Changes Microsoft announces – page 58

New and changed items from the Microsoft 365 roadmap and Azure Updates.

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Generally Available: Zonal placement for Azure file shares Azure Files Premium LRS in select regions.Azure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Mistral Large 3 in FoundryAzure UpdatesIn previewDecember 20251
Generally Availaible: Azure MCP Server support for Azure confidential ledgerAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Public Preview: Serverless workspaces in Azure DatabricksAzure UpdatesIn previewDecember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Blob Storage SFTP - Resumable UploadsAzure UpdatesLaunchedAugust 20251
Retirement: Remove dependency on these Azure ML SDKs before June 30, 2026Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 June 20261
Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server in Belgium CentralAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Generally Available: Update pg_squeeze to version 1.9.1 in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible ServerAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Generally Available: The ip4r extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible ServerAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Generally Available: The credcheck extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible ServerAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Load Balancer bandwidth metrics now support Protocol dimensionAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
Microsoft Purview: Communication Compliance- Alert improvementsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJanuary 20261
Microsoft Intune: Recovery Lock management for macOSMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentFebruary 20261
Microsoft Purview: Data Loss Prevention OCR Cost Estimator Support for MAC EndpointsMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outDecember 20251
Generally Available: Perth - Azure Extended ZonesAzure UpdatesLaunchedDecember 20251
SharePoint: M365 Agent Access Insights for SharePoint and OneDrive sitesMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outNovember 20251
Generally Available: Model Context Protocol support in Azure API Management and Azure API CenterAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Managed Identity support in Network Watcher VNET flow log, traffic analytics and packet captureAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Claude Opus 4.5 Available in Microsoft FoundryAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure File Sync in New Zealand NorthAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Entra ID support for RDP connectionsAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Load Testing in Italy NorthAzure UpdatesLaunchedAugust 20251
Generally Available: Regex support in T-SQLAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure MCP Server for Azure Database for MySQLAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Microsoft Teams: Enhancements to channel agentsMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outNovember 20251
Generally Available: Custom handler support in Azure Functions Flex consumptionAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20251
Retirement: Migrate to dedicated VM for your compute clustersAzure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20261
Microsoft Entra: ID Account RecoveryMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJune 20261
Microsoft Forms: Enable Sensitivity LabelsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentDecember 20251
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot Chat in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook for DoDMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outNovember 20251
Public Preview: Container network metrics filtering in Advanced Container Networking Services for (ACNS) for AKSAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: MCP support for AI toolchain operator add-on in AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Cluster-wide Cilium network policy with Azure CNI powered by Cilium for AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Local redirect policy in Azure CNI powered by Cilium for AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Layer 7 policy with Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS) for AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files single file restore from backupAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: DNS security policy Threat Intelligence feedAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Sphere OS version 25.10 is now availableAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Trusted Launch is now supported for Arm64 Marketplace ImagesAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20251
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files migration assistant (portal support)Azure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files cache volumesAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Monitor for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes with OpenShift and Azure Red Hat OpenShiftAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
SharePoint: Page AgentMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Managed Lustre Support for Azure MCP ServerAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20251
Generally Available: CSI Dynamic Provisioning for Azure Managed LustreAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: 20 MB/s/TiB Performance Tier for Azure Managed LustreAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Auto-import for Azure Managed LustreAzure UpdatesIn previewSeptember 20251
Public Preview: Recommended alerts for Azure Monitor WorkspaceAzure UpdatesIn previewOctober 20251
Public Preview: Azure Managed Redis integration with Microsoft FoundryAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: TLS and TCP termination on Azure Application GatewayAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251

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