Azure Site Recovery (ASR) now supports replication of virtual machines using Performance Plus enabled managed disks. With this update, virtual machines using Premium SSD, Standard SSD or Standard HDD managed disks with Performance Plus cap…
Application Gateway for Containers service mesh integration with Istio is now generally available. This capability simplifies secure north-south traffic into workloads running in an Istio service mesh by automating mutual TLS (mTLS) connec…
Multiparty private offers give Microsoft partners a way to procure third-party cloud and AI solutions for customers through Marketplace. Software companies can expand into new markets by working with partners that bring established custome…
Azure Virtual Network Manager integration with Virtual WAN is now in public preview, enabling you to use an Azure Virtual WAN hub as the hub in Azure Virtual Network Manager hub-and-spoke connectivity configurations, bringing together Azur…
Azure virtual network flow logs connector with Microsoft Sentinel is now generally available, enabling you to seamlessly export and analyze network traffic data within your security operations workflows. With this integration, you can brin…
Azure Files announces general availability of Entra-only identities for SMB access, enabling organizations to securely access file shares using cloud-native identities without requiring Active Directory or hybrid identity infrastructure. W…
The Object REST API (an S3-compatible REST API) on Azure NetApp Files bridges the gap between traditional file-based storage and modern cloud services, enabling you to use your existing data in new ways. With the Object REST API, you can s…
As part of Azure’s ongoing security improvements, App Service, Functions, and Logic Apps will no longer accept connections using TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 after May 31, 2027. Any client, application, or service that continues to use these legacy …
User Groups and IP Address Pools for Point-to-Site connections in VPN Gateway enable customers to assign distinct IP address pools to remote users based on their credentials. With this capability, customers can organize remote users into s…
Flex Consumption introduces a site-scoped certificate model in public preview in all the regions where Flex Consumption is available. Unlike webspace-scoped certificates on other hosting plans which are shared across apps in the same regio…
SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines is now generally available in the Malaysia West and Indonesia Central Azure regions. With this regional expansion, you can deploy and manage SQL Server workloads closer to your users while helping meet …
You can now take advantage of Microsoft Entra ID token refresh support in Python, .NET, and JavaScript client libraries to simplify authentication in your applications backed by Azure Database for PostgreSQL. With this release, your applic…
You can now build production-ready AI and agent applications faster using the new LangChain and LangGraph integration for Azure Cosmos DB. This Python package enables you to directly use Cosmos DB for vector and hybrid search, semantic cac…
Azure Storage Mover now supports Blob container-to-Blob container data transfers, enabling customers to move data seamlessly across regions, subscriptions, and accounts with a fully managed experience. Customers can now use Azure Storage …
Azure Storage Mover now supports built-in job scheduling, giving customers more control over when migrations run and making it easier to automate repeatable data transfers into Azure. Customers can configure jobs to start automatically at …
Summarized advertised gateway prefixes for route advertisement is now in public preview, enabling you to define summarized prefixes that Azure gateways, including ExpressRoute and VPN Gateway, advertise to on-premises networks, instead of …
Azure Site-to-Site VPN with digital certificate authentication provides an alternative to the traditional pre-shared key (PSK) model by using a certificate-based asymmetric trust model. In this configuration, Azure and the on-premises VPN …
Gain more flexibility in message handling with Subscription Identifiers by enabling subscribers to identify which subscription triggered delivery, helping streamline client-side processing in more advanced MQTT scenarios. Togeth…
Azure Event Grid namespaces are expanding MQTT capabilities to help organizations build more connected, scalable, and MQTT V5 standards-based real-time solutions. These updates make it easier to deliver responsive device experiences, simpl…
Azure App Configuration now supports a scorecards capability in public preview. Scorecards provide a telemetry-driven view of how feature flag variants are performing in production, helping teams identify measurable changes after a rollout…
Azure NetApp Files cache volumes is now Generally Available. Azure NetApp Files now support cache volumes, which are cloud-based caches of an external origin volume, containing only the most actively accessed data on the volume. This bring…
Azure Virtual Network has increased the default platform limits for network security groups (NSGs) and route tables. The new defaults are now 2,000 security rules per NSG, 6,000 addresses or ports per NSG rule, 1,000 routes per route table…
Azure Network Watcher rule impact analyzer is now generally available, enabling you to assess the potential impact of your network security group (NSG) or security admin rule changes on live network traffic before applying them. With this …
Azure Storage Actions, our fully managed platform that transforms how organizations automate data management tasks for Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage, now supports mock runs - a new way to simulate task execution at full scale without mo…
Azure Monitor Application Insights auto-instrumentation for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) apps is now generally available, making it easier to monitor your applications without modifying source code. With just a few configuration steps, y…
Auto activation for SaaS solutions is now available in Microsoft Marketplace, making it faster and easier to get the value from your SaaS products. When auto activation is enabled, your subscription—and billing cycle—begins the moment you …
Azure Front Door Standard and Premium now support WebSocket in general availability. WebSocket is enabled by default and requires no additional configuration. WebSocket provides full-duplex communication over a single, long-lived TCP conne…
Role names in Microsoft Foundry have been updated to align with the product brand. The following built-in roles are now renamed:Azure AI Account Owner → Foundry Account OwnerAzure AI Owner → Foundry OwnerAzure AI User → Foundry UserAzure A…
The Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust is now generally available. The Rust SDK allows you to connect to an Azure Blob Storage account and perform operations on containers and blobs, including uploading, downloading, listing, and managing blo…
To support seamless migration and operation of workloads that use large files including Azure VMware Solution (AVS) virtual machines with large VMDK disks, Azure NetApp Files now supports file sizes of up to 64 TiB for regular volumes. Thi…
Azure Files now supports Managed Identities for SMB access, enabling applications and services to authenticate without storing static credentials or account keys. This feature aligns with Zero Trust principles, allowing workloads to use En…
Azure Container Apps Express is now available in public preview. It is the simplest and fastest way to launch and scale powerful applications on Azure, from zero to hyperscale, without infrastructure decisions. It represents the first Azur…
Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana are generally available, bringing the power of Grafana’s open and composable visualization platform directly into the Azure Portal. This capability enables developers and operators to create, edit, and…
Starting May 1, 2026, all Azure Service Bus Premium namespaces deployed in regions with Availability Zone support now qualify for a 99.99% uptime SLA. Premium is the tier customers choose for their most important workloads, and this update…
Confidential computing for Azure Service Bus Premium is now generally available in Korea Central and UAE North. This capability enables Service Bus to process messages inside hardware-based trusted execution environments (TEEs), adding pro…
Azure Virtual Network Manager rule impact analyzer is now generally available, empowering you to simulate the impact of your security admin rules on your virtual networks before deploying your rules. With this capability, you can simulate …
We’ve rolled out two important improvements to enhance accuracy and control in pattern-based workflows: Revoke fix: Resolved an issue where revoke actions were not consistently applied, ensuring changes now take effect reliably and as inte…
Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in all three Availability Zones in Japan West. Azure Premium SSD v2 disk, a next-generation general-purpose block storage option for Azure virtual machines, offers sub-millisecond latencies and exce…
Azure has announced the general availability of the new Dl/D/E v7 Virtual Machines, powered by the latest Intel® Xeon® 6 (Granite Rapids) processors. These general‑purpose and memory‑optimized VMs deliver up to 20% better general compute p…
In early May 2026, the following update and enhancement was made to Azure SQL: Right‑size memory for Business Critical Azure SQL Managed Instance to improve performance without overprovisioning. Learn more.
On March 30, 2029, Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API will be retired. Please migrate to latest generally available Azure Document Intelligence API version, v4.0, by that date. After March 30, 2029, Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API w…
Azure Backup now supports ‘Bulk Restore’ for Azure virtual machines (VMs), enabling customers to restore multiple VMs (upto 100) in a single operation. This feature simplifies large-scale recovery scenarios while preserving control and gra…
Azure Cosmos DB Shell is now available in public preview, introducing a modern command-line experience with agentic capabilities powered by Model Context Protocol (MCP). You can now query, explore, and manage your data more efficiently thr…
Azure NetApp Files now enables backup by default when creating new volumes, delivering a more seamless and secure data‑protection experience. Backups are automatically provisioned during volume creation, reducing setup effort while still a…
Azure Cosmos DB now offers spherical quantization in public preview to help you achieve faster vector indexing with higher recall and accuracy at scale. Spherical quantization is an advanced vector compression technique designed to preserv…
Starting July 1, 2026, purchases and renewals will no longer be available for one-year Azure Reserved VM Instances for the Av2, Amv2, Bv1, D, Ds, Dv2, Dsv2, F, Fs, Fsv2, G, Gs, Ls, and Lsv2 VM series. Additionally, one-year and three-year …
We previously announced the availability of Application Gateway for Containers and the Application Gateway for Containers AKS Add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). At that time, one limitation was that Application Gateway for Containe…
Elastic SAN datastores deliver simpler connectivity and improved performance when used with AVS Gen2 Private Cloud: Simpler connectivity & configuration No ExpressRoute gateway required A single Private Endpoint is sufficient to …
Azure Elastic SAN now supports single volume snapshots, enabling incremental, point‑in‑time backups of individual SAN volumes. Snapshots capture only changes since the previous snapshot and reside within the SAN, allowing customers to quic…
Azure Elastic SAN datastores are now supported with AV64 SKUs, enabling higher-scale and higher-performance storage options for Azure VMware Solution deployments.
We have identified an issue impacting Multi-line (Multiple Number Assignment) feature for Teams Phone enablement related to the usage of AlternateId in customer internal implementations for Azure Communication Services (ACS). AlternateId i…
The Durable Task Scheduler Consumption SKU is now generally available. Run durable workflows and AI agent orchestrations on Azure with pay-per-use pricing. No storage to manage, no capacity to plan, and no idle costs.The Consumption SKU ch…
We support customer choice, including the choice to transfer your data between Azure and environments outside of Azure. Azure has offered free egress and at-cost data transfer for customers and CSP partners in Europe transferring data via …
Support for prefix-scoped access for User Delegation SAS for Azure Blob Storage is generally available in all Azure regions. SAS tokens for Blob Storage have historically supported two levels of scope: container and individual blob. With t…
Azure Functions support for Java 25 is now generally available. You can now develop apps using Java 25 locally and deploy them to supported Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows, including the Flex Consumption plan. Learn more: …
The Austria East region is now generally available to Azure Red Hat OpenShift customers and partners. The region includes three availability zones, supporting resilient and scalable operations. Why it matters: In-country data residency: …
Microsoft Agent Framework is now version 1.0 for both .NET and Python, with stable APIs and a long-term support commitment. Agent Framework 1.0 supports multi-agent orchestration, multi-provider model support, and cross-runtime interoperab…
Foundry’s memory (preview) is a managed long-term memory capability built directly into Foundry Agent Service and now integrates natively with Microsoft Agent Framework and LangGraph— no external databases to provision, scale, or secure.
Troubleshooting Kubernetes networking issues is often slowed by logs and metrics scattered across multiple tools, requiring engineers to manually correlate signals during incidents. The Container Network Insights Agent provides a lightweig…
Azure Elastic SAN now supports volume connectivity for Windows Virtual Machines using the Elastic SAN VM extension, directly from the Azure Portal. This capability enables customers to connect Elastic SAN volumes during virtual machine dep…
Announcing the public preview of the HTTP DDoS Ruleset on Azure Front Door Premium.HTTP-layer DDoS attacks remain a leading cause of application downtime, and traditional static controls often fall short against evolving botnets. The new H…
Managing IP address space across multiple regions can be difficult to scale and prone to configuration mistakes.With cross-region IPAM pool association, you can associate a single IPAM pool with virtual networks across multiple Azure regio…
Foundry Agent Service now supports bring‑your‑own‑model scenarios, allowing agents to use AI models deployed and managed outside of Foundry, including models hosted behind enterprise AI gateways such as Azure API Management. This enables o…
Prompt Flow will be retired from Microsoft Foundry and Azure Machine Learning on April 20, 2027 and replaced by a single, modern orchestration platform: Microsoft Agent Framework. This change unlocks powerful new capabilities, including a …
Azure Backup now supports Elastic SAN, offering a fully managed solution for backing up and restoring Elastic SAN volumes. This integration helps protect data against accidental deletions, ransomware attacks, and application updates by exp…
Hosted agents run in an isolated execution sandbox that provides a dedicated, secure runtime per agent session. Sessions start with a clean environment with no shared state between sessions, no cross-session data leakage, and strong comput…
Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is now generally available and provides VS Code tooling for Microsoft Agent Framework, including agent creation from templates or via GitHub Copilot, local test/debug with visualization and traces, and direct de…
WireGuard in‑transit encryption is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using Azure CNI powered by Cilium and Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS). This capability enables transparent, node‑level enc…
On November 10, 2026, support for .NET 8 (LTS) will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available and we'll no longer provide customer service for .NET 8 (LTS). Require…
Cascading read replicas are now generally available in Azure Database for PostgreSQL, giving you greater flexibility to scale read‑intensive workloads. You can now create read replicas from existing ones, creating up to 30 across two level…
Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC‑32C checksum verification when enabled on the client for connections to Elastic SAN volumes. CRC protection can be enabled at creation time or on an existing Elastic SAN.Elastic SAN also provides a volume…
Capacity Autoscaling support is now generally available on Elastic SAN. Customers can avoid the constraints of overprovisioning and manual capacity management by setting a policy to automatically expand SAN Capacity based on usage. Autosca…
Azure Monitor provides a complete set of services for monitoring the health and performance of different layers of your Kubernetes infrastructure and the applications that depend on it.Azure Monitor support for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes…
Azure Arc migration now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. You can migrate Arc-enabled SQL Server instances not only to Azure SQL Managed Instance but also to SQL Server running on Azure infrastructure—usi…
You can now deploy Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in the Denmark East Azure region. Learn more.
Dynamic data masking (DDM) is a server-side, policy-based security feature in Azure Cosmos DB that helps your organization protect sensitive data from unauthorized access. DDM dynamically masks data for nonprivileged users, ensuring that s…
You can now monitor the synchronization status of your logical replication slots in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server using the new logical_replication_slot_sync_status metric, now in public preview. This Azure Monitor metric…
We are excited to announce the general availability of Premium SSD v2 for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. With Premium SSD v2, you can achieve up to four times higher IOPS, significantly lower latency, and better price-perfo…
You can now migrate your Azure Database for PostgreSQL server from a virtual network‑integrated deployment to a network configuration that supports Private Endpoint connectivity. If you originally deployed your server inside a virtual netw…
New capabilities make it easier to mirror real-world Azure Database for PostgreSQL workloads at scale in Microsoft Fabric and operate them with confidence.You can mirror native PostgreSQL data types such as JSON, JSONB and other commonly u…
Azure Monitor pipeline is now generally available.Azure Monitor pipeline provides a centralized control point for telemetry ingestion and transformation, designed specifically for secure, high‑throughput, enterprise‑scale scenarios. It's b…
Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection (ANF ARP) is now in GA (General Availability). ANF ARP is designed to help organizations proactively detect, respond to, and recover from ransomware threats on cloud volumes. ANF ARP monit…
Azure Monitor now supports native ingestion of OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) signals. Send telemetry directly from OpenTelemetry-instrumented applications by using the Azure Monitor Agent (AMA) to receive OTLP from your apps and export it …
Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 through Azure Databricks AI Model Serving. Claude Opus 4.7 is Anthropic's most capable hybrid reasoning model, delivering stronger performance on complex extraction and agentic reason…
Azure Functions runtime v3 was retired on December 13, 2022. As part of ongoing efforts to reduce reliance on legacy infrastructure and focus investments on supported platforms, Azure will enforce this retirement for Linux Consumption–base…
Azure Backup now provides a simplified experience to configure backup for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using a single Azure CLI command.Enabling backup for AKS clusters through CLI requires multiple manual steps, including insta…
On June 30, 2027, we'll retire Ubuntu 22.04 on Azure Kubernetes Service. To avoid disruptions, transition to Ubuntu 24.04 or later by that date. Newer supported versions include kernel updates and security improvements. Until June 30, 20…
For organizations leveraging individual user and group quotas in Azure NetApp Files to manage capacity on NFS, SMB, and dual-protocol volumes, the user and group quota reporting feature offers clear visibility into key metrics such as quot…
Microsoft Azure will retire support for HBv2-series, HC-series, and NP-series VMs in Azure Batch pools on May 31, 2027, including: HBv2-series: 120 AMD EPYC 7V12 vCPUs, 480 GB RAM, 200 Gb/s HDR InfiniBand HC-series: 44 Intel Xe…
Cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK) for Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks are now generally available. This capability allows managed disks to be encrypted using a customer-managed key stored in an Azure Key Vault located in a different …
Azure Site Recovery now supports replication and disaster recovery for Windows Azure Virtual Machines running on NVMe-enabled Generation 2 VM families, such as the Da/Ea/Fa v6-series and Ebsv5/Ebdsv5 in the Azure-to-Azure scenario. This en…
For storage accounts with Azure Blob or Data Lake Storage (ADLS) we are introducing a minimum billable object size for the cool, cold and archive access tiers of 128KiB. Objects on those tiers that are smaller than 128 KiB will be billed a…
Announcing the GA of smart tier for Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage (ADLS). Smart Tier is Generally Available (GA) today in nearly all zonal public cloud regions. (The Azure regions Israel Central, Qatar Central and UAE North are not part…
Azure File Sync enables seamless tiering of data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files for hybrid use cases and simplified migration. It also enables you to leverage the performance, flexibility and compatibility of your on-premi…
Today, we are announcing Azure Bastion now supports managed identities for graphical session recording. Azure Bastion graphical session recording now supports write access to storage accounts using managed identities. With this update, use…
Azure Storage Mover is now available in Azure Government (US), enabling U.S. government customers and partners to securely migrate large‑scale file data to Azure Government cloud environments using a fully managed migration service. What …
Azure Monitor now supports monitoring applications that run on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) by using OpenTelemetry for instrumentation and data collection.Leverage autoinstrumentation to deploy the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry distro to w…
Azure Files now supports independent configuration of encryption-in-transit settings for SMB and NFS protocols at the storage account level. Customers can now define protocol-specific security policies, enabling precise control over encryp…
Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will be retired on March 30, 2027.Customers using the Essential SKU are encouraged to transition to Azure Managed Grafana Standard SKU or Azure Monitor Dashboards with Grafana before the retirement date …
AKS now supports managed and user-assigned StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for your AKS managed or BYO VNets. This unlocks zone-redundant outbound connectivity, up to 100 Gbps outbound throughput, and IPv6 outbound support for A…