Generated on: October 09, 2025 Target period: Within the last 24 hours Processing mode: Details Mode Number of updates: 3 items
Published: October 09, 2025 00:00:23 UTC Link: Public Preview: Introducing Vaulted Backup for Azure Data Lake Storage
Update ID: 508971 Data source: Azure Updates API
Categories: In preview, Management and governance, Storage, Azure Backup, Management
Summary:
What was updated
Azure Backup now supports Vaulted Backup for Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), announced in public preview.
Key changes or new features
This update introduces vaulted protection for ADLS, enabling secure, off-site backups that help safeguard data against accidental deletion, corruption, or ransomware attacks. The solution integrates with Azure Backup to provide centralized management, automated backup scheduling, and long-term retention policies for ADLS Gen2 data. This enhances business continuity and compliance by ensuring data recoverability from isolated vaults.
Target audience affected
Developers and IT professionals managing Azure Data Lake Storage environments, especially those responsible for data protection, disaster recovery, and compliance in big data or analytics workloads.
Important notes if any
As this feature is in public preview, users should evaluate it in non-production environments before full adoption. Pricing and SLA details may differ from generally available services. Integration requires appropriate Azure Backup permissions and configuration of backup vaults for ADLS accounts.
Details:
The recent public preview announcement of Vaulted Backup for Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (ADLS Gen2) introduces a significant enhancement to Azure Backup’s data protection capabilities, enabling secure, off-site backup and recovery specifically tailored for ADLS workloads. This update addresses critical enterprise needs for safeguarding large-scale, hierarchical namespace storage environments against accidental deletion, corruption, or ransomware attacks, thereby ensuring business continuity and compliance.
Background and Purpose:
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 is widely used for big data analytics and large-scale data processing, often containing critical organizational data. Prior to this update, ADLS Gen2 lacked native integration with Azure Backup for long-term, secure backup storage, forcing organizations to rely on manual snapshotting or third-party solutions. The Vaulted Backup feature fills this gap by providing a managed, scalable backup solution that leverages Azure Backup’s proven infrastructure, enabling automated, policy-driven backups with retention and recovery capabilities.
Specific Features and Detailed Changes:
Technical Mechanisms and Implementation Methods:
Vaulted Backup uses Azure Backup’s Recovery Services vault as the central repository for backup data. The backup process leverages Azure Data Lake Storage APIs to capture consistent snapshots of the hierarchical namespace, including file and folder metadata. These snapshots are then transferred securely to the vault, where they are encrypted at rest using Azure-managed keys or customer-managed keys. The backup engine ensures incremental backups by capturing only changed data blocks after the initial full backup, optimizing storage and network usage. Recovery operations use the vault to retrieve the required snapshot and restore data either to the original ADLS account or an alternate location.
Use Cases and Application Scenarios:
Important Considerations and Limitations:
Integration with Related Azure Services:
Vaulted Backup for ADLS integrates seamlessly with Azure Backup’s centralized management portal, enabling unified monitoring and alerting alongside backups for VMs, SQL databases, and other Azure resources. It leverages Azure Monitor and Azure Policy for compliance auditing and operational insights. Additionally, it works in conjunction with Azure Security Center to detect backup anomalies or potential security threats. The feature also supports integration with Azure Key Vault for customer-managed key
Published: October 08, 2025 23:15:04 UTC Link: Retirement: Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise is retiring on March 30, 2027
Update ID: 499606 Data source: Azure Updates API
Categories: Databases, Azure Cache for Redis, Retirements
Summary:
What was updated
Microsoft announced the retirement of Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers, effective March 31, 2027.
Key changes or new features
Starting April 1, 2026, creation of new Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash instances will be disabled. Existing instances will continue to operate until the retirement date. Customers are advised to migrate workloads to Azure Managed Redis before March 31, 2027.
Target audience affected
Developers and IT professionals currently using Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise or Enterprise Flash tiers for caching and in-memory data storage.
Important notes if any
Plan migration early to avoid service disruption. Azure Managed Redis offers similar capabilities and is the recommended replacement. Review application dependencies and update deployment pipelines accordingly to ensure a smooth transition before the cutoff dates. For detailed migration guidance, refer to the official Azure update link.
Details:
The announced retirement of the Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers, effective March 31, 2027, reflects Microsoft’s strategic shift to consolidate and streamline its managed caching offerings by encouraging migration to Azure Managed Redis. This update aims to simplify the Redis caching ecosystem on Azure, improve service consistency, and leverage the latest platform innovations under the Azure Managed Redis umbrella.
Background and Purpose
Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers have provided enhanced Redis caching capabilities with features such as larger cache sizes, persistence, and flash storage integration for cost-effective scaling. However, maintaining multiple Redis service variants increases operational complexity and can fragment customer experience. By retiring these tiers, Microsoft intends to unify Redis caching under Azure Managed Redis, which now incorporates many enterprise-grade features, ensuring ongoing innovation, simplified management, and consistent SLAs.
Specific Features and Detailed Changes
Technical Mechanisms and Implementation Methods
Migration involves exporting data from existing Enterprise or Enterprise Flash caches and importing it into Azure Managed Redis instances. Azure Managed Redis supports Redis RDB and AOF persistence formats, enabling data export/import via standard Redis tools or Azure Data Migration services. Customers should plan for downtime or implement replication strategies to minimize service disruption during migration. Configuration settings, such as clustering, network isolation (VNet integration), and security policies, must be re-applied or adapted in the new environment. Azure CLI, PowerShell, and ARM templates can automate deployment and configuration of Azure Managed Redis caches.
Use Cases and Application Scenarios
Azure Cache for Redis is widely used for session management, real-time analytics, leaderboards, and as a distributed cache to accelerate application performance. Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers have been favored for large-scale, latency-sensitive workloads requiring persistence and flash-based storage for cost-effective caching. Post-retirement, these use cases will continue under Azure Managed Redis, which supports high throughput, low latency, and advanced data durability features suitable for e-commerce, gaming, IoT telemetry, and microservices architectures.
Important Considerations and Limitations
Integration with Related Azure Services
Azure Managed Redis integrates seamlessly with Azure App Service, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, and Azure Virtual Network for secure, scalable caching solutions. It supports Azure Monitor for telemetry and diagnostics, Azure Security Center for threat protection, and Azure Active Directory for role-based access control. Migration to Azure Managed Redis enables continued use of these integrations with enhanced platform support and unified management through the Azure portal and Azure Resource Manager.
In summary, the retirement of Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers by March 31, 2027, mandates proactive migration to Azure Managed Redis, which now consolidates advanced Redis features under a
Published: October 08, 2025 23:15:04 UTC Link: Retirement: Azure Cache for Redis is retiring on September 30, 2028
Update ID: 499577 Data source: Azure Updates API
Categories: Databases, Azure Cache for Redis, Retirements
Summary:
What was updated
Microsoft announced the retirement of Azure Cache for Redis (Basic, Standard, and Premium tiers) effective September 30, 2028.
Key changes or new features
There are no new features; instead, the update focuses on the deprecation timeline. Customers are advised to migrate their workloads to Azure Managed Redis before the retirement date to ensure continued support and service availability.
Target audience affected
Developers and IT professionals currently using Azure Cache for Redis for caching and session management in their applications.
Important notes if any
After September 30, 2028, any Azure Cache for Redis instances not migrated to Azure Managed Redis will no longer be supported or operational. Early migration is recommended to avoid service disruption. Planning migration well in advance will help maintain application performance and reliability. For detailed migration guidance, refer to the official Azure documentation.
Details:
The announced retirement of Azure Cache for Redis (Basic, Standard, and Premium tiers) effective September 30, 2028, signals Microsoft’s strategic transition towards Azure Managed Redis, aiming to provide enhanced scalability, security, and operational efficiency for in-memory data caching solutions. This update requires IT professionals to plan and execute migration strategies well before the cutoff date to ensure continuity and leverage improved platform capabilities.
Background and Purpose of the Update
Azure Cache for Redis has been a foundational service enabling high-performance, low-latency data access through an in-memory key-value store based on the open-source Redis engine. Over time, Microsoft has evolved its managed Redis offerings to better align with modern cloud-native architectures, security standards, and operational best practices. The retirement of the existing tiers (Basic, Standard, Premium) reflects a consolidation effort to streamline service management and encourage adoption of Azure Managed Redis, which offers enhanced features such as better integration with Azure ecosystem, improved SLA, and advanced security controls.
Specific Features and Detailed Changes
The retirement affects all existing Azure Cache for Redis instances under Basic, Standard, and Premium SKUs. Users must migrate workloads to Azure Managed Redis, which supports the latest Redis versions, offers improved scaling options, and integrates natively with Azure Active Directory (AAD) for authentication. Azure Managed Redis also provides enhanced monitoring, diagnostics, and automated patching capabilities, reducing operational overhead. Post-retirement, any non-migrated caches will no longer be supported or accessible, necessitating proactive migration to avoid service disruption.
Technical Mechanisms and Implementation Methods
Migration involves provisioning new Azure Managed Redis instances and transferring data and configurations from existing caches. Microsoft recommends leveraging Redis replication and data export/import tools to minimize downtime. Azure Managed Redis supports Redis persistence and data replication, which can be used to synchronize data during migration. Additionally, infrastructure-as-code tools like ARM templates or Terraform can automate deployment of new instances with consistent configurations. Authentication and network configurations should be reviewed and updated to utilize AAD integration and virtual network service endpoints or private link for enhanced security.
Use Cases and Application Scenarios
Azure Cache for Redis is widely used for session state management, real-time analytics, leaderboards, and caching frequently accessed data to reduce backend load. The migration to Azure Managed Redis benefits applications requiring high availability, disaster recovery, and compliance with enterprise security policies. Applications leveraging microservices architectures or event-driven designs will find improved integration with Azure Event Grid, Azure Functions, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) through managed Redis.
Important Considerations and Limitations
Key considerations include assessing compatibility of Redis versions and features between existing caches and Azure Managed Redis, as some deprecated commands or modules may require code adjustments. Network latency and throughput during migration should be monitored to avoid performance degradation. Backup and restore strategies must be validated post-migration. Additionally, cost implications of upgraded tiers and features should be analyzed. It is critical to start migration well in advance of the 2028 deadline to accommodate testing and rollback plans.
Integration with Related Azure Services
Azure Managed Redis integrates seamlessly with Azure Monitor for telemetry and alerting, Azure Security Center for threat detection, and Azure Policy for governance. It supports Azure Private Link, enabling secure, private connectivity from virtual networks. Integration with Azure Active Directory facilitates role-based access control (RBAC), enhancing security posture. Furthermore, it works in concert with Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and AKS to provide distributed caching and state management in scalable cloud-native applications.
In summary, the retirement of Azure Cache for Redis Basic, Standard, and Premium tiers by September 30, 2028, mandates migration to Azure Managed Redis, which delivers improved performance, security, and integration capabilities. IT professionals should initiate migration planning early, leveraging automated tools and Azure-native features to ensure seamless transition and future-proof caching infrastructure within their Azure environments.
This report was automatically generated - 2025-10-09 03:02:19 UTC