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2026 (2)

March (2)

azure: Retirement: Manually registered Azure VPN Clients for ​Azure Government and ​Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds will be retired on March 31, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

Manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections using Microsoft Entra ID authentication will be retired on March 31, 2029 in Azure Government and Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds. Users should take action to avoid disruption.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Entra ID-Based Access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP

Azure Updates

2026-03-16

Microsoft Entra ID-based access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP is now in public preview. It lets you use Entra ID identities, including guest users through Entra External Identities, to connect securely to Azure Blob Storage via SFTP.

2025 (3)

November (2)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Entra ID support for RDP connections

Azure Updates

2025-11-24

Azure Bastion now supports Microsoft Entra ID authentication for RDP connections to Windows VMs directly in the Azure portal (public preview). This allows users to authenticate with their Entra ID identity instead of using local VM credentials.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code with GitHub Copilot

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft announces the general availability of the PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code, which enables connecting to PostgreSQL instances, running queries, managing connection profiles, and supports Microsoft Entra ID with integration for GitHub Copilot.

October (1)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: MSSQL extension integration with Microsoft Fabric

Azure Updates

2025-10-01

The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code is available in public preview with built-in connectivity to Microsoft Fabric SQL databases. A new Fabric option in the Connection Dialog lets developers sign in with Microsoft Entra ID and access Fabric resources directly from VS Code, bringing Fabric SQL into the development workflow.