- Generally available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in a third Availability Zone in New Zealan North
- Generally Available: DCesv6, DCedsv6, ECesv6, and ECedsv6 confidential VMs
- Retirement: Managed NGINX Ingress with Application Routing Add‑on Retiring November 2026
- Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in Malaysia West, New Zealand North, and Mexico Central
- Public Preview: Restrict usage of user delegation SAS to an Entra ID identity
- Public Preview: Secure ingestion and pod placement for Azure Monitor pipeline
- Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late‑February 2026
- Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late‑February 2026
- Public Preview: Geo‑redundant backups for Premium SSD v2 in Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- Retirement: Windows Server Annual Channel (preview)
Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in a third Availability Zone in New Zealand North offering low latency and high performance for Azure VMs.
New confidential VMs using 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors with Intel TDX deliver next‑generation secure computing for Azure workloads.
Managed NGINX Ingress will retire 30 November 2026 after upstream deprecation; only critical security patches will be provided until then.
Azure Red Hat OpenShift expands to three new regions—Malaysia West, New Zealand North, and Mexico Central—broadening regional coverage.
User‑bound user‑delegation SAS in Azure Storage enhances secure authentication by linking SAS usage to specific Entra ID identities.
Azure Monitor pipeline adds secure ingress with TLS/mTLS and BYOC plus new capabilities for pod placement in public preview.
Azure SQL introduces database object search in the MSSQL VS Code extension to quickly locate and view definitions.
Azure SQL preview adds direct database management actions and flat‑file import within the MSSQL VS Code extension.
Geo‑redundant backups using Premium SSD v2 enable secure disaster‑recovery storage for Azure Database for PostgreSQL workloads.
Windows Server Annual Channel (Preview) on AKS retires 15 May 2026; users should move to the Long Term Servicing Channel before that date.