[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Updates for Mid-February 2025

In mid-February 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Convert Azure SQL databases to Hyperscale with improved progress reporting and explicit cutover control. Learn more. Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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[In preview] Public Preview: Modernization Advisor for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines

Modernization Advisor helps you modernize your SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines workloads using fully managed PaaS by identifying suitable configurations and price points of Azure SQL Managed Instance. Modernizing with Azure SQL Managed Instance helps Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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[In preview] Generally Available: 6th generation Intel-based VMs – Dv6/Ev6

Azure announces the general availability of the D and E family VMs built on the new 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8537C (Emerald Rapids) processor. These Intel-based VMs come with three different memory-to-core ratios and offer options with and without lo Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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[Launched] Generally Available: New Pricing for Azure Virtual Network Manager

With Azure Virtual Network Manager, a central management service for your virtual network resources, you can easily manage your virtual networks’ connectivity, security, and more at scale. Starting February 11, 2025, all newly created Azure Virtual Netwo Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage Is Now Available in One More Region

Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in New Zealand North region. This next-generation storage solution offers advanced general-purpose block storage with the best price performance, delivering sub-millisecond disk latencies for demanding IO Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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[Launched] Generally Available: Fallback to Internet on Private DNS Zones

Fallback to internet on Private DNS Zones: New feature which unblocks adoption of a fully managed solution for Network Isolation and simplifies scenarios with Private Link and Private DNS. This feature enables public recursion to occur in the event of rec Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Firewall Updates – Increased IP Group Limits

Increased IP Group Limits: We’ve doubled the IP Group limit in Azure Firewall policies from 100 to 200 per policy. Key benefits: Better policy organization – Manage more IP addresses within firewall policies. Greater flexibility – Optimize configurations Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Firewall Updates – Health Monitoring and BYOIP Support for Secured Virtual Hubs

Azure Firewall Resource Health Check: Resource Health Check now includes backend Azure Firewall instance health monitoring in addition to existing SNAT port utilization and connection metrics. Key benefits: Improved visibility – Monitor overall Azure Fire Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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Retirement: Transition from Azure Data Studio to Visual Studio Code

Azure Data Studio (ADS) will be officially retired on February 28, 2026, to streamline development efforts and improve the user experience in Visual Studio Code (VS Code). VS Code will become the recommended cross-platform tool for developers building bac Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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[In preview] Public Preview: New Origin Types for Azure Front Door Premium Private Link-Enabled Origins

You can now configure Application Gateway, API Management, and Container Apps as Private Link-enabled origins in your Front Door Premium profile. Private Link-enabled origins in Front Door allow you to deliver content to your end-users through public Fron Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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