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2026 (3)

September (2)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Instant Access for VM restore points

Azure Updates

2026-09-24

Instant Access for application-consistent restore points on Azure virtual machines is now generally available. It lets you start restoring a disk from a restore point before the underlying snapshot copy completes, for VMs using Premium SSD v2 or Ultra disks as data disks.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Mdsv4 and Msv4 Series Virtual Machines for SAP

Azure Updates

2026-09-18

Azure announced public preview availability of the Mdsv4 and Msv4 memory-optimized virtual machine series for SAP. The series uses 6th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and includes advanced security features plus Azure Boost technologies.

August (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Trusted Launch as Default

Azure Updates

2026-08-03

Trusted Launch as Default is now generally available for new Azure Gen2 virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets. It automatically enables Secure Boot and vTPM for supported deployments.