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2026 (12)

September (5)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Red Hat OpenShift with hosted control planes

Azure Updates

2026-09-16

Azure Red Hat OpenShift with hosted control planes is now in public preview. This deployment option separates the OpenShift control plane into a fully managed service from the worker nodes that run customer workloads.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Copilot Troubleshooting Agent

Azure Updates

2026-09-10

Azure Copilot Troubleshooting Agent is now generally available. It provides a built-in Azure Copilot capability for investigating and resolving operational issues, and is available through Azure Copilot and Support.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching for VM/VMSS

Azure Updates

2026-09-09

Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching is now generally available for new virtual machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets. It caches the full OS image on local VM storage so reads no longer go to remote storage after caching completes.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Developer CLI (azd) Extension Framework

Azure Updates

2026-09-08

The Azure Developer CLI (azd) Extension Framework is now generally available. It lets developers, teams, and partners extend azd with custom capabilities for their application development workflows.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager IPAM in additional Azure regions

Azure Updates

2026-09-03

Azure Virtual Network Manager IP address management is now generally available in additional regions: US Gov Virginia, US Gov Texas, US Gov Arizona, China North 3, and China East 3.

August (7)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Multicloud Interconnect

Azure Updates

2026-08-31

Azure Multicloud Interconnect is now in public preview. It provides managed private connectivity between Azure and supported cloud providers, with AWS as the first provider available in preview.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure VM Image Builder in sovereign and air-gapped clouds

Azure Updates

2026-08-28

Azure VM Image Builder is now generally available in Azure Government, China North 3, Azure Government Secret, and Azure Government Top Secret. The service can be used across these sovereign and air-gapped environments with the same managed image-building experience.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SRE Agent VNet Integration

Azure Updates

2026-08-26

Azure SRE Agent VNet Integration is now generally available. It lets the agent operate within existing network controls such as NSGs, private DNS, and firewall policies.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SRE Agent 30-Day Trial

Azure Updates

2026-08-26

Azure SRE Agent is now generally available with a 30-day trial for new customers. The trial lets users create agents, connect operational tools and data sources, and evaluate the product at their own pace.

azure: Announcing: Aspire 13.5 has shipped

Azure Updates

2026-08-25

Aspire 13.5 has shipped. This release refreshes the dashboard and aspire.dev, expands the Interaction Service, adds cross-scope Azure references and persistent Kubernetes volumes, and introduces live terminals in the apphost.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure 248 and 372 vCPU sizes for D/E v7 series VMs

Azure Updates

2026-08-25

Azure has generally available 248- and 372-vCPU D/E v7 VM sizes in the Dlsv7, Dsv7, Elsv7, and Esv7 families, powered by Intel Xeon 6 processors. Microsoft says these sizes provide up to 20% better compute performance than prior Intel-based v6 VMs.

azure: Announcing: Extended Support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2026-08-24

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now offers Extended Support to keep workloads on supported PostgreSQL versions while you transition to newer releases. It includes critical security updates, critical bug fixes, and technical support.