Microsoft Agent Framework GA Brings Multi-Agent Orchestration with Magentic
Microsoft reached general availability for multi-agent orchestration patterns in the Agent Framework this week, including the Magentic pattern that lets agents dynamically coordinate around complex tasks. The release consolidates routing, delegation, and swarm patterns into a single SDK, meaning developers no longer need to choose between AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, or a third-party framework to build […]
CodeAct and Hyperlight: Accelerating Azure Agents with Micro-VM Code Execution
Microsoft took the wraps off a public preview of the CodeAct pattern and Hyperlight containers for the Microsoft Agent Framework this week. Two features that together change how agents execute code under the hood, and they solve a problem that anyone who has built a serious agent has felt: the death by a thousand tool […]
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 Now Available on Azure Databricks
Claude Sonnet 5 lands on Azure Databricks Azure Databricks added Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 to its AI Model Serving catalog, and this one is worth paying attention to. Sonnet 5 is Anthropic’s latest mid-tier model, and the claim that matters is “near-Opus-level intelligence at Sonnet pricing.” If that holds up in practice, it changes the […]
Azure Front Door Edge Actions: Serverless Compute at the Edge
Microsoft just put serverless compute on Azure Front Door Azure Front Door now lets you run JavaScript functions at the edge during request processing. It is called Edge Actions, and it is in public preview. The idea is simple: instead of routing traffic to an origin server for every decision, you execute lightweight code at […]
Connecting AI Agents to Operational Data with MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB
What is this thing? Microsoft just shipped the MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB as generally available. If you have been following the AI agent space, you know MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard Anthropic kicked off last year that lets AI models plug into external tools and data sources through a single […]
Network Security Perimeter for Azure Event Hubs Reaches GA, Simplifying Network Isolation
Network Security Perimeter Support for Azure Event Hubs Reaches GA Azure Event Hubs now supports Network Security Perimeter (NSP) at general availability, giving organizations a way to define logical network isolation boundaries for their event streaming infrastructure without resorting to complex firewall rules or private endpoint sprawl (source). For anyone running event-driven architectures on Azure, […]
GitHub Copilot Agent Mode Lands in SSMS, Bringing Autonomous Database Ops to SQL Server
GitHub Copilot Agent Mode Comes to SSMS Microsoft just shipped a public preview of Agent mode for GitHub Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio. This isn’t the Copilot you already know from VS Code. Instead of inline completions or chat responses, Agent mode can execute multi-step database tasks autonomously – running queries, analyzing execution plans, […]
MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB Hits GA, Standardizing AI Agent Database Access
Summary Microsoft has moved the MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB from preview to general availability, giving developers a standardized way to connect AI agents directly to operational data. The toolkit implements the Model Context Protocol, an open specification that lets large language models discover and invoke database operations through a common interface. Version 1.1.2 […]
Claude Sonnet 5 Now GA on Azure Databricks: Near-Opus Intelligence at Sonnet Prices
Claude Sonnet 5 Now GA on Azure Databricks: Near-Opus Intelligence at Sonnet Prices Azure Databricks has made Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 generally available through its AI Model Serving platform (source). It is Anthropic’s most agentic Sonnet model to date, delivering near-Opus-level intelligence with Sonnet’s cost efficiency and speed. For teams running production AI workloads on […]
AI Agents Just Got a Database Key: MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB Is GA
AI Agents Just Got a Database Key: MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB Is GA The Azure Cosmos DB MCP Toolkit is now generally available (source). This gives AI agents a direct line to your production data. No more hand-rolled connectors or fragile API middleware. You point an MCP client at the toolkit endpoint, and […]
Copilot’s New Agent Mode Lets SSMS Talk Back to Your Database
Copilot’s New Agent Mode Lets SSMS Talk Back to Your Database Microsoft just dropped a public preview that turns GitHub Copilot inside SQL Server Management Studio from a passive autocomplete helper into something that can actually do things. Instead of suggesting a single query, Agent Mode lets Copilot run multi-step diagnostics, tune performance, review security, […]
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Now Covers Azure Container Apps Posture
Security teams often treat serverless workloads like a black box, assuming the cloud provider handles everything. While the infrastructure is managed, your configuration and container images are not. Microsoft is closing this visibility gap by bringing Azure Container Apps (ACA) into the Serverless Containers Posture experience within Microsoft Defender for Cloud. This update allows organizations […]