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Announcing a flexible, predictable billing model for Azure SRE Agent NEW

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 Agent uses AI Models in...

Azure, AI and machine learning, DevOps, Azure AI Foundry, GitHub, ...

Microsoft Azure Blog

Scaling generative AI in the cloud: Enterprise use cases for driving secure innovation NEW

In our technical guide, “Accelerating Generative AI Innovation with Cloud Migration” we outline how IT and digital transformation leaders can tap into the...

Azure, AI and machine learning

o4-mini in Action: Deep Reasoning Over Text and Images

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Microsoft Azure YouTube Channel

o4-mini in Action: Deep Reasoning Over Text and Images NEW

Discover the power of o4-mini, the latest multimodal reasoning model available in Azure OpenAI. In this demo, Chris Hoder from the Azure AI product team...

Azure, AI and machine learning, Visual Studio Code, Python, Azure AI Foundry

The Hanselminutes Podcast

How is AlmaLinux OS is community-driven? with benny Vasquez NEW

In this episode, Scott Hanselman sits down with Benny Vasquez, Chair of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation, to explore the project's journey since the shift away...

Azure, Linux Virtual Machines

GitHub Copilot Feed

Update on GitHub Copilot consumptive billing for GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency NEW

GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency users with a paid GitHub Copilot plan will now be billed for premium request usage. What’s changed: GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency users… The post Update on GitHub Copilot...

GitHub, GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot Feed

Copilot Chat unlocks new repository management skills NEW

Copilot Chat in github.com is significantly more powerful for repository workflows, unlocking a range of new capabilities directly in chat: Create, update, and push files: Describe changes to code, READMEs,… The post Copilot Chat...

GitHub, GitHub Copilot

Microsoft Power Platform Blog

Copilot, agents, and apps at the Power Platform Community Conference 2025 NEW

Power Platform Community Conference returns to Las Vegas - recognized by the community as the leading event for low-code enthusiasts, IT leaders, developers, and partners who are shaping the future of business applications. Join us to...

Power Platform, Power Apps

Microsoft Power Platform Blog

Evolving Power Platform Governance for AI Agents NEW

As AI agents evolve, CIOs are finding opportunities to build on existing governance foundations. Copilot Studio helps extend familiar controls from Power Platform to agents. With adoption accelerating, governance is becoming essential...

AI and machine learning, Power Platform, Power Apps

Azure High Performance Computing (HPC) Blog

Ansys Minerva Simulation & Process Data Management Architecture on Azure NEW

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 communication flows between these tiers. All four...

Azure, Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service, SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, ...

Updates

8/1/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure File Sync Arc Extension NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Agentless multi-disk crash consistent backup for Azure VMs NEW

Retirement: Azure Dedicated HSM NEW

7/31/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager in Azure US Government Cloud NEW

[In preview] Public Preview: New tagging features in Azure confidential ledger NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Log or block shared access signature (SAS) tokens for Azure Storage based on expiration policy NEW

7/30/2025

[In preview] Public Preview: New SQL Server database migration in Azure Arc NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-July 2025 NEW

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL cascading read replica NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Accelerated logs now available for General Purpose tier in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Configure backup interval for Azure Database for MySQL automated backups NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Entra authentication for Power BI Desktop NEW

7/29/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Customer-controlled maintenance NEW

7/25/2025

[Launched] Public Preview: Modernizing Azure Resource Manager Throttling for Sovereign Clouds NEW

7/24/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure CNI static block allocation for pod subnet NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Log Analytics Summary rules NEW

7/23/2025

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Managed Lustre now supports VNet Encryption for in-transit data protection NEW

[Launched] Generally Available: Search Job Enhancements in Log Analytics NEW

7/22/2025

[In preview] Public Preview: Web Application Firewall (WAF) running on Application Gateway for Containers NEW