Azure DevOps & Cloud-Native Updates – September 2024

By Lionel Gurret.

Introduction

Welcome to our Monthly Azure DevOps and Cloud Tech Updates Series!

Welcome to my monthly blog series where we bring you a concise roundup of significant Azure updates pertinent to DevOps, keeping you in the loop with the latest advancements.

Let’s check what’s new!

Updates

Arc

• Retirement: Open Service Mesh extension for Arc-enabled Kubernetes will be retired on September 30, 2027

Function

• Public Preview: Azure Functions .NET 9 support in Linux plans

AKS

• Public Preview: Virtual machines node pools support in AKS
• Retirement: Open Service Mesh add-on for AKS will be retired on September 30, 2027
• Generally Available: Long-term support for version 1.27 and 1.30 in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Retirement: AKS GPU image (preview) will retire on Jan 10, 2025
• Generally Available: FIPS mutability support in AKS
• Generally Available: Extended support: PHP 8.1 on App Service
• Public Preview: Advanced Container Networking Services: Enhancing security and observability in AKS
• Public Preview: Azure Container Storage enabled by Azure Arc Edge Volumes

Sources

https://azure.microsoft.com/

Microsoft Dev Blog
Azure Website