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azure: Retirement: "Send data to Event Hubs & Storage (Preview)" retiring July 31, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-01-30

Microsoft will retire the preview feature “Send virtual machine client data to Event Hubs and Storage (Preview)” on July 31, 2026. After that date the feature will no longer be supported and you will not be able to create new data collection rules that use it.

azure: Retirement: Support for Python 3.10 ends on October 1, 2026 – upgrade your Azure Functions apps to Python 3.13

Azure Updates

2026-01-28

Microsoft will end support for Python 3.10 in Azure Functions on October 1, 2026 (in line with community support retirement). Function apps running on Python 3.10 will continue to run after that date but will no longer receive security updates or performance optimizations. Customers should plan and perform an upgrade to a supported Python runtime (Microsoft recommends Python 3.13) before the retirement date.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure AMD Turin Dasv7, Easv7, and Fasv7-series Virtual Machines

Azure Updates

2026-01-28

Azure announced general availability of AMD Turin–based VM series: general-purpose Dasv7/Dalsv7, memory-optimized Easv7, and compute-optimized Fasv7/Falsv7/Famsv7. These VMs are offered with and without local disk support and are available in Azure regions including Australia East and Australia Central.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant

Azure Updates

2026-01-28

Azure Databricks Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant is now generally available. It enables building, deploying, and managing AI agents directly within the Azure Databricks platform by leveraging unified data and AI capabilities and simplifying development with prebuilt components.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2026-01-28

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now generally supports PostgreSQL minor versions 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, 14.20, and 13.23; these minor upgrades are applied automatically during Azure's monthly planned maintenance.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files support in OpenShift Virtualization

Azure Updates

2026-01-27

Azure NetApp Files is now available in Public Preview for OpenShift Virtualization, providing fast VM provisioning, instant cloning, live migration, and scalable storage with predictable performance and enterprise data management for VM workloads.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: 7th generation Intel-based VMs – Dlsv7/Dsv7/Esv7

Azure Updates

2026-01-27

Microsoft announced the public preview of 7th generation Intel-based Azure VMs: Dlsv7, Dsv7 (General Purpose) and Esv7 (Memory Optimized). These v7 instances are powered by Intel® Xeon® 6 (Granite Rapids) processors and are intended to address increasing compute and memory demands on Azure.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Command Launcher for Java

Azure Updates

2026-01-27

Microsoft announced the Public Preview of the Azure Command Launcher for Java at Microsoft Ignite 2025. The launcher is a new JVM launcher optimized for Azure that provides better default ergonomics for Java applications running in containers and virtual machines.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Deployment safeguards – pod security standard support in AKS

Azure Updates

2026-01-22

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now generally available: Pod Security Standards are supported in Deployment Safeguards, enabling centralized enforcement of pod security configurations across clusters.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: StandardV2 NAT Gateway with zone-redundancy and StandardV2 public IPs

Azure Updates

2026-01-22

Azure announces general availability of StandardV2 NAT Gateway with zone-redundancy, improved performance and dual‑stack support, plus GA for StandardV2 Public IP addresses and prefixes — all at the same price as the previous Standard SKU.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Reporting in Playwright Workspaces (part of Azure App Testing)

Azure Updates

2026-01-22

Azure App Testing has made reporting in Playwright Workspaces generally available, delivering an integrated, flexible and collaborative reporting experience to help teams debug Playwright tests more quickly and efficiently.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Load Testing in Switzerland North

Azure Updates

2026-01-22

Azure Load Testing (part of Azure App Testing) is now generally available in the Switzerland North region. The fully managed service lets customers generate high-scale load, run simulations, and more easily identify application performance issues without managing test infrastructure.