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azure: [In preview] Public Preview: MSSQL extension integration with Microsoft Fabric

Azure Updates

2025-10-01

The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code is available in public preview with built-in connectivity to Microsoft Fabric SQL databases. A new Fabric option in the Connection Dialog lets developers sign in with Microsoft Entra ID and access Fabric resources directly from VS Code, bringing Fabric SQL into the development workflow.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late September 2025

Azure Updates

2025-10-01

In late September 2025 Azure SQL announced a Public Preview feature that adds immutability to long-term retention (LTR) backups to protect backups from ransomware and tampering.

github: Auto model selection is now in VS Code for Copilot Business and Enterprise

GitHub

2025-10-01

GitHub announced that auto model selection in Visual Studio Code is now available in public preview for Copilot Business and Enterprise plans; the feature automatically selects the appropriate model for you.

September (9)

github: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 is in public preview for Copilot coding agent

GitHub

2025-09-30

GitHub Copilot’s asynchronous coding agent now supports Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5. The integration is available in public preview and connects Copilot coding agent with Anthropic’s most advanced model for coding and real‑world agent tasks.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Soft Delete feature in Azure Compute Gallery

Azure Updates

2025-09-30

Azure Compute Gallery now has a Public Preview of a Soft Delete feature that lets you recover accidentally deleted images within a 7-day retention period.

github: GitHub Spark in public preview for Copilot Enterprise subscribers

GitHub

2025-09-30

GitHub announced GitHub Spark, a new offering intended to help organizations move ideas into working software more quickly. Spark is now available in public preview for Copilot Enterprise subscribers and aims to reduce time spent on specs and mocks that never reach production.

security: Empowering defenders in the era of agentic AI with Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Security Blog

2025-09-30

Microsoft Sentinel is expanding into an agentic security platform: the Sentinel data lake is generally available, and Sentinel graph plus the Sentinel Model Context Protocol (MCP) server are available in public preview to enable richer data, graph-based analysis, and model-aware agentic workflows for defenders.

github: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 is in public preview for GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2025-09-29

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.5, described as their most advanced model for coding and real‑world agents, is rolling out in public preview inside GitHub Copilot and is available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise customers.

github: Copilot can create issues with code snippets in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-25

GitHub announced that Copilot can now create issues that include relevant code snippets and files. The capability is available in public preview and aims to make issue reports more actionable by automatically adding code context.

github: Pull request “Files changed” public preview now supports commenting on unchanged lines

GitHub

2025-09-25

GitHub announced that the new pull request “Files changed” page (public preview) now supports adding comments anywhere in a changed file, including on lines that haven’t changed.

github: GitHub Copilot CLI is now in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-25

GitHub announced that GitHub Copilot CLI is available in public preview, bringing the Copilot coding agent into the terminal so developers can work locally with AI-assisted coding in their command line workflow.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Discover and assess PostgreSQL in Azure Migrate

Azure Updates

2025-09-24

Azure Migrate is available in public preview to discover and assess PostgreSQL resources across VMware, Hyper‑V, physical servers, and other cloud environments. The service provides a centralized hub to help plan the next steps for migrating or modernizing PostgreSQL workloads.