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2025 (12)

November (4)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server now supports high availability with dedicated Azure Standard Load Balancer

Azure Updates

2025-11-05

Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server now generally availability (GA) supports a dedicated Azure Standard Load Balancer for servers configured with high availability, delivering a dedicated load-balancing option for HA-enabled deployments.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: ExpressRoute resiliency validation

Azure Updates

2025-11-05

Azure has made ExpressRoute Resiliency Validation generally available. The feature lets you perform site failovers for your Virtual Network Gateway to assess and validate network connectivity resiliency for ExpressRoute-enabled workloads.

azure: [Launched] Open Source: Announcing the DocumentDB Kubernetes Operator

Azure Updates

2025-11-05

Microsoft announced the open-source DocumentDB Kubernetes Operator, which lets you run DocumentDB (a MongoDB‑compatible, open-source document database built on PostgreSQL) on Kubernetes by extending the cluster with custom resource definitions (CRDs).

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Object REST API

Azure Updates

2025-11-03

Azure NetApp Files is offering a Public Preview of an Object REST API — an S3-compatible REST API that lets customers bridge traditional file-based storage and modern cloud services, enabling reuse of existing data and integration with Microsoft Fabric.

October (8)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions zero-downtime deployments with rolling updates in Flex Consumption

Azure Updates

2025-10-30

Azure Functions (Public Preview) adds rolling updates for the Flex Consumption plan, enabling zero-downtime deployments by gracefully updating instances instead of force-restarting them; enabled with a simple configuration change.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: High Scale Private Endpoints

Azure Updates

2025-10-30

Azure announced General Availability for High Scale Private Endpoints (HSPE), letting customers raise the per‑Virtual Network limit on Azure Private Endpoints above the previous 1,000 endpoint cap. HSPE enables larger, production‑scale VNet designs that require many private endpoints while keeping the existing Private Endpoint connectivity model.

azure: Retirement: Support for Node.js 20 ends on April 30, 2026 – upgrade your apps to Node.js 22

Azure Updates

2025-10-30

Azure Functions will stop supporting Node.js 20 on April 30, 2026. Apps running on Node.js 20 will continue to run, but they will no longer receive security fixes or performance updates; you should plan and perform an upgrade to Node.js 22 beforehand.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Instant Access Snapshots for Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks Storage

Azure Updates

2025-10-30

Azure announced a Public Preview of Instant Access Snapshots for Premium SSD v2 (Pv2) and Ultra Disks, allowing immediate restore of new disks from snapshots and providing high-performance restore disks.

azure: Retirement: Remove dependency on these preview features before March 31, 2026

Azure Updates

2025-10-29

Microsoft will retire several preview features on March 31, 2026. Affected features include grouping multiple pipeline steps, pipeline job comparison for debugging, importing data into a data labeling project, and using v2 data. Customers should remove dependencies on these preview features before the retirement date.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure WAF CAPTCHA Challenge for Azure Front Door

Azure Updates

2025-10-28

Microsoft announced general availability of CAPTCHA protection for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) when used with Azure Front Door to help defend modern web applications from automated threats.

azure: [Launched] Generaly Available: Azure Sphere OS version 25.10 is now available for evaluation

Azure Updates

2025-10-28

Azure Sphere OS version 25.10 is now available in the Retail Eval feed for a limited 14-day evaluation period. Customers and developers should use this window to confirm that their devices and applications function correctly with the new OS release before wider deployment.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Storage Mover support for NFS source to Azure File Share (NFS 4.1) target

Azure Updates

2025-10-27

Azure Storage Mover is now generally available for migrating NFS file shares to Azure File Shares using the NFS 4.1 protocol. The fully managed service helps move on-premises files and folders to Azure Storage while minimizing downtime.