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February (12)

github: Enterprise-defined custom organization roles are generally available

GitHub

2026-02-24

GitHub now generally makes available enterprise-defined custom organization roles to help enterprises standardize role-based access across multiple organizations.

azure: Retirement: Windows Server Annual Channel (preview)

Azure Updates

2026-02-23

Windows Server Annual Channel (Preview) on AKS will retire on May 15, 2026. Users should migrate to Windows Server Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) before that date.

github: IP allow list coverage extended to EMU namespaces in public preview

GitHub

2026-02-23

GitHub Enterprise Cloud now supports extending GitHub’s native IP allow list to user namespaces for Enterprise Managed Users (EMUs), available in public preview.

github: Enterprise team support in organization APIs

GitHub

2026-02-23

GitHub Enterprise organization owners can now discover and manage both enterprise teams and organization teams via existing organization team API endpoints.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: WAF Insights for Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2026-02-23

Azure Application Gateway WAF Insights is now in public preview, adding an interactive view of WAF logs and metrics. It is intended to help investigate blocked requests and analyze attack patterns.

github: Organization-level Copilot usage metrics dashboard available in public preview

GitHub

2026-02-20

GitHub has added an organization-level GitHub Copilot usage metrics dashboard in public preview, expanding access beyond enterprise-only dashboards.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in Brazil Southeast, and in a third Availability Zone in Malaysia West and Indonesia Central

Azure Updates

2026-02-20

Azure Premium SSD v2 disks are now generally available in Brazil Southeast and expanded to a third Availability Zone in Malaysia West and Indonesia Central.

ai: Microsoft Agent Framework Reaches Release Candidate

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-02-20

Microsoft Agent Framework has reached Release Candidate for both .NET and Python. Microsoft states the v1.0 API surface is stable and intended v1.0 features are complete on the path to General Availability.

github: Workflow dispatch API now returns run IDs

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub’s Actions workflow dispatch API can now optionally return response metadata, including workflow run IDs, to help correlate a dispatch request with the resulting run.

github: GitHub Copilot support in Zed generally available

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub Copilot support in the Zed editor is now generally available via an official partnership. Copilot subscriptions (Pro, Pro+, Business, Enterprise) can authenticate and be used directly in Zed.

github: Changes to test merge commit generation for pull requests

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub changed how often it generates test merge commits for open pull requests to reduce mergeability-check delays and improve reliability.

github: Copilot coding agent model picker for Copilot Business and Enterprise

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub announced a model picker for Copilot coding agent for Copilot Business and Enterprise users.