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October (1)

azure: Retirement: General Purpose v1 (GPv1) and legacy blob storage accounts

Azure Updates

2025-10-03

Microsoft announced the retirement of all General purpose v1 (GPv1) storage accounts — including legacy blob storage accounts — as part of efforts to streamline the Azure Storage portfolio and improve performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.

September (4)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Discover and assess PostgreSQL in Azure Migrate

Azure Updates

2025-09-24

Azure Migrate is available in public preview to discover and assess PostgreSQL resources across VMware, Hyper‑V, physical servers, and other cloud environments. The service provides a centralized hub to help plan the next steps for migrating or modernizing PostgreSQL workloads.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: AKS Automatic

Azure Updates

2025-09-16

Azure announced general availability of 'AKS Automatic', a managed AKS capability that automates routine cluster operations (provisioning, scaling, upgrades, patching and security) to reduce operational complexity and let teams focus on delivering applications.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure MySQL Extended Support

Azure Updates

2025-09-10

Microsoft announced the general availability of Extended Support for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server, beginning in spring 2026, to help customers manage upgrade timelines for MySQL versions that have reached end of life.

azure: Retirement: Operating System (OS) Disks on Standard HDD will be retired on 08 September 2028

Azure Updates

2025-09-08

Microsoft Azure will retire OS disks on Standard HDD on 08 September 2028. The change is part of an effort to align disk offerings with current usage patterns and future investments in disk performance.

August (2)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Node.js 22

Azure Updates

2025-08-22

Azure Functions now generally supports Node.js 22, allowing development and deployment on all Azure Functions plans for Linux and Windows.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Flexible service level now supports cool access

Azure Updates

2025-08-20

Azure NetApp Files' Flexible service level now supports cool access, enabling customers to configure storage capacity and throughput independently for workloads with specific performance and sizing needs.