Region Expansion - 1

2026 (2)

September (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server Available in Italy North

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server is now generally available in the Italy North region. Customers can connect SQL Server instances to Azure Arc to use Azure-based inventory, governance, security, assessment, and license management features.

August (1)

aks: AppNet 2026-08-19

Release notes from AKS

2026-08-31

AppNet 2026-08-19 adds public preview availability in more Azure regions, retires AppNet 1.0–1.2, and updates supported versions to Istio 1.28.10, 1.29.6, and new AppNet 1.5 on Istio 1.30.3. The release also includes fixes for cluster validation, gateway CRD conflicts, certificate rotation, multicluster traffic, identity-based updates, cleanup on delete/leave, diagnostics, and clearer error reporting.