- Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager – auto-upgrade target Kubernetes version channel
- Generally Available: High Scale mode for Azure Monitor – Container Insights
- Public Preview: Azure Managed Service for Prometheus now includes native Grafana dashboards
- Generally Available: Azure Data Box Next Gen in additional regions
- Retirement: Licensing changes for future Azure VMware Solution subscriptions
- Generally Available: DCa/ECa v6 series AMD based confidential virtual machines (VMs)
- Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager – update run approval gates
- Generally Available: Distributed tracing for Durable Functions
- Public Preview: Azure Functions .NET 10 support
- Generally Available: New Network Security Hub experience
New auto-upgrade channel lets clusters stay on a target Kubernetes minor version and receive only patch updates until that version reaches end of support.
High Scale mode in Container Insights is now generally available, enabling higher log collection throughput from Azure Kubernetes Service clusters.
Azure Managed Service for Prometheus now integrates native Grafana dashboards within the Azure portal at no extra cost.
Azure Data Box Next Gen is now available in India, Qatar, South Africa, and Korea, alongside existing availability in multiple other regions.
Starting October 16, 2025, new AVS customers must bring their own portable VCF subscriptions due to Broadcom licensing changes; current customers can continue as is.
New AMD-based confidential VM series with 4th generation processors is now generally available in multiple regions including UAE North, Korea, US, South Africa, Switzerland, and UK.
Fleet Manager update runs now support approval gates for greater control, allowing manual approvals before or after update groups and stages.
Distributed tracing V2 enables correlation of operations in orchestrations, activities, and durable entities for improved diagnostics in Durable Functions.
Azure Functions adds Public Preview support for .NET 10, requiring updated target frameworks and SDK version for deployment.
The Azure Firewall Manager has been expanded and rebranded as the Network Security Hub, unifying management of Firewall, WAF, and DDoS Protection.