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2026 (3)

January (3)

github: Enterprise-scoped budgets that exclude cost center usage in public preview

GitHub

2026-01-20

GitHub announced a public preview that lets Enterprise customers create enterprise-scoped budgets which exclude cost-center usage so parts of an enterprise can be allowed additional usage while other parts remain limited.

aks: Release 2026-01-04

Release notes from AKS

2026-01-09

AKS release 2026-01-04: Ubuntu 24.04 becomes the default OS SKU starting Kubernetes v1.35; multiple OS/node image updates and security/component upgrades; deprecations and retirements announced (Ubuntu 18.04 removed, Azure Linux 2.0 end-of-support and removal, Basic Load Balancer retired, Kubernetes 1.31 deprecated); several new previews and behavioral changes; important dates and migration actions required.

github: Reduced pricing for GitHub-hosted runners usage

GitHub

2026-01-01

GitHub has reduced pricing for GitHub-hosted runners — price cuts of up to 39% are now in effect; the change was announced on December 16, 2025.

2025 (9)

December (2)

github: Copilot code review now available for organization members without a license

GitHub

2025-12-16

GitHub announced that organizations on Copilot Enterprise or Copilot Business can run Copilot code review on all pull requests, including those authored by members who do not have an individual Copilot license; usage is billed seamlessly to the organization.

dotnet: Implementing Cross-Platform In-App Billing in .NET MAUI Applications

.NET

2025-12-09

Microsoft's .NET Blog introduces a new cross-platform billing sample that demonstrates how to implement in-app purchases in .NET MAUI apps for Android, iOS, Mac Catalyst, and Windows.

November (3)

github: Billing date standardized to the first of the month for self-serve credit card metered Enterprise customers now generally available

GitHub

2025-11-17

Effective December 1, 2025, GitHub will standardize the billing date to the first of each month for usage-based products paid by credit card for self-serve metered Enterprise customers. The billing period stays as the calendar month. This change is now generally available.

github: Manage budgets and track usage with new billing API updates

GitHub

2025-11-03

GitHub expanded its billing APIs to let organizations programmatically manage budgets, track usage, and retrieve cost center data so finance and engineering teams can automate cost controls and reporting.

github: Control AI spending with budget tracking for GitHub AI tools

GitHub

2025-11-03

GitHub announced budget-tracking controls for AI tools and the launch of two new premium request SKUs for the GitHub Copilot coding agent and GitHub Spark to help teams manage AI spending as usage grows.

October (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: RHEL Software Reservations Now Available on Azure with Updated Pricing

Azure Updates

2025-10-27

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) software reservations are Generally Available on Azure again after updates to billing meters and pricing that resolve prior billing issues and align charges with Red Hat's new pricing.

September (3)

github: Product-specific billing APIs are closing down

GitHub

2025-09-26

GitHub is closing down the remaining product-specific billing APIs for Actions, Packages, and shared storage, following earlier notices about Actions workflow usage endpoints.

github: Visualize GitHub Enterprise metered usage by organization

GitHub

2025-09-22

Beginning October 1, 2025, GitHub Enterprise Cloud metered usage will show which organization is billed for each GHEC license, allowing enterprise owners and billing managers to visualize usage by organization.

github: Upcoming removal of Copilot premium request $0 budgets for enterprise and team accounts

GitHub

2025-09-17

Starting November 18, 2025, GitHub will remove all $0 Copilot premium request budgets for enterprise and team accounts that were created before August 22, 2025.