John Savill's Technical Training delivers a round-up of recent Azure updates, covering a variety of new features and changes. This summary highlights the most impactful items relevant to Azure practitioners.

Azure Update - 22nd August 2025

Introduction

In this update, John Savill reviews recent changes and additions to Microsoft Azure services, focusing on announcements relevant to administrators, architects, and developers.

Key Updates

• DC EC esv6 VMs: New virtual machine types introduced.
• AKS Azure Bastion Support: Integration updates for secure access.
• Azure Functions Flex Consumption (512MB): Increased memory options for serverless workloads.
• App Gateway MaxSurge Support: Enhancements to deployment flexibility and reliability.
• Files Premium Provisioned v2 Billing: Changes to billing for premium storage.
• Blob Archive in Malaysia West: Archive storage now available in additional region.
• Azure NetApp Files:
  • Flexible cool access
  • File access log improvements
• Log Analytics:
  • Search jobs expanded to support up to 100 million results.
• Microsoft Sentinel & Defender for Cloud:
  • Services in the China cloud region are retiring.
• CNAME Certificate Validation: Deprecation notices for older validation models.

Additional Resources

• Learning Path for Azure
• Certification Content Repository on GitHub
• Weekly Azure Update YouTube Playlist
• DevOps Master Class
• PowerShell Master Class
• Certification Cram Videos
• FAQ and Mentoring Content

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