Microsoft Azure Launches Major Capability Update
Microsoft announced the General Availability of the Azure Functions Flex Consumption plan, introducing fast scale-from-zero behavior alongside native Virtual Network (VNet) integration. The new hosting plan supports customizable memory sizes starting at 2,048 MB and introduces per-function concurrency controls.
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Serverless application developers, enterprise cloud architects, and DevOps engineers building secure Azure Functions applications.
Enables enterprise teams to run serverless workloads requiring strict VNet security boundaries without paying for always-on Dedicated or Premium hosting infrastructure.
Full Fact Overview
At Microsoft Build 2024, Microsoft officially released the Flex Consumption plan for Azure Functions. Built on a modernized serverless architecture powered by Azure Container Apps infrastructure, this plan addresses key limitations of the traditional Consumption plan. Key technical changes include support for always-ready instances to eliminate cold starts, virtual network injection for secure backend communication, per-function instance memory selection (2,048 MB or 4,096 MB), and fine-grained execution concurrency settings per function instance. Pricing is based on execution duration calculated per millisecond alongside memory allocation.