Back to updates

2026-03 - 11

2026 (12)

March (12)

github: Code Quality permissions removed from security manager role

GitHub

2026-03-17

GitHub changed repository permissions for Code Quality: security managers can no longer enable or disable GitHub Code Quality unless they are also repository administrators. The ability to toggle Code Quality is now limited to repository admins.

k8s: The Invisible Rewrite: Modernizing the Kubernetes Image Promoter

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-03-17

Kubernetes rewrote the core of its image promoter (kpromo/promo-tools), removing legacy code and splitting promotion into distinct phases. The new pipeline improved performance and reliability, shipped in v4.2.0–v4.4.0, and kept user-facing flags and manifests unchanged.

ai: Foundry Agent Service is GA: private networking, Voice Live, and enterprise-grade evaluations

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-03-16

Foundry Agent Service is now generally available with several new production features, including end-to-end private networking, Voice Live integration, expanded MCP authentication, GA evaluations with continuous monitoring, and hosted agent deployments in six additional Azure regions.

azure: Retirement: Support for Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images on Azure Batch pools will end on January 12, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-03-16

Azure Batch will stop supporting Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images on Batch pools on January 12, 2027. This follows the end of extended support for Windows Server 2016.

azure: Retirement: Migration of Azure Batch Low-Priority VMs to Spot VMs in early March

Azure Updates

2026-03-16

Azure Batch will begin a system-initiated migration from Low-Priority VMs to Spot VMs starting March 1, 2026. Low-Priority VMs were retired on September 30, 2025, and the change aligns Batch with Azure Spot infrastructure.

azure: Retirement: End of life reminder of NVv3 and NVv4-series Azure virtual machine in Azure Batch pools

Azure Updates

2026-03-16

Microsoft Azure will end support for NVv3 and NVv4-series virtual machines in Azure Batch pools on September 30, 2026. The notice lists affected NVv3 sizes, including Standard_NV12s_v3, NV12hs_v3, NV24s_v3, NV24ms_v3, NV32ms_v3, and NV48s_v3.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Entra ID-Based Access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP

Azure Updates

2026-03-16

Microsoft Entra ID-based access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP is now in public preview. It lets you use Entra ID identities, including guest users through Entra External Identities, to connect securely to Azure Blob Storage via SFTP.

azure: Retirement: Flatcar Container Linux for AKS (preview)

Azure Updates

2026-03-16

Azure Kubernetes Service support for Flatcar Container Linux for AKS in preview is being retired on June 8, 2026. Users should move to a supported alternative by that date; the preview remains usable until June 7, 2026.

security: New Microsoft Purview innovations for Fabric to safely accelerate your AI transformation

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-03-16

Microsoft announced new Microsoft Purview innovations for Fabric aimed at supporting safer AI adoption by strengthening security and governance. The post frames Purview as part of the governance layer for organizations using AI with Fabric.

security: Help on the line: How a Microsoft Teams support call led to compromise

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-03-16

Microsoft describes a DART investigation into a Teams voice-phishing attack that used deception and trusted Microsoft tools to enable an identity-led intrusion. The post focuses on how the compromise happened and how to prevent similar attacks.

devops+ai: AgentCore: Deployment, Operations, and Lessons Learned (4/4) 🔥

Let's do DevOps

2026-03-15

The provided content is only a short teaser and does not include substantive release or changelog details. It appears to be a post about AgentCore deployment, operations, and lessons learned, but no具体 information is available from the excerpt.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Summary rules in Log Analytics workspace now support manual “Retry bin”

Azure Updates

2026-03-12

Log Analytics workspace summary rules now support a manual “Retry bin” action in generally available release. This lets you rerun failed bins to fill gaps in summarized data.