# February 2026

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## What's new

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**LightOnOCR-2-1B OCR Model available in AI Model Hub**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/ai/ai-model-hub/models/ocr-models/lightonocr-2-1b)

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**February 23**

LightOnOCR-2-1B is a new 1B-parameter end-to-end vision-language model by LightOn, now available in the AI Model Hub. It converts documents (PDFs, scans, images) into clean, Markdown-formatted text, handling complex layouts including tables, multi-column documents, and scientific notation.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**IONOS Cloud Logging Service Now Powered by Loki v3.6**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/observability/logging-service)

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**February 20**

The IONOS Cloud Logging Service has been upgraded to [<mark style="color:blue;">Loki v3.6</mark>](https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/release-notes/v3-6/), bringing performance improvements and enhanced capabilities for log ingestion and querying.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Available as Public Images for Compute Services**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/images-snapshots/public-images/microsoft-sql-server-images)

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**February 19**

**Microsoft SQL Server 2025 (Standard and Enterprise)** is now available as public images for [<mark style="color:blue;">Dedicated Core Servers</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/compute-services/compute-engine/dedicated-core), [<mark style="color:blue;">vCPU Servers</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/compute-services/compute-engine/vcpu-server), and [<mark style="color:blue;">Cubes</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/compute-services/cubes/overview).

**Standard Edition Enhancements:**

* CPU core limits increased to **32 cores**.
* RAM limit increased to **256 GB**.
* **Resource Governor** for workload isolation.

**Native AI capabilities:**

* Integrated **vector data types** for AI workloads
* `DiskANN` **indexing** for **RAG workloads**.

**T-SQL enhancements:**

* Native **JSON data type** for improved JSON handling
* **RegEx support** for advanced string manipulation.

**Management Tools:**

* Compatible with the latest versions of **SSMS** and `sqlcmd`.

> **Note:** **Microsoft SQL Server 2025** no longer offers a **Web** edition.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**IONOS Cloud Validated for Sovereign SUSE Rancher Prime Workloads**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/containers/suse-rancher)

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**February 12**

IONOS Cloud and SUSE have successfully established a validated architectural framework to bring **SUSE Rancher Prime** to the IONOS Cloud sovereign European infrastructure. This partnership empowers enterprise users to centralize the management of their Kubernetes clusters while ensuring their orchestration layer remains compliant with strict data residency requirements. By deploying this solution, organizations gain the flexibility to run mission-critical containerized workloads on a high-performance cloud stack specifically engineered for digital autonomy. This self-managed integration follows a Bring Your Own Subscription (BYOS) model, allowing users to leverage their existing SUSE agreements directly within the IONOS Cloud ecosystem.
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## Documentation updates

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Restructured VDC Networking Documentation**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/network-services/vdc-networking)

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**February 27**

The **VDC Networking** documentation has been restructured to improve clarity and usability. The revamped guide now includes step-by-step instructions for common networking tasks. It features an intuitive organization that helps you find relevant information quickly and implement networking solutions efficiently. New and updated sections include the following:

* **IP Addresses:** Categorized into IPv4 and IPv6 configurations.
* **Core Networking:** Dedicated sections for LAN, IP Failover, and NIC-based Firewall.
* **NIC Multi-Queue and FAQ:** Existing documentation retained and integrated.
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