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Microsoft Azure updates and Terraform AzureRM provider.
- Azure Updates infraazureeolengineer ·
Azure retires HBv2, HC, and NP-series VMs in Batch pools May 2027
Support for HBv2-series, HC-series, and NP-series virtual machines in Azure Batch pools will end on May 31, 2027. This affects users who leverage these specific high-performance computing VMs for their Azure Batch workloads. Users should migrate to alternative VM series before the end-of-life date to avoid service disruption.
deprecation - Azure Updates securityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Encrypts Premium SSD v2/Ultra Disks with Cross-Tenant Customer-Managed Keys (GA)
Azure's Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks now support cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK), enabling encryption with keys stored in a separate Azure Key Vault. This feature enhances security for organizations managing keys across different Microsoft Entra tenants.
feature patch - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Site Recovery now supports NVMe disks for Windows VMs in preview
Azure Site Recovery now supports disaster recovery for Windows Azure Virtual Machines using NVMe disk controllers. This preview feature is available for specific Generation 2 VM families in the Azure-to-Azure scenario, allowing for enhanced resilience with high-performance storage.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazureengineer ·
Azure Blob Storage: Minimum billable object size for cooler tiers
Azure is introducing a minimum billable object size of 128KiB for cool, cold, and archive access tiers in Blob and Data Lake Storage accounts. This change means smaller objects will be billed as if they are 128KiB, potentially impacting cost calculations for workloads with many small files.
patch - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage Smart Tier Generally Available
Smart Tier for Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage is now generally available in most public cloud regions. This feature automatically optimizes data storage costs by moving infrequently accessed data to cooler tiers, benefiting users looking to manage their cloud storage expenses.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure File Sync now generally available in Belgium, Malaysia, and Indonesia
Azure File Sync is now generally available in three new Azure regions: Belgium Central, Malaysia West, and Indonesia Central. This expansion allows more organizations to leverage Azure File Sync for hybrid cloud scenarios, enabling seamless data tiering and simplified migration from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files.
feature - Azure Updates securityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Bastion adds managed identity support for graphical session recording (preview)
Azure Bastion graphical session recording now supports write access to storage accounts using managed identities, currently in public preview. This enhancement allows for more secure and streamlined access control to recorded sessions.
feature - Azure Updates azuregagovernment ·
Azure Storage Mover GA in Azure Government
Azure Storage Mover is now generally available in Azure Government (US). This fully managed service enables U.S. government customers and partners to securely migrate large-scale file data to Azure Government cloud environments.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Files GA: Granular Encryption-in-Transit for SMB/NFS
Azure Files now offers independent, storage account-level configuration for encryption-in-transit settings specific to SMB and NFS protocols. This allows customers to implement more precise, protocol-specific security policies, enhancing control over data protection during transit.
feature patch - Azure Updates observabilityazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Monitor adds OpenTelemetry support for AKS application monitoring (preview)
Azure Monitor now supports monitoring Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) applications using OpenTelemetry for instrumentation and data collection. This feature allows leveraging autoinstrumentation with the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry distro, simplifying the process for developers and operators.
feature - Azure Updates observabilityazuredeprecationengineer ·
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 - Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure AKS adds StandardV2 NAT Gateway as outbound type (Preview)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for managed or BYO VNets. This feature enables zone-redundant outbound connectivity, up to 100 Gbps throughput, and IPv6 support for AKS clusters.
feature - Azure Updates azuregapreviewengineerenergy ·
Azure Event Grid integrates with Stripe for event-driven architectures
Azure Event Grid can now receive events directly from Stripe, enabling developers to build scalable, event-driven architectures. This integration eliminates the need for managing webhook infrastructure or custom brokers, simplifying the event handling process.
feature - 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 dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Service Health: Regional Maintenance Notifications for PostgreSQL
Azure Service Health now offers regional consolidated maintenance notifications for Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This change simplifies communication by sending a single notification per region instead of per server, benefiting users managing multiple PostgreSQL instances.
feature - Azure Updates awsazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Migrate adds Azure Files assessments in public preview
Azure Migrate now supports assessments for Azure Files, enabling users to plan migrations of on-premises SMB and NFS file shares to Azure Files. This feature helps in discovering file shares and provides visibility into migration readiness.
feature - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Kubernetes Service adds observability views
Azure Kubernetes Service now integrates observability data from Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus into its Namespace and Workload views. This enhancement allows users to more easily monitor cluster and workload health, troubleshoot pod issues, and analyze resource utilization directly within the AKS interface.
feature - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Azure Red Hat OpenShift supports NVIDIA H100/H200 GPUs
Azure Red Hat OpenShift now supports NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPU-based Azure Virtual Machine SKUs. This enhancement allows customers to run large-scale AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing workloads on the managed OpenShift service.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure AKS: Disable HTTP proxy setting for running clusters
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now allows administrators to disable the HTTP proxy setting for running clusters. This change simplifies network management for organizations that use HTTP proxies by reducing disruption when network requirements evolve.
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