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github: Block repository administrators from installing GitHub Apps on their own now in public preview

GitHub

2025-11-17

GitHub added a new organization-level setting (now in public preview) that lets organization owners restrict which users can install GitHub Apps for repositories. This blocks repository administrators from installing GitHub Apps on their own, giving owners tighter control over app installation and repository security.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Support for Linux major OS upgrades with Azure Site Recovery

Azure Updates

2025-11-17

Azure Site Recovery is in public preview for supporting major Linux OS version upgrades without disabling replication or losing recovery points; supported on RHEL and SLES (for example, RHEL 8 → RHEL 9).

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Pod CIDR expansion in Azure CNI Overlay for AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-14

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now provides Pod CIDR expansion in the Azure CNI Overlay as a public preview to help clusters support larger and more dynamic Kubernetes workloads.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: eBPF host routing in Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS) for AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-14

Azure has announced public preview of eBPF host routing in Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS) for AKS. The feature uses eBPF-based host routing to improve networking performance for containerized applications across distributed environments and integrates with Azure CNI.

github: OpenAI’s GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1-Codex and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini are now in public preview for GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2025-11-13

GitHub Copilot has begun a public preview rollout of OpenAI’s latest 5.1-series models—GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1-Codex, and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini—bringing the new general and code-specialized models (including a smaller, low‑cost/low‑latency Codex-Mini) to Copilot users. The announcement was posted on the GitHub Blog.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Scheduler profile configuration for AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-12

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is releasing a public preview that adds scheduler profile configuration with an in-tree plugin, enabling organizations running complex Kubernetes workloads to customize pod placement policies.

github: Auto model selection for Copilot in Visual Studio in public preview

GitHub

2025-11-11

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio now offers an 'Auto' option in the model picker (public preview) that selects the best Copilot model for you automatically.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Insights in Azure Migrate

Azure Updates

2025-11-11

Azure Migrate is in public preview with integrated Security insights that let customers assess potential risks in their on-premises environments and receive actionable recommendations to mitigate those risks during migration planning.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Flatcar Container Linux for AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-11

Azure announced a public preview of Flatcar Container Linux as a node OS option for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The offering aims to reduce configuration drift and manual changes by providing a lightweight, immutable, container-optimized Linux distribution with automated updates and a smaller attack surface, improving node consistency, security, and operational predictability.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Linux OS Guard for AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-11

Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Linux with OS Guard for AKS, a new node-level protection designed to strengthen kernel and OS defenses for cloud-native workloads. The feature aims to mitigate sophisticated threats such as rootkits, container escapes, and unauthorized code execution to provide stronger security guarantees for Azure Kubernetes Service clusters.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Agentic CLI for AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-11

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is launching an agentic, AI-powered command-line experience (in public preview) to simplify diagnosing and resolving cluster issues by automating navigation of logs, telemetry, and diagnostics.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Troubleshoot Azure Firewall using packet capture

Azure Updates

2025-11-10

Azure has announced a Public Preview feature to troubleshoot Azure Firewall using packet capture. The capability captures specific flows with filtering by protocol, flags and other filters, and captures can be started from the Azure portal or via PowerShell.