Changes Microsoft announces – page 78

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

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Generally Available: Azure Linux 3.0 Support in AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20251
SharePoint: SharePoint agents in Teams MobileMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentSeptember 20251
Generally Available: New Microsoft Dev Box Regional AvailabilityAzure UpdatesLaunchedApril 20251
Public Preview: CNI Overlay for Application Gateway for Containers and AGICAzure UpdatesIn previewApril 20251
Generally Available: Autoscale for vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDBAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Public Preview: Azure Front Door Custom Cipher SuiteAzure UpdatesIn previewMarch 20251
Retirement: Log Analytics Beta API to Be Retired on March 31, 2026Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20261
Retirement: Log Analytics Batch API to Be Retired on March 31, 2028Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20281
Generally Available: Azure File Sync support for managed identitiesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Public Preview: ExpressRoute Resiliency EnhancementsAzure UpdatesIn previewMarch 20251
Retirement: Azure Machine Learning SDK v1 Will Be Retired on June 30, 2026 – Transition to Machine Learning SDK v2Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 June 20261
Retirement: Cloud Services (Extended Support) to Be Retired on March 31, 2027Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20271
Retirement: Azure App Service Will No Longer Support Linked Databases as a Part of Custom Backups After March 31, 2028Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20281
Retirement: Add-ons Feature in Azure Container AppsAzure Updates–
Retirement
30 September 20251
Retirement: Upgrade Your Entra Domain Services to TLS 1.2 by August 31, 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 August 20251
Retirement: Azure Synapse Data Explorer (Preview) to Be Retired on October 7, 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
7 October 20251
Retirement: D, Ds, Dv2, Dsv2, and Ls Series Virtual Machines to Be Retired on May 1, 2028Azure Updates–
Retirement
1 May 20281
Retirement: Prepare for the Retirement of Manually Registered Azure VPN Clients on March 31, 2028Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20281
Retirement: Announcing the 3-Year Retirement of Current Architecture for AKS on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022Azure Updates–
Retirement
27 March 20281
Retirement: Azure Intelligent Recommendation Service to Be RetiredAzure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20261
Generally Availability: AzAcSnap 11 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot Tool UpdatesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Retirement: Azure Maps Traffic APIs Version 1.0 to Be Retired on March 31, 2028Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20281
Retirement: Ubuntu 20.04 Node Pools in AKSAzure Updates–
Retirement
17 March 20271
Retirement: Azure SQL Database FSV2-Series OfferAzure Updates–
Retirement
1 October 20261
Generally Available: Reminder - End of Limited Time Promotional Discounts on Azure Databricks Serverless Compute ServicesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Flexible service levelAzure UpdatesIn previewMarch 20251
Generally Available: Azure Chaos Studio Auto-Tagging of Experiment Resources for Private Networking Now AvailableAzure UpdatesLaunchedFebruary 20251
Generally Available: Log Analytics Delete Data APIAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Public Preview: Enhance Performance and Security with Standard Load Balancer and Standard SKU Public IP Addresses in Azure DevTest LabsAzure UpdatesIn preview
Retirement
March 20251
Retirement: Support for Desired State Configuration Extension for Azure Virtual Machines to Be Retired on March 31, 2028Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20281
Generally Available: Anthropic Gen AI Models in Azure DatabricksAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Generally Available: On-Demand Backups for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible ServerAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Public Preview: Point-in-Time Restore Capability for Multiregion Write Accounts in Azure Cosmos DBAzure UpdatesIn previewMarch 20251
Public Preview: Azure Database for MySQL Triggers for Azure FunctionsAzure UpdatesIn previewMarch 20251
Retirement: Azure Maps Route APIs Version 1.0 to Be Retired on March 31, 2028Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20281
Retirement: Docker Content Trust on March 31, 2028 – Replaced by the Notary Project and Azure Key VaultAzure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20281
Retirement: Docker Compose Feature for Azure App Service to Be Retired on March 31, 2027 – Replaced by Sidecars in Azure App ServiceAzure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20271
Retirement: Ubuntu 18.04 Node Pools in AKSAzure Updates–
Retirement
17 June 20251
Retirement: Azure Storage Data Movement Library (v2) AnnouncementAzure Updates–
Retirement
31 March 20261
Retirement: SQL Server Connector V1 Actions and Triggers to Be Retired on June 30, 2025 – Transition to V2 Actions and TriggersAzure Updates–
Retirement
30 June 20251
Generally Available: Azure Firewall Updates - Parallel IP Group UpdatesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Generally Available: New Regions for Azure Front Door Premium with Private Link Enabled OriginsAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Generally Available: Azure Load Testing Now Supports LocustAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Public Preview: Managed Developer Portal in Azure API Center (API Center Portal)Azure UpdatesIn previewMarch 20251
Generally Available: Azure Monitor Managed Service for Prometheus for Azure Arc-enabled KubernetesAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Retirement: Extended Support for Node 20 LTS Ends on April 30, 2026Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 April 20261
Generally Available: Serverless GPUs in Azure Container Apps with NVIDIA NIM SupportAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files Application Volume Group for SAP HANA – Extension 1Azure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files Application Volume Group for OracleAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251
Generally Available: VM Hibernation on GPU VMsAzure UpdatesLaunchedMarch 20251

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