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Microsoft Azure updates and Terraform AzureRM provider. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
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- Microsoft Azure Blog blogaiazuregaarchitect ·
Designing Scalable and Secure Agent-First Platforms with Azure Container Apps Sandboxes
This article discusses a paradigm shift from traditional user-driven applications to continuously acting, multi-agent systems, highlighting the new challenges in making AI agents production-ready. It introduces Microsoft Foundry for agent governance and Azure Container Apps Sandboxes as a solution for providing isolated, secure execution environments. The post outlines an architectural pattern that combines these services to enable scalable, compliant, and reliable deployment of autonomous AI agents. Real-world examples from KPMG and Cognite illustrate how this approach facilitates regulated client work and complex industrial analytics.
feature announcement - Microsoft Azure Blog blogaiazurearchitect ·
Azure on Ensuring Resilience in the AI Era: Beyond Static Diagrams
This article introduces Azure's evolving perspective on cloud resilience, highlighting the shift from static architecture diagrams to continuous validation, especially in the AI era. It emphasizes that traditional disaster recovery is insufficient as operational realities drift and AI models introduce probabilistic dependencies not reflected in diagrams. Azure is strategically investing in helping customers continuously measure and improve resilience, addressing where architected designs diverge from operational reality. Health models in Azure Monitor are noted as an available tool for assessing application objectives.
announcement - Microsoft Azure Blog blogaiazurepreviewengineer ·
Microsoft Foundry Expands AI Agent Capabilities with New Models, Voice, and Resilient Workflows
Microsoft Foundry now offers expanded choices for frontier AI models, introduces native voice agent capabilities, and enables resilient long-running agent tasks. These enhancements allow businesses to quickly adopt evolving AI models, build more natural conversational interfaces, and handle complex, multi-stage enterprise workflows. The updates primarily affect developers and enterprises building and operating AI agents on Microsoft Foundry. GPT-6 and Claude Opus 5.5 are now available; voice agents and resilient hosted agents are in public preview, while some toolbox features are generally available.
patch - endoflife.date eolazure-foundry-models ·
Azure AI Foundry model Kimi-K2.7-Code 2026-06-12 reaches end of life in 7 days
Azure AI Foundry model Kimi-K2.7-Code 2026-06-12 reaches end of life on 2026-10-03 (7 days from now).
deprecation - Azure Updates dataazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure HorizonDB adds PostgreSQL 18 support in public preview
Azure HorizonDB, a fully managed, PostgreSQL-compatible cloud database service, now offers support for PostgreSQL 18. This enhancement allows users to leverage the latest features and performance improvements of PostgreSQL within HorizonDB's scalable and high-performance environment. The new support is currently available in public preview.
feature announcement - endoflife.date eolazure-foundry-models ·
Azure AI Foundry model gpt-4o 2024-05-13 end-of-life date moved to 2026-12-09
The end-of-life date for Azure AI Foundry model gpt-4o 2024-05-13 changed from 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-09.
deprecation - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazuregaengineer ·
Terraform Azure Provider v5.7.0 Adds Private DNS & Windows VM Resources
HashiCorp's Terraform Azure Provider `v5.7.0` introduces new resources, including `azurerm_private_dns_resolver_forwarding_rule` and `azurerm_windows_virtual_machine`. This release expands infrastructure-as-code capabilities for managing Azure environments. It affects engineers and architects deploying and managing Azure infrastructure with Terraform, offering greater control over networking, compute, and other services. The update also includes numerous enhancements for existing data sources and fixes for specific issues like a Kubernetes cluster bug.
feature patch - Azure Updates networkingazuredeprecationengineermedia ·
Azure Communication Services: Standalone Features to Retire by September 2028
Microsoft is retiring several standalone Azure Communication Services (ACS) offerings, including Email, SMS, and Chat, by September 30, 2028. Concurrently, other ACS services such as Voice/Video Calling and Call Automation will introduce breaking changes, requiring mandatory integration with Microsoft Teams and updates to the latest SDKs. After the retirement date, standalone ACS calling implementations or those not updated will no longer function. This impacts developers and architects using ACS for custom communication solutions.
deprecation breaking - Azure Updates infraazuregapreviewengineer ·
Azure Instant Access for VM Restore Points Now Generally Available
Azure Disk Storage's Instant Access feature for VM restore points is now generally available for virtual machines using Premium v2 or Ultra data disks. This capability significantly shortens recovery time objectives (RTO) by allowing immediate disk restoration from a restore point, eliminating the need to wait for background data replication. The GA release introduces a consolidated `instantAccessState` property on the restore point, simplifying restore decisions by removing the previous requirement to inspect individual disk states. Users can enable Instant Access on restore point collections and configure its active duration.
feature announcement - endoflife.date eolazure-foundry-models ·
Azure AI Foundry model MAI-Image-2.5 2026-06-02 reaches end of life in 7 days
Azure AI Foundry model MAI-Image-2.5 2026-06-02 reaches end of life on 2026-10-01 (7 days from now).
deprecation - endoflife.date eolazure-foundry-models ·
Azure AI Foundry model MAI-Image-2.5-Flash 2026-06-02 reaches end of life in 7 days
Azure AI Foundry model MAI-Image-2.5-Flash 2026-06-02 reaches end of life on 2026-10-01 (7 days from now).
deprecation - endoflife.date eolazure-foundry-models ·
Azure AI Foundry model MAI-Image-2.5-Pro 2026-06-19 reaches end of life in 7 days
Azure AI Foundry model MAI-Image-2.5-Pro 2026-06-19 reaches end of life on 2026-10-01 (7 days from now).
deprecation - endoflife.date eolazure-foundry-models ·
Azure AI Foundry model gpt-chat-latest 2026-06-24 has reached end of life
Azure AI Foundry model gpt-chat-latest 2026-06-24 reached end of life on 2026-09-24. It no longer receives fixes or security updates — plan the upgrade now.
deprecation - endoflife.date eolazure-foundry-models ·
Azure AI Foundry model gpt-4o 2024-05-13 reaches end of life in 7 days
Azure AI Foundry model gpt-4o 2024-05-13 reaches end of life on 2026-10-01 (7 days from now).
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazuredeprecationengineerazure-functions ·
Azure Functions: .NET 8 & 9 support ends Nov 2026; upgrade to .NET 10
Azure Functions support for .NET 8 and .NET 9 will conclude on November 10, 2026. After this date, applications running these versions will no longer receive security updates, potentially leading to security and performance vulnerabilities. Users must upgrade their Function Apps to .NET 10 to maintain support, with specific migration steps depending on whether they use the in-process or isolated worker model. Linux Consumption plan users must first upgrade to the Flex Consumption plan before updating to .NET 10.
deprecation announcement - Azure Updates azuredeprecationengineerazure-functions ·
Azure Functions: PowerShell 7.4 Support Ends November 2026
Azure Functions will end support for PowerShell 7.4 on November 10, 2026. Users running PowerShell 7.4 will no longer receive security patches, updates, or customer support, which could lead to vulnerabilities and performance issues. Affected users should upgrade their Azure Function apps to PowerShell 7.6 to maintain security and leverage new features. Those on Linux Consumption plans must first migrate to Flex Consumption before upgrading their PowerShell version.
deprecation - endoflife.date eolazure-foundry-models ·
Azure AI Foundry model gpt-image-1 2025-04-15 reaches end of life in 30 days
Azure AI Foundry model gpt-image-1 2025-04-15 reaches end of life on 2026-10-23 (30 days from now).
deprecation - Microsoft Azure Blog blogaiazuregaengineer ·
Microsoft Foundry adds Claude Opus 5.5 for long-running coding and knowledge work
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 model is now available in Microsoft Foundry, enabling developers and enterprises to build advanced AI applications and agents. This release focuses on enhancing capabilities for long-running, complex tasks in areas like agentic coding and knowledge work. It offers improved efficiency, clearer communication, and adaptive reasoning, making it easier for users to understand and review model actions. The update also introduces lower per-token pricing and new beta API capabilities for agent architectures.
feature - Microsoft Azure Blog blogaiazuregaarchitect ·
Microsoft Azure OpenAI Makes GPT-6 Sol & Luna Generally Available in Foundry
Microsoft has announced the general availability of GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna within its Azure OpenAI Microsoft Foundry platform. These new models expand the GPT-6 series, complementing the existing GPT-6 Astra, and are optimized for different production AI agent workloads. Sol is designed for general-purpose use and complex workflows, while Luna provides efficient intelligence for high-volume data and preparatory tasks. Customers can leverage various deployment options, including Standard, Provisioned Throughput, and Priority Processing across global and data zone regions, to optimize cost-per-task for their agentic applications.
feature - Azure Updates securityazureeolengineerazure-functions ·
Azure Functions: Node.js 22 Support Ending April 30, 2027
Azure Functions will discontinue support for Node.js 22 on April 30, 2027, requiring users to migrate to Node.js 24. After this date, applications running on Node.js 22 will no longer receive critical security patches, updates, or customer support, increasing vulnerability risks. Users must upgrade their Azure Function apps to Node.js 24 before the deadline to maintain support eligibility, minimize security risks, and take advantage of new features. This transition is essential for the continued security and stability of affected applications.
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