Check this out! [In preview] Public Preview: New project templates and template gallery for #Azure Functions in VS Code

[Launched] Generally Available: SQL MCP Server

This just in from Azure updates. [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Foundry IQ

[Launched] Generally Available: Custom Voice portal experience in Microsoft Foundry

Have a look at this Azure update. [In preview] Public Preview: #Azure Logic Apps Codeful Workflows with Logic Apps Standard SDK.

🎙️New Betatalks alert: @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with @baaijte.net, maintainer of Microsoft’s Fluent UI Blazor library, about open source, the Microsoft ecosystem, .NET Aspire, AI, and modern software development. youtu.be/-tLKuJX1Kxc

Azure, invent with purpose. [Launched] Generally Available: #Azure API Management Premium v2 now supports multiple custom domains

This just in from Azure updates. [Launched] Generally Available: Rolling updates in Flex Consumption

Azure, invent with purpose. [In preview] Public Preview: #Azure Functions now includes managed connectors to integrate with 1400+ of your favorite systems

Check this out! [Launched] Generally Available: MCP Toolkit for #Azure Cosmos DB

[Launched] Generally Available: #Azure API Management Premium v2 and Standard v2 now support wildcard custom hostnames.

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Generally Available: #Azure Functions Support for Node.js 24

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Generally Available: Application Gateway for Containers – Service Mesh integration with Istio

🎙️New Betatalks: @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Hannah King about cloud architecture, security, AI and creativity in engineering. They discuss why many organizations still struggle with cloud fundamentals and how AI is reshaping security operations. youtu.be/czqNsPX9EEE

Check this out! Retirement: TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in #Azure App Service, #Azure Functions, and #Azure Logic Apps

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Generally Available: Entra-only identities with #Azure Files

[In preview] Public Preview: TLS/SSL certificate support for #Azure Functions Flex Consumption

Check this out! [Launched] Generally Available: Mock runs for #Azure Storage Actions – Validate before you execute

Have a look at this Azure update. [In preview] Public Preview: Evaluate feature rollouts with #Azure App Configuration Scorecards

[Launched] Generally Available: #Azure Front Door WebSocket

This just in from Azure updates. [Launched] Generally Available: Application Insights Auto-instrumentation for #Azure Kubernetes Service apps

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [In preview] Public Preview: #Azure Container Apps Express

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Update: 99.99% uptime for all #Azure Service Bus Premium namespaces in Availability Zone regions

🎙️New Betatalks: Why Developers Still Matter in the Age of AI. @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Tim Corey about learning, fundamentals, and why understanding your code matters. They also discuss AI as a tool for developers, not a replacement. www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0

Azure, invent with purpose. [In preview] Public Preview: Memory in Foundry Agent Service

[Launched] Generally Available: Foundry Toolkit for Visual Studio Code (formerly AI Toolkit for VS Code)

Retirement: Support for .NET 8 (LTS) ends on November 10, 2026—upgrade your apps to .NET 10 (LTS)

Azure, invent with purpose. [Launched] Generally Available: Capacity Autoscaling

🎙️New podcast episode: Applying AI in Agricultural Robotics. @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Julian de Wit about moving from Kaggle to real-world AI. Less hype, more reality: clear use cases, good data, and many small, optimized models make the difference. youtu.be/LcEBy7mPWP4

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Generally available: Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 on #Azure Databricks

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [In preview] Public Preview: Monitor AKS applications with OpenTelemetry and #Azure Monitor

This just in from Azure updates. [In preview] Public Preview: Managed identity support for graphical session recording

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [In preview] Public Preview: Event Grid as a destination for Stripe events now in Public Preview

This just in from Azure updates. [In preview] Public Preview: #Azure Files assessments are now available using #Azure Migrate

[Launched] Generally Available: #Azure Functions now supports MCP resource triggers

🎙️New podcast episode: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with @harmveenstra.bsky.social. He shares how PowerShell and automation shaped his journey to MVP, his role in the community, and why automation only works when paired with proper governance. youtu.be/jkzB75EXyl4

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [In preview] Public Preview: Unlock Client-Side Configuration at Scale with #Azure App Configuration and #Azure Front Door

Have a look at this Azure update. [Launched] Generally Available: User delegation SAS for #Azure Tables, #Azure Files, and #Azure Queues

Azure, invent with purpose. [Launched] Generally Available: #Azure Event Grid provides new capabilities for smarter, more secure event-driven architectures

🎙️In this #betatalks episode, @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Toon Vanhoutte about moving from BizTalk to modern Azure architectures. Scalable integrations, solid APIs, reliable data. That’s where AI starts to deliver real value. #GenAI #Azure www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Generally Available: Cosmos DB Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric with private endpoints

Azure, invent with purpose. [In preview] Public Preview: Data API builder with built-in GitHub Copilot in MSSQL extension

Check this out! Retirement: Emissions Impact Dashboard for #Azure

Check this out! [In preview] Public Preview: SQL MCP Server

Check this out! [Launched] Generally Available: Foundry Agent Service

[In preview] Public Preview: Entra ID-Based Access for #Azure Blob Storage SFTP

Azure, invent with purpose. [In preview] Public Preview: #Azure Storage Mover enables private data transfers from AWS S3 to #Azure Blob

This just in from Azure updates. [In preview] Public Preview: Query Profiler in MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code

🎙️ New Betatalks: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Emily van Putten. We discuss bias in the tech industry, the shift from traditional hierarchies to more self-steering organizations, and why building a more people-first tech ecosystem matters. www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...