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azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Restrict usage of user delegation SAS to an Entra ID identity

Azure Updates

2026-02-26

Azure Storage adds a preview feature to restrict (bind) user delegation SAS usage to a specific Microsoft Entra ID identity, strengthening authentication by tying SAS access to the user.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Secure ingestion and pod placement for Azure Monitor pipeline

Azure Updates

2026-02-26

Azure Monitor pipeline adds public-preview support for secure ingestion from external endpoints using TLS/mTLS and Bring Your Own Certificates (BYOC), plus new controls for pod placement.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2026

Azure Updates

2026-02-25

Late-February 2026 Azure SQL updates add a database object search feature to the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2026

Azure Updates

2026-02-25

Late-February 2026 preview updates for Azure SQL add in-dialog database management actions and introduce flat-file import support in the MSSQL extension.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Geo‑redundant backups for Premium SSD v2 in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Azure Updates

2026-02-25

Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports configuring geo-redundant automated backups when using Premium SSD v2 disks (public preview). This adds a disaster-recovery option by storing backups in a geo-redundant manner.

azure: Retirement: Windows Server Annual Channel (preview)

Azure Updates

2026-02-23

Windows Server Annual Channel (Preview) on AKS will retire on May 15, 2026. Users should migrate to Windows Server Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) before that date.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: WAF Insights for Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2026-02-23

Azure Application Gateway WAF Insights is now in public preview, adding an interactive view of WAF logs and metrics. It is intended to help investigate blocked requests and analyze attack patterns.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in Brazil Southeast, and in a third Availability Zone in Malaysia West and Indonesia Central

Azure Updates

2026-02-20

Azure Premium SSD v2 disks are now generally available in Brazil Southeast and expanded to a third Availability Zone in Malaysia West and Indonesia Central.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Quota and deployment troubleshooting tools for Azure Functions Flex Consumption

Azure Updates

2026-02-18

Azure Functions Flex Consumption now generally includes platform-integrated tools to troubleshoot quota availability and deployment behavior.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions .NET 10 support

Azure Updates

2026-02-18

Azure Functions now generally supports .NET 10 for production workloads, allowing function apps to run on the latest .NET runtime.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 is now available on Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2026-02-18

Azure Databricks AI Model Serving now supports Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Unified tooling in the AKS MCP server

Azure Updates

2026-02-18

AKS MCP Server adds unified tooling in public preview to reduce tool/context overhead when managing AKS MCP servers. Two new tools are introduced: call_az and call_kubectl.