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- Azure Updates securityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Blob Storage: Prefix-scoped access for User Delegation SAS now GA
Azure Blob Storage User Delegation SAS now supports prefix-scoped access, in addition to container and individual blob scopes. This enhances security and flexibility for managing access to specific sets of blobs within a container.
feature patch - Azure Updates azuregaengineer ·
Azure Functions adds Java 25 support
Azure Functions now supports Java 25, allowing developers to build and deploy applications using the latest Java version. This enhancement is available on both Linux and Windows, including the Flex Consumption plan, offering greater flexibility for Java developers on Azure.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Red Hat OpenShift now available in Austria East
Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift has been launched in the Austria East region, offering customers and partners access to the service. This new region includes three availability zones designed to support resilient and scalable operations, addressing data residency requirements for customers operating within Austria.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 generally available for .NET and Python
Microsoft Agent Framework has reached version 1.0, offering stable APIs and long-term support for both .NET and Python. This release enables multi-agent orchestration, supports multiple model providers, and provides cross-runtime interoperability through A2A.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN now supports Windows VM connectivity via VM Extension
Azure Elastic SAN now supports volume connectivity for Windows Virtual Machines through a new VM extension. This feature simplifies the process by allowing connections directly from the Azure Portal during VM deployment, impacting engineers and architects managing Windows VMs with Elastic SAN.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
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. This feature simplifies IP address space management at scale and reduces configuration errors for users managing complex, multi-region network deployments.
feature patch - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Foundry Agent Service Supports Custom AI Gateways
Foundry Agent Service now allows agents to use custom AI models deployed outside of Foundry, including those behind enterprise AI gateways like Azure API Management. This provides organizations with greater flexibility and control over their AI model integrations.
feature - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Foundry Toolkit for VS Code reaches general availability
The Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is now generally available, offering integrated tooling for the Microsoft Agent Framework. This includes capabilities for agent creation using templates or GitHub Copilot, local testing and debugging with visualization and traces, and direct deployment to the Foundry platform.
feature - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Kubernetes Service supports WireGuard in-transit encryption (GA)
WireGuard in-transit encryption is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using Azure CNI. This feature provides transparent, node-level encryption for network traffic within the cluster, enhancing security.
feature patch - Azure Updates dataawsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports cascading read replicas
Cascading read replicas are now generally available for Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This feature allows users to create read replicas from existing ones, up to 30 across two levels, offering greater flexibility for scaling read-intensive workloads.
feature patch - Azure Updates datainfraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN Adds CRC32C Checksum Protection
Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC-32C checksum verification for client connections to Elastic SAN volumes. This feature enhances data integrity by detecting corruption during transit. It can be enabled at volume creation or on existing Elastic SANs, impacting users who require robust data protection.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN Capacity Autoscaling GA
Capacity Autoscaling is now generally available for Azure Elastic SAN. This feature allows users to automatically expand SAN capacity based on usage, eliminating the need for manual capacity management and overprovisioning.
feature patch - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes GA
Azure Monitor is now generally available for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes, including support for OpenShift and Azure Red Hat OpenShift. This integration enhances monitoring capabilities for hybrid and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments, providing deeper insights into infrastructure and application performance.
feature patch - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server now available in Denmark East
Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now generally available in the Denmark East region. This expansion provides users in Northern Europe with a new regional option for deploying managed PostgreSQL databases.
feature announcement - Azure Updates securityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Cosmos DB Dynamic Data Masking GA
Azure Cosmos DB's Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) is now generally available. This server-side feature uses policies to dynamically mask sensitive data for non-privileged users, enhancing data protection against unauthorized access.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL GA's Premium SSD v2
Premium SSD v2 is now generally available for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. This update offers up to four times higher IOPS and significantly lower latency, providing better price-performance for I/O-intensive workloads. The feature impacts users of Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server requiring enhanced storage performance.
feature patch - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL mirroring now GA in Microsoft Fabric
Enhanced mirroring for Azure Database for PostgreSQL is now generally available in Microsoft Fabric. This feature allows mirroring of native PostgreSQL data types, enabling users to operate workloads at scale with confidence.
feature - Azure Updates observabilityinfraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor pipeline reaches General Availability
Azure Monitor pipeline is now generally available, offering a centralized control point for telemetry ingestion and transformation. This feature is designed for secure, high-throughput, enterprise-scale scenarios and is built on open-source components.
feature patch - Azure Updates securityazuregapreviewengineer ·
Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection now generally available
Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection (ANF ARP) has moved to General Availability. This feature aids organizations in detecting, responding to, and recovering from ransomware attacks targeting cloud volumes by monitoring Azure NetApp Files.
feature patch - Azure Updates aiazuredatabricksgadata-scientist ·
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 available on Azure Databricks AI Model Serving
Azure Databricks has launched support for Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 via its AI Model Serving. This integration makes Anthropic's advanced hybrid reasoning model accessible for complex extraction and agentic tasks, benefiting data scientists and engineers working with LLMs on the platform.
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