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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Elastic SAN support for AVS Gen2 Private Cloud

Azure Updates

2026-05-05

Azure Elastic SAN support is now generally available for AVS Gen2 Private Cloud. It simplifies datastore connectivity and configuration by removing the need for an ExpressRoute gateway and using a single Private Endpoint, while also improving performance.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: AVS Support for AV64 SKU on Azure Elastic SAN

Azure Updates

2026-05-05

Azure Elastic SAN datastores are now generally available with AV64 SKUs for Azure VMware Solution. This adds a higher-scale, higher-performance storage option for those deployments.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Cleanup legacy AlternateId usage to ensure continued service

Azure Updates

2026-05-04

Azure identified an issue affecting Teams Phone enablement for the Multi-line (Multiple Number Assignment) feature when customer implementations use ACS AlternateId. The guidance is to clean up legacy AlternateId usage to avoid continued service impact.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions durable task scheduler Consumption SKU

Azure Updates

2026-05-04

The Durable Task Scheduler Consumption SKU for Azure Functions is now generally available. It supports durable workflows and AI agent orchestrations with pay-per-use pricing and no storage, capacity planning, or idle costs.

security: Microsoft Agent 365, now generally available, expands capabilities and integrations

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-01

Microsoft announced general availability of Agent 365 and previewed new features for discovering and managing shadow AI agents, including local agents such as OpenClaw and Claude Code.

April (7)

azure: [In preview] Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Java 25

Azure Updates

2026-04-30

Azure Functions now generally supports Java 25. You can develop and deploy Java 25 apps locally to supported Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows, including Flex Consumption.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in Austria East

Azure Updates

2026-04-29

Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now generally available in the Austria East region. The region provides three availability zones and supports in-country data residency for customers and partners.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0

Azure Updates

2026-04-29

Microsoft Agent Framework is now generally available at version 1.0 for .NET and Python. The release includes stable APIs, long-term support, multi-agent orchestration, multi-provider model support, and cross-runtime interoperability via A2A.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Cross-region IPAM pool association in Azure Virtual Network Manager

Azure Updates

2026-04-28

Azure Virtual Network Manager now supports cross-region IPAM pool association in generally available form. A single IPAM pool can be associated with virtual networks across multiple Azure regions to simplify IP address space management and reduce configuration errors.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.36: Fine-Grained Kubelet API Authorization Graduates to GA

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-04-24

Kubernetes v1.36 makes fine-grained kubelet API authorization GA. KubeletFineGrainedAuthz is now always enabled, allowing RBAC to target specific kubelet subresources like nodes/metrics and nodes/stats instead of the broad nodes/proxy permission.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: WireGuard In‑Transit Encryption for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Updates

2026-04-24

WireGuard in-transit encryption is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters that use Azure CNI powered by Cilium and Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS). It provides transparent node-level encryption for traffic in transit.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Foundry Toolkit for Visual Studio Code (formerly AI Toolkit for VS Code)

Azure Updates

2026-04-24

Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is now generally available. It adds VS Code support for Microsoft Agent Framework, with agent creation from templates or GitHub Copilot, local test/debug with visualization and traces, and direct deployment to Foundry.