Azure Update 24th July 2026
John Savill shares a weekly Azure update covering a handful of notable platform changes.
Overview
AKS to Azure Files NFS encryption
- Update related to using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with Azure Files over NFS, focusing on encryption support for that path.
Azure Functions runtime updates
- Azure Functions PowerShell runtime update: PowerShell 7.6
- Azure Functions Python runtime update: Python 3.14
Azure VPN Gateway IPv6 support
- Update adds IPv6 support for Azure VPN Gateway.
Standard service endpoint
- Mentions an update related to a standard service endpoint capability.
Azure DDoS Protection custom policy
- Update adds support for custom policy with Azure DDoS Protection.
PostgreSQL Flexible Server Defender security assessments
- Update related to Microsoft Defender for Cloud security assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server.
Log Analytics dedicated generative AI table
- Update introduces a dedicated generative AI table in Log Analytics.
MAI model updates
- Mentions model updates:
- MAI-Image-2.5 Pro
- MAI-Voice-2 Flash