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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery support for Ultra Disks

Azure Updates

2025-10-14

Azure Site Recovery is now generally available for Virtual Machines using Ultra Disks, enabling cross-region replication, failover, and failback to improve disaster recovery for high‑performance workloads with minimal impact.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Open-Source - Containerization Assist MCP Server

Azure Updates

2025-10-13

Microsoft announced the general availability of the open-source Containerization Assist MCP Server, a full containerization platform that automates Dockerfile creation and Kubernetes manifest generation to reduce manual, error-prone work. The service is built on the proven AKS Draft technology and aims to be more than a basic AI coding tool by providing end-to-end containerization support.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Environmental sustainability features in Azure API Management

Azure Updates

2025-10-13

Azure API Management introduces environmental sustainability features in public preview that help organizations reduce the carbon footprint of their API infrastructure by making API traffic and policy behavior carbon-aware.

azure: Retirement: Azure Custom Vision will be retired on September 25, 2028

Azure Updates

2025-10-13

Microsoft announced the planned retirement of the Azure Custom Vision service and will provide full support to existing customers until September 25, 2028. Customers are encouraged to begin planning their migration or transition during this support window.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: PostgreSQL 18 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2025-10-13

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now offers PostgreSQL 18 in public preview, providing early access to the latest performance, scalability, and developer productivity improvements.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Integrated HSM

Azure Updates

2025-10-13

Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Integrated HSM, a hardware security module (HSM) cache and crypto accelerator for virtual machines, designed to enhance the security and performance of cryptographic operations for customers with heavy crypto workloads.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Entra ID token refresh code samples in Python and .NET

Azure Updates

2025-10-13

Microsoft made generally available Python and .NET code samples demonstrating Entra ID token refresh for Azure Database for PostgreSQL to help securely manage authentication tokens when connecting with Entra ID.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Custom port support for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2025-10-09

Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server now generally supports configuring a custom server port (25001–26000) at creation for both public and private access-enabled servers, making it easier to integrate with existing applications and meet security requirements (default MySQL port remains 3306).

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Firewall updates - Customer provided public IP address support in secured hubs

Azure Updates

2025-10-09

Azure Firewall in Virtual WAN secured hubs is now generally available with support for customer-provided public IP addresses, allowing organizations to bring their own public IPs when deploying Azure Firewall in a secured Virtual WAN hub.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Firmware analysis enabled by Azure Arc

Azure Updates

2025-10-09

Azure Arc's firmware analysis capability is now generally available, providing deep visibility into the software that runs on IoT, OT, and network devices to improve security visibility for systems that often operate as black boxes.

azure: Retirement: Azure AI Health Insights and related models

Azure Updates

2025-10-09

Microsoft announced that the Azure AI Health Insights service and the Clinical Trials Matcher and Radiology Insights models will be retired on December 31, 2025. These offerings will no longer be available for use or integration as part of a strategic review of the AI portfolio.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Introducing Vaulted Backup for Azure Data Lake Storage

Azure Updates

2025-10-09

Microsoft announced the Public Preview of Vaulted Backup for Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS). Azure Backup now supports vaulted protection for ADLS, providing secure off‑site backups to help ensure business continuity and compliance and to protect data from accidental deletion.