Instant Access for application-consistent restore points on virtual machines (that have Premium v2 or Ultra disks as data disks) is now generally available. With Instant Access, you can begin restoring a disk from a restore point as soon as the snapshot i

The Mdsv4 and Msv4 Series are memory-optimized virtual machine series built on 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and enhanced with advanced security capabilities and the latest Azure Boost technologies. Designed for demanding memory-intensiv

Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching is now generally available for new virtual machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets. The capability caches the complete OS image on a VM’s local storage, eliminating remote-storage reads after caching finishes. Thi

Azure announces the general availability of 248 and 372 vCPU Dl/D/E v7 VM sizes, powered by Intel® Xeon® 6 processors. These general-purpose and memory-optimized VMs deliver up to 20% better compute performance than prior-generation Intel-based v6 VMs, wi

Today, we are announcing the General Availability of VM vCore Customization for Azure Virtual Machines, introducing two new capabilities: Disable Simultaneous Multi-Threading/Hyper-Threading (SMT/HT) and Configurable Constrained Cores. These features prov

On September 1, 2026, the cc_v5 confidential VM series will be retired and will no longer be available for use or purchase. Any affected VM that has not been resized before that date will deallocated. The impacted VM sizes that will be retired are: DCas_c

Trusted Launch as Default (TLaD) is now generally available for new Azure Gen2 virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets. TLaD automatically enables Secure Boot and vTPM for supported deployments, helping customers establish a stronger security base

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

Azure introduces Instant Access for VM Restore Points, enabling you to restore disks immediately after a restore point is created—without waiting for background data replication.Key benefits:Faster recovery (lower RTO): Restore disks instantly—no wait for