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2026 (8)

September (1)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Introducing a Guided Copilot Experience for Building Azure Apps in VS Code

Azure Updates

2026-09-21

Microsoft is previewing a guided Copilot experience in VS Code for building Azure apps. It provides a structured workflow that helps move from idea to deployed app instead of relying on a free-form chat session.

August (4)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Multicloud Interconnect

Azure Updates

2026-08-31

Azure Multicloud Interconnect is now in public preview. It provides managed private connectivity between Azure and supported cloud providers, with AWS as the first provider available in preview.

dotnet: Explore new features available in C# 15 preview

.NET

2026-08-24

C# 15, shipping with .NET 11, adds union types, closed hierarchies, a preview of the updated unsafe model, and several smaller changes that reduce everyday boilerplate.

dotnet: .NET 11 Preview 7 is now available!

.NET

2026-08-11

Microsoft announced .NET 11 Preview 7, covering updates across libraries, runtime, SDK, C#, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, Entity Framework Core, F#, and Windows Forms. The provided excerpt does not include specific feature details.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Migrate from AWS FSx for Windows File Server to Azure Files with Azure Storage Mover

Azure Updates

2026-08-06

Azure Storage Mover now supports preview agentless, cloud-to-cloud migration from AWS FSx for Windows File Server (SMB) to Azure Files (SMB). This lets users move Windows file shares from FSx to Azure Files without deploying or managing a migration agent.

July (2)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Maximum allowed failures for update runs in Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager

Azure Updates

2026-07-28

Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager now has a preview option to set a maximum number of allowed failures for update runs. In fail-fast rollouts, this lets some member cluster update failures occur without stopping the broader deployment immediately.

aks: Release 2026-07-17

Release notes from AKS

2026-07-24

AKS v20260717 adds Artifact Streaming GA, new preview networking and scheduling features, and multiple behavior changes and bug fixes. It also updates Kubernetes patch versions, core add-ons, node images, and includes several retirement notices and upcoming defaults.

June (1)

github: Claude Opus 4.8 (fast mode) is now in preview for GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-06-29

GitHub Copilot is rolling out Claude Opus 4.8 in preview with fast mode enabled. GitHub says fast mode increases output token speed while keeping the same model intelligence.