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[Launched] Public Preview: TextPII NextGen Playground updates in Microsoft Foundry
In public preview, Microsoft Foundry now offers an updated TextPII NextGen Playground with a refreshed API...
[In preview] Public Preview: Observability developer experience in Azure Developer CLI (azd)
Use the Azure Developer CLI (azd) CLI evaluation experience to add a measured quality loop to an agent created with...
[In preview] Public Preview: Domain filter for specialized model discovery in Foundry model catalog
Microsoft Foundry model catalog adds a domain filter in public preview, helping developers narrow the catalog of over...
[Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Foundry for Visual Studio Code (June Build 2026 refresh)
The Microsoft Foundry extension for Visual Studio Code reaches general availability with a Build 2026 refresh that...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Infrastructure Resiliency Manager
Azure Infrastructure Resiliency Manager is now in public preview, offering a unified, goal-driven experience to...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server: DuckDB extension
You can now install the DuckDB extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. Learn more.
[In preview] Public Preview: Advanced full-text search in Azure DocumentDB
Now you can unify your search operations in a single database. Azure DocumentDB has added fuzzy search, proximity...
Enterprise Spotlight: Rethinking cloud strategy in the age of AI
Cloud computing has reached a crossroads. The high cost and data sensitivity of AI workloads are raising the appeal of...
Pyrefly 1.0: A fast, forward-looking Python linter
A veritable garden of linters and type checkers has blossomed in the Python ecosystem. Pyright and Mypy are two of the...
An explosion of software is coming
When I was a kid, we all marveled at the notion of the Star Trek computer that you’d just talk to and that would...
[Launched] Generally Available: Simple log alerts in Azure Monitor
We are excited to announce the General Availability of Simple log alerts in Azure Monitor, available starting today....
[In preview] Public Preview: Code-first observability for Foundry Agents in VS Code
Microsoft Foundry brings code-first observability to agent developers in public preview, delivered as an observe skill...
[Launched] Generally Available: Agent kit for Azure Cosmos DB
Your AI coding agents just got smarter about building high-performance database applications. The Azure Cosmos DB...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for early-June
In early June 2026, the following update and enhancement was made to Azure SQL: Now you can use AES 256 symmetric keys...
[In preview] Public Preview: Secure, Modern Access to Azure Files on macOS with MS Entra ID
Azure Files now supports access from macOS using Entra ID authentication (Public Preview), enabling secure,...
[Launched] Generally Available: File share centric management model (Microsoft.FileShares) for Azure Files
The new file share service management experience for Azure Files is now generally available for NFS 4.1 shares on SSD...
[In development] Preview: Azure Cobalt 200 Arm-based Dpsv7, Dplsv7, Epsv7, Mpsv4, and Lpsv5-series Virtual Machines
The general purpose Dpsv7 and Dplsv7, memory-optimized Epsv7, high-memory Mpsv4, and dense storage Lpsv5 VMs are now...
[Launched] Generally Available: Unified Text Translation API in Azure AI Translator
Azure AI Translator's unified Text Translation API reaches general availability, giving developers a single endpoint...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure API Management introduces a Unified Model API for multi-model AI applications.
As organizations adopt multiple LLM providers, developers often need to handle different API formats, SDKs, and...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Backup for Cosmos DB
You can now enable vaulted backups for Azure Cosmos DB accounts, protecting mission-critical data with secure,...