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 419 Azure releases · Updated
- Azure Updates observabilityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Monitor adds advanced platform metrics in public preview
Azure Monitor is introducing advanced platform metrics, powered by AI, to help users discover updates for Azure products and features. This feature is currently in public preview, available for non-production use and testing by all Azure customers. The goal is to keep users informed about their cloud investments and evolving Azure services.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
DevUI Agent Inspector for Microsoft Agent Framework Announced
Microsoft has announced the DevUI Agent Inspector, a new tool for the Microsoft Agent Framework. This tool aims to facilitate AI-powered discovery of Azure Updates through the Microsoft Release Communications MCP server. It is currently in preview, available to all Azure customers for non-production use and testing, with a limited offering for select customers in development.
announcement feature - Azure Updates networkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Front Door adds public preview of edge actions
Azure Front Door is now available in public preview with new edge actions, enabling developers to modify requests and responses directly at the network edge. This feature allows for advanced traffic management and request manipulation, benefiting engineers and architects managing global web applications. The preview is available to all Azure customers for non-production use and testing.
feature announcement - Microsoft Azure Blog bloginfraazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Chaos Studio Workspaces enhances resilience testing with scenarios
Azure Chaos Studio Workspaces, now in public preview, simplifies chaos engineering by offering scenario-focused resilience testing. It simulates real-world failure modes across infrastructure and applications, helping teams proactively identify and fix potential outages before they impact production environments. This new approach reduces the complexity of setting up tests and provides detailed reports, benefiting engineers and architects responsible for application reliability on Azure.
feature announcement - Microsoft Azure Blog blogsecuritygovernanceazurepreviewazure-key-vault ·
Azure Key Vault Managed HSM external key management enters public preview
Azure Key Vault Managed HSM now offers external key management in public preview, allowing customers to keep their encryption keys on hardware outside of Azure datacenters. This feature addresses stringent regulatory and contractual requirements for organizations in sectors like government and finance that mandate cryptographic keys reside outside the cloud provider's environment. While Managed HSM already provides significant sovereignty, external key management shifts the root of trust to customer-owned hardware, requiring increased operational responsibility.
feature announcement - Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineer ·
Manage Azure Chaos Studio via Azure CLI in Preview
Azure Chaos Studio is now manageable through the Azure CLI in public preview, enabling engineers to automate chaos engineering experiments. This feature is available to all Azure customers for non-production use and testing. It aims to simplify the integration of chaos experiments into CI/CD pipelines. Users can leverage this CLI command for greater control and automation.
feature announcement - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreview ·
Log Analytics Export jobs now in public preview
Azure Log Analytics workspaces can now export historical data using Export jobs, currently in public preview. This feature allows users to retrieve past data for analysis or compliance purposes. It is available to all Azure customers for non-production testing and evaluation.
feature announcement - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Chaos Studio Workspaces and Scenarios now in public preview
Azure Chaos Studio is introducing Workspaces and Scenarios, now available in public preview for all Azure customers for non-production use. This feature allows for AI-powered discovery of Azure updates through Microsoft Release Communications, helping users stay informed about their cloud investments. The preview is intended for non-production testing and learning.
feature announcement - Azure Updates securityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Application Gateway and Front Door WAF exceptions in preview
Exceptions can now be configured in Web Application Firewall (WAF) for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door during public preview. This feature allows greater control over security rules, reducing false positives for specific traffic patterns. It is available to all Azure customers for non-production use and testing.
feature announcement - Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineerazure-blob-storage ·
Azure Storage Mover supports Google Cloud Storage migration in public preview
Azure Storage Mover now supports migrating data from Google Cloud Storage (GCS) in a public preview release. This feature is now available for non-production use and testing by all Azure customers. The enhancement allows users to migrate data into Azure Storage from a competing cloud provider, expanding Azure's hybrid and multi-cloud capabilities.
feature announcement - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Instant Restore Points Enter Public Preview
Azure is introducing a new public preview feature for instant access via application-consistent restore points. This capability allows for faster recovery by leveraging AI-powered discovery of Azure Updates. The feature is currently available to all Azure customers for non-production use and testing, with a fully released version planned for future production use.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
Microsoft Foundry NextGen Playground sample for PII discovery in Azure Updates
Microsoft Foundry NextGen now offers a public preview of a playground sample for discovering Personally Identifiable Information (PII) within Azure Updates. This feature leverages AI to help users identify sensitive data in update communications, assisting with compliance and security needs. It is now available to all Azure customers for non-production use and testing. This enhancement aims to improve the management of cloud investment by keeping users informed about Azure products and features.
feature announcement - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazurepreviewengineer ·
Azurerm Provider v4.79.0 Adds NetApp and SignalR Resources
HashiCorp has released version 4.79.0 of the Terraform Azure Provider, introducing new resources for Azure NetApp Volumes and Azure SignalR Service. This update also includes several enhancements, such as migrating the Batch Job resource to the go-azure-sdk and increasing limits for backup instance storage container names. These changes primarily affect engineers and architects managing Azure infrastructure with Terraform.
feature patch - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Application Gateway for Containers adds AI inference gateway
Azure's Application Gateway for Containers is introducing an AI inference gateway capability, extending its Kubernetes Gateway API support. This feature aims to simplify the deployment and management of AI models by providing an inference gateway. It is currently available as a public preview and targets Kubernetes users deploying AI workloads.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregapreviewengineer ·
Azure Updates AI-powered discovery in preview
Azure is enabling AI-powered discovery of Azure product and feature updates via the Microsoft Release Communications MCP server. This feature helps users stay informed about their cloud investments. It is currently available to all Azure customers for non-production testing and use, with plans for a fully released, production-ready product in the future.
feature announcement - Azure Updates dataaiazuredatabrickspreviewengineerfabric ·
Azure Databricks to natively store data in Microsoft OneLake (preview)
Azure Databricks will soon natively store data in Microsoft OneLake, enabling AI-powered discovery and integration with Azure updates. This feature is currently in public preview and available for non-production use and testing by all Azure customers. It aims to enhance cloud investment needs by keeping users informed about Azure product and feature updates.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Migrate Adds GitHub Copilot Integration for Code Assessment
Azure Migrate now offers GitHub Copilot integration for at-scale code modernization assessments, powered by AI. This feature helps customers discover necessary Azure updates to optimize cloud investments. It is currently in public preview for non-production use and testing by all Azure customers.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineerazure-functions ·
Azure Updates AI-powered discovery available in preview
Microsoft is enabling AI-powered discovery of Azure Updates via the Microsoft Release Communications MCP server. This feature helps users stay informed about Azure product and feature updates relevant to their cloud investments. It is currently in preview for all Azure customers for non-production use and testing, with a full release planned for production use.
feature announcement - Azure Updates infraazuregapreviewdeprecationengineer ·
Azure VPN Client for Linux (Preview) to be retired August 31, 2026
Microsoft is retiring the Azure VPN Client for Linux (Preview) on August 31, 2026, as it will not reach general availability. This decision aligns Azure networking services with current security and reliability standards. Users of the preview client should transition to alternative solutions before the retirement date.
deprecation announcement - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
GitHub Copilot Agent Mode for SSMS in Public Preview
GitHub Copilot is now available in public preview with agent mode for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This feature allows AI-powered discovery of Azure updates, helping users stay informed about Azure products and features. It is available to all Azure customers for non-production use and testing.
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