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November (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: ExpressRoute resiliency validation

Azure Updates

2025-11-05

Azure has made ExpressRoute Resiliency Validation generally available. The feature lets you perform site failovers for your Virtual Network Gateway to assess and validate network connectivity resiliency for ExpressRoute-enabled workloads.

October (11)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: High Scale Private Endpoints

Azure Updates

2025-10-30

Azure announced General Availability for High Scale Private Endpoints (HSPE), letting customers raise the per‑Virtual Network limit on Azure Private Endpoints above the previous 1,000 endpoint cap. HSPE enables larger, production‑scale VNet designs that require many private endpoints while keeping the existing Private Endpoint connectivity model.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for mid-October 2025

Azure Updates

2025-10-22

In mid-October 2025 Azure SQL announced Generally Available updates: the redirect connection type was improved to require only port 1433 and promoted to the default, and you can convert an Azure SQL Database to Hyperscale while preserving existing geo configurations.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Enhanced cloning and Public IP retention scripts for Azure Application Gateway migration

Azure Updates

2025-10-20

Azure released two PowerShell scripts to simplify migrating Application Gateway from V1 (Standard or WAF) to V2 (Standard_V2 or WAF_V2): an enhanced cloning script and a public IP retention script. V1 SKUs are scheduled for retirement in April 2026, so customers are advised to migrate early to V2 and take advantage of its features.

k8s: 7 Common Kubernetes Pitfalls (and How I Learned to Avoid Them)

Kubernetes Official Blog

2025-10-20

The article outlines seven common Kubernetes pitfalls the author encountered—missing resource requests/limits, inadequate liveness/readiness probes, overreliance on kubectl logs, treating dev and prod identically, leaving stale resources, jumping into advanced networking too early, and weak security/RBAC—and gives pragmatic, experience-based advice to avoid each one.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Prescaling in Azure Firewall

Azure Updates

2025-10-16

Azure Firewall now offers prescaling (general availability), letting administrators provision and reserve capacity units in advance to handle expected traffic loads—such as seasonal peaks or planned business events—helping ensure consistent throughput and faster handling of traffic spikes.

github: Actions Runner Controller release 0.13.0

GitHub

2025-10-16

Actions Runner Controller (ARC) 0.13.0 is released with updates that improve storage, networking, platform compatibility, and metrics. The release adds support for container lifecycle hooks to remove previous storage limitations.

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.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Private Link Service Direct Connect

Azure Updates

2025-10-15

Azure announced a public preview of Private Link Service Direct Connect, which removes the requirement to place provider applications behind a Standard Load Balancer. The preview simplifies how service providers expose private endpoints to consumers by allowing more direct connectivity while keeping traffic private and secure.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Custom port support for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2025-10-09

Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server now generally supports configuring a custom server port (25001–26000) at creation for both public and private access-enabled servers, making it easier to integrate with existing applications and meet security requirements (default MySQL port remains 3306).

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Firewall updates - Customer provided public IP address support in secured hubs

Azure Updates

2025-10-09

Azure Firewall in Virtual WAN secured hubs is now generally available with support for customer-provided public IP addresses, allowing organizations to bring their own public IPs when deploying Azure Firewall in a secured Virtual WAN hub.

azure: Retirement: Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) for Windows nodes on AKS to Be Retired by September 30, 2026

Azure Updates

2025-10-07

Microsoft will retire Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) for Windows nodes on AKS on September 30, 2026. Customers must move to alternative networking solutions to keep receiving support, security updates, and deployment compatibility.