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azure: Retirement: Confidential Containers preview on AKS is Closing Down

Azure Updates

2025-10-16

The public preview of Confidential Containers on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), available since 2023, is being retired as Microsoft streamlines its confidential computing offerings.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Prescaling in Azure Firewall

Azure Updates

2025-10-16

Azure Firewall now offers prescaling (general availability), letting administrators provision and reserve capacity units in advance to handle expected traffic loads—such as seasonal peaks or planned business events—helping ensure consistent throughput and faster handling of traffic spikes.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Observed capacity metric in Azure Firewall

Azure Updates

2025-10-16

Azure Firewall now includes the observed capacity metric (Generally Available). The metric reports the number of capacity units actively utilized over time to help administrators understand how their firewalls are scaling in practice.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: PowerShell, Az cmdlets, and Python SDK for Azure Database Migration Service

Azure Updates

2025-10-15

Microsoft announced general availability of automation support for Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) using Azure PowerShell (Az.DataMigration and custom cmdlets), the Python SDK, and the Azure CLI (az datamigration), enabling scripted and programmatic database migrations.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Availability Zones and network restricted Key Vault and App Configuration references for Flex Consumption

Azure Updates

2025-10-15

Azure Functions Flex Consumption features are now generally available: you can enable Availability Zones for apps at creation or after deployment so instances are automatically distributed across zones for improved reliability and fault tolerance. The update also introduces support for network-restricted Key Vault and App Configuration references and notes new region support.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: SAP Business Data Cloud Connect to Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2025-10-15

SAP Business Data Cloud Connect to Azure Databricks is now generally available, providing secure, bi-directional, zero-copy data sharing between SAP BDC and Azure Databricks via Delta Sharing so teams can unify SAP and external data for analytics.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Storage Discovery

Azure Updates

2025-10-15

Azure Storage Discovery is now generally available, providing enterprise-wide visibility into your Azure Storage estate so you can analyze capacity and activity, optimize costs, improve security, and support operational decision-making.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Private Link Service Direct Connect

Azure Updates

2025-10-15

Azure announced a public preview of Private Link Service Direct Connect, which removes the requirement to place provider applications behind a Standard Load Balancer. The preview simplifies how service providers expose private endpoints to consumers by allowing more direct connectivity while keeping traffic private and secure.

azure: Retirement: The F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series VMs are retiring in 2028

Azure Updates

2025-10-15

Microsoft Azure will retire the F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series virtual machines on November 15, 2028. After that date these VM series cannot be used or purchased.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Locations API Update for UK Azure Regions

Azure Updates

2025-10-15

Azure has updated the Locations API metadata for UK-based regions by changing the geographyGroup and regionalDisplayName fields to meet evolving compliance and regulatory requirements. The changes are in effect October 2025.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Event Grid new capabilities

Azure Updates

2025-10-14

Azure Event Grid announced General Availability of multiple features that enhance support for real-time telemetry, automation, and hybrid workloads. One highlighted GA feature is MQTT OAuth 2.0 authentication, enabling MQTT clients to authenticate using JSON Web Tokens (JWTs).

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Spot Placement Score

Azure Updates

2025-10-14

Azure announced the general availability of Spot Placement Score, a feature that lets you assess the likelihood of successful deployments for Spot virtual machines by evaluating spot capacity availability across different Azure locations and VM size combinations.