# Azure product updates - 2026-10-20 **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 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | | [DevOps](#devops) | 1 | 1 | - | Azure Monitor | | [Networking](#networking) | 1 | 1 | - | Azure DNS, Traffic Manager | ## DevOps ### [Generally Available: Metrics usage insights for Azure Monitor workspace](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=577165) **Status:** Launched | **Published:** 2026-10-19 | **Products:** Azure Monitor | **Tags:** Feature Metrics usage insights for Azure Monitor workspace is now generally available, enabling customers to monitor and optimize metrics ingestion, usage trends, and costs effectively. - Provides detailed analysis of metrics usage, ingestion volume, throttling limits, and cost optimization opportunities by sending usage data to a Log Analytics workspace. - Available for all Azure Monitor workspaces with configuration via diagnostic settings and requires approximately 24 hours for data ingestion before insights are available. - Includes dashboards for Limits & Usage, Workspace Exploration, Unused Metrics, and Ingestion Volume Change to help identify unused metrics, monitor trends, and investigate cost changes. - Enables customers to optimize costs by identifying unused metrics to remove and plan capacity based on ingestion volume trends and throttling alerts. Documentation: [Metrics usage insights in Azure Monitor (Preview) - Azure Monitor](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/metrics-usage-insights) ## Networking ### [Generally Available: Azure DNS enables DNS-based load balancing through Traffic Manager linked records](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=573917) **Status:** Launched | **Published:** 2026-10-19 | **Products:** Azure DNS, Traffic Manager | **Tags:** Features Azure DNS now supports DNS-based load balancing through direct integration with Azure Traffic Manager linked records, improving performance and DNSSEC compatibility. - Directly associate Azure DNS record sets with Traffic Manager profiles, eliminating the need for CNAME records to trafficmanager.net. - Reduces DNS lookup latency and enables DNSSEC compatibility by removing unsigned intermediate hops in DNS resolution. - Supports up to 50 linked records per Traffic Manager profile, including zone apex (naked domain) support where CNAMEs are not allowed. - Strictly Typed Profiles enforce endpoint type consistency, reducing misconfigurations and aligning TTL with Traffic Manager health monitoring. Documentation: [Traffic Manager Linked Records overview - Azure DNS](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-traffic-manager-linked-records) --- _Generated automatically on 2026-10-20 01:39 UTC._