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[In preview] Public Preview: Azure MySQL Self Heal
You can now use self-healing tools to proactively resolve common server issues—without opening a support case. The new...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure MySQL Extended Support
To help you manage your MySQL upgrade timelines with greater flexibility, we’re introducing Extended Support for Azure...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for MySQL 8.4
Announcing the general availability of Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server version 8.4. With this release, you...
[In preview] Public Preview: File share centric management model (Microsoft.FileShares) for Azure Files
To simplify the experience of creating and managing file shares in Azure, Azure Files now supports a file...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure D192 Sizes in the Azure Dsv6 and Ddsv6-series VM Families
Announcing the addition of the D192 size to the Azure Dsv6 and Ddsv6-series Virtual Machines families, powered by the...
.NET 10 moves to release candidate stage
Microsoft’s planned .NET 10 software development platform has reached the release candidate (RC) stage, with...
Organize Rust projects for faster compilation with Cargo workspaces
Simple projects in the Rust language are typically made up of a single crate. But the cargo project management utility...
9 vital concepts of modern JavaScript
Modern JavaScript puts you in the center of an enormously powerful language and ecosystem. As a result, the...
Six hard truths for software development bosses
It’s tough out there for software development managers. The job is not easy. Managing people is hard enough, but...
JDK 26: The new features in Java 26
Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due in March 2026, now has its first three features...
[In development] Private Preview: Azure AMD-based Dasv7, Easv7, and Fasv7-series Virtual Machines
The general purpose Dasv7 and Dalsv7, memory-optimized Easv7, and compute-optimized Fasv7, Falsv7, Famsv7 VMs, are now...
[Launched] Generally Available: Multitenant Managed Logging in Container Insights
The Multitenant Managed Logging feature in Container Insights is now generally available, offering customers who...
When AI nukes your database: The dark side of vibe coding
One July morning, a startup founder watched in horror as their production database vanished, nuked not by a hacker,...
Retirement: Microsoft Playwright Testing (Preview) will be retired on March 8, 2026
Last August, we introduced Azure App Testing, a unified testing service that brings together two powerful testing...
Conflicting opinions on the ROI of AI
When it comes to evaluating the return on investment for cloud-based artificial intelligence projects, the discussion...
How to evaluate AI agent development tools and platforms
Do a quick search for AI agent development tools, and it won’t take long to build an extensive list of options. How...
Beyond AI protocols: Preparing for MCP and A2A in production
The future of enterprise architecture is increasingly being written by AI, but not the kind you access through a...
Perl programming language rises again – Tiobe
Perl, a once-popular programming language that dates back to 1987, has seen a resurgence in the Tiobe index of...
Groovy 5 expands Java and JDK support
The Apache Groovy team has announced Groovy 5, an update to the JVM-based programming language that features broader...
Retirement: Operating System (OS) Disks on Standard HDD will be retired on 08 September 2028
As part of our ongoing commitment to improve customer experience, we continuously evaluate our product portfolio to...