Microsoft Azure SDK

New Features

• Introduced client libraries for Azure Container Apps and Azure Confidential Ledger.
• Enhanced error handling and retry policies across several key services.
• Added experimental support for asynchronous operations in the Azure Cosmos DB SDK.

Improvements

• Optimized performance for Azure Blob Storage operations, reducing latency by up to 15%.
• Improved authentication flow for Azure Active Directory (now Microsoft Entra ID) across all SDKs.
• Refined documentation and added more examples for Azure Functions integration.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue where authentication tokens were not being refreshed correctly in certain scenarios.
• Fixed a memory leak in the Azure Service Bus SDK when handling large message batches.
• Corrected an error in the Azure Key Vault SDK that prevented access to secrets with specific access policies.

Improvements

• Minor performance tuning for Azure SQL Database connectivity.
• Updated dependencies to the latest stable versions.

Bug Fixes

• Addressed a rare deadlock issue in the Azure Queue Storage client.
• Fixed an issue with parsing certain date formats in Azure Data Explorer queries.

Major Updates

• Complete rebranding of Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID. All authentication libraries have been updated.
• Significant architectural changes in the Azure Storage SDK for improved modularity and performance.
• New unified SDK structure for easier management and versioning.

New Features

• Added dedicated SDKs for Azure OpenAI Service.
• Support for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster management operations.
• Experimental support for Azure API Management policies.

Breaking Changes

Please refer to the v2.0 Breaking Changes document for details on migrating from v1.x.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue with connection pooling in Azure Cosmos DB when using specific consistency levels.
• Fixed a bug in the Azure Event Hubs SDK that caused message ordering issues under high load.