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Microsoft Azure updates and Terraform AzureRM provider.
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Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU retires March 30, 2027
The Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU is scheduled for retirement on March 30, 2027. Users of this SKU should migrate to the Standard SKU or Azure Monitor Dashboards with Grafana before the deadline to prevent service disruption.
deprecation - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazureengineer ·
Terraform Azure Provider v4.68.0 Adds New Resources and Enhancements
The latest release of the Terraform Azure provider (v4.68.0) introduces several new resources including Managed DevOps Pools, Private DNS CNAME Records, and Data Lake Storage Backup Instances. It also includes enhancements to existing resources like Key Vault validation and support for new properties in Cosmos DB and NetApp volumes. These updates provide expanded capabilities for managing Azure infrastructure via Terraform.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazurega ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports PgBouncer 1.25.1
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now generally supports PgBouncer 1.25.1. This built-in connection pooling feature helps scale to thousands of connections by efficiently managing idle and short-lived connections.
patch - Azure Updates azuregaengineer ·
Azure Functions GA: MCP resource triggers support
Azure Functions now supports MCP resource triggers, allowing developers to expose resources directly from an MCP server hosted on Azure Functions. This expands capabilities for developers building MCP servers on the platform.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure AKS Pod CIDR expansion generally available
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now offers generally available Pod CIDR expansion for overlay-based clusters. This feature allows teams to increase the pod IP address range of existing clusters, avoiding disruptive rebuilds when IP capacity is exhausted.
feature patch - Azure Updates securitynetworkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure Service Bus Network Security Perimeter GA
Network Security Perimeter support for Azure Service Bus is now generally available. This feature enables the creation of a logical network boundary around Service Bus namespaces to block unauthorized public access, enhancing security for sensitive workloads.
feature patch - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazureengineer ·
Terraform Azure Provider v4.67.0: New Resources and Enhancements
This release introduces several new resources, including Storage Sync, Data Protection Backup Policy for Data Lake Storage, Event Grid Namespace Topic, Kubernetes Cluster Deployment Safeguard, and Feature Registration. Enhancements include support for new SKUs like StandardV2 for NAT Gateway and Public IP, along with updates to existing resources and data sources. Bug fixes address issues in Azure Backup, Cosmos DB, Machine Learning Compute Instances, and Search Services.
feature patch - Azure Updates azuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure App Service and Functions on Windows: Python Support Retired March 31, 2027
Azure will retire Python support for App Service and Functions on Windows starting March 31, 2027. After this date, existing Python applications hosted on these platforms will stop running, though configurations and content will be preserved. Affected users should migrate their Python workloads to supported operating systems or services.
deprecation - Azure Updates azurepreviewdeprecationengineer ·
Azure DNS Endpoints for Storage Accounts Retiring March 2027
AzureDnsZone endpoints for Azure Blob storage accounts will be retired in March 2027. Customers currently using these endpoints, which are in preview, should migrate to Standard endpoints for all storage account deployments.
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure Service Fabric support for Windows Server 2022 ends March 31, 2027
Azure Service Fabric will no longer support clusters running on Windows Server 2022 after March 31, 2027. Customers must upgrade to Windows Server 2025 by this date to maintain a supported state, aligning with Service Fabric's OS image support. This change impacts all users running Service Fabric on Windows Server 2022.
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure Service Fabric support for Windows Server 2019 ends March 31, 2027
Azure Service Fabric will end support for clusters running on Windows Server 2019 on March 31, 2027. Customers must upgrade to Windows Server 2025 by this date to remain supported. This aligns Service Fabric's OS image support with broader Microsoft strategies.
deprecation - Azure Updates datacomplianceazuregaengineer ·
Azure Data Box GA: Secure Erasure Certificates now available
Azure Data Box now automatically generates Secure Erasure Certificates upon order completion. This feature provides verification of secure data erasure according to NIST 800-88 Rev 2 standards, enhancing compliance for users managing sensitive data on the device.
feature patch - Azure Updates networkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure NetApp Files adds cool access enhancement in preview
Azure NetApp Files now offers a QoS update with cool access enabled on Premium and Ultra service levels. This enhancement automatically adjusts throughput as data moves to cool storage, balancing performance and cost for mixed workloads and benefiting users managing both hot and cool data tiers.
feature patch announcement - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Data Box GA supports Azure Files Provisioned v2
Azure Data Box now supports ingesting data into Azure Files Provisioned v2 storage accounts. This new billing model allows customers to provision and pay for specific capacity, IOPS, and throughput, offering greater flexibility for data transfer and storage.
feature patch - Azure Updates aiazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure AI Language features to be retired March 31, 2029
Microsoft will retire eight Azure AI Language features on March 31, 2029. These include Key Phrase Extraction, Sentiment Analysis, Custom Text Classification, Conversational Language Understanding, and Custom Question Answering. Affected users should migrate to newer capabilities before the retirement date.
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