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[Launched] Generally Available: The Modern Version of the Azure Storage Data Movement Library
The modern version of the Azure Storage Data Movement Library has reached General Availability! This update simplifies...
[Launched] Generally Available: Scheduled Load Tests in Azure Load Testing
With the new scheduling feature in Azure Load Testing, you can now automate test runs at a predefined time or cadence,...
Diving into the Windows Copilot Runtime
Announced at the May 2024 launch of Arm-powered Copilot+ PCs, the Windows Copilot Runtime is at the heart of...
How to use mutexes and semaphores in C#
Thread synchronization is used to prevent multiple threads from accessing a shared resource concurrently. The Mutex...
Go 1.24 arrives with generic type aliases, boosted WebAssembly support
Go 1.24, an update to Google‘s popular open source programming language, is now generally available as a production...
[In preview] Public Preview: Upgrade Existing Azure Gen1 VMs to Gen2-Trusted Launch
We are excited to announce preview support to enable Trusted launch on existing Azure Gen1 VMs by upgrading the Gen1...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Firewall Updates – BYOIP Support for Secured Virtual Hubs
Customer Provided Public IP Support for Secured Virtual Hub: Admins can now assign customer-managed public IPs to...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL pg_signal_autovaccum_worker role
You can now use the pg_signal_autovacuum_worker role backported from PostgreSQL version 18 with Azure Database for...
[Launched] Generally Available: Discovery of PostgreSQL Installed on Azure Arc-enabled Servers
We are thrilled to announce that Azure Arc-enabled servers now have the capability to automatically identify...
[In preview] Public Preview: Virtual Canary Maintenance Program
We are excited to introduce the Virtual Canary maintenance program, a new initiative designed to provide you with...
[In preview] Public Preview: Automatic Embedding Generation in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB
Boost your AI-driven applications by generating vector embeddings directly within in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for...
[In preview] Public Preview: Modernization Advisor for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Modernization Advisor helps you modernize your SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines workloads using fully managed PaaS...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Updates for Mid-February 2025
In mid-February 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Convert Azure SQL databases to...
Snowflake announces preview of Cortex Agent APIs to power enterprise data intelligence
Snowflake on Wednesday announced the public preview of Cortex Agents, a set of APIs built on top of the Snowflake...
Dynamic web apps with HTMX, Python, and Django
Python is one of the most popular programming language today, in part due to its large ecosystem of tools for data...
Keep your code open to possibilities
I’ve been developing software for many years now. Decades. I’ve learned a lot along the way, and I dare to think that...
Rust memory management explained
Rust shares many concepts with other languages intended for systems programming. For instance, Rust distinguishes...
Don’t use public ASP.NET keys (duh), Microsoft warns
Microsoft Threat Intelligence in December observed a “threat actor” using a publicly available ASP.NET machine key to...
[In preview] Generally Available: 6th generation Intel-based VMs – Dv6/Ev6
Azure announces the general availability of the D and E family VMs built on the new 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Platinum...
[Launched] Generally Available: New Pricing for Azure Virtual Network Manager
With Azure Virtual Network Manager, a central management service for your virtual network resources, you can easily...