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Microsoft has released Azure MCP Server 3.0 as generally available, extending how AI agents and developer tools interact with Azure through the open Model Context Protocol (MCP). The update builds on the previous preview release with production-ready capabilities across infrastructure automation, model management, and agent orchestration. What’s new in 3.0 Infrastructure as Code. The release adds Azure Terraform as an MCP tool, enabling agents to provision and manage Azure resources declaratively. ...

Microsoft has released a public preview of the Logic Apps Standard extension for the Azure CLI (az logicapp), bringing local workflow development, connector discovery, connection configuration, and runtime diagnostics into the terminal. The extension is version 1.0.0b1 and requires Azure CLI 2.67.0 or later with Python 3.10+. Install it through the standard Azure CLI extension mechanism: az extension add --name logicapp --allow-preview true What it does The preview registers 59 extension-owned commands under az logicapp, organized into functional groups: ...

Azure has raised the default limit for Blob Storage accounts per region per subscription from 250 to 1,000, generally available as of October 27, 2026. What changed Before this update, Azure subscriptions were capped at 250 storage accounts in each region. Teams managing workloads that require many isolated storage accounts – for example, per-tenant isolation patterns or multi-tenant SaaS backends – often had to spread across multiple subscriptions to work around the quota. ...

On 26 October 2026, Azure Updates announced that Network Watcher’s VNet flow logs filtering capability reached general availability. The feature lets operators log only the network traffic they actually need instead of capturing everything and filtering downstream. A discrepancy remains on the Microsoft Learn docs page, which still lists the feature as PREVIEW. The update timeline suggests a documentation lag rather than a reversal of status. What the filtering can do The filtering capability supports these fields: ...

On October 23, the ACR team published a technical deep-dive into the sharded metrics infrastructure behind Azure Container Registry’s new Transactions and Data Transfer metrics. These metrics went GA earlier this year, but the deep-dive explains the operational value — diagnosing traffic spikes, throttling, and regional workload shifts — and the engineering approach that made it possible. What the new metrics are ACR now publishes two platform metrics in Azure Monitor: ...

Azure Backup now supports item-level recovery (ILR) for Azure virtual machines that use Premium SSD v2 and Ultra disks. It works with both 512-byte and 4 KB logical sector sizes. The announcement was published on Azure Updates on 2026-10-23 (id 577963) with status Generally Available. Until now, file recovery failed for VMs with these disk types. Customers had to restore a disk or the whole VM to get a single file back. ILR removes that detour. ...

A new critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-105014) has been disclosed in Azure Pipelines, allowing an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. Microsoft’s Security Response Center (MSRC) published the details on October 22, 2026, alongside related security updates. What the vulnerability is CVE-2026-105014 is a command injection flaw classified under CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command). The vulnerability type is listed as “Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command (command injection)” in the MSRC CVSS vector description. ...

Microsoft recently took the stage at FabCon Europe to unveil a fresh wave of updates for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. The announcements pair AI-assisted operations with storage improvements, positioning Azure’s managed PostgreSQL offering as a serious contender for enterprise modernization. Performance: 72.7% more orders per minute Principled Technologies ran independent benchmarks comparing the new Dv6 compute tier with Premium SSD v2 against a comparable PostgreSQL configuration. The results: ...