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Tracking 321 Azure releases · Updated
- Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Foundry Agent Service Supports Bring-Your-Own-Model Scenarios
Foundry Agent Service now allows agents to use external AI models, including those behind enterprise gateways like Azure API Management. This feature enhances flexibility by enabling organizations to leverage their existing AI investments and choose models best suited for their needs. The capability is now generally available, offering broader integration options for AI deployments.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuredeprecationengineer ·
Prompt Flow to be retired April 2027 for Microsoft Agent Framework
Prompt Flow in Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry will be retired on April 20, 2027, replaced by the Microsoft Agent Framework. This consolidation aims to provide a unified platform with enhanced capabilities for orchestration. Existing users should plan to migrate their workloads to the new framework before the retirement date.
deprecation announcement - Azure Updates azurepreview ·
Azure Backup supports Elastic SAN in public preview
Azure Backup now offers a fully managed solution for backing up and restoring Elastic SAN volumes, providing data protection against accidental deletions, ransomware, and application updates. This feature is currently in public preview. It is relevant for users managing data within Azure's Elastic SAN.
feature announcement - Azure Updates infraazurepreview ·
Azure Foundry Agent Service adds hosted agents in preview
Azure's Foundry Agent Service now offers hosted agents in public preview, running in isolated execution sandboxes for secure, clean runtimes. This aims to prevent cross-session data leakage and ensure strong compute boundaries. The feature is currently available in preview, providing a dedicated and secure environment for each agent session.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Foundry Toolkit for VS Code generally available
The Foundry Toolkit for VS Code, previously known as the AI Toolkit, is now generally available. It offers VS Code tooling for Microsoft Agent Framework, enabling agent creation, local testing, debugging, and deployment. This release benefits developers building agents within the Microsoft ecosystem, providing a more integrated and efficient workflow directly in their preferred IDE.
feature announcement - 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 - 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 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 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 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 - Azure Updates azuredeprecationeolengineer ·
Azure Batch retiring HBv2, HC, and NP-series VMs
Azure Batch will retire support for HBv2, HC, and NP-series virtual machines on May 31, 2027. This impacts users who currently utilize these specific high-performance computing VM types within their Azure Batch pools. Engineers and architects running HPC workloads should plan to migrate to alternative VM series before the retirement date.
deprecation announcement - 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 datainfraawsazureengineer ·
Azure Blob Storage: Minimum billable object size for cool tiers
Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage (ADLS) now have a minimum billable object size of 128KiB for cool, cold, and archive tiers. Objects smaller than this size will be billed as if they were 128KiB, potentially impacting costs for small object storage. This change applies to all users of these storage tiers.
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