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[Launched] Generally Available: Autoscale for vCore-Based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB
Now you can handle peak loads effortlessly without overprovisioning using the new autoscale capability, currently...
Download the Strategizing Data Analytics for AI Enterprise Spotlight
Download the April 2025 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Front Door Custom Cipher Suite
Azure Front Door now supports custom cipher suite in public preview. You can use either a predefined policy or a...
[Launched] Public Preview: Azure Monitor Application Insights Auto-Instrumentation for Java and Node Microservices on AKS
Application Insights integration for Java and Node microservices is now available in Public Preview. You can now...
How to start developing a balanced AI governance strategy
The best defense is a good offense, right? When it comes to AI governance, organizations need both. The reason is that...
How to start developing a balanced AI governance strategy
The best defense is a good offense, right? When it comes to AI governance, organizations need both. The reason is that...
Java plan prepares to restrict final field mutation
A JDK Enhancement Proposal (JEP) to prepare to make final mean final in Java would issue warnings about uses of deep...
Agentic AI won’t make public cloud providers rich
While major cloud providers, such as AWS, Google, and Microsoft are rushing to position themselves as leaders in AI...
Retirement: Log Analytics Beta API to Be Retired on March 31, 2026
On March 31, 2026, we’ll be retiring the beta API in Azure Monitor Log Analytics. After that date, queries using this...
Retirement: Log Analytics Batch API to Be Retired on March 31, 2028
On March 31, 2028, we’ll be retiring the batch API in Azure Monitor Log Analytics. After that date, queries using this...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure File Sync support for managed identities
Azure File Sync support for managed identities is now generally available. Managed Identity eliminates the need for...
How AI is transforming IDEs into intelligent development assistants
Ever feel like you’re spending more time squashing bugs than actually building something? You’re not alone—developers...
Apple’s Swift language gets version manager
Apple has introduced swiftly 1.0, a version manager for the Swift programming language that is intended to ease the...
New Python lock file format will specify dependencies
Python’s builders have accepted a proposal to create a universal lock file format for Python projects that would...
How Terraform is evolving infrastructure as code
Last week I talked up OpenTofu—and for good reason. The Terraform fork has moved beyond being the darling of the...
14 alternative managed Kubernetes platforms
Kubernetes is mighty powerful but highly complex. This has influenced many organizations to ditch self-hosted...
[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...