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February (1)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-February 2026

Azure Updates

2026-02-11

Mid-February 2026 Azure SQL preview adds new Visual Studio Code publishing support for SQL Projects and introduces a Connections Migration dialog to import existing workflows.

January (7)

github: Closing down notice of legacy Copilot metrics APIs

GitHub

2026-01-29

GitHub is closing down three legacy Copilot metrics APIs as it transitions to newer, more comprehensive usage metrics endpoints. Support for the legacy APIs will be limited, and users should plan to migrate to the updated endpoints.

k8s: Ingress NGINX: Statement from the Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-01-29

Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees announced Ingress NGINX will be retired in March 2026. There will be no further releases, bug fixes, or security patches. Roughly 50% of cloud-native environments rely on it, so many clusters are at risk unless teams check and migrate; alternatives (Gateway API or third‑party Ingress controllers) are not direct drop‑in replacements and require planning and engineering time. There are about two months to prepare.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure File Sync in Israel Central

Azure Updates

2026-01-21

Azure File Sync is now generally available in the Israel Central region. It lets you tier data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files to support hybrid scenarios and simplify migrations while preserving on-premises file server performance, flexibility, and compatibility.

k8s: Announcing the Checkpoint/Restore Working Group

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-01-21

Kubernetes has launched the Checkpoint Restore Working Group to advance integration of checkpoint/restore functionality (primarily via the CRIU ecosystem) into Kubernetes. The WG will explore use cases like faster startup, resource optimization for interactive AI workloads, fault-tolerance for long runs, interruption-aware scheduling, live Pod migration, and forensic checkpointing, and invites contributors to join meetings, Slack, and the mailing list.

github: Upcoming deprecation of select GitHub Copilot models from Claude, Google, and OpenAI

GitHub

2026-01-13

GitHub announced on Jan 13, 2026 that it will deprecate select GitHub Copilot models from Claude, Google, and OpenAI as part of routine retirements to prioritize newer, more capable models and maintain a fast, high‑quality Copilot experience.

github: Deprecation of user to organization account transformation

GitHub

2026-01-12

On January 12, 2026 GitHub deprecated the ability to convert a personal user account directly into an organization. Users should use the Move workflow to selectively migrate content instead. The change was announced on the GitHub Blog.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.35: A Better Way to Pass Service Account Tokens to CSI Drivers

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-01-07

Kubernetes v1.35 introduces a beta opt-in for delivering CSI-requested service account tokens in the NodePublishVolumeRequest secrets field rather than volume_context. This change (controlled by serviceAccountTokenInSecrets in the CSIDriver spec) fixes accidental token exposure in logs, is opt-in to preserve compatibility, and includes guidance and a safe rollout sequence for CSI driver authors.

2025 (4)

December (3)

k8s: Kubernetes v1.35: Fine-grained Supplemental Groups Control Graduates to GA

Kubernetes Official Blog

2025-12-23

Kubernetes v1.35 graduates fine-grained supplemental groups control to GA via a new Pod field, supplementalGroupsPolicy, letting clusters choose whether to merge group memberships from the container image (/etc/group) or enforce only groups declared in the Pod (Strict) to reduce implicit, hard-to-audit GIDs and improve security (especially for volume access).

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Blob-to-Blob migration made simple with Azure Storage Mover

Azure Updates

2025-12-18

Azure Storage Mover introduces a container-to-container Azure Blob migration feature in Public Preview that lets organizations securely move data between two Blob containers across the same or different storage accounts, subscriptions, or Azure regions.

devops+ai: 🔥Migrating VeraResearch to First-Class MCP Tool Support in Strands🔥

Let's do DevOps

2025-12-16

The post announces migrating VeraResearch into first-class MCP tool support inside Strands, emphasizing a shift to let teams 'manage the complexity' by providing native, supported tooling and integrations that simplify workflows and reduce accidental overhead.

November (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure File Sync in New Zealand North

Azure Updates

2025-11-24

Azure File Sync is now generally available in the New Zealand North region, enabling customers to tier data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files for hybrid scenarios and simplified migration while preserving on-premises file server performance and compatibility.