Azure update · July 31, 2026

Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-July

Name: Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-July
Uploaded: 2026-07-31T19:00:24.479021+00:00
Description: 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. Learn more .

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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.

Learn more.

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Brief published July 31, 2026.