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2026 (5)

February (4)

github: Network configuration changes for Copilot coding agent

GitHub

2026-02-13

GitHub announced upcoming network configuration changes for Copilot coding agent, which runs background tasks in its own GitHub Actions-powered environment.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Front Door Premium now supports Azure Private Link origins in UAE North

Azure Updates

2026-02-10

Azure Front Door Premium (public preview) now supports configuring Azure Private Link-enabled origins in the UAE North region.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Application Gateway for Containers - AKS managed add-on

Azure Updates

2026-02-09

Azure announced a public preview AKS managed add-on for Application Gateway for Containers that automates deployment and lifecycle management of the gateway and its ALB Controller.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure virtual network routing appliance

Azure Updates

2026-02-05

Azure introduced a public preview of the Azure Virtual Network routing appliance for providing private connectivity across virtual networks using a dedicated routing appliance.

January (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: StandardV2 NAT Gateway with zone-redundancy and StandardV2 public IPs

Azure Updates

2026-01-22

Azure announces general availability of StandardV2 NAT Gateway with zone-redundancy, improved performance and dual‑stack support, plus GA for StandardV2 Public IP addresses and prefixes — all at the same price as the previous Standard SKU.

2025 (7)

December (4)

github: Better diagnostics for VNET injected runners and required self-hosted runner upgrades

GitHub

2025-12-12

GitHub announced that GitHub-hosted larger runners using Azure VNET-injection now provide detailed network diagnostics when connectivity problems occur, replacing generic pool errors with per-endpoint visibility and drill-down information. The changelog also calls attention to required upgrades for self-hosted runners.

azure: Update: The retirement date for default outbound access has been extended to March 31, 2026.

Azure Updates

2025-12-12

The retirement date for default outbound access has been extended to March 31, 2026. This change aligns with the broader Azure Virtual Network (VNet) update and replaces the previously communicated September 30, 2025 date. The provided excerpt is truncated before describing what starts on March 31, 2026.

dotnet: .NET 10 Networking Improvements

.NET

2025-12-08

The article announces networking improvements in .NET 10, highlighting updates across HTTP, WebSockets, security, and related areas to enhance performance, reliability, and the developer experience.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: The ip4r extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2025-12-03

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now supports the ip4r extension (Generally Available). ip4r provides efficient storage and indexing for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and ranges and can be installed on Flexible Server instances.

November (3)

k8s: Kubernetes Configuration Good Practices

Kubernetes Official Blog

2025-11-25

This article collects practical Kubernetes configuration best practices: prefer current stable APIs, keep manifests minimal and version-controlled, write YAML carefully (watch boolean values), group related objects, favor controllers (Deployments/Jobs) over naked Pods, use Services and DNS properly, avoid hostNetwork/hostPort unless necessary, apply semantic/common labels, add helpful annotations, and use kubectl features like applying directories, label selectors and server-side apply to simplify management.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Local redirect policy in Azure CNI powered by Cilium for AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-20

Azure CNI powered by Cilium for AKS now generally available: the local redirect policy reduces cross-node traffic routing to improve latency and performance for high-scale AKS workloads.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Layer 7 policy with Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS) for AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-20

Azure Container Networking Services (ACNS) for AKS announces general availability of Layer 7 Policy, enabling customers to enforce fine‑grained application‑layer traffic control in microservices architectures.