Changes Microsoft announces – page 59

New and changed items from the Microsoft 365 roadmap and Azure Updates.

ChangeListStatusKey dateMicrosoft updatedVersions
Public Preview: Microsoft Foundry data connection for Azure DatabricksAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Databricks Genie in Copilot StudioAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure API Management adds support for A2A Agent APIsAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Your Command Center for AI SuccessMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentJanuary 20261
Public Preview: Claude in Microsoft FoundryAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Copilot agents - a closer look at the deployment agentAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Private Preview: Azure HorizonDBAzure UpdatesIn developmentNovember 20251
Generally Available: Private Marketplace for VS CodeAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Microsoft Defender for Cloud + GitHub Advanced SecurityAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Smart Tier account level tiering (Azure Blob Storage and ADLS)Azure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Managed Instance on Azure App ServiceAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Entra-only identities support with Azure Files SMBAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
SharePoint: Get relevant information from Lists in Knowledge AgentMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentFebruary 20261
Microsoft Purview: Data Security Investigations – Introducing integration with Data Security Posture Management and deepening integration with Defender XDR, Insider Risk ManagementMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentFebruary 20261
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Simplified Agent Creation experienceMicrosoft 365 roadmapIn developmentDecember 20251
Private Preview: Azure Boost confidential deviceAzure UpdatesIn developmentNovember 20251
Public Preview: Microsoft HTTP DDoS Ruleset 1.0 on Application Gateway WAF v2Azure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Private Preview: Azure Boost remote storage throughput and network bandwidth enhancementsAzure UpdatesIn developmentNovember 20251
Public Preview: NCv6 Virtual MachinesAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: New integration and extensibility capabilities to Azure SRE AgentAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: Advanced sampling and richer data collection in Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry DistroAzure UpdatesLaunchedOctober 20251
Public Preview: Azure Network Watcher – Agentless Connection TroubleshootAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Network Watcher Topology – AKS VisualizationAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure VNet Flow Log - FilteringAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: ExpressRoute Scalable GatewayAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Container Registry Repository Permissions with Attribute-based Access Control (ABAC)Azure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Service desktopAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: Pod sandboxing on AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Managed namespaces on AKSAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager for Arc-enabled clustersAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Windows Server 2025 on AKSAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: AKS Automatic pod readiness SLAAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: AKS Automatic managed system node poolsAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Add durability to AI agents in Azure Functions using Microsoft Agent FrameworkAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Cross region pool association support for Azure Virtual Network Manager IP address managementAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager address overlap prevention in meshAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Functions support for Node.js 24Azure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Functions support for Java 25Azure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: Application Gateway for Containers – Slow startAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Application Gateway for Containers Istio Service Mesh integrationAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure DocumentDB high-performance storageAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool trigger for Azure FunctionsAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Functions durable task scheduler Dedicated SKU (GA) & Consumption SKU (Public Preview)Azure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Self-hosted remote MCP servers on Azure FunctionsAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Announcing: Resources for migrating to Azure Functions Flex ConsumptionAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Functions enables OpenTelemetry supportAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Container Apps adds support for agentic Docker ComposeAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Public Preview: Azure Container Apps introduces flexible workload profileAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251
Generally Available: Azure Container Apps serverless GPUs in additional regionsAzure UpdatesLaunchedNovember 20251
Public Preview: Confidential computing in Azure Container AppsAzure UpdatesIn previewNovember 20251

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