| Status | Name | Link | Description | Publication Day | Category |
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| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Firewall resource specific log tables get Azure Monitor Basic plan support | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489967 | All resource specific log tables for Azure Firewall now support the Basic log plan which can reduce your logging costs by 80%. However, Policy Analytics and […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Azure Firewall,Azure Monitor,devops,Features,Launched,Management and Governance,Microsoft Copilot for Security,networking,security |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Cross-Region Data Transfer Capability in Azure Data Box Devices | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=490166 | We are pleased to announce the general availability of cross-region data transfer for all region pairs using Azure Data Box. Customers can now select any source […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,Azure Data Box,Features,Launched,Migration,storage |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in Spain Central | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=490161 | Now available in Spain Central region, Azure Ultra Disk Storage provides high-performance along with low sub-millisecond latency for your most-demanding workloads.Azure Ultra Disk Storage offers high […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,Azure Disk Storage,Features,Launched,storage |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Announcing the Next generation Azure Data Box Devices | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=490143 | Today, we’re excited to announce the General Availability of Azure Data Box 120 and Azure Data Box 525, our next-generation compact, NVMe-based Data Box devices. These […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Data Box,Features,Launched,Migration,storage |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Instance Mix for Virtual Machine Scale Sets | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=486819 | We are excited to announce the general availability of instance mix, a new feature designed to optimize your Virtual Machine Scale Set deployments. Instance mix allows […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,compute,Features,Launched,Virtual Machine Scale Sets,Virtual Machines |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disk Storage is now available in Australia Central 2 and Norway West | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489867 | Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disk Storage are now available in Australia Central 2 and Norway West regions. Azure Ultra Disk Storage delivers high throughput, […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Disk Storage,Features,Launched,storage |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Easy service upgrade and change service tier in Azure AI Search | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=485989 | Azure AI Search has two new self-serve options that make it easy to change or upgrade your service, directly from Azure portal or the management API. […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Azure AI Search,Features,In preview,Mobile,Web |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Support for Mongo 8.0 on vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489622 | You can now use MongoDB version 8.0 on vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB. This release provides access to the latest MongoDB features, helping you build […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Features,Internet of Things,Launched |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Sharded DiskANN in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489627 | Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL introduces sharded DiskANN, a powerful feature enhancing your vector search experience. Sharding partitions a DiskANN vector index into smaller, more manageable […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Features,In preview,Internet of Things |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Versionless customer managed keys in Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible Server | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489644 | You no longer need to manage the key version for customer-managed keys (CMKs) in Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible Server. Versionless keys automate the propagation of […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Azure Data Factory service principal authentication | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489649 | We are excited to announce that you can now use service principal Entra authentication to connect your Azure Database for PostgreSQL instance with Azure Synapse Analytics […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Support for time-series databases in the migration service for Azure Database for PostgreSQL | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489664 | You can now use the migration service in Azure Database for PostgreSQL to easily migrate time-series databases—without dropping the extension. With the click of a button, […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: PostgreSQL 17 performance management server parameters now modifiable on Azure Database for PostgreSQL | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489669 | We are excited to announce that several parameters in Azure Database for PostgreSQL 17 can now be modified. This enhancement provides greater flexibility and control over […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for mid-April 2025 | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489711 | In mid-April 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Read-access geo-zone redundant storage (RA-GZRS) as a backup storage type is now generally […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure SQL Database,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Metadata Cache for Azure SSD (Premium) SMB | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=490620 | This enhancement accelerates metadata operations for both SMB and REST protocols, benefiting new and existing file shares at no extra cost. Whether you’re running critical business […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Files,Features,Launched,storage |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489658 | PostgreSQL minor versions 17.4, 16.8, 15.12, 14.17, and 13.20 are now supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server. These minor version upgrades are automatically […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery for Shared Disk | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=490583 | We are excited to announce the General Availability of Azure Site Recovery for Shared Disk feature, which enables you to protect, monitor, recover, and re-protect your […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Azure Site Recovery,Features,Launched,Management and Governance,Migration |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Multitenant managed logging in Container insights | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=488110 | This is useful for customers who operate shared cluster platforms using AKS. Customers need the ability to configure container console log collection in a way that […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,Features,In preview,Management and Governance |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Avaialble: Azure NVads V710 v5-series virtual machines | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=489246 | The NVads V710 v5-series virtual machines are designed for lightweight AI inferencing and graphics-intensive applications that demand cost-effective, high-performance GPUs with more memory and faster CPUs. […] | Friday | Azure Updates,compute,Launched,Pricing & Offerings,Services,Virtual Machines |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Metrics Usage Insights | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=490727 | Announcing the Public Preview of ‘metrics usage insights’, a feature currently designed for Azure Managed Prometheus users which will analyze all metrics ingested in Azure Managed […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,Features,In preview,Management and Governance,Microsoft Build |
| Name | Link | Description | Publication Day | Category |
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| Understanding Azure OpenAI Service Quotas and Limits: A Beginner-Friendly Guide | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/understanding-azure-openai-service-quotas-and-limits-a-beginner/ba-p/4406920 | Azure OpenAI Service allows developers, researchers, and students to integrate powerful AI models like GPT-4, GPT-3.5, and DALL·E into their applications. But with great power comes […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Announcement: Azure Logic Apps (Standard) Automated Testing Public Preview | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/announcement-azure-logic-apps-standard-automated-testing-public/ba-p/4407814 | We are excited to announce the public preview of the Azure Logic Apps (Standard) Automated Testing Framework! This new framework is designed to simplify and enhance the […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Error creating Azure BOT: Failed to store new BOT | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/iis-support-blog/error-creating-azure-bot-failed-to-store-new-bot/ba-p/4407055 | SCENARIO You are trying to create Azure BOT where you are already provided with an existing App registration. After adding relevant details, validation is passed however, […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Azure Native Integrations: Public Preview of LambdaTest HyperExecute on Azure | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/partner-news/azure-native-integrations-public-preview-of-lambdatest/ba-p/4407544 | Power of Azure Native Integration The native integration with Azure brings several key advantages to organizations already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem: Seamless Resource Management Provision […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| An Update on Bicep Azure Verified Modules for Platform Landing Zone (ALZ) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-tools-blog/an-update-on-bicep-azure-verified-modules-for-platform-landing/ba-p/4407626 | But first some history and context As you may of heard in one of our Azure Landing Zone (ALZ) community calls over the past year, across […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| The U.S. Small Business Administration integrates Azure Communication Services, sending critical information to millions of Americans more quickly | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-communication-services/the-u-s-small-business-administration-integrates-azure/ba-p/4407689 | At the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), we faced significant challenges with our existing mass communications solution. Our organization is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Agents with Azure AI Foundry – Webinar Series for Microsoft AI Agents Recording | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/healthcare-and-life-sciences/agents-with-azure-ai-foundry-webinar-series-for-microsoft-ai/ba-p/4407740 | *See all the webinars in this series here In this webinar recording Microsoft’s Mathew Anderson and Marcin Jiminez provide an overview of Azure AI Foundry and […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Migrating Cloud-Based Databases from AWS to Azure: Key Insights and Best Practices | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-migration-and/migrating-cloud-based-databases-from-aws-to-azure-key-insights/ba-p/4406351 | Migrating your cloud-based databases to Microsoft Azure can be a transformative journey, offering enhanced performance, scalability, and security. I’ve had the opportunity to dive deep into […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Public Preview: Metrics usage insights for Azure Monitor Workspace | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-observability-blog/public-preview-metrics-usage-insights-for-azure-monitor/ba-p/4406306 | As organizations expand their services and applications, reliability and high availability are a top priority to ensure they provide a high level of quality to […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| AI Resilience: Strategies to Keep Your Intelligent App Running at Peak Performance | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-paas-blog/ai-resilience-strategies-to-keep-your-intelligent-app-running-at/ba-p/4389357 | Stay Online Reliability. It’s one of the 5 pillars of Azure Well-Architect Framework. When starting to implement and go-to-market any new product witch has any integration […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| How Silverfort leveraged Azure Marketplace to achieve rapid growth | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/how-silverfort-leveraged-azure-marketplace-to-achieve-rapid/ba-p/4404699 | In today’s fast-paced business environment, the ability to close deals quickly and efficiently is crucial. Silverfort, a leader in identity protection, has demonstrated how leveraging the […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Protecting Your Azure Key Vault: Why Azure RBAC Is Critical for Security | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/protecting-your-azure-key-vault-why-azure-rbac-is-critical-for/ba-p/4407848 | Introduction In today’s cloud-centric landscape, misconfigured access controls remain one of the most critical weaknesses in the cyber kill chain. When access policies are overly permissive, […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
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| Terraform depends_on: What it is, When to use it, and Best Practices | https://www.techielass.com/how-to-use-terraform-depends-on/ | When working with Terraform, managing resource dependencies effectively is key to avoiding deployment issues. Terraform is great at automatically determining the order of resource creation, but […] | Sarah Lean |
| Generating Client SDKs with OpenAPI Generator CLI in an Aspire-Based Project | https://levelup.gitconnected.com/generating-client-sdks-with-openapi-generator-cli-in-an-aspire-based-project-b278ac616ada?source=rss-d5b673d47dbb------2 | Working with OpenAPI Generator CLI should be a straightforward step in automating API client generation. Continue reading on Level Up Coding » | Mark Tinderholt |
| Report Conditional Access Blocked Sign-in Metrics with PowerShell | https://ourcloudnetwork.com/report-conditional-access-blocked-sign-in-metrics-with-powershell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=report-conditional-access-blocked-sign-in-metrics-with-powershell | How to use getMetricsForConditionalAccessBlockedSignIn Graph API to report Conditional Access blocked sign-in metrics. The post Report Conditional Access Blocked Sign-in Metrics with PowerShell appeared first on […] | Daniel Bradley |
| Subscription Vending | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIbtnk2F8Xo | A look at subscription vending to help app teams get maximum flexibility while maintaining organizational governance and connectivity. 🔖 https://github.com/sebassem/subvending-example 🔖 https://github.com/Azure/bicep-registry-modules/tree/main/avm/ptn/lz/sub-vending 🔎 Looking for content […] | John Savill |
| Another strange Azure AD B2C error | https://medium.com/the-new-control-plane/another-strange-azure-ad-b2c-error-249ab83a7b6f?source=rss----3a246e667a75---4 | Original: Andreia Gaita Vector: OmegaFallon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The error is: “A required Metadata item with key “ApplicationObjectId” was not found in the TechnicalProfile […] | Rory Braybrook |
| Exploring Container Sidecars on App Service Plans | https://www.blueboxes.co.uk/exploring-container-sidecars-on-app-service-plans/ | In this post we take a look at the sidecar pattern and how it can be used with Azure App Service Plans. We will look at […] | John Kilmister |
| Video: Windows Server App Control and Azure Arc | https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2025/04/video-windows-server-app-control-and-azure-arc/ | Are you looking for ways to enhance the security of your Windows Server environment? In this video, we explore how to leverage App Control to secure […] | Thomas Maurer |
| 287 – Microsoft Tech Updates | https://share.transistor.fm/s/3ceb370b | In this week’s episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we’re expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power […] | Tobias Zimmergren |
| 5 ways Azure Copilot enhances your Azure Administration | https://jakewalsh.co.uk/5-ways-azure-copilot-enhances-your-azure-administration/ | Like many people, I’ve been using Azure Copilot to help with Azure Administration tasks and operations, and have seen how it can really help to enhance […] | Jake Walsh |
| Azure Container Registry Continuous Patching for Security | https://luke.geek.nz/azure/acr-continuous-patching-security/ | Last year, I blogged about Container Patching with Azure DevOps, Trivy and Copacetic, and how to use Azure DevOps to automate the patching of your container […] | Luke Murray |
| Azure Container Registry Continuous Patching for Security | https://luke.geek.nz/azure/ | Last year, I blogged about Container Patching with Azure DevOps, Trivy and Copacetic, and how to use Azure DevOps to automate the patching of your container […] | Luke Murray |
| Ensuring Terraform State Security with Ephemeral Values and Write-Only Outputs | https://thomasthornton.cloud/2025/04/24/ensuring-terraform-state-security-with-ephemeral-values-and-write-only-outputs/ | Ephemeral resources are Terraform resources that are essentially temporary. Ephemeral resources have a unique lifecycle, and Terraform does not store information about ephemeral resources in state […] | Thomas Thornton |
| Azure Update – 25th April 2025 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1y7hJLFYPY | Yay, it’s Friday! 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be there! 🤔 Due to the […] | John Savill |
| API Development with Aspire: A Journey Through AspireShop | https://marktinderholt.medium.com/api-development-with-aspire-a-journey-through-aspireshop-a9b389d33059?source=rss-d5b673d47dbb------2 | While diving into API development with Aspire, I came across an intriguing sample project: AspireShop. At first glance, it seems like a… Continue reading on Medium […] | Mark Tinderholt |
| Kicking the Tires on Aspire: A First-Timer’s Experience | https://marktinderholt.medium.com/kicking-the-tires-on-aspire-a-first-timers-experience-134a842175bf?source=rss-d5b673d47dbb------2 | I recently spun up a “Hello World” Aspire application, mostly to see what all the fuss was about. This wasn’t a deep dive — just enough to… Continue […] | Mark Tinderholt |
