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Azure Virtual Network Manager now integrates with Virtual WAN in preview
Azure Virtual Network Manager integration with Virtual WAN is now in public preview. This feature allows you to use a Virtual WAN hub as the hub in Azure Virtual Network Manager hub-and-spoke configurations. This simplifies network management for organizations using both services.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure VPN Gateway GA: User Groups and IP Pools for P2S
Azure VPN Gateway now supports User Groups and IP Address Pools for Point-to-Site (P2S) connections. This allows for assigning distinct IP pools to remote users based on credentials, enabling better organization and management of user groups.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure VPN Gateway: Summarized route advertisement in preview
Azure VPN Gateway now supports summarized advertised gateway prefixes in public preview. This feature allows gateways to advertise summarized prefixes to on-premises networks, reducing the number of routes advertised. This will benefit network engineers and architects managing hybrid cloud connectivity by simplifying route management.
feature - 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 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 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 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 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 networkingazureengineer ·
Azure updates egress and data transfer options in UK region
Azure has introduced new policies regarding egress and data transfer for customers and CSP partners in the United Kingdom. This update provides more flexibility for data movement between Azure and external environments, potentially impacting cost and operational considerations for UK-based cloud users.
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 securitynetworkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Front Door Premium adds HTTP DDoS Ruleset in preview
Azure Front Door Premium now offers a public preview of its HTTP DDoS Ruleset to combat application downtime caused by HTTP-layer DDoS attacks. This new feature aims to provide more dynamic protection against evolving botnets, which often bypass traditional static security controls.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Migrate to Private Endpoint support
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports migrating servers from virtual network-integrated to Private Endpoint-capable configurations. This enables enhanced network security and private connectivity for your PostgreSQL instances, benefiting developers and architects managing sensitive data.
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.
feature - 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 - Azure Updates networkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Network Watcher adds rule impact analysis in preview
Azure Network Watcher now offers rule impact analysis in public preview, allowing users to preview the effects of security admin and NSG rules before deployment. This functionality aids in validating rule behavior and identifying potential issues, enhancing network security management.
feature - 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.
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