| Status | Name | Link | Description | Publication Day | Category |
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| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Cloud-to-Cloud migration made simple with Azure Storage Mover | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=514653 | Azure Storage Mover’s new AWS S3 to Azure Blob migration feature is now generally available, empowering organizations to move data directly from AWS to Azure securely, […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,Features,Launched,Microsoft Ignite,Services |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Sharing Capacity Reservation Groups | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=516897 | The ability to share Capacity Reservation Groups (CRGs) with subscriptions is now in Public Preview. Previously, customers could deploy VMs in a Capacity Reservation Group within […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,compute,Features,In preview,Pricing & Offerings,Services,Virtual Machine Scale Sets,Virtual Machines |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Enhanced cloning and Public IP retention scripts for Azure Application Gateway migration | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=517027 | Azure Application Gateway introduces two new PowerShell scripts to simplify migration from V1 (Standard or WAF) to V2 (Standard_V2 or WAF_V2) services. As V1 SKUs’ is […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,Application Gateway,Features,Launched,Management,networking,security,Services |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: VM vCore customization features disabling simultaneous multi-threading (SMT/HT) and constrained cores | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=516990 | Azure announces the public preview of VM Customization features, a new capability that gives customers greater control over virtual CPU configurations to optimize performance and licensing […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Features,In preview |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for mid-October 2025 | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=513240 | In mid-October 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Improve the redirect connection type to require only port 1433 and promote to […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure SQL Database,Azure SQL Managed Instance,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Near-zero downtime scaling for HA-enabled Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=502004 | You can now scale your Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers that have high availability (HA) enabled with minimal impact to your users. The process usually takes […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched |
| ℹ️ | Retirement: Azure Computer Vision – Image Analysis will be retired on September 25, 2028 | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=502909 | Microsoft is announcing the planned retirement of the Azure Computer Vision – Image Analysis service. Microsoft will provide full support for all existing Azure Computer Vision […] | Friday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Azure AI Foundry,Retirements |
| Name | Link | Description | Publication Day | Category |
|---|
| Introducing native Service Bus message publishing from Azure API Management | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/introducing-native-service-bus-message-publishing-from-azure-api/ba-p/4462644 | We’re excited to announce a new capability in Azure API Management (APIM) — you can now send messages directly to Azure Service Bus from your APIs using a built-in policy. This […] | Monday | Tech Community |
| AMA Spotlight: Build Smarter with Azure Developer CLI ‘AZD’ | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/ama-spotlight-build-smarter-with-azure-developer-cli-azd/ba-p/4462308 | Weekly AMA ‘Ask Me Anything’: Build Smarter with Azure Developer CLI Calling all AI engineers, developers, and builders of the future, this is your backstage pass […] | Monday | Tech Community |
| Building a Multi-Agent System with Azure AI Agent Service: Campus Event Management | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/building-a-multi-agent-system-with-azure-ai-agent-service-campus/ba-p/4461991 | Personal Background My name is Peace Silly. I studied French and Spanish at the University of Oxford, where I developed a strong interest in how language […] | Monday | Tech Community |
| 6 truths about migrating Microsoft Sentinel to the Defender portal | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/6-truths-about-migrating-microsoft-sentinel-to-the-defender/ba-p/4460437 | The move from the Azure portal to the Microsoft Defender portal is one of the most significant transformations yet for Microsoft Sentinel SIEM. By July 1, […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Lessons Learned #537: Copilot Prompts for Troubleshooting on Azure SQL Database | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/lessons-learned-537-copilot-prompts-for-troubleshooting-on-azure/ba-p/4463038 | We had the opportunity to share our experience in several community sessions how SSMS Copilot can help across multiple phases of troubleshooting. In this article, I […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Azure Monitor 101: The missing guide to understanding monitoring on Azure | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/startups-at-microsoft/azure-monitor-101-the-missing-guide-to-understanding-monitoring/ba-p/4462799 | Introduction Monitoring in the cloud is often misunderstood. Some think it’s about checking whether a virtual machine is up; others equate it with dashboards or alerts. […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Public Preview: Audit and Enable Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) for Azure Arc-enabled Servers | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc-blog/public-preview-audit-and-enable-windows-recovery-environment/ba-p/4462939 | Windows Recovery Environment is a secure, isolated partition that enables diagnostics and repair when a system encounters critical failures – such as a stop error (commonly […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Creating alerts for custom errors with auditing and Log Analytics | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/creating-alerts-for-custom-errors-with-auditing-and-log/ba-p/4463032 | Errors are an inherent part of any application. As a database professional managing an Azure SQL Managed Instance, you may be interested in understanding when specific […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Build Long-Running AI Agents on Azure App Service with Microsoft Agent Framework | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/build-long-running-ai-agents-on-azure-app-service-with-microsoft/ba-p/4463159 | The AI landscape is evolving rapidly, and with the introduction of Microsoft Agent Framework, developers now have a powerful platform for building sophisticated AI agents that […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Securing GenAI Workloads in Azure: A Complete Guide to Monitoring and Threat Protection – AIO11Y | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/securing-genai-workloads-in-azure-a-complete-guide-to-monitoring/ba-p/4463145 | Series Introduction Generative AI is transforming how organizations build applications, interact with customers, and unlock insights from data. But with this transformation comes a new security […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Azure Live Voice API and Avatar Creation Demo | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/blog/azure-live-voice-api-and-avatar-creation-demo/ba-p/4463292 | How It WorksAzure AI Live Voice API delivers natural, emotionally nuanced speech with low latency, enabling the trainer avatar to speak fluidly and adaptively.Avatar SDK animates […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Mastering Azure Queries: Skip Token and Batching for Scale | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/mastering-azure-queries-skip-token-and-batching-for-scale/ba-p/4463387 | Let’s be honest. As a cloud engineer or DevOps professional managing a large Azure environment, running even a simple resource inventory query can feel like drinking […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Building Secure AI Chat Systems: Part 2 – Securing Your Architecture from Storage to Network | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/building-secure-ai-chat-systems-part-2-securing-your/ba-p/4462557 | In Part 1 of this series, we tackled the critical challenge of protecting the LLM itself from malicious inputs. We implemented three essential security layers using Azure […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Azure Integrated HSM: New Chapter&Shift from Centralized Clusters to Embedded Silicon-to-Cloud Trust | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-community/azure-integrated-hsm-new-chapter-shift-from-centralized-clusters/ba-p/4462923 | Azure Integrated HSM marks a major shift in how cryptographic keys are handled—moving from centralized clusters… to local, tamper‑resistant modules embedded directly in virtual machines. This […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Improved Connectivity Types in Azure SQL Managed Instance | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql-blog/improved-connectivity-types-in-azure-sql-managed-instance/ba-p/4457301 | As part of its ongoing connectivity overhaul, Azure SQL Managed Instance is removing the last obstacles to broader use of the redirect connection type. The more […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Selecting the Right Agentic Solution on Azure – Part 2 (Security) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/selecting-the-right-agentic-solution-on-azure-part-2-security/ba-p/4461215 | Let’s pick up from where we left off in the previous post — Selecting the Right Agentic Solution on Azure – Part 1. Earlier, we explored […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Azure File Sync with ARC… Better together. | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/azure-file-sync-with-arc-better-together/ba-p/4463341 | Hello Folks! Managing file servers across on-premises datacenters and cloud environments can be challenging for IT professionals. Azure File Sync (AFS) has been a game-changer by centralizing […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Upcoming Changes to Azure Relay IP Addresses and DNS Support | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/messaging-on-azure-blog/upcoming-changes-to-azure-relay-ip-addresses-and-dns-support/ba-p/4463597 | Azure Relay is an integral part of modern hybrid cloud architectures, enabling seamless connectivity between on-premises and cloud resources. To ensure continued reliability and security, Microsoft […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Deployment Guide-Copilot Studio agent with MCP Server exposed by API Management using OAuth 2.0 | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-foundry-blog/deployment-guide-copilot-studio-agent-with-mcp-server-exposed-by/ba-p/4462432 | Introduction In today’s enterprise landscape, enabling AI agents to interact with backend systems securely and at scale is critical. By exposing MCP servers through Azure API […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Context-Aware RAG System with Azure AI Search to Cut Token Costs and Boost Accuracy | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-foundry-blog/context-aware-rag-system-with-azure-ai-search-to-cut-token-costs/ba-p/4456810 | 🚀 Introduction As AI copilots and assistants become integral to enterprises, one question dominates architecture discussions: “How can we make large language models (LLMs) provide accurate, […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Running a Load Test within a Chaos Experiment | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/running-a-load-test-within-a-chaos-experiment/ba-p/4463344 | With Azure Chaos Studio and Azure Load Testing, you can simulate both — run a controlled load test while injecting faults into your application or infrastructure […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Azure Managed Redis at Ignite 2025: pre-day, session, and booth | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-managed-redis/azure-managed-redis-at-ignite-2025-pre-day-session-and-booth/ba-p/4463924 | Microsoft Ignite 2025 is almost here! Many practitioners are surprised by the powerful new capabilities in Azure Managed Redis—and now is your chance to see them […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Optimize Azure Local using insights from a Well-Architected Review Assessment | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/optimize-azure-local-using-insights-from-a-well-architected/ba-p/4458433 | Why Azure Local? Azure Local extends Azure to customer-owned infrastructure, enabling local execution of modern and traditional applications across distributed on-premises or edge locations. Azure Local […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Azure Sphere OS version 25.10 is now available for evaluation | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/internet-of-things-blog/azure-sphere-os-version-25-10-is-now-available-for-evaluation/ba-p/4463116 | Azure Sphere OS version 25.10 is now available for evaluation in the Retail Eval feed. The retail evaluation period for this release provides 14 days (about […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Implementing MCP Remote Servers with Azure Function App and GitHub Copilot Integration | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-foundry-blog/implementing-mcp-remote-servers-with-azure-function-app-and/ba-p/4463874 | Introduction In the evolving landscape of AI-driven applications, the ability to seamlessly connect large language models (LLMs) with external tools and data sources is becoming a […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Real-Time Speech Intelligence for Global Scale: gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize in Azure AI Foundry | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-foundry-blog/real-time-speech-intelligence-for-global-scale-gpt-4o-transcribe/ba-p/4461849 | Voice is a natural interface for communication. Now, with the general availability of gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize, the new automatic speech recognition (ASR) model in Azure AI Foundry, transforming […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Announcing Public Preview of VM Customization in Azure: Disable Multithreading & Constrained Cores | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute-blog/announcing-public-preview-of-vm-customization-in-azure-disable/ba-p/4462417 | Today, we are excited to announce the public preview of VM Customization feature in Azure introducing two powerful new capabilities: Disable Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT/HT) and Constrained Cores. […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
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| Azure Bicep: Extension and local deploy | https://dev.to/omiossec/azure-bicep-extension-and-local-deploy-45l1 | Bicep was created with a single goal: to simplify Azure resource deployment. Instead of writing verbose JSON, Bicep gives us a cleaner, more concise way to […] | Olivier Miossec |
| Azure Container Services Docs – Weekly Update (2025-10-12 to 2025-10-19) | https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2025/10/azure-container-services-docs-weekly-update-2025-10-12-to-2025-10-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=azure-container-services-docs-weekly-update-2025-10-12-to-2025-10-19 | Reading Time: 61 minutesAzure Container Services Docs – Weekly Update (2025-10-12 to 2025-10-19) The most meaningful Azure Kubernetes Service, Container Registry, Application Gateway for Containers, and […] | Pixel Roberts |
| Little skin cancer awareness public service announcement 🤙 | https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1j0Gv4J1G_w | If you have a skin blemish for more than 2 months go get it checked out! Take care of yourself! | John Savill |
| Create your own custom extension for Azure Bicep | https://johnlokerse.dev/2025/10/20/create-your-own-custom-extension-for-azure-bicep/ | A long-lived dream of many Azure Bicep users has been the ability to deploy outside the Azure environment, similar to what you can do with Terraform. […] | John Lokerse |
| Azure Managed Redis Deep Dive | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIpJplSaFQM | A look at what Redis is, application architectures using it and then how it all works with Azure Managed Redis. 🔎 Looking for content on a […] | John Savill |
| Unleash the Power of PowerShell Pipelines for Beginners | https://www.ciraltos.com/unleash-the-power-of-powershell-pipelines-for-beginners/ | Ever wonder how PowerShell pros turn long scripts into quick one-liners? The secret is pipelines—and in this post and video, you’ll learn how to use them […] | Travis Roberts |
| How to safely test your IaC functions and types with Bicep console | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/how-to-safely-test-your-iac-functions-and-types-with-bicep-console/ | Learn how to safely validate your Bicep functions and types using the Bicep console Read the full article here: How to safely test your IaC functions […] | Gijs Reijn |
| How to Hide Enterprise Apps from Entra with Non-privileged Access | https://ourcloudnetwork.com/how-to-hide-enterprise-apps-from-entra-with-non-privileged-access/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-hide-enterprise-apps-from-entra-with-non-privileged-access | Learn how a non-privileged owner can ‘steal’ an Access Token from the Entra admin centre to programmatically hide a Service Principal using the Microsoft Graph PowerShell […] | Daniel Bradley |
| How to onboard a Windows Server to Azure Arc | https://www.techielass.com/azure-arc-windows-server-setup/ | Managing servers across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments can quickly become complex. Microsoft Azure Arc helps solve this challenge by extending Azure’s management and security capabilities […] | Sarah Lean |
| Azure Pricing Calculator: Estimate Smarter, Plan Confidently | https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2025/10/azure-pricing-calculator-estimate-smarter-plan-confidently/ | In this episode of the Azure Essentials Show, host Thomas Maurer and guest Britt Henderson from Microsoft Azure dive into the Azure Pricing Calculator, exploring its […] | Thomas Maurer |
| List Keys for Azure Managed Redis with Bicep | https://cloudadministrator.net/2025/10/21/list-keys-for-azure-managed-redis-with-bicep/ | Azure has announced the retirement of Azure Cache for Redis and Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise, prompting users to consider Azure Managed Redis. While both share […] | Stanislav Zhelyazkov |
| Practicing and exploring | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/courses/the-fundamentals-of-microsoft-dsc/practicing-and-exploring-the-fundamentals-of-microsoft-dsc-getting-started/ | Time to test your knowledge and understanding by performing exercises and answering some questions. Get your hands dirty with the following exercises. 1 Verify Your DSC […] | Gijs Reijn |
| 313 – Microsoft Tech Updates | https://share.transistor.fm/s/dffdd61d | In this week’s episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we’re expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power […] | Tobias Zimmergren |
| Cross-Tenant Azure API Management Authentication with Federated Credentials: A Complete Guide | https://thomasthornton.cloud/2025/10/22/cross-tenant-azure-api-management-authentication-with-federated-credentials-a-complete-guide/ | Working with Azure API Management across multiple tenants? Tired of managing service principal secrets and certificates? In this blog post, I’m going to show you how […] | Thomas Thornton |
| I automated my entire PowerToys setup and so you can | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/i-auomated-my-entier-powertoys-setup-and-you-can-too/ | Learn how to automate your PowerToys configuration so it’s consistent across all your devices Read the full article here: I automated my entire PowerToys setup and […] | Gijs Reijn |
| I automated my entire PowerToys setup and so you can | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/i-automated-my-entire-powertoys-setup-and-you-can-too/ | Learn how to automate your PowerToys configuration so it’s consistent across all your devices Read the full article here: I automated my entire PowerToys setup and […] | Gijs Reijn |
| Understanding Azure Availability Zone Mappings for Subscriptions | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBpxG2Fk2jA | A quick look at understanding how a subscriptions AZs per region map to the physical sets of datacenters and align to other subscriptions AZs. Script use: […] | John Savill |
| Top 3 Tips to Be a Great Cloud Architect | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH04UHCD7VE | Really quick video on my top 3 tips to be a great cloud architect. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If […] | John Savill |
| Native Service Bus Publishing from API Management | https://luke.geek.nz/azure/servicebusapimpublish/ | Recently Microsoft announced native Service Bus message publishing from Azure API Management, today we are going to take a look at this new feature and see […] | Luke Murray |
| Accelerate learning WinGet with MCP integration | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/accelerate-learning-winget-with-mcp-integration/ | Learn to accelerate your WinGet learning with hands-on MCP integration Read the full article here: Accelerate learning WinGet with MCP integration | Gijs Reijn |
| Optimize Complex Workflows Using Multi-Agent AI Patterns | https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2025/10/optimize-complex-workflows-using-multi-agent-ai-patterns/ | Welcome to another episode of the Azure Essentials Show, in which Thomas Maurer and Clayton Siemens from Microsoft Azure dive into the world of multi-agent AI […] | Thomas Maurer |
| Introduction to Bicep Local Deploy extensions | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/courses/build-custom-bicep-extensions-with-bicep-local-deploy/introduction-to-bicep-local-deploy-extensions/ | Bicep Local Deploy extensions launched their simplified authoring experience in v0.37.4, opening up a whole new world of management capabilities outside Azure. They’re .NET-based services that […] | Gijs Reijn |
| Creating your first Bicep Local Deploy extension | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/courses/build-custom-bicep-extensions-with-bicep-local-deploy/creating-your-first-bicep-local-deploy-extension/ | Coming soon. Read the full article here: Creating your first Bicep Local Deploy extension | Gijs Reijn |
| Testing your Bicep Local Deploy extension | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/courses/build-custom-bicep-extensions-with-bicep-local-deploy/testing-your-bicep-local-deploy-extension/ | Coming soon. Read the full article here: Testing your Bicep Local Deploy extension | Gijs Reijn |
| Documentation and publishing Bicep Local Deploy extension | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/courses/build-custom-bicep-extensions-with-bicep-local-deploy/documentation-and-publishing-bicep-local-deploy-extension/ | Coming soon Read the full article here: Documentation and publishing Bicep Local Deploy extension | Gijs Reijn |
| Azure Update – 24th October 2025 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wFjDrZAPo | Quick update this week. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be there! 🤔 Due to […] | John Savill |
