Azure DevOps & Cloud-Native Updates - October 2025#
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#
AI + machine learning#
- Retirement: Remove dependency on these preview features before March 31, 2026
- Retirement: Azure Computer Vision – Image Analysis will be retired on September 25, 2028
- [Launched] Generally Available: SAP Business Data Cloud Connect to Azure Databricks
- Retirement: Azure Custom Vision will be retired on September 25, 2028
- Retirement: Azure Machine Learning - Data labeling Deprecation
Compute#
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions zero-downtime deployments with rolling updates in Flex Consumption
- Retirement: Support for Node.js 20 ends on April 30, 2026 – upgrade your apps to Node.js 22
- [In preview] Public Preview: Sharing Capacity Reservation Groups
- [Launched] Generally Available: New OS SKU enum to migrate to Azure Linux 3.0
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Python 3.13
- Retirement: Confidential Containers preview on AKS is Closing Down
- [Launched] Generally Available: Availability Zones and network restricted Key Vault and App Configuration references for Flex Consumption
- [Launched] Generally Available: Spot Placement Score
- Retirement: Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) for Windows nodes on AKS to Be Retired by September 30, 2026
- [Launched] Generally Available: AI toolchain operator add-on (KAITO) for AKS
- [Launched] Generally Available: CLI command for migration from Availability Sets and basic load balancer on AKS
- Retirement: Azure Static Web Apps database connection feature
- Retirement: Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) for Linux nodes on AKS to Be Retired by September 30, 2028
Containers#
Databases#
- [Launched] Generally Available: PgBouncer 1.23.1 support in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for mid-October 2025
- [Launched] Generally Available: Near-zero downtime scaling for HA-enabled Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers
- [Launched] Generally Available: PowerShell, Az cmdlets, and Python SDK for Azure Database Migration Service
- [In preview] Public Preview: PostgreSQL 18 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
- [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Entra ID token refresh code samples in Python and .NET
- [Launched] Generally Available: Custom port support for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server
- Retirement: Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise is retiring on March 30, 2027
- Retirement: Azure Cache for Redis is retiring on September 30, 2028
- [Launched] Generally Available: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
- [In preview] Public Preview: MSSQL extension integration with Microsoft Fabric
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late September 2025
DevOps#
- Retirement: Legacy Authentication in Azure Monitor - Container Insights will be retired on September 30, 2026.
- Retirement: Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance will be retired on Sep 30, 2026
Features#
- [In preview] Public Preview: VM vCore customization features disabling simultaneous multi-threading (SMT/HT) and constrained cores
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files short-term clones
Hybrid + multicloud#
- [In development] Private Preview: New planned datacenter region in Malaysia (Southeast Asia 3)
- [Launched] Generally Available: Firmware analysis enabled by Azure Arc
Integration#
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Event Grid new capabilities
- [In preview] Public Preview: Environmental sustainability features in Azure API Management
Internet of Things#
Management and governance#
- [Launched] Generally Available: Locations API Update for UK Azure Regions
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery support for Ultra Disks
- [In preview] Public Preview: Introducing Vaulted Backup for Azure Data Lake Storage
- [Launched] Generally Available: New Health Check infrastructure for Azure Traffic Manager
Networking#
- [Launched] Generally Available: High Scale Private Endpoints
- [In preview] Public Preview: Signed request on Azure Front Door
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure WAF CAPTCHA Challenge for Azure Front Door
- [Launched] Generally Available: Enhanced cloning and Public IP retention scripts for Azure Application Gateway migration
- [Launched] Generally Available: Prescaling in Azure Firewall
- [Launched] Generally Available: Observed capacity metric in Azure Firewall
- [In preview] Public Preview: Private Link Service Direct Connect
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Firewall updates - Customer provided public IP address support in secured hubs
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Firewall Updates - IP Group limit increased to 600 per Firewall Policy
- Retirement: Azure VPN Gateway support for SSTP Protocol will be retired on March 31, 2027
Open Source#
Retirements#
- Retirement: The F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series VMs are retiring in 2028
- Retirement: Azure AI Health Insights and related models
Security#
Services#
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Storage Mover support for NFS source to Azure File Share (NFS 4.1) target
- [Launched] Generally Available: Cloud-to-Cloud migration made simple with Azure Storage Mover
Storage#
- [In preview] Public Preview: Instant Access Snapshots for Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks Storage
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Storage Discovery
- [Launched] Generally Available: Cross-tenant customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Support for OpenLDAP, FreeIPA, and Red Hat Directory Server LDAP services
- Retirement: General Purpose v1 (GPv1) and legacy blob storage accounts
Sources#
https://azure.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Dev Blog Azure Website