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azure: Retirement: Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters

Azure Updates

2026-10-09

Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes will be retired on October 9, 2027. Users should migrate to the Azure Key Vault Secret Store Extension before that date.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Managed StandardV2 NAT Gateway for AKS

Azure Updates

2026-10-08

AKS now provisions and manages a StandardV2 NAT Gateway for clusters using an AKS-managed virtual network. For new clusters in supported regions with `managedNATGateway` outbound type, StandardV2 is the default managed NAT Gateway SKU.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in East US 3

Azure Updates

2026-10-08

Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now generally available in the East US 3 Azure region. The update announces regional deployment availability.

azure: Retirement: Microsoft Dev Box will be retired on September 18, 2028

Azure Updates

2026-10-08

Microsoft Dev Box will be retired on September 18, 2028. The closing-down process begins on September 14, 2026, after which the service will eventually be unavailable.

azure: Retirement: Azure Deployment Environments will be retired on February 22, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-10-08

Azure Deployment Environments will retire on February 22, 2027. The closing-down process begins on September 14, 2026, after which the service will no longer be available.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door

Azure Updates

2026-10-08

Azure Web Application Firewall exceptions are now generally available for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door. The feature lets customers exclude specific parts of a request from WAF inspection to reduce false positives.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft Agent 365 integration with Azure API Management

Azure Updates

2026-10-08

Microsoft Agent 365 integration with Azure API Management is now in public preview. The integration connects centralized governance with runtime enforcement for MCP servers and tools.

azure: Announcing: Multiparty private offers in Microsoft Marketplace expands to Hong Kong

Azure Updates

2026-10-08

Microsoft Marketplace multiparty private offers are now expanding to Hong Kong. This lets partners procure third-party cloud and AI solutions for customers in the Hong Kong market through Marketplace.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Anyscale on Azure

Azure Updates

2026-10-07

Anyscale on Azure is now generally available. It is a managed platform for running distributed Python workloads on Ray, deployed directly on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and integrated with Azure services.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Enabling the Bulk admin role for SQL Server on Linux

Azure Updates

2026-10-07

SQL Server on Linux now supports the bulkadmin fixed server role and the ADMINISTER BULK OPERATIONS permission starting with SQL Server 2025 CU9 and SQL Server 2022 CU27. This enables bulk data import operations without requiring users to be members of the sysadmin role.

azure: Retirement: Pod name dimension in AKS pod platform metrics

Azure Updates

2026-10-06

Azure Monitor is retiring the pod name dimension for certain AKS pod platform metrics starting September 30, 2027. These metrics will move to aggregate pod counters instead.

azure: Retirement: Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub

Azure Updates

2026-10-06

Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub will be retired on September 30, 2029. From September 30, 2026, new installations are no longer supported and the product will receive no new releases, features, or enhancements.