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Arc-Enabled Servers Run Command Public Preview Feature: Remote Management for Various Environments
Microsoft has recently announced a significant preview feature related to Arc-enabled servers, introducing the Run Command. This feature allows customers to manage Azure Arc-enabled servers remotely and securely.
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Microsoft Announces AppCAT: Simplifying Azure Migration for .NET Apps
The Microsoft team has released a new tool called Azure Migrate application and code assessment tool for .NET (AppCAT). This tool is intended to help developers migrate on-premises .NET applications to Azure. AppCAT tool facilitates the assessment of .NET source code, configurations, and binaries, identifying potential issues and opportunities during the migration process to Azure.
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Microsoft Announces Copilot for Azure, an AI Assistant for IT Professionals
Microsoft has introduced Copilot for Azure, an AI-based tool designed to enhance the management and operation of cloud infrastructure and services. It leverages the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) with Azure's Resource Model to provide a comprehensive understanding and handling of Azure's functionalities, spanning from cloud services to edge technology.
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Microsoft Integrates Copilot with Azure Quantum Elements for Advancing Scientific Research
At the recent Ignite conference, Microsoft demonstrated the advantages of combining AI and Azure Quantum Elements, a suite of services and tools for quantum chemistry and materials science. With the integration of Copilot, the new solution allows researchers to explore more materials, speed up chemistry simulations, and experiment with existing quantum hardware.
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Microsoft Open-Sources ThreadX and the Azure RTOS Development Suite
Microsoft contributed Azure RTOS, including real-time OS ThreadX, to the Eclipse Foundation and made it available under the MIT license.
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Chaos Engineering Service Azure Chaos Studio Now Generally Available
Two years after entering public preview, reliability experimentation service Azure Chaos Studio is now generally available. Among its most recent features are experiment templates, dynamic targets, load testing faults, and more.
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Partitioned Namespaces for Azure Service Bus Premium Are Now Generally Available
During the recent Ignite conference, Microsoft announced the general availability (GA) of partitioned namespaces feature for Azure Service Bus, which allows customers to use partitioning for the premium messaging tier.
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Microsoft Debuts Custom Chips for Cloud and AI: Azure Maia AI Accelerator and Azure Cobalt CPU
During the recent Ignite conference, Microsoft introduced two custom-designed chips for their cloud infrastructure: Microsoft Azure Maia AI Accelerator (Athena), optimized for artificial intelligence (AI) tasks and generative AI, and Microsoft Azure Cobalt CPU, an Arm-based processor tailored to run general-purpose compute workloads on the Microsoft Cloud.
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.NET Framework Custom Code for Azure Logic Apps (Standard) is Generally Available
During the recent Ignite conference, Microsoft announced the general availability (GA) of .NET Framework Custom Code for Azure Logic Apps (standard), which allows developers to extend their low-code solutions with custom code.
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Microsoft Introduces Azure Integration Environments and Business Process Tracking in Public Preview
Microsoft recently introduced Azure Integration Environments in public preview, a new capability that allows organizations to assemble their resources into logical groupings to manage and monitor their integration resources more effectively.
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.NET Aspire: Cloud-Native App Development with Microsoft's Latest Project
Microsoft released .NET 8 last week; one of the most notable news within the launch was .NET Aspire, the cloud-native development stack for building resilient, observable, and configurable cloud-native applications with the dotnet. .NET Aspire includes a curated set of components enhanced for cloud-native by including service discovery, telemetry, resilience, and health checks by default.
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Azure Bastion Developer SKU: Cheaper Secure Connectivity to Azure Virtual Machines
Azure has recently announced the public preview of Bastion Developer SKU, the latest addition to the managed bastion service on Azure. The new option targets dev/test users seeking secure and simple VM connections without the need for additional features or scalability.
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Microsoft Refreshes its Well-Architected Framework
Microsoft recently announced a comprehensive refresh of the Well-Architected Framework (WAF) for designing and running optimized workloads on Azure.
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Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL: Microsoft Entra ID, Secure Connectivity and Scalability Updates
Azure SQL Database Elastic Jobs preview faces a refresh, introducing customer-requested features and additions including Microsoft Entra ID support, Service-managed Private Link for secure connections, Azure Alerts integration for job status monitoring, and enhanced scalability of Job Agent's tier.
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Azure Synapse Link for Cosmos DB: New Analytics Capabilities
In recent news from the Azure team, Azure Synapse Link introduces a set of new capabilities, including its compatibility with existing MongoDB collections, integration with continuous backup, and custom partitioning, empowering users to leverage analytics workloads with ease and efficiency on top of Azure Cosmos DB data.