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Microsoft Azure updates and Terraform AzureRM provider.
- Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineergovernment ·
Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana generally available
Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana are now generally available, integrating Grafana's visualization platform into the Azure portal. This allows developers and operators to create, edit, and share Grafana dashboards directly within Azure, streamlining observability workflows.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazurega ·
Azure Service Bus Premium gets 99.99% SLA in AZ regions
Azure Service Bus Premium namespaces in Availability Zone regions will now have a 99.99% uptime SLA starting May 1, 2026. This enhanced SLA is for critical workloads, aiming to improve reliability for users relying on Service Bus for their most important applications.
feature - Azure Updates securityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Service Bus Premium Confidential Computing GA
Confidential computing for Azure Service Bus Premium is now generally available in Korea Central and UAE North. This feature allows Service Bus to process messages within hardware-based trusted execution environments (TEEs), enhancing data protection for sensitive workloads.
feature - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Virtual Network Manager rule impact analyzer now GA
Azure Virtual Network Manager rule impact analyzer is now generally available, allowing users to simulate security rule impacts on virtual networks before deployment. This feature helps prevent unintended consequences and streamlines security rule management for network administrators.
feature patch - Azure Updates securityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Sentinel TI GA: Improved pattern parsing and revoke reliability
Azure Sentinel TI is now Generally Available with two key improvements: a fix for unreliable revoke actions and enhanced pattern parsing. These updates improve accuracy and control for users working with pattern-based workflows.
feature patch - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazureengineer ·
Terraform Provider Azure Resource Manager v4.72.0 Adds New Subnet Resource
Terraform Provider Azure Resource Manager v4.72.0 introduces a new resource for managing Azure Subnets, alongside several enhancements and bug fixes. These updates improve configuration options for services like Frontdoor and Log Analytics, enhance security by marking sensitive fields, and migrate Cosmos resources to the go-azure-sdk. These changes benefit engineers and architects managing Azure infrastructure via Terraform.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk now available in Japan West
Azure Premium SSD v2 disks, offering sub-millisecond latencies, are now available in all three availability zones in Japan West. This next-generation storage option is ideal for general-purpose block storage needs for Azure virtual machines.
feature patch - Azure Updates azuregaengineer ·
Azure DL/D/E v7 VMs with Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids Processors Generally Available
Azure announces the general availability of its new DL/D/E v7 Virtual Machines. These VMs are powered by Intel® Xeon® 6 (Granite Rapids) processors, offering up to 20% improved general compute performance. This update benefits users seeking enhanced general-purpose and memory-optimized virtual machine capabilities.
feature patch - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure SQL Managed Instance: Memory right-sizing in preview
Azure SQL Managed Instance now supports memory right-sizing for Business Critical tiers in preview. This feature allows for improved performance by allocating memory more precisely, avoiding overprovisioning.
feature - Azure Updates azuregadeprecationengineer ·
Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API Retirement
The Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API will be retired on March 30, 2029. Users must migrate to the latest generally available v4.0 API before this date. After the retirement date, the v3.0 API will no longer be accessible.
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Backup adds public preview for bulk VM restore
Azure Backup now offers a public preview feature to restore up to 100 Azure virtual machines in a single operation. This enhancement aims to simplify large-scale disaster recovery scenarios for users managing multiple VMs.
feature - Azure Updates infraazurepreview ·
Azure NetApp Files backup enabled by default in preview
Azure NetApp Files now enables backup by default for new volumes during creation. This change aims to provide a more seamless and secure data protection experience by reducing setup effort. The feature is currently in public preview, and customers can still configure backup settings.
feature patch - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Cosmos DB Shell in public preview
Azure Cosmos DB Shell is now available in public preview, offering a new command-line experience. This new shell leverages agentic capabilities via Model Context Protocol (MCP) to improve efficiency in querying, exploring, and managing data.
feature - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Cosmos DB: Public preview of spherical quantization for vector search
Azure Cosmos DB has introduced spherical quantization in public preview, a new vector compression technique that accelerates vector indexing while maintaining high recall and accuracy at scale. This feature benefits users who rely on efficient and accurate vector search for their applications.
feature - Azure Updates infraazuredeprecationengineer ·
Azure Reserved VM Instances for select VM series retiring July 2026
Azure is retiring one-year Reserved Virtual Machines Instances for several VM series, including Av2, Amv2, Bv1, D, F, G, and Lsv2, starting July 1, 2026. Purchases and renewals for these specific instances will cease on this date. This impacts users relying on these older reservation types for cost savings on specific VM series, prompting a need to migrate to newer instance types or reservation options.
deprecation - Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineer ·
Application Gateway for Containers managed add-on now in Azure AKS public preview
Application Gateway for Containers managed add-on for AKS is now in public preview. This update removes a previous limitation by allowing the add-on to be managed. This enhancement is relevant for AKS users who need advanced ingress management capabilities.
feature - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN now supports AV64 SKU for AVS
Azure Elastic SAN datastores now support the AV64 SKU. This update provides higher-scale and higher-performance storage options for Azure VMware Solution (AVS) deployments, benefiting organizations running demanding workloads on AVS.
feature - Azure Updates dataazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN adds single volume snapshots
Azure Elastic SAN now supports single volume snapshots for incremental, point-in-time backups of individual SAN volumes. This feature enables faster recovery and more efficient storage utilization by capturing only changes since the last snapshot, benefiting users who manage large datasets and require robust backup solutions.
feature - Azure Updates awsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN supports AVS Gen2 Private Cloud
Azure Elastic SAN now offers support for AVS Gen2 Private Cloud, simplifying connectivity and improving performance. This new integration eliminates the need for an ExpressRoute gateway and requires only a single Private Endpoint for configuration.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazurega ·
Azure Communication Services: Cleanup legacy AlternateId usage
Azure Communication Services (ACS) is addressing an issue impacting the Multi-line (Multiple Number Assignment) feature for Teams Phone enablement. This change cleans up legacy AlternateId usage in customer internal implementations to ensure continued service availability.
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