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azure: [In preview] Generally Available: User and group quota reports in Azure NetApp Files

Azure Updates

2026-04-16

Azure NetApp Files now includes user and group quota reporting in preview/GA update. The feature provides visibility into quota limits and usage for NFS, SMB, and dual-protocol volumes.

azure: Retirement: End of lift reminder of HBv2/HC-Series/NP-Series Azure Virtual Machine in Azure Batch Pool

Azure Updates

2026-04-15

Azure Batch will retire support for HBv2-series, HC-series, and NP-series VMs in Batch pools on May 31, 2027. The notice applies to these VM sizes only when used in Azure Batch pools.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Encrypt Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks with Cross Tenant Customer Managed Keys

Azure Updates

2026-04-15

Cross-tenant customer-managed keys for Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks are now generally available. Managed disks can now be encrypted with a CMK stored in an Azure Key Vault in a different Microsoft Entra tenant.

azure: [Launched] Announcing: Minimum billable object size for cooler storage tiers

Azure Updates

2026-04-14

Azure Blob Storage and ADLS will now use a 128 KiB minimum billable object size for the cool, cold, and archive access tiers. Objects smaller than 128 KiB on those tiers will be billed as 128 KiB.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Site Recovery support for Windows Azure VMs with NVMe disk controllers.

Azure Updates

2026-04-14

Azure Site Recovery now supports Azure-to-Azure replication and disaster recovery for Windows Azure VMs that use NVMe-enabled Generation 2 VM families. Supported examples include Da/Ea/Fa v6-series and Ebsv5/Ebdsv5.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Smart Tier (Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage)

Azure Updates

2026-04-14

Smart Tier for Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage is now generally available in nearly all zonal public cloud regions. The release excludes Israel Central, Qatar Central, and UAE North at launch.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure File Sync in Belgium Central, Malaysia West, and Indonesia Central

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure File Sync is now generally available in Belgium Central, Malaysia West, and Indonesia Central. The service supports tiering data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files for hybrid scenarios and migration.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Managed identity support for graphical session recording

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Bastion graphical session recording in public preview now supports managed identities for writing to storage accounts. This removes the need to use other credentials for storage access when configuring session recording.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Storage Mover now available in Azure Government (US)

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Storage Mover is now generally available in Azure Government (US). It provides a fully managed way for U.S. government customers and partners to migrate large-scale file data into Azure Government cloud environments.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Granular Encryption-in-Transit Controls for SMB and NFS on Azure Files

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Files now lets you configure encryption-in-transit separately for SMB and NFS at the storage account level. This enables protocol-specific security policies instead of a single shared setting.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Monitor AKS applications with OpenTelemetry and Azure Monitor

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Monitor now supports monitoring applications running on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with OpenTelemetry. The preview includes autoinstrumentation to deploy the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry distribution to workloads.

azure: Retirement: Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will retire on March 30, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will retire on March 30, 2027. Customers are advised to move to Azure Managed Grafana Standard SKU or Azure Monitor Dashboards with Grafana before that date to avoid service disruption.