Changes Microsoft announces – page 71

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

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Public Preview: Monitor ingestion issues with Azure Monitor WorkspaceAzure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Microsoft Teams: Presenter joins Townhalls via dial-inMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outMay 20251
Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage supports 14 more languagesMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJuly 20251
Public Preview: Microsoft Cost Management adds support for FOCUS 1.2Azure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Microsoft Viva: Customize visuals and pages in embedded PowerBI reportsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJuly 20251
SharePoint: Site attestationMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentAugust 20251
Microsoft Teams: AI assistant for admins in the Pro Management portalMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJune 20251
Generally Available: Azure Advisor VM Right-Sizing Update – Expanded SKU support and series coverageAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20251
Generally Available: New vector data type and functions in Azure SQLAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Generally Available: Azure Front Door now supports managed certificate for wildcard domainsAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Generally Available: Azure WAF integration in Microsoft Security CopilotAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Public Preview: Azure Functions enables OpenTelemetry supportAzure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk and Ultra Disk are now available in Malaysia WestAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Retirement: skip-gpu-driver-install nodepool tag retirement om August 14, 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
14 August 20251
Public Preview: Ubuntu 24.04 for AKSAzure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Generally Available: Azure Linux now also supports AKS LTS with Kubernetes v1.28 & aboveAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Generally Available: Kubernetes v1.31 and v1.32 available as Long Term Support versions in AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Generally Available: Azure SQL Managed Instance faster management operationsAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for mid-June 2025Azure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-June 2025Azure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Generally Available: Migration service support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL 17Azure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Public Preview: Customizing RAM per vCore with additional memoryAzure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Microsoft Teams: Configurable Keyboard ShortcutsMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJune 20251
General Available: Increased Disk Capacity for Azure VM BackupAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
General Available: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in ChileAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Public Preview: Azure Site Recovery Support for Virtual Machines with Ultra disksAzure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift Version 4.17 Now Available with Enhanced FeaturesAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Feature Update: Default behavior for newly created virtual networks will be privateAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20261
Retirement: Support for .NET 9 (STS) ends on November 10, 2026Azure Updates–
Retirement
10 November 20261
Public Preview: Continuous Performance Diagnostics for Linux VMs to Enhance VM TroubleshootingAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
SharePoint: Support for click through rate metric in page analyticsMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJuly 20251
Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Insider Risk Management- OCR support in Insider Risk ManagementMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJanuary 20261
Retirement: DCsv2-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on June 30, 2026Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 June 20261
Microsoft Teams: Set New Ringtones in Teams MobileMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJune 20251
Public Preview: Encrypt Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks with Cross Tenant Customer Managed KeysAzure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Generally Available: New storage optimized Laosv4, Lasv4, and Lsv4 Azure VM seriesAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery Support for Azure Trusted Launch VMs Running Linux OSAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Microsoft Intune: On demand remediations - single deviceMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentDecember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Databricks Power Platform ConnectorAzure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Private Preview: Announcing Azure Command Launcher for JavaAzure UpdatesIn developmentJune 20251
Update: SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances retirement extended to 31st Dec 2025 - transition to Virtual MachinesAzure Updates–
Retirement
31 December 20251
Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager in Azure ChinaAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Public Preview: Container Network Logs in AKS for deep Network VisibilityAzure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Private Preview: Profile and Route WAF Policies on Azure Front DoorAzure UpdatesIn developmentJune 20251
Generally Available: Archive Access Tier Now Available in Italy NorthAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Public Preview: Persistent Graph SemanticsAzure UpdatesIn previewJune 20251
Microsoft Viva: Manage GDPR requests in Engage admin centerMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJune 20251
Outlook: Create, Delete, Rename, and Move FoldersMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJune 20251
Microsoft Teams: Copilot summary for transferred callsMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outJune 20251
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Support for summarization of very long documentsMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outMay 20251

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