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2025 (5)

August (4)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure 128 & 192 vCPU sizes for the Esv6 and Edsv6 series VMs

Azure Updates

2025-08-07

Azure has launched new VM sizes in the Esv6 and Edsv6 series offering up to 192 vCPUs and 1832 GiB RAM, targeting enterprise-scale workloads.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Data Box Next Gen is now generally available in additional regions

Azure Updates

2025-08-06

Azure Data Box Next Gen is now generally available in additional regions including Australia, Japan, Singapore, Brazil, Hong Kong, UAE, Switzerland, and Norway. Both the 120TB and 525TB Azure Data Box models are generally available in these regions.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Storage Discovery

Azure Updates

2025-08-06

Azure Storage Discovery is now in public preview, offering enterprise-wide visibility into Azure Storage data. It enables deep analysis of capacity and activity to optimize costs, enhance security, and improve operations.

azure: [In development] Private Preview: Agentic experience for AKS in the Azure CLI

Azure Updates

2025-08-06

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is introducing an AI-powered CLI feature called "az aks agent" that integrates agentic reasoning into the Azure CLI for developers and operators.

May (1)

azure: [In preview] Generally Available: Model Context Protocol support in Azure API Management and Azure API Center

Azure Updates

2025-05-23

Azure announced the public preview of Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in Azure API Management and Azure API Center, enabling enterprises to transform existing APIs into dynamic, agent-ready tools while improving security and simplifying integration and consumption. (Original content was truncated.)

2022 (1)

September (1)

azure: Azure unmanaged disks will be retired on 31 March 2026 (formerly 30 September 2025)

Azure Updates

2022-09-23

Microsoft is retiring Azure unmanaged disks; the announced retirement date is 31 March 2026 (previously 30 September 2025). Azure Managed Disks, launched in 2017 and enhanced since, now provide feature parity and additional capabilities. Deprecation of unmanaged disks began earlier (announced in 2022), and customers are advised to migrate workloads to managed disks before the retirement date.