Migration - 2

2026 (1)

January (1)

k8s: Kubernetes v1.35: A Better Way to Pass Service Account Tokens to CSI Drivers

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-01-07

Kubernetes v1.35 introduces a beta opt-in for delivering CSI-requested service account tokens in the NodePublishVolumeRequest secrets field rather than volume_context. This change (controlled by serviceAccountTokenInSecrets in the CSIDriver spec) fixes accidental token exposure in logs, is opt-in to preserve compatibility, and includes guidance and a safe rollout sequence for CSI driver authors.

2025 (11)

December (3)

k8s: Kubernetes v1.35: Fine-grained Supplemental Groups Control Graduates to GA

Kubernetes Official Blog

2025-12-23

Kubernetes v1.35 graduates fine-grained supplemental groups control to GA via a new Pod field, supplementalGroupsPolicy, letting clusters choose whether to merge group memberships from the container image (/etc/group) or enforce only groups declared in the Pod (Strict) to reduce implicit, hard-to-audit GIDs and improve security (especially for volume access).

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Blob-to-Blob migration made simple with Azure Storage Mover

Azure Updates

2025-12-18

Azure Storage Mover introduces a container-to-container Azure Blob migration feature in Public Preview that lets organizations securely move data between two Blob containers across the same or different storage accounts, subscriptions, or Azure regions.

devops+ai: 🔥Migrating VeraResearch to First-Class MCP Tool Support in Strands🔥

Let's do DevOps

2025-12-16

The post announces migrating VeraResearch into first-class MCP tool support inside Strands, emphasizing a shift to let teams 'manage the complexity' by providing native, supported tooling and integrations that simplify workflows and reduce accidental overhead.

November (8)

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: Retirement: Migrate to dedicated VM for your compute clusters

Azure Updates

2025-11-21

Azure is retiring Low-Priority VMs on September 30, 2025. Azure Machine Learning will continue supporting them until March 31, 2026, and customers are advised to migrate their compute clusters to dedicated VMs to prevent automatic scale-down and service disruption.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files migration assistant (portal support)

Azure Updates

2025-11-20

Azure NetApp Files migration assistant is in public preview with Azure portal support. It uses ONTAP SnapMirror replication to provide an efficient, cost‑effective, and seamless way to move data from on‑premises or CVO/other cloud providers into Azure NetApp Files (ANF).

dotnet: A step-by-step guide to modernizing .NET applications with GitHub Copilot agent mode

.NET

2025-11-18

This .NET Blog post shows a step-by-step workflow using Visual Studio 2026 and GitHub Copilot agent mode to modernize .NET applications by upgrading .NET versions and frameworks, resolving build issues, and migrating apps to Azure with reduced manual effort.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Managed Instance on Azure App Service

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure announces Managed Instance on Azure App Service in Public Preview, a capability that simplifies lift-and-shift migrations of web apps (especially .NET) from on-premises or VMs to the cloud with minimal configuration and no code rewrites.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Online migration from Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB RU to Azure DocumentDB

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure announced general availability of a portal-based, self-serve online migration that moves workloads from Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB RU to Azure DocumentDB, enabling modernization with zero downtime.

azure: [Launched] Announcing: Resources for migrating to Azure Functions Flex Consumption

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Functions Flex Consumption is now the recommended hosting plan for serverless workloads that need advanced scaling, improved networking, and better cost optimization. Microsoft has published resources to help customers migrate from the Azure Functions Consumption plan and from AWS Lambda to Flex Consumption.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Windows Server 2025 on AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) has announced a public preview for Windows Server 2025 on AKS to help customers modernize Windows-based workloads as older Windows Server versions near end-of-support.