John Savill’s Technical Training summarizes Microsoft Azure updates and technical enhancements released in July 2025, offering a helpful digest for cloud professionals.

Azure Update: July 4th, 2025 – Key Announcements and Changes

By John Savill’s Technical Training

A technical overview of the latest Microsoft Azure updates and changes as of July 2025.

Table of Contents

  • New Videos on Channel
  • Azure App Service in Azure Stack Hub 25R1
  • VM Insights: Map & Dependency Agent Retirement
  • Azure Firewall: DNAT FQDN Filtering
  • Azure DNS Security Policy
  • Azure Files: NFS Encryption-in-Transit
  • Azure SQL Database: Enhanced Audit & Hyperscale Migration
  • mssql-python Driver & MSSQL Extension for VS Code
  • Cosmos DB for MongoDB: Secondary Users
  • PostgreSQL Flexible Server Upgrade
  • Azure Monitor: Metrics Query Editor
  • Entra Domain Services: Forest Trust Updates

Highlights

1. Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub 25R1

  • Latest release adds support for additional deployment and management features.
  • Enhances hybrid cloud development capabilities.

2. VM Insights Map & Dependency Agent Retirement

  • Announced retirement timeline for the VM Insights Map and the dependency monitoring agent.
  • Users should migrate to updated observability tools.

3. Azure Firewall DNAT FQDN Filtering

  • Support for Domain Name-based filtering in Firewall’s destination NAT (DNAT) rules.
  • Improves fine-grained security and traffic control.

4. Azure DNS Security Policy

  • New DNS security policy options for controlling and monitoring DNS queries.
  • Enables stronger security posture for cloud-hosted workloads.

5. Azure Files: NFS Encryption-in-Transit

  • Network File System protocol (NFS) on Azure Files now supports encryption during transit.
  • Addresses security for data at rest and in motion.

6. Azure SQL Database: Enhanced Audit & Migration

  • Enhanced auditing for compliance/regulation needs.
  • Streamlined migration options to Hyperscale tier improve scalability and performance.

7. Data Platform Tooling Updates

  • mssql-python driver updated for developers integrating Python and SQL Server.
  • MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code receives new features for database development.

8. Cosmos DB for MongoDB: Secondary Users

  • Updates for secondary user management in Cosmos DB’s MongoDB API.

9. PostgreSQL Flexible Server Upgrade

  • Details about flex 17 upgrades for managed PostgreSQL infrastructure.

10. Azure Monitor Metrics Query Editor

  • New editor enhances queries and visualization for platform metrics.

11. Entra Domain Services: Forest Trust Updates

  • Forest trust feature improvements for hybrid identity scenarios.

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