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Azure Updates (16 new azure updates)

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🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Cleanup legacy AlternateId usage to ensure continued servicehttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=561432We have identified an issue impacting Multi-line (Multiple Number Assignment) feature for Teams Phone enablement related to the usage of AlternateId in customer internal implementations for […]TuesdayAzure Updates,Azure Communication Services,Features,Launched,Mobile,Web
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions durable task scheduler Consumption SKUhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560957The Durable Task Scheduler Consumption SKU is now generally available. Run durable workflows and AI agent orchestrations on Azure with pay-per-use pricing. No storage to manage, […]TuesdayAzure Updates,Azure Functions,compute,containers,Features,Internet of Things,Launched
ℹ️Retirement: Azure Reserved Virtual Machines Instances for select VM serieshttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560948Starting July 1, 2026, purchases and renewals will no longer be available for one-year Azure Reserved VM Instances for the Av2, Amv2, Bv1, D, Ds, Dv2, […]WednesdayAzure Updates,compute,Pricing & Offerings,Retirements,Virtual Machines
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Application Gateway for Containers managed add-on + AKS Automatichttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558403We previously announced the availability of Application Gateway for Containers and the Application Gateway for Containers AKS Add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). At that time, […]WednesdayAzure Updates,Application Gateway,Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS),compute,containers,Features,In preview,networking,security
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Elastic SAN support for AVS Gen2 Private Cloudhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560909Elastic SAN datastores deliver simpler connectivity and improved performance when used with AVS Gen2 Private Cloud: Simpler connectivity & configuration No ExpressRoute gateway required A single […]WednesdayAzure Updates,Azure Elastic SAN,Features,Launched,storage
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Single Volume Snapshots on Azure Elastic SANhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560899Azure Elastic SAN now supports single volume snapshots, enabling incremental, point‑in‑time backups of individual SAN volumes. Snapshots capture only changes since the previous snapshot and reside […]WednesdayAzure Updates,Azure Elastic SAN,Features,Launched,storage
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: AVS Support for AV64 SKU on Azure Elastic SANhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560894Azure Elastic SAN datastores are now supported with AV64 SKUs, enabling higher-scale and higher-performance storage options for Azure VMware Solution deployments.WednesdayAzure Updates,Azure Elastic SAN,Features,Launched,storage
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL update for early-May 2026https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560283In early May 2026, the following update and enhancement was made to Azure SQL: Right‑size memory for Business Critical Azure SQL Managed Instance to improve performance […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure SQL Managed Instance,Databases,Features,In preview
ℹ️Retirement: Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API will be retired on March 30, 2029https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=561176On March 30, 2029, Azure Document Intelligence v3.0 API will be retired. Please migrate to latest generally available Azure Document Intelligence API version, v4.0, by that […]ThursdayAzure Updates,AI + Machine Learning,Azure AI Document Intelligence,Retirements,Services
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Bulk Restore for Azure Virtual Machines using Azure Backuphttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=561373Azure Backup now supports ‘Bulk Restore’ for Azure virtual machines (VMs), enabling customers to restore multiple VMs (upto 100) in a single operation. This feature simplifies […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure Backup,Features,In preview,Management and Governance,storage
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Shell—your new command line for data workflowshttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=561162Azure Cosmos DB Shell is now available in public preview, introducing a modern command-line experience with agentic capabilities powered by Model Context Protocol (MCP). You can […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Features,In preview,Internet of Things
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files enable backup by defaulthttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560668Azure NetApp Files now enables backup by default when creating new volumes, delivering a more seamless and secure data‑protection experience. Backups are automatically provisioned during volume […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure NetApp Files,Features,In preview,storage
🔍[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB spherical quantization for improved vector searchhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=561167Azure Cosmos DB now offers spherical quantization in public preview to help you achieve faster vector indexing with higher recall and accuracy at scale. Spherical quantization […]ThursdayAzure Updates,Azure Cosmos DB,Databases,Features,In preview,Internet of Things
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk is now available in all three available zones in Japan Westhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=561814Azure Premium SSD v2 is now available in all three Availability Zones in Japan West. Azure Premium SSD v2 disk, a next-generation general-purpose block storage option […]FridayAzure Updates,Azure Compute Fleet,Azure Disk Storage,Azure Migrate,compute,Features,Launched,Management and Governance,Migration,Services,storage
🚀[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Dl/D/E v7 Virtual Machineshttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=560734Azure has announced the general availability of the new Dl/D/E v7 Virtual Machines, powered by the latest Intel® Xeon® 6 (Granite Rapids) processors. These general‑purpose and […]FridayAzure Updates,compute,Launched,Pricing & Offerings,Virtual Machines
🚀[Launched] Update: Egress and data transfer with Azure in the United Kingdomhttps://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=561392We support customer choice, including the choice to transfer your data between Azure and environments outside of Azure. Azure has offered free egress and at-cost data […]SaturdayAzure Updates,Launched,Management,Pricing & Offerings
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Tech Community (40 new articles)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication DayCategory
Modernizing Terraform Pipelines on Azure: OIDC Federation for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOpshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/modernizing-terraform-pipelines-on-azure-oidc-federation-for/ba-p/4516620The secret nobody wants to rotate Most Terraform-on-Azure pipelines we see still authenticate the same way they did three years ago. A long-lived ARM_CLIENT_SECRET sitting in […]SundayTech Community
Reimagining Azure Governance with Automation & EPAChttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/reimagining-azure-governance-with-automation-epac/ba-p/4516626🧩 The Challenge: Governance at Scale Managing Azure environments manually introduces: ❌ Policy drift across subscriptions ❌ Inconsistent naming conventions ❌ Delays in compliance enforcement ❌ […]SundayTech Community
Automating Azure Naming Standards using API and DevOps Pipelineshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/automating-azure-naming-standards-using-api-and-devops-pipelines/ba-p/4516628Introduction In large Azure environments, one of the most overlooked yet critical governance challenges is resource naming consistency. While organizations define naming standards, enforcing them at […]SundayTech Community
Running GitHub Actions Runners on Azure Container Apps with KEDA Autoscalinghttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/running-github-actions-runners-on-azure-container-apps-with-keda/ba-p/4512980GitHub-hosted runners work well for most scenarios. But as workloads grow, teams often need: Better cost optimization — pay only when jobs run More control over execution environments […]MondayTech Community
Announcing the public preview of Oracle Database built-in connector for Azure Logic Apps Standardhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/announcing-the-public-preview-of-oracle-database-built-in/ba-p/4516714Announcing the public preview of Oracle Database built-in connector for Azure Logic Apps Standard Run Oracle Database operations natively in your Logic Apps Standard workflows. Today […]MondayTech Community
High Availability Testing for Azure Kubernetes Service in a Single Region with Availability Zoneshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/high-availability-testing-for-azure-kubernetes-service-in-a/ba-p/4509825During migration testing engagements for enterprise workloads moving to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), we frequently validate high availability behavior under simulated infrastructure failures within a single […]MondayTech Community
Performance Tuning and Scaling Optimization for Large-Scale Azure Workloadshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/performance-tuning-and-scaling-optimization-for-large-scale/ba-p/4516788Summary As cloud-native systems scale, performance challenges rarely stem from a single bottleneck. Instead, they emerge from the interaction between compute, orchestration, and data layers under […]TuesdayTech Community
Retired Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances Transition Guidehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute-blog/retired-azure-reserved-virtual-machine-instances-transition/ba-p/4516505Summary This guide is designed for customers with Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances (RIs) that will no longer be available for new purchase or renewal starting […]TuesdayTech Community
Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop: Expanding accesshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-365-and-azure-virtual-desktop-expanding-access/ba-p/4515931The way people work continues to evolve—and so do the ways organizations use Windows delivered from the cloud. From small businesses without dedicated IT teams, to […]TuesdayTech Community
Modernizing Azure Virtual Desktop with Nerdio and Azure Fileshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/modernizing-azure-virtual-desktop-with-nerdio-and-azure-files/ba-p/4516542Coauthored with Nerdio  Organizations adopting Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) typically begin with small pilot deployments that perform well under limited load. As these environments scale to hundreds […]TuesdayTech Community
Building an AI Agent for Azure Infrastructure Validationhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/building-an-ai-agent-for-azure-infrastructure-validation/ba-p/4516936  1. Introduction Infrastructure consistency is critical in large-scale Azure environments, especially in migration programs and DevOps-driven deployments. While Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform improves […]TuesdayTech Community
Deploying Azure Resources with Managed HSM Keys Using Bicephttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/deploying-azure-resources-with-managed-hsm-keys-using-bicep/ba-p/4516971Architecture Overview The deployment includes: Managed HSM instance Key creation inside HSM User-assigned managed identity / service principal Role assignments for key access Azure resource (e.g., […]TuesdayTech Community
From Manual Backfills to Autonomous Pipelines: Building an LLM-Powered Backfill Agent on Azurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/analytics-on-azure-blog/from-manual-backfills-to-autonomous-pipelines-building-an-llm/ba-p/4516777Introduction:  Data backfills are a common operational requirement in modern data platforms. Missing partitions, upstream delays, or failed pipeline runs often require engineers to manually identify […]TuesdayTech Community
Build and Deploy Logic App Workflows Using Visual Studio Code and CI/CD Pipelinehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/build-and-deploy-logic-app-workflows-using-visual-studio-code/ba-p/4516931Throughout this guide, you’ll create a Standard logic app workspace and project, build your workflow, and deploy it as a Standard logic app resource in Azure. […]TuesdayTech Community
Extending Sentinel Data Integration: Azure Blob Storage Support for CCF Connectorshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/extending-sentinel-data-integration-azure-blob-storage-support/ba-p/4516896As organizations scale their security operations, the ability to ingest, process, and analyze high volumes of data reliably becomes increasingly critical. Microsoft Sentinel continues to expand […]WednesdayTech Community
New Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Cloud Developer Associate Certificationhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/the-skills-hub-blog/new-microsoft-certified-azure-ai-cloud-developer-associate/ba-p/4494116Today’s AI workloads rely on developers who can integrate services and support resilient architectures. Show your readiness to design and run AI solutions on Azure, with […]WednesdayTech Community
Better together with Azure WAF + Microsoft Defender for Storage + Defender for Azure SQL Databaseshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/better-together-with-azure-waf-microsoft-defender-for-storage/ba-p/4517101Authored by: Fernanda_Vela​ , saikishor​, Yura_Lee​  Reviewed by: YuriDiogenes​, Mohit_Kumar​, Amir_Dahan​, eitanbremler​ , Kitt_Weatherman​  Introduction Often, customers ask why additional workload protection is needed when a […]WednesdayTech Community
Public Preview: Migrate Availability Sets to Virtual Machine Scale Setshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute-blog/public-preview-migrate-availability-sets-to-virtual-machine/ba-p/4517061We’re excited to announce the public preview of availability set to Virtual Machine Scale Set migration for Azure Virtual Machines. This new capability enables you to move […]WednesdayTech Community
🚀 Modernizing Azure Landing Zone Deployments: From Terraform Scripts to GHCP-Driven Engineeringhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/modernizing-azure-landing-zone-deployments-from-terraform/ba-p/4517168The code nobody wants to write anymore Most Azure Landing Zone (ALZ) deployments we see today still follow the same pattern they did a few years […]WednesdayTech Community
Optimizing Azure spend with Microsoft Marketplacehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/optimizing-azure-spend-with-microsoft-marketplace/ba-p/4517109As someone deeply involved with Microsoft Marketplace product marketing team, I was excited to host our recent customer office hour session with Trunal Bhanse, CEO of […]WednesdayTech Community
Use Azure Container Registry as an Upstream Source for Artifact Cachehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute-blog/use-azure-container-registry-as-an-upstream-source-for-artifact/ba-p/4517102In collaboration with:Luis Dieguez, Principal Software Engineering Manager, Azure Container RegistryAkash Singhal, Senior Software Engineer, Azure Container RegistryKiran Challa, Senior Software Engineer, Azure Container RegistryNathan Anderson, […]WednesdayTech Community
Building a Scalable Contract Data Extraction Pipeline with Microsoft Foundry and Pythonhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/building-a-scalable-contract-data-extraction-pipeline-with/ba-p/4513681Architecture Overview Alt text: Architecture diagram showing Blob Storage triggering Azure Function, calling Document Intelligence, transforming data, and storing in Cosmos DB Flow: Upload contract files […]ThursdayTech Community
How Validation‑Driven Terraform Made Our Azure Function Deployments Predictablehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/how-validation-driven-terraform-made-our-azure-function/ba-p/4517375When Terraform deploys Azure Functions, the most expensive failures are rarely “syntax” problems. They’re environmental mismatches discovered too late—during terraform apply, after approvals, after a change window […]ThursdayTech Community
Cutover Strategy for Azure PaaS Services: A Step-by-Step Guide to Near Zero-Downtime Migrationshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-migration-and/cutover-strategy-for-azure-paas-services-a-step-by-step-guide-to/ba-p/4517261“In most Azure migrations, infrastructure is the easy part. The real risk — and the real engineering challenge — lies in the cutover.” Why Cutover Strategy […]ThursdayTech Community
Governing Agent Sprawl: A Multi‑Region AI Agent Landing Zone on Azure (Reference Architecture)https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/governing-agent-sprawl-a-multi-region-ai-agent-landing-zone-on/ba-p/4516036It doesn’t take long for AI agents to get out of hand. In most enterprises, the first few agents are celebrated. A chatbot here. A document […]ThursdayTech Community
Distributing model weights to your AI cluster: a faster pre-flight on AKS and Slurmhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/distributing-model-weights-to-your-ai-cluster-a-faster-pre/ba-p/4517294Why this exists You’ve provisioned a multi-node GPU cluster on Azure. NDR InfiniBand. The training script is ready. Before any GPU does any useful work, every […]ThursdayTech Community
Azure SQL BACPAC Export Failure with CDC & db_cdcreader (SQL71501)https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/azure-sql-bacpac-export-failure-with-cdc-db-cdcreader-sql71501/ba-p/4517286Overview Exporting an Azure SQL Database to a BACPAC using SqlPackage / SSMS may fail when Change Data Capture (CDC) is enabled and database users (or […]ThursdayTech Community
Resilient by Design: Azure Databricks Disaster Recovery Strategyhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/analytics-on-azure-blog/resilient-by-design-azure-databricks-disaster-recovery-strategy/ba-p/4516464Introduction: From Recovery Plans to Resilience Strategy  As organizations increasingly rely on Azure Databricks for mission-critical analytics and data engineering workloads, the need for robust disaster […]ThursdayTech Community
From Chaos to Clarity: Your Databricks Workspace on a Single Pane of Glasshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/analytics-on-azure-blog/from-chaos-to-clarity-your-databricks-workspace-on-a-single-pane/ba-p/4516805The question that never stays answered — until now As Azure Databricks workspaces evolve, complexity creeps in unnoticed. Every Azure Databricks conversation with customers eventually lands on […]ThursdayTech Community
Multitude builds resilient banking platform with PostgreSQL and MySQL on Azurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-customer-innovation-blog/multitude-builds-resilient-banking-platform-with-postgresql-and/ba-p/4512470Expanding into new markets is usually a sign that things are going well. For digital banking platforms, however, growth brings a different kind of challenge – […]ThursdayTech Community
Introducing cert-manager for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes: now in Public Previewhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc-blog/introducing-cert-manager-for-azure-arc-enabled-kubernetes-now-in/ba-p/4514549Today we’re releasing a public preview of cert-manager for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes. It’s an Arc extension that automates TLS certificate and trust bundle management for edge […]ThursdayTech Community
Building Secure AI Platforms in Banking Using Azure Enterprise Architecturehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/building-secure-ai-platforms-in-banking-using-azure-enterprise/ba-p/45175311. Introduction: AI in Banking Is Not Just a Model Problem Modern banking institutions are no longer asking “Can we use AI?”The real question is:“Can we […]FridayTech Community
Announcing General Availability of Azure Dl/D/Esv7-series VMs based on Intel® Xeon® 6 processorshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute-blog/announcing-general-availability-of-azure-dl-d-esv7-series-vms/ba-p/4516907We’re excited to announce the general availability of the latest Azure Dlsv7, Dsv7, and Esv7 General Purpose and Memory Optimized Virtual Machines (VMs) powered by the […]FridayTech Community
Introducing the Azure Resource Manager MCP Server!https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-governance-and-management/introducing-the-azure-resource-manager-mcp-server/ba-p/4517521We’re super excited to announce the public preview of the Azure Resource Manager MCP Server! This is a remote MCP server that provides tools to give […]FridayTech Community
Firm AI for professional services: governed, agentic workflows built on Microsoft Azurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/firm-ai-for-professional-services-governed-agentic-workflows/ba-p/4310319In this installment of our Partner Spotlight series, we’re highlighting partners building industry-focused AI solutions and bringing them to customers through Microsoft Marketplace. I connected with […]FridayTech Community
Partner Blog | Unlock the cloud benefits in your partner benefits package with a streamlined activation experiencehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/partner-news/partner-blog-unlock-the-cloud-benefits-in-your-partner-benefits/ba-p/4517593Your Microsoft partner benefits are not just resources. They are the tools that let you build capability inside your own organization first. When you use Azure […]FridayTech Community
Safely Migrating Terraform Managed Disks on Azure Using Stable Keys and Copilothttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/safely-migrating-terraform-managed-disks-on-azure-using-stable/ba-p/4517509The Root Cause: Index-Based “for_each” Keys: Many Terraform modules flatten VM and disk definitions into a list and use the list index as the for_each key: […]SaturdayTech Community
Secure Medallion Architecture Pattern on Azure Databricks (Part II)https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/analytics-on-azure-blog/secure-medallion-architecture-pattern-on-azure-databricks-part/ba-p/4491044Disclaimer: The views in this article are my own and do not represent Microsoft or Databricks. This article is part of a series focused on deploying […]SaturdayTech Community
High-Fidelity Network Observability at Scale— ACNS Metrics Filtering and Log Aggregation Now GAhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/high-fidelity-network-observability-at-scale-acns-metrics/ba-p/4516508We are thrilled to announce that Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS) for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now delivers two powerful observability features in General Availability: container […]SaturdayTech Community
Migrating frontline mobile devices: Aligning stakeholders before real-world testinghttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/migrating-frontline-mobile-devices-aligning-stakeholders-before/ba-p/4516511By: Carol Burns – Principal Product Manager | Microsoft Intune and Sucheta Gawade, Microsoft MVP (Azure & Security / Intune) Practitioner perspective from Sucheta Gawade, Microsoft […]SaturdayTech Community

Microsoft Security (7 articles)

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Breaking the code: Multi-stage ‘code of conduct’ phishing campaign leads to AiTM token compromisehttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/04/breaking-the-code-multi-stage-code-of-conduct-phishing-campaign-leads-to-aitm-token-compromise/In this article Multi-step social engineering campaign leading to credential theft Mitigation and protection guidance Microsoft Defender detections Hunting queries Indicators of compromise Phishing campaigns continue […]Tuesday
​​Microsoft named an overall leader in KuppingerCole Analyst’s 2026 Emerging AI Security Operations Center (SOC) report ​​https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/06/microsoft-named-an-overall-leader-in-kuppingercole-analysts-2026-emerging-ai-security-operations-center-soc-report/Security operations are entering a new phase. As attack techniques grow faster and more complex, the effectiveness of a SOC depends less on collecting more data […]Thursday
ClickFix campaign uses fake macOS utilities lures to deliver infostealershttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/06/clickfix-campaign-uses-fake-macos-utilities-lures-deliver-infostealers/Microsoft researchers continue to observe the evolution of an infostealer campaign distributing ClickFix‑style instructions and targeting macOS users. In this recent iteration, threat actors attempt to […]Thursday
When prompts become shells: RCE vulnerabilities in AI agent frameworkshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/07/prompts-become-shells-rce-vulnerabilities-ai-agent-frameworks/In this article A representative case study: Semantic Kernel CVE-2026-26030: In-Memory Vector Store CVE-2026-25592: Arbitrary file write through SessionsPythonPlugin The vulnerability Attack chain overview Defending the […]Friday
World Passkey Day: Advancing passwordless authenticationhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/07/world-passkey-day-advancing-passwordless-authentication/World Passkey Day is a chance to reflect on progress toward a shared goal: reducing our reliance on passwords and other phishable authentication methods by accelerating passkey […]Friday
Active attack: Dirty Frag Linux vulnerability expands post-compromise riskhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/08/active-attack-dirty-frag-linux-vulnerability-expands-post-compromise-risk/In this article Why Dirty Frag matters Technical overview Exploitation scenarios Mitigation guidance Post-mitigation integrity verification References A newly disclosed Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability known […]Saturday
CVE-2026-31431: Copy Fail vulnerability enables Linux root privilege escalation across cloud environmentshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/01/cve-2026-31431-copy-fail-vulnerability-enables-linux-root-privilege-escalation/In this article Vulnerability details Mitigation and protection guidance Microsoft Defender XDR detections References Learn more Microsoft Defender is investigating a high-severity local privilege escalation vulnerability […]Saturday

Azure Community (12 articles)

NameLinkDescriptionCreator
AzPolicyLens – Automated Azure Policy Insights and Reportinghttps://blog.tyang.org/2026/05/03/azpolicylensIntroduction AzPolicyLens is a solution that automatically generates insights and reports based on Azure Policy data. It provides a comprehensive view of the policy compliance status […]Tao Yang
Gym tour 2026https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv9GYssWCAoJohn Savill
How to change model behavior! Context engineering, fine-tuning and morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqbKWwUhh4YA look at context engineering, fine tuning, LoRA and more! ▬▬▬▬▬▬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 – Introduction 00:27 – […]John Savill
Speaking at Microsoft Sovereignty Day Lisbon Portugal 2026https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2026/05/speaking-at-microsoft-sovereignty-day-lisbon-portugal-2026/I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at Microsoft Sovereignty Day Portugal on May 12, 2026, hosted at the Microsoft Portugal office in Lisbon. This […]Thomas Maurer
From Azure DevOps to GitHub Enterprise: Why Now Is the Right Time to Make the Movehttps://gregorsuttie.com/2026/05/04/from-azure-devops-to-github-enterprise-why-now-is-the-right-time-to-make-the-move/I have to start this blog post by saying I am an Azure DevOps fanboy and always will be. I’ve used it since day one. I’ve […]Gregor Suttie
App Instance Lock enabled by default for new applicationshttps://ourcloudnetwork.com/app-instance-lock-enabled-by-default-for-new-applications/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=app-instance-lock-enabled-by-default-for-new-applicationsMicrosoft Entra ID to enable App Instance Lock by default for new apps in June 2026 to secure sensitive properties. The post App Instance Lock enabled […]Daniel Bradley
How a rejected pull request led to a new GitHub organizationhttps://www.idontlikeai.dev/how-a-rejected-pull-request-led-to-a-new-github-organization/The origin story of the LibreDsc GitHub organization from a rejected pull request Read the full article here: How a rejected pull request led to a […]Gijs Reijn
Microsoft 365 Copilot tasks you can try in Outlookhttps://cloudbuild.co.uk/microsoft-365-copilot-tasks-you-can-try-in-outlook/Reading Time: 11 minutesEmail is still one of the tools many of us use every day, and it’s also one of the areas where Microsoft 365 […]Imran Rashid
341 – Foundry Toolkit goes GA: Building agents with codehttps://share.transistor.fm/s/5fbf2946The Foundry Toolkit for Visual Studio Code – formerly the AI Toolkit – is Microsoft’s answer to fragmented AI development workflows, bringing model selection, prompt iteration, […]Tobias Zimmergren
Running Azure SRE Agent for AKS and Drasi Operationshttps://luke.geek.nz/azure/azure-sre-agent-aks-drasi/I have been spending time with Azure SRE Agent and wanted to see how far I could take it beyond the “click around the portal” experience. […]Luke Murray
Azure Update 8th May 2026https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdYy3sLnfHANice selection of updates! 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be there! 🤔 Due to […]John Savill
Configuring banned passwords in Entra External ID (EEID)https://medium.com/the-new-control-plane/configuring-banned-passwords-in-entra-external-id-eeid-ea8a38dc8cb6?source=rss----3a246e667a75---4The docs. are here. “To give you flexibility in what passwords are allowed, you can also define a custom banned password list. The custom-banned password list works […]Rory Braybrook

Azure Architecture Center (5 new or updated articles)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication DayCategory
SAP HANA for Linux VMs in Scale-up Systemshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/sap/run-sap-hana-for-linux-virtual-machinesProven practices for running SAP HANA in a high-availability, scale-up environment that supports disaster recovery on Azure.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Migrate IBM z/OS OLTP Workloads to Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/ibm-zos-online-transaction-processing-azureMigrate a z/OS online transaction processing (OLTP) workload to an Azure application that is cost effective, responsive, scalable, and adaptable.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Hub-Spoke Network Topology That Uses Azure Virtual WANhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/networking/architecture/hub-spoke-virtual-wan-architectureLearn how to implement a hub-spoke network topology by using Azure Virtual WAN. Create a hub virtual network and spoke virtual networks that peer with the […]TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Implement a secure hybrid networkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/dmz/secure-vnet-dmzLearn how to deploy a secure hybrid network that extends an on-premises network to Azure by implementing a perimeter network called a DMZ.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Deploy IBM Sterling Order Management Software (OMS) on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/ibm/deploy-ibm-sterling-omsRun IBM Sterling Order Management Software (OMS) on Azure. Design and implement cloud solutions for Sterling OMS that use Azure.SaturdayAzure Architecture,updated

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