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.
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- 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 observabilityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Monitor adds native OTLP ingestion preview
Azure Monitor now supports native ingestion of OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) signals through the Azure Monitor Agent (AMA). This allows telemetry to be sent directly from OpenTelemetry-instrumented applications to Azure Monitor. This feature is currently in public preview, enabling developers to streamline telemetry collection from their instrumented applications.
feature announcement - 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 infraazurepreview ·
Azure Site Recovery adds NVMe disk controller support for Windows VMs
Azure Site Recovery now supports replication and disaster recovery for Windows Azure Virtual Machines utilizing NVMe-enabled Generation 2 VM families. This enhancement is critical for workloads that rely on high-performance storage, extending DR capabilities to newer VM series. The feature is currently in public preview and applies to the Azure-to-Azure scenario.
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 securityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Bastion adds managed identity support for graphical session recording (preview)
Azure Bastion now supports managed identities for graphical session recording, allowing write access to storage accounts via this authentication method. This enhancement simplifies secure storage configuration for session recordings. It is currently available as a public preview and applies to users managing Azure Bastion deployments.
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 observabilityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Monitor previews OpenTelemetry support for AKS applications
Azure Monitor now supports application monitoring on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using OpenTelemetry for instrumentation and data collection. This integration allows leveraging autoinstrumentation with the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry distro. This preview feature enables enhanced observability for Kubernetes workloads on Azure.
feature announcement - Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure AKS StandardV2 NAT Gateway now in public preview
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type, enabling zone-redundant connectivity and up to 100 Gbps throughput. This feature is available in public preview for AKS managed or BYO VNets. It also adds IPv6 outbound support for AKS clusters, benefiting SREs and platform engineers managing highly available and performant outbound network traffic.
feature announcement - 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 - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazurepreviewengineer ·
Terraform Azure Provider v4.68.0: New Resources and Enhancements
Terraform Azure Provider version 4.68.0 introduces new resources for managing Azure DevOps pools, Private DNS CNAME records, and Data Lake Storage backup instances. The release also includes enhancements to existing resources, such as improved validation for Key Vault names and expanded support for Bastion Host configurations. Several bug fixes address issues with Databricks workspace updates, Function App deployments, and Kubernetes cluster configurations, improving stability and resource management.
feature patch - 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 azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Migrate adds Azure Files assessment preview
Azure Migrate now supports assessments for Azure Files in public preview, enabling users to plan migrations of on-premises SMB and NFS file shares to Azure Files. This feature helps discover file shares and provides visibility into migration readiness. It is available to customers and partners looking to migrate file storage.
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