John Savill delivers the Azure Weekly Update for November 28, 2025, sharing technical enhancements and new features across Azure services for cloud developers and administrators.

Azure Weekly Update: November 28, 2025

Join John Savill's Technical Training for a rundown of significant updates and features in Microsoft Azure this week. This comprehensive video covers:

Key Updates

• Azure Functions Flex Custom Handler: Introduction to flexible custom handlers for Azure Functions, enabling tailored execution environments for serverless apps.
• Azure Bastion Portal RDP Entra ID Integrated: Secure RDP access via Azure Bastion, now supporting identity authentication with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Network Watcher Managed Identity Support: Enhanced monitoring capabilities with Network Watcher now integrating managed identities.
• Azure File Sync: New regional support rolled out for New Zealand North, streamlining hybrid file share deployments.
• Azure SQL Database Regex in T-SQL: Regular expression support for more advanced QUERY logic in Azure SQL databases using T-SQL.
• Azure MCP Server MySQL Support: Additional flexibility as MCP Server now accommodates MySQL deployments.
• AML Low-Priority VM Retirement: Retiring low-priority VMs in Azure Machine Learning workloads; guidance for migration and workload planning.
• Azure Load Testing in Italy North: Public preview or regional launch of Azure Load Testing, available in Italy North for scalable performance benchmarking.
• API Management and APIC MCP Support: Updates to the API Management platform (APIM) and APIC with new MCP integrations for modern API infrastructure.
• Claude Opus 4.5 in Foundry: The Claude Opus 4.5 model is now accessible via Azure Foundry, broadening AI and ML toolsets.

Recommended Learning Paths

• Azure Certification Repository: GitHub
• Azure Master Class: YouTube Playlist
• DevOps Master Class: YouTube Playlist
• PowerShell Master Class: YouTube Playlist
• Certification Cram Videos: YouTube Playlist
• Mentoring Content: YouTube Playlist

FAQ and Support

Questions are not answered directly due to volume. Refer to FAQ or post on community forums like Reddit or Microsoft Community Hub for technical help.

Accessibility

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