Changes Microsoft announces – page 73

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

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Generally Available: Azure Logic Apps Rules EngineAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Public Preview: Build Agentic Business Processes with the Agent Loop in Azure Logic AppsAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: Native Integration of Azure Logic Apps with Azure AI Search for RAG WorkflowsAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: Streamlined Document Ingestion into Azure Cosmos DB with Azure Logic AppsAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: New Monitoring and Alerting Capabilities in Azure Integration EnvironmentAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: Automated Testing Framework for Azure Logic Apps (Standard)Azure UpdatesIn previewApril 20251
Generally Available: New fine-tuning capabilities in Microsoft FoundryAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Microsoft Foundry Agent ServiceAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Retirement: MICROSOFT AZURE OPERATED BY 21VIANET - Action required to migrate to Azure China North 3 region by July 1, 2026 due to China North 1 and China East 1 region retirementAzure Updates–
Retirement
1 July 20261
Microsoft Teams: App ratings will be available in the unfurled linksMicrosoft 365 roadmapRolling outMay 20251
Generally Available: Azure Managed RedisAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Azure Traffic Manager SLA raised to 100%Azure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20251
Public Preview: GitHub Copilot app modernization capabilities for Java and .NETAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Generally Available: Natural Language App Code GenerationAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: GitHub Copilot for AzureAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-May 2025Azure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Generally Available: GRS and CRR support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Backup availability in more regionsAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Improved free Azure SQL Managed Instance offerAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Every AKS version is now long term support (LTS) compatibleAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Connected registry in Azure Container Registry (ACR)Azure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager now supports DNS-based public load balancingAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager now supports placement drift detection and takeoverAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: Automated deployments support in Azure Kubernetes Fleet ManagerAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Generally Available: Smart VM defaults in AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Public Preview: Registry-agnostic agentless runtime container vulnerability assessment (Microsoft Defender for Cloud)Azure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: AI-powered actionable insights in Azure Load TestingAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Generally Available: New Availability Zone Features for Azure App ServiceAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Track AKS supported Kubernetes version regional updates in AKS release trackerAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Public Preview: Recommended services in Azure PortalAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Generally Available: Core Kubernetes extensions for AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedJune 20251
Generally Available: Custom certificate authority support in AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: HTTP proxy can now be enabled on an existing AKS clusterAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Automated deployments in AKS now supports Azure DevOps (ADO), AKS-ready templates and service connectorsAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Entity Tags (eTags) for Concurrency Control in AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Public Preview: Onboarding of individual AKS clusters in Microsoft Defender for CloudAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: AKS security dashboard (Microsoft Defender for Cloud)Azure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: Vulnerability assessment and malware detection for AKS nodes (Microsoft Defender for Cloud)Azure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: Gating vulnerable deployments in AKS (Microsoft Defender for Cloud)Azure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: Agentless runtime vulnerability assessment for AKS-owned images (Microsoft Defender for Cloud)Azure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Generally Available: Send a Custom Event from the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry DistroAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Public Preview: VM Network TroubleshooterAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Public Preview: Managed Prometheus visualizations in Azure Monitor for Arc-enabled Kubernetes clustersAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Generally Available: Managed Prometheus visualizations and enhanced monitoring experience in Azure Monitor for AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Public Preview: Azure Monitor introduces Prometheus community recommended alerts for Azure Arc-enabled KubernetesAzure UpdatesIn previewMay 20251
Generally Available: Azure Monitor Prometheus community recommended alerts for AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Log Analytics cross-regional Workspace ReplicationAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Azure Monitor Log Analytics UI query limit increased to 100K recordsAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20251
Generally Available: Granular RBAC in Azure Monitor Log AnalyticsAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Functions integration with Azure AI Foundry Agent ServiceAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251
Generally Available: Planned maintenance in Azure Container AppsAzure UpdatesLaunchedMay 20251

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