John Savill’s Technical Training shares the latest Azure announcements and updates for October 2025, highlighting new features and enhancements across Azure Functions, AKS, Storage, and data services.

Azure Weekly Update: October 24, 2025

Stay up to date with the latest Azure changes as John Savill from John Savill’s Technical Training reviews this week’s product enhancements and regional news.

Highlights

  • Functions Python 3.13 Support: Azure Functions now supports Python 3.13, enabling developers to use the latest Python releases for serverless workloads.
  • AKS Azure Linux 3.0 Target Upgrade: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now offers the Azure Linux 3.0 node pool upgrade target, broadening Linux containerization options.
  • Shared Capacity Reservation Groups: Improvements in reserved capacity management streamline resource allocation and forecasting for larger deployments.
  • VM vCore Customization: Virtual Machine customers can now customize vCore allocation for more granular performance tuning.
  • New App Gateway Migration Scripts: Migration scripts are available for simplifying transitions to Application Gateway, easing infrastructure upgrades.
  • Cross-Cloud Azure Storage Mover: Enhanced tools for moving storage across clouds minimize downtime and operational risk.
  • Managed PostgreSQL Flexible Server Near-Zero Downtime Scaling: Mission-critical PostgreSQL workloads can now be scaled with minimal service interruption thanks to architectural investments in Flexible Server.
  • SQL Managed Instance Redirect & Hyperscale Updates: SQL MI receives redirect and hyperscale feature improvements for better reliability and scalability.
  • New Azure Region - Malaysia: Azure opens a region in Malaysia, expanding both geographic reach and compliance options.
  • Containerization Assistant MCP Server: New container-focused solutions for multi-cloud environments and MCP server deployments.
  • gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize: Update includes mention of new transcription and diarization features with gpt-4o on Azure—enabling advanced speech-to-text and conversation analytics.
  • Image Analysis Retirement: Some image analysis capabilities have been retired—users should check migration or replacement options as needed.

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