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[Launched] Generally Available: New Availability Zone Features for Azure App Service
Enhanced Availability Zone support for Azure App Service is now generally available. This update simplifies the...
[In preview] Public Preview: .NET Aspire support on Azure App Service
.NET Aspire simplifies cloud-native development with opinionated APIs, integrations, and orchestration features. It...
[In preview] Public Preview: Enhanced Azure Functions experience in Azure Container Apps
We are introducing a new, streamlined method for running Azure Functions directly in Azure Container Apps. This...
Why is Microsoft offering to turn websites into AI apps with NLWeb?
Microsoft took the covers off a new open protocol that will allow enterprises to turn their websites into AI-based...
Cloud asset management: A crucial missing ingredient
Most companies are in a race to diversify their cloud resources, motivated by the benefits of scalable, innovative,...
[In preview] Public Preview: Foundry Local for on-device AI
Foundry Local makes it easy to run AI models, tools and agents directly on-device, whether Windows 11 or MacOS ....
[In preview] Public Preview: SQL Server 2025 enterprise AI-ready database from ground to cloud
SQL Server 2025, now in public preview, is built on a foundation known for best-in-class security and performance....
[In preview] Public Preview: Throughput buckets in Azure Cosmos DB
You can control your application's throughput consumption by configuring throughput buckets in a container and...
[In preview] Public Preview: JSON Index
In mid-May 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL:New JSON index can be used to index...
[In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft DocumentDB Docker Image
Introducing the Microsoft DocumentDB Docker Image, a local development environment you can use to build and test apps...
[In preview] Public Preview: MSSQL Extension Integrates GitHub Copilot in VS Code
The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code now works with GitHub Copilot, bringing AI-powered SQL assistance directly...
[In preview] Public Preview: Document indexing with Azure Logic Apps and Azure Cosmos DB
You can now quickly turn documents into searchable data using new Azure Logic Apps workflow templates designed to...
[In preview] Public Preview: Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21
Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an AI assistant to help with writing, editing, and fixing T-SQL...
[Launched] Generally Available: Filtered vector search in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore)
Filtered vector search is now generally available in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore). With this release, you can...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) trigger and bindings for Azure Functions
Integration between Azure Functions and Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) is now available in public preview. You...
[In preview] Public Preview: At-scale Insights dashboard for Azure Cosmos DB
The redesign of the At-scale Insights dashboard for Azure Cosmos DB provides a central view for monitoring Azure...
[In preview] Public Preview: Network Optimized Azure Virtual Machines – Dnsv6, Dndsv6, Dnlsv6, Dnldsv6, Ensv6 and Endsv6
Azure announces the public preview of our very first Network Optimized VMs built on the new 5th Gen Intel® Xeon®...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions MCP extension now supports additional capabilities
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a way for apps to provide capabilities and context to a large language model....
[Launched] Generally Available: New regions for Azure Functions Flex consumption
Beyond the already generally available regions, you can now create Flex Consumption apps in the following regions:...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana
Starting on May 19, 2025 you can create and edit Grafana dashboards directly in the Azure Portal without any...