[In preview] Public Preview: Major version upgrades (MVU) for Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters
Azure update · Azure Updates
Weekly briefing
Week 40 · 28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026 UTC · assess the changes, then plan the next dates.
All dated changes in this period
56 source records · 15 groupsUpdates and guidanceAzure Virtual Desktop
Now generally available: Regional resiliency for Azure Virtual Desktop
Product news · Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Updates and guidanceAzure Virtual Desktop
RemoteApp support for context-based redirections (Preview)
Product news · Azure Virtual Desktop what's new
Updates and guidanceAzure2 source records
Azure update · 2 entries
- Retirement: DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on October 31, 2029
Azure update · Azure Updates
- Scaling distributed AI infrastructure with Azure’s ExpressRoute and AI Points of Presence (AI PoPs)
Product news · Azure Infrastructure Blog
DatesAzure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop changes
Recorded guidance date · Official documentation
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Known issuesAzure2 source records
Service incident · 2 entries
- Azure: Active - Multiple services experiencing connectivity issues in multiple regions
Service incident
West US, West US 3, Mexico Central · Application Gateway, Azure Firewall, Azure VMware Solution
- Post Incident Review (PIR) – Network Connectivity – Gateway service degradation in multiple regions
Incident review · Azure public incident reviews
Updates and guidanceAzure Arc
Episode 2: Reduce restarts with Hotpatch for Windows Server 2025 | The Azure Arc Check-In
Product news · Azure Arc Blog
Updates and guidanceAzure6 source records
Azure update · 6 entries
- Announcing: Azure canvases for GitHub Copilot
Azure update · Azure Updates
- Retirement: Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VMs
Azure update · Azure Updates
- Retirement: NVv3-series Azure Virtual Machines
Azure update · Azure Updates
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- Retirement: NVv4-series Azure Virtual Machines
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public Preview: SQL performance monitoring for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public Preview: Ubuntu 26.04 support in AKS
Azure update · Azure Updates
Updates and guidanceMicrosoft Fabric2 source records
Product news · 2 entries
- Bringing governed analytics into the flow of work: Fabric Analytics at FabCon Europe 2026
Product news · Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog
- Build, deploy, and govern Microsoft Fabric at scale
Product news · Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog
Known issuesAzure
Post Incident Review (PIR) – Azure OpenAI Service, Foundry Agent Service, Foundry Models, and Azure AI services – Intermittent request failures and latency in Sweden Central
Incident review · Azure public incident reviews
Updates and guidanceAzure / Azure Arc / SQL Server3 source records
Azure update · 3 entries
- [In preview] Public Preview: Performance monitoring for Azure Arc–enabled SQL Server
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server Available in Italy North
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server in Germany West Central
Azure update · Azure Updates
Updates and guidanceAzure / Azure Arc
Retirement: Azure Arc enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager will be retired September 30, 2029
Azure update · Azure Updates
Updates and guidanceAzure23 source records
Azure update · 23 entries
- Retirement: Azure IoT Central will be retired on September 20, 2029
Azure update · Azure Updates
- Retirement: Functions on Azure Container Apps V1
Azure update · Azure Updates
- Retirement: Microsoft HPC Pack
Azure update · Azure Updates
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- [In preview] Public Preview : Microsoft entra kerberos authentication for Azure NetApp Files
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public Preview: Automatic Zone Placement for Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Ultra Disk
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Serverless auto-pause and auto-resume
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-September 2026
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public Preview: Long-term retention (LTR) v2 for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft SQL Agent Skills
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public Preview: Migrate directly from Azure Arc to Azure SQL Database, including Hyperscale
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public Preview: SQL Performance Monitoring for Azure SQL Database
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [In preview] Public preview: Script-based deployment for SQL Server on Linux Azure VM
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-September 2026
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: Database DevOps in SSMS powered by SQL projects
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Formatter
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Migration Agent Skills for assessment, migration, and validation
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Server on Azure Local Disconnected (ALDO)
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: SQL Server support on Azure Local connected mode
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: Storage optimized Lasv5 and Laosv5 Azure VM series
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: Storage with cool access enhancement
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: Support for large volume breakthrough mode
Azure update · Azure Updates
Updates and guidanceMicrosoft Fabric6 source records
Product news · 6 entries
- Connecting apps, databases, and AI on one foundation: new innovations at SQLCon and FabCon EU 2026
Product news · Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog
- FabCon and SQLCon Barcelona 2026: What’s new in Microsoft OneLake and its rapidly growing ecosystem
Product news · Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog
- FabCon/SQLCon Barcelona 2026: What’s new in Fabric Data Factory
Product news · Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog
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- From prompt to production: What's new in Fabric Apps
Product news · Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog
- Modernize your Azure Data Estate with Microsoft Fabric: A guided path from Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse
Product news · Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog
- Trusted AI starts with Microsoft Fabric, Real-Time Intelligence, and IQ
Product news · Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog
Updates and guidanceAzure5 source records
Product news · 5 entries
- Open Sourcing the Azure Policy Linter!
Product news · Azure Governance and Management Blog
- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Dev Hub
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Managed Instance updates for late-September 2026
Azure update · Azure Updates
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- [Launched] Generally Available: Luxembourg - Azure Extended Zones
Azure update · Azure Updates
- [Launched] Generally Available: Vector search and vector indexes in Azure SQL
Azure update · Azure Updates
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