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
- Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazureengineer ·
Terraform Azure Provider v4.72.0 Adds Subnet Resource, Enhances Services
Terraform Azure Provider version 4.72.0 introduces a new resource for managing subnets, along with several enhancements to existing services like Frontdoor, Log Analytics, and Azure Machine Learning. These updates include API version upgrades, increased flexibility in configuration options, and improved security by marking sensitive fields. The release benefits users managing Azure infrastructure via Terraform, with a focus on network configurations and data services.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Now GA in Japan West
Azure Premium SSD v2, a next-generation block storage for VMs, has reached General Availability in all three Availability Zones in Japan West. This offers customers in the region sub-millisecond latencies and improved price-performance. The disk is now broadly available for production workloads.
feature patch - Azure Updates awsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN adds AV64 SKU support for AVS
Azure Elastic SAN now supports AV64 SKUs, offering higher-scale and higher-performance storage for Azure VMware Solution (AVS) deployments. This enhancement directly benefits AVS users requiring more robust storage capabilities. The feature is now generally available.
feature patch - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN adds single volume snapshots for incremental backups
Azure Elastic SAN now supports single volume snapshots, allowing for incremental, point-in-time backups of individual SAN volumes. This feature captures only changes since the last snapshot and stores them within the SAN, enabling faster deployment of new volumes. This enhancement is now generally available for Azure Elastic SAN users.
feature patch - Azure Updates azuregaengineer ·
Azure Communication Services: Cleanup legacy AlternateId usage
Azure Communication Services (ACS) is cleaning up legacy AlternateId usage due to an issue impacting the Multi-line (Multiple Number Assignment) feature for Teams Phone enablement. This change affects customers using AlternateId in their internal implementations. The update is generally available and aims to ensure continued service reliability.
patch announcement - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfra ·
Azure provider for Terraform adds CDN security policy, improves storage and Kubernetes
Terraform's Azure provider (v4.71.0) introduces a new data source for CDN security policies and enhances existing resources like storage accounts and Kubernetes clusters. These updates provide greater flexibility and control for managing Azure infrastructure via Terraform. The release also includes several bug fixes, addressing issues with SQL databases and network security rules, benefiting users managing these Azure services.
feature patch - Azure Updates azuregaengineer ·
Azure Functions adds general availability support for Java 25
Azure Functions has achieved general availability for Java 25 support. This enables developers to build and deploy applications using Java 25 on both Linux and Windows Azure Functions plans, including Flex Consumption. The update allows for local development and deployment, simplifying the Java development lifecycle on Azure.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Virtual Network Manager adds cross-region IPAM pool association
Azure Virtual Network Manager now supports associating a single IPAM pool with virtual networks across multiple Azure regions, simplifying IP address management at scale. This feature helps reduce configuration errors and improve the manageability of IP address space for complex deployments. It is now generally available for all Azure users.
feature patch - 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 - 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 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 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 - 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 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.
announcement patch - 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.
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