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance to PostgreSQL 17 using a simple, in-place upgrade—now available in public preview. This release allows you to move…
Starting April 30, 2025, private endpoint approvals from the Azure Machine Learning and Azure AI Foundry managed network will no longer be handled by the internal networking service. Moving forward,…
Azure Migrate now supports migration to ZRS Disks. Zone-Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disks synchronously replicates data across three physically separate availability zones within a region – each with independent power,…
Azure Storage Mover can now migrate your SMB shares to Azure Blob container. Storage Mover is a fully managed migration service that enables you to migrate on-premises files and folders…
Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for Virtual Machines with Premium SSD v2 disks. ASR provides seamless disaster recovery for Virtual Machines across Azure Regions and from…
Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server now offers a backup solution for supporting long-term backup retention and improved compliance for your PostgreSQL databases using Azure Backup. This release enables…
Azure Quota Groups is now generally available, offering improved flexibility and control for Enterprise Agreement (EA) and internal customers. This feature enables quota sharing across a group of subscriptions, reducing…
In September 2022, we announced that Language Understanding (LUIS) would be retired on October 1, 2025. Based on feedback from you, we are extending the retirement date to October 31,…
End of Support for Microsoft Fabric Runtime 1.2 has been announced. Microsoft Fabric Runtime 1.2 will be deprecated and disabled March 31, 2026. We strongly recommend upgrading your Fabric workspace and…
End of Support Announcement for Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.4. Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.4 will be deprecated and disabled March 31, 2026.
Announcing the public preview of Live Resize for Premium SSD v2 (Pv2) and Ultra NVMe Disks. This feature allows you to dynamically expand the storage capacity of your disks without…
