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azure: [In preview] Public Preview: JWT validation with Azure Front Door Auth Policy

Azure Updates

2026-11-12

Azure Front Door Premium now supports JWT validation in public preview through the Front Door Auth Policy. It validates Microsoft Entra ID bearer tokens at the edge before traffic reaches APIs or web applications.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Auto scaling of ingestion limits in Azure Monitor workspace

Azure Updates

2026-11-12

Azure Monitor Workspace now has a public preview feature for auto scaling ingestion limits per workspace. When enabled, the service adjusts the quota ceiling automatically based on observed usage patterns to help maintain healthy ingestion.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: SQL performance monitoring for Azure SQL Managed Instance

Azure Updates

2026-11-12

Microsoft has released a public preview of Microsoft-managed performance monitoring for Azure SQL Managed Instance. It is intended to replace custom scripts and disconnected tools for monitoring business-critical workloads.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Rate limit grouping for Azure Front Door Premium WAF

Azure Updates

2026-11-11

Azure Front Door Premium WAF now supports rate limit grouping in public preview. This lets rate limit rules aggregate requests across a group instead of counting only per client IP, which helps with distributed attacks.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Distributed accelerator for cloud storage on AKS

Azure Updates

2026-11-10

Distributed accelerator for cloud storage (DACS) is now in public preview for AI workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). It runs as a distributed read-through cache within the cluster and uses local NVMe disks across nodes.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Front Door adds native gRPC support

Azure Updates

2026-11-10

Azure Front Door Standard and Premium now have public preview support for gRPC. The feature lets you route requests to specific services and methods and distribute traffic for gRPC applications through Front Door.

azure: Public Preview: Azure Route Server dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 support

Azure Updates

2026-11-10

Azure Route Server now supports IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack mode in public preview. It enables route exchange for both address families over supported hybrid networking connections, while existing IPv4 connections remain unchanged.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Modernize Arc-enabled Windows Servers with Azure File Sync

Azure Updates

2026-11-09

Azure File Sync for Arc-enabled Windows Servers is now in preview. The update adds a guided Azure portal experience to help modernize servers and move or sync data with Azure Files while keeping the local file server model.

github: Secret scanning detects secrets in GitHub Actions workflow logs

GitHub

2026-11-09

GitHub secret scanning now detects secrets in GitHub Actions workflow logs. The feature is available in public preview and adds workflow logs to the existing scanning coverage for issues, wikis, discussions, and pull requests.

github: New pull request overview page in public preview

GitHub

2026-11-05

GitHub has introduced a new pull request overview page in public preview. It is intended to make it easier to see what is blocking a long pull request without scrolling through extensive comments and timeline events.

github: GitHub Copilot is now available in Xcode’s coding assistant

GitHub

2026-11-04

GitHub Copilot is now available in Xcode’s built-in coding assistant as a public preview. The integration lets users access Copilot directly within the native Xcode workflow.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Firewall IPv6 now supports application rules

Azure Updates

2026-11-04

Azure Firewall IPv6 is now in public preview for application rules, adding layer 7 filtering for IPv6 HTTP and HTTPS traffic. This extends application-level controls to IPv6 and dual-stack deployments.