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2026 (12)

April (3)

aks: Release 2026-04-02

Release notes from AKS

2026-04-09

AKS release 2026-04-02 adds new Kubernetes patch versions, preview and GA feature updates, component bumps, and several bug fixes/security remediations. It also announces future retirements for Ubuntu 22.04, a kubelet certificate rotation disable tag, and Teleport (preview).

azure: Retirement: Select Azure AI Language Features

Azure Updates

2026-04-01

Microsoft will retire eight Azure AI Language features on March 20, 2027. The notice lists Key Phrase Extraction, Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining, Custom Text Classification, Conversational Language Understanding (CLU), Custom Question Answering (CQA), and other related language features.

github: Upcoming deprecation of Claude Sonnet 4 in GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-04-01

GitHub will deprecate Claude Sonnet 4 in all GitHub Copilot experiences on 2026-05-01. Users are directed to switch to the suggested alternative model.

March (7)

azure: Retirement: External Data Import & Data Connections in Azure Machine Learning will be retired on September 30, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

Azure Machine Learning is retiring the Preview features for importing data from external sources and using external Data Connections. These features will stop being available after September 30, 2026.

azure: Retirement: Deprecation of sidecar for remote-write for Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus

Azure Updates

2026-03-30

Azure Monitor will deprecate the sidecar used for remote-write of Prometheus metrics to Azure Monitor Workspace on March 31, 2027. Microsoft recommends moving to a self-hosted configuration and notes the change is intended to improve reliability and reduce complexity.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.36 Sneak Peek

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-03-30

Kubernetes v1.36 is planned for April 22, 2026 and includes API deprecations/removals plus several feature graduations. Notable changes are deprecating Service .spec.externalIPs, disabling the gitRepo volume driver, and promoting SELinux volume labeling and external ServiceAccount token signing to GA.

github: Gemini 3 Pro deprecated

GitHub

2026-03-26

GitHub has deprecated Gemini 3 Pro across all GitHub Copilot experiences as of March 26, 2026. This includes Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions.

azure: Retirement: Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure

Azure Updates

2026-03-18

The Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure, hosted by Power BI, will be retired on March 31, 2027. After that date, it will no longer be accessible and technical support will end.

aks: Release Notes - 2026-03-05

Release notes from AKS

2026-03-18

AKS released new Kubernetes patch versions, updated several components and node images, and introduced/expanded features including OTLP gRPC support for Azure Monitor Profile, GA auto-instrumentation, and broader Azure Linux GPU and KAITO support. It also announced deprecations and behavior changes, including retirement dates for Flatcar preview support and deprecation of Kubernetes LTS 1.28.

github: Upcoming deprecation of Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5.1 models

GitHub

2026-03-02

GitHub Copilot will deprecate the Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5.1 models across all Copilot experiences on a specified deprecation date, with replacement models recommended.

February (2)

github: Selected Anthropic and OpenAI models are now deprecated

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub deprecated a set of Anthropic and OpenAI models across all GitHub Copilot experiences effective February 17, 2026.

aks: Release 2026-02-08

Release notes from AKS

2026-02-17

AKS release 2026-02-08 adds new Kubernetes patch versions, expands regional availability for API Server VNET Integration, and introduces several security/behavioral changes plus multiple component/image updates.