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Retirement: Support for .NET 9 (STS) ends on May 12, 2026
On May 12, 2026, support for .NET 9 (STS) will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but...
[Launched] Public Preview: Continuous Performance Diagnostics for Linux VMs to Enhance VM Troubleshooting
Azure Monitor, Microsoft’s comprehensive solution for monitoring and optimizing cloud resources, is expanding its...
Malicious PyPI package targets Chimera users to steal AWS tokens, CI/CD secrets
A malicious Python package posing as a harmless add-on for the Chimera sandbox environment, an integrated machine...
Design a better customer experience with agentic AI
Whereas large language models (LLMs) attracted consumers well before enterprise users, SaaS platforms are driving the...
Amazon Bedrock faces revamp pressure amid rising enterprise demands
Amazon’s flagship generative AI platform, Bedrock, could be in for a significant overhaul as customer expectations...
A developer’s guide to AI protocols: MCP, A2A, and ACP
Unlike traditional AI models that respond to single prompts (like ChatGPT’s basic Q&A mode), AI agents can plan,...
Navigating the rising costs of AI inferencing
In 2025, the worldwide expenditure on infrastructure as a service and platform as a service (IaaS and PaaS) reached...
Java 25 to change Windows file operation behaviors
As part of a quality outreach, some changes are coming in the planned Java 25 release with regard to file operations...
Retirement: DCsv2-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on June 30, 2026
On June 30, 2026, DCsv2-series Azure virtual machines (VMs) will be retired. After that date, they will no longer be...
Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025: Five takeaways for data professionals, developers
At Databricks’ Data + AI Summit 2025 last week, the company showcased a variety of generative and agentic AI...
The key to Oracle’s AI future
Oracle’s stock is finally catching up with its talk about cloud, fueled by surging infrastructure and AI demand. In...
Top 6 multicloud management solutions
Multicloud is increasingly common in today’s enterprises. The use of multiple public clouds, even spreading...
Rethinking the dividing lines between containers and VMs
The technology industry loves to redraw boundary lines with new abstractions, then proclaim that prior approaches are...
SmartBear unveils AI-driven test automation for iOS and Android apps
SmartBear has launched Reflect Mobile, an AI-powered, no-code, test automation tool kit that enables QA professionals...
Visual Studio Code bolsters MCP support
Visual Studio Code 1.101, aka the May 2025 version of Microsoft’s popular code editor, expands support for the Model...
GitHub launches Remote MCP server in public preview to power AI-driven developer workflows
GitHub has unveiled its Remote MCP server in public preview, allowing developers to integrate AI assistants like...
Europe is caught in a cloud dilemma
Europe stands at a crucial crossroads as it navigates two significant influences: the European Union’s desire for...
Nifty new Python projects to watch and try
Get a first look at the new Python Installation Manager for Windows, or try your hand at developing AI agents with...
.NET 10 Preview 5 highlights improvements to C# 14
Microsoft has launched the fifth preview of its planned .NET 10 open source developer platform. The preview release...
[In preview] Public Preview: Encrypt Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks with Cross Tenant Customer Managed Keys
Cross-tenant customer managed keys (CMK) for Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks is now in public preview in select...