Bring Your Own Model in VS, Foundry Models, .NET Conf Sets Date | The Upload Ep 4

Microsoft Developer shares a quick developer news roundup covering Bring Your Own Model entering preview in Visual Studio, updates to the model router in Microsoft Foundry Models (including region expansion and refreshed model pool), and the announced date for .NET Conf 2026.

Overview

This short episode highlights several Microsoft developer updates:

• Bring Your Own Model in Visual Studio (preview)

  • The episode calls out that Bring Your Own Model has moved into preview in Visual Studio.
  • Resource: Visual Studio Blog — “Unlocking the Power of AI for Every Developer in Visual Studio with Bring your Own Model”
    • https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/unlocking-the-power-of-ai-for-every-developer-in-visual-studio-with-bring-your-own-model/

• Microsoft Foundry Models: model router updates

  • The episode notes that the model router expanded to more regions and refreshed its model pool.
  • Resource: Microsoft Learn — “What’s new in model router in Microsoft Foundry Models”
    • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/foundry-models/whats-new-model-router

• .NET Conf 2026 date announcement

  • The episode mentions that .NET Conf 2026 now has a date.
  • Resource: .NET Blog — “.NET Conf 2026”
    • https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-conf-2026/

• Additional linked updates

  • Azure VMware Solution: license-included service retirement
    • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/license-included-service-retirement
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server: extended support
    • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/postgresql/configure-maintain/extended-support