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Threat actors are spreading malicious extensions via VS marketplaces
Careless developers publishing Visual Studio extensions to two open marketplaces have been including access tokens and...
[In development] Private Preview: New planned datacenter region in Malaysia (Southeast Asia 3)
Microsoft is expanding its digital infrastructure footprint further with a new datacenter region, Southeast Asia 3,...
[Launched] Generally Available: New OS SKU enum to migrate to Azure Linux 3.0
You can now migrate to Azure Linux 3.0 with a new OS SKU enum, ‘AzureLinux3’, in Kubernetes version 1.28-1.36. This...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Python 3.13
You can now develop functions using Python 3.13 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions. Starting with Python 3.13,...
A mini-CrowdStrike moment? Windows 11 update cripples dev environments
Just as Windows 10 has reached its end of life (EOL), issues with Windows 11 abound, the most recent an update that...
Agents of chaos
The dream of self-directed AI is becoming real, and companies can’t wait to turn their agents loose on everyday...
An EU breakup with US cloud providers
European organizations are increasingly vocal about their desire to reduce their reliance on US-based hyperscalers...
[Launched] Generally Available: Prescaling in Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall now supports prescaling, a feature that enables admins to provision and reserve capacity units in...
Retirement: Confidential Containers preview on AKS is Closing Down
The public preview of Confidential Containers on AKS will be shutting down.This feature has been available in preview...
[Launched] Generally Available: Observed capacity metric in Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall now includes the observed capacity metric — a new observability signal designed to help administrators...
Using Valkey on Azure and in .NET Aspire
Big changes to the license used by the popular open source key/value store Redis prompted a fork, with the launch of...
How to run an R data visualization chatbot you can talk to
Typing questions into a chatbot is nice, but speaking often feels more natural. In fact, some experts encourage people...
Rethinking operations in an agentic AI world
IT operations have long been defined by one overriding goal: keep applications running at all costs. Success was...
[Launched] Generally Available: PowerShell, Az cmdlets, and Python SDK for Azure Database Migration Service
Announcing the general availability (GA) of automation support for Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) through...
[Launched] Generally Available: Availability Zones and network restricted Key Vault and App Configuration references for Flex Consumption
You can now enable availability zones for your Azure Functions Flex Consumption apps during both creation and...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Storage Discovery
Azure Storage Discovery provides enterprise-wide visibility into your Azure Storage data estate. Insights that weren’t...
[Launched] Generally Available: SAP Business Data Cloud Connect to Azure Databricks
SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) Connect to Azure Databricks is now generally available, enabling secure, bi-directional,...
[In preview] Public Preview: Private Link Service Direct Connect
Azure Private Link service allows you to make your applications available to your customers privately and securely....
Retirement: The F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series VMs are retiring in 2028
The F, Fs, Fsv2, Lsv2, G, Gs, Av2, Amv2, and B series of Azure Virtual Machines will retire on November 15th, 2028....
[Launched] Generally Available: Locations API Update for UK Azure Regions
To align with evolving compliance and regulatory requirements, Azure is updating the geographyGroup and...