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| Oct 09, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters | The Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes will be retired on October 9, 2027.Customers currently using... |
| Oct 08, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Managed StandardV2 NAT Gateway for AKS | AKS will now provision and manage a StandardV2 NAT Gateway for clusters using an AKS-managed virtual network.StandardV2 is now the default m... |
| Oct 08, 2026 | Security | Post-quantum authentication: Why organizations should start testing certificate ecosystems now | Prepare for post-quantum authentication by testing certificate ecosystems now. Learn how Microsoft’s PQC TLS Pilot Program helps advance fut... |
| Oct 08, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in East US 3 | Now you can deploy Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in the East US 3 Azure region. Learn more. |
| Oct 08, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Microsoft Dev Box will be retired on September 18, 2028 | Microsoft Dev Box will retire on September 18, 2028. Beginning on September 14, 2026, Microsoft Dev Box will begin the closing-down process.... |
| Oct 08, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Azure Deployment Environments will be retired on February 22, 2027 | Azure Deployment Environments will retire on February 22, 2027. Beginning on September 14, 2026, Azure Deployment Environments will begin th... |
| Oct 08, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door | Announcing the general availability of exceptions for Web Application Firewall on Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door.Azure Web A... |
| Oct 08, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft Agent 365 integration with Azure API Management | The integration between Microsoft Agent 365 and Azure API Management is now available in public preview, helping organizations connect centr... |
| Oct 08, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: Multiparty private offers in Microsoft Marketplace expands to Hong Kong | Multiparty private offers give Microsoft partners a way to procure third-party cloud and AI solutions for customers through Marketplace. Sof... |
| Oct 08, 2026 | Partner Center Announcements | Multiparty private offers expand to Hong Kong SAR | Workspace: General • Announced: October 8 |
| Oct 07, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Anyscale on Azure | Anyscale on Azure is now Generally Available. Anyscale on Azure is a managed platform for running distributed Python workloads on Ray. It de... |
| Oct 07, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Enabling the Bulk admin role for SQL Server on Linux | Starting with SQL Server 2025 CU9 and SQL Server 2022 CU27, SQL Server on Linux supports the bulkadmin fixed server role and the ADMINISTER ... |
| Oct 07, 2026 | Security | 3 lessons from frontier AI vulnerability research | Read how How Microsoft Security's FORGE Lab is scaling vulnerability research from Windows to the Linux kernel. The post 3 lessons from fron... |
| Oct 07, 2026 | Azure Blog | AI transformation across the infrastructure lifecycle: From supply chain to fleet operations | The opportunity is bigger than making individual tasks faster. It’s to build a system that learns from how infrastructure is designed, sourc... |
| Oct 07, 2026 | Partner Center Announcements | Explore what's new in PostgreSQL | Workspace: General • Announced: October 7 |
| Oct 06, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Pod name dimension in AKS pod platform metrics | Beginning September 30, 2027, support for the pod name dimension on the following Azure Monitor platform metrics is retiring, and these metr... |
| Oct 06, 2026 | Azure Blog | Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms | We’re proud to share that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Industrial AIoT Platforms. The p... |
| Oct 06, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub | Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub will be retired on September 30, 2029. Starting September 30, 2026, new installations will no longer be... |
| Oct 06, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Support for Java 8, 11 and 17 will end on September 1, 2027 | On September 1, 2027 support for Java 8, 11 and 17 will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security upd... |
| Oct 06, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Always Encrypted with Intel SGX Enclaves | Always Encrypted with Intel SGX enclaves in Azure SQL Database will retire on October 31, 2027 as support for SGX-enabled DC-series hardware... |
| Oct 06, 2026 | Security | CISO perspectives on managing vulnerability risks in the age of AI | Learn how CISOs can mitigate cybersecurity risks and increase resilience in the age of AI-powered vulnerability management. The post CISO pe... |
| Oct 06, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: AKS on bare metal now on Ubuntu | Running Kubernetes on-premises often means adding a virtualization layer, adapting to unfamiliar infrastructure, or giving up control over t... |
| Oct 05, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure HorizonDB expands to additional regions | Azure HorizonDB is expanding to additional Azure regions, giving you greater flexibility to deploy PostgreSQL workloads closer to your appli... |
| Oct 05, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines in Azure Bleu | SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines is now available in Azure Bleu, enabling you to deploy and manage SQL Server workloads in France's sove... |
| Oct 05, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: Table discovery in OneLake Catalog search | Starting October 15, 2026, Search in Microsoft Fabric will return tables from semantic models, lakehouses, and mirrored databases as individ... |
| Oct 05, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Backup for PostgreSQL flexible server and elastic cluster (v2) | Azure Backup for PostgreSQL flexible server and elastic cluster (v2) preview brings enterprise-grade long-term retention to PostgreSQL. Back... |
| Oct 05, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: IPv6 Support for Application Gateway WAF | Announcing the Public Preview of IPv6 support for Application Gateway WAF.Application Gateway Web Application Firewall (WAF) now supports in... |
| Oct 05, 2026 | Partner Center Announcements | New Security designation workloads | Workspace: General • Announced: October 5 |
| Oct 02, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Event-driven cache updates with Azure Managed Redis and Azure Cosmos DB | Find out how to update Azure Managed Redis asynchronously from committed changes in Azure Cosmos DB by using Azure Functions and the change ... |
| Oct 02, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Troubleshoot a hybrid VPN connection | Learn tips for how to troubleshoot a VPN gateway connection between an on-premises network and Azure. |
| Oct 02, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Major version upgrades (MVU) for Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters | MVUs are now available for elastic clusters in Azure Database for PostgreSQL. You can upgrade an existing elastic cluster to a supported new... |
| Oct 02, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Azure Local hyperconverged storage switchless architecture | Learn how to design a connected, hyperconverged Azure Local deployment of three to four machines that uses direct storage links and dual top... |
| Oct 02, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Azure Local hyperconverged baseline reference architecture | Learn how to design a connected, highly available Azure Local deployment that uses hyperconverged storage and storage-switched networking. |
| Oct 02, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Use Azure Key Vault in a multitenant solution | Learn how to use Azure Key Vault in multitenant solutions, including isolation models, tenant-specific vaults, shared vaults, and multitenan... |
| Oct 01, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Multitenancy and Application Insights | Learn about tenancy models that you can use with Application Insights and features that are useful when you use this service in multitenant ... |
| Oct 01, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on October 31, 2029 | On October 31, 2029, DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Linux, Windows and Dedicated Host virtual machines will be retired. After that date, they... |
| Oct 01, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Replicate mainframe data by using Precisely Connect | Learn how to use Precisely Connect to replicate mainframe and midrange data to Azure in real time with change data capture. |
| Oct 01, 2026 | Security | Preparing governments for an era of interconnected cyber risk | According to this year’s Microsoft Digital Defense Report, government agencies and services were the sector most impacted by cyber threats i... |
| Oct 01, 2026 | Security | Insights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report | Read highlights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report, which reflects a security environment that continues to grow more interconne... |
| Oct 01, 2026 | Partner Center Announcements | Update: Usage-based billing will be default-on for new Microsoft 365 Copilot Business licenses starting December 1, 2026 | Workspace: General • Announced: October 1 |
| Oct 01, 2026 | Partner Center Announcements | Enhance Business Premium security deals with a new CSP partner promotion | Workspace: General • Announced: October 1 |
| Oct 01, 2026 | Partner Center Announcements | Growth margin is live | Workspace: General • Announced: October 1 |
| Oct 01, 2026 | Partner Center Announcements | Dynamics 365 Business Central license key version update | Workspace: General • Announced: October 1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: SQL performance monitoring for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines | The public preview of Microsoft-managed performance monitoring for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines is now available. You can now monito... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Security | Secure what’s next: Your guide to Microsoft Security at Microsoft Ignite 2026 | This year at Microsoft Ignite, we spotlight our AI-first, end-to-end security platform designed to protect identities, devices, data, applic... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: NVv3-series Azure Virtual Machines | On September 30, 2026, Microsoft Azure retired the Standard_NV12s_v3, Standard_NV12hs_v3, Standard_NV24s_v3, Standard_NV24ms_v3, Standard_NV... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: NVv4-series Azure Virtual Machines | On September 30, 2026, Microsoft Azure retired the Standard_NV4as_v4, Standard_NV4ahs_v4, Standard_NV8as_v4, Standard_NV8ahs_v4, Standard_NV... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Ubuntu 26.04 support in AKS | Teams running Ubuntu node pools on AKS need to stay current with Ubuntu LTS releases, but each OS transition can introduce package footprint... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: Azure canvases for GitHub Copilot | Discover Azure canvases for GitHub Copilot, interactive shared workspaces that bring Azure tools, dashboards, and guided workflows directly ... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VMs | As part of the Microsoft Azure VM lifecycle policy, Microsoft is announcing the retirement of the Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VM series i... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Stream processing with Databricks | Learn how to create a four-stage, end-to-end stream processing pipeline in Azure by using Azure Databricks. |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Advanced Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) microservices architecture | Learn about a scalable, secure AKS microservices architecture that builds on recommended AKS microservices baseline architectures and implem... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Azure Blog | Responsible infrastructure at hyperscale: Managing the full lifecycle of Azure hardware | Microsoft is advancing Azure cloud infrastructure with more efficient systems and Circular Centers that extend the useful life of datacenter... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Security | Unauthenticated command injection on internet-facing mail servers: tracking CVE-2026-73570 | Microsoft Threat Intelligence examines CVE-2026-73570 exploitation in Zimbra, including observed attack paths, detection opportunities, and ... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Partner Center Announcements | Frontier Partner specialization now live | Workspace: General • Announced: September 30 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Security | Phishing Abuses RMM Tools for Persistent Access | Microsoft observed phishing campaigns that abused MSP360 RMM to deploy ScreenConnect, creating redundant remote-access channels for follow-o... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Functions on Azure Container Apps V1 | The Functions on Azure Container Apps (ACA) V1 will be retired on September 29, 2027. After this date, existing Functions on ACA V1 Apps wil... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Storage optimized Lasv5 and Laosv5 Azure VM series | The Laosv5 series and Lasv5 storage optimized VMs, based on the 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ processor (Turin), are now generally available.Lasv5 and L... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Automatic Zone Placement for Virtual Machine Scale Sets | Automatic Zone Placement for VM Scale Sets (Public Preview) enables Azure to automatically select the best availability zones for your scale... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server in Germany West Central | Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server is now available in Germany West Central, enabling you to connect SQL Server instances to Azure Arc and take ad... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server Available in Italy North | Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server is now available in Italy North, enabling you to connect SQL Server instances to Azure Arc and take advantage o... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Considerations for multitenant agentic systems | Review considerations for multitenant agentic systems, including tenant isolation, identity management, tool-calling governance, and state i... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Ultra Disk | Ultra Disk support is now available in public preview for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. You can use Azure’s highest-perform... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: SQL Performance Monitoring for Azure SQL Database | The public preview of Microsoft-managed performance monitoring for Azure SQL Database is now available. You can now monitor Azure SQL Databa... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Performance monitoring for Azure Arc–enabled SQL Server | The preview of performance monitoring for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc is expanding with more flexible ways to explore and visualize your... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-September 2026 | The following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Scale larger workloads on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Premium series with n... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server supports cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK) | Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now supports cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK). You can encrypt your data using keys st... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public preview: Script-based deployment for SQL Server on Linux Azure VM | A new deployment experience for SQL Server on Linux Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) replaces legacy marketplace images with automated script-ba... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Server on Azure Local Disconnected (ALDO) | Now you can use ALDO to extend SQL Server support to environments that can’t maintain continuous connectivity to Azure. ALDO is designed for... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Server support on Azure Local connected mode | With SQL Server on Azure Local, you can run SQL Server workloads on Azure Local infrastructure while leveraging Azure services for centraliz... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-September 2026 | In late September 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Database Hub in Microsoft Fabric is a unified experie... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Database DevOps in SSMS powered by SQL projects | In SSMS, you can now use Microsoft.Build.Sql projects to help you implement, manage, and collaborate on database changes, by providing a loc... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Serverless auto-pause and auto-resume | Auto-pause and auto-resume are now available in public preview for Azure SQL Hyperscale databases using the Serverless compute tier. You can... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Formatter | You can now format SQL scripts directly in Visual Studio Code using SQL Formatter for more consistent, readable code. Customizable formattin... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Migration Agent Skills for assessment, migration, and validation | SQL Migration Agent Skills help you automate and streamline the end-to-end migration journey from SQL Server to Azure. These reusable AI-pow... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Azure Arc enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager will be retired September 30, 2029 | Microsoft is retiring Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) in September 2029. Customers must plan and transition ... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Migrate directly from Azure Arc to Azure SQL Database, including Hyperscale | You can now select Azure SQL Database, including Hyperscale, as a migration target directly from the database migration experience in Azure ... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft SQL Agent Skills | Microsoft SQL Agent Skills help you get more accurate, product-specific guidance when using AI agents to build, operate, and migrate SQL wor... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Long-term retention (LTR) v2 for Azure Database for PostgreSQL | LTR v2 is the next-generation long-term backup solution for Azure Database for PostgreSQL that moves from logical backups (pg_dump/pg_restor... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Microsoft HPC Pack | Microsoft is retiring all versions of HPC Pack. End of Support is August 27, 2027. HPC Pack is now entering a one-year retirement period. Mi... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Azure IoT Central will be retired on September 20, 2029 | Azure IoT Central will be retired on September 20, 2029. You can continue using Azure IoT Central until the retirement date, but we recommen... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Support for large volume breakthrough mode | Large volume breakthrough mode in Azure NetApp Files enables extreme performance and scalability for demanding HPC and EDA workloads. It sup... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Storage with cool access enhancement | QoS update with cool access enabled on Premium and Ultra service levels improves how Azure NetApp Files balances performance and cost for mi... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview : Microsoft entra kerberos authentication for Azure NetApp Files | Azure NetApp Files now supports Microsoft Entra Kerberos authentication for SMB volumes. The capability enables users with hybrid or cloud-o... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Blog | SQL Server on Azure Local is now generally available | With SQL Server on Azure Local, customers can modernize where their data resides while maintaining control over infrastructure, connectivity... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Security | Beyond source code: A path to the keys to the kingdom | Explore how Storm-3068 turned a compromised identity into broader cloud access and the steps organizations can take to defend their identiti... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Security | Star Blizzard refines phishing and malware delivery with the RedFlick technique | Since January 2026, Microsoft has observed Russian state threat actor Star Blizzard evolve their detection evasion capabilities through larg... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Azure Blog | FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and agents | Microsoft Fabric and SQL innovations announced at FabCon and SQLCon Barcelona 2026 help organizations build trusted data foundations for AI.... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Vector search and vector indexes in Azure SQL | Vector search and vector indexes are now generally available in Azure SQL Database. Using the CREATE VECTOR INDEX and VECTOR_SEARCH T-SQL ca... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Dev Hub | Azure SQL Dev Hub gives you a central starting point for building applications with Azure SQL, whether you’re developing directly or using A... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Scheduler agent supervisor pattern | See how to coordinate a set of distributed actions as a single operation so the entire operation succeeds or fails as a whole. |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Managed Instance updates for late-September 2026 | In late September 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL Managed Instance: Use the flexible memory feature in A... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Luxembourg - Azure Extended Zones | We are announcing the general availability of the Luxembourg Azure Extended Zone. Azure Extended Zones are small-footprint extensions of Azu... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Azure Blog | Enhancing Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine lifecycle | Our Virtual Machine Lifecycle policy guides how we manage these transitions, giving Azure customers transparency, predictability, and guidan... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Partner Center Announcements | Frontier Accelerate for Marketplace now available | Workspace: General • Announced: September 28 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Health Endpoint Monitoring pattern | Implement functional checks in an application that external tools can access at regular intervals through exposed endpoints. |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure HorizonDB supports PostgreSQL 18 | Azure HorizonDB is a fully managed, PostgreSQL-compatible, cloud-native database service designed for scalable, high-performance workloads.A... |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Baseline Azure Machine Learning inference reference architecture | Learn how to build a private, production-ready Azure Machine Learning inference platform with AKS, environment isolation, and controlled mod... |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Partner Center Announcements | Introducing the new Copilot: One connected experience, designed for the next phase of AI-powered work | Workspace: General • Announced: September 25 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) baseline architecture for Azure Local | Design a baseline architecture for Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) that runs on Azure Local or uses AKS on bare metal as an alterna... |