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azure: Retirement: Azure Disk Encryption

Azure Updates

2025-09-24

Azure Disk Encryption will be retired on September 15, 2028; customers are advised to transition to Encryption at Host (or other supported OS-disk encryption solutions such as CVM OS disk encryption) before that date.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery Support for Virtual Machines with Premium SSD v2 disks

Azure Updates

2025-09-23

Azure Site Recovery (ASR) now generally available for Virtual Machines using Premium SSD v2 disks, enabling seamless disaster recovery across Azure regions and from on-premises to Azure to help maintain business continuity.

azure: Retirement: NVv3-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on September 30,2026

Azure Updates

2025-09-23

Microsoft will retire specific NVv3-series Azure virtual machines (Standard_NV12s_v3, Standard_NV12hs_v3, Standard_NV24s_v3, Standard_NV24ms_v3, Standard_NV32ms_v3, Standard_NV48s_v3) on September 30, 2026. Customers must plan and migrate affected workloads before that date to avoid disruption.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: GitHub Copilot app modernization capabilities for Java and .NET are now available

Azure Updates

2025-09-23

Microsoft announced general availability of GitHub Copilot app modernization capabilities for Java and .NET. The offering is designed to reduce redundant, complex work involved in modernizing applications so developers can focus on innovation, while helping ensure apps remain secure, scalable, and up to date.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Using Server-sent events with Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2025-09-22

Azure Application Gateway now generally supports Server-sent events (SSE), enabling real-time server-to-client data streaming over a persistent HTTP connection for seamless client updates.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Vaulted backup for Azure Files (Premium)

Azure Updates

2025-09-22

Azure Backup now offers generally available vaulted backups for Azure Files premium shares, providing vault-based protection to help ensure business continuity and compliance.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager – auto-upgrade target Kubernetes version channel

Azure Updates

2025-09-19

Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager (Public Preview) adds a new auto-upgrade channel that lets you set a target Kubernetes minor version. Clusters on that target minor will receive only patch updates (no minor upgrades) until the minor reaches end-of-life.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: High Scale mode for Azure Monitor – Container Insights

Azure Updates

2025-09-19

Azure announced general availability of High scale mode for Container Insights, Azure Monitor’s log-collection solution for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The new mode is designed to provide higher log collection throughput for customers with large or high-throughput clusters.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Managed Service for Prometheus now includes native Grafana dashboards within the Azure portal

Azure Updates

2025-09-19

Azure announces a public preview where Azure Managed Service for Prometheus now includes native Grafana dashboards accessible within the Azure portal at no additional cost, aiming to simplify observability and reduce administrative overhead.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Data Box Next Gen is now generally available in additional regions

Azure Updates

2025-09-19

Azure Data Box Next Gen is now generally available in India, Qatar, South Africa, and Korea; the 120 TB and 525 TB Data Box SKUs are GA in the US, UK, Europe, and US Gov.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: DCa/ECa v6 series AMD based confidential virtual machines (VMs)

Azure Updates

2025-09-18

Microsoft announced general availability of DCa/ECa v6 AMD-based confidential virtual machines in several regions, built on 4th generation AMD hardware.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager – update run approval gates

Azure Updates

2025-09-18

Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager (public preview) now lets you add approval gates to update runs. Gates can be placed before and after update groups and stages to give operators manual control over the progression of an update run.