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February (4)

github: New features and improvements in GitHub Copilot in JetBrains IDEs

GitHub

2026-02-14

GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs received an update adding preview support for Agent Skills plus UX improvements in inline chat and settings.

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.

dotnet: .NET 11 Preview 1 is now available!

.NET

2026-02-10

.NET 11 Preview 1 is available as the first preview release of .NET 11.

github: Fast mode for Claude Opus 4.6 is now in preview for GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-02-07

GitHub Copilot is rolling out a research/public preview of Claude Opus 4.6 “Fast mode.” The mode increases output token generation speed by up to 2.5×.

January (2)

azure: Retirement: "Send data to Event Hubs & Storage (Preview)" retiring July 31, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-01-30

Microsoft will retire the preview feature “Send virtual machine client data to Event Hubs and Storage (Preview)” on July 31, 2026. After that date the feature will no longer be supported and you will not be able to create new data collection rules that use it.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: 7th generation Intel-based VMs – Dlsv7/Dsv7/Esv7

Azure Updates

2026-01-27

Microsoft announced the public preview of 7th generation Intel-based Azure VMs: Dlsv7, Dsv7 (General Purpose) and Esv7 (Memory Optimized). These v7 instances are powered by Intel® Xeon® 6 (Granite Rapids) processors and are intended to address increasing compute and memory demands on Azure.

2025 (6)

December (4)

github: Copilot code review preview features now supported in GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency

GitHub

2025-12-18

GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency now supports Copilot code review preview features, enabling organizations to try agentic code review capabilities directly in pull requests while keeping data within their residency region.

github: Repository dashboard: Find, search, and save queries in preview

GitHub

2025-12-11

GitHub announced a preview of a new Repository dashboard that helps users find repositories more easily by letting them search and save queries. The dashboard is intended to simplify navigating many projects and cross-team collaboration. (See: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-12-11-repository-dashboard-find-search-and-save-queries-in-preview)

ai: Announcing Foundry MCP Server (preview), speeding up AI development with Microsoft Foundry

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2025-12-03

Microsoft announced the Foundry MCP Server (preview), building on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to help AI agents securely connect with apps, data, and systems. At Ignite, Microsoft Foundry also introduced Foundry Tools as a central hub to discover, connect, and manage both public and private MCP tools securely, simplifying integration and expanding interoperability.

dotnet: Introducing Data Ingestion Building Blocks (Preview)

.NET

2025-12-03

Microsoft announced a preview of open, modular Data Ingestion Building Blocks for .NET that help developers create scalable AI data pipelines with easy getting-started experiences, extensibility, and tight integration in the .NET ecosystem.

November (2)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Managed Identity support in Network Watcher VNET flow log, traffic analytics and packet capture

Azure Updates

2025-11-25

Azure Network Watcher now has public preview support for using Managed Identities with VNET flow logs, Traffic Analytics, and packet capture, enabling identity-based authentication to store and analyze network traffic data without relying on storage account keys.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Windows Server 2025 on AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) has announced a public preview for Windows Server 2025 on AKS to help customers modernize Windows-based workloads as older Windows Server versions near end-of-support.