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azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Managed identity support for graphical session recording

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Bastion graphical session recording in public preview now supports managed identities for writing to storage accounts. This removes the need to use other credentials for storage access when configuring session recording.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Storage Mover now available in Azure Government (US)

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Storage Mover is now generally available in Azure Government (US). It provides a fully managed way for U.S. government customers and partners to migrate large-scale file data into Azure Government cloud environments.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Granular Encryption-in-Transit Controls for SMB and NFS on Azure Files

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Files now lets you configure encryption-in-transit separately for SMB and NFS at the storage account level. This enables protocol-specific security policies instead of a single shared setting.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Monitor AKS applications with OpenTelemetry and Azure Monitor

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Monitor now supports monitoring applications running on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with OpenTelemetry. The preview includes autoinstrumentation to deploy the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry distribution to workloads.

azure: Retirement: Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will retire on March 30, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will retire on March 30, 2027. Customers are advised to move to Azure Managed Grafana Standard SKU or Azure Monitor Dashboards with Grafana before that date to avoid service disruption.

azure: [Launched] Public Preview: StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for AKS

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

AKS Public Preview adds StandardV2 NAT Gateway as an outbound type for managed and BYO VNets. It provides zone-redundant outbound connectivity, up to 100 Gbps outbound throughput, and IPv6 outbound support.

github: Remote control CLI sessions on web and mobile in public preview

GitHub

2026-04-13

GitHub Copilot CLI now supports remote control via `copilot --remote`, allowing users to monitor and steer a running CLI session from web and mobile. The feature is available in public preview.

github: Enforcing new limits and retiring Opus 4.6 Fast from Copilot Pro+

GitHub

2026-04-10

GitHub is enforcing new usage limits for Copilot Pro+ and retiring Opus 4.6 Fast from that plan. The change is intended to address high-concurrency and heavy-usage patterns.

github: Copilot usage metrics now aggregate Copilot cloud agent active user counts

GitHub

2026-04-10

GitHub is renaming Copilot coding agent to Copilot cloud agent and updating the data schema to reflect that change. Copilot usage metrics will now aggregate active user counts for the cloud agent under the new naming.

github: Pausing new GitHub Copilot Pro trials

GitHub

2026-04-10

GitHub is pausing new GitHub Copilot Pro free trials because of increased abuse of the trial system. The change is intended to protect platform integrity for legitimate developers.

github: Actions workflows are limited to 50 reruns

GitHub

2026-04-10

GitHub Actions workflow runs are now limited to 50 reruns per workflow. Attempts to rerun a workflow beyond that limit will fail with a failed check suite.

github: Copilot CLI activity now included in usage metrics totals and feature breakdowns

GitHub

2026-04-10

GitHub Copilot usage metrics now include CLI activity in the overall totals and feature breakdowns. Previously, CLI metrics were only available separately in a standalone `totals_by_cli` section.