John Savill's Technical Training shares the latest Azure updates for February 2026, including new AKS features, disk backups, Databricks enhancements, Azure regions, and Azure SQL Database capabilities.

Azure Update - Friday the 13th February 2026

Presented by John Savill's Technical Training

Stay up to date with the latest Azure news, features, and enhancements. This update covers:

Table of Contents

• Azure Monitor pipeline improvements
• Vaulted backups for Azure Disk
• AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) App Gateway for Containers add-on
• AKS support for Kubernetes 1.34
• Azure Front Door Premium with Private Link origin in UAE North
• Claude Opus 4.6 model availability on Azure Databricks
• Databricks Supervisor Agent introduction
• Azure SQL Database support for 1-4 named secondaries
• Azure expands to the new Thailand South region
• Kimi-K2.5 available in Azure AI Foundry
• Entra (Azure AD) SoA (Separation of Administrator) user management change

Highlights

Azure Monitor Pipelines

Discover updates to Azure Monitor pipelines, enabling more robust monitoring solutions and simplified operational workflows for Azure environments.

Azure Disk Vaulted Backups

Explore the new vaulted backup options for Azure Disks, improving data protection and retention strategies within your cloud workloads.

AKS: App Gateway for Containers Add-On and K8S 1.34 Support

Unpack the new App Gateway for Containers add-on in AKS. Now also supporting Kubernetes 1.34, AKS keeps up with the latest container orchestration standards and ecosystem tools.

Networking and Regions

• AFD Premium introduces Private Link origins in the UAE North region for secure web application delivery.
• Microsoft Azure establishes a presence in the new Thailand South region, further expanding global cloud infrastructure.

Data Platform Updates

• New features in Azure Databricks, including the Claude Opus 4.6 model and Supervisor Agent.
• Azure SQL Database now supports between 1 and 4 named secondary replicas for enhanced data resilience and high availability.

AI Services and Security

• The Kimi-K2.5 model is now integrated into Azure AI Foundry, providing more options for AI workloads.
• Entra (formerly Azure AD) SoA user management change introduces improvements in identity and access management.

Further Learning

• Explore Azure learning paths and certification resources at Onboard to Azure.
• Find master class videos and mentoring content on John Savill’s Technical Training YouTube channel.

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