Public Preview - 3

2026 (12)

March (3)

github: GitHub Copilot coding agent for Jira is now in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot coding agent can now be assigned Jira issues to asynchronously generate draft pull requests in a linked GitHub repository. This integration is available in public preview.

github: Quick access to merge status in pull requests is in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub is rolling out a merge-status indicator at the top of pull request pages, now in public preview. This lets reviewers and authors check merge readiness from anywhere in the PR view.

github: Copilot Memory now on by default for Pro and Pro+ users in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-04

Copilot Memory is now enabled by default for GitHub Copilot Pro and Pro+ users in public preview, instead of being opt-in.

February (9)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Restrict usage of user delegation SAS to an Entra ID identity

Azure Updates

2026-02-26

Azure Storage adds a preview feature to restrict (bind) user delegation SAS usage to a specific Microsoft Entra ID identity, strengthening authentication by tying SAS access to the user.

github: Copilot Content Exclusion REST API in public preview

GitHub

2026-02-26

GitHub Copilot adds a new Content Exclusion REST API (JSON) in public preview for organization and enterprise admins to manage Copilot content exclusion rules programmatically.

github: Improved search on the issues dashboard

GitHub

2026-02-26

GitHub is rolling out semantic (natural-language) search in public preview on the Issues dashboard over the coming week.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Secure ingestion and pod placement for Azure Monitor pipeline

Azure Updates

2026-02-26

Azure Monitor pipeline adds public-preview support for secure ingestion from external endpoints using TLS/mTLS and Bring Your Own Certificates (BYOC), plus new controls for pod placement.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2026

Azure Updates

2026-02-25

Late-February 2026 preview updates for Azure SQL add in-dialog database management actions and introduce flat-file import support in the MSSQL extension.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Geo‑redundant backups for Premium SSD v2 in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Azure Updates

2026-02-25

Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports configuring geo-redundant automated backups when using Premium SSD v2 disks (public preview). This adds a disaster-recovery option by storing backups in a geo-redundant manner.

github: GitHub Code Quality: Organization-level dashboard in public preview

GitHub

2026-02-24

GitHub Code Quality added an organization-level dashboard in public preview to view code health across repositories with Code Quality enabled.

github: IP allow list coverage extended to EMU namespaces in public preview

GitHub

2026-02-23

GitHub Enterprise Cloud now supports extending GitHub’s native IP allow list to user namespaces for Enterprise Managed Users (EMUs), available in public preview.

github: Organization-level Copilot usage metrics dashboard available in public preview

GitHub

2026-02-20

GitHub has added an organization-level GitHub Copilot usage metrics dashboard in public preview, expanding access beyond enterprise-only dashboards.