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azure: [Launched] Public Preview: StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for AKS

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

AKS Public Preview adds StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for managed and BYO VNets. It provides zone-redundant outbound connectivity, up to 100 Gbps outbound throughput, and IPv6 outbound support.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Event Grid as a destination for Stripe events now in Public Preview

Azure Updates

2026-04-10

Azure Event Grid is now in public preview as a destination for Stripe events. Developers can route Stripe events into Event Grid to build event-driven architectures without managing webhook infrastructure or custom brokers.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: PgBouncer 1.25.1 support in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2026-04-08

PgBouncer 1.25.1 is now generally available in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server. It is offered as a built-in connection pooling feature to help manage idle and short-lived connections with low overhead.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Enhancements to maintenance notifications in Azure Service Health

Azure Updates

2026-04-08

Azure Service Health now provides regional, consolidated maintenance notifications for Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Instead of separate notices for each server, customers receive one notification per region for upcoming maintenance.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Observability in AKS Namespace and Workload Views

Azure Updates

2026-04-08

AKS Namespace and Workload views now include observability data from Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus. This adds cluster and workload health, troubleshooting, and resource utilization details directly in those views.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Files assessments are now available using Azure Migrate

Azure Updates

2026-04-08

Azure Migrate now supports public preview assessments for Azure Files. It can discover on-premises SMB and NFS file shares and provide migration planning for Windows and Linux shares to Azure Files.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift adds NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPU support

Azure Updates

2026-04-07

Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) now supports NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPU-based Azure VM SKUs. The update targets large-scale AI, machine learning, and HPC workloads on the managed OpenShift service.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Disable HTTP proxy in AKS

Azure Updates

2026-04-07

Azure Kubernetes Service now supports disabling HTTP proxy settings in an existing cluster. This helps administrators remove or change proxy configuration as network requirements evolve without needing disruptive cluster changes.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions now supports MCP resource triggers

Azure Updates

2026-04-07

Azure Functions now generally supports MCP resource triggers for MCP servers hosted on Functions. This lets developers expose resources directly, in addition to tools.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Pod CIDR expansion in AKS

Azure Updates

2026-04-07

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports generally available Pod CIDR expansion for overlay-based clusters. This lets teams increase the pod IP range when clusters run out of addresses, avoiding cluster rebuilds.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Network Security Perimeter for Azure Service Bus

Azure Updates

2026-04-06

Network Security Perimeter support for Azure Service Bus is now generally available. It lets you define a logical network boundary around Service Bus namespaces and other Azure PaaS resources to block unauthorized public access.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Rule impact analysis on Azure Network Watcher

Azure Updates

2026-04-06

Azure Network Watcher now offers rule impact analysis in public preview. It lets you preview how security admin rules will affect your environment before applying them, including validating behavior and identifying possible conflicts.