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Microsoft Azure updates and Terraform AzureRM provider.
- Azure Updates securityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Blob Storage: Prefix-scoped access for User Delegation SAS now GA
Azure Blob Storage User Delegation SAS now supports prefix-scoped access, in addition to container and individual blob scopes. This enhances security and flexibility for managing access to specific sets of blobs within a container.
feature patch - Azure Updates azuregaengineer ·
Azure Functions adds Java 25 support
Azure Functions now supports Java 25, allowing developers to build and deploy applications using the latest Java version. This enhancement is available on both Linux and Windows, including the Flex Consumption plan, offering greater flexibility for Java developers on Azure.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Red Hat OpenShift now available in Austria East
Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift has been launched in the Austria East region, offering customers and partners access to the service. This new region includes three availability zones designed to support resilient and scalable operations, addressing data residency requirements for customers operating within Austria.
feature announcement - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 generally available for .NET and Python
Microsoft Agent Framework has reached version 1.0, offering stable APIs and long-term support for both .NET and Python. This release enables multi-agent orchestration, supports multiple model providers, and provides cross-runtime interoperability through A2A.
feature - Azure Updates aiazurepreviewengineer ·
Foundry Agent Service Adds Preview Memory Capability
Foundry's memory feature is now available in public preview, offering managed long-term memory directly within the Agent Service. This integration with Microsoft Agent Framework and LangGraph eliminates the need for external databases, simplifying memory management for developers.
feature - Azure Updates infraazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Container Network Insights Agent enters public preview
Azure has launched the public preview of the Container Network Insights Agent, aimed at simplifying Kubernetes network troubleshooting. This agent centralizes logs and metrics, reducing the manual effort required for incident correlation and analysis for affected engineers.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN now supports Windows VM connectivity via VM Extension
Azure Elastic SAN now supports volume connectivity for Windows Virtual Machines through a new VM extension. This feature simplifies the process by allowing connections directly from the Azure Portal during VM deployment, impacting engineers and architects managing Windows VMs with Elastic SAN.
feature - Azure Updates networkingazuregaengineer ·
Azure Virtual Network Manager adds cross-region IPAM pool association
Azure Virtual Network Manager now supports associating a single IPAM pool with virtual networks across multiple Azure regions. This feature simplifies IP address space management at scale and reduces configuration errors for users managing complex, multi-region network deployments.
feature patch - Azure Updates securitynetworkingazurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Front Door Premium adds HTTP DDoS Ruleset in preview
Azure Front Door Premium now offers a public preview of its HTTP DDoS Ruleset to combat application downtime caused by HTTP-layer DDoS attacks. This new feature aims to provide more dynamic protection against evolving botnets, which often bypass traditional static security controls.
feature - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Foundry Agent Service Supports Custom AI Gateways
Foundry Agent Service now allows agents to use custom AI models deployed outside of Foundry, including those behind enterprise AI gateways like Azure API Management. This provides organizations with greater flexibility and control over their AI model integrations.
feature - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Backup now supports Elastic SAN in public preview
Azure Backup has added support for Elastic SAN volumes, providing a managed solution for backup and restore operations. This feature helps protect data from accidental deletion, ransomware, and application errors, impacting users who manage critical data within Elastic SAN.
feature - Azure Updates azurepreviewengineer ·
Azure Foundry Agent Service: Hosted Agents Now in Public Preview
Azure's Foundry Agent Service now offers hosted agents in public preview. These agents run in an isolated, secure sandbox providing a clean, dedicated runtime for each session, preventing state sharing and data leakage between sessions.
feature - Azure Updates aiazuregaengineer ·
Foundry Toolkit for VS Code reaches general availability
The Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is now generally available, offering integrated tooling for the Microsoft Agent Framework. This includes capabilities for agent creation using templates or GitHub Copilot, local testing and debugging with visualization and traces, and direct deployment to the Foundry platform.
feature - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Kubernetes Service supports WireGuard in-transit encryption (GA)
WireGuard in-transit encryption is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using Azure CNI. This feature provides transparent, node-level encryption for network traffic within the cluster, enhancing security.
feature patch - Azure Updates dataawsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports cascading read replicas
Cascading read replicas are now generally available for Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This feature allows users to create read replicas from existing ones, up to 30 across two levels, offering greater flexibility for scaling read-intensive workloads.
feature patch - Azure Updates datainfraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN Adds CRC32C Checksum Protection
Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC-32C checksum verification for client connections to Elastic SAN volumes. This feature enhances data integrity by detecting corruption during transit. It can be enabled at volume creation or on existing Elastic SANs, impacting users who require robust data protection.
feature patch - Azure Updates infraazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN Capacity Autoscaling GA
Capacity Autoscaling is now generally available for Azure Elastic SAN. This feature allows users to automatically expand SAN capacity based on usage, eliminating the need for manual capacity management and overprovisioning.
feature patch - Terraform AzureRM Provider Releases terraforminfraazurepreviewengineer ·
Terraform Provider AzureRM v4.70.0 Adds Storage Mover Resources
Terraform Provider AzureRM v4.70.0 introduces new resources for managing Azure Storage Movers, including agents and endpoints. Enhancements focus on API version updates for Synapse and Cosmos DB, improved SDK integrations, and added properties for various services like backup policies, bots, dashboards, and NAT gateways. This release also includes fixes for storage account SAS permissions and container app environment stability, impacting engineers managing Azure infrastructure via Terraform.
feature patch - Azure Updates observabilityazuregaengineer ·
Azure Monitor for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes GA
Azure Monitor is now generally available for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes, including support for OpenShift and Azure Red Hat OpenShift. This integration enhances monitoring capabilities for hybrid and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments, providing deeper insights into infrastructure and application performance.
feature patch - Databricks Java SDK Releases sdkaiawsazuregcpdatabricksengineer ·
Databricks SDK Java v0.105.0: AI agent detection, breaking API changes
Databricks SDK Java version 0.105.0 introduces automatic detection of AI coding agents in user-agent strings and updates the logging abstraction. This release also includes several breaking changes to API method paths, requiring users to update their integrations. The SDK now better supports various AI environments and simplifies logging configurations.
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