Azure
Microsoft Azure updates and Terraform AzureRM provider.
- Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure Site-to-Site VPN adds certificate authentication
Azure Site-to-Site VPN now supports digital certificate authentication as an alternative to pre-shared keys. This offers a more robust asymmetric trust model for secure connections between Azure and on-premises VPN devices, impacting network engineers and architects responsible for hybrid cloud connectivity.
feature patch - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineerenergy ·
Azure Event Grid adds preview Subscription Identifiers for MQTT
Azure Event Grid now offers Subscription Identifiers in public preview, allowing MQTT subscribers to determine which subscription triggered a message delivery. This feature aims to simplify client-side processing for advanced scenarios.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineerenergy ·
Azure Event Grid MQTT V5 Capabilities Generally Available
Azure Event Grid namespaces now offer expanded MQTT capabilities, supporting the MQTT V5 standard. This enhancement simplifies the creation of scalable, real-time solutions and improves responsive device experiences for organizations using IoT or real-time messaging.
feature patch - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure App Configuration Scorecards now in public preview
Azure App Configuration is introducing Scorecards in public preview, offering a telemetry-driven view of feature flag variant performance in production. This feature helps teams measure the impact of feature rollouts without manual effort.
feature - Azure Updates infraazurega ·
Azure NetApp Files cache volumes reach General Availability
Azure NetApp Files now supports cache volumes, which are cloud-based caches of an external origin volume holding the most actively accessed data. This feature brings frequently accessed data closer to compute resources, improving performance for I/O-intensive workloads. This release is now generally available for all Azure users.
feature patch - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure Network Watcher Rule Impact Analyzer GA
Azure Network Watcher rule impact analyzer is now generally available. This feature allows users to assess the potential impact of network security group (NSG) or security admin rule changes on live network traffic before they are applied. This helps engineers prevent unintended network disruptions.
feature patch - Azure Updates azuregaengineer ·
Azure Storage Actions GA: Mock Runs for Task Validation
Azure Storage Actions now supports mock runs, allowing users to simulate task execution at full scale without altering data. This feature, now generally available, helps validate automation logic before deployment, reducing risk and improving reliability for users managing Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage.
feature patch - Azure Updates observabilityinfraazuregaengineer ·
Application Insights auto-instrumentation for AKS apps now GA
Azure Monitor Application Insights auto-instrumentation for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) apps is now generally available. This feature simplifies application monitoring by eliminating the need to modify source code, requiring only a few configuration steps.
feature patch - Azure Updates azuregaengineer ·
Azure Marketplace: Auto-activation for SaaS subscriptions now GA
Microsoft Marketplace now supports auto-activation for SaaS subscriptions, streamlining the onboarding process for customers. This feature enables subscriptions and billing to commence immediately upon purchase, accelerating time-to-value for SaaS products.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure Front Door Standard/Premium GA support for WebSockets
Azure Front Door Standard and Premium now fully support WebSocket in general availability. This enables full-duplex communication over a single TCP connection, crucial for real-time applications. The feature is enabled by default for all users of these tiers.
feature patch - Azure Updates awsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust reaches General Availability
The Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust is now generally available, enabling developers to interact with Azure Blob Storage from Rust applications. This SDK supports core operations like uploading, downloading, and listing blobs, providing Rust developers with direct access to this foundational Azure storage service.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazurega ·
Azure NetApp Files supports 64 TiB files for large workload migration
Azure NetApp Files now supports file sizes up to 64 TiB for regular volumes. This change is crucial for seamless migration and operation of workloads using large files, such as Azure VMware Solution (AVS) virtual machines with large VMDK disks.
feature - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazuregaengineer ·
Terraform Azure Provider v4.73.0 Adds Storage Mover Resources
Terraform provider for Azure v4.73.0 introduces new resources for Azure Storage Mover, including job definitions and projects. Enhancements include expanded support for custom block response status codes in CDN Frontdoor Firewall policies and identity IDs for container app jobs. This release benefits users managing Azure infrastructure with Terraform.
feature patch - Azure Updates securityawsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Files SMB now supports Managed Identity authentication (GA)
Azure Files SMB now supports Managed Identities, allowing applications to authenticate using Entra-issued tokens instead of static credentials. This enhances security by aligning with Zero Trust principles and eliminates the need to manage account keys.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Container Apps Express now in public preview
Azure Container Apps Express is now available in public preview, offering a simplified and rapid way to deploy and scale applications on Azure. This new feature aims to remove infrastructure decision-making for developers, enabling them to go from zero to hyperscale quickly. The initial release focuses on core compute capabilities.
feature - 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.
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