Azure IaaS and Azure Local: announcements and updates (July 2026 – Weeks: 27 and 28)

This article covers key announcements and updates for Azure IaaS and Azure Local as released by Microsoft in weeks 27 and 28 of July 2026. Highlights include Azure Landing Zone becoming an official Microsoft product with dedicated engineering support, enhanced client-side data integrity for Azure Blob Storage via CRC64-NVME checksums, and the public preview of Azure Storage Mover for migrating from Google Cloud Storage to Azure Blob Storage. Also discussed are upcoming changes to Extended Security Updates on Azure Local. The article is technical and relevant to IT professionals managing Azure infrastructure.