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2026 (10)

November (1)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Auto scaling of ingestion limits in Azure Monitor workspace

Azure Updates

2026-11-12

Azure Monitor Workspace now has a public preview feature for auto scaling ingestion limits per workspace. When enabled, the service adjusts the quota ceiling automatically based on observed usage patterns to help maintain healthy ingestion.

October (4)

azure: Announcing: Migrate Azure Container Apps logging destination from Log Analytics to Azure Monitor

Azure Updates

2026-10-28

Azure Container Apps now treats Log Analytics as a legacy logging destination. Existing environments will keep working, but users are advised to plan migration to Azure Monitor logging.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Advanced platform metrics for Azure Monitor

Azure Updates

2026-10-20

Advanced platform metrics for Azure Monitor are now generally available. The release adds finer-grained signals to help customers identify changes and trends in resources more quickly and accurately.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Metrics usage insights for Azure Monitor workspace

Azure Updates

2026-10-19

Metrics usage insights for Azure Monitor workspace is now generally available. It provides visibility into workspace metrics usage, including utilization, unused metrics, usage trends, and changes driving usage.

azure: Retirement: Pod name dimension in AKS pod platform metrics

Azure Updates

2026-10-06

Azure Monitor is retiring the pod name dimension for certain AKS pod platform metrics starting September 30, 2027. These metrics will move to aggregate pod counters instead.

September (4)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Logical replication slot sync status metric for Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2026-09-18

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now includes a new Azure Monitor metric, logical_replication_slot_sync_status, to track the synchronization status of logical replication slots. It is generally available and lets you monitor whether each logical replication slot is in sync.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Copilot Observability Agent supports Basic and Auxiliary table plans

Azure Updates

2026-09-01

Azure Copilot Observability Agent now supports Log Analytics data stored in Basic and Auxiliary table plans for interactive analysis and deep investigations. This extends coverage to high-volume telemetry in Azure Monitor.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Monitor Auxiliary Logs Plan in Azure Government and China regions

Azure Updates

2026-09-01

Azure Monitor Auxiliary Logs Plan is now generally available in Azure Government (Fairfax) and China regions. The plan is intended for cost-effective ingestion and retention of high-volume, verbose logs for compliance and auditing.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Monitor Auxiliary Logs Plan support for Azure tables and plan switching

Azure Updates

2026-09-01

Azure Monitor Logs Auxiliary table plan now supports Azure tables and switching plans, and both capabilities are generally available. The plan is intended for high-volume, low-query logs used for compliance and auditing.

August (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Control plane metrics collection for AKS with Managed Prometheus

Azure Updates

2026-08-13

Control plane metrics collection for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with Azure Monitor Managed Service for Prometheus is now generally available. It provides native observability into key managed control plane components.