# Azure product updates - 2026-09-18 **2 new update(s)** — first seen in this run. The last 7 day(s) are rescanned every time so late or backdated announcements are not missed. Grouped by Azure product category. Source: [Azure Updates](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates) ## Summary by category | Category | Updates | GA | Preview | Top products | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | | [Networking](#networking) | 1 | 1 | - | Azure Virtual Network Manager | | [Other](#other) | 1 | - | 1 | | ## Networking ### [Generally Available: High-scale mesh in Azure Virtual Network Manager](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=571572) **Status:** Launched | **Published:** 2026-09-17 | **Products:** Azure Virtual Network Manager | **Tags:** Features, Management, Services Azure Virtual Network Manager's high-scale mesh feature is now generally available, enabling customers to connect up to 3,000 virtual networks in a single mesh for simplified, scalable network connectivity. - Supports up to 3,000 virtual networks in a single connected group mesh by default, with higher scale IP connectivity available on request. - Simplifies management by eliminating the need for individual peerings, allowing direct bi-directional communication between virtual networks. - Enables up to 20,000 private endpoints across connected groups when high-scale private endpoint feature is enabled. - Improves network performance and security by supporting mesh and hub-and-spoke topologies with centralized connectivity configuration. Documentation: [Connectivity Configurations in Azure Virtual Network Manager](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/concept-connectivity-configuration#enable-high-scale-private-endpoints-in-azure-virtual-network-manager-connected-groups) ## Other ### [Public Preview: Azure Payments HSM v2](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=570509) **Status:** In preview | **Published:** 2026-09-17 | **Tags:** Features, Security, Services Azure Payments HSM v2 is now in public preview, offering a highly available, single-tenant payment HSM service that simplifies compliance and operational management for payment cryptography workloads. - Provides isolated, single-tenant HSM clusters with exclusive administrative control for payment processing, key management, and PIN processing. - Runs in PCI DSS and PCI 3DS compliant Azure data centers with FIPS 140-3 Level 3 certification, supporting stringent PCI security and compliance requirements. - Reduces operational overhead by eliminating the need for physical HSM hardware procurement, deployment, and scaling, while ensuring high availability and low latency. - Enables financial institutions and payment service providers to modernize payment cryptography with cloud-native infrastructure integrated into Azure virtual networks. Documentation: [What is Azure Payment HSM v2?](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm-v2/overview) --- _Generated automatically on 2026-09-18 01:07 UTC._