Azure releases
Microsoft Azure updates and Terraform AzureRM provider. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 321 Azure releases · Updated
- Azure Updates infraazurega ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server now available in Denmark East
Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now generally available in the Denmark East region. This expansion provides users in Northern Europe with a fully managed PostgreSQL service. The new region availability allows for lower latency and improved data residency options for applications deployed there.
feature announcement - Azure Updates securityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Cosmos DB Dynamic Data Masking generally available
Dynamic data masking (DDM) is now generally available for Azure Cosmos DB, providing a server-side, policy-based security feature to protect sensitive data. This feature masks data for nonprivileged users, helping organizations prevent unauthorized access. It is now available for all users of Azure Cosmos DB.
feature patch - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL gets Premium SSD v2
Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now generally available with Premium SSD v2 storage. This upgrade offers up to four times higher IOPS and significantly lower latency, improving price-performance for I/O-intensive workloads. The new storage option is available for flexible server deployments.
feature patch - Azure Updates dataawsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL mirroring in Fabric now GA
Microsoft Fabric has reached General Availability for enhanced mirroring of Azure Database for PostgreSQL workloads. This feature allows users to mirror native PostgreSQL data types like JSON at scale within Fabric, enabling more confident operations. The enhancement aims to simplify the replication and management of PostgreSQL data in a unified analytics platform.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor pipeline reaches General Availability
The Azure Monitor pipeline is now generally available, offering a centralized control point for telemetry ingestion and transformation. This feature is designed for secure, high-throughput, enterprise-scale scenarios, built on open-source components. It enables organizations to manage their telemetry data more effectively at scale.
feature announcement - Azure Updates securityazuregapreviewengineer ·
Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection GA
Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection (ANF ARP) has reached General Availability. This feature helps organizations detect, respond to, and recover from ransomware threats targeting cloud volumes. It monitors Azure NetApp Files activity to identify suspicious patterns. This release is now GA after a preview period.
feature patch - Azure Updates aiazuredatabricksgaengineer ·
Azure Databricks adds Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 via AI Model Serving
Azure Databricks now offers Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 through its AI Model Serving. This integration brings Anthropic's most capable hybrid reasoning model to Azure Databricks users, improving performance on complex extraction and agentic reasoning tasks. The model is now generally available for all Azure Databricks customers.
feature announcement - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Configure AKS backup with Azure CLI
Azure Backup now allows configuring backup for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using a single Azure CLI command. This simplifies a previously multi-step manual process, making it easier for engineers to implement backup strategies for their AKS deployments. This enhancement is now generally available.
feature - Azure Updates awsazuregapreviewengineer ·
Azure NetApp Files adds user/group quota reporting
Azure NetApp Files now offers user and group quota reporting, providing visibility into quota limits and used capacity for NFS, SMB, and dual-protocol volumes. This feature helps organizations manage capacity effectively on individual user and group quotas. The reporting capability is now generally available after a preview period.
feature announcement - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazuregaengineer ·
Terraform Provider for Azure Adds New Resources and Enhancements
The latest release of the Terraform Provider for Azure (v4.69.0) introduces several new resources including Traffic Manager Profiles, Web PubSub, and Automation Runtime Environments. It also brings numerous enhancements to existing resources, such as updated dependencies and new properties for managing storage accounts and Kubernetes configurations. These updates are primarily targeted at engineers and architects using Terraform to manage Azure infrastructure, providing more granular control and improved capabilities.
feature patch - Azure Updates securityazuregaarchitect ·
Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks support cross-tenant CMK
Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks now support encryption with customer-managed keys (CMK) stored in a Key Vault in a different Microsoft Entra tenant, achieving general availability. This feature enhances security for organizations managing keys across multiple tenants. It is available for all users and requires no additional prerequisites beyond standard Azure Key Vault and managed disk configurations.
feature announcement - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Blob/ADLS Smart Tier Now Generally Available
Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage Smart Tier has reached General Availability today. This feature automatically transitions data between hot and cool tiers to optimize costs. It is available in most public cloud regions, excluding Israel Central, Qatar Central, and UAE North. This launch benefits users looking to manage storage expenses more effectively.
feature announcement - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure File Sync available in new regions
Azure File Sync is now generally available in Belgium Central, Malaysia West, and Indonesia Central. This expansion allows more organizations to leverage the service for hybrid cloud scenarios, including data tiering from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files. The service is now accessible to users in these new geographic locations.
feature announcement - Azure Updates azuregagovernment ·
Azure Storage Mover GA in Azure Government
Azure Storage Mover is now generally available in Azure Government (US), providing a managed service for migrating large-scale file data. This enables U.S. government customers and partners to securely move their data to Azure Government cloud environments. The service offers a fully managed solution for this migration process.
feature announcement - Azure Updates securityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Files: Granular Encryption-in-Transit Controls for SMB/NFS
Azure Files now offers independent configuration of encryption-in-transit settings for SMB and NFS protocols at the storage account level. This enhancement allows customers to define protocol-specific security policies, providing precise control over encryption requirements. This feature is now generally available, offering improved security posture for data in transit.
feature - Azure Updates azuregapreviewenergy ·
Azure Event Grid supports Stripe events
Azure Event Grid can now receive events directly from Stripe, enabling developers to build event-driven architectures without managing webhook infrastructure or custom brokers. This integration acts as a fully managed event broker between Stripe and Event Grid. The feature is available in preview.
feature - Azure Updates infraazurega ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL adds PgBouncer 1.25.1 GA
PgBouncer 1.25.1 is now generally available for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server. This built-in connection pooling feature helps scale to thousands of connections by efficiently managing idle and short-lived connections. The update provides improved scalability and reduced overhead for database workloads.
patch feature - Azure Updates azuregaengineer ·
Azure Service Health simplifies PostgreSQL maintenance notifications
Azure Service Health now provides regional consolidated maintenance notifications for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, moving from per-server alerts to a single notification per region. This change simplifies how users receive information about upcoming maintenance activities. The feature is now generally available, applicable to all users of Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
feature patch - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
AKS Namespace and Workload Views Now Include Azure Monitor Observability
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) has launched General Availability for integrated observability data within its Namespace and Workload views, powered by Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus. This enhancement allows users to monitor cluster health, troubleshoot pending or failed pods, and analyze resource utilization more easily. The feature is now generally available to all AKS users.
feature patch - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Azure Red Hat OpenShift adds NVIDIA H100/H200 GPU support
Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) now generally available supports NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPU-based Azure Virtual Machine SKUs. This enables customers to run large-scale AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing workloads. The update enhances ARO's capabilities for demanding computational tasks.
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