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2026 (1)

March (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Versionless key support for transparent data encryption in Azure SQL Database

Azure Updates

2026-03-18

Azure SQL Database now supports versionless keys for transparent data encryption (TDE). This removes the need to reference a specific key version in Azure Key Vault or Managed HSM, simplifying customer-managed key setup and reducing maintenance.

2025 (4)

October (3)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Availability Zones and network restricted Key Vault and App Configuration references for Flex Consumption

Azure Updates

2025-10-15

Azure Functions Flex Consumption features are now generally available: you can enable Availability Zones for apps at creation or after deployment so instances are automatically distributed across zones for improved reliability and fault tolerance. The update also introduces support for network-restricted Key Vault and App Configuration references and notes new region support.

ai: What’s new in Azure AI Foundry | September 2025

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2025-10-08

Azure AI Foundry’s September 2025 update announces GA for GPT-5-Codex and Voice Live, previews for Sora video-to-video, Browser Automation, and Key Vault, the release of Grok 4 Fast, and new knowledge sources for Azure AI Search.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Cross-tenant customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption

Azure Updates

2025-10-03

Azure NetApp Files now generally supports cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK) for volume encryption, letting customers use and control their own encryption keys across different Azure tenancies to increase control and flexibility.

September (1)

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.