🎙️ 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...

Have a look at this Azure update. [Launched] Generally Available: Draft & Deploy on #Azure Firewall

[Launched] Generally Available: #Azure Databricks Lakebase

🎙️New Betatalks: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl explore where AI truly adds value in early 2026, where it still falls short, and the risks of relying on AI output in compliant production environments. #AI www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...

Have a look at this Azure update. [Launched] Generally Available: #Azure Functions .NET 10 support

Azure, invent with purpose. [Launched] Generally Available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 is now available on #Azure Databricks

Azure, invent with purpose. [Launched] Generally Available: Quota and deployment troubleshooting tools for #Azure Functions Flex Consumption

Have a look at this Azure update. [Launched] Generally Available: Encryption at host & disk encryption sets support in node auto-provisioning

Check this out! [In preview] Public Preview: Claude Opus 4.6, Available on Microsoft Foundry

Have a look at this Azure update. [In development] Public Preview: X-Forwarded-For (XFF) grouping for rate limiting on Application Gateway WAF v2

🎙️New podcast episode. @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Geert van der Cruijsen about DevOps, platform engineering, and value delivery. Why DevOps isn’t dead, how hypes come and go, and why culture and teams still make the difference. #DevOps open.spotify.com/episode/5C6X...

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [In preview] Public Preview: 7th generation Intel-based VMs – Dlsv7/Dsv7/Esv7

Have a look at this Azure update. [Launched] Generally Available: Reporting in Playwright Workspaces (part of #Azure App Testing)

🎙️New podcast episode: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Ana Inés Urrutia about HR, AI, and enterprise tech. From psychology to responsible, human-led AI, and how design and data visualization make complex tech accessible. #HRtech #AI #ResponsibleAI open.spotify.com/episode/4PHg...

Azure, invent with purpose. [In preview] Public Preview: User delegation SAS for #Azure Tables, #Azure Files, and #Azure Queues

[In preview] Public Preview: #Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring with Private Endpoints

🎙️New #Betatalks the #podcast episode alert: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 .𝐍𝐄𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐔𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐋.𝐍𝐄𝐓. With @codewithanjuli.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-b7...

🎙️New podcast episode alert: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with @codewithanjuli.bsky.social about building a startup app for food intolerances, her move from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI, and how .NET 8 made it production ready. #DotNetMAUI open.spotify.com/episode/2d9j...

Opened @jetbrains-rider.bsky.social after not having a look for quite a while. A LOT has changed since, might have to jump back in.

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Generally Available: Geo-Replication for #Azure Service Bus Premium

🎙️ New podcast episode: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl on how AI moved from hype to real-world use this year. Thanks to all guests and listeners. Merry Christmas & a happy New Year! On to 2026. ✨🥂 open.spotify.com/episode/2a2Y...

🎙️New Betatalks episode. @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Amber Vanderburg about leadership in tech and how clear communication strengthens collaboration. She shares why curiosity and continuous growth matter in today’s digital workplace. open.spotify.com/episode/6ifN...

Now online: #Betatalks the #Podcast episode 119: "Building People-Focused Leadership in Tech - with Amber Vanderburg" As you can see Amber, @oscarvantol.nl and myself had a lot of fun recording this one 🤣 Available 'everywhere', #spotify or YouTube for video podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR9Z...

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Generally Availaible: #Azure MCP Server support for #Azure confidential ledger

🎙️New Betatalks the podcast episode alert: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Yasen Dinkov about how his path from visual arts to engineering shapes the way he builds AI driven SaaS. He also shares how music and nature inspire his work. open.spotify.com/episode/2bKI...

Check this out! [In preview] Public Preview: Entra ID support for RDP connections

This just in from Azure updates. [Launched] Generally Available: Custom handler support in #Azure Functions Flex consumption

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Marketplace

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [In preview] Public Preview: Application Gateway for Containers Istio Service Mesh integration

Interesting Azure ☁ update -> [Launched] Generally Available: #Azure Container Apps serverless GPUs in additional regions

Check this out! [In preview] Public Preview: #Azure SQL change event streaming

Have a look at this Azure update. [Launched] Generally Available: #Azure Functions enables OpenTelemetry support

Check this out! [Launched] Generally Available: Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool trigger for #Azure Functions

Check this out! [In preview] Public Preview: Self-hosted remote MCP servers on #Azure Functions

Azure, invent with purpose. [In preview] Public Preview: Dynamic data masking with #Azure Cosmos DB

[Launched] Generally Available: Automated Testing Framework for Logic Apps [Standard]

Check this out! [In preview] Public Preview: Entra-only identities support with #Azure Files SMB

Azure, invent with purpose. [Launched] Generally Available: Custom error pages on #Azure App Service

[Launched] Generally Available: Content Understanding in Microsoft Foundry

This just in from Azure updates. [Launched] Generally Available: Premium v2 tier in #Azure API Management

Check this out! [In preview] Public Preview: Query-based metric alerts in #Azure Monitor

Azure, invent with purpose. [In preview] Public Preview: Introducing SDK Stats to the #Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro

Have a look at this Azure update. [Launched] Generally Available: Visual Studio 2026

Check this out! [In preview] Public Preview: Pod CIDR expansion in #Azure CNI Overlay for AKS

🎧 New #Betatalks Podcast episode! @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl chat with Alvin Ashcraft about how AI is reshaping developer documentation, from Copilot to MCP servers, open source, and beyond. Don’t miss this one! 🤖 open.spotify.com/episode/6RVx...

This just in from Azure updates. [Launched] Generally Available: .NET 10

Have a look at this Azure update. [Launched] Generally Available: #Azure Database for MySQL Triggers for #Azure Functions

Have a look at this Azure update. [Launched] Generally Available: Vaulted Backup for #Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)

Azure, invent with purpose. [Launched] Generally Available: Object Replication Priority Replication for #Azure Blob

This just in from Azure updates. [Launched] Generally Available: Geo Priority Replication for #Azure Blob