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Latest news and updates from the Azure Citadel community.

Welcome to the Azure Citadel blog. Here you’ll find updates, deep dives and community highlights.

GitHub Copilot CLI

Richard Cheney • 22 Dec 2025

GitHub Copilot CLI is a powerful command-line tool that brings AI-powered assistance directly to your terminal. This guide walks through installation and configuration, including integration with Microsoft Learn documentation.

Sovereignty and Geography Groups

Richard Cheney • 21 Oct 2025

An interesting little Azure Update popped up last week, as the Locations API will be switching its output for the UK, with the Geography Group changing from “Europe” to “UK”.

Partner Admin Link

Richard Cheney • 14 Oct 2025

A new set of partner guidance when configuring Partner Admin Link for recognition of their influence in providing services to customers.

Terraform for Fabric

Richard Cheney • 03 Oct 2025

New labs for configuring Fabric Administration with the Terraform fabric provider.

Site Improvements

Richard Cheney • 05 Sep 2025

Navigation, blog posts and light/dark mode.