Governance - 2

2025 (12)

November (7)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Cross region pool association support for Azure Virtual Network Manager IP address management

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Virtual Network Manager (VNet Manager) now offers public preview support to associate a single IP Address Management (IPAM) pool with virtual networks across multiple regions. This cross-region pool association simplifies governance and ensures consistent CIDR allocation for multi-region deployments.

github: Internal MCP registry and allowlist controls for VS Code Stable in public preview

GitHub

2025-11-18

GitHub announced that enterprise and organization administrators can configure internal MCP registries and enforce allowlist policies in the latest VS Code Stable release (public preview), extending governance controls to the majority of Copilot users.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: New granular controls for network and integration security in Microsoft Foundry

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft Foundry is releasing a Public Preview with more granular controls for network and integration security and resource management, enabling IT administrators to deploy enterprise AI solutions while meeting governance and security requirements.

vscode: Introducing the Visual Studio Code Private Marketplace: Your Team's Secure, Curated Extension Hub 🎉

Visual Studio Code

2025-11-18

Microsoft announced that the Visual Studio Code Private Marketplace is now generally available — a secure, curated extension hub for teams to manage and distribute VS Code extensions privately. Read the full article: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/11/18/PrivateMarketplace

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager peering compliance

Azure Updates

2025-11-13

Azure Virtual Network Manager peering compliance is now generally available, delivering a secure, centralized way to enforce and monitor VNet peering rules to protect network connectivity managed by Azure Virtual Network Manager — particularly valuable in large-scale environments to prevent unintended peerings and ensure governance.

k8s: Announcing the 2025 Steering Committee Election Results

Kubernetes Official Blog

2025-11-09

The 2025 Kubernetes Steering Committee election concluded. Four of seven seats were up for election; the incoming members begin two-year terms immediately. The post announces the newly elected members, continuing members, election officers, emeritus members, and gives ways for the community to follow and participate in Steering Committee work.

github: GitHub Copilot policy now supports agent mode in the IDE

GitHub

2025-11-03

GitHub admins can now control access to Copilot’s agent mode in IDEs through the Copilot policies page on github.com. The change is intended to give organizations better governance over who can use agent mode in development environments.

October (2)

security: The 5 generative AI security threats you need to know about detailed in new e-book

Microsoft Security Blog

2025-10-30

Microsoft's blog post summarizes a new e-book that outlines the main challenges organizations face with generative AI, details the top generative AI security threats, and recommends steps companies can take to strengthen their security posture against unpredictable AI risks.

github: Managing roles and governance via enterprise teams is in public preview

GitHub

2025-10-23

GitHub announced a public preview that expands enterprise teams' capabilities to manage roles and governance in enterprise accounts, building on last month's preview that enabled managing Copilot Business licenses.

September (3)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Databricks One in Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2025-09-17

Databricks One is available in Azure Databricks as a public preview offering a unified, simplified platform that combines data engineering, analytics, and AI development into a single, governed environment with integrated collaboration and enterprise governance.

github: GitHub ruleset exemptions and repository insights updates

GitHub

2025-09-10

GitHub introduced a new "exempt" bypass type for repository rulesets that lets you exempt specific actors (users, teams, or GitHub Apps) from all enforced rules, and also rolled out updates to repository insights to improve repository visibility and monitoring.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Organizational Templates in Azure Logic Apps

Azure Updates

2025-09-03

Azure Logic Apps now has a public preview of Organizational Templates, enabling teams to create, share, and reuse automation patterns inside their organization to standardize integrations at scale.