Releasesby Glyph[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Developer CLI (azd) Extension Framework
The Azure Developer CLI (azd) Extension Framework is now generally available. The framework enables developers, teams, and partners to extend Azure Developer CLI with custom capabilities that support their preferred application development workflows.With
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Conversational analytics now supports predictive modeling questions using the AI.PREDICT function
Conversational analytics now supports predictive modeling questions using the AI.PREDICT function . This feature is in Preview .
Add and drop hybrid table constraints online (General availability)
With this release, you can add and drop UNIQUE and FOREIGN KEY constraints on an existing hybrid table by using alter table . Previously, you had to define these constraints when you created the table, so adding a foreign key to a table that was already serving a workload meant recreating and reloading the table.
Shadow traffic for gateways (Preview)
With this preview release, you can use a shadow traffic gateway to send all production requests to a primary service endpoint while mirroring a percentage of those requests to one or more shadow endpoints. Responses from shadow endpoints aren't returned to clients.
The partner-powered AI features setting will be removed
On November 1, 2026, Databricks will remove the account- and workspace-level toggle for partner-powered AI features. Each workspace will keep its current setting value: if the setting is enabled, it stays enabled, and if it's disabled, it stays disabled. Removing the toggle doesn't change any setting values.
Incremental ingestion for Salesforce formula fields in Lakeflow Connect will soon be generally available
Incremental ingestion for Salesforce formula fields in Lakeflow Connect will soon be generally available. Today, Lakeflow Connect ingests formula fields by taking a full snapshot on each pipeline run by default. When incremental formula field ingestion is generally available, full snapshots will no longer be the default.
ABAC DENY policies are in Beta
ABAC DENY policies are in Beta in Unity Catalog. DENY policies can be used to explicitly deny the MANAGE ACCESS CONTROL privilege to prevent specified principals, including object owners, from performing access-management operations. They always take precedence over any grant. For details, see ABAC DENY policies (Beta) .
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[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Copilot Troubleshooting Agent
Azure Copilot Troubleshooting Agent is now generally available. Troubleshooting Agent is a unified, built-in Azure Copilot capability that helps customers investigate and resolve operational issues faster. Available through both Azure Copilot and Support
[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
[In preview] Public Preview: Foundry Routines in Foundry Agent Service
In public preview, Foundry Agent Service adds Foundry Routines, a native trigger primitive for running published agents automatically. Production agents often need to run on a schedule or when a business event occurs, and today that means assembling exter
[Launched] Generally Available: Enable and disable controls for Microsoft Foundry agents in Agent 365
Microsoft Foundry now exposes enable and disable actions for Foundry agent objects within the Agent 365 governance surface in Microsoft Admin Center, generally available. Administrators can control whether a Foundry agent is available for use across their
[In preview] Public Preview: Network egress controls for hosted agents in Microsoft Foundry
In public preview, Microsoft Foundry now lets customers govern the outbound connections a hosted agent can make. Customers author ordered rules matched on destination host, including FQDN with wildcards such as *.contoso.com, with actions to allow, deny,
[Launched] Generally Available: Publishing Microsoft Foundry agents to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams
Publishing Microsoft Foundry agents to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams is now generally available. An agent only delivers value once it reaches the people who need it, and Foundry developers previously had no native path to make their agents operational a
[In preview] Public Preview: Introducing Live Reports for Azure SRE Agent
We're excited to announce Live Reports, now in Public Preview for Azure SRE Agent. Live Reports help operations teams create dynamic operational views directly from SRE Agent conversations and keep them continuously up to date with the latest data from co
[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