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Role names in Microsoft Foundry have been updated to align with the product brand. The following built-in roles are now renamed:Azure AI Account Owner → Foundry Account OwnerAzure AI Owner → Foundry O...
The Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust is now generally available. The Rust SDK allows you to connect to an Azure Blob Storage account and perform operations on containers and blobs, including uploadin...
To support seamless migration and operation of workloads that use large files including Azure VMware Solution (AVS) virtual machines with large VMDK disks, Azure NetApp Files now supports file size...
Azure Files now supports Managed Identities for SMB access, enabling applications and services to authenticate without storing static credentials or account keys. This feature aligns with Zero Trust...
As AI agents gain autonomy, defense in depth must evolve, with application-layer design, identity, and human oversight at the center.
The post Security
May 14, 2026
Kazuar, a sophisticated malware family attributed to the Russian state actor Secret Blizzard, has been under constant development for years and continues to evolve in support of espionage-focused o...
Exposed UIs, weak authentication, and risky defaults could turn cloud-native AI apps on Kubernetes into potential targets by threat actors. Learn how exploitable misconfigurations lead to RCE and d...
Azure Container Apps Express is now available in public preview. It is the simplest and fastest way to launch and scale powerful applications on Azure, from zero to hyperscale, without infrastructure ...
PostgreSQL has become foundational to how modern applications are built. It powers everything from early‑stage startups to some of the most demanding production systems in the world. Its longevity ...
Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana are generally available, bringing the power of Grafana’s open and composable visualization platform directly into the Azure Portal. This capability enables develo...
What if you could generate realistic attack telemetry on demand? Explore research methods that translate attacker behaviors (TTPs) into synthetic logs that can trigger detections at scale and witho...
Today Microsoft is announcing a major step forward in AI-powered cyber defense: a new multi-model agentic scanning harness (codenamed MDASH).
The post Security
May 12, 2026
Starting May 1, 2026, all Azure Service Bus Premium namespaces deployed in regions with Availability Zone support now qualify for a 99.99% uptime SLA. Premium is the tier customers choose for their...
Confidential computing for Azure Service Bus Premium is now generally available in Korea Central and UAE North. This capability enables Service Bus to process messages inside hardware-based trusted...
Together, Microsoft and SAP are helping enterprises transform operations, decision-making, and innovation at scale on Azure.
The post Azure Blog
May 12, 2026
Azure Virtual Network Manager rule impact analyzer is now generally available, empowering you to simulate the impact of your security admin rules on your virtual networks before deploying your rule...
We’ve rolled out two important improvements to enhance accuracy and control in pattern-based workflows: Revoke fix: Resolved an issue where revoke actions were not consistently applied, ensuring cha...
Read how to protect consumer websites and defend against modern DDoS attacks with layered security, resilient architecture, and graceful service degradation.
The post Security
May 12, 2026
Microsoft Incident Response investigated an attack operated through legitimate and trusted administrative mechanisms to blend seamlessly into routine operations and remain undetected demonstrating ...
Microsoft and Red Hat show how Azure Red Hat OpenShift powers modernization and production AI with secure, scalable enterprise governance.
The post Azure Blog
May 11, 2026
See what's new in Copilot Studio, April 2026: updates to workflows, increased control over agent operations, and an expanded agent usage estimator.
The post Microsoft 365
May 11, 2026
AI is reshaping application development. Explore key trends from Cosmos DB Conf 2026 and how teams are building scalable, AI-native applications with Azure Cosmos DB.
The post Azure Blog
May 11, 2026
Dirty Frag is a newly disclosed Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting kernel networking and memory-fragment handling components including esp4, esp6, and rxrpc. The vulnerability...
New research exposes how prompt injection in AI agent frameworks can lead to remote code execution. Learn how these vulnerabilities work, what’s impacted, and how to secure your agents.
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Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in all three Availability Zones in Japan West. Azure Premium SSD v2 disk, a next-generation general-purpose block storage option for Azure virtual machines, ...
Azure has announced the general availability of the new Dl/D/E v7 Virtual Machines, powered by the latest Intel® Xeon® 6 (Granite Rapids) processors. These general‑purpose and memory‑optimized VMs del...
This World Passkey Day, read how Microsoft is advancing passkey adoption to replace passwords, cut phishing risk, and deliver simpler, more secure sign-ins.
The post Security
May 07, 2026
In early May 2026, the following update and enhancement was made to Azure SQL: Right‑size memory for Business Critical Azure SQL Managed Instance to improve performance without overpro...
On March 30, 2029, Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API will be retired. Please migrate to latest generally available Azure Document Intelligence API version, v4.0, by that date. After March 30, 2029,...
Azure Backup now supports ‘Bulk Restore’ for Azure virtual machines (VMs), enabling customers to restore multiple VMs (upto 100) in a single operation. This feature simplifies large-scale recovery sce...
Azure Cosmos DB Shell is now available in public preview, introducing a modern command-line experience with agentic capabilities powered by Model Context Protocol (MCP). You can now query, explore, an...
Azure NetApp Files now enables backup by default when creating new volumes, delivering a more seamless and secure data‑protection experience. Backups are automatically provisioned during volume crea...
Azure Cosmos DB now offers spherical quantization in public preview to help you achieve faster vector indexing with higher recall and accuracy at scale. Spherical quantization is an advanced vector co...
As demand for cloud and AI grows, Microsoft is expanding Azure across Europe to deliver scalable, resilient infrastructure that supports innovation, compliance, and performance.
Starting July 1, 2026, purchases and renewals will no longer be available for one-year Azure Reserved VM Instances for the Av2, Amv2, Bv1, D, Ds, Dv2, Dsv2, F, Fs, Fsv2, G, Gs, Ls, and Lsv2 VM ser...
We previously announced the availability of Application Gateway for Containers and the Application Gateway for Containers AKS Add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). At that time, one limitation...
Elastic SAN datastores deliver simpler connectivity and improved performance when used with AVS Gen2 Private Cloud: Simpler connectivity & configuration No ExpressRoute gateway required A...
Azure Elastic SAN now supports single volume snapshots, enabling incremental, point‑in‑time backups of individual SAN volumes. Snapshots capture only changes since the previous snapshot and reside w...
Azure Elastic SAN datastores are now supported with AV64 SKUs, enabling higher-scale and higher-performance storage options for Azure VMware Solution deployments.
Today, we’re announcing additional capabilities in Cowork to expand on what it can make possible for you.
The post Microsoft 365
May 05, 2026
As AI and agents take on more of the execution, people have more agency than ever to unlock their ambition, direct what gets done, and own the outcomes.
The post Microsoft 365
May 05, 2026
We have identified an issue impacting Multi-line (Multiple Number Assignment) feature for Teams Phone enablement related to the usage of AlternateId in customer internal implementations for Azure C...
The Durable Task Scheduler Consumption SKU is now generally available. Run durable workflows and AI agent orchestrations on Azure with pay-per-use pricing. No storage to manage, no capacity to plan, a...
Migrate a z/OS online transaction processing (OLTP) workload to an Azure application that is cost effective, responsive, scalable, and adaptable.
Proven practices for running SAP HANA in a high-availability, scale-up environment that supports disaster recovery on Azure.
Learn about hub-spoke topology in Azure, where the spoke virtual networks connect to the hub virtual network and can connect to each other.
Learn how to implement a hub-spoke network topology by using Azure Virtual WAN. Create a hub virtual network and spoke virtual networks that peer with the hub.
Learn how to deploy a secure hybrid network that extends an on-premises network to Azure by implementing a perimeter network called a DMZ.
Security for cloud infrastructure is no longer defined by a single control, product, or boundary. Modern threats target identity, software supply chains, control planes, networks, and data simultan...
We support customer choice, including the choice to transfer your data between Azure and environments outside of Azure. Azure has offered free egress and at-cost data transfer for customers and CSP...
Learn how to design a hybrid Domain Name System (DNS) solution to resolve names for workloads that are hosted on-premises and in Microsoft Azure.
Learn about the Azure Database for PostgreSQL features that are useful when you work with multitenant systems. Explore guidance and examples.
Learn how to use this information to decide which Azure service for vector search best suits your application.
Run IBM Sterling Order Management Software (OMS) on Azure. Design and implement cloud solutions for Sterling OMS that use Azure.
Implement the Reliable Web App pattern for Java. Get essential guidance for migrating web apps to the cloud. Learn how to replatform web apps.
Learn how to design an enterprise-hardened workload for Azure Data Factory in an Azure landing zone to build robust and efficient data pipelines.
Microsoft Agent 365 helps you take control of agent sprawl as your control plane to observe, govern, and secure agents and their interactions.
The post Microsoft 365
May 01, 2026
Understand how implementing a gateway helps manage access to Azure OpenAI and other language models more securely and efficiently.
Learn how to build image classification into your applications by using Azure services such as Azure AI Content Understanding and Azure Functions.
Review the External Configuration Store pattern, which moves configuration information out of the application deployment package to a centralized location.
Learn best practices for moving an IoT Hub-based solution to production, including deployment stamps, transient fault handling, and zero-touch provisioning.
Support for prefix-scoped access for User Delegation SAS for Azure Blob Storage is generally available in all Azure regions. SAS tokens for Blob Storage have historically supported two levels of sc...
As cloud workloads become more agentic and AI systems handle increasingly sensitive data, trust must be engineered directly into infrastructure. Azure Integrated HSM brings hardware‑enforced key pr...
Learn how to extract insights from customer conversations at a call center by using Foundry Tools and Azure OpenAI.
Azure Functions support for Java 25 is now generally available. You can now develop apps using Java 25 locally and deploy them to supported Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows, including t...
Get an overview of Azure security technologies and security architecture design, including solution ideas and reference architectures.
Learn about the Deployment Stamps pattern, which deploys many independent copies (known as stamps, service units, or scale units) of application components.
The Austria East region is now generally available to Azure Red Hat OpenShift customers and partners. The region includes three availability zones, supporting resilient and scalable operations. Why...
Microsoft Agent Framework is now version 1.0 for both .NET and Python, with stable APIs and a long-term support commitment. Agent Framework 1.0 supports multi-agent orchestration, multi-provider mo...
Implement a split-brain DNS configuration to differentiate traffic treatment based on DNS and whether a client originates from the internet or a corporate network.
Learn the best practices for running a Windows virtual machine on Azure, which requires some additional components, including networking and storage resources.
Learn the best practices for running a Linux virtual machine on Azure, which requires some additional components, including networking and storage resources.
Foundry’s memory (preview) is a managed long-term memory capability built directly into Foundry Agent Service and now integrates natively with Microsoft Agent Framework and LangGraph— no external d...
Learn about Azure Cosmos DB features that you can use for multitenant systems. See more resources that explain how to use Azure Cosmos DB in a multitenant solution.
Troubleshooting Kubernetes networking issues is often slowed by logs and metrics scattered across multiple tools, requiring engineers to manually correlate signals during incidents. The Container Netw...
Azure Elastic SAN now supports volume connectivity for Windows Virtual Machines using the Elastic SAN VM extension, directly from the Azure Portal. This capability enables customers to connect Elas...
Learn approaches for AI and machine learning multitenancy, including tenant isolation, model training, inference, and how to use Foundry Tools.
Learn the basics of Microsoft Azure accounts, platform, and services, and key similarities and differences between the Google Cloud and Azure platforms.
Learn how to design a hybrid Domain Name System (DNS) solution to resolve names for workloads that are hosted on-premises and in Microsoft Azure.
Learn about verifying the connection to a container registry. This step is part of the triage practice for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters.
Announcing the public preview of the HTTP DDoS Ruleset on Azure Front Door Premium.HTTP-layer DDoS attacks remain a leading cause of application downtime, and traditional static controls often fall sh...
Managing IP address space across multiple regions can be difficult to scale and prone to configuration mistakes.With cross-region IPAM pool association, you can associate a single IPAM pool with virtu...
Learn the differences between Azure and AWS accounts and subscriptions. Understand the types of administrator accounts in Azure.
Learn about trade-offs and considerations for various Kubernetes options available for extending compute on the edge.
Azure API Management provides a single, Azure-native platform to govern everything from traditional APIs to AI models, tools, and agents.
The post Azure Blog
Apr 28, 2026
Foundry Agent Service now supports bring‑your‑own‑model scenarios, allowing agents to use AI models deployed and managed outside of Foundry, including models hosted behind enterprise AI gateways su...
Azure Local scales Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud, supporting AI and data workloads with full control, compliance, and disconnected operations.
The post Azure Blog
Apr 27, 2026
Prompt Flow will be retired from Microsoft Foundry and Azure Machine Learning on April 20, 2027 and replaced by a single, modern orchestration platform: Microsoft Agent Framework. This change unloc...
Azure Backup now supports Elastic SAN, offering a fully managed solution for backing up and restoring Elastic SAN volumes. This integration helps protect data against accidental deletions, ransomwar...
Hosted agents run in an isolated execution sandbox that provides a dedicated, secure runtime per agent session. Sessions start with a clean environment with no shared state between sessions, no cro...
Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is now generally available and provides VS Code tooling for Microsoft Agent Framework, including agent creation from templates or via GitHub Copilot, local test/debug wi...
WireGuard in‑transit encryption is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using Azure CNI powered by Cilium and Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS). This capab...
On November 10, 2026, support for .NET 8 (LTS) will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates will no longer be available and we'll no longer provide ...
Cascading read replicas are now generally available in Azure Database for PostgreSQL, giving you greater flexibility to scale read‑intensive workloads. You can now create read replicas from existin...
Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC‑32C checksum verification when enabled on the client for connections to Elastic SAN volumes. CRC protection can be enabled at creation time or on an existing Elastic...
Accelerate your Azure project by using a fully functional sandbox environment that includes virtual networks, virtual machines, and databases.
Learn how DevSecOps helps you incorporate security best practices from the start of software development and throughout the software deployment life cycle (SDLC).
Choose an Azure compute platform for a microservices architecture. Compare options based on interservice communication, independent scaling, and deployability.
OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 will be generally available in Microsoft Foundry, bringing OpenAI’s latest frontier model to Azure and the enterprise teams building agents for real production work.
The pos...
Capacity Autoscaling support is now generally available on Elastic SAN. Customers can avoid the constraints of overprovisioning and manual capacity management by setting a policy to automatically ex...