Updates in Regions & Datacenters

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MONTH: CATEGORY: SERVICE:
Date Services Event / Source Title / Link
Jun 10 2025
17:00:05 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager in Azure China
May 28 2025
11:00:00 UTC
Notice
Microsoft Fabric Blog
New regions supported for Fabric User Data Functions
May 22 2025
20:00:03 UTC
GA
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Seamless Migration from Serverless to Provisioned Throughput in Azure Cosmos DB
May 21 2025
16:45:21 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
GRS and CRR support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Backup availability in more regions
May 20 2025
15:30:04 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Vaulted Backups by Azure Backup for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in all regions
May 19 2025
19:45:50 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
New regions for Azure Functions Flex consumption
May 16 2025
22:15:06 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure NetApp Files cross-zone-region replication (CZRR)
May 13 2025
18:00:02 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Perth - Azure Extended Zones
May 12 2025
20:30:43 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure NetApp Files support for Active Directory connection per NetApp account
May 06 2025
17:00:15 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Premium SSD v2 now available in more regions
Apr 17 2025
16:00:03 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
ExpressRoute Metro Peering locations and Global Reach are now available in more regions
Apr 10 2025
16:30:57 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Bastion Developer now in 36 public regions
Mar 24 2025
19:15:02 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
New Regions for Azure Front Door Premium with Private Link Enabled Origins
Mar 13 2025
20:00:05 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Container Apps in Australia SE, France South, Japan West, and Spain Central
Mar 12 2025
18:45:01 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Chaos Studio Now in Germany West Central Region
Mar 06 2025
22:00:14 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Edit Network Features for Azure NetApp Files with No Downtime
Feb 28 2025
11:45:16 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Vaulted Backups by Azure Backup for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in 5 Regions
Feb 03 2025
21:15:30 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Databricks Available in Mexico Central
Jan 30 2025
12:30:36 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
FIPS 140 Level 3 HSMs Premium Key Vault in China
Dec 30 2024
18:30:52 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure NetApp Files volume enhancement – allow the same file path for volumes in different availability zones
Dec 20 2024
14:15:55 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
New Zealand North region added to Azure HDInsight
Dec 12 2024
20:15:31 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Storage account default maximum request rate limit increase to 40,000 requests per second
Dec 05 2024
17:15:04 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in Spain Central and Mexico Central regions
Nov 19 2024
17:00:35 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Los Angeles - Azure Extended Zones
Nov 11 2024
17:00:44 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Chaos Studio is now available in Canada Central region
Nov 06 2024
07:45:58 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in more regions
Nov 01 2024
00:30:29 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in more regions
Oct 31 2024
13:03:27 UTC
Notice
Introducing the Data-Bound Reference Layer in Azure Maps Visual for Power BI
Oct 31 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in more regions
Oct 23 2024
02:26:36 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Overcoming Asymmetrical Routing in Azure Virtual WAN: A Collaborative Journey
Oct 15 2024
23:43:03 UTC
Preview
Azure Storage Blog
Accelerate metadata heavy workloads with Metadata Caching preview for Azure Premium Files SMB & REST
Oct 10 2024
07:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Storage account default egress limit increase to 200 Gbps
Oct 10 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Storage account default egress limit increase to 200 Gbps
Oct 07 2024
17:18:45 UTC
Preview
Azure Compute Blog
Public Preview Announcement-On Demand Capacity Reservation in Azure in China
Oct 03 2024
18:30:49 UTC
Preview
Azure Storage Blog
Announcing UNLIMITED Public Preview of Metadata Caching for Azure Premium SMB/REST File Shares
Oct 03 2024
07:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Save up to 56% on the latest Linux VMs in most Azure regions for a limited time
Oct 03 2024
07:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure NMads MA35D-Series virtual machines
Oct 03 2024
07:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure NVads V710 v5-series virtual machines
Oct 03 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure NVads V710 v5-series virtual machines
Oct 03 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure NMads MA35D-Series virtual machines
Sep 27 2024
16:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure AI Services Blog
Announcing the Availability of Phi-3.5-MoE in Azure AI Studio and GitHub
Sep 26 2024
07:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure confidential VMs with NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs
Sep 19 2024
16:26:00 UTC
Preview
Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Monitor Metrics Export
Sep 18 2024
22:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure AI Services Blog
Announcing Global Provisioned Managed Deployments for Scaling Azure OpenAI Service Workloads
Sep 10 2024
01:47:54 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
OpenAI at Scale: Maximizing API Management through Effective Service Utilization
Sep 08 2024
20:15:58 UTC
Preview
Azure Monitor Alert Alerts: Log Search Alerts with Dynamic Thresholds (Private Preview)
Sep 03 2024
17:51:55 UTC
Notice
Azure AI Services Blog
Six reasons why startups and at-scale cloud native companies build their GenAI Apps with Azure
Aug 22 2024
16:47:34 UTC
Preview
Azure Compute Blog
Announcing Public Preview of Instance Mix on Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Aug 13 2024
12:00:06 UTC
Notice
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
What’s New in Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer: A Better Way to Navigate Your Data
Aug 06 2024
15:59:06 UTC
Preview
Azure Storage Blog
Customer Managed Planned Failover for Azure Storage
Aug 06 2024
00:41:00 UTC
Notice
Azure AI Services Blog
Announcing Azure OpenAI Global Batch Offering: Efficient processing at scale with 50% less cost
Aug 03 2024
00:35:04 UTC
Notice
Azure AI Services Blog
OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini Now Available in API with Vision and Fine-tuning Text Capabilities on Azure AI
Jul 31 2024
22:03:39 UTC
Notice
Azure AI Services Blog
OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini Now Available in API with Vision Capabilities on Azure AI
Jul 16 2024
22:44:05 UTC
Preview
Azure AI Services Blog
Fast Transcription Public Preview in Azure AI Speech
Jul 16 2024
15:26:13 UTC
Notice
Azure AI Services Blog
Unlock Unprecedented Value with Azure AI Document Intelligence Custom Extraction, now 40% Less!
Jul 11 2024
06:34:17 UTC
GA
Azure Compute Blog
General Availability Announcement: Azure VM Regional to Zonal Move
Jul 05 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Generally Availabile: Spain Central region added to Azure HDInsight
Jul 03 2024
20:57:13 UTC
GA
Azure Virtual Network Manager mesh and direct connectivity are generally available
Jun 27 2024
23:11:32 UTC
Preview
Azure cross-subscription Load Balancer
Jun 26 2024
05:29:58 UTC
Notice
Integration on Azure Blog
Integrate GPT4o (Azure Open AI) in Teams channel via Logic App with image supportability
Jun 25 2024
16:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcing public preview of Geo-Replication for Azure Service Bus Premium
Jun 25 2024
00:53:27 UTC
Preview
Announcing public preview for Geo-replication for Azure Event Hubs Dedicated
Jun 21 2024
02:07:18 UTC
GA
General availability: Database compatibility level 160 in Azure SQL Database
Jun 20 2024
13:59:02 UTC
Notice
Build scalable cross-subscription applications with Azure Load Balancer
Jun 18 2024
23:21:12 UTC
GA
Azure Virtual Network Manager mesh and direct connectivity
Jun 18 2024
21:36:55 UTC
Preview
Create multiple prefixes for a subnet in an Azure Virtual Network
Jun 14 2024
01:08:29 UTC
GA
Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) mesh and direct connectivity are generally available
Jun 10 2024
23:55:59 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Our latest work to improve Azure Functions cold starts
Jun 04 2024
08:36:11 UTC
Preview
Log Analytics Workspace Replication
Jun 03 2024
08:53:57 UTC
Notice
New and improved network topology experience in Network Watcher and Azure Monitor Network Insights
May 28 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Azure NetApp Files support for large volumes up to 500TiB in size
May 27 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure HDInsight on AKS is now available for preview in 6 new regions
May 27 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: New Regions Availability
May 23 2024
12:52:34 UTC
Preview
Log Analytics Workspace Replication
May 22 2024
10:03:08 UTC
Notice
Customisation controls for connectivity between Virtual Networks over ExpressRoute
May 22 2024
07:24:41 UTC
Notice
Azure VMware Solution now available in India Central
May 21 2024
23:18:36 UTC
Notice
Introducing in-database embedding generation for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
May 21 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Preview: Azure Cobalt 100 Arm-based Virtual Machines
May 20 2024
19:24:47 UTC
Notice
Secure Access to Your Azure Virtual Machines for Free with Bastion Developer
May 15 2024
01:04:36 UTC
GA
Azure Storage Blog
General Availability: Azure Files geo-redundancy for standard large file shares
May 13 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Azure Bastion Developer SKU
May 08 2024
23:18:57 UTC
Notice
Paraglider project released as open source to simplify networking within and across clouds
May 07 2024
20:05:40 UTC
GA
Azure Compute Blog
Increased security and resiliency of Canonical workloads on Azure - General Availability
May 07 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in Italy North
May 07 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Storage Actions is now available in 14 more regions
May 03 2024
16:25:01 UTC
Notice
Azure VMware Solution now available in Italy North, Switzerland North and UAE North
Apr 30 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Mexico Central region added to Azure HDInsight
Apr 30 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure HDInsight on AKS is now available for preview in 7 new regions
Apr 29 2024
23:40:39 UTC
Preview
Hibernation Support extended to GPU and more General Purpose VM sizes.
Apr 23 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager security admin rule generally available in all public regions
Apr 18 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: HBv4-series & HX-series VMs are now available in Sweden Central.
Apr 16 2024
17:25:28 UTC
GA
General availability of enhanced Geo-Disaster recovery with read replicas
Apr 16 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Azure Virtual Network encryption availability in all regions
Apr 04 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager Security Admin Rule generally available in 45 regions
Apr 02 2024
01:14:15 UTC
Notice
The serverless frontier: Announcing Azure's dual-peak serverless regions on Kilimanjaro
Apr 01 2024
21:12:11 UTC
Notice
ExpressRoute MSEE hairpin design considerations
Mar 29 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Availability zone volume placement for Azure NetApp Files
Mar 21 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Azure NetApp Files support for 1 TiB capacity pools
Mar 18 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus is available in 13 additional Azure regions
Mar 07 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General availability: Azure Virtual Network encryption now in additional regions
Mar 05 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure NetApp Files volume enhancement – allow the same file path for volumes in different availability zones
Feb 29 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Encryption at host for Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks is now available in more regions.
Feb 26 2024
22:50:41 UTC
Notice
Analytics on Azure Blog
Enhanced Performance in Additional Regions: Azure Synapse Analytics Spark Boosted by up to 77%
Feb 20 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Azure NetApp Files Standard Network Features - Edit Volumes
Feb 19 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Trusted launch for Azure VMs in China regions
Feb 13 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Elastic SAN is now generally available
Feb 12 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in Canada Central
Feb 06 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure NetApp Files Standard Network Features - Edit Volumes in US Gov Regions
Feb 05 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in Canada East
Feb 01 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager security admin rule generally available in 30 regions
Jan 29 2024
08:33:55 UTC
Preview
Azure Storage Blog
Azure Business Continuity Center is now available in all regions
Jan 12 2024
19:30:28 UTC
Preview
Announcing Public Preview of Confidential VMs with Intel TDX in Azure Virtual Desktop
Jan 11 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption
Jan 08 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in UK West and Poland Central
Jan 08 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in more regions
Jan 02 2024
04:57:31 UTC
Notice
Azure Storage Blog
Business Continuity with ABCC: Part 3: understand your protected items inventory
Dec 21 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Stream Analytics in seven more regions
Dec 13 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Intel TDX based confidential VMs now available in the Azure portal, Azure CLI and ARM templates
Dec 12 2023
16:53:43 UTC
Preview
Azure Compute Blog
Public Preview Announcement: Azure VM Regional to Zonal Move
Nov 28 2023
16:30:42 UTC
GA
Personal Desktop Autoscale on Azure Virtual Desktop generally available
Nov 21 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: User and group quota management in Azure NetApp Files
Nov 21 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
General Availability: Standard network features support in US Gov regions
Nov 20 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Italy North
Nov 15 2023
18:00:00 UTC
GA
Announcing general availability of partitioned namespaces for Azure Service Bus Premium
Nov 15 2023
16:00:01 UTC
GA
Announcing the General Availability of AMD-based Confidential VMs on Azure Databricks
Nov 15 2023
16:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Compute Blog
Announcing the support of Arm-based VM solutions on Azure Marketplace
Nov 15 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
AMD confidential VMs in new regions for November 2023
Nov 15 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Announcing the public preview of Azure confidential VMs with Intel TDX
Nov 14 2023
17:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcing GA: Collect Syslog from your AKS nodes using Container Insights
Nov 07 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure NetApp Files datastores for Azure VMware Solution is available in US Government regions.
Nov 06 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Preview: Azure Container Storage in AKS
Nov 06 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus is available in 7 additional Azure regions
Nov 02 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in more regions
Oct 19 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in more regions
Oct 05 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption is now available in US Gov regions (Preview)
Sep 28 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in more regions
Sep 27 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
GA: Azure Container Apps in Azure China cloud
Sep 12 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Standard network features support in US Government region
Sep 07 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in more regions
Sep 07 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Container Storage Updates: Expanded regions and performance options
Aug 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Poland Central Region is now in general availability
Aug 25 2023
21:48:36 UTC
Notice
Azure Notification Hubs Blog
Introducing flexible recovery region for Azure Notification Hubs
Jul 20 2023
01:27:42 UTC
Preview
Announcing Public Preview of Personal Desktop Autoscale on Azure Virtual Desktop