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azure: [In preview] Public Preview: HTTP/3 over QUIC support in Azure Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2026-09-14

Azure Application Gateway now has public preview support for HTTP/3 over QUIC. The update is intended to improve connection setup time, reduce latency, and increase resiliency for web applications and APIs.

azure: Retirement: Azure Linux with OS Guard in Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure Updates

2026-09-11

Support for Azure Linux with OS Guard in Azure Kubernetes Service ends on December 10, 2026. After that date, new Azure Linux with OS Guard clusters cannot be created, and Azure Container Linux is the replacement.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Agentless migration of on-premises SMB file shares to Azure Files (SMB)

Azure Updates

2026-09-11

Azure Storage Mover now supports agentless migration of on-premises SMB file shares to Azure Files (SMB) in public preview. The migration can move data from Windows Server or NAS shares without deploying, registering, or maintaining a migration agent.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: TLS/SSL certificate and end-to-end TLS encryption support for Azure Functions Flex Consumption

Azure Updates

2026-09-10

Azure Functions Flex Consumption now generally supports TLS/SSL certificates using a new site-scoped certificate model. It also adds end-to-end TLS encryption support for function apps in this plan.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Copilot Troubleshooting Agent

Azure Updates

2026-09-10

Azure Copilot Troubleshooting Agent is now generally available. It provides a built-in Azure Copilot capability for investigating and resolving operational issues, and is available through Azure Copilot and Support.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: User-bound user delegation SAS for Azure Storage

Azure Updates

2026-09-09

Azure Storage now generally available with user-bound user delegation SAS, combining user delegation SAS flexibility with Entra ID user-bound access for stronger authentication. The update adds enhanced secure authentication for Azure Storage.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching for VM/VMSS

Azure Updates

2026-09-09

Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching is now generally available for new virtual machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets. It caches the full OS image on local VM storage so reads no longer go to remote storage after caching completes.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Playwright Workspaces in Australia East, Japan East, and Switzerland North

Azure Updates

2026-09-08

Playwright Workspaces in Azure App Testing is now generally available in Switzerland North, Japan East, and Australia East. It provides managed cloud-hosted browsers for running Playwright end-to-end tests at scale with parallel execution.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Developer CLI (azd) Extension Framework

Azure Updates

2026-09-08

The Azure Developer CLI (azd) Extension Framework is now generally available. It lets developers, teams, and partners extend azd with custom capabilities for their application development workflows.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager IPAM in additional Azure regions

Azure Updates

2026-09-03

Azure Virtual Network Manager IP address management is now generally available in additional regions: US Gov Virginia, US Gov Texas, US Gov Arizona, China North 3, and China East 3.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Front Door profile and route level WAF policies

Azure Updates

2026-09-02

Azure Front Door Web Application Firewall (WAF) now supports associating WAF policies at the profile and route levels in public preview. This lets you apply baseline protection across a profile and more targeted policies on specific routes.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Reader Endpoint for Azure Database for MySQL

Azure Updates

2026-09-02

Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server now has a public preview of a reader endpoint to simplify connection management when using multiple replicas. The endpoint provides automatic load balancing for read-only connections.