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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Claude Opus 5 on Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2026-07-27

Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Opus 5 through AI Model Serving. The update makes the model available for advanced reasoning, coding, agentic workflows, and professional knowledge work.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: HTTP header insertion in Azure Firewall

Azure Updates

2026-07-27

Azure Firewall now supports inserting or overwriting HTTP/HTTPS request headers from application rules. This lets organizations enforce security controls and support tenant restriction at the firewall layer.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: AI Gateway in Azure API Management

Azure Updates

2026-07-27

Azure API Management now has an AI Gateway tier in public preview. It is a dedicated tier designed for AI workloads, extending AI gateway capabilities already available in other API Management tiers.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure DDoS Protection custom policy

Azure Updates

2026-07-23

Azure DDoS Protection custom policy is in public preview. It lets customers set per-resource DDoS mitigation thresholds for protected Standard Load Balancer frontend IP configurations.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Standard service endpoint

Azure Updates

2026-07-22

Standard service endpoint is in public preview. It provides a more scalable and secure way to connect IaaS workloads to Azure PaaS services within the Private Link family, addressing scale and management limits of earlier approaches.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Protect sensitive generative AI telemetry in Application Insights and Microsoft Foundry

Azure Updates

2026-07-20

Application Insights now stores generative AI content in a dedicated GenAIContent table (AppGenAIContent in Log Analytics), enabling access controls for sensitive AI telemetry. The update is in public preview.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: IPv6 support for Azure VPN Gateway

Azure Updates

2026-07-20

Azure VPN Gateway now supports IPv6 inner traffic in dual-stack VPN tunnels. The feature is available on all production SKU gateways that use standard public IPs.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Python 3.14

Azure Updates

2026-07-17

Azure Functions now supports Python 3.14 for local development and deployment to Linux-based Azure Functions plans. This lets apps move to Python 3.14 for security, longer support, and continued compatibility.

azure: [Launched] Public Preview: Azure Functions Support for PowerShell 7.6

Azure Updates

2026-07-17

Azure Functions now supports PowerShell 7.6 in public preview. You can develop locally with PowerShell 7.6 and deploy to Azure Functions plans.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Defender security assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2026-07-17

Microsoft Defender CSPM assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server are now generally available. The assessments can be used to continuously evaluate the security posture of PostgreSQL flexible servers in Azure.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Encryption in Transit for Azure Files NFS Shares in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Updates

2026-07-17

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now generally supports Encryption in Transit for Azure Files NFS v4.1 volumes through the Azure File CSI driver. When enabled, data transferred between AKS workloads and Azure Files NFS shares is encrypted in transit.

azure: Announcing: GitHub Copilot and Claude Code connectors in Microsoft Agent Framework

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Microsoft Agent Framework now includes generally available connectors for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code. These connectors let .NET and Python agents delegate coding tasks to either system without custom adapter code.