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Announcing Public Preview of Larger Container Sizes on Azure Container Instances NEW

ACI provides a fast and simple way to run containers in the cloud. As a serverless solution, ACI eliminates the need to manage underlying infrastructure, automatically scaling to meet application...

Azure, Azure Container Instances, Azure Kubernetes Service, Analytics, Azure Resource Manager, ...

Microsoft Azure Blog

5 insights from the front lines of the platform shift NEW

If you’d like to learn more about how leaders at the forefront of data, AI, and cloud technologies are leading through the platform shift, please listen,...

Azure, AI and machine learning

Microsoft Reactor

Leveraging GitHub Copilot for AI Engineering NEW

This session will explore how GitHub Copilot can enhance the daily workflows of AI engineers by providing intelligent code suggestions and automating...

AI and machine learning, GitHub, GitHub Copilot

Azure DevOps Podcast

April Yoho: GitHub in 2025 - Episode 346 NEW

April is a senior developer advocate and DevOps practice lead for GitHub, specializing in application transformation and DevOps ways of working. Her focus...

Azure, AI and machine learning, Azure DevOps, Visual Studio Code, DevOps, ...

Azure DevOps Blog

Spring Cleaning: A CTA for Azure DevOps OAuth Apps with expired or long-living secrets NEW

Today, we officially closed the doors on any new Azure DevOps OAuth app registrations. As we prepare for the end-of-life for Azure DevOps OAuth apps in 2026, we’ll begin outreach to engage existing app owners and support them through...

Azure, Azure DevOps, DevOps, Identity and Security

GitHub Copilot Feed

GitHub Copilot code review now supports C, C++, Kotlin, and Swift NEW

GitHub Copilot code review now supports C, C++, Kotlin, Swift, and several other popular languages. With this update, you can receive AI-powered review suggestions for even more code in your… The post GitHub Copilot code review now...

AI and machine learning, GitHub, GitHub Copilot

Microsoft Research Blog

Research Focus: Week of April 21, 2025 NEW

In this issue: our CHI 2025 & ICLR 2025 contributions, plus research on causal reasoning & LLMs; countering LLM jailbreak attacks; and how people use AI vs. AI-alone. Also, SVP of Microsoft Health Jim Weinstein talks rural healthcare...

AI and machine learning

Azure Developer Community Blog

Learn Generative AI with JavaScript: Free and Interactive Course! 💡🤖 NEW

In the latest video on my YouTube Channel, the Microsoft JavaScript + A.I Advocacy team presents an innovative initiative for developers who want to take their first steps with Artificial Intelligence: the free course Generative AI...

AI and machine learning, Java, GitHub, GitHub Copilot

Integrations on Azure Blog

Enhancing AI Integrations with MCP and Azure API Management NEW

As AI Agents and assistants become increasingly central to modern applications and experiences, the need for seamless, secure integration with external tools and data sources is more critical than ever. The Model Context Protocol (MCP)...

Azure, Azure Container Apps, AI and machine learning, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, ...

Updates

4/23/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Metadata Cache for Azure SSD (Premium) SMB NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for mid-April 2025 NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: PostgreSQL 17 performance management server parameters now modifiable on Azure Database for PostgreSQL NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Support for time-series databases in the migration service for Azure Database for PostgreSQL NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Azure Data Factory service principal authentication NEW

[In preview] Public Preview: Versionless customer managed keys in Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible Server NEW

[In preview] Public Preview: Sharded DiskANN in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Support for Mongo 8.0 on vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB NEW

[In preview] Public Preview: Easy service upgrade and change service tier in Azure AI Search NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disk Storage is now available in Australia Central 2 and Norway West NEW

4/22/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Instance Mix for Virtual Machine Scale Sets NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Announcing the Next generation Azure Data Box Devices NEW

4/21/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Cross-Region Data Transfer Capability in Azure Data Box Devices NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in Spain Central NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Firewall resource specific log tables get Azure Monitor Basic plan support NEW

4/17/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: ACLs (Access Control Lists) for Local Users in Azure Blob Storage SFTP NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Trigger for Azure Functions in Consumption plan NEW

[In preview] Public Preview: Rule-based routing in Azure Container Apps NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: ExpressRoute Metro Peering locations and Global Reach are now available in more regions NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Front Door custom cipher suite NEW

4/16/2025

[In preview] Public Preview: Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in Azure Functions NEW

[In development] Private Preview: Azure Backup for AKS Now Supports Azure File Share-based Persistent Volumes NEW

Retirement: Azure Functions – Durable Functions support for Netherite will end on March 31, 2028 NEW

Retirement: HELM chart-based onboarding workflow for the Azure Monitor Container Insights agent is retiring on October 1, 2025 NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Azure Available from New Azure for U.S. Government Secret Cloud Region in the US NEW

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backup for Azure Data Lake Storage for comprehensive data protection NEW

4/15/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Route-maps for Azure Virtual WAN NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Performance Plus for Azure Disk Storage NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Indonesia NEW

4/14/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Support for Managed Identity based authentication flows in Azure Load Testing NEW

Retirement: Support for Python 3.9 ends on October 31, 2025 – upgrade your Azure Functions apps to Python 3.11 NEW

[In preview] Public Preview: Managed Identity for Azure Red Hat OpenShift NEW

4/10/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Front Door capturing request header, response header, and request query string values as server variables NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Bastion Developer now in 36 public regions NEW

Videos

Microsoft Reactor

Leveraging GitHub Copilot for AI Engineering NEW

This session will explore how GitHub Copilot can enhance the daily workflows of AI engineers by providing intelligent code suggestions and automating...

AI and machine learning, GitHub, GitHub Copilot

Describir la protección contra amenazas con Microsoft Defender XDR