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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: User delegation SAS for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure Queues

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

User delegation SAS is now generally available for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure Queues. It provides a more secure SAS option than account or service SAS by binding the token to the delegator.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Event Grid provides new capabilities for smarter, more secure event-driven architectures

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

Azure Event Grid has added several generally available capabilities to improve event-driven system management, interoperability, and control. The announced GA feature shown in the provided content is MQTT Message Ordering, which preserves in-order delivery of MQTT messages.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Denmark

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

Microsoft Azure has launched a new cloud region in Denmark, called Denmark East. It provides local cloud infrastructure for Danish customers with support for data residency and low-latency access.

azure: Retirement: Manually registered Azure VPN Clients for ​Azure Government and ​Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds will be retired on March 31, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

Manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections using Microsoft Entra ID authentication will be retired on March 31, 2029 in Azure Government and Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds. Users should take action to avoid disruption.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in US Gov Arizona

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

Azure Premium SSD v2 is now generally available in US Gov Arizona. The disk type is a next-generation block storage option for Azure VMs and is available in a region without Availability Zones.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching for VM/VMSS

Azure Updates

2026-03-30

Azure VM and VMSS now support Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching in public preview. The OS disk image is cached entirely on local VM storage to improve OS disk performance.

azure: Retirement: Deprecation of sidecar for remote-write for Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus

Azure Updates

2026-03-30

Azure Monitor will deprecate the sidecar used for remote-write of Prometheus metrics to Azure Monitor Workspace on March 31, 2027. Microsoft recommends moving to a self-hosted configuration and notes the change is intended to improve reliability and reduce complexity.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Indonesia Central

Azure Updates

2026-03-30

Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now generally available in the Indonesia Central Azure region. This expands regional deployment options for customers running OpenShift workloads on Azure.

azure: Retirement: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL will retire on March 31, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-03-30

Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL will be retired on March 31, 2029. Users must migrate to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Elastic Cluster before that date.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in South India

Azure Updates

2026-03-30

Azure Premium SSD v2 is now generally available in South India. The region does not have Availability Zones, and the disk type provides sub-millisecond latency as a next-generation general-purpose block storage option for Azure VMs.

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

Azure Updates

2026-03-26

Late-March 2026 Azure SQL updates include support for configuring built-in SQL code analysis rules and severity settings without editing project XML, and new Fabric connectivity and provisioning options. The release note text is truncated, so only the listed items can be confirmed.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Cosmos DB Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric with private endpoints

Azure Updates

2026-03-25

Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric now supports private endpoints and is generally available. This lets you run analytics on operational data while keeping network traffic private.