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[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-February 2026
In mid-February 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL:Simplify SQL deployments from...
Google Cloud launches GEAR program to broaden AI agent development skills
As enterprises shift from experimenting with AI agents to deploying them in production environments, Google is rolling...
The death of reactive IT: How predictive engineering will redefine cloud performance in 10 years
For more than two decades, IT operations has been dominated by a reactive culture. Engineers monitor dashboards, wait...
How vibe coding will supercharge IT teams
There’s a palpable tension in IT today. Teams are stretched to their limits with a growing backlog of initiatives,...
First look: Run LLMs locally with LM Studio
Dedicated desktop applications for agentic AI make it easier for relatively non-technical users to work with large...
Software at the speed of AI
In the immortal words of Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while,...
Java use in AI development continues to grow – Azul report
Java is becoming more popular for building AI applications, with 62% of respondents in Azul’s just-released 2026 State...
GitHub previews support for Claude and Codex coding agents
GitHub is adding support for the Anthropic Claude and OpenAI Codex coding agents, via its Agent HQ AI platform. The...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Front Door Premium now supports Azure Private Link origins in UAE North
You can now set UAE North as a region for Azure Private Link-enabled origins in your Azure Front Door Premium profile....
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks Supervisor Agent
Introducing Supervisor Agent, now Generally Available in Azure Databricks. Supervisor Agent is part of the Azure...
Single prompt breaks AI safety in 15 major language models
A single benign-sounding prompt can systematically strip safety guardrails from major language and image models,...
How to advance a tech career without managing
Technical mastery once guaranteed advancement. For engineers, data scientists, designers, and other experts, the...
10 essential release criteria for launching AI agents
NASA’s launch-a-rocket activity includes 490 launch-readiness criteria to ensure that all ground and flight systems...
AI hardware too expensive? ‘Just rent it,’ cloud providers say
Whenever a tech titan makes a sweeping statement about the future, industry professionals and even everyday users...
[In preview] Public Preview: Application Gateway for Containers – AKS managed add-on
We're announcing public preview of an AKS managed add-on that simplifies the deployment and lifecycle management of...
[In development] Private Preview: Vaulted Backups for Azure Disk
Today, Azure Disk Backup protects data by taking regular, crash-consistent snapshots of Azure Disks. These snapshots...
[In preview] Public Preview: Application Gateway for Containers – AKS managed add-on
We're announcing public preview of an AKS managed add-on that simplifies the deployment and lifecycle management of...
[In development] Private Preview: Vaulted Backups for Azure Disk
Today, Azure Disk Backup protects data by taking regular, crash-consistent snapshots of Azure Disks. These snapshots...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Monitor pipeline transformations
Azure Monitor pipeline transformations feature is now Public Preview! This feature enables users to shape telemetry...
[Launched] Generally Available: Claude Opus 4.6 now available on Azure Databricks
Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 through Mosaic AI Model serving. Claude Opus 4.6 is...