Public Preview - 16

2025 (12)

November (7)

github: Raptor mini is rolling out in public preview for GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2025-11-10

GitHub has begun a public preview rollout of Raptor mini, an experimental model available in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code. The model is being made available to users on Pro, Pro+, and Free plans and can be selected within the Copilot settings. The announcement appeared on the GitHub Blog.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: openCypher support for KQL graph semantics

Azure Updates

2025-11-07

Microsoft announces public preview of openCypher support for KQL graph semantics, enabling openCypher queries over graph data in Fabric Eventhouse and Azure Data Explorer.

github: Pull request “Files changed” public preview and merge experience – November 6 updates

GitHub

2025-11-07

GitHub updated the public preview of the new pull request 'Files changed' page (Nov 6). Highlights include the ability to apply suggested changes in batch, new options to collapse parts of the page for easier navigation, and improvements to the merge experience.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: GitHub Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

Azure Updates

2025-11-06

GitHub Copilot for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is available in public preview. It provides context-aware assistance to help you write Transact-SQL (T-SQL) faster and more accurately and can answer general SQL questions using database and connection context.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for early November 2025

Azure Updates

2025-11-06

In early November 2025 Azure announced a Public Preview update for Azure SQL Hyperscale that adds support for multiple geo‑secondary replicas. This capability simplifies designing and deploying disaster recovery topologies that span multiple regions.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL read replicas with Premium SSD v2

Azure Updates

2025-11-06

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now supports configuring read replicas (in-region and geo-replicas) with the Premium SSD v2 storage tier in Public Preview, enabling scale-out for read-heavy workloads and improved performance by offloading read operations.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Object REST API

Azure Updates

2025-11-03

Azure NetApp Files is offering a Public Preview of an Object REST API — an S3-compatible REST API that lets customers bridge traditional file-based storage and modern cloud services, enabling reuse of existing data and integration with Microsoft Fabric.

October (5)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions zero-downtime deployments with rolling updates in Flex Consumption

Azure Updates

2025-10-30

Azure Functions (Public Preview) adds rolling updates for the Flex Consumption plan, enabling zero-downtime deployments by gracefully updating instances instead of force-restarting them; enabled with a simple configuration change.

github: GitHub Code Quality in public preview

GitHub

2025-10-28

GitHub Code Quality is now available in public preview, bringing in‑context findings, one‑click Copilot fixes, and reliability and maintainability scores directly into pull requests to help improve code during review.

github: New public preview features in Copilot code review: AI reviews that see the full picture

GitHub

2025-10-28

GitHub announced new public preview features for Copilot code review that combine LLM detections and tool-calling with deterministic analyzers (for example ESLint and CodeQL) to produce smarter, more comprehensive reviews and enable a smooth handoff to the Copilot coding agent.

github: GitHub Copilot for Linear available in public preview

GitHub

2025-10-28

GitHub announced that Copilot for Linear is available in public preview. Users can assign Linear issues to the Copilot coding agent — an asynchronous, autonomous background agent — which will analyze the issue contents.

github: Enterprise AI controls & the agent control plane are in public preview

GitHub

2025-10-28

GitHub announced an enterprise-level experience for administrative functions for AI systems called the agent control plane, now available in public preview to all GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers using Copilot.