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Azure Functions (Public Preview) adds rolling updates for the Flex Consumption plan, enabling zero-downtime deployments by gracefully updating instances instead of force-restarting them; enabled with a simple configuration change.
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 Functions will stop supporting Node.js 20 on April 30, 2026. Apps running on Node.js 20 will continue to run, but they will no longer receive security fixes or performance updates; you should plan and perform an upgrade to Node.js 22 beforehand.
Azure announced a Public Preview of Instant Access Snapshots for Premium SSD v2 (Pv2) and Ultra Disks, allowing immediate restore of new disks from snapshots and providing high-performance restore disks.
Microsoft will retire several preview features on March 31, 2026. Affected features include grouping multiple pipeline steps, pipeline job comparison for debugging, importing data into a data labeling project, and using v2 data. Customers should remove dependencies on these preview features before the retirement date.
Microsoft announced general availability of CAPTCHA protection for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) when used with Azure Front Door to help defend modern web applications from automated threats.
Azure Sphere OS version 25.10 is now available in the Retail Eval feed for a limited 14-day evaluation period. Customers and developers should use this window to confirm that their devices and applications function correctly with the new OS release before wider deployment.
Azure Storage Mover is now generally available for migrating NFS file shares to Azure File Shares using the NFS 4.1 protocol. The fully managed service helps move on-premises files and folders to Azure Storage while minimizing downtime.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now generally supports PgBouncer 1.23.1 as a built-in connection pooling feature to efficiently manage many client connections with low overhead.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) software reservations are Generally Available on Azure again after updates to billing meters and pricing that resolve prior billing issues and align charges with Red Hat’s new pricing.
Microsoft announced the planned retirement of the Azure Computer Vision – Image Analysis service, with full support provided through September 25, 2028.
Azure announced a public preview of VM vCore customization that gives customers greater control over virtual CPU configuration. The preview introduces two capabilities: disabling simultaneous multithreading (SMT/Hyper‑Threading) on vCPUs, and constraining the number of cores exposed to the guest. These options help optimize single‑threaded workload performance, reduce license costs by limiting visible cores, and improve CPU isolation and predictable performance. The features are available in public preview and can be configured through Azure management interfaces.
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 Database for PostgreSQL now generally supports near-zero downtime scaling for servers with high availability (HA) enabled, reducing scaling interruptions to typically under 30 seconds instead of the previous 2–10 minutes.
Azure Storage Mover’s AWS S3 to Azure Blob migration capability is now generally available, enabling organizations to move data directly from AWS to Azure securely, reliably, and at scale while removing the need for manual pipelines.
Azure announced Public Preview support for sharing Capacity Reservation Groups (CRGs) with subscriptions, allowing CRGs to be used beyond the subscription where they were created. Previously, VMs could only be deployed into a CRG within the same subscription.
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.
Azure now provides a new OS SKU enum, ‘AzureLinux3’, that lets you migrate to Azure Linux 3.0 for clusters running Kubernetes versions 1.28–1.36. The option gives increased control over OS upgrades by decoupling them from Kubernetes upgrades.
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.
Azure Functions now generally supports Python 3.13: you can develop functions locally with Python 3.13 and deploy them to Azure. Alongside this release, Functions introduces an opt-in runtime version control feature that lets you target specific versions of the Functions Python runtime.
The public preview of Confidential Containers on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), available since 2023, is being retired as Microsoft streamlines its confidential computing offerings.
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.
Azure Firewall now includes the observed capacity metric (Generally Available). The metric reports the number of capacity units actively utilized over time to help administrators understand how their firewalls are scaling in practice.
Microsoft announced general availability of automation support for Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) using Azure PowerShell (Az.DataMigration and custom cmdlets), the Python SDK, and the Azure CLI (az datamigration), enabling scripted and programmatic database migrations.
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.
SAP Business Data Cloud Connect to Azure Databricks is now generally available, providing secure, bi-directional, zero-copy data sharing between SAP BDC and Azure Databricks via Delta Sharing so teams can unify SAP and external data for analytics.
Azure Storage Discovery is now generally available, providing enterprise-wide visibility into your Azure Storage estate so you can analyze capacity and activity, optimize costs, improve security, and support operational decision-making.
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.
Microsoft Azure will retire the F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series virtual machines on November 15, 2028. After that date these VM series cannot be used or purchased.
Azure has updated the Locations API metadata for UK-based regions by changing the geographyGroup and regionalDisplayName fields to meet evolving compliance and regulatory requirements. The changes are in effect October 2025.
Azure Event Grid announced General Availability of multiple features that enhance support for real-time telemetry, automation, and hybrid workloads. One highlighted GA feature is MQTT OAuth 2.0 authentication, enabling MQTT clients to authenticate using JSON Web Tokens (JWTs).
Azure announced the general availability of Spot Placement Score, a feature that lets you assess the likelihood of successful deployments for Spot virtual machines by evaluating spot capacity availability across different Azure locations and VM size combinations.
Azure Site Recovery is now generally available for Virtual Machines using Ultra Disks, enabling cross-region replication, failover, and failback to improve disaster recovery for high‑performance workloads with minimal impact.
Microsoft announced the general availability of the open-source Containerization Assist MCP Server, a full containerization platform that automates Dockerfile creation and Kubernetes manifest generation to reduce manual, error-prone work. The service is built on the proven AKS Draft technology and aims to be more than a basic AI coding tool by providing end-to-end containerization support.
Azure API Management introduces environmental sustainability features in public preview that help organizations reduce the carbon footprint of their API infrastructure by making API traffic and policy behavior carbon-aware.
Microsoft announced the planned retirement of the Azure Custom Vision service and will provide full support to existing customers until September 25, 2028. Customers are encouraged to begin planning their migration or transition during this support window.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now offers PostgreSQL 18 in public preview, providing early access to the latest performance, scalability, and developer productivity improvements.
Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Integrated HSM, a hardware security module (HSM) cache and crypto accelerator for virtual machines, designed to enhance the security and performance of cryptographic operations for customers with heavy crypto workloads.
Microsoft made generally available Python and .NET code samples demonstrating Entra ID token refresh for Azure Database for PostgreSQL to help securely manage authentication tokens when connecting with Entra ID.
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 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 Arc’s firmware analysis capability is now generally available, providing deep visibility into the software that runs on IoT, OT, and network devices to improve security visibility for systems that often operate as black boxes.
Microsoft announced that the Azure AI Health Insights service and the Clinical Trials Matcher and Radiology Insights models will be retired on December 31, 2025. These offerings will no longer be available for use or integration as part of a strategic review of the AI portfolio.
Microsoft announced the Public Preview of Vaulted Backup for Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS). Azure Backup now supports vaulted protection for ADLS, providing secure off‑site backups to help ensure business continuity and compliance and to protect data from accidental deletion.
Azure Cache for Redis (Basic, Standard, Premium) will be retired on September 30, 2028. Microsoft recommends migrating workloads to Azure Managed Redis before that date.
Azure is retiring the Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers on March 31, 2027 and recommends migrating workloads to Azure Managed Redis. Beginning April 1, 2026, customers will no longer be able to create new Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise instances.
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.
Azure Firewall Policy now generally available supports up to 600 IP Groups per policy (previously 200), allowing administrators to simplify and better organize firewall rules by using more IP Groups instead of long IP lists.
Azure NetApp Files short-term clones are now generally available. They create temporary thin clones from existing volume snapshots to provide space-efficient, instant read/write access without making full data copies, reducing capacity usage and speeding workflows.
Azure will retire legacy authentication for Azure Monitor - Container Insights on September 30, 2026; customers should migrate to Managed Identity authentication.
Microsoft announced general availability of the AI toolchain operator add-on (KAITO) for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). KAITO streamlines deployment of AI inference and fine-tuning workflows using popular open-source frameworks, with vLLM set as the default inference engine to simplify management and scaling of model serving.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now generally supports PostgreSQL minor versions 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22 and 18 Beta 3; minor-version upgrades are applied automatically during monthly planned maintenance.
Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance will be retired on September 30, 2026; customers will no longer be able to access the service after that date. Microsoft recommends transitioning to Operations Manager on-premises to continue monitoring on-premises workloads and consulting the retirement documentation for details.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now provides a generally available Azure CLI command to automatically migrate clusters using Availability Sets and the basic load balancer to the new Virtual Machines node pool and perform the required upgrade. Availability Sets and the basic load balancer are deprecated on September 30, 2025.
Azure Static Web Apps’ database connections feature (currently in public preview) will be deprecated effective November 30, 2025 due to changes in underlying infrastructure. Customers should refactor deployments using this feature to avoid deployment issues.
Azure NetApp Files now generally supports cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK) for volume encryption, letting customers use and control their own encryption keys across different Azure tenancies to increase control and flexibility.
Azure VPN Gateway will retire support for the SSTP protocol on March 31, 2027. Microsoft cites limited scalability and suboptimal performance and advises customers to migrate to IKEv2 or OpenVPN, which offer significantly improved capabilities (including support for up to 10,000 connections).
Azure NetApp Files is in public preview for integration with FreeIPA, OpenLDAP, and Red Hat Directory Server, providing secure LDAP over TLS connectivity for NFSv3 and NFSv4.1 volumes so enterprises can use these directory services for identity management.
Microsoft announced the retirement of all General purpose v1 (GPv1) storage accounts — including legacy blob storage accounts — as part of efforts to streamline the Azure Storage portfolio and improve performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Azure Traffic Manager’s new health check infrastructure is now generally available. The update improves the service’s resiliency and scalability, and Microsoft is migrating customers to the new probing infrastructure as the rollout progresses.
Azure Machine Learning’s built-in data labeling capability will be retired on September 30, 2026. Customers can continue to use the service until that date but should plan to transition to third‑party data labeling providers before the retirement.
The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code is available in public preview with built-in connectivity to Microsoft Fabric SQL databases. A new Fabric option in the Connection Dialog lets developers sign in with Microsoft Entra ID and access Fabric resources directly from VS Code, bringing Fabric SQL into the development workflow.
Azure will retire Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) on Linux nodes in AKS on September 30, 2028. Customers must migrate AKS clusters using NPM to Cilium Network Policy before that date to avoid disruptions.
In late September 2025 Azure SQL announced a Public Preview feature that adds immutability to long-term retention (LTR) backups to protect backups from ransomware and tampering.