# Azure product updates - 2026-09-19 **8 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 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | | [AI + machine learning](#ai-machine-learning) | 4 | 2 | 2 | Microsoft Foundry | | [Databases](#databases) | 3 | 3 | - | Azure Database for PostgreSQL | | [Compute](#compute) | 1 | - | 1 | Virtual Machines | ## AI + machine learning ### [Public Preview: Foundry Routines in Foundry Agent Service](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=563536) **Status:** In preview | **Published:** 2026-09-18 | **Products:** Microsoft Foundry | **Tags:** Microsoft Build, Feature Foundry Agent Service now includes Foundry Routines in public preview, enabling native, governed triggers for running published agents automatically on schedules or events, simplifying orchestration and improving observability within the Foundry workspace. - Introduces Foundry Routines as a native trigger primitive supporting recurring schedules, one-shot timers, and event-based triggers. - Eliminates the need for external orchestration infrastructure like Logic Apps or Azure Functions by integrating triggers inside Foundry. - Triggers, execution, and observability are managed within the governed Foundry workspace, enhancing monitoring and reducing failure modes. - Currently in public preview for evaluation without production SLAs; users can add Routines to published agents to get started. Documentation: [What is Microsoft Foundry Agent Service? - Microsoft Foundry](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/overview) ### [Generally Available: Enable and disable controls for Microsoft Foundry agents in Agent 365](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=571826) **Status:** Launched | **Published:** 2026-09-18 | **Products:** Microsoft Foundry | **Tags:** Feature Microsoft Foundry agents can now be enabled or disabled directly within the Agent 365 governance controls in Microsoft Admin Center, allowing IT administrators to manage agent availability without developer involvement, enhancing governance and compliance. - Enable and disable actions for Foundry agents are generally available in Agent 365 governance within Microsoft Admin Center. - Administrators can control agent availability using the same elevation pattern as other agent application actions, no developer intervention needed. - This update closes a governance gap by integrating Foundry agents into Admin Center for consistent management alongside other agent types. - Improves compliance and security by allowing IT and governance teams to manage which agents are active across the organization. Documentation: [Microsoft Foundry documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/) ### [Public Preview: Network egress controls for hosted agents in Microsoft Foundry](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=571821) **Status:** In preview | **Published:** 2026-09-18 | **Products:** Microsoft Foundry | **Tags:** Feature Microsoft Foundry introduces public preview of network egress controls for hosted agents, enabling customers to govern outbound connections with flexible, policy-based rules enforced within the agent sandbox, enhancing security and compliance without extra network appliances. - Customers can create ordered rules based on destination hosts (including wildcard FQDNs) to allow, deny, transform headers, or rewrite destinations for outbound agent traffic. - Rules are enforced inside the Foundry-managed agent sandbox before traffic leaves, eliminating the need for separate network appliances for basic allow-listing. - Two enforcement modes are available: audit (logs would-be denied traffic) and enforce (blocks denied traffic), with all decisions logged to Application Insights for auditing. - The feature is in public preview for evaluation, not covered by production SLAs, and configured via the Guardrails section in the Foundry portal. Documentation: [Microsoft Foundry documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/) ### [Generally Available: Publishing Microsoft Foundry agents to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=571816) **Status:** Launched | **Published:** 2026-09-18 | **Products:** Microsoft Foundry | **Tags:** Feature Microsoft Foundry agents can now be published directly to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams, simplifying deployment and enabling centralized governance for enterprise IT. - Foundry developers can publish agents directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams, making them discoverable where users already work. - Published agents remain governed by Microsoft Entra and Agent 365 controls, providing centralized visibility and maintaining IT governance. - The process requires appropriate licenses (Microsoft 365 Copilot or Agent 365) and permissions, with detailed provisioning steps available via the Foundry portal and Azure CLI. - This GA release eliminates the need for separate deployment pipelines, bot registrations, and app manifests, streamlining agent deployment and management. Documentation: [Quickstart: Build your first autopilot - Microsoft Foundry](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/agents/how-to/agent-365) ## Databases ### [Generally Available: Logical replication slot sync status metric for Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=568414) **Status:** Launched | **Published:** 2026-09-18 | **Products:** Azure Database for PostgreSQL | **Tags:** Feature Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now provides a logical_replication_slot_sync_status metric to monitor the synchronization state of logical replication slots, enhancing replication health visibility and alerting capabilities. - Introduces logical_replication_slot_sync_status metric showing sync status per logical replication slot (synchronized, catching up, unknown). - Supports monitoring and alerting for replication slot health, critical for logical decoding and CDC tools like Debezium or Kafka. - Helps ensure replication consistency and responsiveness during maintenance, migrations, or system events. - Available as part of Azure Monitor metrics for PostgreSQL Flexible Server without requiring server restart. Documentation: [Monitor Using Metrics and Logs in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server - Azure Database for PostgreSQL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/postgresql/monitor/concepts-monitoring) ### [Generally Available: New and improved troubleshooting guides for Azure Database for PostgreSQL](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=571042) **Status:** Launched | **Published:** 2026-09-18 | **Products:** Azure Database for PostgreSQL | **Tags:** Features Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server now offers expanded and improved troubleshooting guides that provide detailed workflows and telemetry correlation to help diagnose and resolve performance issues more effectively. - Updated guides cover high CPU, memory, IOPS, temporary file usage, and autovacuum issues with end-to-end investigation workflows. - Guides integrate Azure Monitor metrics, Query Store statistics, session data, and server logs for comprehensive root cause analysis. - Requires enabling telemetry sources and server logs to Log Analytics workspace; supports read replicas with adjusted behavior. - Helps customers identify specific queries, sessions, waits, or configurations causing issues and apply targeted mitigations before scaling. Documentation: [Troubleshooting Guides - Azure Database for PostgreSQL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/postgresql/troubleshoot/concepts-troubleshooting-guides) ### [Generally Available: PG18 support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=571047) **Status:** Launched | **Published:** 2026-09-18 | **Products:** Azure Database for PostgreSQL | **Tags:** Features Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters now generally support PostgreSQL 18, enabling distributed, cloud-scale workloads to leverage the latest PostgreSQL features with improved performance and developer capabilities. - Supports PostgreSQL 18 in fully managed, distributed elastic clusters powered by Citus 14.0. - Enables real-time analytics, high-ingest event platforms, and microservices with schema-based sharding at scale. - Improves performance, reliability, and developer experience with new SQL features, parallel query execution, and I/O enhancements. - Available for building new applications or modernizing existing workloads with flexible scaling and operational simplicity on Azure. Documentation: [Preview PG18 for Elastic Clusters of Azure Postgres | Microsoft Community Hub](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpostgresql/preview-pg18-for-elastic-clusters-of-azure-postgres/4555821) ## Compute ### [Public Preview: Mdsv4 and Msv4 Series Virtual Machines for SAP](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=571530) **Status:** In preview | **Published:** 2026-09-18 | **Products:** Virtual Machines | **Tags:** Feature Azure has introduced the Mdsv4 and Msv4 memory-optimized VM series in public preview, powered by 6th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, to enhance performance and security for memory-intensive and SAP workloads. - Mdsv4 and Msv4 VMs are designed for demanding, memory-intensive, and mission-critical workloads including SAP applications. - Built on 6th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with advanced security and Azure Boost technologies. - Offer improved performance, scalability, efficiency, and reliability for large-scale enterprise applications. - Available in public preview, enabling customers to cost-effectively run SAP and other memory-heavy workloads on Azure. Documentation: [Mdsv4 Medium Memory size series (Preview) - Azure Virtual Machines](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/memory-optimized/mdsv4-series?tabs=sizebasic) --- _Generated automatically on 2026-09-19 01:03 UTC._