Releasesby Glyph[Launched] Generally Available: Dragon Copilot Physician Apps and Agents on Microsoft Marketplace
This release adds Microsoft Marketplace as a new discovery and procurement channel for Dragon Copilot AI apps and agents. Dragon Copilot customers in the United States can now discover, evaluate and purchase Dragon Copilot Physician Apps and Agents throug
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AI mode for sensitive data classification (Public Preview)
Sensitive data classification now supports AI mode in public preview. When you enable AI mode on a classification profile, Snowflake uses the OpenAI GPT-5 Mini model to identify additional semantic categories beyond those detected by standard classification, which can improve accuracy.
New SNOWFLAKE_COCO_USAGE_HISTORY view in Account Usage and Organization Usage (General availability)
The SNOWFLAKE_COCO_USAGE_HISTORY view is now generally available in the ACCOUNT_USAGE and ORGANIZATION_USAGE schemas. It provides a unified view of usage history for CoCo across the CLI, Desktop, and Snowsight interfaces. The information in the view includes the number of credits consumed each time a user interacts with CoCo.
Upcoming deprecation of the data quality monitoring downstream_impact column
The downstream_impact column in the data quality monitoring results system table is being deprecated. Deprecation begins September 7, 2026, and rolls out gradually across regions over the following week. Until the rollout reaches your workspace, you might still be able to query downstream_impact .
Upcoming deprecation of the data quality monitoring root_cause_analysis column
The root_cause_analysis column in the data quality monitoring results system table is being deprecated. Deprecation begins August 18, 2026, and rolls out gradually across regions over the following several days. Until the rollout reaches your workspace, you might still be able to query root_cause_analysis .
Session restore for serverless jobs is now in Beta
Restore the Python variables and Spark session from a serverless compute job run into a new interactive notebook, so you can debug a failure or explore results without rerunning the job. Databricks automatically captures a state snapshot when an eligible run fails, runs 30 minutes or longer, or is cancelled, and keeps it for 7 days after the run completes.
Identity attributes in ABAC column mask policies (Beta)
Identity attributes are in Beta. You can now write Unity Catalog ABAC column mask policy conditions that target users by attributes synced from your identity provider, such as department or country , in addition to group membership.
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Announcing: Azure Copilot introduces direct access to agents
Starting in August 2026, customers can engage directly with Azure Copilot agents to move more quickly from questions to action.With this update:Choose the right agent for your goal. Customers can select the specific agent best suited to their needs and ge
Retirement: Containerized data connector agent for the Microsoft Sentinel solution for SAP applications
On September 14, 2026 we will retire the containerized data connector agent for the Microsoft Sentinel solution for SAP applications. After this date the agent will be permanently disabled and will stop sending SAP logs to Microsoft Sentinel.The SAP agent
[In preview] Public Preview: Markdown for Agents in Azure App Service
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[In preview] Public Preview: Introducing Live Reports for Azure SRE Agent
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[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SRE Agent VNet Integration
Azure SRE Agent VNet Integration is now generally available. VNet integration enables Azure SRE Agent to operate within your existing network controls, including Network Security Groups (NSGs), private DNS, and firewall policies, etc. With VNet support, t
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SRE Agent 30-Day Trial
New customers can now get started with Azure SRE Agent through a 30-day trial experience. During the trial, customers can create SRE Agents and connect them to your operational tools and data sources, and explore capabilities at their own pace without bas
Announcing: Azure Databricks Genie One and Genie Agents Free Usage extended through January 31, 2027
Free usage of Genie One and Genie Agents in Azure Databricks is now extended through January 31, 2027, from the previous end date of July 31, 2026. Budget controls do not apply to these products during the promotional period. The promotion covers usage by
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Copilot Observability Agent supports Basic and Auxiliary table plans
Azure Copilot Observability Agent, an AI-powered operational companion in Azure Monitor, is now covering Log Analytics data in Basic and Auxiliary table plans during interactive analysis and deep investigations. Teams can move high-volume telemetry - incl