- Generally Available: Custom handler support in Azure Functions Flex consumption
- Retirement: Migrate to dedicated VM for your compute clusters
- Public Preview: Container network metrics filtering in Advanced Container Networking Services for (ACNS) for AKS
- Generally Available: MCP support for AI toolchain operator add-on in AKS
- Generally Available: Cluster-wide Cilium network policy with Azure CNI powered by Cilium for AKS
- Generally Available: Local redirect policy in Azure CNI powered by Cilium for AKS
- Generally Available: Layer 7 policy with Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS) for AKS
- Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files single file restore from backup
- Generally Available: DNS security policy Threat Intelligence feed
- Generally Available: Azure Sphere OS version 25.10 is now available
Azure Functions Flex consumption now supports custom handlers, allowing any HTTP-capable language to implement lightweight web servers for event processing.
Low-Priority VMs will reach end of life on September 30, 2025; support on Azure Machine Learning continues until March 31, 2026; migration to dedicated VMs is recommended.
Container network metrics filtering in Azure Container Networking Services for AKS is in public preview, helping reduce storage costs and dashboard clutter from excessive metrics.
The AI Toolchain Operator add-on for AKS now supports KAITO inference workspaces and Model Context Protocol through MCP, enhancing dynamic model integration capabilities.
AKS clusters using Azure CNI powered by Cilium now support cluster-wide Cilium network policy, enabling consistent network policy enforcement across namespaces.
Local redirect policy for AKS using Azure CNI powered by Cilium is generally available, reducing latency and cross-node routing overhead in large-scale deployments.
Azure Container Networking Services for AKS introduces a Layer 7 Policy feature, enabling fine-grained traffic control and security for microservices applications.
Azure NetApp Files now supports restoring individual files directly from backup vaults, saving time and cost by avoiding full volume restores.
Azure DNS security policy Threat Intelligence feed is generally available, providing protection against known malicious domains using Microsoft-managed intelligence data.
Azure Sphere OS version 25.10 is released in the Retail feed with OS-only updates automatically delivered to connected devices.