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2026 (12)

August (7)

github: Rule insights dashboard generally available

GitHub

2026-08-25

The rule insights dashboard is now generally available for both repositories and organizations. It provides a visual, high-level view of how GitHub evaluates and enforces repository rules.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Database provisioning in MSSQL extension

Azure Updates

2026-08-19

Azure SQL Database provisioning in the MSSQL extension is now generally available. Users can create and connect to a managed Azure SQL Database from their editor, with ARM, Bicep, and Terraform templates included.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: vCore Customization: Disable Multithreading and Configurable Constrained Cores

Azure Updates

2026-08-19

Azure Virtual Machines vCore Customization is now generally available. The update adds support for disabling SMT/Hyper-Threading and for configuring constrained core counts on supported VMs.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Managed Instance on Azure App Service

Azure Updates

2026-08-18

Managed Instance on Azure App Service is now generally available. It is intended to help migrate web applications from on-premises or virtual machines to Azure App Service with minimal configuration and no code changes.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Pre-upgrade validation checks for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2026-08-13

Pre-upgrade validation checks for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server are now generally available. They let you verify major version upgrade readiness before starting the upgrade.

github: Copilot code review effort levels are generally available

GitHub

2026-08-07

GitHub Copilot code review effort levels are now generally available. Lite and Balanced let you choose review depth based on the complexity and risk of the code change.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: SharePoint Connector for Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2026-08-05

The SharePoint connector for Azure Databricks is now generally available. It can be used through Lakeflow Connect to ingest files from SharePoint into Azure Databricks.

July (5)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Automation supports PowerShell 7.6 runbooks and Runtime environment

Azure Updates

2026-07-30

Azure Automation now generally supports PowerShell 7.6 runbooks and the Runtime environment. This lets customers move scripts to a supported runtime version, with Azure CLI command support also mentioned in the update.

github: GitHub Code Quality is now generally available

GitHub

2026-07-20

GitHub Code Quality is now generally available for GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Team. The announcement says it is intended to help with the growing volume of code produced with AI assistance.

azure: Announcing: Agent Harness in Microsoft Agent Framework

Azure Updates

2026-07-15

Microsoft Agent Framework now has general availability for Agent Harness, the production runtime for agents built with the framework. Preview harness users can move the same agent code into production with backward compatibility.

github: New pull requests dashboard is now generally available

GitHub

2026-07-09

GitHub’s refreshed pull requests dashboard is now generally available at github.com/pulls. It provides a single place to track, prioritize, and act on pull requests that need attention.

github: Secret scanning extended metadata and multipart validation

GitHub

2026-07-07

GitHub secret scanning now surfaces extended metadata for supported secret types to help identify ownership and impact of leaked secrets. The update also includes general availability of extended metadata checks and multipart validation support.