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2026 (12)

August (7)

azure: Retirement: Nested confidential (cc_v5) VMs will be retired on September 1, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-08-05

Azure will retire the cc_v5 confidential VM series on September 1, 2026. After that date, the affected VM sizes will no longer be available for use or purchase, and any impacted VM not resized beforehand will be deallocated.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Perimeter link feature in network security perimeter

Azure Updates

2026-08-04

Microsoft Azure added a public preview of Perimeter link (cross-perimeter connectivity) for network security perimeter. It lets trusted resources in different perimeters communicate securely using Managed Identity (MSI) without adding extra network access rules.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Private Link support over IPv6

Azure Updates

2026-08-04

Azure Private Link now supports IPv6 in public preview. IPv6 private endpoints can be used from IPv6 clients in an Azure virtual network to privately access Azure PaaS services such as Azure Storage and Azure SQL Database.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure DNS enables DNS-based load balancing through Traffic Manager integration

Azure Updates

2026-08-04

Azure DNS now supports direct integration with Azure Traffic Manager for DNS-based traffic routing in preview. This lets you associate an Azure DNS record set with a Traffic Manager profile without creating a CNAME to the trafficmanager.net domain.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network routing appliance

Azure Updates

2026-08-04

Azure Virtual Network routing appliance is now generally available. It provides private connectivity across virtual networks using specialized hardware designed for low latency, high throughput, and improved performance versus virtual machines.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Trusted Launch as Default

Azure Updates

2026-08-03

Trusted Launch as Default is now generally available for new Azure Gen2 virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets. It automatically enables Secure Boot and vTPM for supported deployments.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Immutability to the most recent seven days of backups on Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance

Azure Updates

2026-08-03

Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance now automatically apply immutability to the most recent seven days of backups. The feature is enabled by default for all databases, regardless of the configured point-in-time restore retention.

July (5)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Single-click purchase for public SaaS offers

Azure Updates

2026-07-31

Eligible SaaS products in Microsoft Marketplace now support a single-page purchase flow in the Azure portal. Buyers can review plan, billing, resource group, contact details, and terms before completing the purchase.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Route-Maps for Azure Route Server

Azure Updates

2026-07-31

Route maps for Azure Route Server are in public preview. They let customers control inbound and outbound routing on hybrid connections by managing routes advertised to and from Azure Route Server BGP peerings.

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

Azure Updates

2026-07-31

Azure SQL added a public preview of regex-based dynamic data masking. It extends built-in DDM with pattern-based masking for sensitive data such as emails, phone numbers, and identifiers.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in India South Central

Azure Updates

2026-07-30

Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now generally available in the India South Central Azure region. Users can deploy new flexible server instances in that region.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.6 runbooks and Runtime environment

Azure Updates

2026-07-30

Azure Automation now generally supports PowerShell 7.6 runbooks and the Runtime environment. This lets customers move scripts to a supported runtime version, with Azure CLI command support also mentioned in the update.