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Azure Updates (14 new azure updates)

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🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Using Server-sent events with Application Gatewayhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=503909Azure Application Gateway supports use of Server-sent events in general availability, enabling real-time data streaming from server to client. Server-sent events utilize server push technology on […]TuesdayAzure Updates,Application Gateway,Features,Launched,Management,networking,security
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Signed request on Azure Front Doorhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=501169We’re announcing the public preview of Azure Front Door signed request, a powerful new feature designed to enhance access control for content delivery. This capability allows […]TuesdayAzure Updates,Azure Front Door,Features,In preview,networking,security
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Vaulted backup for Azure Files (Premium)https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=503806Announcing the General availability of vaulted backup for Azure Files shares premium! Azure Backup brings vaulted protection to Azure Files shares premium, to ensure business continuity […]TuesdayAzure Updates,Azure Backup,Features,Launched,Management,Management and Governance,security,storage
ℹ️Retirement: Azure Disk Encryptionhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=493779Azure Disk Encryption will be retired on September 15, 2028 and we recommend you transition to Encryption at Host by that date. Alternate disk encryption solutions […]WednesdayAzure Updates,compute,Retirements,Virtual Machine Scale Sets,Virtual Machines
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery Support for Virtual Machines with Premium SSD v2 diskshttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=502998Announcing the General Availability of Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for Virtual Machines with Premium SSD v2 disks. ASR provides seamless disaster recovery for Virtual Machines across […]WednesdayAzure Updates,Azure Site Recovery,Features,Launched,Management,Management and Governance,Migration
ℹ️Retirement: NVv3-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on September 30,2026https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=500573On September 30, 2026, Microsoft Azure will retire the Standard_NV12s_v3, Standard_NV12hs_v3, Standard_NV24s_v3, Standard_NV24ms_v3, Standard_NV32ms_v3, and Standard_NV48s_v3 virtual machines (VMs) in the NVv3-series virtual machines (VMs). To […]WednesdayAzure Updates,Retirements
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: GitHub Copilot app modernization capabilities for Java and .NET are now availablehttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=503603App modernization is essential for enterprises to stay secure, scalable and innovative—but traditionally it requires a lot of effort that can be redundant and complex. With […]WednesdayAzure Updates,Features,Launched
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Discover and assess PostgreSQL in Azure Migratehttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=503641Planning the next move for your PostgreSQL workloads just got easier. Azure Migrate now enables you to discover and assess PostgreSQL resources across VMware, Hyper‑V, physical […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Delete on-demand backup in Azure DB for MySQL – Flexible Serverhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=503622You can now manually trigger on-demand backups in Azure DB for MySQL – Flexible Server instead of solely relying on the system-initiated automated backups and schedule. […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure Database for MySQL,Databases,Features,Launched
ℹ️Retirement: Azure App Service on Azure Arc enabled Kuberneteshttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=500016Beginning on September 30th 2025, Azure App Service on Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes will be retired, and customers will no longer be able to install the […]FridayAzure Updates,app service,compute,Features,Mobile,Retirements,Web
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files Flexible service levelhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=503687Flexible service level allows you to independently configure storage capacity and throughput, optimizing costs and performance by right-sizing based on your needs. This new service level […]FridayAzure Updates,Azure NetApp Files,Features,Launched,Pricing & Offerings,SDK and Tools,storage
ℹ️Retirement: The Insights blade in AKS is now called Monitorhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=497368The Insights blade in AKS has been renamed to Monitor and relocated from the Monitoring section to the top level of the table of contents for […]FridayAzure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,Management and Governance,Retirements
ℹ️Retirement: The Linux Consumption hosting plan of Azure Functions will be retired on September 30, 2028. Migrate to Flex Consumption.https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499451The Azure Functions Linux Consumption hosting plan is being retired. Customers are advised to migrate to the Flex Consumption plan, which offers faster scaling, advanced networking, […]SaturdayAzure Updates,Azure Functions,compute,containers,Internet of Things,Pricing & Offerings,Retirements
ℹ️Retirement: Upgrade BlobFuse v1 to latest version of Blobfuse v2https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=498563We recommend upgrading from BlobFuse v1 to BlobFuse v2, as all future enhancements and innovations related to Azure Blob Storage file system access will be focused […]SaturdayAzure Updates,Azure Blob Storage,Retirements,storage
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Tech Community (44 new articles)

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Azure Migrate: Connected Experienceshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-migration-and/azure-migrate-connected-experiences/ba-p/4454927Shiva Shastri Sr Product Marketing Manager, Azure Migrate—Product & Ecosystem. Modernization in motion: Evolving at the speed of change. Modernization is the process of transforming legacy […]SundayTech Community
Monitoring web application traffic for configuring rate limit on Azure Front Door WAFhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/monitoring-web-application-traffic-for-configuring-rate-limit-on/ba-p/4454092Introduction Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a cloud-native service that actively protects web applications from common vulnerabilities and exploits. It also supports custom rules that […]MondayTech Community
Architecting Multi-region solution in Azure – Lessons Learnedhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/architecting-multi-region-solution-in-azure-lessons-learned/ba-p/4415554Using Azure as a cloud, not as a region As Mark Russinovich stated in his blog post we want to empower customers and partners to build and […]MondayTech Community
Unlocking Private IP for Azure Application Gateway: Security, Compliance, and Practical Deploymenthttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/unlocking-private-ip-for-azure-application-gateway-security/ba-p/4454879If you’re responsible for securing, scaling, and optimizing cloud infrastructure, this update is for you. Based on my recent conversation with Vyshnavi Namani, Product Manager on […]TuesdayTech Community
Introducing the Azure Maps Geocode Autocomplete APIhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-maps-blog/introducing-the-azure-maps-geocode-autocomplete-api/ba-p/4455784We’re thrilled to unveil the public preview of Azure Maps Geocode Autocomplete API, a powerful REST service designed to modernize and elevate autocomplete capabilities across Microsoft’s mapping […]TuesdayTech Community
Discover and Assess PostgreSQL databases for migration to Azure using Azure Migratehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-migration-and/discover-and-assess-postgresql-databases-for-migration-to-azure/ba-p/4456108Discover and Assess PostgreSQL Databases at Scale with Azure Migrate (Preview) Cloud migration projects can be complex, and it can be difficult to determine where to […]TuesdayTech Community
Use Copilot and MCP to query Microsoft Learn Docshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/use-copilot-and-mcp-to-query-microsoft-learn-docs/ba-p/4455835Are you ready to take your Azure development workflow to the next level? In this post, we’ll walk through how to use GitHub Copilot in Agent […]TuesdayTech Community
How Microsoft Azure AI Services are Helping Astronauts Prepare for Deep Space Explorationhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/public-sector-blog/how-microsoft-azure-ai-services-are-helping-astronauts-prepare/ba-p/4455212Microgravity, space radiation, and other harsh environmental conditions during spaceflight can change the human body and alter human performance. To safeguard the well-being of crews, Mission […]TuesdayTech Community
General Availability: Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.5https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/general-availability-azure-synapse-runtime-for-apache-spark-3-5/ba-p/4456009We’re thrilled to announce that we have made Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.5 for our Azure Synapse Spark customers generally available for customers to […]TuesdayTech Community
Azure Kubernetes Service Automatic: Fast and frictionless Kubernetes for allhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/partner-news/azure-kubernetes-service-automatic-fast-and-frictionless/ba-p/4455440AKS Automatic simplifies Kubernetes by offering a fully managed, opinionated experience that abstracts away from infrastructure complexity, while keeping the full power of Kubernetes at your […]TuesdayTech Community
New in Azure Marketplace: September 1-10, 2025https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/new-in-azure-marketplace-september-1-10-2025/ba-p/4431290We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. For this volume, 266 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the […]TuesdayTech Community
General Availability of Azure Backup vaulted support for Azure Files Premium (SSD) shareshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/general-availability-of-azure-backup-vaulted-support-for-azure/ba-p/4455307Whether you’re an enterprise IT administrator or a cloud-native developer, ensuring data protection and resiliency is non-negotiable, especially when running mission-critical workload on Azure Files Premium […]TuesdayTech Community
Learn about Modern Requirements’ transactable partner solution in Azure Marketplacehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/learn-about-modern-requirements-transactable-partner-solution-in/ba-p/4449278Microsoft partners like Modern Requirements deliver transact-capable offers, which allow you to purchase directly from Azure Marketplace. Learn about Modern Requirements’ offer below: Copilot4DevOps: By embedding […]WednesdayTech Community
Microsoft Azure scales Hollow Core Fiber (HCF) production through outsourced manufacturinghttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/microsoft-azure-scales-hollow-core-fiber-hcf-production-through/ba-p/4455953Introduction As cloud and AI workloads surge, the pressure on datacenter (DC), Metro and Wide Area Network (WAN) networks has never been greater. Microsoft is tackling […]WednesdayTech Community
Calling Logic Apps MCP Server from Copilot Studiohttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/calling-logic-apps-mcp-server-from-copilot-studio/ba-p/4456277We recently released our MCP Server capabilities in Azure Logic Apps that unlocks enterprise data assets for agentic solutions. One of the questions that I received […]WednesdayTech Community
Announcing GPT‑5‑Codex: Redefining Developer Experience in Azure AI Foundryhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-foundry-blog/announcing-gpt-5-codex-redefining-developer-experience-in-azure/ba-p/4455524Today, we’re excited to announce OpenAI’s GPT‑5‑Codex is generally available in Azure AI Foundry, and in public preview for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code. This […]WednesdayTech Community
Gen1 to Gen2 Azure Linux Upgrade in Rolling Fashionhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mission-critical-blog/gen1-to-gen2-azure-linux-upgrade-in-rolling-fashion/ba-p/4456343Introduction: Azure offers Trusted Launch. This seamless solution is designed to significantly enhance the security of our Generation 2 virtual machines (VMs), providing robust protection against […]WednesdayTech Community
Gen1 to Gen2 Azure VM Upgrade in Rolling Fashionhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mission-critical-blog/gen1-to-gen2-azure-vm-upgrade-in-rolling-fashion/ba-p/4456343Introduction: Azure offers Trusted Launch. This seamless solution is designed to significantly enhance the security of our Generation 2 virtual machines (VMs), providing robust protection against […]WednesdayTech Community
Your Guide to Azure Community Activations at Microsoft Ignite 2025https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-events/your-guide-to-azure-community-activations-at-microsoft-ignite/ba-p/4455501Microsoft Ignite 2025 is right around the corner! From November 18–21 in San Francisco, we’re excited to bring the Azure community together for four days of […]WednesdayTech Community
Azure File Sync: A Practical, Tested Deployment Playbook for ITPros.https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/azure-file-sync-a-practical-tested-deployment-playbook-for/ba-p/4456313    This post distills that 10‑minute drill into a step‑by‑step, battle‑tested playbook you can run in your own environment, complete with the “gotchas” that trip […]WednesdayTech Community
Migrate and Modernize Summit 2025: Unifying the Database Journey in Azurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-data-migration-blog/migrate-and-modernize-summit-2025-unifying-the-database-journey/ba-p/4456031At the heart of every digital transformation is data. This year’s Migrate and Modernize Summit was more than a showcase of new features—it was a demonstration […]WednesdayTech Community
PostgreSQL 18 Preview on Azure Postgres Flexible Serverhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-postgresql/postgresql-18-preview-on-azure-postgres-flexible-server/ba-p/4456388We’re excited to announce the preview release of PostgreSQL 18 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL! This release unlocks a number of powerful new features and enhancements […]WednesdayTech Community
Azure DDoS Protection now supports QUIC protocol — Securing the future of HTTP/3 traffichttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/azure-ddos-protection-now-supports-quic-protocol-securing-the/ba-p/4456522The internet’s transport layer is undergoing one of its most significant evolutions in decades. QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections) — the protocol underpinning HTTP/3 — is rapidly […]WednesdayTech Community
Supercharging Security Copilot with Logic Apps: Best practices and pro tipshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-copilot-blog/supercharging-security-copilot-with-logic-apps-best-practices/ba-p/4456379Integrating Microsoft Security Copilot with Azure Logic Apps enables security teams to automate investigations, orchestrate fast incident response, and unify workflows across the modern enterprise. By […]ThursdayTech Community
Using MCP Server with Azure Managed Redis in VS Codehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-managed-redis/using-mcp-server-with-azure-managed-redis-in-vs-code/ba-p/4456795Overview Have you thought about asking your VS Code to generate test data and automatically upload them to Redis, without having to write any code? Wouldn’t […]ThursdayTech Community
Architecting Secure PostgreSQL on Azure: Insights from Mercedes-Benzhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-postgresql/architecting-secure-postgresql-on-azure-insights-from-mercedes/ba-p/4453228Authors: Johannes Schuetzner, Software Engineer at Mercedes-Benz & Nacho Alonso Portillo, Principal Program Manager at MicrosoftWhen you think of Mercedes-Benz, you think of innovation, precision, and […]ThursdayTech Community
Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Container Apps Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafanahttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/announcing-the-public-preview-of-azure-container-apps-azure/ba-p/4450958We’re thrilled to announce the public preview of Azure Container Apps Azure Monitor Dashboards with Grafana, a major step forward in simplifying observability for your apps […]ThursdayTech Community
Supercharging NVAs in Azure with Accelerated Connectionshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/supercharging-nvas-in-azure-with-accelerated-connections/ba-p/4456771Hello folks, If you run firewalls, routers, or SD‑WAN NVAs in Azure and your pain is connection scale rather than raw Mbps, there is a feature […]ThursdayTech Community
OpenAI Agent SDK Integration with Azure Durable Functionshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/openai-agent-sdk-integration-with-azure-durable-functions/ba-p/4453402Picture this: Your agent authored with the OpenAI Agent SDK is halfway through analyzing 10,000 customer reviews when it hits a rate limit and dies. All […]FridayTech Community
Now Generally Available: Azure Native Pure Storage Cloud for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/partner-news/now-generally-available-azure-native-pure-storage-cloud-for/ba-p/4456606We’re excited to announce the General Availability of Azure Native Pure Storage Cloud for Azure VMware Solution (AVS) — a fully managed block Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) offering […]FridayTech Community
Announcing the General Availability of Arc Gateway for Azure Localhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc-blog/announcing-the-general-availability-of-arc-gateway-for-azure/ba-p/4456256Hello everyone, Now that the Azure Arc gateway is GA is announced, we are super happy to also announce the General Availability of  the Arc Gateway […]FridayTech Community
Announcing the General Availability of the Azure Arc Gateway for Arc-enabled Servers!https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc-blog/announcing-the-general-availability-of-the-azure-arc-gateway-for/ba-p/4456356We’re excited to announce the General Availability of Arc gateway for Arc‑enabled servers. Arc gateway dramatically simplifies the network configuration required to use Azure Arc by […]FridayTech Community
Azure Native Pure Storage Cloud brings the best of Pure and Azure to our customershttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/azure-native-pure-storage-cloud-brings-the-best-of-pure-and/ba-p/4456246Azure Native Integrations tightly couple partner solutions to the Azure management experience allowing you to deploy and operate industry-leading solutions like Pure Storage Cloud with the […]FridayTech Community
Microsoft Azure Introduces Azure Integrated HSM: A Key Cache for Virtual Machineshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute-blog/microsoft-azure-introduces-azure-integrated-hsm-a-key-cache-for/ba-p/4456283Today we are excited to release the public preview support for Azure Integrated HSM for AMD v7 Virtual Machines. As announced last year at Ignite, Azure […]FridayTech Community
AI Azure Landing Zone: Shared Capabilities and Models to Enable AI as a Platformhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/ai-azure-landing-zone-shared-capabilities-and-models-to-enable/ba-p/4455951  This architecture diagram illustrates a Microsoft Azure AI Landing Zone Pattern — a scalable, secure, and well-governed framework for deploying AI workloads across multiple subscriptions […]FridayTech Community
Using Application Gateway to secure access to the Azure OpenAI Service: Customer success storyhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/using-application-gateway-to-secure-access-to-the-azure-openai/ba-p/4456696Introduction A large enterprise customer set out to build a generative AI application using Azure OpenAI. While the app would be hosted on-premises, the customer wanted […]FridayTech Community
Announcing the Grok 4 Fast Models from xAI: Now Available in Azure AI Foundryhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-foundry-blog/announcing-the-grok-4-fast-models-from-xai-now-available-in/ba-p/4456701 These models, grok-4-fast-reasoning and grok-4-fast-non-reasoning, empower developers with distinct approaches to suit their application needs. Each model brings advanced capabilities such as structured outputs, long-context processing, […]FridayTech Community
Securing Azure Databricks Serverless: Practical Guide to Private Link Integrationhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/analytics-on-azure-blog/securing-azure-databricks-serverless-practical-guide-to-private/ba-p/4457083The Challenge: Outbound Control in a Serverless World Serverless compute resources run in the serverless compute plane, and is managed by Microsoft, for ease of use.  […]FridayTech Community
Foundry Fridays: Your Gateway to Azure AI Discoveryhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/foundry-fridays-your-gateway-to-azure-ai-discovery/ba-p/4456981🎓 What Is Foundry Fridays? Every Friday at 1:30 PM ET, join the Azure AI Foundry Discord Community https://aka.ms/model-mondays/discord for a 30-minute live Ask Me Anything (AMA) session. […]FridayTech Community
PostgreSQL Discovery and Assessment in Azure Migrate – Public Previewhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-postgresql/postgresql-discovery-and-assessment-in-azure-migrate-public/ba-p/4457099We’re excited to announce the public preview of PostgreSQL discovery and assessment in Azure Migrate! This feature helps organizations plan their migration journey to Azure by […]SaturdayTech Community
How Azure network security can help you meet NIS2 compliancehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/how-azure-network-security-can-help-you-meet-nis2-compliance/ba-p/4457285With the adoption of the NIS2 Directive EU 2022 2555, cybersecurity obligations for both public and private sector organizations have become more strict and far reaching. […]SaturdayTech Community
Accelerating Infrastructure as Code: Introducing Game-Changing Terraform Features for Azurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-tools-blog/accelerating-infrastructure-as-code-introducing-game-changing/ba-p/4457341We’re thrilled to announce a suite of powerful new features from the Terraform on Azure Team that will revolutionize how you build, manage, and deploy infrastructure. […]SaturdayTech Community
Stay Informed with the Azure AI Foundry Status Dashboardhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-foundry-blog/stay-informed-with-the-azure-ai-foundry-status-dashboard/ba-p/4456738Introducing the status dashboard in Azure AI Foundry, a centralized view into the status, uptime, and availability of key Azure AI Foundry services as you design, […]SaturdayTech Community
The Future of AI: Evaluating and optimizing custom RAG agents using Azure AI Foundryhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-foundry-blog/the-future-of-ai-evaluating-and-optimizing-custom-rag-agents/ba-p/4455215The Future of AI blog series is an evolving collection of posts from the AI Futures team in collaboration with subject matter experts across Microsoft. In […]SaturdayTech Community

Microsoft Security (5 articles)

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Microsoft Purview delivered 30% reduction in data breach likelihoodhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/23/microsoft-purview-delivered-30-reduction-in-data-breach-likelihood/In today’s digital-first world, data is both an asset and a liability. As organizations scale their use of cloud platforms, AI, and remote collaboration tools, the […]Wednesday
Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat​​https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/24/retail-at-risk-how-one-alert-uncovered-a-persistent-cyberthreat/In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into real-world cases targeting retail organizations. With 60% of retail companies reporting operational disruptions from cyberattacks […]Thursday
AI vs. AI: Detecting an AI-obfuscated phishing campaignhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/24/ai-vs-ai-detecting-an-ai-obfuscated-phishing-campaign/Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently detected and blocked a credential phishing campaign that likely used AI-generated code to obfuscate its payload and evade traditional defenses. Appearing to […]Thursday
Introducing Microsoft Marketplace — Thousands of solutions. Millions of customers. One Marketplace.https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09/25/introducing-microsoft-marketplace-thousands-of-solutions-millions-of-customers-one-marketplace/A new breed of industry-leading company is taking shape — Frontier Firms. These organizations blend human ambition with AI-powered technology to reshape how innovation is scaled, […]Friday
XCSSET evolves again: Analyzing the latest updates to XCSSET’s inventoryhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/25/xcsset-evolves-again-analyzing-the-latest-updates-to-xcssets-inventory/Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified yet another XCSSET variant in the wild that introduces further updates and new modules beyond those detailed in our March 2025 […]Friday

Azure Community (20 articles)

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Unlock Cloud Savings for Linux VMs with the Azure Hybrid Benefithttps://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2025/09/unlock-cloud-savings-for-linux-vms-with-the-azure-hybrid-benefit/If you’re in IT, cloud architecture, or make decisions about your organization’s technology roadmap, finding ways to modernize infrastructure while controlling cloud costs is likely high […]Thomas Maurer
Going beyond 8 peers in Azure Route Serverhttps://blog.cloudtrooper.net/2025/09/22/going-beyond-8-peers-in-azure-route-server/After a good while without posting anything, I finally decided to slowly recommence again. This first post is about a little BGP trick that may help […]Jose Moreno
Install and use Microsoft AI Shellhttps://www.techielass.com/install-microsoft-ai-shell-copilot-in-azure/The command-line interface (CLI) remains a key tool for IT operations and development workflows, sometimes it’s friendly, other times it’s syntax-heavy and frustrating.  That’s where Microsoft’s […]Sarah Lean
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Deep Divehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP-kn76-emIA deep dive look at Azure Database for PostgreSQL. What it is and how it works! 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the […]John Savill
How to make shared videos on Teams look awesomehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1eWdX1w6m8It’s really easy to make shared video show up great for the audience! 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I […]John Savill
Deploying Azure APIM MCP Servers with Bicephttps://cloudadministrator.net/2025/09/23/deploying-azure-apim-mcp-servers-with-bicep/Azure API Management (APIM) facilitates AI applications through Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. This functionality allows existing APIs to be exposed as MCP servers, simplified via […]Stanislav Zhelyazkov
Customising your Password Reset emails with the “Email Otp Send” custom authentication extension in…https://medium.com/the-new-control-plane/customising-your-password-reset-emails-with-the-email-otp-send-custom-authentication-extension-in-d6ea8554a08c?source=rss----3a246e667a75---4Customising your Password Reset emails with the “Email Otp Send” custom authentication extension in Entra External ID (EEID) Android Email app icon via Wikimedia The docs. are here. […]Rory Braybrook
Azure Networking: Expanding Subnets with Multiple Prefixes without Downtime.https://dev.to/omiossec/azure-networking-expanding-subnets-with-multiple-prefixes-without-downtime-34lgIn Azure, a subnet has a single address prefix, a part of your Virtual Network (VNet) address space. This works fine until your workloads outgrow the […]Olivier Miossec
ASO(cial) Superpowers: Streamlined App Deployments with Azure Service Operatorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKAA1GHdog0When every dev team rolls out their own infrastructure dependencies you know what is coming: chaos. In one of my recent projects I ended up with […]Luke Murray
How to Configure Password Protection with Microsoft Graphhttps://ourcloudnetwork.com/how-to-configure-password-protection-with-microsoft-graph/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-configure-password-protection-with-microsoft-graphLearn how to configure password protection settings like banned password lists in Microsoft Entra using Microsoft Graph PowerShell. The post How to Configure Password Protection with […]Daniel Bradley
Cloud Fundamentals: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS Explained (Coffee Edition)https://www.ciraltos.com/cloud-fundamentals-iaas-paas-and-saas-explained-coffee-edition/Cloud Fundamentals: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS — Cloud Computing Explained in five minutes. Cloud computing can feel overwhelming with all the acronyms and jargon, but it doesn’t […]Travis Roberts
Create a fingerprint based Sensitive Information Type (SIT) in Microsoft Purview – Part 10https://cloudbuild.co.uk/create-a-fingerprint-based-sensitive-information-type-sit-in-microsoft-purview-part-10/Reading Time: 5 minutesThank you for continuing to follow the Microsoft Purview blog post series. Building on Part 9 of this series, where I walked through […]Imran Rashid
Enabling Virtual Network Flow Logs At Scalehttps://aidanfinn.com/?p=24580In this post, I will explain how you can enable Virtual Network (VNet) Flow Logs at scale using a built-in Azure Policy. Background Flow logging plays […]Aidan Finn
Security Best Practices for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-WlcOuzQNQLearn about the best practices for securing your AKS cluster using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and other strategies in the Azure cloud. In this session, you’ll […]Luke Murray
The Integrated World of Microsoft Cloud Frameworkshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwe5ASU4GRQIf you’ve ever found yourself lost in a labyrinth of acronyms and documentation describing today’s cloud, this session is for you. We will deep dive on […]Luke Murray
Getting started with Windows 365 Cloud PCshttps://techcaching.com/2025/09/25/getting-started-with-windows-365-cloud-pcs/It’s easier than you think! Learn to set up and start using your first Cloud PC. This practical guide makes Windows 365 more accessible for IT […]Sucheta Gawade
309 – Goodbye, Project Online and SharePoint 2013 Workflowshttps://share.transistor.fm/s/27836743In this week’s episode, we talk about our experiences with SharePoint and Project. Now that Project Online is going away, as well as SharePoint 2013-style Workflows, […]Tobias Zimmergren
Azure Back to School 2025 – Azure Virtual WAN deploymenthttps://jakewalsh.co.uk/azure-back-to-school-2025-azure-virtual-wan-deployment/This September, Azure Back to School 2025 is taking place, with loads of awesome sessions and great community content. My session, “Building a Cloud Centric Network […]Jake Walsh
Why I Built a SaaS Boilerplate and Why You Should Use Ithttps://jamiemaguire.net/index.php/2025/09/26/why-i-built-a-saas-boilerplate-and-why-you-should-use-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-i-built-a-saas-boilerplate-and-why-you-should-use-itSkip months of foundational development and launch your SaaS idea in weeks, not months I’ve watched countless brilliant SaaS ideas die in the “foundational development” phase. […]Jamie Maguire
Azure Update – 26th September 2025https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMPMqFmnJ4AGood selection this week and a couple of very important retirements to be aware of and start planning for! AI Tours – https://aitour.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Marketplace – […]John Savill

Azure Architecture Center (26 new or updated articles)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication DayCategory
Understand Data Modelshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/understand-data-store-modelsLearn how to evaluate Azure data store models based on workload patterns, scale, consistency, and governance to guide service selection.TuesdayAzure Architecture,new
Health modeling for mission-critical workloads on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-health-modelingReference architecture for a workload that is accessed over a public endpoint without extra dependencies to other company resources – Health modeling.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Data platform for mission-critical workloads on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-data-platformData decisions for the architecture of a mission-critical workload on Azure.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Application platform considerations for mission-critical workloads on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-app-platformReference architecture for a workload that is accessed over a public endpoint without additional dependencies to other company resources – App Platform.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Application design considerations for mission-critical workloads on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-app-designLearn how to implement a mission-critical workload that users access over a public endpoint without extra dependencies to other company resources.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Deployment and testing for mission-critical workloads on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-deploy-testReference architecture for a workload that is accessed over a public endpoint without extra dependencies to other company resources – Deployment and Testing.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Security Considerations for Mission-Critical Workloads on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-securityLearn about the security considerations for a workload that’s accessed over a public endpoint without dependencies on other company resources.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Networking and connectivity for mission-critical workloads on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-networkingNetworking decisions for the architecture of a mission-critical workload on Azure.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Prepare to Choose a Data Store in Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/data-stores-getting-startedLearn how to choose the right Azure data store for your workloads by evaluating functional, performance, cost, and security requirements.TuesdayAzure Architecture,new
Operations for mission-critical workloads on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-operationsGuidance for operations for the architecture of a mission-critical workload on Azure.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Rehost mainframe applications by using NTT DATA UniKixhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/rehost-mainframe-ntt-data-unikixImprove efficiency and cut costs by running mainframe applications and workloads on Azure. Use UniKix software from NTT DATA to rehost legacy assets.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Refactor IBM z/TPF mainframe systems to Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/refactor-ibm-ztpf-mainframeLearn how to refactor IBM z/TPF mainframe systems to functionally equivalent systems on Microsoft Azure.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Modernize Mainframe and Midrange Datahttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/modernize-mainframe-data-to-azureLearn how to modernize IBM mainframe and midrange data. Use a data-first approach to migrate the data to scalable and more secure cloud storage on Azure.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Refactor mainframe applications with Advancedhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/refactor-mainframe-applications-advancedLearn how to use the Automated COBOL Refactoring solution from Advanced to modernize your mainframe COBOL applications, run them on Azure, and reduce costs.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Migrate AIX workloads to Azure with Skytaphttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/migrate-aix-workloads-to-azure-with-skytapThis example illustrates a migration of AIX logical partitions (LPARs) to Skytap on Azure.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Migrate IBM i series to Azure with Skytaphttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/migrate-ibm-i-series-to-azure-with-skytapThis example architecture shows how to use the native IBM i backup and recovery services with Microsoft Azure components.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Refactor mainframe applications with Astadiahttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/refactor-mainframe-applications-astadiaSee an architecture that uses Astadia to migrate COBOL applications from an on-premises environment to the cloud.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Re-engineer IBM z/OS batch applications on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/reengineer-mainframe-batch-apps-azureUse Azure services to re-engineer mainframe batch applications. This architecture change can reduce costs and improve scalability.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Mainframe file and tape backup to Azure using Luminexhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/luminex-mainframe-file-tape-transferUse Luminex products to transfer mainframe file and tape data to and from Azure to meet backup, archival, and other business needs.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Migrate mainframe data tier to Azure with mLogica LIBER*IRIShttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/mainframe-data-replication-azure-data-platformFind out how mLogica LIBER*IRIS provides a proven solution for bulk data migration from a mainframe to Azure for enterprise workloads.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Refactor mainframe architecture by using CloudFrame Renovatehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/cloudframe-renovate-mainframe-refactorRefactor your mainframe architecture to Azure by using the CloudFrame Renovate code migration tool. Renovate migrates COBOL to Java.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Move archive data from mainframe systems to Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/move-archive-data-mainframesLearn about a reference architecture that shows how to move data from mainframe and midrange systems to Azure.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
High-volume batch transaction processinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/process-batch-transactionsUse Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Service Bus to implement high-volume batch transaction processing.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Extract text from objects using Power Automate and AI Builderhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/ai/extract-object-textUse AI Builder and Azure AI Document Intelligence in a Power Automate workflow to extract text from images, for indexing and retrieval.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Modernize Mainframe Workloads by using BMC AMI Cloudhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/mainframe-modernization-bmc-ami-cloudLearn how to use BMC AMI Cloud to send mainframe data directly to Azure Blob Storage as part of a mainframe modernization migration.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated
Micro Focus Enterprise Server on Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/micro-focus-serverOptimize, modernize, and streamline IBM z/OS mainframe applications by using Micro Focus Enterprise Server 6.0 on Azure VMs.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated

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