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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: vCore Customization: Disable Multithreading and Configurable Constrained Cores

Azure Updates

2026-08-19

Azure Virtual Machines vCore Customization is now generally available. The update adds support for disabling SMT/Hyper-Threading and for configuring constrained core counts on supported VMs.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: BYON (Bring Your Own NIC) in Azure Site Recovery

Azure Updates

2026-08-19

Azure Site Recovery now supports Bring Your Own NIC (BYON) for Azure-to-Azure test failover and failover, allowing you to attach an existing pre-provisioned NIC in the target region. This can preserve existing network configurations and reserved IP settings.

azure: Retirement: Azure VMware Solution License-included service will be retired August 30, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-08-18

Azure VMware Solution license-included service will be retired on August 30, 2027. The change follows Broadcom’s updated VMware licensing policy requiring customers on hyperscaler platforms to bring their own portable VMware Cloud Foundation license.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Managed Instance on Azure App Service

Azure Updates

2026-08-18

Managed Instance on Azure App Service is now generally available. It is intended to help migrate web applications from on-premises or virtual machines to Azure App Service with minimal configuration and no code changes.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Ipv6 support in Azure Firewall

Azure Updates

2026-08-18

Azure Firewall is now in public preview with IPv6 support. Customers can configure Azure Firewall and Firewall Policy in dual-stack mode for IPv4 and IPv6 traffic, including native IPv6 network-rule filtering and DNS Proxy support.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Zone redundancy for Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-gen General Purpose

Azure Updates

2026-08-17

Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-gen General Purpose now supports public preview of zone redundancy. It automatically distributes compute and data across availability zones to improve resilience and business continuity.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Dragon Copilot Physician Apps and Agents on Microsoft Marketplace

Azure Updates

2026-08-17

Microsoft Marketplace is now a new channel for discovering, evaluating, and purchasing Dragon Copilot Physician Apps and Agents. The availability applies to Dragon Copilot customers in the United States.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Linux on WSL

Azure Updates

2026-08-17

Azure Linux on WSL is available in Public Preview (Beta). It lets teams run Azure Linux on developer workstations to validate production-aligned behavior, reproduce issues more reliably, and reduce debugging time.

azure: Announcing: Azure Databricks Runtime 10.4 LTS will reach end of life on November 1, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-08-14

Azure Databricks Runtime 10.4 LTS has already reached end of support on March 18, 2025 and will reach end of life on November 1, 2026. After that date, it will no longer be available.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Control plane metrics collection for AKS with Managed Prometheus

Azure Updates

2026-08-13

Control plane metrics collection for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with Azure Monitor Managed Service for Prometheus is now generally available. It provides native observability into key managed control plane components.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Live Resize for Shared Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Data Disks

Azure Updates

2026-08-13

Live Resize is now generally available for shared Premium SSD v2 and Ultra data disks. It lets you expand disk capacity dynamically without application disruption.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Pre-upgrade validation checks for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2026-08-13

Pre-upgrade validation checks for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server are now generally available. They let you verify major version upgrade readiness before starting the upgrade.