Azure Update Story

Update's chronological storyline in context of the previous updates, related to the referenced services
Date Services Event / Source Title / Link / Storyline
Aug 14 2025
12:50:00 UTC
GA
Azure Arc Blog
 SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc is now generally available in the US Government Virginia region
Aug 14 2025
12:50:00 UTC
GA
Azure Arc Blog
 Arc-enabled SQL Server is now generally available in the US Government Virginia region
Aug 12 2025
15:30:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Arc Blog
 Auto agent upgrade for Azure Arc-enabled servers
Aug 01 2025
18:45:04 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
 Azure File Sync Arc Extension
Jul 30 2025
17:00:36 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
 New SQL Server database migration in Azure Arc
Jul 21 2025
20:56:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Arc Blog
 EOL of Azure Linux 2.0 on Azure Kubernetes Service enabled by Azure Arc
Jul 17 2025
18:42:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Arc Blog
 Announcing the preview of Software Defined Networking (SDN) on Azure Local
Jul 17 2025
18:08:00 UTC
Preview
Azure SQL Blog
 New database migration experience for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc – Public Preview
Jul 07 2025
17:30:52 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
 Azure Storage Mover adds free, direct AWS S3-to-Azure Blob migration
Jun 30 2025
15:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Arc Blog
 Announcing general availability of workload orchestration: simplifying edge deployments at scale
May 21 2025
13:15:08 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
 Connected registry in Azure Container Registry (ACR)
May 21 2025
03:30:39 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
 Azure Arc enabled Azure Container Apps
May 19 2025
16:05:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Arc Blog
 Empowering the Physical World with AI
May 19 2025
16:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Arc Blog
 Welcoming the Next Wave at Build: New Partners Join the Azure Arc ISV Program
May 08 2025
10:07:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Arc Blog
 Troubleshoot the Azure Arc Agent in Azure using Azure Monitor & Log Analytics Workspace
Apr 29 2025
00:15:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Arc Blog
 Comparing deployment options of AKS enabled by Azure Arc 📃
Apr 16 2025
17:30:50 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
 HELM chart-based onboarding workflow for the Azure Monitor Container Insights agent is retiring on October 1, 2025
Apr 01 2025
18:03:00 UTC
GA
Azure Arc Blog
 Announcing the General Availability of Azure AI Video Indexer enabled by Azure Arc
Dec 12 2024
19:00:28 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
 Introducing security baseline with auto-remediation for Linux hybrid workloads
Dec 02 2024
07:51:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Gov. and Mgmt Blog
 Azure Change Tracking & Inventory: Simplified onboarding to manage in-guest changes on Azure Arc VMs
Nov 20 2024
02:19:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Arc Blog
 Ignite 2024: AKS enabled by Azure Arc - New Capabilities and Expanded Workload Support
Nov 19 2024
17:00:35 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
 New capabilities to aid Migration and Hybrid Cloud Management: Envision and leverage the Benefits of Azure Arc and Azure Management in Azure Migrate
Nov 19 2024
14:45:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Arc Blog
 Announcing Public Preview of Workload Identity Federation for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters
Nov 19 2024
10:15:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Arc Blog
 Announcing the Azure Arc ISV Partner Program at Ignite
Nov 19 2024
08:00:33 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
 Jumpstart Agora Contoso Hypermarket
Nov 19 2024
08:00:33 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
 Windows Server 2025
Nov 19 2024
08:00:33 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
 Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025
Nov 15 2024
20:34:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Arc Blog
 Announcing the Public Preview of the Azure Arc gateway!
Oct 24 2024
13:32:20 UTC
Notice
 Azure Adaptive Cloud Pre-Days at Microsoft Ignite 2024
Sep 25 2024
20:13:10 UTC
Preview
 Announcing Public Preview of Windows Server Hotpatch enabled by Azure Arc
Sep 19 2024
07:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
 Azure SQL Edge will be retired on September 30th, 2025
Sep 12 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Arc Blog
 New options for Extended Security Updates enabled by Azure Arc
Sep 05 2024
07:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
 Azure Container Storage enabled by Azure Arc Edge Volumes
Sep 05 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
 Azure Container Storage enabled by Azure Arc Edge Volumes
Sep 03 2024
20:00:48 UTC
Preview
 Public Preview of Azure Container Storage enabled by Azure Arc Edge Volumes
Aug 06 2024
16:44:36 UTC
Notice
 CloudCasa for Azure Arc
Jul 23 2024
21:25:11 UTC
GA
 Transition to WS2012 / R2 ESUs enabled by Azure Arc from Volume Licensing
Jul 15 2024
21:36:56 UTC
Notice
 Comparing feature sets for AKS enabled by Azure Arc deployment options
Jul 12 2024
16:34:26 UTC
Notice
 Increasing Security for SQL Server Enabled by Azure Arc
Jun 24 2024
16:49:47 UTC
Notice
 Five Key Updates on WS2012 ESUs enabled by Azure Arc
Jun 21 2024
10:53:03 UTC
Notice
 Announcing Azure Monitoring Agent support in Azure Landing Zones
Jun 18 2024
16:03:22 UTC
Notice
 Announcing enhanced multicloud integration enabled by Azure Arc
Jun 17 2024
14:27:07 UTC
GA
 General Availability of SQL FCI and AG Features SQL Server Enabled by Azure Arc
May 21 2024
16:07:46 UTC
Notice
 Developing AI-enhanced apps of the future with Microsoft’s adaptive cloud approach
May 21 2024
15:21:46 UTC
Notice
 Announcing Jumpstart Agora for manufacturing
Apr 22 2024
20:23:06 UTC
Preview
 Public Preview of Azure Arc Site Manager
Apr 03 2024
14:04:16 UTC
Notice
 Coming Soon: Transition to WS2012/R2 ESUs enabled by Azure Arc for Year 2 and beyond
Mar 26 2024
15:48:19 UTC
Notice
 Azure Adaptive Cloud Community Call Relaunch
Mar 26 2024
05:57:57 UTC
Notice
 Azure Monitor Availability alerts using Resource Graph Queries
Feb 29 2024
18:02:27 UTC
GA
 Azure Stack HCI version 23H2 is generally available
Feb 21 2024
08:47:48 UTC
Notice
 Enable Change Tracking and Inventory for Arc Onboarded Machines (Windows and Linux)
Feb 14 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
 Azure SQL migration assessment enabled by Azure Arc
Feb 01 2024
17:03:20 UTC
Notice
 AKS enabled by Azure Arc is now available on Azure Stack HCI 23H2
Jan 30 2024
22:26:59 UTC
Notice
 Azure Arc-Enabled Kubernetes now available on Azure Marketplace!
Jan 30 2024
20:09:00 UTC
Notice
 Announcing HCIBox support for Azure Stack HCI 23H2
Jan 11 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
 Announcing Public Preview of the Azure Arc Visual Studio Code Extension
Dec 12 2023
16:15:50 UTC
Preview
 Public Preview of the Arc Visual Studio Code Extension
Dec 08 2023
17:49:14 UTC
Notice
 Azure Arc November release - PASS announcements
Dec 04 2023
17:00:00 UTC
Preview
 Performance dashboards for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc – now in Public Preview
Nov 15 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
 Bring enhanced manageability to your SQL Server anywhere with Azure Arc
Mar 29 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
 Enhanced Azure Arc integration with Datadog simplifies hybrid and multicloud observability
Oct 27 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
 Forrester Total Economic Impact study: Azure Arc delivers 206 percent ROI over 3 years
Mar 02 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
 Innovate across hybrid and multicloud with new Azure Arc capabilities
Nov 04 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
 Azure services now run anywhere with new hybrid capabilities: Announcing Azure Arc