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azure: [Launched] Update: Microsoft Foundry built-in RBAC role naming and enhancements

Azure Updates

2026-05-15

Microsoft Foundry has renamed its built-in RBAC roles to match the product branding. Several role names were updated, including Azure AI Account Owner, Azure AI Owner, and Azure AI User.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust

Azure Updates

2026-05-15

Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust is now generally available. It supports connecting to Azure Blob Storage accounts and performing container/blob operations such as upload, download, list, and management.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Support for workloads with large files in Azure NetApp Files

Azure Updates

2026-05-14

Azure NetApp Files now supports regular volumes with file sizes up to 64 TiB. This is intended for workloads that use large files, including Azure VMware Solution virtual machines with large VMDK disks.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Managed Identity Support for Azure Files SMB Is now GA

Azure Updates

2026-05-14

Azure Files SMB now supports Managed Identities in general availability. Applications and services can authenticate to Azure Files without storing static credentials or account keys, using Entra-issued tokens instead.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Container Apps Express

Azure Updates

2026-05-13

Azure Container Apps Express is now in public preview. It is presented as a simplified way to deploy and scale applications on Azure without making infrastructure decisions.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana in Public, Government (Fairfax) and China

Azure Updates

2026-05-12

Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana are now generally available in Azure Public, Government (Fairfax), and China. The feature brings Grafana-based dashboard creation, editing, and sharing into the Azure Portal.

azure: [Launched] Update: 99.99% uptime for all Azure Service Bus Premium namespaces in Availability Zone regions

Azure Updates

2026-05-12

Starting May 1, 2026, Azure Service Bus Premium namespaces deployed in regions with Availability Zone support will qualify for a 99.99% uptime SLA. This applies to all Premium namespaces in those regions.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Confidential computing for Azure Service Bus Premium

Azure Updates

2026-05-12

Confidential computing for Azure Service Bus Premium is now generally available in Korea Central and UAE North. It lets Service Bus process messages inside hardware-based trusted execution environments (TEEs) for added data protection.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Sentinel TI - improved pattern parsing & revoke reliability

Azure Updates

2026-05-12

Sentinel TI is now generally available with two updates: improved pattern parsing accuracy and a fix for revoke actions so they apply reliably. The change is meant to improve control in pattern-based workflows.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager rule impact analyzer

Azure Updates

2026-05-12

Azure Virtual Network Manager rule impact analyzer is now generally available. It lets you simulate the effect of security admin rules on virtual networks before deploying them.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in all three available zones in Japan West

Azure Updates

2026-05-07

Azure Premium SSD v2 is now generally available in all three Availability Zones in Japan West. The disk type is positioned as a next-generation general-purpose block storage option for Azure virtual machines with sub-millisecond latency.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Dl/D/E v7 Virtual Machines

Azure Updates

2026-05-07

Azure has made Dl/D/E v7 virtual machines generally available. The new general-purpose and memory-optimized VMs use Intel Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids) processors and claim up to 20% better general compute performance.