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| Jul 17, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions support for Python 3.14 | You can now develop functions using Python 3.14 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions plans on Linux. Upgrade your apps to Python 3.14 ... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Public Preview: Azure Functions Support for PowerShell 7.6 | Azure Functions support for PowerShell 7.6 is now available in preview. You can now develop apps using PowerShell 7.6 locally and deploy the... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Security | Microsoft at Black Hat USA 2026: Defending trust in the age of AI and supply chain attacks | Join Microsoft Security at Black Hat USA 2026 for supply chain research, hands-on security experiences, expert conversations, and our recept... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Defender security assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server | Microsoft Defender Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server are now generally ... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Encryption in Transit for Azure Files NFS Shares in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) | Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now generally supports Encryption in Transit (EiT) for Azure Files NFS v4.1 volumes through the Azure File CS... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Security | ACR Stealer: Two observed intrusion chains amid increased threat activity | From late April 2026 to mid-June 2026, Microsoft Defender Experts observed increased ACR Stealer activity across customer environments. Thes... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Security | Least privilege for AI agents: Identity, access, and tool binding | As AI agents become more autonomous, strong identity, access, and auditing controls are critical to keeping them secure. The post Least priv... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Security | Unpacking the AsyncAPI npm supply chain compromise and import-time payload delivery | Threat actors compromised AsyncAPI packages and weaponized trusted CI/CD workflows to distribute malware through npm. This analysis breaks d... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: GitHub Copilot and Claude Code connectors in Microsoft Agent Framework | Microsoft Agent Framework now ships generally available connectors for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code, so developers can build .NET and Pyth... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: Multi-agent orchestration patterns including Magentic in Microsoft Agent Framework | Microsoft Agent Framework reaches general availability for multi-agent orchestration patterns, including the dynamic Magentic pattern that d... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: Agent Harness in Microsoft Agent Framework | Microsoft Agent Framework reaches general availability for Agent Harness, the production runtime for agents built with the framework. Custom... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: Multi-agent orchestration SDK with the Microsoft Foundry Agent Framework in C# and Python | Microsoft Foundry is now introducing Agent Framework, a unified multi-agent orchestration SDK for C# and Python. This release consolidates p... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: Tracing for Microsoft Agent Framework (Python and .NET) | In public preview, Microsoft Foundry now offers tracing for the Microsoft Agent Framework in both Python and .NET, helping developers observ... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: CodeAct pattern and Hyperlight containers in Microsoft Agent Framework | Microsoft Agent Framework adds the CodeAct pattern in public preview, which lets agents collapse a multi-step plan into a single executable ... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: Episodic procedural memory in Microsoft Agent Framework | Microsoft Agent Framework adds episodic procedural memory in public preview, a built-in store that lets agents remember successful task patt... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: Agent Channel for Microsoft Agent Framework multi-agent communication | Microsoft Agent Framework introduces Agent Channel in public preview, a built-in primitive that lets agents send structured messages to each... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-July 2026 | In mid-July 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Shortcut Configuration lets you customize keyboard shortcut... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines | The Azure Arc migration solution now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. Arc-enabled SQL Server instances c... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Security | Turning threat intelligence into decisive action with Defender Experts | Security teams have never had more visibility, yet rarely have they felt more uncertain. Signal pours in from endpoints, identities, cloud w... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Advanced platform metrics in Azure Monitor | Starting July 15, 2026, advanced platform metrics are available in Public Preview. This update provides enhanced visibility into platform pe... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Updates | Announcing: DevUI Agent Inspector for Microsoft Agent Framework | Microsoft Agent Framework adds DevUI Agent Inspector in public preview, a local debugging surface that shows agent runs as a navigable tree ... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Azure Blog | Azure Databricks delivers proven business value | Microsoft Azure Databricks delivers the first-party advantage of Databricks on Microsoft—and for customers, that advantage shows up as real,... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Front Door edge actions | Announcing the public preview of Azure Front Door edge actions (serverless compute at the edge).With edge actions, customers can execute lig... |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Security | Defending SaaS-based applications against ShinyHunters OAuth abuse | Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified threat actor activity with overlapping tradecraft commonly associated with ShinyHunters, including ... |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks SQL Serverless in UK West | Starting July 13th, 2026, customers can use Azure Databricks SQL Serverless in the UK West region to simplify analytics workloads while bene... |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Security | Microsoft Entra ID security updates: Passkeys are the default authentication method in Entra ID | Microsoft Entra ID makes passkeys the default sign-in experience and introduces a new model for SMS and voice authentication. Read about how... |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Support for Python-2.7; 3.8 and PowerShell- 7.1; 7.2 will be retired on September 30, 2026 | Starting October 1, 2026, the specified runtime versions Python 2.7, Python 3.8, and PowerShell 7.1 & 7.2. will no longer be supported by Au... |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Multiple-region Architectures for Azure App Service Disaster Recovery | Learn about multiple-region architectures and how you can use them to deploy web apps across multiple regions for disaster recovery and repl... |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Security | Securing our future: July 2026 progress report on Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative | Microsoft’s latest Secure Future Initiative report outlines progress on secure foundations, AI-powered defense, and future-ready cybersecuri... |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Manage Azure Chaos Studio from the Azure CLI | You can now create and run Azure Chaos Studio resilience Scenarios directly from the Azure CLI with the new az chaos extension — no more han... |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Open AI GPT-5.6 on Azure Databricks | Open AI GPT-5.6 is now available on Azure Databricks. You can use GPT 5.6 (purchased on Microsoft Foundry) via Model Serving Endpoint in Azu... |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Health modeling for mission-critical workloads on Azure | Reference architecture for a workload that is accessed over a public endpoint without extra dependencies to other company resources - Health... |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Networking and connectivity for mission-critical workloads on Azure | Networking decisions for the architecture of a mission-critical workload on Azure. |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Deployment and testing for mission-critical workloads on Azure | Reference architecture for a workload that is accessed over a public endpoint without extra dependencies to other company resources - Deploy... |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Operations for mission-critical workloads on Azure | Guidance for operations for the architecture of a mission-critical workload on Azure. |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Azure Blog | Frontier models and production agents: Advancing Microsoft Foundry for the agentic era | Introducing OpenAI's latest frontier model series, the Asia Pacific Data Zone, and product agent capabilities, all generally available in Mi... |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Security | GigaWiper: Anatomy of a destructive backdoor assembled from multiple malware | GigaWiper, also tracked as BLUERABBIT, is a destructive backdoor that combines multiple wiping and ransomware-like capabilities into a singl... |
| Jul 08, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Baseline Architecture for an AKS Cluster | Learn about the reference architecture for the recommended baseline infrastructure that deploys an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster. |
| Jul 08, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Use Azure Kubernetes Service to Host GPU-Based Workloads | Learn how to use Azure Kubernetes Service to host GPU-based workloads, including machine learning, deep learning, and high-performance compu... |
| Jul 08, 2026 | Azure Architecture | SAP deployment in Azure using an Oracle database | Learn proven practices for running SAP on Oracle in Azure, with high availability. |
| Jul 08, 2026 | Security | Protecting Microsoft at AI speed: How SFI proactively hardens our cloud | At Microsoft we encompass these security requirements, along with threat knowledge, and operational frameworks in our Secure Future Initiati... |
| Jul 08, 2026 | Azure Blog | Built to bounce back: How Azure resiliency evolved | Cloud resiliency is about ensuring systems can adapt, recover, and keep functioning within real-world constraints. The post Built to bounce ... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Secure Azure Functions with Event Hubs | Learn how to securely develop and deploy efficient and scalable code that runs on Azure Functions and responds to Event Hubs events. |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Performance and Scale Guidance for Event Hubs with Azure Functions | Learn how to plan for and deploy more efficient and scalable code that runs on Azure Functions and responds to Event Hubs events. |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Design a Ransomware-Resilient Backup Architecture by Using Azure Backup | Design ransomware-resilient backup architectures by using immutable vaults, multiple-subscription isolation, dual-region copies, and recover... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Exceptions in WAF for Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door | Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps protect your web applications from common threats and attacks. In some cases, WAF may block reque... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Chaos Studio Workspaces and Scenarios | Azure Chaos Studio now supports Workspaces and Scenarios, a faster, application-centric way to validate how your workloads hold up during re... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Export historical data from Log Analytics workspace with Export jobs | The Log Analytics Export job enables you to export historical data from a Log Analytics workspace to an Azure Storage account based on a spe... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Network Security Perimeter support for Azure Event Hubs | Azure Event Hubs now supports Network Security Perimeter (NSP), enabling organizations to define a logical network isolation boundary for Pa... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Confidential Computing support for Azure Event Hubs Dedicated | Azure Event Hubs Dedicated now supports Confidential Computing, enabling organizations to protect streaming data while it is being processed... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Chile Central | Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) is now generally available in Azure Chile Central, expanding regional availability for OpenShift deployments a... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Image Classification on Azure | Learn how to build image classification into your applications by using Azure services such as Azure Content Understanding and Azure Functio... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Blog | External key management for Azure Managed HSM is now in public preview | Azure Key Vault Managed Hardware Security Module (HSM) provides strong sovereignty over your encryption keys. Keys are generated and stored ... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Resilient Design Guidance for Event Hubs and Functions | Learn how to develop resilient and scalable code that runs on Azure Functions and responds to Azure Event Hubs events. |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Use a Message Broker and Events to Integrate Enterprise Systems | Learn how to integrate enterprise back-end systems by using a message broker and events to decouple services for greater scalability and rel... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Build the Second Layer of Defense by Using Microsoft Defender XDR | Enhance security in your IT environment by implementing Microsoft Defender XDR across applications and infrastructure to detect and respond ... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Multitenancy and Azure Event Hubs | Learn about Azure Event Hubs features and isolation models that you can use to implement an event-driven architecture for a multitenant syst... |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Multitenancy and Azure Storage | This article describes the features of Azure Storage that benefit multitenant systems. It includes links to guidance and examples. |
| Jul 07, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Guidance for Using Azure Database for PostgreSQL in a Multitenant Solution | Learn about the Azure Database for PostgreSQL features that are useful when you work with multitenant systems. Explore guidance and examples... |
| Jul 06, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Entra ID-based access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP | Microsoft Entra ID-based access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP is now generally available in all regions. You can now use Entra ID identities i... |
| Jul 06, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Support 5x churn in Azure Site Recovery | Azure Site Recovery now supports up to 5x churn (500 MB/s per VM). This major enhancement empowers customers to confidently run high IOPS wo... |
| Jul 03, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Implement a secure hybrid network | Learn how to deploy a secure hybrid network that extends an on-premises network to Azure by implementing a perimeter network called a DMZ. |
| Jul 02, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 on Azure Databricks | Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 through Azure Databricks AI Model Serving. Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic's most agent... |
| Jul 02, 2026 | Azure Blog | Meet Brain: The AI system behind Azure reliability | Learn how Microsoft is building a digital twin of Azure Service Health and why it changes how hyperscale operates. The post Meet Brain: The ... |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: New Powershell module: Az.PostgreSQLFlexibleServer | We’re excited to introduce the newly renamed Az.PostgreSQLFlexibleServer PowerShell module, delivering a more streamlined experience for you... |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Public Preview: Document PII playground sample in Microsoft Foundry NextGen | Document-based PII detection in Azure AI Language now ships an initial playground experience in the Microsoft Foundry NextGen portal. The pl... |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Document PII NextGen Playground in Azure AI Language | Azure AI Language now offers a refreshed Document PII playground in general availability, giving customers a faster way to evaluate personal... |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Instant Access via application consistent restore points | Azure introduces Instant Access for VM Restore Points, enabling you to restore disks immediately after a restore point is created—without wa... |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Public Preview: Azure Storage Mover now supports migration from Google Cloud Storage (GCS) | Azure Storage Mover now supports cloud-to-cloud migration of data from Google Cloud Storage (GCS) to Azure Blob Storage, helping organizatio... |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Azure Blog | Proving application resilience on Azure with Chaos Studio | Azure Chaos Studio helps organizations validate application resilience by simulating outages, failovers, network disruptions, and infrastruc... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Client-side data integrity protections in Azure Blob Storage | Azure Blob Storage has long supported data integrity validation, starting with MD5 as part of the original HTTP standards and adding CRC64-N... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Toolboxes in Microsoft Foundry | Microsoft Foundry brings Toolboxes to GA, providing a unified endpoint to invoke the most-used tools in prompt agents and callable outside o... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Azure Blog | Azure IaaS: How to design, build, and optimize cloud infrastructure for long-term cost efficiency | As organizations modernize infrastructure, migrate mission-critical workloads, build cloud-native applications, and scale AI—cost efficiency... |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Azure Blog | Claude in Microsoft Foundry is now generally available | Claude in Microsoft Foundry is now generally available, hosted on Azure, and running on NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra, giving teams a faster ... |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Azure Blog | The 2026 Agent Confidence Index: Where 300 builders see real momentum | At Microsoft, building trustworthy AI agents is as critical as building powerful ones. New research from the 2026 Agent Confidence Index sho... |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Azure Blog | Accelerate modern Linux workloads with Azure Files | Azure Files combines familiar file access with built-in performance, data protection, security, and Azure service integration. The post Acce... |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Azure Updates | Retirement: Migrate from Azure Blueprints by January 31, 2027 | In September 2023, we announced Azure Blueprints would retire on July 11, 2026. We're extending that timeline to January 31, 2027, with phas... |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Microsoft 365 | Copilot in Excel: Built for the era of Frontier Finance | Plenty of AI tools claim to be built for finance; Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel is proving it in practice. The post Copilot in Excel: Built... |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Application Gateway for Containers – Inference gateway | Application Gateway for Containers is extending its ingress gateway feature set with new AI gateway capabilities. The new inference gateway ... |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files migration assistant | Azure NetApp Files migration assistant (with SnapMirror) provides efficient and cost-effective data migration leveraging ONTAP's built-in re... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Choose a Kubernetes at the Edge Compute Option | Learn about trade-offs and considerations for various Kubernetes options available for extending compute on the edge. |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Run SAP BW/4HANA with Linux Virtual Machines | Learn about the SAP BW/4HANA application tier and how it's suitable for a high availability, small-scale production environment of SAP BW/4H... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Compare AWS and Azure Accounts | Learn the differences between Azure and AWS accounts and subscriptions. Understand the types of administrator accounts in Azure. |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Connect Azure Databricks to the Reference Solution | Learn how to ingest and analyze OPC UA PubSub industrial IoT data in Azure Databricks using Delta Lake and Structured Streaming. |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Connect Microsoft Fabric to the Reference Solution | Learn how to ingest and analyze OPC UA PubSub industrial IoT data using Microsoft Fabric and KQL databases. |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Connect an on-premises SAP system to Azure | Step by step guide that shows how to connect an on-premises SAP Enterprise Resource Planning system to Azure. |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Enable an industrial dataspace on Azure | Step by step guide that shows how to enable an industrial dataspace on Azure based on open-source reference implementations. |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Azure industrial IoT reference solution architecture | Industrial IoT reference solution architecture for condition monitoring, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) calculation, forecasting, and... |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Baseline Microsoft Foundry Chat Reference Architecture | Learn how to build network-secured, highly available, and zone-redundant enterprise chat applications by using Microsoft Foundry tools and A... |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Baseline Microsoft Foundry Chat Reference Architecture in an Azure Landing Zone | Learn about deploying the baseline Microsoft Foundry, Foundry Agent Service, Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models, and Azure App Service chat arch... |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Design a Secure Research Environment for Regulated Data | Learn how to design an architecture on Azure for a regulated environment that allows researchers to access sensitive data. |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Develop a RAG Solution - Chunking Phase | Learn about the various chunking strategies, like boundary based, custom code, and document analysis models. |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Develop a RAG Solution - Chunk Enrichment Phase | Learn how to augment your chunks with metadata like title, summary, keywords, and entities, and learn common cleaning methods that can impro... |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Develop a RAG Solution - Generate Embeddings Phase | Learn how embeddings work, how to choose an embedding model, and how your embedding model can affect your vector search results. |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Migrate – GitHub Copilot Modernization integration for at scale code assessments | Azure Migrate now integrates with GitHub Copilot Modernization (public preview) to deliver at scale code insights. This capability brings to... |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks native read access to Microsoft OneLake | Azure Databricks now supports native read access to data stored in Microsoft OneLake through Unity Catalog. This capability is generally ava... |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Azure Updates | [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Databricks natively storing data in Microsoft OneLake | Azure Databricks can now natively write managed Delta tables to Microsoft OneLake. This capability enables customers to use OneLake as a uni... |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Choose an Analytical Data Store in Azure | Evaluate analytical data store options for big data by reviewing key selection criteria and a capability matrix to compare database models a... |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Azure Updates | [Launched] Generally Available: ICMP Support for Azure Standard V2 NAT Gateway | Azure StandardV2 NAT Gateway now supports outbound ICMP Echo Request and Echo Reply traffic, enabling customers to use tools such as ping to... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Azure Architecture | Deploy AD DS in an Azure Virtual Network | Learn how to extend an on-premises Active Directory domain to Azure to provide distributed authentication services in hybrid cloud environme... |