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[In preview] Public Preview: ExpressRoute Resiliency Enhancements
We are announcing couple of enhancements to ExpressRoute resiliency validation and insights: Resiliency validation is...
Retirement: Azure Machine Learning SDK v1 Will Be Retired on March 31, 2025 – Transition to Machine Learning SDK v2
Starting on June 30, 2026, Azure Machine Learning Software Development Kit version 1 (SDK v1) will no longer be...
Retirement: Cloud Services (Extended Support) to Be Retired on March 31, 2027
On March 31, 2027, we’ll retire the Cloud Services (extended support) deployment model. Before that date, you’ll need...
Retirement: Azure App Service Will No Longer Support Linked Databases as a Part of Custom Backups After March 31, 2028
Beginning March 31, 2028, the Azure App Service custom backup feature will no longer back up linked databases...
Retirement: Add-ons Feature in Azure Container Apps
The public preview add-ons feature in Azure Container Apps will be retired on September 30, 2025. To prepare for this...
Google introduces Gemini 2.5 reasoning models
Google has introduced version 2.5 of its Gemini AI model, which the company said offers a new level of performance by...
Retirement: Announcing the 3-Year Retirement of Current Architecture for AKS on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022
Azure Kubernetes Service's current architecture on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 will be retired on...
Retirement: Azure Intelligent Recommendation Service to Be Retired
Azure Intelligent Recommendations service will be retired on March 31, 2026. This service is being retired due to...
ECMAScript 2025 JavaScript standard takes shape
ECMAScript 2025, the next version of an ECMA International standard for JavaScript, will standardize new JavaScript...
[Launched] Generally Availability: AzAcSnap 11 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot Tool Updates
Version 11 of the AzAcSnap tool is now generally available. Azure Application Consistent Snapshot Tool (AzAcSnap) is a...
Retirement: Azure Maps Traffic APIs Version 1.0 to Be Retired on March 31, 2028
The following Azure Maps Traffic APIs version 1.0 will be retired on March 31, 2028:Get Traffic Flow Segment Get...
Retirement: Ubuntu 20.04 Node Pools in AKS
Ubuntu 20.04 on Azure Kubernetes Service will be retired on March 17, 2027. Please transition to a supported Ubuntu...
Retirement: Azure SQL Database FSV2-Series Offer
You’re receiving this notification because you're associated with one or more Azure subscriptions that use Azure SQL...
Thread-y or not, here’s Python!
There’s more than one way to work with threads, or without them, in Python. In this edition of the Python Report: Get...
Are we creating too many AI models?
A few days ago, I stared at yet another calendar invitation from a vendor eager to showcase their “groundbreaking”...
[Launched] Generally Available: Reminder – End of Limited Time Promotional Discounts on Azure Databricks Serverless Compute Services
The limited time discount for Azure Databricks Automated and Interactive Serverless Compute will end on April 30,...
Adobe announces AI agents for customer interaction
Adobe has announced Adobe Experience Platform Agent Orchestrator, an intelligent reasoning engine that allows AI...
How RamaLama helps make AI model testing safer
Consider this example: An amazing new software tool emerges suddenly, turning technology industry expectations on...
What next for WASI on Azure Kubernetes Service?
Microsoft announced at the end of January 2025 that it would be closing its experimental support for WASI (WebAssembly...
Critical RCE flaws put Kubernetes clusters at risk of takeover
The Kubernetes project has released patches for five vulnerabilities in a widely used popular component called the...