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 awsazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure NetApp Files: Backup enabled by default for new volumes (preview)
Azure NetApp Files now enables backup by default for newly created volumes, simplifying data protection. This change automatically provisions backups during volume creation, reducing manual setup effort for users. The feature is currently in public preview and impacts users creating new NetApp Files volumes.
feature announcement - 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 dataawsazuregaengineerfabric ·
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 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 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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