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2026 (12)

September (8)

github: GitHub Copilot suggests custom properties definitions

GitHub

2026-09-15

GitHub Copilot can now suggest allowed values when creating custom properties for repositories in an organization. The feature is in public preview for GitHub Copilot Business and Copilot users.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: HTTP/3 over QUIC support in Azure Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2026-09-14

Azure Application Gateway now has public preview support for HTTP/3 over QUIC. The update is intended to improve connection setup time, reduce latency, and increase resiliency for web applications and APIs.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Agentless migration of on-premises SMB file shares to Azure Files (SMB)

Azure Updates

2026-09-11

Azure Storage Mover now supports agentless migration of on-premises SMB file shares to Azure Files (SMB) in public preview. The migration can move data from Windows Server or NAS shares without deploying, registering, or maintaining a migration agent.

github: Refreshed repository pull requests page in public preview

GitHub

2026-09-10

GitHub is previewing a refreshed repository-level pull request listing page for all users. The update adds stronger filtering and a compact presentation mode.

github: AI Scan for pull request APIs in public preview

GitHub

2026-09-10

GitHub code scanning’s AI Scan for pull request feature can now be enabled and managed via REST API at both the organization and repository levels. The APIs are in public preview.

github: Xcode 27 runner image now runs on macOS 27

GitHub

2026-09-10

GitHub’s Xcode 27 runner image for GitHub-hosted macOS runners now runs on macOS 27 and is available in public preview. This lets you validate Apple apps against macOS 27 using that runner image.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Front Door profile and route level WAF policies

Azure Updates

2026-09-02

Azure Front Door Web Application Firewall (WAF) now supports associating WAF policies at the profile and route levels in public preview. This lets you apply baseline protection across a profile and more targeted policies on specific routes.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Reader Endpoint for Azure Database for MySQL

Azure Updates

2026-09-02

Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server now has a public preview of a reader endpoint to simplify connection management when using multiple replicas. The endpoint provides automatic load balancing for read-only connections.

August (4)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Per-disk resiliency for Azure VMs

Azure Updates

2026-08-31

Azure VMs now have a public preview option for per-disk resiliency. By default, Azure still recovers a VM by shutting it down and powering it back on after managed disk connectivity is restored.

aks: AppNet 2026-08-19

Release notes from AKS

2026-08-31

AppNet 2026-08-19 adds public preview availability in more Azure regions, retires AppNet 1.0–1.2, and updates supported versions to Istio 1.28.10, 1.29.6, and new AppNet 1.5 on Istio 1.30.3. The release also includes fixes for cluster validation, gateway CRD conflicts, certificate rotation, multicluster traffic, identity-based updates, cleanup on delete/leave, diagnostics, and clearer error reporting.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: IPv6 dual-stack support for Azure Bastion

Azure Updates

2026-08-26

Azure Bastion now supports IPv4 and IPv6 dual-stack configurations in public preview. New Bastion deployments can be configured with both IPv4 and IPv6 public IP addresses.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Introducing Live Reports for Azure SRE Agent

Azure Updates

2026-08-26

Live Reports are now in Public Preview for Azure SRE Agent. They let operations teams create dynamic operational views from SRE Agent conversations and keep them updated with the latest data.