Azure DevOps & Cloud-Native Updates - September 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: Entity Linking from Azure AI Language
- [In preview] Public Preview: Databricks One in Azure Databricks
- Retirement: Azure Databricks Standard tier will retire by October 2026
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks automatic identity management
Analytics#
Compute#
- Azure VMware Solution AV36 Node Retirement on June 30, 2028
- Retirement: The Linux Consumption hosting plan of Azure Functions will be retired on September 30, 2028. Migrate to Flex Consumption.
- Retirement: Azure App Service on Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes
- Retirement: Azure Disk Encryption
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Managed Service for Prometheus now includes native Grafana dashboards within the Azure portal
- Retirement: Licensing changes for future Azure VMware Solution subscriptions starting October 16, 2025.
- [Launched] Generally Available: DCa/ECa v6 series AMD based confidential virtual machines (VMs)
- [Launched] Generally Available: Distributed tracing for Durable Functions
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions .NET 10 support
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure File Sync in Poland Central and Spain Central
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure HBv5-series VMs
- [Launched] Generally Available: AKS Automatic
- Retirement: Azure Linux 2.0 on AKS
- [Launched] Generally Available: Bring Your Own License (BYOL) Support for JBoss EAP on Azure App Service
- [In development] Private Preview: Azure AMD-based Dasv7, Easv7, and Fasv7-series Virtual Machines
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions support for Python 3.13
- [In preview] Public Preview: .NET 10 Preview Now Available on Azure App Service
- [Launched] Generally Available: Upgrade existing Azure Gen1 VMs to Gen2-Trusted launch
- Retirement: Confidential VM SKUs DCesv5, DCedsv5, ECesv5, ECedsv5 SKUs
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure App Service - New Premium v4 Offering
Containers#
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager – auto-upgrade target Kubernetes version channel
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager – update run approval gates
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Container Storage v2.0.0 now with NVMe performance boost, open source, and no service fees
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift Now Available in UAE Central and US Gov Texas
Databases#
- [In preview] Public Preview: Discover and assess PostgreSQL in Azure Migrate
- [Launched] Generally Available: Delete on-demand backup in Azure DB for MySQL - Flexible Server
- [Launched] Generally Available: Confidential computing for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL hub experience in Azure portal
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) same-region replica cluster
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in Austria East and Chile Central
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure MySQL Self Heal
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure MySQL Extended Support
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for MySQL 8.4
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) encryption with customer-managed key
- [Launched] Generally Available: Near-zero-downtime maintenance in Azure Database for MySQL
DevOps#
- [Launched] Generally Available: Visualize New Azure Resource Manager Metrics through Azure Monitor
- Retirement: The Insights blade in AKS is now called Monitor
- [Launched] Generally Available: High Scale mode for Azure Monitor – Container Insights
- [Launched] Generally Available: Multitenant Managed Logging in Container Insights
Developer tools#
- Retirement: Microsoft Playwright Testing (Preview) will be retired on March 8, 2026
- [Launched] Generally Available: Playwright Workspaces in Azure App Testing
Features#
Integration#
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Logic Apps Standard Automated Test Framework
- [Launched] Generally Available: Custom Code support in Azure Logic Apps Standard with .NET 8
- [Launched] Generally Available: Business Process Tracking in Azure Logic Apps (Standard)
- [Launched] Generally Available: Gateway level metrics and native autoscaling for Azure API Management v2 tiers
- [Launched] Generally Available: Logic Apps Hybrid Deployment Model
- [In preview] Public Preview: Organizational Templates in Azure Logic Apps
- [In preview] Public Preview: Confluent Kafka Connector in Azure Logic Apps (Standard)
- [Launched] Generally Available: Workspaces and workspace gateways in the Premium v2 tier of Azure API Management
- [In preview] Public Preview: Expanded support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in Azure API Management
- [Launched] Generally Available: Enhanced Data Mapper Experience in Logic Apps (Standard)
Management and governance#
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery Support for Virtual Machines with Premium SSD v2 disks
- [Launched] Generally Available: Vaulted backup for Azure Files (Premium)
Media#
Migration#
Networking#
- [Launched] Generally Available: Using Server-sent events with Application Gateway
- [Launched] Generally Available: Introducing the new Network Security Hub experience
- [Launched] Generally Available: Enabling dedicated connections to backends in Azure Application Gateway
- [Launched] Generally Available: Backend TLS validation controls in Azure Application Gateway
- [Launched] Generally Available: Multiple address prefixes for subnets in Azure Virtual Networks
- Retirement: Azure CDN – Migrate to Azure Front Door on December 1, 2025
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Front Door Standard and Premium are now available in Azure China.
Pricing & Offerings#
Retirements#
- Retirement: NVv3-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on September 30 ,2026
- Retirement: Azure Kubernetes Service on VMware will be retired on March 16, 2026 - Replace with Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Local
Security#
Services#
Storage#
- Retirement: Upgrade BlobFuse v1 to latest version of Blobfuse v2
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files Flexible service level
- [In preview] Public Preview: File share centric management model (Microsoft.FileShares) for Azure Files
- Retirement: Operating System (OS) Disks on Standard HDD will be retired on 08 September 2028
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files migration assistant
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Price Reduction in UK South
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Price Reduction in Central US
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Price Reduction in West US 2
Sources#
https://azure.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Dev Blog Azure Website

