⚡️ Azure MCP Server 1.0 links AI agents to 47+ services
Azure MCP Server 1.0 lands as Microsoft’s open-source bridge between AI agents and over 47 Azure services. Built on the Model Context Protocol, it streamlines DevOps and cloud automation with a unified way for agents to interact across Azure’s ecosystem — a real move toward agentic infrastructure.
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Azure MCP Server 1.0 lands as Microsoft’s open-source bridge between AI agents and over 47 Azure services. Built on the Model Context Protocol, it streamlines DevOps and cloud automation with a unified way for agents to interact across Azure’s ecosystem — a real move toward agentic infrastructure.
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Azure MCP Server 1.0 Ushers in Agentic Cloud Automation -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft's new Azure MCP Server 1.0 connects AI agents to more than 47 Azure services, simplifying automation and DevOps workflows through an open-source Model Context Protocol implementation.
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⚡️ GitHub Copilot Adds C# and WinForms Expert Agents
Microsoft is rolling out two experimental GitHub Copilot Custom Agents—C# Expert and WinForms Expert—aimed at supercharging .NET development. They bring specialized AI guidance, smarter code generation, and deep Visual Studio integration, giving .NET devs a more tailored Copilot experience in their daily workflow.
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Microsoft is rolling out two experimental GitHub Copilot Custom Agents—C# Expert and WinForms Expert—aimed at supercharging .NET development. They bring specialized AI guidance, smarter code generation, and deep Visual Studio integration, giving .NET devs a more tailored Copilot experience in their daily workflow.
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Microsoft Debuts Custom Copilot Agents for .NET Developers -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft introduced two experimental GitHub Copilot Custom Agents--C# Expert and WinForms Expert--built to enhance .NET development workflows with specialized AI guidance, improved code quality, and Visual Studio integration.
⚡️ Microsoft brings AI evals to .NET developers
Measuring LLM quality just got simpler. The new Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation libraries give .NET teams a clean API to run structured AI evals — helping devs verify output accuracy, reliability, and overall model performance without leaving their stack.
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Measuring LLM quality just got simpler. The new Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation libraries give .NET teams a clean API to run structured AI evals — helping devs verify output accuracy, reliability, and overall model performance without leaving their stack.
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Put your AI to the Test with Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation
AI is changing how we build software, but it also introduces new challenges: how do you know if your AI application is giving the right answers and producing the right outcomes? Evaluations (often referred to simply as ‘evals’) provide a structured way to…
⚡️ Azure Front Door outage ripples across Microsoft cloud
A major Azure Front Door failure is hitting Microsoft’s core services hard. Since around 16:00 UTC, users have faced latency, timeouts, and connection drops across Microsoft 365, Azure, and the Azure Portal. The disruption underscores how deeply integrated AFD is in Microsoft’s cloud backbone.
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A major Azure Front Door failure is hitting Microsoft’s core services hard. Since around 16:00 UTC, users have faced latency, timeouts, and connection drops across Microsoft 365, Azure, and the Azure Portal. The disruption underscores how deeply integrated AFD is in Microsoft’s cloud backbone.
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Major Azure Front Door Outage Causing Widespread Service Disruptions Across Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, And The Azure Portal…
Starting at approximately 16:00 UTC on October 29, 2025, Microsoft Azure began experiencing a significant outage affecting the Azure Front Door
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⚡️ Visual Studio 2022 adds Claude 4.5 models to chat
The October 2025 update (v17.14) brings Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Claude Haiku 4.5 right into Visual Studio’s chat window. Developers can now drive richer agentic workflows and manage chat threads more efficiently — all inside their coding environment.
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The October 2025 update (v17.14) brings Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Claude Haiku 4.5 right into Visual Studio’s chat window. Developers can now drive richer agentic workflows and manage chat threads more efficiently — all inside their coding environment.
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Visual Studio October Update – new models, memories, planning, and more
The October 2025 update for Visual Studio 2022 (v17.14) is now available with model choices, agentic flows, and chat thread management.
⚡️ GitHub bets on the era of developer agents
GitHub Universe 2025 set a clear tone: the future belongs to developers who can see, steer, and build across intelligent agents. The platform shifts focus from code hosting to orchestration — where managing agents becomes as critical as managing repos.
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GitHub Universe 2025 set a clear tone: the future belongs to developers who can see, steer, and build across intelligent agents. The platform shifts focus from code hosting to orchestration — where managing agents becomes as critical as managing repos.
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Developer innovation at the center at GitHub Universe 2025
Discover how GitHub Universe 2025 spotlighted agentic development, AI-powered tools, and developer innovation. Learn more.
⚡️ GitHub Copilot now connects directly to Azure via azd
Developers can now wire GitHub Copilot’s coding agent directly into Azure using the azd CLI extension. The setup streamlines access to Azure resources and services, making AI-assisted development across cloud environments far more seamless.
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Developers can now wire GitHub Copilot’s coding agent directly into Azure using the azd CLI extension. The setup streamlines access to Azure resources and services, making AI-assisted development across cloud environments far more seamless.
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The `azd` extension to configure GitHub Copilot coding agent integration with Azure
Want Copilot to help you build apps in the cloud? This tool does all the boring setup work for you. Instead of spending hours figuring out permissions and security, you can get Copilot coding agent connected to your cloud resources in minutes. Whether you're…
⚡️ Upgrading C++ Projects for Visual Studio 2026
Microsoft shared clear steps for moving C++ projects to Visual Studio 2026 — covering new toolsets, updated C++ standards, and refreshed Windows SDKs. It’s a practical roadmap to keep codebases ready for the next compiler and build system generation.
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Microsoft shared clear steps for moving C++ projects to Visual Studio 2026 — covering new toolsets, updated C++ standards, and refreshed Windows SDKs. It’s a practical roadmap to keep codebases ready for the next compiler and build system generation.
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⚡️ GitHub Copilot upgrades C++ support in Visual Studio
C++ devs get a serious boost: GitHub Copilot now offers MSVC upgrade guidance, smarter build optimization, and modern refactoring right inside Visual Studio. It’s a tangible step toward making Copilot more than code suggestions — it’s evolving into an active C++ engineering assistant.
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C++ devs get a serious boost: GitHub Copilot now offers MSVC upgrade guidance, smarter build optimization, and modern refactoring right inside Visual Studio. It’s a tangible step toward making Copilot more than code suggestions — it’s evolving into an active C++ engineering assistant.
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GitHub Copilot Adds New C++ Capabilities with MSVC Upgrades and Build Performance Improvements -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft announced new GitHub Copilot features for C++ developers in Visual Studio, including MSVC upgrade guidance, build optimization, and modern refactoring support.
⚡️ How Azure Cosmos DB Stays Up When Clouds Fail
Distributed systems fail—it’s inevitable. What matters is how quickly you recover. Azure Cosmos DB shows how built-in resiliency isolates outages and keeps apps online across regions, even through hardware faults or network blips. A masterclass in engineering for failure, not against it.
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Distributed systems fail—it’s inevitable. What matters is how quickly you recover. Azure Cosmos DB shows how built-in resiliency isolates outages and keeps apps online across regions, even through hardware faults or network blips. A masterclass in engineering for failure, not against it.
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Failures Happen in Cloud, but how Azure Cosmos DB keeps your Applications Online
How Azure Cosmos DB ensures end-to-end resiliency—control plane, data plane, multi-region replication, and per-partition failover—to keep apps online.
⚡️ Cosmos DB Python SDK 4.14.0 Adds OpenAI-Powered Reranking
Azure Cosmos DB’s Python SDK hits stable 4.14.0 with AI-driven document reranking built with OpenAI. Developers get faster, smarter reads, plus optimized batch operations and automatic write retries — a solid upgrade for large-scale data and AI workloads.
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Azure Cosmos DB’s Python SDK hits stable 4.14.0 with AI-driven document reranking built with OpenAI. Developers get faster, smarter reads, plus optimized batch operations and automatic write retries — a solid upgrade for large-scale data and AI workloads.
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Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK Update Powers AI with OpenAI Integration -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft announced the stable release of Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK 4.14.0, adding AI-driven document reranking, optimized batch reads, and automatic write retries developed in collaboration with OpenAI.
⚡️ VS Code Opens AI Access with Bring Your Own Key
VS Code now lets developers plug in any AI model through Bring Your Own Key. The new extensible API makes it possible to use models from any provider and manage them natively inside the editor. More choice, more control — no vendor lock‑in for your AI workflows.
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VS Code now lets developers plug in any AI model through Bring Your Own Key. The new extensible API makes it possible to use models from any provider and manage them natively inside the editor. More choice, more control — no vendor lock‑in for your AI workflows.
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VS Code Expands AI Flexibility with Bring Your Own Key -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft expanded model choice in VS Code with Bring Your Own Key (BYOK), enabling developers to connect models from any provider and manage them through a new extensible API.
⚡️ Microsoft brings GenAI to Java devs
Microsoft launches a practical video series showing Java developers how to build generative AI apps with modern frameworks and tools. A clean entry point for anyone looking to merge Java skills with the new GenAI wave — straight from the source.
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Microsoft launches a practical video series showing Java developers how to build generative AI apps with modern frameworks and tools. A clean entry point for anyone looking to merge Java skills with the new GenAI wave — straight from the source.
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Microsoft's New Java & AI Video Series Helps Devs Get Started with GenAI -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft introduced a new video series that teaches Java developers how to build generative AI applications using modern tools and frameworks.
⚡️ Veeam builds semantic search on Azure Cosmos DB
Veeam now runs its planet-scale data discovery on Azure Cosmos DB, using semantic search to sift through billions of backup items in real time. The result: AI-powered visibility across massive datasets — a serious move toward intelligent, scalable backup analytics.
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Veeam now runs its planet-scale data discovery on Azure Cosmos DB, using semantic search to sift through billions of backup items in real time. The result: AI-powered visibility across massive datasets — a serious move toward intelligent, scalable backup analytics.
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⚡️ Visual Studio roadmap goes all‑in on AI agents
Visual Studio’s October roadmap signals a decisive move toward AI‑driven development. Expect deeper model‑context integration, smarter agent workflows, and sharper performance optimizations — a clear glimpse of how Microsoft plans to blend traditional IDE power with adaptive AI tooling.
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Visual Studio’s October roadmap signals a decisive move toward AI‑driven development. Expect deeper model‑context integration, smarter agent workflows, and sharper performance optimizations — a clear glimpse of how Microsoft plans to blend traditional IDE power with adaptive AI tooling.
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⚡️ Microsoft brings reasoning to .NET AI chat apps
Microsoft shows how .NET developers can power up AI chat apps with the new Agent Framework — adding reasoning, planning, and tool use capabilities. The guidance turns static bots into context‑aware agents that can think, plan, and act using familiar .NET tools.
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Microsoft shows how .NET developers can power up AI chat apps with the new Agent Framework — adding reasoning, planning, and tool use capabilities. The guidance turns static bots into context‑aware agents that can think, plan, and act using familiar .NET tools.
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Microsoft Shows How to Upgrade .NET AI Chat Apps with Agent Framework -- Visual Studio Magazine
New guidance shows developers how to enhance .NET AI chat apps with reasoning, planning, and tool use via Microsoft Agent Framework.
⚡️ NuGet.org Adds Direct Sponsorship Links
Open-source maintainers on NuGet.org can now add sponsorship links right on their package pages. Developers get a clear path to fund the tools they use every day — a small but meaningful shift toward sustainable .NET ecosystems.
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Open-source maintainers on NuGet.org can now add sponsorship links right on their package pages. Developers get a clear path to fund the tools they use every day — a small but meaningful shift toward sustainable .NET ecosystems.
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NuGet.org Adds Sponsorship Links to Support Package Maintainers -- Visual Studio Magazine
New NuGet.org feature lets package authors add sponsor links so users can support maintainers directly through approved funding platforms.
⚡️ .NET Conf 2024 unveils Visual Studio 2026 roadmap
.NET Conf runs online Nov 11–13, bringing developers a first deep dive into Visual Studio 2026 and the future of the .NET stack. Expect three days of hands‑on sessions, architecture insights, and real‑world demos from the engineers shaping the platform’s next chapter.
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.NET Conf runs online Nov 11–13, bringing developers a first deep dive into Visual Studio 2026 and the future of the .NET stack. Expect three days of hands‑on sessions, architecture insights, and real‑world demos from the engineers shaping the platform’s next chapter.
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Join us at .NET Conf: Dive into the future of development with Visual Studio 2026
We’re thrilled to invite you to one of the most exciting events in the .NET ecosystem: .NET Conf. It runs from November 11th through the 13th and you’re invited! This annual virtual conference is a must-attend for developers, architects, and enthusiasts looking…
⚡️ Azure doubles down on cloud resiliency
Microsoft sharpens its resilience playbook with Azure Essentials, framing uptime as a shared responsibility between provider and customer. The focus: always-on cloud systems built to withstand disruption—and keep business operations steady under pressure.
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Microsoft sharpens its resilience playbook with Azure Essentials, framing uptime as a shared responsibility between provider and customer. The focus: always-on cloud systems built to withstand disruption—and keep business operations steady under pressure.
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Cloud resiliency with Azure Essentials and shared responsibility
Discover how Azure Essentials and shared responsibility help you minimize downtime and build reliability into every cloud deployment.
⚡️ Visual Studio 2026 debuts at .NET Conf
Visual Studio 2026 takes center stage at .NET Conf with deep dives into profiling, debugging, performance upgrades, and AI-driven workflows. Microsoft positions the new IDE as a serious step forward in developer productivity — sharper, smarter, and tuned for the next wave of .NET projects.
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Visual Studio 2026 takes center stage at .NET Conf with deep dives into profiling, debugging, performance upgrades, and AI-driven workflows. Microsoft positions the new IDE as a serious step forward in developer productivity — sharper, smarter, and tuned for the next wave of .NET projects.
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