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Azure Updates – Number 134 – April 04, 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. I’ve added a few different feeds this post — let me know on X/Twitter if you would like specific feeds added in! 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

A third-party connector integrating Claude with Microsoft Sentinel is now available
Accelerate Agent Development: Hacks for Building with Microsoft Sentinel data lake
Microsoft Sentinel is now supported in Unified RBAC with row-level access
RSAC 2026: New Microsoft Sentinel Connectors Announcement
What’s new in Microsoft Sentinel: RSAC 2026

Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Customer Newsletter

Defender for Endpoint

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Azure Infrastructure

Azure IaaS: Keep critical applications running with built-in resiliency at scale
AI for nuclear energy: Powering an intelligent, resilient future

Copilot for Security

Accelerate connectors development using AI agent in Microsoft Sentinel
Crawl, Walk, Run: A Practitioner’s Guide to AI Maturity in the SOC
Secure data as AI scales: New Microsoft Purview innovations at RSA 2026

Purview

Announcing GA: Advanced Resource Sets in Microsoft Purview Unified Catalog
Announcing public preview of custom graphs in Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Purview Data Quality Thresholds: More Control, More Trust
Part 2: Securing AI Agents with Azure AI Foundry: From Abuse Patterns to Lifecycle Controls
Secure AI Workloads in Azure: Join Our Next Azure Decoded Session on April 8th
Secure data as AI scales: New Microsoft Purview innovations at RSA 2026

Purview Copilot

Announcing public preview of custom graphs in Microsoft Sentinel
Part 2: Securing AI Agents with Azure AI Foundry: From Abuse Patterns to Lifecycle Controls
Secure AI Workloads in Azure: Join Our Next Azure Decoded Session on April 8th
Secure data as AI scales: New Microsoft Purview innovations at RSA 2026