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šŸ”[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring with Private Endpointshttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=543086Available now in Public Preview, you can configure Azure Cosmos DB accounts with virtual networks or private endpoints to work with Microsoft Fabric mirroring. This feature […]SaturdayAzure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,In preview,Internet of Things
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Tech Community (15 new articles)

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Real‑World Cloud & Azure SQL Database Examples Using Kepner‑Tregoehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/real-world-cloud-azure-sql-database-examples-using-kepner-tregoe/ba-p/4482642The Kepner‑Tregoe (KT) methodology is especially effective in modern cloud environments like Azure SQL Database, where incidents are often multi‑dimensional, time‑bound, and affected by asynchronous and […]SundayTech Community
OPNsense Firewall as Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) in Azurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/opnsense-firewall-as-network-virtual-appliance-nva-in-azure/ba-p/4472398This blog is available as a video on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=JtnIFiB7jkE Introduction to OPNsense In today’s cloud-driven world, securing your infrastructure is more critical than ever. One […]MondayTech Community
When and How to Update Statistics in Azure SQL Databasehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/when-and-how-to-update-statistics-in-azure-sql-database/ba-p/4483352Accurate statistics are a cornerstone of good query performance in Azure SQL Database. While the platform automatically manages statistics in most scenarios, there are real‑world cases […]TuesdayTech Community
Microsoft Copilot Studio vs. Microsoft Foundry: Building AI Agents and Appshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-community/microsoft-copilot-studio-vs-microsoft-foundry-building-ai-agents/ba-p/4483160Microsoft Copilot StudioĀ andĀ Microsoft FoundryĀ (often referred to asĀ Azure AI Foundry) are two key platforms in Microsoft’s AI ecosystem that allow organizations to create customĀ AI agentsĀ andĀ AI-enabled applications. While […]TuesdayTech Community
Implementing Oracle Autonomous Transactions in Azure SQL for Seamless Logginghttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/modernization-best-practices-and/implementing-oracle-autonomous-transactions-in-azure-sql-for/ba-p/4448130In Oracle PL/SQL, the directive PRAGMA AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION allows a block of code such as a procedure, function, or trigger to run in its own independent transaction. […]TuesdayTech Community
Announcing Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm: Version 2025.12.01 Releasehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/announcing-azure-cyclecloud-workspace-for-slurm-version-2025-12/ba-p/4481953We are excited to announce the latest release of Azure CycleCloud Workspace for Slurm, now available with the powerful features and enhancements introduced in CycleCloud 8.8.1. […]WednesdayTech Community
General Availability of Mirroring Azure Database for PostgreSQL in Microsoft Fabric Is Here!https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-blog-for-postgresql/general-availability-of-mirroring-azure-database-for-postgresql/ba-p/4477478Unlock Real-Time Analytics on Operational Data—Now Enterprise-Ready Few weeks ago at Microsoft Ignite 2025, we announced General Availability (GA) of Mirroring for Azure Database for PostgreSQL […]WednesdayTech Community
Azure Data Platform Security Newsletter – January 2026https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/azure-data-platform-security-newsletter-january-2026/ba-p/4483439Happy New Year and welcome to our first newsletter of 2026! This year, we’re doubling down on something that matters to every one of us: keeping […]WednesdayTech Community
Building scalable, cost-effective real-time multiplayer games with Azure Web PubSubhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/building-scalable-cost-effective-real-time-multiplayer-games/ba-p/4483584Modern multiplayer games demand more than fast servers – they require persistent, reliable, low-latency communication at massive scale, often under highly unpredictable traffic patterns. Launch days, […]WednesdayTech Community
Azure Maps: Understanding View vs. Routing Coordinateshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-maps-blog/azure-maps-understanding-view-vs-routing-coordinates/ba-p/4483532When you work with Azure Maps long enough, you will eventually run into a subtle but important detail: the platform returns two different types of coordinates […]WednesdayTech Community
Find the Alerts You Didn’t Know You Were Missing with Azure SRE Agenthttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/find-the-alerts-you-didn-t-know-you-were-missing-with-azure-sre/ba-p/4483494I had 6 alert rules. CPU. Memory. Pod restarts. Container errors. OOMKilled. Job failures. I thought I was covered. Then my app went down. I kept […]WednesdayTech Community
Azure Database Security Newsletter – January 2026https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/azure-database-security-newsletter-january-2026/ba-p/4483439Happy New Year and welcome to our first newsletter of 2026! This year, we’re doubling down on something that matters to every one of us: keeping […]ThursdayTech Community
Why PITR Restore for Azure SQL Hyperscale Can Take Longer Than Expectedhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/why-pitr-restore-for-azure-sql-hyperscale-can-take-longer-than/ba-p/4484051Azure SQL Database Hyperscale is designed to deliver fast, storage‑optimized backup and restore operations. According to Microsoft documentation, mostĀ Point‑in‑Time Restore (PITR) operations for Hyperscale should complete […]ThursdayTech Community
Introducing Dragon HD Omni: Azure Speech New Voice Type Now in Preview via Microsoft Foundryhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/introducing-dragon-hd-omni-azure-speech-new-voice-type-now-in/ba-p/4481288Dragon HD Omni is Microsoft Azure Speech’s newest text‑to‑speech generation, delivering over 700 high‑quality voices with enhanced expressiveness, multi‑lingual fluency, and multi‑style control — all through a unified […]ThursdayTech Community
Azure V710 V5 Series -AMD Radeon GPU – Validation of Siemens CAD -NXhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/azure-v710-v5-series-amd-radeon-gpu-validation-of-siemens-cad-nx/ba-p/4483791Overview of Siemens NX Siemens NX is a next-generation integrated CAD/CAM/CAE platform used by aerospace, automotive, industrial machinery, energy, medical, robotics, and defense manufacturers.It spans: Complex […]ThursdayTech Community

Microsoft Security (3 articles)

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Phishing actors exploit complex routing and misconfigurations to spoof domainshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/01/06/phishing-actors-exploit-complex-routing-and-misconfigurations-to-spoof-domains/Phishing actors are exploiting complex routing scenarios and misconfigured spoof protections to effectively spoof organizations’ domains and deliver phishing emails that appear, superficially, to have been […]Wednesday
Introducing the Microsoft Defender Experts Suite: Elevate your security with expert-led serviceshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/01/06/introducing-the-microsoft-defender-experts-suite-elevate-your-security-with-expert-led-services/Security teams are being pushed to their limits as AI‑powered cyberattacks grow in speed, scale, and sophistication—and only 14% of organizations surveyed by the World Economic […]Wednesday
Explore the latest Microsoft Incident Response proactive services for enhanced resiliencehttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/01/07/explore-the-latest-microsoft-incident-response-proactive-services-for-enhanced-resilience/As cyberthreats become faster, harder to detect, and more sophisticated, organizations must focus on building resilience—strengthening their ability to prevent, withstand, and recover from cybersecurity incidents. […]Thursday

Azure Community (18 articles)

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Christmas Special- AZD and Compliancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFKdhZ1WKCsAzure Community Enthusiasts
Sending Emails using Azure Communication Services in .NEThttps://jaliyaudagedara.blogspot.com/2026/01/sending-emails-using-azure.htmlIn this post, let’s see how to send emails using Azure Communication Services (ACS) in a .NET application. With SendGrid’s free tier being discontinued, ACS has […]Jaliya Udagedara
Secure AI Prompts with PyRIT Validation & Agent Skillshttps://luke.geek.nz/azure/pyrit-agent-skills-prompt-validation/Enhancing AI Prompt Security with PyRIT Validation straight from your development IDE (Integrated Development Environment) as an Inner Loop, using Agent Skills. What are Agent Skills?​ […]Luke Murray
Azure PostgreSQL AI Capabilitieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daDtYv94bN8A look at AI capabilities for interacting with Azure Managed PostgreSQL and AI features WITHIN Azure Managed PostgreSQL! šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? […]John Savill
.NET 10: Default Container Images Changed from Debian to Ubuntuhttps://jaliyaudagedara.blogspot.com/2026/01/net-10-default-container-images-changed.htmlWhen you are upgrading your .NET application to .NET 10 and using Docker, you might run into build errors where certainĀ apt-getĀ packages are no longer available.Starting with […]Jaliya Udagedara
2025: A Year of Stages, Shipping, and Hard Choiceshttps://marktinderholt.medium.com/2025-a-year-of-stages-shipping-and-hard-choices-6c5538c35211?source=rss-d5b673d47dbb------2Continue reading on Medium »Mark Tinderholt
Azure Cost Estimation: Your Strategic Guide to Cloud Pricinghttps://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2026/01/azure-cost-estimation-your-strategic-guide-to-cloud-pricing/Managing and estimating cloud costs can feel like trying to navigate a storm without a compass—especially when you’re dealing with the scale and flexibility of Microsoft […]Thomas Maurer
Automated Code Reviews in Azure DevOps using OpenAI models powered by Microsoft Foundryhttps://johnlokerse.dev/2026/01/06/automated-code-reviews-in-azure-devops-using-openai-models-powered-by-microsoft-foundry/Code reviews can be a tough and frustrating experience due to long wait times, nitpicking, constant context switching, and many other reasons. GitHub has offered AI-assisted […]John Lokerse
Configuring Time-based Conditional Access Policieshttps://ourcloudnetwork.com/configuring-time-based-conditional-access-policies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=configuring-time-based-conditional-access-policiesLearn how to use Microsoft Graph PowerShell to configure time-based Conditional Access policies in Microsoft Entra. The post Configuring Time-based Conditional Access Policies appeared first on […]Daniel Bradley
LinkedIn Smart Links: How to Share Resources, Track Engagement, and Improve Outreachhttps://www.techielass.com/linkedin-smart-links-guide/Have you ever needed to send an email to a large group of customers, whether they’re long-standing clients or new contacts you’re hoping to engage, only […]Sarah Lean
Copying Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL Containers to a Database in another Accounthttps://jaliyaudagedara.blogspot.com/2026/01/copying-azure-cosmos-db-nosql.htmlIn this post, let’s see how to copy Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL containers from one database to another database in a different Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL […]Jaliya Udagedara
API Management – Disable Trusted Connectivity by March 2026https://thomasthornton.cloud/2026/01/06/api-management-disable-trusted-connectivity-by-march-2026/If you are using Azure API Management service, you may get notified or see an Azure advisor recommendation regarding – Disable trusted service connectivity in API […]Thomas Thornton
324 – Governing AI with the Security Dashboard for AIhttps://share.transistor.fm/s/5ba28049In this episode, we take a look at the brand new Microsoft Security Dashboard for AI. We initially spotted this during Microsoft Ignite 2025, and have […]Tobias Zimmergren
Isolated Azure Functions: Multiple Output Bindings with HTTP Functionshttps://jaliyaudagedara.blogspot.com/2026/01/isolated-azure-functions-multiple.htmlIn this post, let’s look at how we can use multiple output bindings with HTTP-triggered Azure Functions running on the isolated worker model. When working with […]Jaliya Udagedara
Configure Windows 365 Link Devices with Intune for Time Zone and Screen Timeouthttps://www.ciraltos.com/configure-windows-365-link-devices-with-intune-for-time-zone-and-screen-timeout/Managing Windows 365 Link devices is essential for delivering a smooth Cloud PC experience. Two settings not to overlook are time zone detection and screen timeout. […]Travis Roberts
Exploring Azure SRE Agent Preview Servicehttps://dev.to/willvelida/exploring-azure-sre-agent-preview-service-3fj0I run various Container Apps as part of my personal health project. I want this project to be as low maintenance as possible, so I decided […]Will Velida
Using GitHub Models with the Microsoft Agent Frameworkhttps://dev.to/willvelida/using-github-models-with-the-microsoft-agent-framework-ekdAlmost a year ago, I wrote a blog post on how you could use GitHub Models with Semantic Kernel applications for dev and test purposes. Now […]Will Velida
Azure Update – 9th January 2026https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yciYjpcG10This week’s pretty quick update but Happy New Year! šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will […]John Savill

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