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| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Draft & Deploy on Azure Firewall | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558072 | The new Draft & Deploy feature for Azure Firewall Policy introduces a streamlined, two-phase approach to managing firewall policies, significantly reducing deployment time and disruption. Traditionally, […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,Azure Firewall,Features,Launched,networking,security,Services |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks update workspace network configuration | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558060 | Azure Databricks workspaces have two network configurations – Azure Databricks-managed VNet and VNet Injection. The ability to update the Network Configuration of your workspace is now […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,analytics,Azure Databricks,Features,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks Lakebase | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=557991 | Today we’re announcing the General Availability of Azure Databricks Lakebase, a managed PostgreSQL environment with next generation separation of storage and compute for OLTP, providing instant […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,analytics,Azure Databricks,Features,Launched |
| ℹ️ | Retirement: Azure Policy faster enforcement and retirement of login/logout workaround | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558102 | Over the years, we’ve made significant investments to improve the responsiveness of the Azure Policy service. As a result, policy assignment creation and updates for Resource […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Policy,Compliance,Management and Governance |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: DCesv6, DCedsv6, ECesv6, and ECedsv6 confidential VMs | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558051 | The DCesv6, DCedsv6, ECesv6, and ECedsv6 series are Azure’s next generation of confidential Virtual Machines (VMs) based on 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors with Intel® Trust […] | Saturday | Azure Updates,compute,Features,Launched,Services,Virtual Machines |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage is now available in a third Availability Zone in New Zealan North | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558078 | Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in a third Availability Zone in New Zealand North. Azure Premium SSD v2 disk, a next-generation general-purpose block storage […] | Saturday | Azure Updates,Azure Disk Storage,Features,Launched,Services,storage |
| ℹ️ | Retirement: Managed NGINX Ingress with Application Routing Add-on Retiring November 2026 | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=555839 | The upstream Ingress-NGINX project is being deprecated and will stop receiving updates after March 2026. Microsoft will continue providing critical security patches through 30 November 2026, […] | Saturday | Azure Updates,Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS),compute,containers,open source,Retirements |
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| Why Developers and DBAs love SQL’s Dynamic Data Masking (Series-Part 1) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql-blog/why-developers-and-dbas-love-sql-s-dynamic-data-masking-series/ba-p/4498450 | Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) is one of those SQL features (available in SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, Azure SQL MI, SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric) that […] | Monday | Tech Community |
| Accelerating SaaS success with reference code for Marketplace fulfillment API integration | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/accelerating-saas-success-with-reference-code-for-marketplace/ba-p/4495749 | Boost your growth and reach more customers by replicating your AWS app to Azure to sell through Microsoft Marketplace. This guide will introduce the essential building […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Azure Databricks Lakebase is now generally available | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-databricks/azure-databricks-lakebase-is-now-generally-available/ba-p/4498779 | Modern applications are built on real-time, intelligent, and increasingly powered by AI agents that need fast, reliable access to operational data—without sacrificing governance, scale, or simplicity. […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Migrating to the next generation of Virtual Nodes on Azure Container Instances (ACI) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/migrating-to-the-next-generation-of-virtual-nodes-on-azure/ba-p/4496565 | As a quick recap, Virtual Nodes lets Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) burst pods onto Azure Container Instances (ACI) on‑demand, without managing or scaling extra VM nodes. […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| GA of update policy SQL Server 2025 for Azure SQL Managed Instance | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql-blog/ga-of-update-policy-sql-server-2025-for-azure-sql-managed/ba-p/4498802 | We’re happy to announce that the update policy SQL Server 2025 for Azure SQL Managed Instance is now generally available (GA). SQL Server 2025 update policy contains all the […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Implementing / Migrating the BizTalk Server Aggregator Pattern to Azure Logic Apps Standard | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/implementing-migrating-the-biztalk-server-aggregator-pattern-to/ba-p/4495107 | While the article focuses on the migration path from BizTalk Server, the template is equally suited for new (greenfield) implementations any team looking to implement the […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Announcing the General Availability of the Azure Arc Gateway for Arc-enabled Kubernetes! | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc-blog/announcing-the-general-availability-of-the-azure-arc-gateway-for/ba-p/4498561 | We’re excited to announce the General Availability of Arc gateway for Arc‑enabled Kubernetes. Arc gateway dramatically simplifies the network configuration required to use Azure Arc by consolidating […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Managed Identity Support for Azure SQL Database Import & Export services (preview) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql-blog/managed-identity-support-for-azure-sql-database-import-export/ba-p/4498732 | Today we’re announcing a public preview that lets Azure SQL Database Import & Export services authenticate with user-assigned managed identity. Now Azure SQL Databases can perform import and export operations with no passwords, storage keys or SAS tokens. With this […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Troubleshooting Intermittent Query Failures on Azure SQL DB Read Replicas (Error 3947) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/troubleshooting-intermittent-query-failures-on-azure-sql-db-read/ba-p/4499635 | Recently, I worked on an interesting customer case involving intermittent query failures while fetching reporting data from a read replica. The customer was running their database […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Azure Migration Challenges (and how to resolve them) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/azure-migration-challenges-and-how-to-resolve-them/ba-p/4499618 | Moving workloads to Azure is rarely plug-and-play. Here are some workarounds for challenges organizations encounter when planning and executing migrations. Server Migration Legacy OS & Software […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| 🚀 The Great Foundry Shift: Microsoft Foundry New vs Classic Explained | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/healthcare-and-life-sciences/the-great-foundry-shift-microsoft-foundry-new-vs-classic/ba-p/4499574 | Introduction If you’ve been working in the Azure AI ecosystem, you’ve likely noticed a seismic shift happening at ai.azure.com. What was once Azure AI Studio, then […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Announcing the General Availability of the Azure Maps Geocode Autocomplete API | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-maps-blog/announcing-the-general-availability-of-the-azure-maps-geocode/ba-p/4499242 | It was just last September that we were Introducing the Azure Maps Geocode Autocomplete API but now we’re excited to announce the general availability (GA) of […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Azure App Service Managed Instances: What IT/Ops Teams Need to Know | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/azure-app-service-managed-instances-what-it-ops-teams-need-to/ba-p/4499157 | Azure App Service has long been one of the most reliable ways to run web apps on Azure, giving teams a fully managed platform with built‑in […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| From Manual Document Processing to AI-Orchestrated Intelligence | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/from-manual-document-processing-to-ai-orchestrated-intelligence/ba-p/4498835 | Building an IDP Pipeline with Azure Durable Functions, DSPy, and Real-Time AI Reasoning The Problem Think about what happens when a loan application, an insurance claim, […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Guide to Upgrade Azure Database for MySQL from 8.0 to 8.4 | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-mysql-blog/guide-to-upgrade-azure-database-for-mysql-from-8-0-to-8-4/ba-p/4493669 | This guide merges Azure official documentation and best practices from real-world upgrades. Always refer to the latest Azure documentation and portal/CLI for any updates or discrepancies. […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Even simpler to Safely Execute AI-generated Code with Azure Container Apps Dynamic Sessions | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/even-simpler-to-safely-execute-ai-generated-code-with-azure/ba-p/4499795 | AI agents are writing code. The question is: where does that code run? If it runs in your process, a single hallucinated import os; os.remove(‘/’) can […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Part 2: Safely Cleaning Orphaned Records in Change Tracking Side Tables | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/part-2-safely-cleaning-orphaned-records-in-change-tracking-side/ba-p/4497998 | Applies to: Azure SQL Database (Change Tracking enabled) Recap (Part 1) In Part 1, we covered how to detect “orphaned” records in Change Tracking (CT) side […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Troubleshooting Change Tracking cleanup growth and orphaned rows in Azure SQL Database | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/troubleshooting-change-tracking-cleanup-growth-and-orphaned-rows/ba-p/4497997 | Applies to: Azure SQL DatabaseScenario: Change Tracking (CT) side tables grow unexpectedly, and “orphaned” rows appear after switching between auto-cleanup and custom/scheduled manual cleanup. The problem […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Cannot enable Change Data Capture (CDC) on Azure SQL Database: Msg 22830 + Error 40529 (SUSER_SNAME) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/cannot-enable-change-data-capture-cdc-on-azure-sql-database-msg/ba-p/4497995 | Issue While enabling CDC at the database level on Azure SQL Database using: EXEC sys.sp_cdc_enable_db; GO the operation fails. Error The customer observed the following failure […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| DORA exit planning for Azure SQL Database: a practical, “general guidance” blueprint | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/dora-exit-planning-for-azure-sql-database-a-practical-general/ba-p/4497992 | Why this matters: Under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), many financial entities are strengthening requirements around ICT risk management, third‑party risk oversight, and—critically—exit planning […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Offline vs. Immutable Backups for Azure SQL Database (General Guidance) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/offline-vs-immutable-backups-for-azure-sql-database-general/ba-p/4497990 | Security and compliance teams often ask for “offline backups” and “immutable backups” as part of ransomware resilience, audit readiness, and recovery strategy. In Azure SQL Database, these […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Running Text to Image and Text to Video with ComfyUI and Nvidia H100 GPU | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/running-text-to-image-and-text-to-video-with-comfyui-and-nvidia/ba-p/4497978 | This guide provides instructions on how to set up and run Text to Image and Text to Video generation using ComfyUI with an Nvidia H100 GPU on Azure […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
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| When AI Agents Meet Wall Street: Why Markets Overreact and what Engineers Should Prepare For | https://dev.to/omiossec/when-ai-agents-meet-wall-street-why-markets-overreact-and-what-engineers-should-prepare-for-145e | An economic bubble occurs when asset prices detach from long term fundamentals and are driven instead by irrational exuberance and social contagion. Since 2025 we’ve seen […] | Olivier Miossec |
| Two Email Services, One Side Project: My Azure Communication Services Identity Crisis | https://medium.com/azure-terraformer/two-email-services-one-side-project-my-azure-communication-services-identity-crisis-7e1b873f8d72?source=rss-d5b673d47dbb------2 | I have been setting up email notifications for my side project, and I decided to give Azure Communication Service a try. I expected a… Continue reading […] | Mark Tinderholt |
| Deploying Azure Infrastructure… and Turning on the Light | http://microsoftplatform.blogspot.com/2026/03/deploying-azure-infrastructure-and.html | If something has an API and a meaningful desired state, it can be modeled declaratively. That idea feels obvious in the cloud. We describe virtual machines, […] | Freek Berson |
| How to Call Azure Services from an AI Agent Using Entra Agent ID and the .NET Azure SDK | https://dev.to/willvelida/how-to-call-azure-services-from-an-ai-agent-using-entra-agent-id-and-the-net-azure-sdk-2a2i | Introduction: The Identity Problem with AI Agents AI agents are moving beyond simple prompt-and-response. They’re calling APIs, reading databases, writing to storage etc. Doing actions on […] | Will Velida |
| Getting Started with M365 Copilot | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiNcWsyENU4 | A walkthrough of some good interactions to start understanding and using M365 Copilot. Some prompts I used: 💻 Hey Copilot, help me plan my day, including […] | John Savill |
| Draw.io MCP for Diagram Generation: Why It’s Worth Using | https://thomasthornton.cloud/draw-io-mcp-for-diagram-generation-why-its-worth-using/ | I started using Draw.io MCP to generate diagrams from structured input and keep them tied to code and infrastructure. Instead of dragging boxes around by hand, […] | Thomas Thornton |
| How I built an app to manage Azure using AI | https://gregorsuttie.com/2026/03/02/how-i-built-an-app-to-manage-azure-using-ai/ | This article is my entry into this year’s Azure Spring Clean 2026 event. Huge thanks to the organisers! A customer asked me how to interpret Azure […] | Gregor Suttie |
| Terraform Plan vs Apply: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Difference | https://www.techielass.com/terraform-plan-vs-apply-beginners-guide/ | If you’re new to Terraform you’ll quickly come across these two commands: terraform plan terraform apply At first glance, they can feel confusing. Why do you […] | Sarah Lean |
| How to get accurate azure answers in ChatGPT using MCP | https://azuretechinsider.com/how-to-get-accurate-azure-answers-in-chatgpt-using-mcp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-accurate-azure-answers-in-chatgpt-using-mcp | The Problem: Your AI is working from old notes If you’ve ever asked ChatGPT or another tool a question about Azure, chances are you got an […] | Dieter Gobeyn |
| Container Security Hardening for Azure Container Apps | https://luke.geek.nz/azure/container-security-hardening-checklist/ | Every time I see a production container running as root, I wince. It is one of those things that is easy to fix but gets overlooked […] | Luke Murray |
| Quickly get rid of fake malware alerts easily | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kdV9rjFRtg | Do not interact with them. We just need to delete the bad site from being allowed to send notifications in your browser settings. | John Savill |
| Ingress and edge design decisions for API Management | https://luke.geek.nz/azure/apim-ingress-edge-design-decisions/ | Today, we are going to look at ingress and edge design decisions for Azure API Management (APIM). This post captures the tradeoffs between three patterns: Azure […] | Luke Murray |
| Announcing the Public Release of the Sovereign Cloud MicroHack | https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2026/03/announcing-the-public-release-of-the-sovereign-cloud-microhack/ | I’m excited to share that we’ve just completed the Train the Trainer session for the Sovereign Cloud MicroHack—and with that, we’ve officially shipped the public release […] | Thomas Maurer |
| 332 – Checking out Startup-Scale Landing Zones in Azure | https://share.transistor.fm/s/98c4b25c | In this episode, we take a focused look at Startup-Scale Landing Zones. We’ve previously discussed Enterprise-scale Landing Zones and how the default model from the Cloud […] | Tobias Zimmergren |
| Change-Driven Architecture on Azure with Drasi | https://luke.geek.nz/azure/change-driven-architecture/ | Today, we are going to look at change-driven architecture on Azure using Drasi, and why it matters from a Well-Architected perspective. If you have ever built […] | Luke Murray |
| Automating Windows 11 Hyper-V Deployments with PowerShell | https://www.ciraltos.com/automating-windows-11-hyper-v-deployments-with-powershell/ | Building and maintaining a virtual lab can be time consuming, especially when each virtual machine needs manual configuration after first boot. If you work with Microsoft […] | Travis Roberts |
| Azure Diagram Agent Skill with Draw.io MCP | https://thomasthornton.cloud/azure-diagram-agent-skill-with-draw-io-mcp/ | If you’ve ever tried to create a cloud architecture diagram that’s both accurate and easy to read, you’ll know the challenge: Recently, I wrote about my […] | Thomas Thornton |
| Azure Bicep Updates — March 2026 Edition | https://www.idontlikeai.dev/azure-bicep-updates-march-2026-edition/ | It’s been a while since I last published an Azure Bicep updates edition. But both the Bicep team and community certainly haven’t been standing still. In […] | Gijs Reijn |
| Connecting Azure to MongoDB Atlas via Private Endpoints | https://jaliyaudagedara.blogspot.com/2026/02/connecting-azure-to-mongodb-atlas-via.html | In this post, let’s see how we can set up Azure Private Endpoints to connect to a MongoDB Atlas cluster. When we connect to a MongoDB Atlas cluster, […] | Jaliya Udagedara |
| Creating Entra Agent ID Blueprints and Identities with PowerShell and .NET | https://dev.to/willvelida/creating-entra-agent-id-blueprints-and-identities-with-powershell-and-net-56pg | In Microsoft Entra Agent ID, we use agent identity blueprints to create agent identities and request tokens using those agent identities. These agent identities represent AI […] | Will Velida |
| Will AI Replace Your Job? A Practical Guide for Devs and Cloud Engineers | https://dev.to/omiossec/will-ai-replace-your-job-a-practical-guide-for-devs-and-cloud-engineers-3ehl | The hot question today is: Will AI take my job? Headlines about mass layoffs and viral posts claiming an entire team can be replaced with a […] | Olivier Miossec |
| Azure Update 6th March 2026 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuXRLdt5dIc | Quick update and lots of AI. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be there! 🤔 […] | John Savill |
| How I used GitHub Copilot to modernize my 8 year old Hugo website | http://localhost:1313/post/how-i-used-github-copilot-to-modernize-my-8-year-old-hugo-website/ | I recently decided to give my 8 year old Hugo website a serious refresh. The trigger was simple: I still used the first Hugo theme I […] | Peter De Tender |
| How I used GitHub Copilot to modernize my 8 year old Hugo website | https://www.007ffflearning.com/post/how-i-used-github-copilot-to-modernize-my-8-year-old-hugo-website/ | I recently decided to give my 8 year old Hugo website a serious refresh. The trigger was simple: I still used the first Hugo theme I […] | Peter De Tender |
