Azure Updates – Number 110 – March 22, 2025

A summary update on Azure News that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, and Sentinel topics. Every update is linked to it’s original Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Sentinel or other blog source. Hopefully this will save you some time digging around to find recent releases and changes.

Updates include preview and general availability announcements, news, and technical articles published in the listed topic areas for the previous 2 week snapshot. Presented is a subset of news that is highlighted here, visit Azure Blog, Sentinel Blog, or the Microsoft Security Copilot Blog to see all the updates.

Microsoft Sentinel Blog

Integrating Fluent Bit with Microsoft Sentinel

Introducing Threat Intelligence Ingestion Rules

Introducing the Unified Device Timeline Experience in Microsoft SIEM + XDR

Announcing Public Preview: New STIX Objects in Microsoft Sentinel

What?s new: Find the Sentinel content you need using AI search

Improve SecOps collaboration with case management

Ingesting Palo Alto Cortex XDR Logs into Microsoft Sentinel with the Updated CCP Connector

Whats New: Bicep Support in Microsoft Sentinel Repositories

How to successfully evaluate the SAP for Sentinel solution and implement it in production (Part 2)

Unified coverage management across SIEM and XDR in SOC optimization

Introducing SOC Optimization Recommendations Based on Similar Organizations

Go agentless with Microsoft Sentinel for SAP

How to successfully evaluate the SAP for Sentinel solution and implement it in production (Part 1)

What’s New: View Microsoft Sentinel Workbooks Directly from Unified SOC Operations Platform

How Microsoft?s leading SIEM is getting even better

Leave no data behind: Using summary rules to store data cost effectively in Microsoft Sentinel

What?s New: Exciting new Microsoft Sentinel Connectors Announcement – Ignite 2024

Deploy Microsoft Sentinel using Bicep

Save money on your Sentinel ingestion costs with Data Collection Rules

What to do if your Sentinel Data Connector shows as [DEPRECATED]

Azure Updates

[In preview] Public Preview: Managed Developer Portal in Azure API Center (API Center Portal)

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Monitor Managed Service for Prometheus for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes

Retirement: Extended Support for Node 20 LTS Ends on April 30, 2026

[Launched] Generally Available: Serverless GPUs in Azure Container Apps with NVIDIA NIM Support

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files Application Volume Group for SAP HANA ? Extension 1

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files Application Volume Group for Oracle

[Launched] Generally Available: VM Hibernation on GPU VMs

Retirement: Kubenet Networking for Azure Kubernetes Service to Be Retired on March 31, 2028

Retirement: Azure Spring Apps to Be Retired on March 31, 2028

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Stream Analytics Integration with Schema Registry

[Launched] Generally Available: New Built-In Role for Azure Chaos Studio

WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) Node Pools in AKS

Retirement: GPU image (Preview) in AKS

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Container Apps in Australia SE, France South, Japan West, and Spain Central

[In preview] Public Preview: Windows Support for Virtual Machines Node Pools in AKS

[Launched] Generally Available: Node Auto-Repair Kubernetes Events in AKS

[In preview] Public Preview: Control Plane Azure Platform Metrics in AKS

[Launched] Generally Available: Default Ephemeral OS Disk Sizing in AKS

[Launched] Generally Available: Message of the Day Support in AKS

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Linux 3.0 Support in AKS

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager Network Verifier

[Launched] Generally Available: API Management as a Private Link-Enabled Origin for Front Door Premium

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Chaos Studio Now in Germany West Central Region

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Updates for Mid-March 2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Support for New Zealand North Region

[Launched] Generally Available: Enhanced Performance Guidance in Azure Advisor for Azure Database for PostgreSQL

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Data Factory ? Azure Database for PostgreSQL Connector Version 2.0

[In preview] Public Preview: MySQL Discovery and Assessment in Azure Migrate

[Launched] Generally Available: Entry-Level Tiers (M10/M20) with vCore-Based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

[Launched] Generally Available: Autoscale for vCore-Based Azure Cosmos DB on MongoDB

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery Update Rollup 77 ? March 2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Supports pg_repack Extension Version 1.5.1

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL ? Flexible Server Supports the tdigest Extension

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Supports postgresql-hll Extension

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Support for Topn Extension

Support for Application Insights Status Monitor v1 will End on March 31, 2025

Microsoft Security Copilot Blog

Take Flight with Microsoft Security Copilot Flight School

Advancing Security Copilot with MAGIC: Automating Self-Correction in NL2KQL and Beyond

Empowering Security Copilot with NL2KQL: Transforming Natural Language into Insightful KQL queries

Azure Lighthouse support for MSSP use of Security Copilot Sentinel scenarios in Public Preview

Next-Gen Device Incident Investigation & Threat Hunting with Custom Plugins

Accelerating the Anomalous Sign-Ins detection with Microsoft Entra ID and Security Copilot

Microsoft Security Copilot Achieves PCI DSS Certification

Boost SOC automation with AI: Speed up incident triage with Security Copilot and Microsoft Sentinel

Hunt for identity-based threats with Security Copilot and Microsoft Sentinel

KQL Migrator powered by Microsoft Security Copilot

Leveraging ASIM-based KQL plugins in Microsoft Security Copilot for investigation scenarios

Monitor User Activities and System Events with Security Copilot and Microsoft Sentinel

Ignite 2024: Transforming Security with Microsoft Security Copilot

Microsoft Security Copilot Achieves SOC 2 Certification

Know Before You Go: Security Copilot at Microsoft Ignite 2024

Identity forensics with Copilot for Security Identity Analyst Plugin

Microsoft Copilot for Security Achieves HITRUST Certification

Case Study: Harnessing Copilot for Security in Defending Against Cyberthreats

Use LogicApps and Copilot for Security to auto-process ISAC Emails

Harnessing the power of KQL Plugins for enhanced security insights with Copilot for Security

Extending Microsoft Copilot for Security Capabilities with Azure Function Apps

Microsoft Copilot for Security Now Covered by HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA)

Using Microsoft Graph as a Microsoft Copilot for Security Plugin with Delegated Access

How to build a Copilot for Security API Plugin ? Part 2

Microsoft Copilot for Security Attains ISO 27001, 27017, and 27018 Certifications