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| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Customer-controlled maintenance | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499396 | Customers can use configurable maintenance windows to schedule gateway maintenance for Point-to-Site VPN Gateway (P2S VPN) in Virtual WAN Service. With P2S VPN in Virtual WAN […] | Wednesday | Azure Updates,Azure ExpressRoute,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched,Management,networking,security,Services,Virtual WAN,VPN Gateway |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: New SQL Server database migration in Azure Arc | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=498948 | You can now streamline the entire SQL Server migration journey—from assessment to provisioning to cutover—within a single Azure portal experience. The new Azure Arc migration experience […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Features,In preview |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL cascading read replica | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=498938 | You can now use cascading read replicas in Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server, available in Public Preview. With this new capability, you can create additional […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,In preview |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Accelerated logs now available for General Purpose tier in Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=498933 | Now available for the General Purpose tier, accelerated logs in Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server give you the performance benefits previously available only in […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for MySQL,Databases,Features,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Configure backup interval for Azure Database for MySQL automated backups | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=498928 | Azure Database for MySQL now enables you to configure the backup interval for the automatic backups taken by the system to improve restore speed. This new […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for MySQL,Databases,Features,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-July 2025 | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=498943 | In late-July, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Use the UNISTR intrinsic function to define Unicode string literals using Unicode encoding values […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure SQL Database,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Entra authentication for Power BI Desktop | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=498175 | You can now use Microsoft Entra ID authentication to connect to Azure Database for PostgreSQL from Power BI Desktop. This update simplifies access management, enhances security, […] | Thursday | Azure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL,Databases,Features,Hybrid + Multicloud,Launched |
| ℹ️ | Retirement: Azure Dedicated HSM | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499214 | Microsoft is announcing the planned retirement of Azure Dedicated HSM, which will be succeeded by the Azure Cloud HSM service. Microsoft will provide full support for […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Azure Dedicated HSM,Retirements,security,Services |
| 🔍 | [In preview] Public Preview: New tagging features in Azure confidential ledger | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499382 | Tags in Azure confidential ledger serve as secondary keys that enhance data organization and retrieval within collections. By allowing users to assign up to five tags […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Azure confidential ledger,Databases,Features,In preview,security,storage |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Log or block shared access signature (SAS) tokens for Azure Storage based on expiration policy | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=498759 | Azure Storage’s SAS expiration policy (validity interval) allows you to set an upper limit for the period for validity of SAS tokens. Up until now, administrators […] | Friday | Azure Updates,Launched,security,storage,Storage Accounts |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager in Azure US Government Cloud | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499387 | Azure Virtual Network Manager is now generally available in Azure US Government Cloud, providing unified control for connectivity, security, and routing across subscriptions, regions, and tenants. […] | Friday | Azure Updates,azure virtual network manager,Features,Launched,Management,networking,Pricing & Offerings,Regions & Datacenters,security,Services |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure File Sync Arc Extension | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=498452 | Azure File Sync Arc Extension is now generally available, enabling seamless deployment and management of Azure File Sync on Arc-enabled Windows Servers. This extension brings hybrid […] | Saturday | Azure Updates,Azure Files,Features,Launched,storage |
| 🚀 | [Launched] Generally Available: Agentless multi-disk crash consistent backup for Azure VMs | https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499192 | Azure Backup support for agentless multi-disk crash consistent backups for Azure Virtual Machines is now Generally Available.Agentless multi-disk crash consistent backups for Azure VM allows you […] | Saturday | Azure Updates,Azure Backup,Compliance,Features,Launched,Management,Management and Governance,storage |
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| Creating Intelligent Video Summaries and Avatar Videos with Azure AI Services | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ai-azure-ai-services-blog/creating-intelligent-video-summaries-and-avatar-videos-with/ba-p/4436731 | Introduction Imagine a world where every second of your organization’s video content whether it’s a crucial training session, a product demo, or an expert-led seminar becomes […] | Monday | Tech Community |
| Managed Identity support for Azure Key Vault in SQL Server running on Linux | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server-blog/managed-identity-support-for-azure-key-vault-in-sql-server/ba-p/4437102 | We are happy to announce that, you can now use Managed Identity to authenticate to Azure Key Vault from SQL Server running on Azure VM (Linux) […] | Monday | Tech Community |
| Navigating modern economic dissonance with prescriptive analytics from Board in Azure Marketplace | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/navigating-modern-economic-dissonance-with-prescriptive/ba-p/4435138 | In this guest blog post, Natalie Gallagher, Principal Economist and Director of Economic Research at Board International, discusses how business leaders must stay ahead of external […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Messaging Connect: Global SMS Coverage Now Available in Azure Communication Services | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-communication-services/messaging-connect-global-sms-coverage-now-available-in-azure/ba-p/4436829 | For developers building intelligent, automated communication experiences with Microsoft Azure Communication Services (ACS), global SMS coverage has long been a constraint. Today, we’re removing that barrier. We’re excited to […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Agentless code scanning for GitHub and Azure DevOps (preview) | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/agentless-code-scanning-for-github-and-azure-devops-preview/ba-p/4433538 | 🚀 Start free preview ▶️ Watch a video on agentless code scanning Most security teams want to shift left. But for many developers, “shift left” sounds […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Connectivity options between Hub-and-Spoke and Azure Virtual WAN | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/connectivity-options-between-hub-and-spoke-and-azure-virtual-wan/ba-p/4437383 | Contents Overview Scenario 1 – Traffic hair-pinning using ExpressRoute Scenario 2 – Build a virtual tunnel (SD-WAN or IPSec) Scenario 3 – vNet Peering and vHub […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Develop Custom Engine Agent to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat with pro-code | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/develop-custom-engine-agent-to-microsoft-365-copilot-chat-with/ba-p/4435612 | Getting Started Here is the original article written in Japanese. There are some great articles that explain how to integrate an MCP server built on Azure […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Azure Automation: General Availability of PowerShell 7.4, Python 3.10 runbooks, Runtime Environment | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-governance-and-management/azure-automation-general-availability-of-powershell-7-4-python-3/ba-p/4437732 | Azure Automation continues to evolve as a robust platform to address the dynamic needs of modern enterprises. In alignment with our commitment to provide business continuity and […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Oracle Database@Azure: New Services, More Regions & Enhanced Security for Faster Innovation | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/oracle-on-azure-blog/oracle-database-azure-new-services-more-regions-enhanced/ba-p/4436375 | Oracle and Microsoft continue to deepen their partnership to deliver mission-critical Oracle database services natively within Microsoft Azure. With Oracle Database@Azure, customers gain the power of […] | Tuesday | Tech Community |
| Validate Updates Early by Staggering Maintenance in Azure PostgreSQL | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-postgresql/validate-updates-early-by-staggering-maintenance-in-azure/ba-p/4437571 | Azure Database for PostgreSQL periodically applies updates—such as minor version patches and security fixes—during scheduled maintenance windows to keep your databases secure and stable. For mission-critical […] | Wednesday | Tech Community |
| Build. Secure. Launch Your Private MCP Registry with Azure API Center. | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/build-secure-launch-your-private-mcp-registry-with-azure-api/ba-p/4438016 | We are thrilled to embrace a new era in the world of MCP registries. As organizations increasingly build and consume MCP servers, the need for a […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Announcing General Availability of UNISTR function and ANSI SQL || Operator in Azure SQL | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql-blog/announcing-general-availability-of-unistr-function-and-ansi-sql/ba-p/4438155 | We’re excited to announce the General Availability (GA) of two long-standing capabilities that address critical needs for SQL developers and enterprise customers in Azure SQL Database and Azure […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Ansys Minerva Simulation & Process Data Management Architecture on Azure | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/ansys-minerva-simulation-process-data-management-architecture-on/ba-p/4432098 | Architecture Ansys Minerva baseline architecture has four distributed tiers (client, web, enterprise, and resource) in a single Azure availability zone. Each tier aligns to function and […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Personal Voice upgraded to v2.1 in Azure AI Speech, more expressive than ever before | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ai-azure-ai-services-blog/personal-voice-upgraded-to-v2-1-in-azure-ai-speech-more/ba-p/4435233 | At the Build conference on May 21, 2024, we announced the general available of Personal Voice, a feature designed to empower customers to build applications where […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| S2:E6 Understanding Research & Innovation with SeokJin Han and Saumil Shrivastava | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/s2-e6-understanding-research-innovation-with-seokjin-han-and/ba-p/4436717 | This week in Model Mondays, we dive into the cutting-edge research happening at Azure AI Foundry Labs. From the MCP Server that makes it easy to […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Learn about CionSystems’ transactable partner solution in Azure Marketplace | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/learn-about-cionsystems-transactable-partner-solution-in-azure/ba-p/4413553 | Microsoft partner CionSystems delivers a transact-capable offer, which allows you to purchase directly from Azure Marketplace. Learn about this offer below: CionSystems Change Auditor and Recovery: […] | Thursday | Tech Community |
| Optimize Azure Firewall logs with selective logging | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/optimize-azure-firewall-logs-with-selective-logging/ba-p/4438242 | A common question from customers is whether Azure Firewall supports filtering or selecting which logs are sent to a Log Analytics workspace. This concern usually stems […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| What’s New in Azure AI Foundry Finetuning: July 2025 | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ai-azure-ai-services-blog/what-s-new-in-azure-ai-foundry-finetuning-july-2025/ba-p/4438850 | RFT Observability (“Auto-Evals”) Reinforcement Finetuning (RFT) observability provides real-time, in-depth visibility into your RFT job by automatically kicking off evaluation (“auto-evals”) that shows the detailed finetuning […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Lesson Learned #532:Power BI Refresh Failure Due to Connection Pool Exhaustion in Azure SQL Database | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/lesson-learned-532-power-bi-refresh-failure-due-to-connection/ba-p/4438945 | We’ve been working on a service request that a customer experienced frequent failures when refreshing Power BI reports connected to an Azure SQL Database. The error […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Lesson Learned #533: Intermittent Azure SQL Database Connectivity and Authentication Issues | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/lesson-learned-533-intermittent-azure-sql-database-connectivity/ba-p/4438959 | While working on a recent service request, we helped a customer troubleshoot intermittent connection and authentication failures when accessing Azure SQL Database using Active Directory (Entra […] | Friday | Tech Community |
| Securing Containerized Applications with Application Gateway for Containers and Azure WAF | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/securing-containerized-applications-with-application-gateway-for/ba-p/4436751 | Azure Application Gateway for Containers is a modern, Kubernetes-native Layer 7 load balancer designed to manage ingress traffic for containerized applications running in Azure Kubernetes Service […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Announcing a flexible, predictable billing model for Azure SRE Agent | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/announcing-a-flexible-predictable-billing-model-for-azure-sre/ba-p/4427270 | At Microsoft Build 2025, we announced Azure SRE Agent, an AI tool designed to streamline incident response, improve service uptime, and cut operational costs. The SRE […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| 10 Things You Might Not Know You Could Do with Azure Communication Services | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-communication-services/10-things-you-might-not-know-you-could-do-with-azure/ba-p/4438775 | Azure Communication Services gives developers the building blocks for voice, video, chat, SMS, and more. But the real magic happens when you start combining those capabilities […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Lessons Learned #534: Azure SQL Database Connections with Managed Identity and Python ODBC | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/lessons-learned-534-azure-sql-database-connections-with-managed/ba-p/4439061 | We worked on a service request that our customer trying to enable their Python application, hosted on Azure App Service, to connect securely to Azure SQL […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Introducing API Management Support in the Azure SRE Agent | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/introducing-api-management-support-in-the-azure-sre-agent/ba-p/4436743 | In May, the Azure SRE Agent was introduced – an AI-powered Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) assistant built to help customers identify, diagnose, and resolve issues across […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
| Azure Support Slack Bot on Azure Container Apps: Production-ready guide | https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/startups-at-microsoft/azure-support-slack-bot-on-azure-container-apps-production-ready/ba-p/4436423 | Launch a secure, scalable Slack bot for Azure support tickets in minutes — no secrets in code, no manual admin steps, and fully aligned with modern […] | Saturday | Tech Community |
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| Building an AI Home Security System Using .NET, Python, CLIP, Semantic Kernel, Telegram, and Raspberry Pi 4 – Part 4: Extending the Telegram Bot for Remote Control Image Classification | https://jamiemaguire.net/index.php/2025/07/27/building-an-ai-home-security-system-using-net-python-clip-semantic-kernel-telegram-and-raspberry-pi-4-part-4-extending-the-telegram-bot-for-image-classification-remote-control/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-an-ai-home-security-system-using-net-python-clip-semantic-kernel-telegram-and-raspberry-pi-4-part-4-extending-the-telegram-bot-for-image-classification-remote-control | This is the fourth instalment of a miniseries where you see how to build an end-to-end AI home security and cross platform system. To recap, the […] | Jamie Maguire |
| Unlock the Benefits of Contributing to Microsoft Open-Source Documentation | https://azuretechinsider.com/contribute-to-microsoft-azure-open-source-docs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contribute-to-microsoft-azure-open-source-docs | GitHub: A Microsoft Community Success Story Did you know most of Microsoft’s documentation is open source and welcomes contributions from non-employees? Microsoft has become one of […] | Dieter Gobeyn |
| Copilot in Azure explained | https://www.techielass.com/copilot-in-azure/ | We’re all trying to achieve more these days. There’s so much to do, and never enough time. But we can’t rush or cut corners—every task comes […] | Sarah Lean |
| Important Changes to Conditional Access Policies for Azure DevOps Sign-ins | https://ourcloudnetwork.com/important-changes-to-conditional-access-policies-for-azure-devops-sign-ins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=important-changes-to-conditional-access-policies-for-azure-devops-sign-ins | Learn how to update your Conditional Access policies to protect your environment in preparation for updates to the Azure DevOps service. The post Important Changes to […] | Daniel Bradley |
| Bulk Link Partner Admin Link (PAL) to Azure Tenants | https://luke.geek.nz/azure/partner-admin-link-tool/ | Partner Admin Link (PAL) tool is a .NET application that helps Microsoft partners link their Partner Admin Link (PAL) to all accessible Microsoft Entra tenants, enabling […] | Luke Murray |
| Ctrl Shift – MCP & A2A – Why Business Leaders Should Care | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8xJTAu5icM | In this first episode of Ctrl Shift, tech trends changing business, we explore will business leaders should care about Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent to […] | John Savill |
| Design AI Workloads with the Azure Well-Architected Framework | https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2025/07/design-ai-workloads-with-the-azure-well-architected-framework/ | Are you eager to harness the power of AI while ensuring your solutions are secure, reliable, and efficient? The latest episode of the Azure Essentials Show, […] | Thomas Maurer |
| Spectral: The API Linting Tool You Need in Your Workflow 🔎 | https://rios.engineer/spectral-the-api-linting-tool-you-need-in-your-workflow-%F0%9F%94%8E/ | Introduction – What is Spectral? Spectral is an open source JSON/YAML linter developed by Spotlight. It comes with built in OpenAPI support straight out of the […] | Dan Rios |
| 3 steps that help ensure ongoing success with Azure Terraform | https://jakewalsh.co.uk/3-steps-that-help-ensure-ongoing-success-with-azure-terraform/ | Recently I’ve been working with individuals and organisations looking to adopt Terraform (and Infrastructure as Code in general), as part of their Azure strategy or ongoing […] | Jake Walsh |
| Setting Up LiteLLM with Azure Databricks Serving Endpoints for Claude Code | https://thomasthornton.cloud/2025/07/30/setting-up-litellm-with-azure-databricks-serving-endpoints-for-claude-code/ | As cloud AI offerings expand, we increasingly need to work with models hosted across different platforms. For example, Azure Databricks offers Claude models through their serving […] | Thomas Thornton |
| 301 – A look at agentic workflows with n8n | https://share.transistor.fm/s/1aa2a264 | In this week’s episode, we’ll take a look at n8n—the agentic workflow engine/tool/product/service. How does it compare to Power Platform, Azure Functions, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot […] | Tobias Zimmergren |
| Fireside chat with Daniel Scott-Raynsford about how AI is changing the way we code | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyIkU13OGGU | In this fireside chat, we sit down with Daniel Scott-Raynsford, a Partner Technology Strategist, to talk about something top of mind at the moment, and that’s […] | Luke Murray |
| Azure Update – 1st August 2025 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8sH0QFhvkQ | Pinch, punch first of the month, no return! 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be […] | John Savill |
