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 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.
GitHub
Starting May 1, 2026, GitHub Enterprise Cloud on ghe.com will expand the EU data residency region to include Azure infrastructure in EFTA countries, specifically Norway and Switzerland. This affects the EU data residency region for customers using GitHub Enterprise Cloud on ghe.com.
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 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 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 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.
2026-03-25
Azure online PostgreSQL migrations now use the pgoutput plugin for generally available online (minimal-downtime) migration. The change is intended to improve reliability, performance, and compatibility with PostgreSQL logical replication.
2026-03-24
Azure has a public preview of an AI Agent for container networking troubleshooting. It provides a lightweight web-based interface to help correlate logs and metrics for Kubernetes networking incidents.
Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Application Network is in public preview. It targets Kubernetes environments spread across regions and clusters by adding application-layer networking controls and visibility beyond IP-based networking.
2026-03-20
Azure Sphere will be retired on July 31, 2031. After that date, Microsoft will stop providing customer application, OS, bug, and security updates, as well as DAA certificate issuance.
2026-03-19
Microsoft Azure will retire NP-series VM sizes Standard_NP10s, Standard_NP20s, and Standard_NP40s on May 31, 2027. Users should migrate workloads to alternative Azure GPU VM sizes before that date to avoid service disruption.