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Azure Updates (19 new azure updates)

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🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Monitor supports native OTLP ingestion using the Azure Monitor Agenthttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560530Azure Monitor now supports native ingestion of OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) signals. Send telemetry directly from OpenTelemetry-instrumented applications by using the Azure Monitor Agent (AMA) to receive […]TuesdayAzure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,In preview,Management and Governance,open source
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Monitor pipelinehttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=559886Azure Monitor pipeline is now generally available.Azure Monitor pipeline provides a centralized control point for telemetry ingestion and transformation, designed specifically for secure, high‑throughput, enterprise‑scale scenarios. […]WednesdayAzure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,Features,Launched,Management and Governance
🔍[In preview] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protectionhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560188Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection (ANF ARP) is now in GA (General Availability). ANF ARP is designed to help organizations proactively detect, respond to, and […]WednesdayAzure Updates,Azure NetApp Files,Features,In preview,storage
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Enhanced Mirroring Azure Database for PostgreSQL in Microsoft Fabrichttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560293New capabilities make it easier to mirror real-world Azure Database for PostgreSQL workloads at scale in Microsoft Fabric and operate them with confidence.You can mirror native […]ThursdayAzure Updates,analytics,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched,Microsoft Fabric
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Migrating from virtual network-integrated to Private Endpoint–capable network configurationhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560298You can now migrate your Azure Database for PostgreSQL server from a virtual network‑integrated deployment to a network configuration that supports Private Endpoint connectivity. If you […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Premium SSD v2 for Azure Database for PostgreSQLhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560336We are excited to announce the general availability of Premium SSD v2 for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. With Premium SSD v2, you can achieve […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Logical replication slot sync Status metric for Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Serverhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=513249You can now monitor the synchronization status of your logical replication slots in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server using the new logical_replication_slot_sync_status metric, now […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Dynamic data masking with Azure Cosmos DBhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=559633Dynamic data masking (DDM) is a server-side, policy-based security feature in Azure Cosmos DB that helps your organization protect sensitive data from unauthorized access. DDM dynamically […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Features,Internet of Things,Launched
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in Denmark Easthttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560288You can now deploy Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in the Denmark East Azure region. Learn more.ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Arc adds SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration targethttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560805Azure Arc migration now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. You can migrate Arc-enabled SQL Server instances not only to Azure […]ThursdayAzure Updates,azure-arc,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Capacity Autoscalinghttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560919Capacity Autoscaling support is now generally available on Elastic SAN. Customers can avoid the constraints of overprovisioning and manual capacity management by setting a policy to […]FridayAzure Updates,Azure Elastic SAN,Features,Launched,storage
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Monitor for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes with OpenShift and Azure Red Hat OpenShifthttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560358Azure Monitor provides a complete set of services for monitoring the health and performance of different layers of your Kubernetes infrastructure and the applications that depend […]FridayAzure Updates,Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS),Azure Monitor,azure-arc,compute,containers,devops,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched,Management and Governance
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: CRC Protectionhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560889Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC-32C checksum verification when enabled on the client side for connections to Elastic SAN volumes. You can enable CRC protection when […]SaturdayAzure Updates,Azure Elastic SAN,Features,Launched,storage
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Cascading read replicas in Azure Database for PostgreSQLhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560939Cascading read replicas are now generally available in Azure Database for PostgreSQL, giving you greater flexibility to scale read‑intensive workloads. You can now create read replicas […]SaturdayAzure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched
ℹ️Retirement: Support for .NET 8 (LTS) ends on November 10, 2026—upgrade your apps to .NET 10 (LTS)https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558033On November 10, 2026, support for .NET 8 (LTS) will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but security updates […]SaturdayAzure Updates,app service,compute,Mobile,Retirements,Web
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: WireGuard In‑Transit Encryption for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560015WireGuard in‑transit encryption is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using Azure CNI powered by Cilium and Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS). This […]SaturdayAzure Updates,Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS),compute,containers,Features,Launched,security
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Foundry Toolkit for Visual Studio Code (formerly AI Toolkit for VS Code)https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560987Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is now generally available and provides VS Code tooling for Microsoft Agent Framework, including agent creation from templates or via GitHub […]SaturdayAzure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Features,Launched,Microsoft Foundry
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Hosted Agents in Foundry Agent Servicehttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560997Hosted agents run in an isolated execution sandbox that provides a dedicated, secure runtime per agent session. Sessions start with a clean environment with no shared […]SaturdayAzure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Features,In preview,Microsoft Foundry
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Backup for Elastic SANhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560904Azure Backup now supports Elastic SAN, offering a fully managed solution for backing up and restoring Elastic SAN volumes. This integration helps protect data against accidental […]SaturdayAzure Updates,Azure Elastic SAN,Features,In preview,storage
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Tech Community (40 new articles)

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Azure Virtual Desktop in the Perth Azure Extended Zone: A Real‑World Production Deploymenthttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/azure-virtual-desktop-in-the-perth-azure-extended-zone-a-real/ba-p/4508550Introduction Perth is one of the most geographically isolated major cities globally. For performance‑sensitive, graphics‑heavy engineering workloads, user experience can degrade significantly when desktops are hosted […]SundayTech Community
Building an Enterprise HR Chatbot with Multi-Strategy RAG and Live Agent Handoff on Azurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/building-an-enterprise-hr-chatbot-with-multi-strategy-rag-and/ba-p/4506829HR teams deal with thousands of employee questions every day — policy lookups, leave balances, case escalations, and sensitive topics like harassment or misconduct. AI chatbots […]MondayTech Community
Simplify On-prem File share Migration to Azure: Discover & assess suitability using Azure Migratehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/simplify-on-prem-file-share-migration-to-azure-discover-assess/ba-p/4509195Migrating on‑premises file servers to the cloud is a complex infrastructure transformation—not just a data move. Many organizations lack the visibility needed to decide whether to […]MondayTech Community
Troubleshooting Microsoft Foundry Accessing On‑Premises APIs Over Private Networkinghttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/troubleshooting-microsoft-foundry-accessing-on-premises-apis/ba-p/4498549Audience: Azure solution architects, network engineers, and AI practitioners deploying Microsoft Foundry in enterprise, network‑isolated environments. Scenario: Foundry Agent Service must call an on‑premises (or privately hosted) […]TuesdayTech Community
Fix failover group creation errors with TDE CMK on Azure SQL Managed Instancehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/fix-failover-group-creation-errors-with-tde-cmk-on-azure-sql/ba-p/4513322Overview We have received several support cases where customers encounter the error shown below when attempting to create a failover group for Azure SQL Managed Instance. […]TuesdayTech Community
Leveraging Azure Resource Graph Queries for Azure Redis Configurationhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-paas-blog/leveraging-azure-resource-graph-queries-for-azure-redis/ba-p/4509826Scenario  Many times, we receive requests for a quick and reliable way to review Azure Redis configurations such as SKU tiers, Redis versions, TLS settings, Microsoft Entra […]TuesdayTech Community
How to take copy only backups with SQL Managed Instance.https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/how-to-take-copy-only-backups-with-sql-managed-instance/ba-p/4512541In Azure SQL Managed Instance, copy-only backups cannot be created for databases encrypted with service-managed Transparent Data Encryption (The default choice for all newly provisioned SQL […]TuesdayTech Community
Leveraging Azure Resource Graph Queries for Azure Storage Configurationhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-paas-blog/leveraging-azure-resource-graph-queries-for-azure-storage/ba-p/4509184Scenario Many times, we receive requests for a quick and reliable way to check which Azure Storage features are enabled across subscriptions—such as SFTP, Hierarchical Namespace […]TuesdayTech Community
Troubleshoot with OpenTelemetry in Azure Monitor – Public Previewhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-observability-blog/troubleshoot-with-opentelemetry-in-azure-monitor-public-preview/ba-p/4512128OpenTelemetry is fast becoming the industry standard for modern telemetry collection and ingestion pipelines. With Azure Monitor’s new OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) support, you can ship logs, […]TuesdayTech Community
Secure, Keyless Application Access with Managed Identities – Now GA in Azure Files SMBhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/secure-keyless-application-access-with-managed-identities-now-ga/ba-p/4513053As enterprises modernize applications and strengthen their security posture, identity is central to how applications access shared storage. Traditional identity models relying on account keys, stored […]TuesdayTech Community
Running multimedia AI models on Container Apps with Serverless GPU (A100 & T4)https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/running-multimedia-ai-models-on-container-apps-with-serverless/ba-p/4513063A video format is available for watching. Prerequisites – An Azure account with sufficient permissions to create resources. – Terraform installed on your local machine. Infrastructure […]TuesdayTech Community
Veeam and Celebal Technologies offer transactable partner solutions in Azure Marketplacehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/veeam-and-celebal-technologies-offer-transactable-partner/ba-p/4499201Microsoft partners like Veeam and Celebal Technologies deliver transact-capable offers, which allow you to purchase directly from Azure Marketplace. Learn about these offers below: Veeam Data […]TuesdayTech Community
Service Bus SBMP Retirement: What BizTalk Server 2020 Customers Need to Knowhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/service-bus-sbmp-retirement-what-biztalk-server-2020-customers/ba-p/4513155On September 30, 2026, the Azure Service Bus team will retire support for the Service Bus Messaging Protocol (SBMP). This is important BizTalk Server 2020 customers […]TuesdayTech Community
How to Troubleshoot Azure Functions Host Startup Issuehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/how-to-troubleshoot-azure-functions-host-startup-issue/ba-p/4512966Overview Azure Functions is a powerful serverless compute service that enables you to run event-driven code without managing infrastructure. When you deploy a Function App, the […]TuesdayTech Community
General Availability Refresh: Mirroring Azure Database for PostgreSQL in Microsoft Fabrichttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-blog-for-postgresql/general-availability-refresh-mirroring-azure-database-for/ba-p/4511726Introduction We are excited to announce the General Availability Refresh of Mirroring Azure Database for PostgreSQL in Microsoft Fabric. This update introduces several new capabilities designed […]WednesdayTech Community
Customer review: TestMu AI HyperExecute is a game changerhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/customer-review-testmu-ai-hyperexecute-is-a-game-changer/ba-p/4499195TestMu AI HyperExecute, a solution published to Microsoft Marketplace, is an end-to-end smart test orchestration tool built on Microsoft Azure Functions and Azure App Services and […]WednesdayTech Community
How Microsoft Planner helped build the Maia 200 AI Acceleratorhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/planner-blog/how-microsoft-planner-helped-build-the-maia-200-ai-accelerator/ba-p/4513144Maia 200 is Microsoft’s second-generation first-party AI accelerator built to support large-scale AI inference workloads in Azure. As Maia 200 moved from pre‑silicon design toward deployment, […]WednesdayTech Community
Announcing public preview of redundant TCP support for RDP Multipath for Azure Virtual Desktophttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-virtual-desktop-blog/announcing-public-preview-of-redundant-tcp-support-for-rdp/ba-p/4511241Reliable connectivity is essential for ensuring consistent productivity in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments. Network variability—whether due to packet loss, NAT misconfiguration, UDP‑restricted networks, or restrictive […]WednesdayTech Community
Ingest at Scale, Securely — Azure Monitor pipeline Is Now Generally Availablehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-observability-blog/ingest-at-scale-securely-azure-monitor-pipeline-is-now-generally/ba-p/4510379Today, we’re thrilled to announce the general availability of Azure Monitor pipeline — a telemetry pipeline built for secure, high-scale ingestion across any environment. But the […]WednesdayTech Community
Data Migration – From SQL MI to SQL DB migrationhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/data-migration-from-sql-mi-to-sql-db-migration/ba-p/4461627Overview In this post, I’ll show you how to perform a data migration from Azure SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI) to Azure SQL Database (SQL DB) […]WednesdayTech Community
If You’re Building AI on Azure, ECS 2026 is Where You Need to Behttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/if-you-re-building-ai-on-azure-ecs-2026-is-where-you-need-to-be/ba-p/4513622Let me be direct: there’s a lot of noise in the conference calendar. Generic cloud events. Vendor showcases dressed up as technical content. Sessions that look […]WednesdayTech Community
NFS Permission Denied in Azure App Service on Linux: What It Means and What to Dohttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/nfs-permission-denied-in-azure-app-service-on-linux-what-it/ba-p/4513627If your Azure App Service on Linux uses an Azure Files NFS share, you may sometimes see errors like Permission denied or Errno 13 when your […]WednesdayTech Community
Extracting BOMs from Electrical Drawings with AI: Azure OpenAI GPT-5.4 + Azure Document Intelligencehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/extracting-boms-from-electrical-drawings-with-ai-azure-openai/ba-p/4506891The Problem Electrical engineering drawings — especially single-line diagrams (SLDs) — are notoriously hard to parse programmatically. They combine dense symbols, small text, and complex geometric […]ThursdayTech Community
Azure Monitor Pipeline: A Modern Approach to Telemetry Ingestion at Scalehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/azure-monitor-pipeline-a-modern-approach-to-telemetry-ingestion/ba-p/4513980Large-scale observability often fails not because of analytics, but because of ingestion. As environments grow—across regions, clouds, and on‑premises sites—traditional log forwarding architectures struggle with scale, […]ThursdayTech Community
How to recover Azure SQL Managed Instance access when the admin SQL login is disabledhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/how-to-recover-azure-sql-managed-instance-access-when-the-admin/ba-p/4513905Overview We have received support cases where customers lose administrative access to Azure SQL Managed Instance because the SQL login(s) are disabled, or because the login […]ThursdayTech Community
Private subnets by default in Azure Virtual Networks: What changed and how to use NAT Gatewayhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/private-subnets-by-default-in-azure-virtual-networks-what/ba-p/4513778Azure is evolving to better support secure‑by‑default cloud architectures.      Starting with API version 2025‑07‑01 (released after March 31, 2026), newly created virtual networks now default to using private subnets. This […]ThursdayTech Community
AI-Powered Downtime Investigation for Azure VMs: Automating Root Cause Analysishttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute-blog/ai-powered-downtime-investigation-for-azure-vms-automating-root/ba-p/4513473Co-authors: Jie Su, Abhinav Dua, Mukthar Ahmed, Dhruv Joshi In a previous post, we shared how Azure Automated VM Recovery works to minimize virtual machine downtime […]ThursdayTech Community
Entra ID Login via Azure Bastion Fails After VM Recreationhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/entra-id-login-via-azure-bastion-fails-after-vm-recreation/ba-p/4509337However, you may encounter a confusing scenario where: An Entra ID user attempts to sign in to a Windows VM through Azure Bastion The connection appears […]ThursdayTech Community
Azure Data Sync: Fixing “Cannot find the user ‘DataSync_executor’” When Creating a New Sync Grouphttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/azure-data-sync-fixing-cannot-find-the-user-datasync-executor/ba-p/4513757Summary When creating a new Azure SQL Data Sync group, customers may encounter the following error during setup—even when no active sync groups exist: “Failed to […]ThursdayTech Community
The Microsoft Azure Infra Summit 2026 Schedule Is Live.https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/the-microsoft-azure-infra-summit-2026-schedule-is-live/ba-p/4513538Hello Folks, I promised the full agenda would drop soon. Today’s the day. The schedule is locked in, the approved sessions are on the board, and […]ThursdayTech Community
Azure VNet Data Gateway for Secure Power BI & Power Platform Access in Enterpriseshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/azure-vnet-data-gateway-for-secure-power-bi-power-platform/ba-p/4511410What Is a VNet data gateway?  The VNet data gateway is a Microsoft‑managed gateway service that runs inside a delegated subnet of an Azure Virtual Network. It allows supported Microsoft cloud services—such […]ThursdayTech Community
Your Azure VM went down and nobody knew why. Here’s how to fix that.https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/startups-at-microsoft/your-azure-vm-went-down-and-nobody-knew-why-here-s-how-to-fix/ba-p/4513733If you’ve ever had a production VM go unhealthy on Azure and found yourself scrambling to figure out what happened, you’re not alone. I work with […]ThursdayTech Community
Connection Scaling in Elastic Clustershttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-blog-for-postgresql/connection-scaling-in-elastic-clusters/ba-p/4509624As your applications grow, you need to manage database connections carefully to keep performance predictable and reliable. Azure Database for PostgreSQL Elastic Clusters, powered by Citus, […]ThursdayTech Community
Azure SQL (LTR): You Don’t Need to Copy LTR Backups Across Regions to Restore Themhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/azure-sql-ltr-you-don-t-need-to-copy-ltr-backups-across-regions/ba-p/4513774Summary Customers sometimes attempt to copy Azure SQL Long-Term Retention (LTR) backups across regions using Copy-AzSqlDatabaseLongTermRetentionBackup, only to hit the error: LongTermRetentionMigrationRequestNotSupportedLTR backup migration copy feature […]ThursdayTech Community
Detectando Anomalias de Custo no Azure com FinOps Hub + SRE Agenthttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infragurus/detectando-anomalias-de-custo-no-azure-com-finops-hub-sre-agent/ba-p/4513809  Introdução Um dos maiores desafios em ambientes cloud é manter a visibilidade sobre os custos. Picos inesperados podem passar despercebidos por dias e quando chegam […]FridayTech Community
The Unified SecOps Transition — Why It Is a Security Architecture Decision, Not Just a Portal Changehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-community/the-unified-secops-transition-why-it-is-a-security-architecture/ba-p/4513815Microsoft will retire the standalone Azure Sentinel portal on March 31, 2027. Most of the conversation around this transition focuses on cost optimization and portal consolidation. […]FridayTech Community
Enabling Agentic Data Governance with Hybrid Cloud Flexibility in Azurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/enabling-agentic-data-governance-with-hybrid-cloud-flexibility/ba-p/4513511The “Why” Do you manage data in a complex multi-cloud environment? Are you struggling with data silos, evolving regulations, and the pressure to maintain control and […]FridayTech Community
Designing Outbound Connectivity for “Private Subnets” in Azurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/designing-outbound-connectivity-for-quot-private-subnets-quot-in/ba-p/4514258Why Private Subnets Change Everything Historically, Azure virtual machines relied on default outbound internet access, where the platform automatically assigned a dynamic SNAT IP from a […]FridayTech Community
Automatic SSO Takeover in Azure AD B2C Custom Policieshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/automatic-sso-takeover-in-azure-ad-b2c-custom-policies/ba-p/4514167Why This Matters As organizations modernize authentication, many shift toward Single Sign-On (SSO) using providers like Microsoft EntraID. But if you already have users in Azure […]FridayTech Community
Enhancing Enterprise AI Deployments with Zero Trust Networkinghttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/enhancing-enterprise-ai-deployments-with-zero-trust-networking/ba-p/4513662Problem Statement Azure OpenAI is publicly accessible by default Azure OpenAI frequently asked questions | Microsoft Learn Any application with API access can call it from anywhere […]SaturdayTech Community

Microsoft Security (4 articles)

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Cross‑tenant helpdesk impersonation to data exfiltration: A human-operated intrusion playbookhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/18/crosstenant-helpdesk-impersonation-data-exfiltration-human-operated-intrusion-playbook/In this article Risk to enterprise environments Attack chain overview Stage 1: Initial contact via Teams (T1566.003 Spearphishing via Service) Stage 2: Remote assistance foothold Stage […]Sunday
Making opportunistic cyberattacks harder by designhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/20/making-opportunistic-cyberattacks-harder-by-design/This is part of a series of blogs and interviews conducted with our Microsoft Deputy CISOs, in which we surface a number of mission-critical security recommendations […]Tuesday
Detection strategies across cloud and identities against infiltrating IT workershttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/21/detection-strategies-cloud-identities-against-infiltrating-it-workers/In this article Attack chain overview Activities in pre-recruitment phase Activities in recruiting phase Activities in post-recruitment phase Mitigation and protection guidance Microsoft Defender XDR detections […]Wednesday
AI-powered defense for an AI-accelerated threat landscapehttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/22/ai-powered-defense-for-an-ai-accelerated-threat-landscape/We are at an inflection point in cybersecurity. Recent advances in AI model capabilities are changing how vulnerabilities are discovered and exploited. AI models can autonomously […]Thursday

Azure Community (20 articles)

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3 hours of forest cleanup in 3 minuteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETTmwOu1cy0First time in 2026 I got to go out and clean up the forest. Had some heavy rain then strong winds that fell a lot of […]John Savill
Building AppInsights Analyser: A Blazor Dashboard for Azure Application Insightshttps://gregorsuttie.com/2026/04/18/building-appinsights-analyser-a-blazor-dashboard-for-azure-application-insights/If you’ve ever had to jump between multiple Azure subscriptions in the portal just to check on the health of your applications, you’ll know how frustrating […]Gregor Suttie
New AI Reader Role Added to Microsoft Entrahttps://ourcloudnetwork.com/new-ai-reader-role-added-to-microsoft-entra/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-ai-reader-role-added-to-microsoft-entraMicrosoft Entra adds the new AI Reader role for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Learn why it’s a privileged role and how it should be used. The post […]Daniel Bradley
Reporting an Entra ID browser error that requires troubleshootinghttps://medium.com/the-new-control-plane/reporting-an-entra-id-browser-error-that-requires-troubleshooting-ed42758893bd?source=rss----3a246e667a75---4Jellyfin via Wikimedia Commons This is appropos of nothing, but if you have an error on an Entra ID screen that you need to troubleshoot and […]Rory Braybrook
Private global load balancing in Azure with anycast (no BGP)https://blog.cloudtrooper.net/2026/04/20/private-global-load-balancing-in-azure-with-anycast-no-bgp/This probably one of the least enticing blog post titles I have ever had. I will try to explain in a few paragraphs what this is […]Jose Moreno
Microsoft Foundry – BYO AI Gateway – Part 3https://journeyofthegeek.com/2026/04/19/microsoft-foundry-byo-ai-gateway-part-3/Hello once again folks! Today I’m going to add yet another post to my BYO AI Gateway feature of Microsoft Foundry series. In my first post […]Matt Felton
Absolute Beginner Guide to Pythonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1HAjJB7csA walk through how to get setup then being productive with Python! ▬▬▬▬▬▬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 – Introduction […]John Savill
From hype to risk: how model rationing creates hidden technical debthttps://dev.to/omiossec/from-hype-to-risk-how-model-rationing-creates-hidden-technical-debt-4m7aAnthropic kept its new model, Mythos, out of public release, only a douzaine of enterprises get limited access. The stated reason: security. Yes, Mythos might be […]Olivier Miossec
Deploying to Multiple Azure Subscriptions with Terraform Provider Aliaseshttps://www.techielass.com/terraform-azure-multi-subscription-provider-aliases/If, like me, you’ve been using Terraform for a while, you’ve probably deployed resources into a single Azure subscription. But what happens when your organization has […]Sarah Lean
Creating a GitHub Copilot CLI Release Trackerhttps://gregorsuttie.com/2026/04/21/creating-a-github-copilot-cli-release-tracker/I’m using the GitHub Copilot CLI on a day to day basis but I have been away for a few weeks and a lot has changed, […]Gregor Suttie
Terraform Module Design Is the Hard Part – So I Built an Agent Skill for Ithttps://thomasthornton.cloud/terraform-module-design-is-the-hard-part-so-i-built-an-agent-skill-for-it/Terraform modules usually start with good intentions. A team wants consistency, there is some repeated Terraform, and a shared module feels like the obvious next step. […]Thomas Thornton
Use OpenCode Go models in GitHub Copilot CLI with BYOKhttps://johnlokerse.dev/2026/04/23/use-opencode-go-models-in-github-copilot-cli-with-byok/GitHub Copilot CLI is a harness to interact with AI directly from your terminal. By default, it uses the models provided through your GitHub Copilot subscription, […]John Lokerse
339 – Microsoft Tech Updateshttps://share.transistor.fm/s/5851f1efIn this week’s episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we’re expanding our scope beyond Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, […]Tobias Zimmergren
Speaking at the Sovereign Cloud Day in Madrid 2026https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2026/04/speaking-at-the-sovereign-cloud-day-in-madrid-2026/I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at the Microsoft Sovereignty Day Madrid: Impulsando el futuro digital de Europa (Driving the Digital Future of Europe) […]Thomas Maurer
Azure private endpoint subnets sizing: Stop guessing, start calculatinghttps://azuretechinsider.com/azure-private-endpoint-subnets-sizing-stop-guessing-start-calculating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=azure-private-endpoint-subnets-sizing-stop-guessing-start-calculatingMost teams wildly underestimate this number and then wonder why their subnet is full before they’ve deployed half their workload. Private endpoints look simple until you […]Dieter Gobeyn
Calculate your Azure Private Endpoint IPs Automatically [Free PowerShell Script]https://azuretechinsider.com/calculate-azure-private-endpoint-subnets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calculate-azure-private-endpoint-subnetsMost teams wildly underestimate this number and then wonder why their subnet is full before they’ve deployed half their workload. Private endpoints look simple until you […]Dieter Gobeyn
Practical Microsoft 365 Copilot Tasks You Can Try in Excelhttps://cloudbuild.co.uk/practical-microsoft-365-copilot-tasks-you-can-try-in-excel/Reading Time: 8 minutesIn this blog post, I share a number of practical Microsoft 365 Copilot tasks in Excel that focus on real, everyday data analysis […]Imran Rashid
Simplifying Application Delivery with Recast Application Workspacehttps://www.ciraltos.com/simplifying-application-delivery-with-recast-application-workspace/Modern IT environments are more complex than ever. Users move between offices and home networks, switch devices throughout the day, and expect their applications to work […]Travis Roberts
Azure Update 24th April 2026https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxxFqiUImV4Lots of updates this week! 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be there! 🤔 Due […]John Savill
RAG in .NET: What the Tutorials Don’t Tell You. Chunking, Embedding, and Production Gotchashttps://jamiemaguire.net/index.php/2026/04/18/rag-in-dotnet-semantic-kernel-production-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rag-in-dotnet-semantic-kernel-production-guideMost RAG tutorials show you the happy path. A clean project, a handful of sample documents, a query that works first time. That’s fine for getting […]Jamie Maguire

Azure Architecture Center (3 new or updated articles)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication DayCategory
Compensating Transaction Patternhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/patterns/compensating-transactionUse the Compensating Transaction pattern to undo work when a step of an eventually consistent operation fails in distributed systems.TuesdayAzure Architecture,new
Choose a Microsoft Fabric Deployment Patternhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/fabric-deployment-patternsEvaluate four Microsoft Fabric deployment patterns to structure capacities, workspaces, and items based on your requirements.TuesdayAzure Architecture,new
Basic Enterprise Integration on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/enterprise-integration/basic-enterprise-integrationLearn how to implement a basic enterprise integration architecture on Azure by using Azure Logic Apps and Azure API Management.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated

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