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2026 (2)

February (2)

github: Delegate tasks to Copilot coding agent from Visual Studio

GitHub

2026-02-17

Visual Studio can now delegate coding tasks to GitHub Copilot coding agent, which runs asynchronously in the cloud and produces a draft pull request.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Serverless workspaces in Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2026-02-02

Azure Databricks serverless workspaces are now generally available: a fully managed workspace option that includes preconfigured serverless compute and default storage to provide an enterprise-ready, SaaS-like experience with no infrastructure to manage.

2025 (10)

December (2)

github: GitHub Enterprise Cloud data residency in Japan is generally available

GitHub

2025-12-18

GitHub Enterprise Cloud data residency in Japan is now generally available, letting Enterprise Cloud customers choose to store their code and repository data in Japan to support compliance, privacy, and performance needs.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Serverless workspaces in Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2025-12-04

Azure Databricks now offers Serverless workspaces in Public Preview — a fully managed workspace option that includes preconfigured serverless compute and default storage to provide an enterprise-ready SaaS experience with minimal infrastructure management.

November (7)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Premium Ingress in Azure Container Apps

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Container Apps' Premium Ingress is now generally available, introducing environment-level ingress configuration and customizable ingress scaling to provide more control over how the platform handles incoming traffic.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-gen General Purpose service tier

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft announced the Generally Available Next‑gen General Purpose service tier for Azure SQL Managed Instance, delivering major performance improvements along with increased compute flexibility while preserving cost advantages and the simplicity of a fully managed PaaS.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Container Apps serverless GPUs in additional regions

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Container Apps serverless GPUs are now generally available in additional regions, enabling developers to run AI inference, model training, and other GPU-accelerated workloads using the simplicity of a serverless platform.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Service desktop

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) desktop is available in public preview. It provides a modern, application‑centric, guided self‑service interface for deploying and managing workloads on AKS, built on supported AKS features, best practices, and the open‑source Headlamp project.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Fleet Analytics

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Cosmos DB Fleet Analytics is in public preview and provides centralized, large-scale insights across multiple Cosmos DB accounts, subscriptions, and workloads to help manage and analyze data across an organization's entire Cosmos DB footprint.

github: GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency now supports Visual Studio subscriptions

GitHub

2025-11-10

GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency now supports Visual Studio subscriptions, letting organizations use GitHub Enterprise features via Visual Studio subscriptions while keeping data stored in chosen regions for compliance. The support applies to both subscription-based and usage-based (metered) GitHub Enterprise plans.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Ultra Disk’s new flexible provisioning model

Azure Updates

2025-11-06

Azure Ultra Disk is now generally available with a new flexible provisioning model that lets you configure capacity, IOPS and throughput (MBPS) more independently so you can better tailor and optimize disk performance for your workloads.

October (1)

azure: Retirement: Azure Computer Vision – Image Analysis will be retired on September 25, 2028

Azure Updates

2025-10-23

Microsoft announced the planned retirement of the Azure Computer Vision – Image Analysis service, with full support provided through September 25, 2028.