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December (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Perth - Azure Extended Zones

Azure Updates

2025-12-01

Microsoft announced general availability of the Perth Azure Extended Zone — a small-footprint Azure extension in the Perth metro area designed to support low-latency and data residency workloads.

November (11)

github: Secret scanning alert assignees, security campaigns are generally available

GitHub

2025-11-25

GitHub announced that secret scanning alert assignees and security campaigns are now generally available. Alert assignees will receive email notifications to help teams track and remediate secret scanning alerts more effectively.

ai: Azure Content Understanding is now generally available

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2025-11-25

Microsoft announced that Azure Content Understanding in Foundry Tools is now generally available. The GA follows preview usage across multiple industries and incorporates customer feedback; the release emphasizes flexibility and control with models.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure File Sync in New Zealand North

Azure Updates

2025-11-24

Azure File Sync is now generally available in the New Zealand North region, enabling customers to tier data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files for hybrid scenarios and simplified migration while preserving on-premises file server performance and compatibility.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Regex support in T-SQL

Azure Updates

2025-11-24

Microsoft announced general availability of native regular expression (regex) support in T-SQL. The feature is available in Azure SQL and SQL Server 2025, enabling advanced pattern matching directly in queries to simplify code, improve maintainability, and reduce external dependencies.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Custom handler support in Azure Functions Flex consumption

Azure Updates

2025-11-21

Azure Functions now has generally available support for custom handlers on the Flex consumption plan, enabling lightweight HTTP-based handlers written in any language to receive events from the Functions host.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: CSI Dynamic Provisioning for Azure Managed Lustre

Azure Updates

2025-11-19

Azure announces general availability of CSI Dynamic Provisioning for Azure Managed Lustre (AMLFS), allowing Kubernetes workloads to request AMLFS-backed persistent volumes on demand using standard StorageClass and PersistentVolumeClaim objects.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Managed Lustre Support for Azure MCP Server

Azure Updates

2025-11-19

Azure Managed Lustre is now generally available with full integration into Azure MCP Server, allowing developers and infrastructure teams to manage Managed Lustre file systems through Azure MCP Server management workflows.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: TLS and TCP termination on Azure Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2025-11-19

Azure Application Gateway is generally available with support for TLS and TCP termination, enabling load balancing and secure processing of non-HTTP(S) traffic.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Private Marketplace for VS Code

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

The VS Code Private Marketplace is now generally available. It provides a secure, enterprise-ready solution to host and manage VS Code extensions internally, fully integrated with VS Code and designed for teams that need control over deployment and updates.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Vector indexing performance improvements in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL now generally available: vector indexing performance improvements deliver faster vector inserts and index builds, reducing end-to-end ingestion and indexing times for large AI workloads through algorithmic enhancements.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 is now generally available. Built on Visual Studio 2026, SSMS 22 adds support for SQL Server 2025 and offers improved integration for managing and troubleshooting SQL databases and writing T-SQL.