You can now develop functions using Python 3.14 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions plans on Linux. Upgrade your apps to Python 3.14 to take advantage of enhanced security, a longer support window, and continued compatibility with the Azure Functio

Azure Functions support for PowerShell 7.6 is now available in preview. You can now develop apps using PowerShell 7.6 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions plans. Learn more: What's new in PowerShell 7.6 Azure Functions PowerShell versions and their

Microsoft Defender Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server are now generally available. You can use assessments to continuously evaluate the security posture of your Azure PostgreSQL flexible

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now generally supports Encryption in Transit (EiT) for Azure Files NFS v4.1 volumes through the Azure File CSI driver. With EiT enabled, data transferred between AKS workloads and Azure Files NFS shares is encrypted using TL

Microsoft Agent Framework now ships generally available connectors for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code, so developers can build .NET and Python agents that delegate coding tasks to either system without writing custom adapter code. The connectors plug into

Microsoft Agent Framework reaches general availability for multi-agent orchestration patterns, including the dynamic Magentic pattern that delivered 38 percent on GAIA and competitive results on AssistantBench and WebArena in published benchmarks. The GA

Microsoft Agent Framework reaches general availability for Agent Harness, the production runtime for agents built with the framework. Customers running pilots on the preview harness can now move the same agent code into production with backwards compatibi

Microsoft Foundry is now introducing Agent Framework, a unified multi-agent orchestration SDK for C# and Python. This release consolidates patterns previously spread across AutoGen and Semantic Kernel, giving developers a consistent set of abstractions fo

In public preview, Microsoft Foundry now offers tracing for the Microsoft Agent Framework in both Python and .NET, helping developers observe how agents reason, call tools, and interact with models during execution. This release is part of the broader hos

Microsoft Agent Framework adds the CodeAct pattern in public preview, which lets agents collapse a multi-step plan into a single executable code block rather than chaining one tool call at a time. In representative workloads, CodeAct cut end-to-end latenc

Microsoft Agent Framework adds episodic procedural memory in public preview, a built-in store that lets agents remember successful task patterns and replay them on similar future requests. The framework records action sequences, tool selections, and inter

Microsoft Agent Framework introduces Agent Channel in public preview, a built-in primitive that lets agents send structured messages to each other without bespoke routing code. Channels carry typed messages, support request and response or fire-and-forget

In mid-July 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Shortcut Configuration lets you customize keyboard shortcuts for Quick Queries, the Results Grid, and the Query Editor directly within Visual Studio Code—wit

The Azure Arc migration solution now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. Arc-enabled SQL Server instances can now be migrated to both Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure infrastructure using the same unified

Starting July 15, 2026, advanced platform metrics are available in Public Preview. This update provides enhanced visibility into platform performance, resource health, and operational trends across supported Azure services. With advanced platform metrics,

Microsoft Agent Framework adds DevUI Agent Inspector in public preview, a local debugging surface that shows agent runs as a navigable tree of model calls, tool invocations, and intermediate state. Developers can pause, replay, and edit prompts mid-run, s

Announcing the public preview of Azure Front Door edge actions (serverless compute at the edge).With edge actions, customers can execute lightweight JavaScript functions during Azure Front Door request processing to make real-time decisions closer to user

Starting July 13th, 2026, customers can use Azure Databricks SQL Serverless in the UK West region to simplify analytics workloads while benefiting from instant compute, automated scaling, and reduced infrastructure management. Eligible UK West workspaces

Starting October 1, 2026, the specified runtime versions Python 2.7, Python 3.8, and PowerShell 7.1 & 7.2. will no longer be supported by Automation. Runbooks using these versions may continue to run but will not receive security updates, bug fixes, or o

You can now create and run Azure Chaos Studio resilience Scenarios directly from the Azure CLI with the new az chaos extension — no more hand-assembling REST calls and JSON files. Get started in one step: az chaos setup stands up a workspace, wires up per

Open AI GPT-5.6 is now available on Azure Databricks. You can use GPT 5.6 (purchased on Microsoft Foundry) via Model Serving Endpoint in Azure Databricks. Through integrations across Foundry and Azure Databricks, you can securely build, deploy, and manage

Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect your web applications from common threats and attacks. In some cases, WAF may block requests that are safe and expected for your application. Existing exclusions help reduce false positives by omitting sp

Azure Chaos Studio now supports Workspaces and Scenarios, a faster, application-centric way to validate how your workloads hold up during real outages.Point a Workspace at your application's scope—a subscription, resource group, or service group—and Chaos

The Log Analytics Export job enables you to export historical data from a Log Analytics workspace to an Azure Storage account based on a specified query and time range. This allows you to extract only the data you need and move it to external systems for

Azure Event Hubs now supports Network Security Perimeter (NSP), enabling organizations to define a logical network isolation boundary for PaaS resources and control public network access through perimeter-based access rules.With Network Security Perimeter