[Launched] Generally Available: Durable Functions PowerShell SDK as a standalone module

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloud

The Durable Functions PowerShell SDK is now available as a standalone module in the PowerShell Gallery: AzureFunctions.PowerShell.Durable.SDK. This SDK is now generally available and is the recommended approach for authoring Durable Functions apps with...

[In preview] Public Preview: Orchestration versioning for Durable Functions and durable task SDKs

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloud

When building Durable Functions apps, it’s inevitable that orchestrations need to be changed. You might need to modify or remove activity functions, or maybe even completely rewrite the orchestration logic. Without any functionality built around...

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions Kafka trigger support in Consumption plan

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloud

Kafka Extension for Azure Functions in Consumption plan is now in public preview. This extension enables you to detect and respond to real time messages streaming into Kafka Topics, or write to a Kafka Topic through the output binding. You can now...

[In preview] Public Preview: AZNFS (3.0) for BlobNFS with FUSE for superior performance

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloud

For customers requiring NFS 3.0 protocol support or POSIX compliance, Azure Blob Storage natively supports NFSv3 (aka BlobNFS). BlobNFS is accessed via the Linux NFS client with our AZNFS mount helper package, which streamlines mounting and reliably...

Orchestrating AI-driven data pipelines with Azure ADF and Databricks: An architectural evolution

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloud

In the fast-evolving landscape of enterprise data management, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into data pipelines has become a game-changer. In “Designing a metadata-driven ETL framework with Azure ADF: An architectural perspective,” I laid the...