Azure-updates

Retirement: Support for the in-process model for .NET apps in Azure Functions ends 10 November 2026.

Streefdatum afschaffing: november 10, 2026

Migrate your .NET apps in Azure Functions to the isolated worker model

• Azure Functions
• Retirements

Standard_NC6s_v3, Standard_NC12s_v3 and Standard_NC24s_v3 Azure virtual machines will be retired on September 30, 2025

Standard_NC6s_v3, Standard_NC12s_v3 and Standard_NC24s_v3 Azure virtual machines will be retired on September 30, 2025

• Retirements

Standard_NC24rs_v3 virtual machines will be retired on March 31st, 2025

Streefdatum afschaffing: maart 31, 2025

Standard_NC24rs_v3 virtual machines will be retired on March 31st, 2025

• Retirements

Support for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS for Batch pools will be retired on 23 April 2025

Streefdatum afschaffing: april 24, 2025

End of life announcement for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS support for Azure Batch pools on 23 April 2025

• Batch
• Retirements

Support for Basic and Standard A-series VM families support will be retired on 31 August 2024 for Batch pools

Streefdatum afschaffing: september 01, 2024

End of life for Basic and Standard A-series VM families support in Batch pools on 31 August 2024

• Batch
• Retirements

Every-write AOF persistence on Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash will be retired on 1 April 2025

Streefdatum afschaffing: april 01, 2025

Every-write AOF will be retired on 1 April 2025, and all instances using the feature will automatically switch to use every-second AOF instead.

• Azure Cache voor Redis
• Retirements

General availability: Availability zone volume placement for Azure NetApp Files

Deploy new Azure NetApp Files volumes in Azure availability zones (AZs) of your choice to support workloads across multiple availability zones

• Azure NetApp Files
• Pricing & Offerings
• Regions & Datacenters
• Features

Azure Sphere version 24.03 and Azure Sphere (Integrated) are now generally available

The Azure Sphere 24.03 release includes Azure Sphere (Integrated) general availability, support for custom certificates to connect to Azure IoT Services, an updated version of cURL for the Azure Sphere OS, security fixes, SDK support for Ubuntu 24.04 pre-release, removal of SDK support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and changes to the CMake toolchain.

• Operating System
• SDK and Tools

GA: Improved throughput performance on Azure Disks’ Standard SSD

Azure Disks Standard SSD throughput limits are now 100 MB/s on disks sized 8191 GBs and lower.

• Azure Disk Storage
• Managed Disks
• Services
• Features

GA: Azure Logic Apps Designer for Consumption

Doelbeschikbaarheid: Q1 2024

We're thrilled to announce the general availability of the new Azure Logic Apps Designer for Consumption, revolutionizing your workflow experience with unparalleled speed, smoothness, and reliability. Unifying the designer experience across all supported platforms, including standard Azure Logic Apps, the Azure Logic Apps Visual Studio Code extension, and consumption Azure Logic Apps in the portal, ensures seamless usability and familiarity wherever you work.

• Features

Public Preview: Safety evaluations for generative AI applications in Azure AI Studio

Doelbeschikbaarheid: Q1 2024

Measure your generative AI application’s susceptibility to jailbreak attacks and to producing unsafe content, so you can implement effective mitigations and go from prototype to production with confidence.

• Azure AI Studio
• Features

Generally available: Microsoft Dev Box in Southeast Asia, Brazil South, South Africa North, and Switzerland North 

Microsoft Dev Box is generally available in Southeast Asia, Brazil South, South Africa North, and Switzerland North.  

• Services

GA: Azure SQL Trigger support for Azure Functions

You can now build application logic in Azure Function apps which can be driven by the data from Azure SQL database

• Azure Functions
• Features

General Availability: Azure Files geo-redundancy for standard large file shares

Doelbeschikbaarheid: Q1 2024

Azure Files geo-redundancy for 100TiB standard SMB file shares is now generally available.

• Azure Files
• Opslagaccounts
• Features

Generally Available: Free managed certificates on Azure Container Apps

Azure Container Apps now provides a free managed certificate for your custom domain.

• Azure Container Apps
• Security
• Features

Public preview: Support for Key Vault Certificates in Azure Container Apps

You can now use Azure Key Vault to store and manage your own TLS/SSL certificates for use with Azure Container Apps.

• Azure Container Apps
• Security
• Features

Public preview: PowerShell 7.4 support for Azure Functions

You can now develop apps using PowerShell 7.4 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions

• Azure Functions
• Features

Public Preview: Azure Container Apps OpenTelemetry Agent support

You can now use open-source standards to send your app’s data.

• Azure Container Apps
• Features

Azure Front Door (classic) will be retired on 31 March 2027

Streefdatum afschaffing: maart 31, 2027

Migrate to Azure Front Door Standard or Premium by 31 March 2027, when Front Door (classic) will be retired.

• Azure Front Door (klassiek)
• Security
• Retirements