| Status | Name | Link | Description | Publication Day | Category |
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| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions Support for Node.js 24 | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562647 | Azure Functions support for Node.js 24 is now generally available. You can now develop apps using Node.js 24 locally and deploy them to supported Azure Functions […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,Azure Functions,compute,containers,Features,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,open source,security |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure API Management Premium v2 and Standard v2 now support wildcard custom hostnames. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562894 | As API estates grow, managing individual custom domains and certificates for every subdomain can quickly become operationally complex and difficult to scale. Without wildcard support, every […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,API Management,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,Mobile,Web |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Snapshot backup for SQL Server in Azure VMs | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564668 | Azure Backup now supports snapshot-based backup for SQL Server running on Azure Virtual Machines. This new capability uses Azure disk snapshots combined with native SQL transaction […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Backup,Compliance,Features,In preview,Management,Management and Governance,security,Services,storage |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Custom Avatar and Custom Video portal in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563436 | Azure AI Speech brings the Custom Avatar and Custom Video authoring experiences into the Microsoft Foundry portal in general availability. Approved customers can upload an actor’s […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure DocumentDB instant free tier clusters | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563082 | With near-instant provisioning of free tier clusters, you can get started immediately on Azure DocumentDB. Learn more. | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure DocumentDB,Databases,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Toolbox connectors and triggers in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563456 | Microsoft Foundry adds connectors and time-based triggers to the Foundry Tools toolbox in public preview, giving enterprise developers and automation engineers a native way to build […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure HorizonDB Agentic Advisor Solution Accelerator | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563092 | Agentic Advisor Solution Accelerator for Azure HorizonDB is now generally available. You can use this financial services-focused reference solution to build multi-agent applications in Python using […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure HorizonDB,Databases,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Neural HD voice update (HDv2.5) in Azure AI Speech | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563526 | Azure AI Speech is rolling out an updated Neural HD text-to-speech model, moving customers from DragonHDLatest to HDv2.5. The update raises audio quality scores, adds style […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: BM25 full-text search in Azure HorizonDB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563107 | BM25 full-text search is now available in public preview for Azure HorizonDB. Now you can get production-quality keyword search powered by BM25, the same relevance ranking […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure HorizonDB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Serverless indexers in Azure AI Search | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563531 | Azure AI Search now offers a serverless option for native indexers in public preview, removing the requirement to provision and manage indexer compute for ingestion workflows. […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Change streams (multi-shard) in Azure DocumentDB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563067 | You can build real-time, event-driven applications with change streams in Azure DocumentDB, now in public preview and featuring multi-node support. You can capture live data changes […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure DocumentDB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Database provisioning in the MSSQL extension | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563122 | The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code now introduces Azure SQL Database provisioning in public preview, starting with the free tier so you can create and […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure SQL Database,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: GitHub Copilot integration in Schema Designer for the MSSQL extension | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563132 | The GitHub Copilot integration with Schema Designer is now generally available in the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code, expanding the visual schema design experience with […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure SQL Database,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: MAI-Transcribe-1.5 in Microsoft Foundry model catalog | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563586 | Microsoft Foundry adds MAI-Transcribe-1.5 to the model catalog in public preview, Microsoft’s next-generation speech-to-text model. The release adds improved accuracy with noticeably lower word error rate […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=561262 | Teams building agentic applications, multi-tenant platforms, development environments, and CI/CD systems have often had to stitch together custom infrastructure to run untrusted code safely, preserve state […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Container Apps,containers,Features,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for June | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563137 | In June 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Execute SQL queries, document with Markdown, and mix kernels like Python using SQL […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure SQL Database,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Copilot-assisted coding & agent skills to build, deploy, and run Azure Functions faster in VS Code, CLI, and azd | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562487 | Developers are already using AI coding assistants to build Azure Functions apps today, but the quality of the help varies widely. It depends on which underlying […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Functions,compute,containers,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Purview sensitivity labels in Azure AI Search knowledge sources | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563591 | Azure AI Search adds Microsoft Purview sensitivity label support to knowledge sources in public preview. Labels applied at the source system flow through ingestion into Azure […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Additional support for OpenTelemetry destinations (New Relic, Dynatrace, Elastic) | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562554 | Azure Container Apps enhances its OpenTelemetry (OTel) capabilities by expanding support for third-party observability platforms. This update introduces additional endpoint options for commonly used monitoring tools […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Container Apps,containers,Features,Launched |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: MAI-Image-2.5 in Microsoft Foundry model catalog | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563581 | Microsoft Foundry adds MAI-Image-2.5 to the model catalog in public preview, the next generation of Microsoft’s in-house image generation model. The release improves photorealism, prompt fidelity, […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [Launched] Public Preview: Hosted Agents in Microsoft Foundry Agent Service | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563596 | Microsoft Foundry Agent Service reaches preview for Hosted Agents, the container-based runtime that lets developers bring their own agent code in any framework and deploy it […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Trace Replay and trace visualizations for Foundry agents | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563426 | Microsoft Foundry observability adds Trace Replay and new trace visualizations in public preview, giving agent developers a faster way to debug multi-step runs. The replay view […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: MCP Server Knowledge Source in Microsoft Foundry IQ | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563411 | Microsoft Foundry IQ now supports external MCP servers as federated knowledge sources in public preview, expanding retrieval beyond data customers index themselves. Teams can register MCP […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: SharePoint in Microsoft 365 indexer supports ASPX pages and Lists | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563262 | The Azure AI Search SharePoint in Microsoft 365 indexer now indexes ASPX site content and SharePoint Lists in addition to document libraries. The indexer connects through […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager for Arc-enabled clusters | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562904 | Managing Kubernetes clusters across hybrid and multi-cloud environments is fragmented by default: different consoles, different tools, different operational models. Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager now supports Azure […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager,containers,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft Purview sensitivity label auditing in Azure AI Search | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563267 | Azure AI Search now emits audit events for Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels carried alongside indexed documents. When the SharePoint in Microsoft 365 indexer is configured to […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure API Center now provides a data plane MCP server for enterprise-wide discovery of APIs and AI assets. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562914 | As organizations adopt MCP-based tooling and AI agents at scale, developers need a simpler way to discover and connect to the growing ecosystem of enterprise MCP […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,API Management,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,Mobile,Web |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Photo Avatar standard and custom in Azure AI Speech | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563282 | Photo Avatar in Azure AI Speech is now generally available in standard and custom flavors. Standard Photo Avatar produces a talking head video from a single […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Logic Apps Automation SKU for agentic business process automation. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562924 | As organizations move toward agentic automation, developers increasingly need a simpler way to combine workflows, APIs, and AI agents into production-ready business processes. Today, building these […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,In preview,Integration,Internet of Things,Logic Apps,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Adaptive custom translation in the Azure AI Foundry NextGen playground | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563307 | Adaptive Custom Translation (AdaptCT) is generally available in the Azure AI Foundry NextGen playground for Azure Translator. AdaptCT enables enterprises to adapt translations to domain‑specific terminology […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Service-managed failover in Azure DocumentDB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563057 | Azure DocumentDB is excited to announce the general availability of service-managed failover for multi-region clusters. In the event of a regional outage, Azure DocumentDB will automatically […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure DocumentDB,Databases,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Anyscale on Azure | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562934 | Now in Public Preview, Anyscale on Azure is a cloud-native managed Ray platform for machine learning engineers and AI developers who need to run Python workloads […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS),compute,containers,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB all versions and deletes change feed mode | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562971 | The Azure Cosmos DB all versions and deletes change feed mode is now generally available, giving you complete visibility into every change that happens in your […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Document translation for image files (synchronous, single document) | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563341 | Azure AI Translator now supports synchronous single-document image translation at general availability. Customers can submit a standalone image file (JPEG, PNG, and similar formats) through one […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Change partition keys in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL API | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563017 | You can now change the partition key of an Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL container directly from the Azure portal with just a few clicks. The process […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Content Understanding NextGen in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563361 | Microsoft Foundry brings Content Understanding into the portal in public preview, ending the context switch to the standalone Content Understanding Studio for everyday work. Developers get […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563032 | You can use the MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB, now in general availability, to connect your AI agents and copilots to operational data with enterprise-ready […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Incremental SharePoint permissions sync for Azure AI Search and Foundry IQ | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563396 | Azure AI Search and Foundry IQ Knowledge Sources add incremental SharePoint permissions sync in public preview, keeping document-level, site, and library access control lists current as […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB distributed transactions | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563047 | Announcing the public preview of distributed transactions in Azure Cosmos DB. You can now perform atomic operations across items and partitions, with changes committing together or […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure AI Translator SDKs for the latest text translation API | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563326 | Azure AI Translator publishes generally available SDKs that target the latest text translation REST API across four languages: C#/.NET, Java, JavaScript, and Python. The SDKs expose […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB Linux emulator (vNext) | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562754 | We are announcing the general availability of the Azure Cosmos DB Linux emulator (vNext), a cross-platform, Docker-based emulator for local development and testing against Azure Cosmos […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Purview admin access auditing for sensitivity-labeled content in Azure AI Search | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563606 | Azure AI Search adds Microsoft Purview admin access auditing for sensitivity-labeled content in public preview. Admin operations that touch Purview-labeled documents inside Azure AI Search, knowledge […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [Launched] Public Preview: Azure API Management now supports token metrics for all token types | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562885 | As organizations adopt advanced AI models, understanding token consumption is becoming more complex. Traditional metrics focused primarily on prompt and completion tokens often fail to capture […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,API Management,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,Mobile,Web |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Go language support on Azure Functions | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562502 | Azure Functions now supports Go as a first-class language option in public preview. With this release, developers can author event-driven serverless apps in Go using the […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Functions,compute,containers,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Databricks workspace-wide Genie MCP for Microsoft Copilot Studio | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564868 | A new workspace-wide Genie MCP endpoint enables any Microsoft Copilot Studio agent to query natural-language questions across an entire Azure Databricks workspace through a single endpoint. […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,analytics,Azure Databricks,Features,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Databricks Lakebase branching with GitHub Copilot agent mode | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564863 | Developers in Azure Databricks can now create a copy-on-write branch of their Lakebase production database with a single command, connect GitHub Copilot agent mode to the […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,analytics,Azure Databricks,Features,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Confidential Compute support on Azure Container Apps | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562564 | Customers running regulated or sensitive containerized workloads often need stronger protection for data while it is actively being processed, especially in scenarios that require higher isolation […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Container Apps,containers,Features,Launched |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions now includes managed connectors to integrate with 1400+ of your favorite systems | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562442 | Azure Functions now includes managed connectors – the same 1,400+ connector ecosystem behind Logic Apps and Power Platform – as first-class triggers and operations. This enables […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Functions,compute,containers,Features,In preview,Integration,Internet of Things,Logic Apps,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: MCP toolkit for Azure DocumentDB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563112 | Azure DocumentDB now supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), available in public preview. With the MCP toolkit, you can connect AI agents and LLM-powered applications directly […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure DocumentDB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Graceful failover with zero data loss guarantee | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563062 | Azure DocumentDB is excited to announce the general availability of graceful failovers that promote replica clusters while guaranteeing zero data loss. This feature is an addition […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure DocumentDB,Databases,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Image file translation for batch document translation in Azure AI Translator | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564417 | Azure AI Translator batch document translation accepts image files as a generally available input type. Supported formats include `.jpeg`, `.png`, `.bmp`, and `.webp`. The service runs […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure HorizonDB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563087 | Azure HorizonDB is a PostgreSQL-compatible database service engineered for performance and built for what’s next. It delivers future-proof autoscaling storage up to 128 TB, up to […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure HorizonDB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Per-partition automatic failover for Azure Cosmos DB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563042 | Per-partition automatic failover (PPAF) is now generally available in Azure Cosmos DB, bringing faster recovery and higher availability to your mission-critical applications. With PPAF, you no […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure API Center now supports agent registration, agent assessment, and Git-based synchronization. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562909 | As organizations increasingly build autonomous AI agents to automate workflows and orchestrate enterprise tasks, developers need a centralized way to discover, govern, and reuse these capabilities […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,API Management,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,Mobile,Web |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Knowledge as a Service with Azure Logic Apps. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562929 | Most RAG implementations today are complex. Teams must build ingestion pipelines, manage chunking and embeddings, configure vector stores, wire up retrieval layers, and then operate the […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,In preview,Integration,Internet of Things,Logic Apps,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure API Management now supports AI gateway capabilities for Anthropic and Vertex AI models. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562858 | As organizations integrate external AI providers into production applications, platform teams need consistent ways to secure, govern, and observe model interactions across providers. Without centralized controls […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,API Management,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,Mobile,Web |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure API Management now supports content safety controls for MCP and A2A APIs. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562880 | As organizations deploy more agentic applications and MCP-based tools, enforcing consistent safety and compliance policies across agent interactions becomes increasingly important. Many teams today rely on […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,API Management,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,Mobile,Web |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Improved PDF batch document translation in Azure AI Translator | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564422 | Azure AI Translator batch document translation ships generally available improvements for PDF translation. The service uses Azure AI Document Intelligence to recover structure from both digital-native […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Agentic Retrieval Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562794 | We are announcing the public preview of the Agentic Retrieval Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB. Motivated by GraphRAG and multiple-hop reasoning problems, this new capability helps […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: New Azure Cosmos DB cost estimator | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562976 | Plan your Azure Cosmos DB deployment with confidence. The Azure Cosmos DB cost estimator is now in public preview, giving you a fast, accurate way to […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Data API builder with built-in GitHub Copilot in MSSQL extension | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563127 | The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code now offers data API builder with built-in GitHub Copilot integration as generally available, bringing guided back-end generation into your […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure SQL Database,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Image translation inside Office documents for batch document translation | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564412 | Azure AI Translator batch document translation now translates text inside images embedded in Word `.docx` files as a generally available capability. The service detects image regions, […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Advanced filtering for DiskANN vector search in Azure HorizonDB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563102 | Advanced filtering for DiskANN vector search in Azure HorizonDB is now available in public preview. With this release, you can combine vector similarity search with metadata […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure HorizonDB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Foundry Memory preview refresh | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563616 | Microsoft Foundry refreshes the Foundry Memory public preview with a redesigned storage model, new retrieval controls, and tighter integration with the Foundry Agent Service tool surface. […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure API Management adds support for Agent-to-Agent (A2A) APIs | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562843 | As organizations build more agentic applications, agent-to-agent communication is becoming a critical part of enterprise AI systems. But in many environments, agent traffic operates outside existing […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,API Management,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,Mobile,Web |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server pg_ivm extension | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563771 | Now customers can install the pg_ivm extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. Learn more. | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Logic Apps MCP Server. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562868 | As organizations adopt AI agents and MCP-based tooling, integration teams often need to build and maintain custom API layers just to make existing workflows callable by […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Logic Apps,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database PostgreSQL – Flexible Server cross-tenant customer-managed keys | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563776 | Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK), in public preview, allowing you to encrypt your data at rest using an […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure API Management Premium v2 now supports multiple custom domains | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562899 | Organizations often need to expose APIs, developer portals, and management endpoints under different branded or organizational domain names- — for example, api.contoso.com for external partners, apis.hrportal.contoso.com […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,API Management,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,Mobile,Web |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft Defender security assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563781 | You can now use Microsoft Defender security assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL to continuously evaluate your database security posture and identify potential vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally available: Generally available: Managed system node pools in AKS Automatic | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562919 | Provisioning and maintaining system node pools in AKS requires ongoing work to handle scaling, patching, and availability. Managed system node pools in AKS Automatic remove that […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS),compute,containers,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Pre-upgrade validation checks for Azure Database for PostgreSQL | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563786 | You can now proactively validate Major Version Upgrade (MVU) readiness for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server before initiating the actual upgrade process. New pre-upgrade validation […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Logic Apps now enables developers to invoke Microsoft Foundry Agents directly from workflows. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562939 | Organizations building AI agents often face a disconnect between where agents are built and where business processes are automated. Now, with improved integration between Azure AI […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,In preview,Integration,Internet of Things,Logic Apps,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Oracle schema conversion to Azure PostgreSQL in Visual Studio Code | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563791 | You can now convert Oracle database schema objects to Azure Database for PostgreSQL-compatible schema directly in the PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. The experience provides […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Introducing AI Assistant in the Azure Cosmos DB extension for Visual Studio Code | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563027 | You can now use AI assistance in the Azure Cosmos DB extension for Visual Studio Code to work with your data faster and with less manual […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: LLM Speech API in Azure AI Speech | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564387 | Azure AI Speech makes the LLM Speech API generally available, delivering state-of-the-art LLM-powered transcription and translation for audio files, with multi-lingual support across 25 languages (90+ […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Relational Database to Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL Migration Assistant | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563052 | You can now more easily migrate from relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL to Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL. The Migration Assistant […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Managed virtual network for evaluations in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564402 | Microsoft Foundry makes managed virtual network support generally available for evaluations, so customers can run cloud evaluation jobs against models and agents that sit behind private […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure DocumentDB Migration Extension in Visual Studio Code | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563072 | Announcing the general availability of the Azure DocumentDB Migration Extension for Visual Studio Code. With this release, you can create, run, and manage migration jobs directly […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure DocumentDB,Databases,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: OneLake catalog integration for Azure AI Search knowledge sources | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564407 | Azure AI Search makes OneLake catalog integration generally available for knowledge sources, so customers can register a OneLake item once and reuse it across multiple knowledge […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| ℹ️ | Retirement: Azure VMware Solution AV36 node End of Support on September 30, 2027 | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564735 | Reminder: Microsoft’s support lifecycle is evolving in alignment with VMware’s roadmap. Broadcom will end support for the current AV36 VCF version on September 30, 2027, and […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure VMware Solution,compute,Retirements |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Agent Memory Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562779 | You can now accelerate the development of agentic applications with the new Agent Memory Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB. This toolkit provides a customizable, code-first solution […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Content Understanding extractionMode for documents | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563257 | Content Understanding in Microsoft Foundry now supports an extractionMode setting that lets you choose how documents are analyzed. Pick a layout-aware mode for structured documents where […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: GenAI prompt skill and chat completion in Azure AI Search knowledge sources | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563247 | Azure AI Search makes the GenAI prompt skill generally available, letting indexers call chat completion models during enrichment without custom code. Authors point the skill at […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Event Grid – MQTT v5 Subscription Identifier | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564532 | Azure Event Grid Standard Namespace now supports MQTT v5 subscription identifier capabilities in GA. Now each MQTT subscription can include an identifier that is delivered with […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Event Grid,Features,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In development] Private Preview: multiparty analytics with Azure Confidential Clean Rooms | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564495 | Microsoft is announcing the preview of multiparty analytics with Azure Confidential Clean Rooms, resulting in fully managed service that allows customers and their partners to securely […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,In development,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Azure Container Linux (ACL) now generally available on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564537 | Azure Container Linux is a container-optimized, immutable operating system for AKS node pools — derived from Flatcar Container Linux and built on Azure Linux RPM packages. […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Linux,compute,Launched,Linux Virtual Machines,Microsoft Build,open source,Services |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public preview: Azure Linux 4.0 for Azure Virtual Machines and VM Scale Sets | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564543 | Azure Linux 4.0, Microsoft’s first-party Linux distribution purpose-built for Azure, is now available in public preview for Azure Virtual Machines and VM Scale Sets. It brings […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Linux,compute,In preview,Linux Virtual Machines,Microsoft Build,open source,Services |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: OpenTelemetry Metrics, Visualizations, and Enhanced Monitoring in Azure Monitor for Azure VMs and Arc Servers | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564802 | OpenTelemetry metrics and visualizations in Azure Monitor are generally available, delivering an enhanced, unified monitoring experience for Azure Virtual Machines and Arc Servers. This release consolidates […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,Feature,Launched,Management and Governance,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Dynamic threshold for Log search alerts | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=561984 | We’re excited to announce the General Availability of Dynamic threshold for Log search alerts! Using dynamic thresholds means you don’t have to know the right threshold […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,Features,Launched,Management and Governance,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Automatic OS Image Upgrades for VMSS Flex | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564976 | Automatic OS Image Upgrades for Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) using Flexible Orchestration are now in public preview, enabling consistent, fleet-wide OS updates with reduced manual […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Features,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Sphere OS version 26.06 is now available | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=565033 | Azure Sphere OS version 26.06 is now available in the Retail feed. This release includes updates to Azure Sphere OS only; it does not include an […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Sphere,Internet of Things,Launched,Operating System |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Voice Live integration with Microsoft Foundry Agent Service | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563601 | Microsoft Foundry Agent Service is now generally available for Voice Live integration, allowing developers to connect real-time speech-to-text and text-to-speech to a Foundry Agent without writing […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Policy Coverage for Model Router in Foundry Models | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563636 | Azure Policy now provides centralized governance for deployments using the model router. Organizations can define and enforce routing standards across their environment, helping ensure that model […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Backup for Cosmos DB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562769 | You can now enable vaulted backups for Azure Cosmos DB accounts, protecting mission-critical data with secure, isolated, and resilient backups. Azure Backup for Cosmos DB, now […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Global PTU Reservations Are Now Region-Agnostic | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562657 | Global Provisioned Throughput (PTU) reservations are now region-agnostic, enabling a single reservation to cover Global PTU deployments across multiple regions. Why it matters:Optimize savings: One reservation […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry,Pricing & Offerings |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Unified Text Translation API in Azure AI Translator | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563631 | Azure AI Translator’s unified Text Translation API reaches general availability, giving developers a single endpoint that fronts neural machine translation, large language model translation, small language […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public preview: Connector Namespace | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562874 | Integrating apps with SaaS and line-of-business systems today means writing custom API client code, managing credentials, and handling retries, pagination, and webhooks for every service. Connector […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,In preview,Integration,Internet of Things,Logic Apps,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In development] Preview: Azure Cobalt 200 Arm-based Dpsv7, Dplsv7, Epsv7, Mpsv4, and Lpsv5-series Virtual Machines | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564451 | The general purpose Dpsv7 and Dplsv7, memory-optimized Epsv7, high-memory Mpsv4, and dense storage Lpsv5 VMs are now available in preview. These virtual machines deliver significant enhancements […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,compute,Features,In development,Microsoft Build,Virtual Machines |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: File share centric management model (Microsoft.FileShares) for Azure Files | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=565062 | The new file share service management experience for Azure Files is now generally available for NFS 4.1 shares on SSD storage. Powered by the Microsoft.FileShares resource […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Files,Features,Launched,Management,Microsoft Build,storage |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Secure, Modern Access to Azure Files on macOS with MS Entra ID | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=565073 | Azure Files now supports access from macOS using Entra ID authentication (Public Preview), enabling secure, identity-based access to file shares for cross-platform teams. This expands support […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Files,Feature,Features,In preview,Microsoft Build,security,storage |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for early-June | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563142 | In early June 2026, the following update and enhancement was made to Azure SQL: Now you can use AES 256 symmetric keys to configure transparent data […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure SQL Database,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Agent kit for Azure Cosmos DB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563022 | Your AI coding agents just got smarter about building high-performance database applications. The Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit is now generally available, bringing proven best practices […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Code-first observability for Foundry Agents in VS Code | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563197 | Microsoft Foundry brings code-first observability to agent developers in public preview, delivered as an observe skill inside the Foundry Plugin for VS Code Copilot Chat. Developers […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Simple log alerts in Azure Monitor | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=561978 | We are excited to announce the General Availability of Simple log alerts in Azure Monitor, available starting today. This feature is designed to provide a simplified […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,Features,Launched,Management and Governance,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Github Copilot modernization | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564431 | GitHub Copilot modernization agent is now generally available Coordinated orchestration from estate to code. Scale application assessments and upgrades across your entire app portfolio with GitHub […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Features,Launched,Microsoft Build,SDK and Tools |
| 🔍 | [In development] Private Preview: Storage optimized Lasv5 and Laosv5 Azure VM series | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564446 | The Lasv5 and Laosv5 storage optimized VMs, based on the 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ processor (Turin), are in preview. Lasv5-series is designed for storage-intensive workloads requiring […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,compute,In development,Microsoft Build,Virtual Machines |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure API Management introduces a Unified Model API for multi-model AI applications. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562853 | As organizations adopt multiple LLM providers, developers often need to handle different API formats, SDKs, and integration patterns for each model vendor. This increases application complexity […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,API Management,In preview,Integration,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build,Mobile,Web |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Benchmark evaluations for fine-tuned models in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563167 | Choosing the right AI system is rarely as simple as picking the newest or largest model — and agents add their own layer of variability on […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Rolling updates in Flex Consumption | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562365 | Rolling updates are now generally available in the Flex Consumption plan, delivering zero-downtime deployments with a simple configuration change.Instead of forcefully restarting all instances during code […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Functions,compute,containers,Features,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Logic Apps Codeful Workflows with Logic Apps Standard SDK. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562863 | Modern integration and automation teams increasingly want the flexibility of writing workflows directly in code while still benefiting from managed orchestration, enterprise connectors, and cloud-scale operational […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,In preview,Integration,Internet of Things,Logic Apps,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Managed identity for Foundry billing calls from Azure AI Search | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563242 | Azure AI Search now supports managed identity authentication for the billing operations it issues against Microsoft Foundry resources, replacing the prior key-based flow. Customers assign a […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure API Management workspaces now support the built-in gateway | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562848 | Organizations using workspace-based API management models previously needed a dedicated workspace gateway and Premium tier deployment to take advantage of API Management workspaces increasing both cost […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,API Management,Integration,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,Mobile,Web |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB global secondary indexes | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562799 | Global secondary indexes (GSIs) for Azure Cosmos DB are now generally available, giving you a powerful way to accelerate query performance without adding complexity to your […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Integrated embeddings for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562764 | Building AI applications on Azure Cosmos DB just got simpler. With integrated embeddings, now in public preview, Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL can automatically generate and […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Image serving in Foundry IQ knowledge bases | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563237 | Foundry IQ knowledge bases now surface document-extracted images at query time in public preview. When ingestion pulls figures, screenshots, and diagrams out of PDFs, slides, and […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: OneLake Catalog integration for Foundry IQ Knowledge Sources | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563227 | Microsoft Foundry IQ adds public preview support for OneLake Catalog as a knowledge source, so agents can ground responses on lakehouse tables, files, and shortcuts already […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: OmniVec, an open-source embedding toolkit for Azure | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562759 | You can now automate embedding generation from multiple data sources into Azure Cosmos DB and other Azure destinations. Building AI applications often requires stitching together data […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Region-agnostic reservations for Global PTU in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563212 | Microsoft Foundry adds region-agnostic reservations for Global Provisioned Throughput Units (PTUs) at general availability, letting customers commit to PTU capacity once and consume it from any […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft Defender for Cloud support for Azure Container Apps (Serverless Containers Posture) | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562569 | Customers can now bring Azure Container Apps environments into Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s Serverless Containers Posture experience, helping security teams extend posture management across more of […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Features,In preview |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Safe key rotation for Azure Cosmos DB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562774 | The safe key rotation feature helps you confidently rotate your Azure Cosmos DB account keys by providing visibility into when each key was last used. Without […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Monitor HTTP traffic in Azure Container Apps | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562559 | In addition to platform-level logs, Azure Container Apps now adds a dedicated Azure Monitor diagnostic setting category, ContainerAppHTTPLogs, that exposes detailed HTTP access logs for incoming […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Container Apps,containers,Features,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions now supports hosting MCP Apps | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562099 | Developers building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers often rely on plain text responses even when user interactions required richer experiences, such as visual data exploration, complex […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Functions,compute,containers,Features,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build,Services |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Speech SDK 1.50 for Azure AI Speech | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563192 | Speech SDK 1.50 ships as a generally available release across all supported languages: C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Objective-C, Swift, and Go. The release rolls up […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Serverless agents runtime for Azure Functions | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562482 | Azure Functions now supports building AI agents as a first-class workload using a markdown-first programming model in public preview. With this release, developers can author event-driven […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Functions,compute,containers,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Built-in Grafana dashboards for Azure Functions | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562492 | Azure Functions now provides built-in Grafana dashboards. Customers now get a zero-setup, single pane of glass for the health, performance, and scale of their function apps […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Functions,compute,containers,Internet of Things,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Semantic reranker in Azure Cosmos DB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562784 | You can now improve the relevance of any Cosmos DB query or search with the public preview of semantic reranker in Azure Cosmos DB. Semantic reranker […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Deployment Templates support packaging deployment configurations in registries for curated deployment | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563172 | Deployment templates in Azure Machine Learning add public preview support for deploying from registries, expanding the set of model registries that customers can use as the […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Azure Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for MySQL now available in new regions and expanded availability zones | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563152 | Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server continues to expand its global footprint with new regional availability and enhanced availability zone support. You can now deploy Azure […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for MySQL,Databases,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Override Scale Rules in Azure Functions on Azure Container Apps | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562511 | Azure Functions on Container Apps has traditionally used platform-managed scaling, where triggers are automatically translated into KEDA scale rules. With the new allowScalingRuleOverride property, customers can […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Container Apps,containers,Features,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: CLI and SDK support for Deployment Templates | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563187 | Deployment templates in Azure Machine Learning add CLI and SDK support in public preview, so platform teams can create, update, delete, and manage templates from infrastructure-as-code […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Azure Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Internet of Things,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server self-service quota management experience | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563147 | Managing your quota is now faster, simpler, and more transparent. Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server supports self-service quota management through the Azure Quotas blade in […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for MySQL,Databases,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [Launched] Public Preview: Conversational PII NextGen Playground in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564246 | In public preview, Microsoft Foundry now offers a Conversational PII (ConvPII) NextGen Playground with transcript input and an API Configuration Panel, enabling developers to validate PII […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: MAI-Voice-2 in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563217 | Microsoft Foundry now offers MAI-Voice-2 in public preview, a first-party voice model from the Microsoft AI team. MAI-Voice-2 generates natural speech across more than 10 languages […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] General Availability: Backup your ledger files for audit with Azure confidential ledger’s new tool | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560810 | Ever wondered how to allow auditing personas (i.e. security analyst in your organization or security assessment contractor) the ability to view your ledger files and establish […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure confidential ledger,Databases,Features,Launched,SDK and Tools,security,Services,storage |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: User feedback logging in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563431 | This feature introduces end user feedback logging semantics that enables developers to capture structured feedback signals from real users interacting with AI agents—such as thumbs up/down, […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Text Analytics for Health NextGen Playground in Azure AI Language | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563671 | Azure AI Language brings the next-generation Text Analytics for Health (TA4H) playground to general availability in the Microsoft Foundry portal. Clinical informatics teams and ISVs can […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Self-serve custom photo avatar creation in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563491 | Microsoft Foundry brings self-serve custom photo avatar creation to GA in the Foundry NextGen fine-tuning portal. Enterprise customers building voice agents with avatars or producing content […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Belgium Central | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564849 | Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) is now generally available in Azure Belgium Central, expanding regional availability for OpenShift deployments across Europe. With the launch of Microsoft’s […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Red Hat OpenShift,containers,Feature,Launched |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Agent-to-agent (A2A) support for Prompt agents and Hosted agents in Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563716 | Microsoft Foundry Agent Service adds agent-to-agent (A2A) communication in public preview for Prompt agents and Hosted agents that use the responses protocol. Agents can call other […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Observability developer experience in Azure Developer CLI (azd) | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563736 | Use the Azure Developer CLI (azd) CLI evaluation experience to add a measured quality loop to an agent created with Microsoft Foundry. It empowers users on […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Rubric evaluator in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563656 | Microsoft Foundry introduces rubric evaluators for measuring agent quality, now in public preview for single-turn and multi-turn agent flows. Rubric evaluators enable developers to define context-specific […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Foundry for Visual Studio Code (June Build 2026 refresh) | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563721 | The Microsoft Foundry extension for Visual Studio Code reaches general availability with a Build 2026 refresh that brings the full model catalog, model playground, and Hosted […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Custom Voice portal experience in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563691 | Azure AI Speech moves the Custom Voice authoring experience into the Microsoft Foundry portal in general availability. Approved Custom Voice customers can now upload voice talent […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Evaluations with Intelligent Trace Sampling | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563696 | Microsoft Foundry observability introduces intelligent trace filtering and sampling for evaluations in public preview. Instead of running evaluations against all production traces, Foundry now select a […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [Launched] Public Preview: TextPII NextGen Playground updates in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564241 | In public preview, Microsoft Foundry now offers an updated TextPII NextGen Playground with a refreshed API Configuration Panel, including preview features introduced at Ignite 2025. This […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚧 | [In development] Announcing: Confidential Live Migration for Intel TDX confidential VMs in Azure | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=565000 | Microsoft is announcing Confidential Live Migration in Azure, a new capability designed to improve operational flexibility and availability for Intel® TDX Confidential VMs during platform servicing. […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,compute,In development,Microsoft Build,Virtual Machines |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Infrastructure Resiliency Manager | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564759 | Azure Infrastructure Resiliency Manager is now in public preview, offering a unified, goal-driven experience to design, assess, and improve application resiliency across Azure. It brings together […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,In preview,Management,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server: DuckDB extension | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563766 | You can now install the DuckDB extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. Learn more. | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Feature,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Advanced full-text search in Azure DocumentDB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563077 | Now you can unify your search operations in a single database. Azure DocumentDB has added fuzzy search, proximity search, more language support, and BM25 ranking to […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure DocumentDB,Databases,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Domain filter for specialized model discovery in Foundry model catalog | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563731 | Microsoft Foundry model catalog adds a domain filter in public preview, helping developers narrow the catalog of over 1,900 models to the ones trained for a […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Files assessments are now available worldwide using Azure Migrate | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564563 | We’re pleased to announce that Azure Migrate now generally supports discovery and assessment of SMB and NFS file shares hosted on Windows and Linux servers. This […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Azure Migrate,Feature,Launched,Management and Governance,Migration,Services |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: AI pipelines in Azure HorizonDB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=565182 | AI pipelines for Azure HorizonDB is now available in public preview. AI pipelines let you describe an AI data ingestion workflow, chunking, embedding, extraction, generation, and […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Azure HorizonDB,Databases,Features,In preview,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Ingest OTLP signals into Azure Monitor with the OpenTelemetry Collector | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=565090 | Azure Monitor’s support for native ingestion of OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) signals is now generally available. This enables you to send telemetry data directly from OpenTelemetry-instrumented applications […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,Launched,Management and Governance,Microsoft Build,open source |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Tool search in Microsoft Foundry toolboxes | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563506 | Microsoft Foundry adds tool search to Foundry toolboxes in public preview, giving developers and admins a fast way to find the right tool inside large, multi-team […] | Friday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: APIM Support for Foundry Models in Azure AI Search | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563451 | Microsoft Foundry brings Azure API Management support to all Foundry model integrations in Azure AI Search, now in public preview. Enterprise platform engineers and AI solution […] | Friday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Foundry IQ | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563222 | Microsoft Foundry IQ reaches general availability, giving developers a managed knowledge layer that grounds agents in enterprise data without rebuilding retrieval pipelines for each project. Teams […] | Friday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Discovery | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=562733 | Microsoft Discovery is now generally available, providing research and development organizations an enterprise platform for building and governing agentic AI workflows across scientific and engineering disciplines. […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Launched,Microsoft Build |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Private Connectivity for Azure AI Search and Foundry Knowledge Bases | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563516 | Azure AI Search and Foundry Knowledge Bases now support private, end-to-end network connectivity between search resources and Foundry services. Customers can route ingestion, enrichment, retrieval, and […] | Friday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,Launched,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Fabric IQ Ontology Knowledge Source in Microsoft Foundry IQ | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563416 | Microsoft Foundry IQ now treats a Microsoft Fabric Ontology as a federated knowledge source in public preview, giving agents a way to query the semantic layer […] | Friday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Content Understanding chunking and image verbalization in Azure AI Search | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563661 | Azure AI Search now supports Content Understanding chunking and image verbalization in public preview, expanding the built-in skill that parses rich documents during indexing. Indexers can […] | Friday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Monitor Service Level Indicators (SLI) | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=565159 | Azure Monitor now includes Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs), giving teams a clearer way to measure how customers actually experience their applications. […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,Feature,Features,Launched,Management,Management and Governance,Microsoft Build,Services |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL as a knowledge source in Foundry IQ | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=563446 | Microsoft Foundry adds Azure SQL Database as a first-class Knowledge Source in Azure AI Search, available in public preview. Enterprise developers and solution architects building Copilot, […] | Friday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Voice sync for avatar support in Voice Live API in Microsoft Foundry | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=564176 | In public preview, Microsoft Foundry now supports avatar voice sync with custom voices in the Voice Live API, allowing developers to pair branded or persona-specific text-to-speech […] | Friday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Feature,In preview,Microsoft Build,Microsoft Foundry |
