- Retirement: Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance will be retired on Sep 30, 2026
- Generally Available: CLI command for migration from Availability Sets and basic load balancer on AKS
- Generally Available: Cross-tenant customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption
- Retirement: Azure Static Web Apps database connection feature
- Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Support for OpenLDAP, FreeIPA, and Red Hat Directory Server LDAP services
- Retirement: Azure VPN Gateway support for SSTP Protocol will be retired on March 31, 2027
- Retirement: General Purpose v1 (GPv1) and legacy blob storage accounts
- Generally Available: New Health Check infrastructure for Azure Traffic Manager
- Public Preview: MSSQL extension integration with Microsoft Fabric
- Retirement: Azure Machine Learning – Data labeling Deprecation
Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance will be inaccessible after September 30, 2026; customers should transition to Operations Manager for on-premises monitoring.
AKS now supports a CLI command to automatically migrate clusters from Availability Sets to Virtual Machine node pools before deprecation on September 30, 2025.
Azure NetApp Files now lets customers manage encryption keys across different tenancies, improving control and flexibility for volume encryption.
The Static Web Apps database connections feature will be deprecated on November 30, 2025; users should refactor apps relying on it.
Azure NetApp Files now integrates with FreeIPA, OpenLDAP, and Red Hat Directory Server in public preview, enabling secure LDAP over TLS for NFSv3 and NFSv4.1 volumes.
Support for SSTP in Azure VPN Gateway ends March 31, 2027; migration to IKEv2 or OpenVPN is recommended for better performance and scalability.
All General Purpose v1 and legacy blob storage accounts are being retired as Azure streamlines its storage offerings for improved performance and cost efficiency.
Azure Traffic Manager introduced a new health check infrastructure to enhance service resiliency and scalability; customer rollout is in progress.
The MSSQL extension for VS Code now supports direct SQL development with Microsoft Fabric using Entra ID authentication in public preview.
Azure Machine Learning data labeling is retiring on September 30, 2026; users should move to third-party providers before that date.