This document summarizes new Azure updates from October. Key updates include: 1) new H-Series VMs for high performance computing; 2) general availability of Azure Disk Encryption, IPv6 support, and Azure DNS; 3) preview of Accelerated Networking; and 4) general availability of features like Storage Service Encryption and Premium Storage. It also outlines updates to services like Key Vault, Security Center, Application Gateway WAF, Service Fabric, DocumentDB, SQL, and App Service.