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Azure Updates – Number 130 – February 7, 2026

Azure News Technical Update
This summary delivers a focused snapshot of recent developments across Microsoft’s cloud and security ecosystem. It highlights key announcements, technical articles, and feature releases related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, and Security, including updates from Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR. The goal is to provide a quick, actionable view of what’s new without the need to sift through multiple sources.

Over the past two weeks, Microsoft has introduced previews, general availability features, and best-practice guidance aimed at improving scalability, resilience, and threat protection. These updates reflect ongoing innovation in cloud infrastructure and security operations, helping organizations optimize workloads while strengthening defenses against evolving threats.

Microsoft Sentinel Blog

The Microsoft Copilot Data Connector for Microsoft Sentinel is Now in Public Preview
The Agentic SOC Era: How Sentinel MCP Enables Autonomous Security Reasoning
UEBA Solution Power Boost: Practical Tools for Anomaly Detection
New content types supported in multi-tenant content distribution
UPDATE: New timeline for transitioning Sentinel experience to Defender portal

Azure Updates

[In development] Private Preview: Vaulted Backups for Azure Disk
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Monitor pipeline data transformations
[Launched] ​Generally Available: Claude Opus 4.6 now available on Azure Databricks
[In development] Private Preview: New planned datacenter region in Thailand (Thailand South)
[Launched] Generally Available: AMD v6 confidential VMs in new regions for January 2026
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure virtual network routing appliance
[In preview] Public Preview: Claude Opus 4.6, Available on Microsoft Foundry
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant service level
[In development] Public Preview: X-Forwarded-For (XFF) grouping for rate limiting on Application Gateway WAF v2
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Container Storage v2.1.0 now with Elastic SAN integration and on demand installation
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager namespace-scoped resource placement
Retirement: Azure Front Door and Azure CDN profiles will end support for DHE cipher suites on April 1, 2026
[Launched] Generally Available: Serverless workspaces in Azure Databricks
[Launched] Generally Available: Default Ruleset 2.2 in WAF for Azure Application Gateway
Retirement: “Send data to Event Hubs & Storage (Preview)” retiring July 31, 2026
Retirement: Support for Python 3.10 ends on October 1, 2026 – upgrade your Azure Functions apps to Python 3.13
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure AMD Turin Dasv7, Easv7, and Fasv7-series Virtual Machines
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant
[Launched] Generally Available: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files support in OpenShift Virtualization
[In preview] Public Preview: 7th generation Intel-based VMs – Dlsv7/Dsv7/Esv7
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Command Launcher for Java

Microsoft Security Copilot Blog

Seeking Guidance & Partners for Promoting Microsoft TSP Training
Microsoft Global Community Initiative Newsletter (Jan/Feb)
Announcing Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) support for Existing VM SKUs
Title Plan Update – February 6, 2026
Exposure-Driven Security in the Modern Enterprise
Renaming a folder with too many files
Stacked Excel Formula
Blocking User Mode Installation
New laptop problems with system
Power Query – How Do I Count a Number of Entries Based on Another Column?
Classic Outlook – cannot drag emails anywhere – Troubleshooting
Suddenly Outlook not sending messages; cannot set up new account
SharePoint Hackathon 2026
Compliance Meets AI: What’s New in Insider Risk Management for Copilot
Beyond the site: Building intelligent apps with SharePoint Embedded | SharePoint Hackathon 2026
Celebrating creativity: Awards ceremony | SharePoint Hackathon 206
Reinventing SharePoint with SPFx, Copilot, and AI | SharePoint Hackathon 2026
Boosting productivity with custom SharePoint Agents and Copilot | SharePoint Hackathon 2026
From content chaos to clarity: AI-organized libraries with Knowledge Agents | SharePoint Hackathon

Microsoft Defender XDR Blog

Monthly news – February 2026