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azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Dev Hub

Azure Updates

2026-09-28

Azure SQL Dev Hub is in public preview as a central starting point for building applications with Azure SQL. It provides guidance for connecting from .NET, Python, Node.js, and Java, and supports development workflows including AI agents.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure HorizonDB supports PostgreSQL 18

Azure Updates

2026-09-25

Azure HorizonDB is now in public preview with PostgreSQL 18 support. The service is a fully managed, PostgreSQL-compatible cloud-native database for scalable, high-performance workloads.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Flex Nodes for AKS

Azure Updates

2026-09-22

Flex Nodes for AKS is now in public preview. It lets application and platform teams use hybrid and edge infrastructure as connected worker nodes to an AKS control plane in Azure, while keeping a consistent Kubernetes control plane.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Foundry Routines in Foundry Agent Service

Azure Updates

2026-09-18

Foundry Agent Service now includes Foundry Routines in public preview. This adds a native trigger primitive so published agents can run automatically on schedules or in response to business events.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Mdsv4 and Msv4 Series Virtual Machines for SAP

Azure Updates

2026-09-18

Azure announced public preview availability of the Mdsv4 and Msv4 memory-optimized virtual machine series for SAP. The series uses 6th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and includes advanced security features plus Azure Boost technologies.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Network egress controls for hosted agents in Microsoft Foundry

Azure Updates

2026-09-18

Microsoft Foundry public preview now supports network egress controls for hosted agents. Customers can define ordered outbound rules by destination host, including wildcard FQDNs like *.contoso.com, with allow or deny actions.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Payments HSM v2

Azure Updates

2026-09-17

Azure Payments HSM v2 is in public preview. It is a highly available, single-tenant payment HSM service for payment processing, credential issuance, PIN processing, key management, and authentication data protection, with exclusive administrative control retained by the customer.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-September 2026

Azure Updates

2026-09-16

Azure SQL added a public preview for soft delete on logical servers. When a logical server is deleted, it enters a soft-deleted state and can be restored within the configured window.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Red Hat OpenShift with hosted control planes

Azure Updates

2026-09-16

Azure Red Hat OpenShift with hosted control planes is now in public preview. This deployment option separates the OpenShift control plane into a fully managed service from the worker nodes that run customer workloads.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: PostgreSQL skills and MCP plugin for Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Azure Updates

2026-09-16

Microsoft previewed PostgreSQL skills and an MCP plugin for Azure Database for PostgreSQL. The plugin is intended to make supported AI coding assistants context-aware for PostgreSQL and able to provide guidance and perform actions on a connected database.

github: GitHub Copilot suggests custom properties definitions

GitHub

2026-09-15

GitHub Copilot can now suggest allowed values when creating custom properties for repositories in an organization. The feature is in public preview for GitHub Copilot Business and Copilot users.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: HTTP/3 over QUIC support in Azure Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2026-09-14

Azure Application Gateway now has public preview support for HTTP/3 over QUIC. The update is intended to improve connection setup time, reduce latency, and increase resiliency for web applications and APIs.