14 updates from Microsoft Azure.
On September 14, 2026 we will retire the containerized data connector agent for the Microsoft Sentinel solution for SAP applications. After this date the agent will be permanently disabled and will…
We’re announcing symmetric keys on Azure Key Vault Premium are now available in public preview. This preview enables customers and partners to evaluate symmetric encryption capabilities using the…
Starting October 1, 2026, the specified runtime versions Python 2.7, Python 3.8, and PowerShell 7.1 & 7.2. will no longer be supported by Automation. Runbooks using these versions may continue to run…
Starting July 1, 2026, Microsoft Foundry agent security capabilities previously available through Microsoft Defender for Cloud will transition to a Microsoft Agent 365 license. Agent protection in…
Azure Files now supports access from macOS using Entra ID authentication (Public Preview), enabling secure, identity-based access to file shares for cross-platform teams. This expands support for…
Azure Functions support for Node.js 24 is now generally available. You can now develop apps using Node.js 24 locally and deploy them to supported Azure Functions plans on Linux and Windows, including…
Azure Files announces general availability of Entra-only identities for SMB access, enabling organizations to securely access file shares using cloud-native identities without requiring Active…
We’ve rolled out two important improvements to enhance accuracy and control in pattern-based workflows: Revoke fix: Resolved an issue where revoke actions were not consistently applied, ensuring…
Cross-tenant customer-managed keys (CMK) for Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks are now generally available. This capability allows managed disks to be encrypted using a customer-managed key stored in an…
Azure Files now supports independent configuration of encryption-in-transit settings for SMB and NFS protocols at the storage account level. Customers can now define protocol-specific security…
User delegation SAS for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure Queues is now generally available. User delegation SAS allows users to create a more secure SAS token than account or service SAS by tying…
We’re excited to announce the addition of enhanced secure authentication in Azure Storage that combines the flexibility of user-delegation shared access signature (SAS) with the user-bound access of…
Application Gateway Web Application Firewall (WAF) v2 now supports additional rate‑limiting GroupBy options based on the X‑Forwarded‑For (XFF) HTTP header. This enables customers running Application…
User delegation SAS for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure Queues is now available in public preview. User delegation (UDK) SAS is already generally available for blobs, and this release extends…