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Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-July · Cloud Releases

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PreviewJul 31, 2026

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-July

Azure SQL DatabaseAzure · Databases

In late-July 2026, the following update and enhancement was made to Azure SQL:

Regex-based dynamic data masking (DDM) extends the built-in DDM feature with pattern‑based masking to hide sensitive data like emails, phone numbers, and identifiers—centrally enforced at the database layer.

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