Azure Update Storyline

Update's chronological storyline revealing the context of the previous events related to the services referenced
Date Services Type / Source Event / Link
Jun 10 2026
16:15:16 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure VPN Client for Linux (Preview) will be retired on August 31, 2026
May 26 2026
20:44:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Networking Blog
Simplify Virtual WAN Spoke Connectivity at Scale with Azure Virtual Network Manager
May 26 2026
18:00:01 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager integration with Virtual WAN
May 21 2026
18:45:42 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
User Groups and IP address pools for P2S connections
May 20 2026
19:10:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Networking Blog
Summarized Gateway Prefixes for Route Advertisement in Azure Virtual Networks
May 20 2026
16:45:53 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
site-to-site VPN connections with certificate authentication
May 20 2026
16:45:53 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Summarized advertised gateway prefixes for route advertisement
May 11 2026
04:20:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Architecture Blog
Configure DNS forwarding for Azure NetApp Files
Mar 31 2026
16:45:33 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Manually registered Azure VPN Clients for Azure Government and Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds will be retired on March 31, 2029
Nov 14 2025
14:09:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Networking Blog
Azure Virtual Network Manager + Azure Virtual WAN
Oct 09 2025
17:00:43 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall updates - Customer provided public IP address support in secured hubs
Oct 03 2025
16:01:01 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure VPN Gateway support for SSTP Protocol will be retired on March 31, 2027
Jul 31 2025
17:00:19 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager in Azure US Government Cloud
Jul 29 2025
17:00:48 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Customer-controlled maintenance
Jul 29 2025
01:55:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Networking Blog
Connectivity options between Hub-and-Spoke and Azure Virtual WAN
Jun 16 2025
08:29:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Networking Blog
Migrating Basic SKU Public IPs on Azure VPN Gateway to Standard SKU
Jun 10 2025
17:00:05 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager in Azure China
Apr 29 2025
16:30:02 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Next hop IP support for Virtual WAN
Apr 15 2025
17:00:01 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Route-maps for Azure Virtual WAN
Apr 15 2025
13:01:00 UTC
GA
Azure Networking Blog
Announcing the general availability of Route-Maps for Azure virtual WAN.
Apr 08 2025
17:00:16 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Networking Capabilities for Microsoft Copilot in Azure
Mar 31 2025
17:30:07 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Prepare for the Retirement of Manually Registered Azure VPN Clients on March 31, 2028
Mar 20 2025
11:59:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Networking Blog
Combining firewall protection and SD-WAN connectivity in Azure virtual WAN
Oct 23 2024
02:26:36 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Overcoming Asymmetrical Routing in Azure Virtual WAN: A Collaborative Journey
Oct 09 2024
23:09:59 UTC
Notice
Network Connectivity for RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition on Azure
Sep 26 2024
07:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
VpnGw1-5 (Non-AZ SKUs) will be retired on Sep 30, 2026 - gateways will be automatically migrated to AZ SKUs
Sep 26 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
VpnGw1-5 (Non-AZ SKUs) will be retired on Sep 30, 2026 - gateways will be automatically migrated to AZ SKUs
Jul 05 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) integration with Virtual WAN
Jun 27 2024
23:11:32 UTC
Preview
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) integration with Virtual WAN
May 22 2024
10:03:08 UTC
Notice
Customisation controls for connectivity between Virtual Networks over ExpressRoute
Apr 26 2024
14:48:13 UTC
Notice
Understanding the core concept and routing of vWAN with Example.
Apr 03 2024
18:52:27 UTC
Notice
Managed SD-WAN in vWAN: throughput considerations and underlay options
Feb 28 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Internet inbound for Network Virtual Appliances in Virtual WAN Hubs
Dec 01 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Standard and High-Performance VPN Gateway SKUs will be retired on 30 September 2025
Nov 15 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Customer-controlled maintenance
Jun 05 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Virtual WAN now supports full mesh secure hub connectivity
May 02 2023
09:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Virtual WAN introduces its first SaaS offering
Oct 20 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Virtual WAN simplifies networking needs
Jul 22 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Migrate to the cloud with confidence
Jul 16 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Running SD-WAN virtual appliances natively in Azure Virtual WAN
Jul 01 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall Manager is now generally available
Feb 18 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall Manager now supports virtual networks
Jul 12 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Announcing public preview of Azure Virtual WAN and Azure Firewall