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2026 (2)

February (2)

azure: [In development] Private Preview: Vaulted Backups for Azure Disk

Azure Updates

2026-02-06

Azure Disk Backup is adding a private preview feature called Vaulted Backups for Azure Disk. It extends current disk protection beyond in-subscription operational snapshots toward storing backups in a vault tier.

azure: [In development] Private Preview: New planned datacenter region in Thailand (Thailand South)

Azure Updates

2026-02-06

Microsoft intends to establish a new Azure datacenter region in Thailand called Thailand South, currently in private preview.

2025 (6)

November (5)

azure: [In development] Private Preview: Azure HorizonDB

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure HorizonDB for PostgreSQL is a new managed PostgreSQL offering now in private preview that emphasizes high performance, large autoscaling storage (up to 128 TB), and rapid compute scalability (up to 3,072 vCores), claiming up to 3× faster performance than open-source PostgreSQL.

azure: [In development] Private Preview: Azure Boost remote storage throughput and network bandwidth enhancements

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft has opened a private preview for performance enhancements in the latest Azure Boost architecture that improve remote storage throughput and network bandwidth. Azure Boost offloads virtualization functions (networking, storage, host management) and these updates aim to boost I/O and network performance for VMs and cloud services.

azure: [In development] Private Preview: Azure Boost confidential device

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Boost confidential device is entering a private preview. Azure Boost offloads virtualization tasks such as networking, storage, and host management from the hypervisor and host OS to purpose-built hardware and software.

azure: [In development] Private Preview: Foundry Local Android support

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Foundry Local is entering Private Preview for Android, adding to existing Windows and Mac support to enable advanced on-device AI for smartphones, tablets, and IoT devices; the release also integrates Whisper models for privacy-preserving speech and audio processing.

azure: [In development] Private Preview: ActiveMQ and JMS connector for Azure Logic Apps

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft announced a private preview of an ActiveMQ and JMS connector for Azure Logic Apps, enabling connections to enterprise messaging systems built on ActiveMQ and JMS to support advanced hybrid integration scenarios.

October (1)

azure: [In development] Private Preview: New planned datacenter region in Malaysia (Southeast Asia 3)

Azure Updates

2025-10-17

Microsoft is planning a new Azure datacenter region in Malaysia called Southeast Asia 3, currently in private preview. The region will host Microsoft's most comprehensive and strategic cloud services and represents an expansion of Azure's digital infrastructure footprint in Southeast Asia. The announcement did not include detailed timelines or exact service availability.