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[In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Support for OpenLDAP, FreeIPA, and Red Hat Directory Server LDAP services
Azure NetApp Files now supports integration with FreeIPA, OpenLDAP, and Red Hat Directory Server—available in public...
Retirement: Azure VPN Gateway support for SSTP Protocol will be retired on March 31, 2027
Due to its limited scalability and suboptimal performance, support for SSTP will be phased out. We strongly recommend...
Retirement: General Purpose v1 (GPv1) and legacy blob storage accounts
As part of our ongoing efforts to streamline the Azure Storage portfolio and deliver enhanced performance,...
IBM launches Granite 4.0 to cut AI infra costs with hybrid Mamba-transformer models
IBM has launched Granite 4.0, a new family of open-source language models designed to slash infrastructure costs that...
The JavaScript code won’t write itself
I was driving through Austin, Texas, recently and I saw a Waymo vehicle. These are autonomous vehicles that—in...
What is an internal developer platform? IDP explained
An internal developer platform (IDP) is a self-service layer built by an organization that standardizes...
Who stops wasteful cloud spending?
According to a report from VMware, nearly half of IT leaders believe more than 25% of their cloud spending is wasted,...
Microsoft unveils framework for building agentic AI apps
Microsoft has introduced the Microsoft Agent Framework, an open-source SDK and runtime for building, orchestrating,...
Chainguard offers malware-resistant JavaScript libraries
Software supply chain security provider Chainguard has unveiled Chainguard Libraries for JavaScript, described as a...
[Launched] Generally Available: New Health Check infrastructure for Azure Traffic Manager
Azure Traffic Manager has introduced new health check infrastructure to improve the resiliency and scalability of the...
How to deploy machine learning models with AWS Lambda
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and machine learning, organizations continue to seek...
Bring your data to your code with Azure’s Data API Builder
Azure is now so big it’s hard to keep on top of all its features, let alone drill down into its ever-growing line of...
Why observability needs Apache Iceberg
Apache Iceberg is a mature open table format that’s been battle-tested in the broader analytics world for years. Now...
Claude Sonnet 4.5 coding model improves agentic capabilities
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 4.5, an update of the company’s coding model that features extended autonomous...
[In preview] Public Preview: MSSQL extension integration with Microsoft Fabric
The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) now brings SQL database in Fabric directly into your development...
Retirement: Azure Machine Learning – Data labeling Deprecation
On September 30, 2026, Azure Machine data labeling will be retired. Please transition to 3rd party data labeling...
Retirement: Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) for Linux nodes on AKS to Be Retired by September 30, 2028
On September 30, 2028, we’ll end support for Azure Network Policy Manager (NPM) on Linux nodes in AKS. To avoid...
Microsoft .NET Aspire backs .NET 10 file-based apps
Microsoft has released .NET Aspire 9.5, an update of the company’s framework for building distributed apps that...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late September 2025
In late September 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Protection from ransomware...
Spotlight report: Securing the cloud
Download the October 2025 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld,...