Azure roadmap
As Azure continues to grow, we want to keep you informed—so that we can plan for the future together. This product roadmap is the place to find out what’s new and what’s coming next. Let us know what you think by providing feedback and voting on items. You can also subscribe to notifications, so you’ll always be the in the know.
Azure Virtual Machines—Managed Disks
Date updated: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Managed Disks will provide persistent, secured disk storage for Azure Virtual Machines. It'll ensure that the disks of different virtual machines in an availability set are created on physically separate stamps of storage.
Apache Kafka on HDInsight with Azure Managed Disks
Date updated: Monday, July 3, 2017
We're pleased to announce Apache Kafka with Azure Managed Disks Preview on the HDInsight platform. Users will now be able to deploy Kafka clusters with managed disks straight from the Azure portal, with no signup necessary.
Azure Managed Disks and large Virtual Machine scale sets
Date updated: Monday, May 15, 2017
Azure Managed Disks will soon be generally available. This new capability will make managing your Virtual Machine disks much simpler. You'll specify only the desired disk type (Standard or Premium) and disk size, and Azure will create and manage it for you
Azure Storage Service Encryption (SSE) support for Managed Disks
Date updated: Thursday, June 15, 2017
Azure Storage Service Encryption (SSE) is now supported for Managed Disks. SSE provides encryption-at-rest and safeguards your data to meet your organizational security and compliance commitments.