MVUs are now available for elastic clusters in Azure Database for PostgreSQL. You can upgrade an existing elastic cluster to a supported newer PostgreSQL version in place without provisioning a replacement cluster, migrating distributed data, or changing
On October 31, 2029, DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Linux, Windows and Dedicated Host virtual machines will be retired. After that date, they will no longer be available for use or purchase. Before October 31, 2029, migrate your workloads to one of the fo
The public preview of Microsoft-managed performance monitoring for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines is now available. You can now monitor SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines without building custom collection scripts or correlating telemetry across d
On September 30, 2026, Microsoft Azure retired the Standard_NV12s_v3, Standard_NV12hs_v3, Standard_NV24s_v3, Standard_NV24ms_v3, Standard_NV32ms_v3, and Standard_NV48s_v3 virtual machines (VMs) in the NVv3-series VMs.Any remaining NVv3-series VMs will be
On September 30, 2026, Microsoft Azure retired the Standard_NV4as_v4, Standard_NV4ahs_v4, Standard_NV8as_v4, Standard_NV8ahs_v4, Standard_NV16as_v4, Standard_NV16ahs_v4, Standard_NV32as_v4, and Standard_NV32ahs_v4 virtual machines (VMs) in the NVv4-series
Teams running Ubuntu node pools on AKS need to stay current with Ubuntu LTS releases, but each OS transition can introduce package footprint, security, and compatibility concerns. Ubuntu 26.04 support introduces the Ubuntu2604 OS SKU using Ubuntu Minimal
Discover Azure canvases for GitHub Copilot, interactive shared workspaces that bring Azure tools, dashboards, and guided workflows directly alongside your Copilot conversations. Explore Azure resources, analyze costs, and build hosted skills while keeping
As part of the Microsoft Azure VM lifecycle policy, Microsoft is announcing the retirement of the Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VM series in public cloud Azure regions. These VMs will enter the End-of-Life lifecycle stage and retire on November 15, 2029.
The Functions on Azure Container Apps (ACA) V1 will be retired on September 29, 2027. After this date, existing Functions on ACA V1 Apps will stop running and no longer process requests or event-driven triggers. Action required Review your Azure environme
The Laosv5 series and Lasv5 storage optimized VMs, based on the 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ processor (Turin), are now generally available.Lasv5 and Laosv5 VMs have sizes ranging from 2-160 vCPUs, with 8GiB of memory and 720GB of local NVMe disk capacity per vCPU.
Automatic Zone Placement for VM Scale Sets (Public Preview) enables Azure to automatically select the best availability zones for your scale set based on SKU availability, capacity, and placement requirements. Instead of manually maintaining zone lists fo
Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server is now available in Germany West Central, enabling you to connect SQL Server instances to Azure Arc and take advantage of Azure-based inventory, governance, security, assessment, and license management capabilities. Learn more
Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server is now available in Italy North, enabling you to connect SQL Server instances to Azure Arc and take advantage of Azure-based inventory, governance, security, assessment, and license management capabilities.Learn more.
Ultra Disk support is now available in public preview for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. You can use Azure’s highest-performance managed disk option for I/O-intensive and transaction-heavy PostgreSQL workloads that require consistently low
The public preview of Microsoft-managed performance monitoring for Azure SQL Database is now available. You can now monitor Azure SQL Database without building custom collection scripts or correlating telemetry across disconnected tools. Built-in data co
The preview of performance monitoring for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc is expanding with more flexible ways to explore and visualize your performance data. You can query Microsoft-managed monitoring data directly through a telemetry endpoint. The built
The following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Scale larger workloads on Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Premium series with new 160-vCore and 192-vCore options, delivering up to 50% greater compute capacity than the previ
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now supports cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK). You can encrypt your data using keys stored in an Azure Key Vault or Azure Managed HSM that resides in a different Microsoft Entra tenant than your Postgr
A new deployment experience for SQL Server on Linux Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) replaces legacy marketplace images with automated script-based provisioning. This release provides greater flexibility, simplified management, and improved customization. You
Now you can use ALDO to extend SQL Server support to environments that can’t maintain continuous connectivity to Azure. ALDO is designed for operations in highly regulated, secure, remote, or air-gapped environments, where internet connectivity is restric
With SQL Server on Azure Local, you can run SQL Server workloads on Azure Local infrastructure while leveraging Azure services for centralized management, governance, monitoring, security, and licensing experiences. By connecting to Azure through Azure Ar
In late September 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Database Hub in Microsoft Fabric is a unified experience for discovering, managing, monitoring, and optimizing databases across SQL Server, Azure SQL,
In SSMS, you can now use Microsoft.Build.Sql projects to help you implement, manage, and collaborate on database changes, by providing a local definition of the database objects. A SQL database project is a local representation of SQL objects that compris
Auto-pause and auto-resume are now available in public preview for Azure SQL Hyperscale databases using the Serverless compute tier. You can configure databases to automatically pause during periods of inactivity and automatically resume when activity ret
You can now format SQL scripts directly in Visual Studio Code using SQL Formatter for more consistent, readable code. Customizable formatting options help you match your preferred coding style, so you can keep queries tidy without manual reformatting. N
SQL Migration Agent Skills help you automate and streamline the end-to-end migration journey from SQL Server to Azure. These reusable AI-powered skills help guide you through assessment, target selection, migration execution, and post-migration validation
Microsoft is retiring Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) in September 2029. Customers must plan and transition to alternative solutions.What does this mean for you?If you are using Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM for:Azure services an
You can now select Azure SQL Database, including Hyperscale, as a migration target directly from the database migration experience in Azure Arc. The workflow brings Azure Database Migration Service and Self-hosted Integration Runtime setup into the guided
Microsoft SQL Agent Skills help you get more accurate, product-specific guidance when using AI agents to build, operate, and migrate SQL workloads. You can use these skills with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database container, SQL Server to Azure migrati
LTR v2 is the next-generation long-term backup solution for Azure Database for PostgreSQL that moves from logical backups (pg_dump/pg_restore) used in LTR v1 to physical snapshot-based backups integrated with Azure Backup Vaults. With this release, you c