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Microsoft, July 2026 new features

22 releases · 3 products · 12 GA · 9 Preview

Jun 2026Aug 2026
DateRelease
Jul 31[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-July
Azure databases and analyticsPreview
Jul 30[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in India South Central
Azure databases and analyticsGA
Jul 29[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Monitor Logs mirroring into Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft FabricPreview
Jul 27[Launched] Generally Available: Claude Opus 5 on Azure Databricks
Azure databases and analyticsGA
Jul 20[In preview] Public Preview: Protect sensitive generative AI telemetry in Application Insights and Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft FoundryPreview
Jul 17[Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Defender security assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Azure databases and analyticsGA
Jul 15Announcing: Agent Harness in Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft FoundryGA
Jul 15Announcing: CodeAct pattern and Hyperlight containers in Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft FoundryPreview
Jul 15Announcing: DevUI Agent Inspector for Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft FoundryPreview
Jul 15Announcing: Episodic procedural memory in Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft FoundryPreview
Jul 15Announcing: Multi-agent orchestration SDK with the Microsoft Foundry Agent Framework in C# and Python
Microsoft FoundryUpdate
Jul 15Announcing: Multi-agent orchestration patterns including Magentic in Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft FoundryGA
Jul 15Announcing: Tracing for Microsoft Agent Framework (Python and .NET)
Microsoft FoundryPreview
Jul 15[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-July 2026
Azure databases and analyticsPreview
Jul 13[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks SQL Serverless in UK West
Azure databases and analyticsGA
Jul 9[Launched] Generally Available: Open AI GPT-5.6 on Azure Databricks
Azure databases and analyticsGA
Jul 7[Launched] Generally Available: Confidential Computing support for Azure Event Hubs Dedicated
Azure databases and analyticsGA
Jul 7[Launched] Generally Available: Network Security Perimeter support for Azure Event Hubs
Azure databases and analyticsGA
Jul 2[Launched] Generally available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 on Azure Databricks
Azure databases and analyticsGA
Jul 1[Launched] Generally Available: Document PII NextGen Playground in Azure AI Language
Microsoft FoundryGA
Jul 1[Launched] Generally Available: New Powershell module: Az.PostgreSQLFlexibleServer
Azure databases and analyticsGA
Jul 1[Launched] Public Preview: Document PII playground sample in Microsoft Foundry NextGen
Microsoft FoundryPreview

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