Azure Update 15th May 2026

Key insights

• SSH helper aliases: New helper aliases for SSH on Azure App Service for Linux make connecting to Python apps faster and simpler.
  They reduce setup steps for troubleshooting, speeding diagnosis and improving developer productivity.
• FastAPI deployment simplification: Microsoft simplified deploying FastAPI apps to Azure App Service for Linux.
  Teams can deploy APIs with less manual configuration and rely on App Service for scaling and platform operations.
• Azure D/E/Lsv7 VMs (GA): The v7 generation of D (general), E (memory‑optimized) and Lsv (storage‑optimized) virtual machines is now generally available.
  These VMs offer more instance choices to better match compute, memory, and storage needs and improve price/performance options for production workloads.
• Confidential computing for Service Bus Premium (Korea, GA): Service Bus Premium now supports confidential computing in Korea to protect message data while it is processed.
  Microsoft also updated Service Bus Premium availability in Availability Zone regions with an expanded SLA (four nines) to raise uptime guarantees.
• Azure Virtual Network Manager rule impact analyzer (GA): The new rule impact analyzer shows how network manager rules affect traffic and resources before you apply changes.
  It helps plan network updates, avoid unintended disruptions, and speed safe rollouts of policy changes.
• Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana and new dashboard tooling: Integration improvements make it easier to visualize Azure metrics in Grafana and native dashboards.
  Microsoft also introduced new dashboard tools (codename MDASH) to simplify creating and sharing operational views across teams.

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