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2025 (12)

September (2)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Expanded support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in Azure API Management

Azure Updates

2025-09-03

Azure API Management is in public preview with expanded support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), adding MCP support in v2 SKUs and the ability to expose existing MCP-compliant servers to simplify connecting APIs and AI agents.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Confluent Kafka Connector in Azure Logic Apps (Standard)

Azure Updates

2025-09-03

Microsoft announced the public preview of the Confluent Kafka Connector for Azure Logic Apps (Standard), enabling Logic Apps to both send and receive messages with Confluent Kafka, a distributed streaming platform.

August (10)

github: Copilot’s next edit suggestion (NES) in public preview in JetBrains

GitHub

2025-08-29

GitHub Copilot's Next Edit Suggestions (NES) feature is now in public preview for JetBrains IDEs, enabling proactive code editing and improvement suggestions.

github: Improvements to the home dashboard available in public preview

GitHub

2025-08-28

GitHub has introduced a public preview of enhancements to the home dashboard, focusing on content and layout improvements to help users track their key work status and navigation.

github: OpenAI GPT-5 mini is now available in public preview in Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse

GitHub

2025-08-28

OpenAI's GPT-5 mini is now publicly available in preview for GitHub Copilot users within Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Entra ID group login using user credentials

Azure Updates

2025-08-28

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now supports Entra ID group login using user credentials in public preview on new servers. This feature aims to simplify user management and enhance security.

github: Create sub-issues with Copilot in public preview

GitHub

2025-08-27

GitHub Copilot now supports creating sub-issues and managing issue relationships via chat on github.com/copilot, available in public preview.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Custom block response code and body for Application Gateway WAF

Azure Updates

2025-08-26

Azure Application Gateway WAF now publicly previews the ability to customize response status codes and bodies for blocked requests.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files short-term clones

Azure Updates

2025-08-26

Azure NetApp Files introduces short-term clones in public preview, allowing instant, space-efficient read/write access by creating temporary thin clones from volume snapshots without full data copies.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Roslyn Analyzer for Durable Functions in .NET isolated

Azure Updates

2025-08-25

The Roslyn Analyzer for Durable Functions in the .NET isolated model is now available in public preview, providing real-time code analysis to enforce durable orchestration coding constraints.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra v5.0

Azure Updates

2025-08-13

Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra now supports Cassandra 5.0 in public preview, enabling access to the latest features such as improved performance and new indexing capabilities without infrastructure management.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) encryption with customer-managed key

Azure Updates

2025-08-13

Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) now supports encryption with customer-managed keys in public preview, adding to the existing service-managed key encryption.