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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Backend TLS validation controls in Azure Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2025-09-15

Azure Application Gateway V2 is generally available with customer-controlled backend TLS validations, allowing customers to manage how TLS validations are applied to backend HTTPS connections.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL hub experience in Azure portal

Azure Updates

2025-09-15

Azure announced the general availability of the Azure SQL hub in the Azure portal — a new centralized experience that brings together everything related to Azure SQL. The hub is designed to simplify choosing the right Azure SQL service and support both new and experienced users.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) same-region replica cluster

Azure Updates

2025-09-12

Azure announced general availability of same-region replica clusters for Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore), allowing you to create a continuously synchronized read-only replica in the same region as the primary cluster to improve read scale and resiliency.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure MySQL Extended Support

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Microsoft announced the general availability of Extended Support for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server, beginning in spring 2026, to help customers manage upgrade timelines for MySQL versions that have reached end of life.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks automatic identity management

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Databricks automatic identity management is now generally available, enabling automated user provisioning and deprovisioning through native integration with Microsoft Entra to streamline identity lifecycle operations.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in Austria East and Chile Central

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now generally available in the Austria East and Chile Central regions.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for MySQL 8.4

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server version 8.4 is now generally available, allowing creation of new production MySQL 8.4 servers with the latest features and performance improvements.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) encryption with customer-managed key

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) now generally supports encrypting data at rest with customer-managed keys (CMK) in addition to the existing service-managed keys, giving customers an additional layer of control and security.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure MySQL Self Heal

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server now offers a Self-Heal feature in Public Preview that provides self-healing tools to proactively resolve common server issues (for example, unresponsive servers) without needing to open a support case.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: File share centric management model (Microsoft.FileShares) for Azure Files

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure Files is in public preview for a file share–centric management model (Microsoft.FileShares) that makes file shares top-level resources to simplify creating and managing file shares in Azure.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure D192 Sizes in the Azure Dsv6 and Ddsv6-series VM Families

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Azure announced general availability of the new D192 size in the Dsv6 and Ddsv6 virtual machine families. The VMs are powered by the 5th Generation Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) processor. The announcement notes that Dsv6-series VMs use Azure managed disks.

azure: [In development] Private Preview: Azure AMD-based Dasv7, Easv7, and Fasv7-series Virtual Machines

Azure Updates

2025-09-09

Azure is offering a private preview of AMD-based VM families (Dasv7/Dalsv7 general purpose, Easv7 memory-optimized, and Fasv7/Falsv7/Famsv7 compute-optimized) with options for local disk or diskless configurations, available in select regions.