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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure VM Image Builder in sovereign and air-gapped clouds

Azure Updates

2026-08-28

Azure VM Image Builder is now generally available in Azure Government, China North 3, Azure Government Secret, and Azure Government Top Secret. The service can be used across these sovereign and air-gapped environments with the same managed image-building experience.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Bastion shareable link expiration

Azure Updates

2026-08-26

Azure Bastion shareable links now support an administrator-defined expiration date and time. After expiration, the link can no longer be used to connect.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: IPv6 dual-stack support for Azure Bastion

Azure Updates

2026-08-26

Azure Bastion now supports IPv4 and IPv6 dual-stack configurations in public preview. New Bastion deployments can be configured with both IPv4 and IPv6 public IP addresses.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Connect to AKS clusters using Azure Bastion

Azure Updates

2026-08-26

Azure Bastion integration with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now generally available. It lets customers create a secure tunnel from a local machine through Azure Bastion to an AKS cluster API server.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Introducing Live Reports for Azure SRE Agent

Azure Updates

2026-08-26

Live Reports are now in Public Preview for Azure SRE Agent. They let operations teams create dynamic operational views from SRE Agent conversations and keep them updated with the latest data.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SRE Agent VNet Integration

Azure Updates

2026-08-26

Azure SRE Agent VNet Integration is now generally available. It lets the agent operate within existing network controls such as NSGs, private DNS, and firewall policies.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SRE Agent 30-Day Trial

Azure Updates

2026-08-26

Azure SRE Agent is now generally available with a 30-day trial for new customers. The trial lets users create agents, connect operational tools and data sources, and evaluate the product at their own pace.

azure: Announcing: Aspire 13.5 has shipped

Azure Updates

2026-08-25

Aspire 13.5 has shipped. This release refreshes the dashboard and aspire.dev, expands the Interaction Service, adds cross-scope Azure references and persistent Kubernetes volumes, and introduces live terminals in the apphost.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure 248 and 372 vCPU sizes for D/E v7 series VMs

Azure Updates

2026-08-25

Azure has generally available 248- and 372-vCPU D/E v7 VM sizes in the Dlsv7, Dsv7, Elsv7, and Esv7 families, powered by Intel Xeon 6 processors. Microsoft says these sizes provide up to 20% better compute performance than prior Intel-based v6 VMs.

azure: Announcing: Extended Support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2026-08-24

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now offers Extended Support to keep workloads on supported PostgreSQL versions while you transition to newer releases. It includes critical security updates, critical bug fixes, and technical support.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: eBPF host routing in Advanced Container Networking Services for AKS

Azure Updates

2026-08-24

eBPF Host Routing for Advanced Container Networking Services in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now generally available. It moves packet forwarding and routing decisions into the Linux kernel to improve Kubernetes networking performance.

azure: Retirement: Support for Node 22 LTS ends on April 30, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-08-24

Support for Node 22 LTS on Azure App Service ends April 30, 2027. Apps will keep running after that date, but security updates and customer support for Node 22 LTS will stop.