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- [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Files cross-region data copy and synchronization with Azure Storage Mover
- Fabric Policies: Granular governance at scale (Preview)
- [Launched] Generally Available: Standard service endpoint
- [Launched] Generally Availabile: Automatic zone balance for Virtual Machine Scale Sets
- Maximize Oracle RAC Uptime on Azure VMs with FlashGrid Cluster available in Microsoft Marketplace
- What Traffic Engineering Taught Us About Building an Azure App
- Enterprise Adoption Guide for Azure SRE Agent, Part 2: From One Team to Enterprise-Wide Adoption
- Enterprise Adoption Guide for Azure SRE Agent, Part 1: Deploying Your First Azure SRE Agent
- Introducing a team knowledge base, curated by Copilot and agents
- End of Lifecycle for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2
- Meet the Hosted Skills Canvas: Build, Run, and Debug in GitHub Copilot
- How EQ Bank connects AI learning, innovation, and governance
- Introducing Ctrl + Manage: Your shortcut to practical Windows management
- GPT-chat-latest gets more intelligent, interactive, and personal in Microsoft Foundry
- October update: What’s new in Security for partners
- ESPC Microsoft 365 and AI 2026 Event Guide
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cloud HSM hardware audit logging
- [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Site Recovery Support for Azure ARC-enabled Windows VMWare/Physical servers
- Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms
- September 2026 Recap: Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- Notes from the field: testing EWSAllowedAppIDs safely
- mssql-python 1.16.0: Python 3.15 support, Conda, and faster fetches
- Bring Azure SRE Agent into your developer workflow with the new canvas
- Workspace-level private link for SQL database in Microsoft Fabric (Preview)
- Secure Linux desktops with Microsoft Defender
- Alberta 2026 time zone update available now
- British Columbia 2026 time zone update available now
- Manitoba 2026 time zone update available now
- British Columbia 2026 time zone update now available
- Alberta 2026 time zone update now available
- HA-Ready SAP HANA Disaster Recovery: a 2+2 setup across Azure Region with SAPHanaSR-angi
- Build a Simple GPU-Enabled Kubernetes Cluster on Azure N-Series VMs
- Heaviside AI, OneTrust, and NKUSI-IT deliver transactable partner offers in Microsoft Marketplace
- Introducing sqlsimtools
- Fine-Tuning and Auditing an On-Device SLM Traffic Controller with Real London Data
- October update: What’s new for partners in AI Business Solutions
- File Data Ingestion with Materialized Lake Views in Microsoft Fabric (Preview)
- Don’t start with AI. Start with the work.
- October Patches for Azure DevOps Server
- Released: October 2026 Skype for Business Server Security Updates
- Released: October 2026 Exchange Server Security Updates
- What's new on Microsoft Adoption – September 2026
- Which Reflection Model Should Power your Agent Optimizer?
- Fabric App functions to use secure server-side custom logic (Preview)
- Adding granular control: Windows Admin Center for Azure Arc-enabled Servers is now GA!
- Microsoft at OCP Global Summit 2026
- Hands-on Webinar: Copilot Notebooks and Microsoft Learning Zone
- Advancing hardware security with open-source Integrated HSM technology
- Infrastructure for the frontier era: Scaling intelligence through open industry collaboration
- My workspace governance improvements (Generally Available)
- Office LTSC 2021 support ends today
- Powering Azure infrastructure from grid to chip
- Networking for the AI era: Building for scale, efficiency, and openness
- Advancing hardware security through open-source collaboration
- Inference Options on Azure: An Architect’s View
- Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (October 2026)
- Building Trust-Aware Controls for AI: Differentiated handling of untrusted content
- Azure Verified Modules (AVM) is now owned by Azure engineering
- Article 3: Your Agent Isn’t the Data Problem
- Land Your Offer - Anatomy of Revenue Generating Partner Offer - Part 3 - Copilot Deployment
- New in Microsoft Marketplace: Offers published September 1-3, 2026
- From Alert to Online Repack: Playbook for PostgreSQL Table Bloat on Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- Troubleshooting the IIS Shared Configuration “Cannot Connect to the Specified Path” Error
- Locking down PAWs internet access when GSA drops
- Microsoft Foundry Guardrails Getting in Your Way? Here’s How to Dial Them Down
- Understanding device redirection changes in Hyper-V Virtual Machine Connection enhanced session mode
- Strengthening Semiconductor Supply Chain Trust with Microsoft’s Artifact Signing and Transparency
- The New Microsoft Copilot:
- Introducing Simplified Regional Limits for Azure SQL Managed Instance
- New accessibility updates for Microsoft Certification exams
- What’s new for Business Events and real-time events in Microsoft Fabric
- Understand your Azure backup estate, from protection flow to reviewed change
- Fabric and Databricks Together
- FinOps for Data and AI Workloads
- Governance Boundaries in Microsoft Foundry
- Identity at Every Hop
- A new look and new capabilities in the Capacity Metrics App (Preview)
- What’s new in Microsoft Entra: October 2026
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on two H100s in an Azure Spot VM
- Fabric September 2026 Feature Summary
- The Context Advantage
- Building Permission-Aware Hosted Agents for SharePoint in Foundry Agent Service
- MGDC for SharePoint: Increased Changes in SizeInBytesWithVersions
- Custom SQL Pools in Fabric Data Warehouse (Generally Available)
- Beyond Analysis: Copilot Gets to Work in Excel
- Postgres Trip Report from Postgres Summit US 2026
- Delivering Agent Skills Over MCP
- Deep dive into Azure Maia 300 architecture
- Lessons Learned #559: Understanding query timeouts in Azure SQL Database
- Not Every Decision Needs an LLM: Getting Started with Microsoft-Decision-1
- Building a Local RAG Copilot with Foundry Local: Evidence Before Answers
- Advancing AI fleet reliability through industry collaboration
- Lessons Learned #558: What an Execution Plan XML Can Tell Us in Azure SQL Database
- Introducing the new Copilot with Home, Code and Autopilot
- Building the system for AI at work
- Introducing Microsoft 365 G7: Intelligence + Trust for the mission ahead
- ESPC 2026 is coming to Amsterdam: Bringing Microsoft and the community together
- Build apps in Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio
- PPCC 2026: Bringing AI and your business processes together
- New and improved: GitHub Copilot harness, agent skills, and richer context
- The next measure of AI momentum is work transformed
- Extending agentic Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales with MCP
- Building reliable voice agents: A practical guide
- Copilot in Excel: Built for the era of Frontier Finance
- Copilot Cowork is now generally available
- Who evaluates the evaluators? The data science behind agent evals
- Introducing Microsoft Scout: Your always-on personal agent
- Announcing the new Work IQ APIs
- Frontier Tuning: Teaching AI to work the way you do
- Introducing Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot: The new standard for small business
- Mistral joins Copilot Studio’s growing lineup of model providers
- New and improved: Computer-using agents, a new workflows experience, and real-time voice experiences
- The in-depth guide to managing real-time voice agents at scale
- New and improved: Agent governance, intelligent workflows, and connected app experiences
- Extend AI voice support: Introducing real-time voice agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
- Automate business processes with agents plus workflows in Microsoft Copilot Studio
- New and improved: Multi-agent orchestration, connected experiences, and faster prompt iteration
- Addressing the OWASP Top 10 Risks in Agentic AI with Microsoft Copilot Studio
- Custom graders in Copilot Studio: Setting high standards for agent evals
- Powering Frontier Transformation with Copilot and agents
- Enable agents to bring apps into the flow of work—while keeping IT in control
- New and improved: Agent evaluations, computer use, and advanced maker training
- Computer-using agents now deliver more secure UI automation at scale
- More choice, more flexibility: xAI Grok 4.1 Fast now available in Microsoft Copilot Studio
- New resources and guidance to plan, build, and operate enterprise-ready agents
- How to evaluate AI agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
- Why Microsoft Copilot Studio is the foundation for agentic business transformation
- What’s new in Copilot Studio: October 2025
- What’s new in Copilot Studio: June 2025
- What’s new in Copilot Studio: May 2025
- What’s new in Copilot Studio: April 2025
