Changes Microsoft announces – page 87

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

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Generally Available: Force detach zone redundant data disks during zone outageAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Retirement: Azure AI Vision APIs to be retiredAzure Updates–
Retirement
10 January 20251
Retirement: Azure SQL Edge will be retired on September 30th, 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 September 20251
Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery update rollup 75 – August 2024Azure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Retirement: Azure Remote Rendering will be retired on September 30th, 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 September 20251
Retirement: Azure Maps Data Registry APIs V 2023-06-01 will be retired on September 30th, 2025.Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 September 20251
Retirement: Azure Maps Creator Service APIs V2 & 2023-03-01-preview will be retired on September 30, 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
30 September 20251
Generally Available: Automated Patching retirement and replacement with Azure Update ManagerAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20271
Public Preview: Announcing Azure Monitor Metrics Export in public previewAzure UpdatesIn previewSeptember 20241
Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files Reserved CapacityAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Generally Available: Access-based enumeration and non-browsable shares for SMB and dual-protocol Azure NetApp Files volumesAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Public Preview: DNAT on Azure Firewall Private IP addressAzure UpdatesIn previewSeptember 20241
Private Preview: Azure Site Recovery support for Azure Trusted Launch VMs (Linux OS)Azure UpdatesIn developmentSeptember 20241
Public Preview: Low-Code RAG ingestion with built-in document parsing and chunking in Logic Apps StandardAzure UpdatesIn previewSeptember 20241
Public Preview: Live Resize for Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra DisksAzure UpdatesIn previewSeptember 20241
Generally Available: Java on Azure Container AppsAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Generally Available: Azure IoT Edge now supports new version releases of Ubuntu Server, Debian, and YoctoAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Public Preview: Azure Web PubSub – MQTT support now availableAzure UpdatesIn previewSeptember 20241
Generally Available: Azure SQL Database Hyperscale elastic poolsAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Generally Available: Azure Functions support for PowerShell 7.4Azure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Retirement: Azure AI Document Intelligence GA API v2.1 is retiring on 15 September 2027Azure Updates–
Retirement
15 September 20271
Microsoft Teams: Latest meeting experiences with performance improvements on web for Safari and Firefox (for anonymous join only)Microsoft 365 roadmapRolling outSeptember 20241
Public Preview – Templates Support in Azure Logic Apps StandardAzure UpdatesIn previewSeptember 20241
Retirement: Azure API Management STV1 compute platform is retired as of August 31, 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 August 20241
Public Preview: Azure Container Storage enabled by Azure Arc Edge VolumesAzure UpdatesIn previewSeptember 20241
Public Preview – Out of box monitoring dashboards for Logic Apps StandardAzure UpdatesIn previewSeptember 20241
Generally Available: VMSS Automatic Instance Repairs – Reimage, Restart Repair ActionsAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Retirement: Azure Logic Apps Integration Service Environment is retired as of August 31, 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 August 20241
Public Preview: Expanded GenAI Gateway capabilities in Azure API ManagementAzure UpdatesIn previewSeptember 20241
Generally Available: Azure Storage Mover with Bandwidth ManagementAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Generally Available: Auto-renewal of certificates for on-premises to Azure Site RecoveryAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Generally Available: Azure Public IPs are zone redundant by defaultAzure UpdatesLaunchedSeptember 20241
Retirement: Azure App Service Environment v1/v2 is retired as of August 31, 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 August 20241
Retirement: Azure API Management STV1 compute platform is retired as of August 31, 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 August 20241
Public Preview – Managed linting support in API CenterAzure UpdatesIn previewAugust 20241
Generally Available: Larger Enterprise tier cache instances for Azure Cache for RedisAzure UpdatesLaunchedAugust 20241
Retirement: Azure Logic Apps Integration Service Environment is retired as of August 31, 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 August 20241
Retirement: Azure Monitor experience (preview) in HDInsight is retiring by February 1, 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
August 20241
Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift Now Supports Clusters Up to 250 NodesAzure UpdatesLaunchedAugust 20241
Retirement: Azure HDInsight on AKS will retire on January 31, 2025Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 January 20251
Generally Available: Workspaces in Azure API ManagementAzure UpdatesLaunchedAugust 20241
Retirement: Azure API Management STV1 compute platform is retired as of August 31, 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 August 20241
Public Preview: JavaScript (JS) Challenge on Azure WAF integrated with Azure Front DoorAzure UpdatesIn previewAugust 20241
Public Preview: Customer managed planned failover for Azure StorageAzure UpdatesIn previewAugust 20241
Retirement: Azure Logic Apps Integration Service Environment is retired as of August 31, 2024Azure Updates–
Retirement
31 August 20241
Public Preview: Instance Mix on Virtual Machine Scale SetsAzure UpdatesIn previewAugust 20241
Generally Available: Attach and detach of VMs on Virtual Machine Scale Sets for a single fault domainAzure UpdatesLaunchedAugust 20241
Generally Available: Azure Sphere (Integrated) announces Locate Device featureAzure UpdatesLaunchedAugust 20241
Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files storage with cool access for all service levelsAzure UpdatesLaunchedAugust 20241
Microsoft Entra: Passkey authentication in brokered Microsoft apps on AndroidMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentMarch 20251

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