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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Azure now available from cloud region in Austria

Azure Updates

2025-08-25

Microsoft Azure is now generally available in a new cloud region in Austria, supporting secure data storage and processing for local companies and public administration.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Node.js 22

Azure Updates

2025-08-22

Azure Functions now generally supports Node.js 22, allowing development and deployment on all Azure Functions plans for Linux and Windows.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Migrate now supports migration to disks with Zone-Redundant Storage (ZRS) redundancy

Azure Updates

2025-08-22

Azure Migrate now supports migrating servers to disks with Zone-Redundant Storage (ZRS) redundancy. Users can select ZRS as the redundancy option during migration, enabling automatic provisioning of ZRS disks.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Application Gateway adds MaxSurge support for zero-capacity-impact upgrades

Azure Updates

2025-08-21

Azure Application Gateway now supports MaxSurge, allowing new instances to be provisioned during rolling upgrades without taking existing instances offline. This feature enables zero-capacity-impact upgrades to newer gateway versions.

azure: [Launched] Generally, Available: Search Job in Log Analytics - Now Supporting Up to 100 Million Results

Azure Updates

2025-08-21

Azure Log Analytics' Search Job feature is now generally available and supports returning up to 100 million results. It enables asynchronous queries across all workspace data, including long-term retention, with results delivered in Analytics tables for further analysis.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files file access logs

Azure Updates

2025-08-21

Azure NetApp Files file access logs are now generally available, providing detailed visibility into file-level operations for SMB, NFSv4.1, and dual-protocol volumes. This feature helps organizations improve their security monitoring.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions Flex Consumption plan now supports 512 MB instance size and diagnostic settings

Azure Updates

2025-08-21

Azure Functions Flex Consumption plan now supports a 512 MB memory instance size option, in addition to 2048 MB and 4096 MB. This update helps optimize costs for apps with lower resource needs and supports scaling.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Bastion now supports connectivity to private AKS clusters via tunneling

Azure Updates

2025-08-20

Azure Bastion now supports secure tunneling to private Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, allowing direct access to the AKS API server from local machines using standard Kubernetes tools.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Flexible service level now supports cool access

Azure Updates

2025-08-20

Azure NetApp Files' Flexible service level now supports cool access, enabling customers to configure storage capacity and throughput independently for workloads with specific performance and sizing needs.

azure: [In preview] Private Preview: DCesv6 and ECesv6 series confidential VMs with Intel® TDX

Azure Updates

2025-08-20

Azure has introduced the DCesv6 and ECesv6 series Confidential VMs powered by 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors with Intel TDX for enhanced security.

azure: Retirement: Microsoft Sentinel Deprecation in Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet Announcement

Azure Updates

2025-08-20

Microsoft Sentinel in Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet is being deprecated due to increasing infrastructure and operational complexity.

azure: Retirement: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Deprecation in Microsoft Azure Operated by 21Vianet Announcement

Azure Updates

2025-08-20

Microsoft is retiring Microsoft Defender for Cloud in the Azure operated by 21Vianet environment due to increasing infrastructure and operational complexity.