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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) encryption with customer-managed key

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) now generally supports encrypting data at rest with customer-managed keys (CMK) in addition to the existing service-managed keys, giving customers an additional layer of control and security.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure MySQL Self Heal

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server now offers a Self-Heal feature in Public Preview that provides self-healing tools to proactively resolve common server issues (for example, unresponsive servers) without needing to open a support case.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: File share centric management model (Microsoft.FileShares) for Azure Files

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Files is in public preview for a file share–centric management model (Microsoft.FileShares) that makes file shares top-level resources to simplify creating and managing file shares in Azure.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure D192 Sizes in the Azure Dsv6 and Ddsv6-series VM Families

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure announced general availability of the new D192 size in the Dsv6 and Ddsv6 virtual machine families. The VMs are powered by the 5th Generation Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) processor. The announcement notes that Dsv6-series VMs use Azure managed disks.

azure: [In development] Private Preview: Azure AMD-based Dasv7, Easv7, and Fasv7-series Virtual Machines

Azure Updates

2025-09-09

Azure is offering a private preview of AMD-based VM families (Dasv7/Dalsv7 general purpose, Easv7 memory-optimized, and Fasv7/Falsv7/Famsv7 compute-optimized) with options for local disk or diskless configurations, available in select regions.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Multitenant Managed Logging in Container Insights

Azure Updates

2025-09-09

Azure announced general availability of Multitenant Managed Logging in Container Insights, letting customers with shared AKS clusters segregate container logs by team so teams can independently manage and access their logs.

azure: Retirement: Microsoft Playwright Testing (Preview) will be retired on March 8, 2026

Azure Updates

2025-09-09

Microsoft Playwright Testing (Preview) will be retired on March 8, 2026. Azure App Testing — introduced last August to unify Azure Load Testing and Microsoft Playwright Testing — is the consolidated testing service for running large-scale functional and performance tests.

azure: Retirement: Operating System (OS) Disks on Standard HDD will be retired on 08 September 2028

Azure Updates

2025-09-08

Microsoft Azure will retire OS disks on Standard HDD on 08 September 2028. The change is part of an effort to align disk offerings with current usage patterns and future investments in disk performance.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Graph Query Language (GQL) in KQL graph semantics

Azure Updates

2025-09-08

Microsoft announced public preview support for the ISO-aligned Graph Query Language (GQL) within KQL graph semantics, enabling GQL queries to run on Fabric Eventhouse and Azure Data Explorer to simplify working with graph data using an industry standard.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift Now Available in UAE Central and US Gov Texas

Azure Updates

2025-09-05

Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now generally available in UAE Central and US Gov Texas regions, expanding managed OpenShift services to the Middle East and southwestern US.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files migration assistant

Azure Updates

2025-09-05

Azure NetApp Files migration assistant (with SnapMirror) is now generally available, enabling efficient, cost-effective migrations to Azure NetApp Files using ONTAP's replication engine.

azure: Retirement: Azure CDN will be retired on December 1 2025 in China

Azure Updates

2025-09-05

Azure CDN will be retired in China on December 1, 2025. Customers should migrate to Azure Front to avoid service disruption; Microsoft will provide support during the transition.