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Update FinOps toolkit roadmap for 2026 (v15 and v16) - #2359

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🛠️ Description

Updates docs-mslearn/toolkit/roadmap.md from the January–December 2024 snapshot to the January - December 2026 roadmap term for the v15 release:

  • 2026 key themes: Updates the 2026 themes to cover AI-powered FinOps and FinOps for AI (tokenomics), End-to-end FinOps and cloud capacity management, Solidify the foundation and data quality, and Enable the community and ecosystem.
  • Completed (v0.5–v15): Marks previously shipped initiatives (v0.5–v14) as Completed and marks v15 deliverables as Completed (v15) across General, Learning resources, FinOps hubs, AI agents and plugins (Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI plugin including azure-capacity-manager, KQL query catalog and AI tokenomics queries, and project coordination agents), Power BI reports, Cost optimization workbook, Optimization engine, PowerShell (Start-FinOpsMultitool, Initialize-FinOpsHubLocal, open data commands), and Open data (InstanceSizeFlexibility, CommitmentDiscountEligibility).
  • In development (v16): Adds v16 initiatives across the toolkit, including FOCUS 1.3 and 1.4 support, quota/capacity and savings plan recommendation ingestion (Quota()), FinOps for AI / tokenomics / capacity dashboards, the FinOps and capacity SRE Agent template, Key Vault RBAC, disabling storage Shared Key access, MCA 2024-08-01 price sheets and invoice PDF downloads, Data Factory Resource Graph pagination, and AI-assisted repository triage and release automation.
  • Metadata: Updates ms.date to 10/19/2026.

Related to #2120, #1721, #1555, #2013

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Update docs-mslearn/toolkit/roadmap.md from the January-December 2024 snapshot to January-December 2026:
- Refresh 2026 key themes for AI-powered FinOps and FinOps for AI (tokenomics), end-to-end FinOps and cloud capacity management, foundation/data quality, and community/ecosystem.
- Mark shipped capabilities (v0.5-v14) and v15 deliverables as Completed / Completed (v15).
- Add v16 in-development initiatives across General, Learning resources, FinOps hubs, AI agents and plugins, Power BI reports, Cost optimization workbook, Optimization engine, PowerShell, and Open data.

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Brett Wilson (MSBrett) requested a review from a team as a code owner October 19, 2026 17:08
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🟡 Changes recommended

Several completion claims and planned capabilities contradict the linked work and current support documentation.

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What changed in this PR

Refreshes the FinOps toolkit roadmap for 2026, covering v15 delivery claims and v16 priorities.

Changes:

  • Updates themes for AI-powered FinOps, capacity management, data quality, and community support.
  • Revises component initiatives and adds an AI agents and plugins section.
  • Updates the roadmap term and metadata date.
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docs-mslearn/​toolkit/​roadmap.md Updates roadmap themes, initiative statuses, and release plans.

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