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| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: FIPS compliant mode for Application Gateway V2 SKUs | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=536712 | The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 is a US government standard that defines minimum security requirements for cryptographic modules in information technology products and systems. […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Application Gateway,Launched,networking,security |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Databricks Dashboard subscriptions now support Microsoft Teams | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=536907 | You can now receive insights where collaboration happens—in Microsoft Teams—with expanded dashboard subscription capabilities in Azure Databricks. This enhancement delivers timely, actionable data directly into team […] | Friday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,analytics,Azure Databricks,In preview |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Sphere OS version 25.12 is now available for evaluation | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=541784 | Azure Sphere OS version 25.12 is now available for evaluation in the Retail Eval feed. Whilst this release encompasses no customer-facing changes, it represents significant under-the-hood […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Azure Sphere,Internet of Things,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Zonal placement for Azure file shares Azure Files Premium LRS in select regions. | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=541410 | Zonal Placement for Azure Files Premium LRS is now GA in select regions! This capability gives you explicit control over zone locality by pinning storage accounts […] | Saturday | Azure Updates,Azure Files,Launched,storage |
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| End-to-End Observability for Azure Databricks: From Infrastructure to Internal Application Logging | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/analytics-on-azure-blog/end-to-end-observability-for-azure-databricks-from/ba-p/4475692 | Author’s: Amudha Palani, Peter Lo PeterLo , Rafia Aqil Rafia_Aqil Observability in Azure Databricks is the ability to continuously monitor and troubleshoot the health, performance, and usage of data […] | Sunday | Tech Community |
| Windows Authentication for Cloud-Native Identities: Modernizing Azure SQL Managed Instance (Preview) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql-blog/windows-authentication-for-cloud-native-identities-modernizing/ba-p/4475784 | Organizations moving to the cloud often face a critical challenge: maintaining seamless authentication for legacy applications without compromising security or user experience. Today, we’re excited to […] | Sunday | Tech Community |
| Deploying Windows Servers in an Azure Availability Set | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/deploying-windows-servers-in-an-azure-availability-set/ba-p/4475876 | Deploying Windows Servers in an Azure Availability Set This guide demonstrates deploying Windows Server an Azure Availability Set for Windows Server IIS workloads. An availability set […] | Monday | Tech Community |
| .NET 10 and Memory: Less Heap, Smarter GC, Faster Apps | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/net-10-and-memory-less-heap-smarter-gc-faster-apps/ba-p/4474165 | As Microsoft steps into the Ignite 2025 era of “AI-first everything” across Azure, Foundry, and cloud-native workloads, .NET quietly got its own big upgrade: .NET 10, a […] | Monday | Tech Community |
| Unlocking AI-Driven Data Access: Azure Database for MySQL Support via the Azure MCP Server | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-mysql-blog/unlocking-ai-driven-data-access-azure-database-for-mysql-support/ba-p/4454623 | Step into a new era of data-driven intelligence with the fusion of Azure MCP Server and Azure Database for MySQL, where your MySQL data is no […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Never Explain Context Twice: Introducing Azure SRE Agent memory | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/never-explain-context-twice-introducing-azure-sre-agent-memory/ba-p/4473059 | In our recent blog post, we highlighted how Azure SRE Agent has evolved into an extensible AI-powered operations platform. One of the most requested capabilities from […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Azure Arc Server Forum: 2026 Updates | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc-blog/azure-arc-server-forum-2026-updates/ba-p/4476227 | We are excited to announce the fourth calendar year of the Azure Arc Server Forum. We are incredibly thankful to all the customers and community members, […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| AI Dev Days 2025: Your Gateway to the Future of AI Development | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/ai-dev-days-2025-your-gateway-to-the-future-of-ai-development/ba-p/4476113 | What’s in Store? Day 1 – 10 December:Video Link Building AI Applications with Azure, GitHub, and FoundryExplore cutting-edge topics like: Agentic DevOps Azure SRE Agent Microsoft […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Don’t miss Building Agents with Azure AI Foundry and Azure AI Foundry Agent Service! | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/partner-news/don-t-miss-building-agents-with-azure-ai-foundry-and-azure-ai/ba-p/4475575 | Our dynamic four-part webinar series, Agentic AI + Copilot Partner Skilling Accelerator, empowers you to harness the Microsoft AI ecosystem to unlock new revenue streams and […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Azure Managed Redis & Azure Cosmos DB with cache‑aside: a practical guide | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-managed-redis/azure-managed-redis-azure-cosmos-db-with-cache-aside-a-practical/ba-p/4475007 | Co-authored by James Codella – Principal Product Manager, Azure Cosmos DB, Microsoft; Andrew Liu – Principal Group Product Manager, Azure Cosmos DB, Microsoft; Philip Laussermair – […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| SubgenAI makes AI practical, scalable, and sustainable with Azure Database for PostgreSQL | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-blog-for-postgresql/subgenai-makes-ai-practical-scalable-and-sustainable-with-azure/ba-p/4475021 | Authors: Abe Omorogbe, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft and Julia Schröder Langhaeuser, VP of Product Serenity Star at SubgenAI AI agents are thriving in pilots and […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| SqlError Number: 3961 Message: Snapshot isolation transaction failed in database ‘DatabaseName’ | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/sqlerror-number-3961-message-snapshot-isolation-transaction/ba-p/4477158 | This error indicates a snapshot isolation conflict caused by concurrent schema changes during Azure SQL Data Sync operations. Here’s the analysis: Root Cause The sync […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Capacity Planning with Azure Container Apps Workload Profiles | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/capacity-planning-with-azure-container-apps-workload-profiles/ba-p/4477085 | Overview Azure Container Apps (ACA) simplifies container orchestration, but capacity planning often confuses developers. Questions like “How do replicas consume node resources?”, “When does ACA add […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Deploy and configure an Azure Application Gateway for load balancing and website protection. | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/deploy-and-configure-an-azure-application-gateway-for-load/ba-p/4477081 | Azure Application Gateway provides layer 7 load balancing with integrated Web Application Firewall (WAF) capabilities, enabling traffic distribution across backend servers while protecting against common web […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| n8n and Foundry IQ for smarter agents and RAG workflows | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/n8n-and-foundry-iq-for-smarter-agents-and-rag-workflows/ba-p/4476016 | TL;DR n8n now natively supports Azure AI Search as a verified vector store, enabling you to store, retrieve, and query embeddings directly in your automation workflows. […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Configure a log analytics workspace to collect Window Server Event log, IIS and performance data. | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/configure-a-log-analytics-workspace-to-collect-window-server/ba-p/4477377 | Configuring Azure Monitor with Log Analytics for IIS Servers Azure Monitor combined with Log Analytics provides centralized telemetry collection for performance metrics, event logs, and application […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| What’s New in Microsoft Sentinel: December 2025 | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-sentinel-december-2025/ba-p/4477063 | Plan your move to Defender today Take advantage of the latest innovations in Microsoft Sentinel SIEM and platform by migrating from the Azure to Defender experience. […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| From Oracle to Azure: How Quadrant Technologies accelerates migrations | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-blog-for-postgresql/from-oracle-to-azure-how-quadrant-technologies-accelerates/ba-p/4477097 | This blog was authored by Manikyam Thukkapuram, Director, Alliances & Engineering at Quadrant Technologies; and Thiwagar Bhalaji, Migration Engineer and DevOps Architect at Quadrant Technologies […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Azure Sphere OS version 25.12 is now available for evaluation | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/internet-of-things-blog/azure-sphere-os-version-25-12-is-now-available-for-evaluation/ba-p/4477304 | Azure Sphere OS version 25.12 is now available for evaluation in the Retail Eval feed. Whilst this release encompasses no customer-facing changes, it represents significant under-the-hood […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Transforming Data migration using Azure Copilot | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/transforming-data-migration-using-azure-copilot/ba-p/4476610 | Introduction Data migration is critical, yet it is one of the most complex tasks in any cloud adoption journey. Whether you’re moving workloads from on-premises environments, […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Private Preview: Azure Managed Prometheus on VM / VMSS | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/private-preview-azure-managed-prometheus-on-vm-vmss/ba-p/4473472 | What’s new — Managed Prometheus now supports VMs & VMSS Today we are excited to announce the private preview of Azure Managed Prometheus support for virtual […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Breaking down security silos: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Expands into the Defender Portal | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/breaking-down-security-silos-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/ba-p/4474487 | Picture this: You’re managing security across Azure, AWS, and GCP. Alerts are coming from every direction, dashboards are scattered and your team spends more time switching […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Azure Bot Identity | Application with identifier ‘x’ was not found in the directory ‘Bot Framework’ | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/iis-support-blog/azure-bot-identity-application-with-identifier-x-was-not-found/ba-p/4475227 | TL;DR Every Azure Bot has a fixed identity (MicrosoftAppId) tied to either an App Registration or a Managed Identity—it cannot be changed or reused. Azure Bot […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
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| Stronger together: New Beazley collaboration enhances cyber resilience | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/08/stronger-together-new-beazley-collaboration-enhances-cyber-resilience/ | Today’s cyberthreat landscape demands more than technical expertise: it requires a unified response team of technical responders, insurers, brokers, and legal counsel. This integrated approach is key to building long-term […] | Tuesday |
| Shai-Hulud 2.0: Guidance for detecting, investigating, and defending against the supply chain attack | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/09/shai-hulud-2-0-guidance-for-detecting-investigating-and-defending-against-the-supply-chain-attack/ | The Shai‑Hulud 2.0 supply chain attack represents one of the most significant cloud-native ecosystem compromises observed recently. Attackers maliciously modified hundreds of publicly available packages, targeting developer […] | Wednesday |
| Changing the physics of cyber defense | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/09/changing-the-physics-of-cyber-defense/ | The Deputy CISO blog series is where Microsoft Deputy Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) share their thoughts on what is most important in their respective domains. In this series, […] | Wednesday |
| From awareness to action: Building a security-first culture for the agentic AI era | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/12/10/from-awareness-to-action-building-a-security-first-culture-for-the-agentic-ai-era/ | The insights gained from Cybersecurity Awareness Month, right through to Microsoft Ignite 2025, demonstrate that security remains a top priority for business leaders. It serves as a strategic lever for organizational growth, fosters trust, and […] | Thursday |
| Clarity in complexity: New insights for transparent email security | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/10/clarity-in-complexity-new-insights-for-transparent-email-security/ | As email threats grow more sophisticated and layered security architectures become more common, organizations need clear, data-driven insights to evaluate how their security solutions perform together. […] | Thursday |
| Imposter for hire: How fake people can gain very real access | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/11/imposter-for-hire-how-fake-people-can-gain-very-real-access/ | In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into a real-world case of fake employees. Cybercriminals are no longer just breaking into networks—they’re gaining […] | Friday |
| Secure Log Transfer Between Microsoft Sentinel Workspaces: A Serverless Approach | https://charbelnemnom.com/log-transfer-microsoft-sentinel-workspaces/ | Enterprise Microsoft Sentinel deployments often require selective log replication between workspaces—from Production to Non-Production for testing, from regional instances to centralized Security Operations Centers (SOCs), Continue […] | Friday |
| Microsoft named a leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/05/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2025-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-email-security/ | We’re honored to share that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security. We believe this recognition highlights the […] | Saturday |
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| December Event | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhvsergxk-k | | Azure Community Enthusiasts |
| Using the MCP extension in Azure Functions | https://www.georgeollis.com/using-the-mcp-extension-in-azure-functions/ | This blog will explore the use of the MCP extension in Azure Functions. I will show you how to do the following: Create a simple MCP […] | George Ollis |
| Cloud Accelerate Factory – Accelerate Cloud Adoption with Expert Guidance | https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2025/12/cloud-accelerate-factory-accelerate-cloud-adoption-with-expert-guidance/ | In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations are under increasing pressure to migrate, modernize, and innovate—quickly and securely. But cloud adoption isn’t always straightforward. Many teams […] | Thomas Maurer |
| How to Use Comments in Terraform | https://www.techielass.com/terraform-comments/ | In any type of code, there are moments when comments are useful for adding context or clarification. They help others quickly understand the purpose behind your […] | Sarah Lean |
| Using Logic Apps as MCP Servers for your AI Application | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z7x0u99J9s | A walkthrough of using Logic App connectors and your own workflows as MCP Server tools for your AI apps and agents! 🔎 Looking for content on […] | John Savill |
| Christmas Special- AZD and Compliance 📱 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GouEYz_J_iw | | Azure Community Enthusiasts |
| Entra ECMA2Host Tools PowerShell Module | https://blog.darrenjrobinson.com/entra-ecma2host-tools-powershell-module/ | If you’ve ever worked with the ECMA2Host for Entra Outbound Provisioning you’ll be immediately presented with a lack of visibility of the connectors. Especially if you’ve […] | Darren Robinson |
| 320 – Microsoft Tech Updates | https://share.transistor.fm/s/4bf36683 | 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 |
| The platform engineer's guide to dynamic cluster policy enforcement in Databricks | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/the-platform-engineers-guide-to-dynamic-cluster-policy-enforcement-in-databricks/ | Learn how to use the lookup function and mutators Read the full article here: The platform engineer’s guide to dynamic cluster policy enforcement in Databricks | Gijs Reijn |
| How to find and remove unused Azure Data Factory Pipelines | https://azuretechinsider.com/how-to-find-and-remove-unused-azure-data-factory-pipelines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-find-and-remove-unused-azure-data-factory-pipelines | Why You Should Clean Up Unused Azure Data Factory Pipelines Unused Azure Data Factory (ADF) resources may not incur direct compute costs, but they still contribute […] | Dieter Gobeyn |
| Secure Log Transfer Between Microsoft Sentinel Workspaces: A Serverless Approach | https://charbelnemnom.com/log-transfer-microsoft-sentinel-workspaces/ | Enterprise Microsoft Sentinel deployments often require selective log replication between workspaces—from Production to Non-Production for testing, from regional instances to centralized Security Operations Centers (SOCs), Continue […] | Charbel Nemnom |
| One Click to Your Cloud Desktop: Unlock AVD Direct Launch URLs Now! | https://www.ciraltos.com/one-click-to-your-cloud-desktop-unlock-avd-direct-launch-urls-now/ | If your users need fast, frictionless Remote Access to their Virtual Desktop or Remote App, direct launch links are a game changer. In this post, we’ll […] | Travis Roberts |
| Subnet peering and ExpressRoute | https://blog.cloudtrooper.net/2025/12/05/subnet-peering-and-expressroute/ | Yesterday I got an interesting question. How does subnet peering interact with ExpressRoute? A quick look into the official docs for Subnet peering checks and limitations […] | Jose Moreno |
| Santa’s Digital Showcase (Drasi + Mirosoft Agent Framework) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G7Dg_VI27M | (Drasi + Microsoft Agent Framework working together, in this Santa showcase. Santa’s Digital Elves is an event-driven demo application that detects children’s wishlist and profile updates, […] | Luke Murray |
| Microsoft Agent Framework: Implementing Human-in-the-Loop AI Agents | https://jamiemaguire.net/index.php/2025/12/06/microsoft-agent-framework-implementing-human-in-the-loop-ai-agents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-agent-framework-implementing-human-in-the-loop-ai-agents | In recent blog posts we have implemented a personal trainer agent called Iron Mind AI. We implemented features in this agent to let it make bookings […] | Jamie Maguire |
| Why Azure Container Apps Should Be Your Go‑To for Azure Functions | https://www.georgeollis.com/running-azure-functions-in-azure-container-apps-2/ | Running Azure Functions in Azure Container Apps (ACA) gives you the best of both worlds: the simplicity of serverless with the flexibility of containers. It’s a […] | George Ollis |
| Azure Update – 5th December 2025 – 10% more fancy edition | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe0M4Xxi1O8 | A slightly higher class update than usual 🤣 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be […] | John Savill |
