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Manage user identities and access to protect against advanced threats across devices, data, apps, and infrastructure.

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3/5/2026
AI agents are writing code. The question is: where does that code run? If it runs in your process, a single hallucinated import os; os.remove('/') can ruin your day. Azure Container Apps dynamic...
3/3/2026
As a quick recap, Virtual Nodes lets Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) burst pods onto Azure Container Instances (ACI) on‑demand, without managing or scaling extra VM nodes. In this article I will...
2/27/2026
Microsoft Foundry Model Router analyses each prompt in real-time and forwards it to the most appropriate LLM from a pool of underlying models. Simple requests go to fast, cheap models; complex...
2/26/2026
Introduction Management consultants face a critical challenge: they need instant AI-powered insights from sensitive client documents, but traditional cloud-only AI solutions create unacceptable...
2/23/2026
OpenClaw is an open-source personal AI assistant that runs as a persistent service, connecting to your Discord, Telegram, and other channels. It's one of a growing wave of always-on AI tools —...
2/18/2026
In early 2025, we wanted to modernize Jon Galloway's MVC Music Store — a classic ASP.NET MVC 5 app running on .NET Framework 4.8 with Entity Framework 6. The goal was straightforward: address...
2/17/2026
⚠️ Important Note on Network Communication: In this pattern, Azure SRE Agent communicates over the public network to reach the Azure Function proxy. The proxy endpoint is secured with Easy Auth...
2/12/2026
Azure governance at scale is complex. Security teams manually review many resource types across multiple subscriptions. Finance can't track costs without tags. Compliance teams spend days...
2/12/2026
How we built an enterprise-grade multi-agent system that preserves user identity across AI agents and Databricks Introduction When building AI-powered applications for the enterprise, a common...
2/11/2026
In Part 1, we introduced the App Service Observability MCP Server — a proof-of-concept that lets GitHub Copilot (and other AI assistants) query your App Service logs, analyze errors, and help...
2/9/2026
🚀 The Quick Version: Create a Discord bot, clone the repo, run azd up, invite bot to server, start chatting. Total time: ~25 minutes. Total cost: ~$40-60/month. Why Azure Container Apps over...
2/4/2026
Ever wanted to create your own AI-powered image generator? In this tutorial, we'll show you how to build one using Azure Functions running on Azure Container Apps with serverless GPUs. The best...
2/3/2026
Introduction Cloud-native applications often support critical business functions and are expected to stay available even when parts of the platform fail. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) already...
2/3/2026
A large enterprise customer adopting AI at scale typically needs three non‑negotiables in its AI foundation: End‑to‑end tenant isolation across network, identity, compute, and data Secure,...
1/30/2026
🚀 The Quick Version: Create a Discord bot, clone the repo, run azd up, invite bot to server, start chatting. Total time: ~25 minutes. Total cost: ~$40-60/month. Why Azure Container Apps over...
1/23/2026
Prerequisites Before you begin, ensure you have: An active Azure subscription An Azure SRE Agent deployed and accessible Step 1: Add an MCP Connector Using the Portal UI To connect Azure MCP to...
1/20/2026
Storing secrets directly in applications or configuration files increases operational risk. Migrating to Azure Key Vault centralizes secret management, supports rotation, and removes embedded...
1/20/2026
Migrating application code to use Managed Identity removes hard‑coded secrets, reduces operational risk, and aligns with modern cloud security practices. Applications authenticate directly with...
1/13/2026
In the modern enterprise cloud landscape, data rarely sits in one place. You might face a scenario where your Power Platform environment (Dynamics 365, Power Apps, or Power Automate) is hosted in...
1/12/2026
AKS has supported assigning Azure Managed Identities to pods for some time, first through Pod Identity and then later through Workload Identity. Using these tools it is possible to give a pod an...