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 infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Kubernetes Service WireGuard encryption now GA
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 feature provides transparent, node-level encryption for inter-node communication. It is now production-ready for users leveraging these specific AKS networking configurations.
feature patch - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Cascading read replicas now GA
Cascading read replicas are now generally available in Azure Database for PostgreSQL, enhancing flexibility for read-intensive workloads. This feature allows users to create read replicas from existing replicas, supporting up to 30 replicas across two levels of replication. The update is available for all PostgreSQL versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN adds CRC32C checksum support
Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC‑32C checksum verification for connections to Elastic SAN volumes when enabled on the client. This enhancement helps ensure data integrity during transit by detecting accidental data corruption. The feature can be enabled during volume group creation or for existing Elastic SAN configurations. This update is now generally available for Azure users.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN Capacity Autoscaling is Now Generally Available
Capacity Autoscaling is now generally available for Azure Elastic SAN, allowing users to automatically expand storage capacity based on usage. This feature eliminates the need for manual capacity management and avoids overprovisioning. It is now available for all customers to use in production environments.
feature announcement - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazuregapreviewengineer ·
Terraform Provider for AzureRM v4.70.0 adds Storage Mover resources and enhancements
Terraform Provider for AzureRM v4.70.0 introduces new resources for managing Azure Storage Movers, agents, and endpoints. It also includes enhancements across various services, such as updated API versions for Synapse and Cosmos DB, new properties for Bot services and Dashboard Grafana, and support for IPv6 in NAT Gateway associations. Additionally, the release includes bug fixes for the Storage Account SAS data source and Container App environment.
feature patch - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor GA for Arc-enabled Kubernetes, incl. OpenShift
Azure Monitor is now generally available for monitoring Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters, including those using OpenShift and Azure Red Hat OpenShift. This provides comprehensive visibility into the health and performance of Kubernetes infrastructure and dependent applications. The update benefits engineers and architects managing hybrid and multi-cloud Kubernetes deployments. Support for these specific OpenShift environments ensures consistent monitoring across diverse infrastructure.
feature announcement - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Arc adds SQL Server on Azure VMs as migration target (preview)
Azure Arc migration now supports targeting SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, expanding options beyond Azure SQL Managed Instance. This allows for a more flexible migration path for Arc-enabled SQL Server instances to Azure infrastructure. The feature is currently available as a public preview.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreview ·
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server: Logical replication slot sync status metric in preview
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server now offers a new metric, `logical_replication_slot_sync_status`, to monitor logical replication slot synchronization. This feature, currently in public preview, allows users to observe the sync status directly within Azure Monitor. It is intended for database administrators and engineers managing replication in PostgreSQL Flexible Server environments.
feature announcement - 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 networkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure PostgreSQL server migration to Private Endpoint-ready network config
Users can now migrate Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers from virtual network-integrated deployments to configurations supporting Private Endpoint connectivity. This enables enhanced network security and control for PostgreSQL servers previously deployed within a virtual network. The feature is currently available in public preview.
feature announcement - 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 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.
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