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[Launched] Generally Available: New major version of Durable Functions
Durable Functions extension v3 is now generally available. Major improvements in this new major version include...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Trigger for Azure Functions in Consumption plan
Azure SQL trigger for Azure Functions is now generally available in the consumption plan. You can now build...
[In preview] Public Preview: Rule-based routing in Azure Container Apps
Azure Container Apps now supports rule-based routing in public preview. This feature provides greater flexibility and...
[In preview] Private Preview: DCesv6 and ECesv6 series confidential VMs with Intel® TDX
The DCesv6 and ECesv6 series are Azure’s next generation of Confidential Virtual Machines powered by the 5th Gen...
Gleam 1.10 improves compiler, JavaScript codegen
Gleam 1.10, a new release of the type-safe programming language for the Erlang virtual machine and JavaScript...
[In preview] Public Preview: Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in Azure Functions
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a way for apps to provide capabilities and context to a large language model. A key...
[In development] Private Preview: Azure Backup for AKS Now Supports Azure File Share-based Persistent Volumes
We’re excited to announce the Private Preview of Azure Backup for AKS with support for Azure file share-based...
Retirement: Azure Functions – Durable Functions support for Netherite will end on March 31, 2028
Netherite, one of several backend providers supported by Durable Functions, will no longer be supported after March...
Retirement: HELM chart-based onboarding workflow for the Azure Monitor Container Insights agent is retiring on October 1, 2025
Starting October 1, 2025, the HELM chart-based onboarding workflow for the Container Insights agent will be retired....
[In preview] Private Preview: New storage optimized Lsv4 and Lasv4 Azure VM series
The Lsv4-series VMs, based on the 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processor (Emerald Rapids), and Lasv4-series VMs, based on the...
[Launched] Generally Available: New storage optimized Laosv4 Azure VM series
The Laosv4 series storage optimized VMs, based on the 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processor (Genoa), are now generally available...
[Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Azure Available from New Azure for U.S. Government Secret Cloud Region in the US
A new Azure for U.S. Government Secret cloud region is now generally available. With multiple geographically separate...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backup for Azure Data Lake Storage for comprehensive data protection
Azure Backup now supports transferring your Azure Data Lake Storage backups to the vault. A vault stores backups and...
6 languages you can deploy to WebAssembly right now
WebAssembly, or Wasm, gives developers a way to create programs that run at near-native speed in the browser or...
The programming language wars
Microsoft recently decided to rewrite the TypeScript tool chain using Go. This has caused a stir as folks wonder why...
JRuby 10 brings faster startup times
JRuby 10, the latest release of the Ruby language variant built atop the JVM, has arrived, bringing startup time...
[Launched] Generally Available: Route-maps for Azure Virtual WAN
Route-maps is a feature that gives you the ability to control route advertisements and routing for Virtual WAN virtual...
OpenAI GPT-4.1 models promise improved coding and instruction following
OpenAI has announced a new family of models, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano, which it says outperforms GPT-4o...
[Launched] Generally Available: Performance Plus for Azure Disk Storage
Azure Disk Storage now offers the feature called Performance Plus in GA, which enhances the IOPS and throughput...
[Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Indonesia
The first cloud region in Indonesia is now available with Azure Availability Zones and provides organizations across...