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February (2)

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

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-02-10

A Microsoft Security Blog post promoting its Cyber Pulse report on cybersecurity risks related to AI agents, emphasizing observability, governance, and security. The provided excerpt contains no specific findings or recommendations beyond pointing readers to the report.

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 (10)

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 (9)

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.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: OpenTelemetry visualizations and enhanced monitoring experience in Azure Monitor for Azure VMs and Arc Servers

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Monitor now offers OpenTelemetry-based visualizations in public preview and an enhanced, unified monitoring experience that consolidates key monitoring capabilities into a single view for Azure Virtual Machines and Arc-enabled servers.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft Foundry Control Plane & Entra Agent ID

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft has announced a public preview of Microsoft Foundry Control Plane and Entra Agent ID, a unified platform for enterprise AI agent observability, security, and governance. The Control Plane combines identity, monitoring, and compliance capabilities to provide centralized control, deep observability, and regulatory alignment for AI agents.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Introducing SDK Stats to the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro

Azure Updates

2025-11-17

Azure has announced a public preview of "SDK Stats" for the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro to give customers internal visibility into the Application Insights data collection pipeline, helping diagnose telemetry collection and delivery issues.