Generally Available: Azure Update Manager

We are pleased to announce that [Azure Update Manager](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/update-center), previously known as Update Management Center, is now generally available. Azure Update Manager provides a SaaS solution to manage and govern software updates to Windows and Linux machines across Azure, on-premises, and multi cloud environments. It is an evolution of [Azure Automation Update management solution](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/update-management/overview) with new features and functionality, for assessment and deployment of software updates on a single machine or on multiple machines at scale. Azure Update Manager has been redesigned to offer new capabilities without a dependency on [Log Analytics agent](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/agents/log-analytics-agent) or [Azure Monitor agent](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agents-overview). It relies on the [Microsoft Azure VM agent](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/agent-windows) for managing update workflows on the Azure VMs and the [Azure Connected Machine agent](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-overview) for managing Arc-enabled servers. Learn more in our [announcement blog](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-governance-and-management/generally-available-azure-update-manager/ba-p/3928878). * Azure Arc * Management * [ Azure Arc](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/azure-arc/)