--- title: Azure Weekly Update - 25th September 2026 | daily.dev description: A weekly roundup of Azure updates covers new memory-optimized VMs for SAP-like workloads, PowerShell 7.6 support in Functions, and AKS flex nodes in preview... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/azure-weekly-update---25th-september-2026-l3nbt0xbe twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Azure Weekly Update - 25th September 2026 | daily.dev og:description: A weekly roundup of Azure updates covers new memory-optimized VMs for SAP-like workloads, PowerShell 7.6 support in Functions, and AKS flex nodes in preview... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/azure-weekly-update---25th-september-2026-l3nbt0xbe og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/L3NBt0xbe.png og:image:alt: Azure Weekly Update - 25th September 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Azure Weekly Update - 25th September 2026 **[John Savill's Technical Training](https://daily.dev/sources/john-savill)** · 11 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A weekly roundup of Azure updates covers new memory-optimized VMs for SAP-like workloads, PowerShell 7.6 support in Functions, and AKS flex nodes in preview for running nodes on customer edge while control plane stays in Azure. Azure Functions Node.js 22 is being retired end of April 2027. Azure Container Apps gets two additions: ACA Express (opinionated, fast serverless deployment) and ACA Sandboxes (GA, microVM-isolated container execution used for agent workloads). Virtual machine recovery points are now instant for Premium v2/Ultra disk, PostgreSQL 18 is supported for elastic clusters, and new PostgreSQL troubleshooting guides are GA. On the AI/Foundry side: agents can publish to M365 Copilot and Teams, hosted agents get network egress controls, Foundry routines allow scheduled/event-triggered agent execution, and new models (Opus 5.5, Soul 6, Luna 6, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash) join Foundry and GitHub Copilot. A GitHub Copilot guided experience for Azure app scaffolding enters preview, and the Copilot app is being restructured into three tabs. Azure Communication Service is retiring several standalone services (email, SMS, chat) by end of September 2028. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When is Node.js 22 support being retired in Azure Functions? Node.js 22 support in Azure Functions is being retired at the end of April 2027. Developers using Azure Functions on Node.js 22 need to move to Node.js 24 or a higher version before that date to avoid disruption. _Track Azure Functions runtime deprecations like this on daily.dev before they force a migration._ ### What is ACA sandboxes in Azure Container Apps and when did it become generally available? ACA Sandboxes reached general availability, providing microVMs isolated at the kernel level using hardware, with a separate egress proxy outside the microVM controlling outbound traffic. It uses the same technology behind hosted agents in Foundry and GitHub sandboxes, offers subsecond startup, and supports persistent storage, making it well suited for ephemeral AI agent workloads. _Developers weighing container isolation options for agent workloads can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ### When are the standalone Azure Communication Service email, SMS, and chat services being retired? Standalone Azure Communication Service offerings for email, SMS, and chat are being retired, with a deadline of end of September 2028 to migrate to newer service versions, including ones integrated with Teams. Teams need to plan their migration ahead of this retirement date. _Teams planning Azure service migrations can keep tabs on deadlines like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Azure updates for partners: December 2025](https://daily.dev/posts/azure-updates-for-partners-december-2025-kgps0kxck) · Microsoft Azure · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#azure](https://daily.dev/tags/azure), [#postgresql](https://daily.dev/tags/postgresql) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/azure-weekly-update---25th-september-2026-l3nbt0xbe) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Azure Weekly Update - 25th September 2026","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/azure-weekly-update---25th-september-2026-l3nbt0xbe","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/azure-weekly-update---25th-september-2026-l3nbt0xbe"},"datePublished":"2026-09-25T16:08:41.819Z","dateModified":"2026-10-01T06:43:13.339Z","description":"A weekly roundup of Azure updates covers new memory-optimized VMs for SAP-like workloads, PowerShell 7.6 support in Functions, and AKS flex nodes in preview...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uaUoqTKHKM8/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uaUoqTKHKM8/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"John Savill's Technical Training","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"John Savill's Technical Training","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--4rApg0fT--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780213220/logos/john-savill?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/john-savill"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/azure-weekly-update---25th-september-2026-l3nbt0xbe","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-agents,azure,postgresql","timeRequired":"PT11M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Azure Weekly Update - 25th September 2026","description":"A weekly roundup of Azure updates covers new memory-optimized VMs for SAP-like workloads, PowerShell 7.6 support in Functions, and AKS flex nodes in preview...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uaUoqTKHKM8/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-25T16:08:41.819Z","duration":"PT11M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/L3NBt0xbe","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/uaUoqTKHKM8"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"John Savill's Technical Training","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/john-savill"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Azure Weekly Update - 25th September 2026"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/azure-weekly-update---25th-september-2026-l3nbt0xbe#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"When is Node.js 22 support being retired in Azure Functions?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Node.js 22 support in Azure Functions is being retired at the end of April 2027. 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