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Microsoft Defender Experts and the Security Research Team provide an in-depth report on a developer-targeted campaign using malicious Next.js repositories that exploit common coding workflows. The analysis details how attackers achieve remote code execution and persistent C2, with actionable security guidance.
Sandeep Sen explains how Python developers can now install and run Azure MCP Server with PyPI and uvx, unlocking seamless Azure integration and support for agentic workflows and GitHub Copilot SDK.
stclarke details Microsoft's new Sovereign Cloud capabilities, highlighting how Azure Local, Foundry Local, and Microsoft 365 Local enable secure, governed, and AI-powered operations in fully disconnected, sovereign environments.
stclarke reports on Microsoft’s announcement of new Sovereign Cloud capabilities, enabling organizations to host productivity and AI workloads in fully disconnected, locally controlled environments.
Microsoft Fabric Blog showcases how to process real-time CDC streams from databases like Azure SQL using Fabric Eventstreams SQL, making event data analytics-ready with efficient SQL transformations.
Microsoft Fabric Blog explains the Native Execution Engine, a performance-boosting vectorized execution layer for Spark on Fabric. This technical write-up guides readers through its architecture, real-world advantages, and how existing Spark workflows can benefit. Authored by the Microsoft Fabric Blog team.
This Microsoft Fabric Blog post examines the pressures that AI advancements put on enterprise data platforms. It highlights how Microsoft SQL and Fabric equip data professionals—according to the author—with new capabilities for real-time, secure, and AI-ready data services.
Microsoft Fabric Blog presents an overview of OneLake catalog federation (Beta) for Azure Databricks, showing how teams can query Fabric tables in OneLake without making extra data copies.
Dmytro Struk and Shawn Henry introduce the Microsoft Agent Framework Release Candidate for .NET and Python, explaining how developers can migrate from Semantic Kernel and AutoGen to this unified agent orchestration platform.
Shawn Henry details the Release Candidate of the Microsoft Agent Framework, sharing technical insights for developers orchestrating AI agents in both .NET and Python environments, with extensive code samples and migration guidance.
Jasmine Greenaway and Pablo Lopes introduce Budget Bytes, a practical series for developers focused on building affordable, production-ready AI applications on Azure, with actionable guidance and real-world demos.
Microsoft Fabric Blog announces the Microsoft ODBC Driver for Fabric Data Engineering (Preview), detailing its secure Spark SQL connectivity for developers, data engineers, and administrators.
Microsoft Fabric Blog introduces support for workspace and service principal identities when creating OneLake SharePoint and OneDrive shortcuts, streamlining analytics, BI, and AI workloads with improved security and governance.
The Microsoft Fabric Blog introduces the officially supported fabric-cicd Python library, providing robust, automated CI/CD capabilities for Fabric workspaces. Learn from Microsoft's announcement how this tool simplifies cross-workspace deployments and modernizes DevOps for Fabric.
Nick Brady offers an in-depth roundup of Microsoft Foundry updates for Dec 2025 and Jan 2026. Developers gain insights into newly released AI models, agentic tools, SDK consolidation, and workflow enhancements across Azure Foundry.
stclarke shares the achievements of the 2026 Imagine Cup semifinalists, spotlighting global student teams using AI—often with Microsoft Azure—to solve real-world challenges in education, health, accessibility, and more.
Dan Hellem explains the deprecation of legacy TFVC check-in policies in Azure DevOps, detailing how to update or remove policies using Visual Studio or a C# app to maintain repository compliance.
Amar Badal presents Claude Sonnet 4.6’s launch in Microsoft Foundry, focusing on its advanced AI capabilities for coding, automation, and enterprise workflows within Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem.
Steve Lee shares the 2026 investment plans for the PowerShell, OpenSSH, and DSC teams, highlighting upcoming improvements in security, coding productivity, Entra ID integration, and automation.
Scott Addie explains how JMESPath queries are now supported in the Azure Developer CLI’s JSON output, showing developers how to extract and filter data efficiently within their terminal workflows.