Debug AI Apps Against Production Data Without Exposing Production Data
Azure Databricks just shipped something that makes me wonder why this didn’t exist years ago. You can now create copy-on-write branches of your Lakebase production database with a single command, then point GitHub Copilot agent mode at it for debugging AI apps and agents. No copy of production data floating around in staging environments that […]
GitHub Copilot Unleashed in SSMS: Agent Mode Lets You Command Your Database Like a Pro
Remember when database administration meant wrestling with query optimizers and hunting through logs? Microsoft’s new GitHub Copilot Agent mode for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is like giving your database a personal assistant. You no longer need to micromanage every step. Just state your goal in plain English, and Copilot will autonomously execute queries, analyze […]
Azure SQL becomes a first-class knowledge source in Foundry IQ
Microsoft has expanded Foundry IQ’s capabilities by integrating Azure SQL Database as a knowledge source, now in public preview. Enterprise developers building Copilot, RAG, and agentic experiences can expose authoritative SQL tables and views directly as grounding data for AI models. This solves a real pain point. Before this, getting structured relational data into an […]
GPT-5.6 lands on Azure Databricks with Foundry integration
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 is now generally available on Azure Databricks, giving developers a direct path to run the latest frontier model inside the Databricks environment without stitching together separate infrastructure. You purchase access through Microsoft Foundry, then deploy via the Databricks Model Serving Endpoint. The integration means your data pipelines, feature engineering, and inference all live […]
Claude Sonnet 5 Hits Azure Databricks
Enterprise Intelligence Meets Databricks Speed Azure Databricks has officially expanded its AI Model Serving capabilities by making Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 generally available. This integration allows organizations to deploy one of Anthropic’s most capable models directly within their Databricks environment, bypassing the need for complex external API orchestration while maintaining enterprise-grade security. The Agentic Advantage […]
MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB Reaches General Availability
Microsoft has shipped the MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB as generally available (v1.1.2), turning your operational database into an AI-agent-accessible endpoint through the Model Context Protocol. [source] The toolkit acts as an MCP server that sits between your AI agents and Cosmos DB, handling authentication, query translation, and vector search without custom SDK wrappers. […]
Cosmos DB Gets an MCP Toolkit, and It Is Now GA
Azure Cosmos DB now has an official MCP toolkit, and it hit general availability this week. If you build AI agents that need to talk to databases, this is worth a look. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard from Anthropic that lets AI models interact with external tools and data sources through […]
Azure Cosmos DB Now Does Vector Search Natively
Azure Cosmos DB Now Does Vector Search Natively Azure Cosmos DB just made a significant move in the AI infrastructure space: vector indexing and search is now generally available. That means you can store embeddings alongside your operational data and run similarity searches directly in Cosmos DB, without exporting to a separate vector database like […]
Genius in Code: Exploring Claude Fable 5’s Role in Microsoft Foundry
Genius in Code: Exploring Claude Fable 5’s Role in Microsoft Foundry Claude Fable 5 stands at the crossroads of autonomy and collaboration, offering developers unprecedented control over AI integration in software ecosystems. This advancement, fueled by Microsoft’s Foundry Foundation, merges natural language processing with self-supervising agents, redefining productivity in tech workflows. Technical Details and Capabilities […]
Azure CosmosDB MCP Toolkit: Bridging AI Agents with Enterprise Data at Scale
Azure CosmosDB MCP Toolkit: Bridging AI Agents with Enterprise Data at Scale The Azure Cosmos DB MCP Toolkit empowers AI agents to interact seamlessly with NoSQL databases through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a standards-based framework for connecting AI applications to external systems. At its core, the toolkit exposes 8 MCP tools that enable agents […]
Unlocking Efficiency: Azure Functions’ New Agent Runtime and Its Implications
Unlocking Efficiency: Azure Functions’ New Agent Runtime and Its Implications The evolution of cloud computing continues to reshape developer workflows. Among advancements, Azure Functions’ introduction of a newly optimized serverless agents runtime represents a pivotal shift, offering enhanced performance and flexibility for integrating complex AI-driven solutions. Technical Summary of Markdown-First Agent Development Markdown-first agent development […]
GitHub Copilot Agent Mode Brings Autonomous Database Management to SSMS
Microsoft Brings AI Autonomy to SQL Server Management Microsoft recently announced the public preview of Agent mode for GitHub Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Unlike the existing Ask mode that generates single responses, Agent mode operates autonomously, executing multi-step database tasks until completion. The feature ships with SSMS 22.7 and targets performance investigation, […]