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2026 (5)

March (2)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Container network metrics filtering for AKS

Azure Updates

2026-03-24

Azure Container Networking Services (ACNS) for AKS now supports container network metrics filtering in general availability. This lets operators reduce metric volume and focus on operationally relevant data.

security: Observability for AI Systems: Strengthening visibility for proactive risk detection

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-03-18

The post says observability is becoming necessary as AI systems become more autonomous, because visibility into AI behavior can help detect risk earlier and support secure development. It is presented as a Microsoft Security Blog article focused on proactive risk detection.

February (3)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: WAF Insights for Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2026-02-23

Azure Application Gateway WAF Insights is now in public preview, adding an interactive view of WAF logs and metrics. It is intended to help investigate blocked requests and analyze attack patterns.

security: 80% of Fortune 500 use active AI Agents: Observability, governance, and security shape the new frontier

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-02-10

Microsoft Security Blog post promoting its Cyber Pulse report, focused on cybersecurity risks related to active AI agents and the need for observability, governance, and security.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Monitor pipeline data transformations

Azure Updates

2026-02-06

Azure Monitor pipeline data transformations is now in public preview, allowing telemetry to be transformed before ingestion into Azure Monitor.

2025 (7)

December (1)

k8s: Kubernetes 1.35: Enhanced Debugging with Versioned z-pages APIs

Kubernetes Official Blog

2025-12-31

Kubernetes 1.35 adds opt-in, versioned, machine-parseable JSON responses for the existing /statusz and /flagz z-pages used by control plane components. The endpoints remain backward compatible (plain text by default); consumers request structured output by sending an Accept header with a versioned media type. Structured responses enable easier automation for health checks, config validation, and debugging tools. The feature is alpha, requires feature gates and proper RBAC/authentication, and is intended for debugging rather than production-critical automation.

November (6)

devops+ai: 🔥Building Audit Logging for Multi-Platform AI Bots with Python, AWS Cloudwatch🔥

Let's do DevOps

2025-11-25

This article explains how to build audit logging for multi-platform AI bots using Python and AWS CloudWatch to answer questions like “who is actually using our bots today?”. It covers architecture, event schema, ingestion, storage, querying, privacy considerations, and practical implementation tips to capture, ship, and analyze bot usage across channels.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions enables OpenTelemetry support

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Functions now supports OpenTelemetry in general availability, allowing developers to export logs, traces, and metrics using open standards. This GA release follows the public preview and provides a production-ready observability experience.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Advanced sampling and richer data collection in Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure has made generally available enhanced sampling and richer data collection capabilities in the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro (which powers Azure Monitor Application Insights). The release introduces new sampling options including rate-limited sampling and trace-based log sampling to give teams finer control over telemetry volume and correlation.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Copilot observability agent

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure announced the public preview of the Azure Copilot observability agent — a new agent aimed at giving cloud operations intelligent, scalable observability that provides actionable insights when services aren’t performing as expected.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Observability in Foundry Control Plane

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure announced Observability in Foundry Control Plane with public preview for agents and a GA pre-announcement for model evaluations. The capability is a suite of tools to evaluate, monitor, and optimize model quality, performance, and safety within the Foundry Control Plane.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Govern Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoints using Azure API Management

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure API Management (APIM) now generally supports governance for Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoints. The GA release brings APIM's governance, security, and observability capabilities to AI-driven workloads, enabling enterprises to manage and monitor MCP endpoints through existing APIM controls.