Route-Maps for Azure Route Server Now in Public Preview
Microsoft has launched the public preview of Route-Maps for Azure Route Server, giving network engineers fine-grained control over BGP routing in hybrid cloud environments. Route maps let you manipulate how routes are advertised and received across VPN and ExpressRoute connections, moving beyond the static route tables that made complex topologies painful to manage. What route […]
Microsoft blames maintenance bug for massive Microsoft 365 outage
A routine network maintenance task spiraled into a five-hour meltdown for Microsoft 365 users on July 23, when an automated system ripped IP routes from more devices than it should have. The result: Teams went dark, SharePoint stopped serving files, OneDrive syncing broke, and Copilot Chat joined the pile. Microsoft confirmed the outage in a […]
Managed Virtual Network for Evaluations Now GA in Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft Foundry just made managed virtual network support generally available for evaluations. If you are running AI evaluation jobs against models or agents that sit behind private endpoints, this is one of those infrastructure features that does not sound exciting until you have tried to do it without it. The short version: Foundry now handles […]
Azure Monitor now protects AI telemetry with dedicated access controls
The problem: AI prompts in the wrong table If you’ve been sending AI application telemetry to Application Insights, your users’ prompts and LLM responses have been sitting in the same traces and custom events tables as your infrastructure logs. That means anyone with access to your Application Insights instance — typically the whole monitoring team […]
Azure DDoS Protection custom policy is now in public preview
What the public preview includes Azure DDoS Protection custom policy gives you per-resource control over DDoS mitigation thresholds for Standard Load Balancer frontend IP configurations. Instead of relying on Azure’s default detection thresholds, you can set fixed inbound detection thresholds and customize mitigation policies to match your application’s actual traffic patterns. The feature targets Standard […]
Microsoft Defender CSPM assessments for PostgreSQL Flexible Server are now GA
Microsoft Defender for Cloud has shipped generally available CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server, giving teams automated security evaluations that run continuously against their PostgreSQL deployments. The assessments are part of Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s CSPM framework, which evaluates Azure resources against security baselines and best practices. The […]
Azure Functions Python 3.14 support is now generally available
Azure Functions now supports Python 3.14 for local development and deployment on Linux plans, giving serverless developers access to the latest Python runtime with an extended support window through 2029. The update is relatively straightforward on the surface — another runtime added to the platform — but it has real implications if you maintain Python-based […]
Microsoft Defender CSPM for Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server Hits GA
Microsoft Defender for Cloud now includes generally available CSPM assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server, giving Postgres users continuous security posture evaluations without setting up additional monitoring infrastructure. What the assessments cover The assessments check your PostgreSQL Flexible Server instances against a set of security baselines published by Microsoft. These cover the usual […]
Microsoft Defender CSPM assessments for Azure PostgreSQL reach GA
Microsoft has released the general availability of Defender Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server. If you run PostgreSQL on Azure, this changes how you track security compliance. Instead of writing custom queries or maintaining spreadsheets, you get automated, continuous evaluations that surface in the Defender dashboard. What CSPM […]
Azure Cosmos DB MCP Toolkit Now Generally Available: AI Agents Meet Operational Data
Microsoft has released the MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB as generally available, giving developers a standardized way to plug AI agents and copilots directly into their operational data. No custom adapter code required. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI applications communicate with external systems databases, tools, and APIs. […]