Azure DevOps & Cloud-Native Updates - December 2025

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Introduction

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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

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AI + machine learning

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• [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Databricks Dashboard subscriptions now support Microsoft Teams
• [In preview] Public Preview: Mistral Large 3 in Foundry
• [In preview] Public Preview: Serverless workspaces in Azure Databricks
• Retirement: Remove dependency on these Azure ML SDKs before June 30, 2026

Compute

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• [In preview] Public Preview: Service Bus SDK type bindings in Azure Functions for Node.js
• Update: The retirement date for default outbound access has been extended to March 31, 2026.

Databases

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• [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for early December 2025
• [In preview] Public Preview: Use Azure SRE Agent with Azure Cosmos DB
• [Launched] Generally Available: Azure MCP Server support for Azure confidential ledger
• [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server in Belgium Central
• [Launched] Generally Available: Update pg_squeeze to version 1.9.1 in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
• [Launched] Generally Available: The ip4r extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
• [Launched] Generally Available: The credcheck extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Internet of Things

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• [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Sphere OS version 25.12 is now available for evaluation

Management and governance

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• Retirement: Deprecation of Custom Resource Providers

Migration

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• [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Blob-to-Blob migration made simple with Azure Storage Mover

Networking

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• [Launched] Generally Available: FIPS compliant mode for Application Gateway V2 SKUs
• [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Load Balancer bandwidth metrics now support Protocol dimension

Storage

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• [In preview] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files cross-zone-region replication (CZRR)
• [In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection
• [Launched] Generally Available: Zonal placement for Azure file shares Azure Files Premium LRS in select regions.
• [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Blob Storage SFTP - Resumable Uploads

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• [Launched] Generally Available: Perth - Azure Extended Zones

Sources

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https://azure.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Dev Blog Azure Website