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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in US Gov Arizona

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

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: EU data residency region expanding to include EFTA countries

GitHub

2026-03-31

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.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching for VM/VMSS

Azure Updates

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: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Indonesia Central

Azure Updates

2026-03-30

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: Retirement: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL will retire on March 31, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-03-30

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: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in South India

Azure Updates

2026-03-30

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.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Online migration now uses the pgoutput plugin

Azure Updates

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.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: AI Agent for container networking troubleshooting

Azure Updates

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.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Application Network

Azure Updates

2026-03-24

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.