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2026 (12)

April (9)

azure: Retirement: Python support for Azure App Service and Azure Functions on Windows will be retired on March 31, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-04-02

Python apps hosted on Azure App Service on Windows and Azure Functions on Windows will be retired on March 31, 2027. After that date, app configuration and content remain, but the apps will stop running.

azure: Retirement: AzureDnsEndpoints for Azure storage accounts will be retired March 2027

Azure Updates

2026-04-02

AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) for Azure Blob storage accounts will be retired in March 2027. Microsoft advises moving all new and existing blob storage account deployments to Standard endpoints.

azure: Retirement: Service Fabric support for Windows Server 2022 ends on March 31, 2027 - upgrade to Windows Server 2025

Azure Updates

2026-04-01

Service Fabric support for clusters running on Windows Server 2022 ends on March 31, 2027. Customers need to move to Windows Server 2025 before then to stay supported.

azure: Retirement: Service Fabric support for Windows Server 2019 ends on March 31, 2027 - upgrade to Windows Server 2025

Azure Updates

2026-04-01

Service Fabric support for clusters running on Windows Server 2019 ends on March 31, 2027. Customers need to upgrade to Windows Server 2025 by then to stay supported.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Unlock Client-Side Configuration at Scale with Azure App Configuration and Azure Front Door

Azure Updates

2026-04-01

Azure App Configuration now integrates with Azure Front Door in public preview, allowing dynamic configuration to be delivered directly to client-side applications at CDN scale. The update focuses on secure distribution and new flexibility for modern app configurations.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Data Box enhances compliance with automatic Secure Erasure Certificates

Azure Updates

2026-04-01

Azure Data Box now automatically provides a downloadable Secure Erasure Certificate for each completed order. The certificate verifies the device data was securely erased according to NIST 800-88 Revision 2.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Data Box now supports Azure Files Provisioned v2

Azure Updates

2026-04-01

Azure Data Box now supports ingesting data into Azure Files Provisioned v2 storage accounts. Azure Files Provisioned v2 lets customers provision and pay for specific capacity, IOPS, and throughput.

azure: [In development] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files storage with cool access enhancement

Azure Updates

2026-04-01

Azure NetApp Files adds a QoS update for cool access on Premium and Ultra service levels. Throughput now adjusts automatically as data moves to cool storage, helping balance performance and cost for mixed hot and cool workloads.

azure: Retirement: Select Azure AI Language Features

Azure Updates

2026-04-01

Microsoft will retire eight Azure AI Language features on March 20, 2027. The notice lists Key Phrase Extraction, Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining, Custom Text Classification, Conversational Language Understanding (CLU), Custom Question Answering (CQA), and other related language features.

March (3)

azure: Retirement: External Data Import & Data Connections in Azure Machine Learning will be retired on September 30, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

Azure Machine Learning is retiring the Preview features for importing data from external sources and using external Data Connections. These features will stop being available after September 30, 2026.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure DevOps March 2026 updates

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

Azure DevOps March 2026 updates include the Remote MCP Server entering public preview. The release also mentions security improvements.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Event Grid provides new capabilities for smarter, more secure event-driven architectures

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

Azure Event Grid is adding Public Preview features for event-driven architectures, focused on improved interoperability, control, and security. The announced preview includes cross-tenant webhook delivery and related capabilities for managing large-scale distributed systems.