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2025 (12)

September (10)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Expanded support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in Azure API Management

Azure Updates

2025-09-03

Azure API Management is in public preview with expanded support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), adding MCP support in v2 SKUs and the ability to expose existing MCP-compliant servers to simplify connecting APIs and AI agents.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Confluent Kafka Connector in Azure Logic Apps (Standard)

Azure Updates

2025-09-03

Microsoft announced the public preview of the Confluent Kafka Connector for Azure Logic Apps (Standard), enabling Logic Apps to both send and receive messages with Confluent Kafka, a distributed streaming platform.

azure: Retirement: Confidential VM SKUs DCesv5, DCedsv5, ECesv5, ECedsv5 SKUs

Azure Updates

2025-09-02

Microsoft is retiring the Confidential VM SKUs DCesv5, DCedsv5, ECesv5, and ECedsv5. These SKUs will be succeeded by the next-generation DCesv6 and ECesv6 sizes, which were recently announced in public preview.

azure: Retirement: Azure CDN – Migrate to Azure Front Door on December 1, 2025

Azure Updates

2025-09-02

Azure CDN in Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet (Azure China) will be retired on December 1, 2025. Customers using Azure CDN in China must migrate to alternative services such as Azure Front Door before that date. The service is built on local CDN providers' POPs.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Playwright Workspaces in Azure App Testing

Azure Updates

2025-09-02

Azure App Testing's Playwright Workspaces is now generally available, enabling highly parallel end-to-end testing across multiple browsers and devices to validate application functionality.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Price Reduction in West US 2

Azure Updates

2025-09-02

Azure has launched a generally available price reduction for Ultra Disks in the West US 2 region. Ultra Disks are Azure's highest-performance block storage offering, providing consistent sub-millisecond latency and very high throughput/IOPS, and the price cut lowers storage costs for demanding enterprise workloads in that region.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Price Reduction in UK South

Azure Updates

2025-09-02

Azure Ultra Disk is now generally available with a price reduction in the UK South region. Ultra Disk is Azure's highest-performance block storage for virtual machines, offering consistent sub-millisecond latency and very high throughput and IOPS, making it suitable for demanding enterprise production workloads.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Price Reduction in Central US

Azure Updates

2025-09-02

Azure has made a price reduction for Ultra Disks in the Central US region generally available. Ultra Disks provide extremely high performance and sub-millisecond latency for demanding VM workloads, and the price cut reduces costs for those workloads in that region.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure App Service - New Premium v4 Offering

Azure Updates

2025-09-01

Azure App Service has launched the Premium v4 tier, featuring faster processors, NVMe local storage, and memory-optimized options on the latest Azure hardware. This tier supports both Windows and Linux with sizes starting at 1 vCPU and 4GB RAM.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Front Door Standard and Premium are now available in Azure China.

Azure Updates

2025-09-01

Azure Front Door Standard and Premium are now generally available in Azure China regions China North 3 and China East 3, operated by 21Vianet.

August (2)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-August 2025

Azure Updates

2025-08-28

Azure SQL and SQL Server received updates in late August 2025, including the general availability of local SQL Server containers via the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Entra ID group login using user credentials

Azure Updates

2025-08-28

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now supports Entra ID group login using user credentials in public preview on new servers. This feature aims to simplify user management and enhance security.