Azure - Lars Schouwenaars – Cloud Security, Azure & Automation

02/04/2026

Azure networking for any engineers: The practical guide – Part 1 Understanding how Azure Virtual Network design works is important whether you are lifting and shifting an existing application or datacenter to a cloud-native architecture from scratch. This how-to is written for anyone who wants to know a little more about azure networking and this guide will cover the most important topics of Azure networking explaining core concepts for those new to cloud networking while…

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Public Preview: Entra ID authentication for blob storage SFTP

17/03/2026

Public Preview: Entra ID authentication for blob storage SFTP So Microsoft just dropped this thing into public preview. Entra ID authentication for Blob Storage SFTP. Which sounds like a small release until you realize what it actually means. What Azure Blob Storage SFTP with Entra ID actually fixes Because here’s the thing about SFTP. It’s ancient, right? Like, technologically speaking it’s basically a rotary phone. But many companies still uses it because… I don’t know….

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Private Preview: Azure Storage Mover now supports private data transfers from AWS S3

12/03/2026

Private Preview: Azure Storage Mover now supports private data transfers from AWS S3 — and that changes everything for enterprise migrations If you’ve been watching the Azure Storage Mover story unfold over the past few years, today’s roadmap addition is the piece that was missing. Microsoft has announced a private preview of Azure Storage Mover migration support for cloud-to-cloud migrations from AWS S3 to Azure Blob Storage, and for anyone working in a regulated industry, this is…

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Public Preview: Stronger data security for Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Customer managed keys now supported on Premium SSD v2 disks

12/03/2026

Public Preview: Stronger data security for Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Customer managed keys now supported on Premium SSD v2 disks If you’re running PostgreSQL workloads on Azure and have been waiting for tighter control over your encryption strategy, there’s good news. Microsoft has announced public preview support for customer managed keys on Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This is a meaningful step forward for teams that take data security seriously. What’s changing? Until now, Azure handled…

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Microsoft brings Entra Passkeys to Windows Hello in Public Preview

11/03/2026

Microsoft brings Entra Passkeys to Windows Hello in Public Preview Microsoft is continuing its push toward a passwordless future. A new public preview introduces Microsoft Entra passkeys for Windows Hello, enabling phishing-resistant authentication directly from Windows devices, even those an organization doesn’t manage. The feature, expected to roll out starting mid-March 2026, allows users to sign in to Entra-protected services using biometric authentication or a secure PIN stored in the Windows Hello environment. Passwordless authentication expands…

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Level up your app’s security: MFA via Email & SMS OTP now generally available for native authentication

10/03/2026

Level up your app’s security: MFA via Email & SMS OTP now generally available for native authentication Great news for developers building consumer-facing mobile and desktop applications! Yesterday, on March 9th, 2026, Microsoft announced the General Availability of Email and SMS one-time passcode (OTP) as a second-factor for Native Authentication in Microsoft Entra External ID. This release gives you a powerful, straightforward way to add an essential layer of security directly into your native app’s sign-in…

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Public Preview: Automatic Zone Balance for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

08/03/2026

Public Preview: Automatic Zone Balance for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets Microsoft has announced the public preview of Automatic Zone Balance for Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS). This new capability is designed to help you maintain zone-resilient workloads with zero manual intervention, significantly reducing the operational overhead of managing highly available applications across Availability Zones. The challenge of maintaining Zone Balance When you deploy a Virtual Machine Scale Set across multiple Azure Availability Zones, the platform…

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Azure container premium just got a massive storage boost up to 100 TB!

08/03/2026

Azure container premium just got a massive storage boost up to 100 TB! Microsoft just expanded Azure Container Registry Premium storage from 40 TB to 100 TB. Here is what changed, who benefits most, and what you need to do to take advantage of it. Why now? the container + AI perfect storm Let’s talk about what’s actually driving this. Two major trends have been colliding:First, container adoption is absolutely everywhere. We’ve moved past the “should we…

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A Technical First Look: Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance (VNRA) in Public Preview

08/03/2026

A technical first look: Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance (VNRA) in Public Preview Microsoft has introduced the Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance (VNRA) into public preview, a new first-party service designed for high-throughput network forwarding within Azure. This analysis covers its purpose, ideal use cases, current limitations, and how it fits into existing hub-spoke network topologies. What is the Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance? VNRA is a managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering, abstracting the underlying infrastructure….

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Managing allowed tenants for Entra ID integrated apps just got easier

08/03/2026

Managing allowed tenants for Entra ID integrated apps just got easier Microsoft recently introduced a small but useful improvement for administrators working with multi-tenant applications in Microsoft Entra ID. A new interface in the Entra admin portal now allows you to manage which tenants are allowed to access your application directly from the UI, removing the need to rely on Microsoft Graph API calls. Although this feature isn’t groundbreaking, it simplifies the process of restricting multi-tenant apps to…

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Microsoft Entra ID Now GA: Passkey Profiles & Synced Passkeys for more flexible password‑less security