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azure: Retirement: hsmPlatform 1 Keys in Azure Key Vault

Azure Updates

2025-09-15

Microsoft will retire support for hsmPlatform 1 keys in Azure Key Vault on September 15, 2028. Customers are advised to transition their keys to supported alternatives to maintain security and functionality.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Enabling dedicated connections to backends in Azure Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2025-09-15

Azure Application Gateway V2 now generally available: customers can enable dedicated connections from the gateway to backend servers instead of using the default connection reuse behavior.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Backend TLS validation controls in Azure Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2025-09-15

Azure Application Gateway V2 is generally available with customer-controlled backend TLS validations, allowing customers to manage how TLS validations are applied to backend HTTPS connections.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL hub experience in Azure portal

Azure Updates

2025-09-15

Azure announced the general availability of the Azure SQL hub in the Azure portal — a new centralized experience that brings together everything related to Azure SQL. The hub is designed to simplify choosing the right Azure SQL service and support both new and experienced users.

azure: Retirement: Azure Linux 2.0 on AKS

Azure Updates

2025-09-15

Azure Linux 2.0 on AKS will be retired on November 30, 2025. Customers should transition to the supported Azure Linux 3.0 before that date.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Bring Your Own License (BYOL) Support for JBoss EAP on Azure App Service

Azure Updates

2025-09-12

Azure App Service is now generally available with Bring Your Own License (BYOL) support for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP), letting enterprise customers deploy Java workloads using their existing JBoss licenses for greater flexibility and cost efficiency.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) same-region replica cluster

Azure Updates

2025-09-12

Azure announced general availability of same-region replica clusters for Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore), allowing you to create a continuously synchronized read-only replica in the same region as the primary cluster to improve read scale and resiliency.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure MySQL Extended Support

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Microsoft announced the general availability of Extended Support for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server, beginning in spring 2026, to help customers manage upgrade timelines for MySQL versions that have reached end of life.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks automatic identity management

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Databricks automatic identity management is now generally available, enabling automated user provisioning and deprovisioning through native integration with Microsoft Entra to streamline identity lifecycle operations.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in Austria East and Chile Central

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now generally available in the Austria East and Chile Central regions.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for MySQL 8.4

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server version 8.4 is now generally available, allowing creation of new production MySQL 8.4 servers with the latest features and performance improvements.

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.