[Launched] Generally Available: Connect to Elastic SAN from Windows VM via VM Extension

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 28, 2026 | Cloud

Azure Elastic SAN now supports volume connectivity for Windows Virtual Machines using the Elastic SAN VM extension, directly from the Azure Portal. This capability enables customers to connect Elastic SAN volumes during virtual machine deployment,...

[In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft HTTP DDoS Ruleset for Azure WAF on Azure Front Door Premium

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 28, 2026 | Cloud

Announcing the public preview of the HTTP DDoS Ruleset on Azure Front Door Premium.HTTP-layer DDoS attacks remain a leading cause of application downtime, and traditional static controls often fall short against evolving botnets. The new HTTP DDoS Ruleset

[Launched] Generally Available: Cross-region IPAM pool association in Azure Virtual Network Manager

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 28, 2026 | Cloud

Managing IP address space across multiple regions can be difficult to scale and prone to configuration mistakes.With cross-region IPAM pool association, you can associate a single IPAM pool with virtual networks across multiple Azure regions. This helps c

GitHub shifts Copilot to usage-based billing, signaling a new cost model for enterprise AI tools

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 28, 2026 | Cloud

GitHub is moving its Copilot coding assistant to a usage-based billing model, replacing fixed subscription pricing with consumption-based charges as demand for AI-driven development workloads increases. The change, announced in a company blog, will take effect on June...

Xiaomi releases MIT‑licensed MiMo models for long‑running AI agents

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 28, 2026 | Cloud

Xiaomi has released and open-sourced MiMo-V2.5 and MiMo-V2.5-Pro under the MIT License, giving developers another potentially lower-cost option for building AI agents that can run longer tasks such as coding and workflow automation. Both models support a...

OpenAI’s Symphony spec pushes coding agents from prompts to orchestration

by Azalio tdshpsk | Apr 28, 2026 | Cloud

OpenAI has released Symphony, an open-source specification for turning issue trackers such as Linear into control planes for Codex coding agents. Instead of asking an AI tool for help with one coding problem at a time, Symphony is designed to let agents pick up work...