Microsoft has announced the General Availability of Azure FXv2-series Virtual Machines (VMs), which are powered by the 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8573C processor. These VMs offer significant improvements in CPU performance, memory capacity, and Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Customers can now transition existing volumes from platform-managed keys (PMK) to customer-managed keys (CMK) seamlessly. This provides customers flexibility of encryption key lifecycle (renewals, rotations) and additional security for regulated industry Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Azure Virtual Network Manager IP address management feature, a feature designed to enhance your network management, is generally available. In complex network environments, managing IP addresses effectively is essential. This feature centralizes IP planni Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

The new Draft & Deploy feature for Azure Firewall Policy introduces a streamlined, two-phase approach to managing firewall policies, significantly reducing deployment time and disruption. Traditionally, any policy update would trigger a full deployment of Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Azure Managed Prometheus sends metrics into Azure Monitor Workspace. Customers can now view and monitor issues with ingestion of Prometheus metrics as part of the platform metrics for the Azure Monitor Workspace. Ingestion errors are issues that occurred Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Microsoft Cost Management now supports exporting cost and usage data in the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) 1.2 schema. This update introduces key enhancements that help FinOps teams streamline reporting, unify billing data across clouds, Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Azure Advisor has improved its VM right-sizing recommendations by extending coverage for newer VM series. This broader SKU coverage across the D, E, and F VM families enables a more comprehensive evaluation of CPU performance, providing your teams with re Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) integration in Microsoft Copilot for Security has reached general availability. This integration supports both Azure Front Door WAF and Azure Application Gateway WAF. By integrating Azure WAF with the Security Copilot Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Azure Front Door standard and premium profiles now support managed certificate for wildcard domains. Previously, you can only bring your own certificate for wildcard domains on Azure Front Door. This enables customers to secure multiple subdomains with a Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disk are now available in Malaysia West region. Azure Ultra Disks are the highest-performing storage option for Azure virtual machines (VMs), offering high throughput, high IOPS, and consistent low sub-millisecond latency. U Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti