[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-July

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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-July 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 In preview Databases Hybrid + multicloud Azure SQL Database Feature

Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-July 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 In preview Databases Hybrid + multicloud Azure SQL Database Feature

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