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| [In preview] Public Preview: Reduce costs with Hibernation in Azure DevTest Labs | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=476885 | To help organizations optimize cloud costs and management, we’re excited to introduce hibernation for virtual machines (VMs) in Azure DevTest Labs, now in public preview. The […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,Azure DevTest Labs,Developer Tools,devops,Features,In preview |
| [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Spain Central | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=478571 | Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in Spain Central region. This strategic expansion strengthens your multi-region deployment options across Europe, enabling enhanced geographic redundancy and […] | Tuesday | Azure Updates,Azure Red Hat OpenShift,containers,Features,Launched,open source |
| [In preview] Public Preview: Announcing the Next generation Azure Data Box Devices | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=475398 | We’re excited to announce the preview of Azure Data Box 120 and Azure Data Box 525, our next-generation compact, NVMe-based Data Box devices. These new devices […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure Data Box,In preview,Microsoft Ignite,Migration,storage |
| [In preview] Public Preview: Introducing enhanced support for Generation 2 VMs in Azure DevTest Labs | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=476902 | We are excited to announce enhanced support for Generation 2 VMs on Azure DevTest labs. You can now choose between Generation 1 and Generation 2 versions […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure DevTest Labs,Developer Tools,devops,Features,In preview |
| [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-January 2025 | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=477123 | In late-January 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Use database shrink to reduce allocated space in the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure SQL Database,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched |
| Retirement: Upgrade your Azure HDInsight clusters with TLS versions 1 dot 1 and below by March 31, 2025 | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=478939 | Customers that have Azure HDInsight cluster is using TLS version 1.1 or lower are requested to upgrade to clusters have TLS version 1.2. To enhance security […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,analytics,Azure HDInsight on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS),Retirements |
| [Launched] Public Preview: Azure Monitor Integrates Performance Diagnostics for Enhanced VM Troubleshooting | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=476880 | Azure Monitor, Microsoft’s comprehensive solution for monitoring and optimizing cloud resources, is enhancing the troubleshooting of VM performance issues with the integration of Performance Diagnostics within […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Monitor,devops,Features,Launched,Management and Governance |
| [Launched] Generally Available: Changes to instance size flexibility ratios for Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances for M-series | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=478063 | As we continue to offer a wide selection of SKUs for M-series Virtual Machines, we updated the instance size flexibility ratios for this product to optimize […] | Saturday | Azure Updates,compute,Launched,Pricing & Offerings,Virtual Machines |
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| New on Azure Marketplace: December 12-21, 2024 | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/marketplace-blog/new-on-azure-marketplace-december-12-21-2024/4361625 | We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. For this volume, 457 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. | Monday | Tech Community |
| Azure Virtual Machine: Centralized insights for smarter management | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azureforisvandstartupstechnicalblog/azure-virtual-machine-centralized-insights-for-smarter-management/4366086 | Get a centralize view of your Azure VMs, optimize performance, and forecast growth with no extra cost. | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Fine-Tuning Language Models with Azure AI Foundry: A Detailed Guide | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educatordeveloperblog/fine-tuning-language-models-with-azure-ai-foundry-a-detailed-guide/4369281 | Azure AI Foundry offers a robust platform for this purpose, particularly for small language models like Phi-3. In this detailed guide, we will explore the… | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| New Features in Azure Container Apps
VS Code extension | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/new-features-in-azure-container-apps-vs-code-extension/4371027 | 👆 Install VS Code extension Summary of Major Changes New Managed Identity Support for connecting container apps to container registries. This is now the… | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Enhance Your AI Agents with Azure AI Foundry and Azure Logic Apps: No Coding Required | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/aiplatformblog/power-your-ai-agents-azure-ai-foundry | Discover how to enhance your AI agents with Azure Logic Apps. Learn to automate workflows, integrate services, and build intelligent applications without… | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Azure for ISV and Startups Technical Blog | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/mcpp/blog/azureforisvandstartupstechnicalblog | This technical blog focuses on the unique needs of ISVs and startups on Azure such as SaaS, multi-tenancy, cloud native… | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Unlocking the Potential of Azure AI Agent Service with realtime web search | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-services-blog/unlocking-the-potential-of-azure-ai-agent-service-with-realtime-web-search/4369899 | In today’s fast-paced business environment, automation is no longer a luxury it’s a necessity. Azure AI Agent Service is Microsoft’s LLM based agent… | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Automated Testing for Terraform with Terratest on Azure | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azureinfrastructureblog/automated-testing-for-terraform-with-terratest-on-azure/4371175 | What is Terratest? Terratest is an open-source testing framework that provides: Integration Tests: Deploy infrastructure and verify its… | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Partner Case Study: Blackstraw helps AMN Healthcare make successful matches with Azure | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/partnernews/partner-case-study-blackstraw-helps-amn-healthcare-make-successful-matches-with-/4371073 | July 15, 2024 In the healthcare staffing industry, recruiters face a constant, pressing challenge: to assess the qualifications of skilled candidates and… | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Partner Blog | What’s new for Azure partner-led offerings: ISV Success and specialization updates | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/partnernews/partner-blog--whats-new-for-azure-partner-led-offerings-isv-success-and-speciali/4371470 | As a partner-first company, Microsoft is dedicated to investing in partner success and creating new opportunities to drive business and AI transformation. In… | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Automating the Linux Quality Assurance with LISA on Azure | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/linuxandopensourceblog/automating-the-linux-quality-assurance-with-lisa-on-azure/4303487 | Introduction Building on the insights from our previous blog regarding how MSFT ensures the quality of Linux images, this article aims to elaborate on the… | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| DeepSeek-R1 on Azure Container Apps Serverless GPUs | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/deepseek-r1-on-azure-container-apps-serverless-gpus/4371463 | Azure Container Apps is a fully managed serverless container service that enables you to deploy and run containerized applications without having to manage… | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Unlock the Power of AI with DeepSeek and Azure! | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-services-blog/unlock-the-power-of-ai-with-deepseek-and-azure/4371635 | 🔍 Quick Facts About DeepSeek: Founded: May 2023 by Liang Wenfeng in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Cost-Effective Development: DeepSeek-R1 was developed for just $6… | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Azure Landing Zones – Policy Refresh Q2 FY25 | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuregovernanceandmanagementblog/azure-landing-zones---policy-refresh-q2-fy25/4367050 | As before, we release updates to Azure Landing Zones policies (and the portal accelerator) on a quarterly basis to reduce the burden of managing change… | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Understanding and managing history list length (HLL) in Azure Database for MySQL | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adformysql/understanding-and-managing-history-list-length-in-azure-database-for-mysql/4369817 | Learn how to keep your MySQL workloads on Azure Database for MySQL running smoothly and efficiently by monitoring and managing the History List Length (HLL)… | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Getting started with Generative AI in Azure | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuredevcommunityblog/getting-started-with-generative-ai-in-azure/4370851 | Tune in on 4th February at 9AM PST (6PM CET) to join the upcoming Reactor live-streaming or watch later on-demand | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Shrink for Azure SQL Database Hyperscale is now generally available | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuresqlblog/shrink-for-azure-sql-database-hyperscale-is-now-generally-available/4371490 | Today we are thrilled to announce General Availability (GA) of the database shrink in Azure SQL Database Hyperscale. This milestone marks another significant… | Thursday | Tech Community |
| How Azure Advisor can help you to optimize cloud resources | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/startupsatmicrosoftblog/how-azure-advisor-can-help-you-to-optimize-cloud-resources/4372082 | In the dynamic world of startups, every resource matters, and optimizing cloud usage can be the difference between scaling quickly or facing cost and… | Thursday | Tech Community |
| New in Azure Marketplace: December 22-31, 2024 | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/marketplace-blog/new-in-azure-marketplace-december-22-31-2024/4295947 | We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. For this volume, 184 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details… | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Introducing Enhanced Azure OpenAI Distillation and Fine-Tuning Capabilities | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-services-blog/introducing-enhanced-azure-openai-distillation-and-fine-tuning-capabilities/4372173 | As we continue to push the boundaries of AI capabilities, we are excited to announce significant updates to our Azure OpenAI Service, specifically focused on… | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Leveraging Azure Container Apps Labels for Environment-based Routing and Feature Testing | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/leveraging-azure-container-apps-labels-for-environment-based-routing-and-feature/4372249 | Azure Container Apps offers a powerful feature through labels and traffic splitting that can help developers easily manage multiple versions of an app, route… | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Azure & DeepSeek : A Perfect Match for AI Innovation! | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-services-blog/azure--deepseek--a-perfect-match-for-ai-innovation/4371635 | 🔍 Quick Facts About DeepSeek: Founded: May 2023 by Liang Wenfeng in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Cost-Effective Development: Developed at a fraction of the cost of… | Thursday | Tech Community |
| DeepSeek R1 is now available on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/partnernews/deepseek-r1-is-now-available-on-azure-ai-foundry-and-github/4372451 | DeepSeek R1 is now available in the model catalog on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub, joining a diverse portfolio of over 1,800 models, including frontier,… | Friday | Tech Community |
| The importance of setting up service and resource health monitoring in Azure | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/startupsatmicrosoftblog/the-importance-of-setting-up-service-and-resource-health-monitoring-in-azure/4372478 | When issues arise with applications or systems hosted in Azure, it’s common to see customers scrambling to identify the root cause. Often, this is due to […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Join Microsoft AI Product Group Discord AMA on Azure AI Agent Service | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuredevcommunityblog/join-microsoft-ai-product-group-discord-ama-on-azure-ai-agent-service/4372110 | Azure AI Agent Service enables developers to create, deploy, and monitor AI agents that automate complex business processes while keeping humans at the… | Friday | Tech Community |
| Add authentication to your Azure App Service or Function app using Microsoft Entra External ID | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/add-authentication-to-your-azure-app-service-or-function-app-using-microsoft-ent/4372492 | Azure App Service and Function app offer built-in authentication and authorization features, allowing you to sign in users by writing minimal… | Friday | Tech Community |
| Automating Active Directory Domain Join in Azure | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/automating-active-directory-domain-join-in-azure/4368711 | The journey to Azure is an exciting milestone for any organization, and our customer is no exception. With Microsoft assisting in migrating all application… | Friday | Tech Community |
| Unlocking Function Calling with vLLM and Azure Machine Learning | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/machinelearningblog/unlocking-function-calling-with-vllm-and-azure-machine-learning/4362457 | Introduction In this post, we’ll explain how to deploy LLMs on vLLM using Azure Machine Learning’s Managed Online Endpoints for efficient, scalable, and… | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Building a TOTP Authenticator App on Azure Functions and Azure Key Vault | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/building-a-totp-authenticator-app-on-azure-functions-and-azure-key-vault/4361821 | Two-factor authentication (2FA) has become a cornerstone of modern digital security, serving as a crucial defense against unauthorized access and account… | Saturday | Tech Community |
| MVP’s Favorite Content: Azure Architecture, Accessibility, Microsoft for Startups | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/mvp-blog/mvp%E2%80%99s-favorite-content-azure-architecture-accessibility-microsoft-for-startups/4370783 | Learn about topics such as Azure, accessibility, and Microsoft’s startup support program, together with MVPs. | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Retirement of Virtual Network Injection for Azure Data Explorer Extended to May 1st 2025 | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuredataexplorer/retirement-of-virtual-network-injection-for-azure-data-explorer-extended-to-may-/4372670 | We have some important news for Azure Data Explorer users! The retirement date for Virtual Network Injection (VNet Injection) has been extended to May 1st,… | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Running DeepSeek on AKS with Ollama | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurehighperformancecomputingblog/running-deepseek-on-aks-with-ollama/4372687 | Introduction This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to run DeepSeek on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The setup utilizes… | Saturday | Tech Community |
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| Connecting Entra External ID to Azure AD B2C as an external provider via OIDC | https://medium.com/the-new-control-plane/connecting-entra-external-id-to-azure-ad-b2c-as-an-external-provider-via-oidc-a812b07b7549?source=rss----3a246e667a75---4 | F.uzan82, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Adding third-party OIDC connections to Entra External ID is now in public preview. The documentation is here. The B2C-specific documentation is here. As […] | Rory Braybrook |
| T-SQL 101: #99 Applying conditional logic with IF | https://blog.greglow.com/2025/01/26/t-sql-101-99-applying-conditional-logic-with-if/ | In general, we try to avoid procedural logic when writing T-SQL. However, it is possible. The most basic procedural statement is the IF statement. It allows […] | Greg Low |
| T-SQL 101: #100 Creating loops in T-SQL with WHILE | https://blog.greglow.com/2025/01/27/t-sql-101-100-creating-loops-in-t-sql-with-while/ | Most programming languages have some way of forming loops. Now some of them have a variety. For example, a language like Basic had a For Next […] | Greg Low |
| AI-102 Exam Prep: How to Ace the AI Certification on Your First Try | https://azuretechinsider.com/ai-102-exam-certification-prep-questions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-102-exam-certification-prep-questions | AI-102 Certification Overview The Azure AI-102 certification, officially titled “Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution”, is ideal for software developers and architects aiming to […] | Dieter Gobeyn |
| Azure Master Class v3 – Part 4 – Resiliency | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGr1KqnuxeM | Part 4 of the v3 Master Class. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be there! […] | John Savill |
| Private Link reality bites: what’s my source IP? | https://blog.cloudtrooper.net/2025/01/27/private-link-reality-bytes-whats-my-source-ip/ | Welcome to the third post in the Private Link Reality Bites series! Big shoutout here to my esteemed colleague and oracle for Azure Networking Daniel Mauser. […] | Jose Moreno |
| Survey: Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) users! | https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2025/01/survey-azure-local-formerly-azure-stack-hci-users/ | Calling all Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) users! Take this 10-minute survey to give us your thoughts on running AKS Arc (Azure Kubernetes Service enabled […] | Thomas Maurer |
| AI Foundry – Identity, Authentication and Authorization | https://journeyofthegeek.com/2025/01/27/ai-foundry-identity-authentication-and-authorization/ | This is a part of my series on AI Foundry: AI Foundry – The Basics AI Foundry – Credential vs Identity Data Stores AI Foundry – […] | Matt Felton |
| T-SQL 101: #101 Using CROSS JOIN | https://blog.greglow.com/2025/01/28/t-sql-101-101-using-cross-join/ | The simplest way to join two tables is what’s called a cross-join. So this is where I say from products, cross-join, sales territories. SELECT * FROM […] | Greg Low |
| Book Review: Your Best Year Ever | https://blog.greglow.com/2025/01/28/book-review-your-best-year-ever/ | I recently listened to Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt on Audible. When the book started with The Best is Yet to Come being announced […] | Greg Low |
| How Microsoft Releases Changes to Azure – Safe Deployment | https://luke.geek.nz/azure/azure-platform-release-process/ | Today, we will touch on how Microsoft releases changes globally across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. It always amazes me how Microsoft can release changes daily across […] | Luke Murray |
| Understanding KQL Operators | https://www.techielass.com/understanding-kql-operators/ | Kusto Query Language (KQL) is a powerful query language that is used in a wide variety of Microsoft products, such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and […] | Sarah Lean |
| Pod Disruption Budgets: Why They Matter in Kubernetes | https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2025/01/pod-disruption-budgets-and-why-they-are-important/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pod-disruption-budgets-and-why-they-are-important | Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen managing workloads in Kubernetes, keeping your applications running smoothly during planned disruptions can be challenging. That’s where Pod Disruption Budgets (PDBs) come […] | Pixel Roberts |
| Entra ID On-premises ECMA Provisioning with the Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent | https://blog.darrenjrobinson.com/entra-id-on-premises-ecma-provisioning-with-the-granfeldt-powershell-management-agent/ | This post feels a lot like I got in a time machine and went back in time. Historically I’ve designed, built and deployed a lot of […] | Darren Robinson |
| Speedrunning Code to Cloud with the Azure Developer CLI (azd) with Jason Taylor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6K2EuVfgWE | Join Jason (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasontaylordev/) on this lightning-fast journey from code to cloud using the Azure Developer CLI (azd)! In this session, we’ll begin by exploring what azd […] | Luke Murray |
| T-SQL 101: #102 What is a Primary Key ? | https://blog.greglow.com/2025/01/29/t-sql-101-102-what-is-a-primary-key/ | In the previous post, we saw how CROSS JOIN operations work. Now it’s rare for us to want to have every combination of the rows in […] | Greg Low |
| Azure Cloud Commanders – Azure AI Studio and Semantic Kernel with Peter DeTender | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkM8ae6PyTE | Join us, as we have the amazing Microsoft Technical Trainer, Peter De Tender (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdtit/), join us to discuss Azure AI Foundry and Semantic Kernel! Links: petender/geekready2024-semantickernel-demos […] | Luke Murray |
| 275 – Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024 | https://share.transistor.fm/s/9fd59365 | This week, we review the Microsoft Digital Defense report 2024. We did the same previously for 2023, so this time, we’ll look at what’s interesting in […] | Tobias Zimmergren |
| T-SQL 101: #103 What is a Foreign Key ? | https://blog.greglow.com/2025/01/30/t-sql-101-103-what-is-a-foreign-key/ | A foreign key is a situation where we store the primary key of one table in another table. It’s very useful. For example, we might need […] | Greg Low |
| Cloud Native Weekly | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Wd6Z2vmrM | Another week, another episode of Cloud Native Weekly! Join us this Friday as we wrap up the first month of the year and discuss the latest […] | Cloud Native Weekly |
| Terraform and Data Platform | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG_3ExJjnhw | | Azure Community Enthusiasts |
| T-SQL 101: #104 Using an INNER JOIN | https://blog.greglow.com/2025/01/31/t-sql-101-104-using-an-inner-join/ | The most common form of join between two tables is what’s called an inner join. In the example shown above, I’ve selected some columns from different […] | Greg Low |
| SQL Interview: #15: Permission to create a temporary table | https://blog.greglow.com/2025/01/31/sql-interview-15-permission-to-create-a-temporary-table/ | This is a post in the SQL Interview series. These aren’t trick or gotcha questions, they’re just questions designed to scope out a candidate’s knowledge around […] | Greg Low |
| Hacking Around with GPT4o: Life Expectancy Visualiser | https://jamiemaguire.net/index.php/2025/01/25/hacking-around-with-gpt4o-life-expectancy-visualiser/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hacking-around-with-gpt4o-life-expectancy-visualiser | Time is the ultimate currency. I hacked together a life expectancy visualiser from my cell phone. Built using GPT 4o in less that 5 minutes with […] | Jamie Maguire |
| Azure Update – 31st January 2025 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThaHgUPPhco | Nice bag of updates this week. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be there! 🤔 […] | John Savill |
| What Happens When An Azure Region Is Destroyed? | https://aidanfinn.com/?p=23946 | This is a topic that has been “top of mind” (I sound like a management consulting muppet) recently: how can I recover from an Azure region […] | Aidan Finn |
| Cosmos Down Under show 12 with guest Farah Abdou discussing the emulator is released | https://blog.greglow.com/2025/01/25/cosmos-down-under-show-12-with-guest-farah-abdou-discussing-the-emulator-is-released/ | It’s been another big week for Down Under podcasts. I really enjoyed recording another new Cosmos Down Under podcast this afternoon. It’s now edited and released. […] | Greg Low |
| T-SQL 101: #98 Using System Variables and Functions in T-SQL | https://blog.greglow.com/2025/01/25/t-sql-101-98-using-system-variables-and-functions-in-t-sql/ | As well as the variables that you declare, SQL Server has a number of built-in system variables and some built-in system functions. The system variables are […] | Greg Low |
