Microsoft Agent Framework Adds GitHub Copilot and Claude Code Connectors
Microsoft released generally available connectors for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code in the Microsoft Agent Framework this week. The connectors let .NET and Python agents delegate coding tasks to either system through a standard tool interface, without writing custom adapter code for each backend. This is one of those releases that sounds small on paper […]
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, […]
Azure Databricks Lets AI Agents Debug Against Production Data Without Breaking Things
Database Branching Meets AI Debugging Azure Databricks just dropped a feature that addresses one of the biggest headaches in AI development: debugging agents against production data without breaking anything. The public preview of Lakebase branching with GitHub Copilot agent mode lets developers create instant, isolated copies of production databases using copy-on-write technology. Here’s what’s happening: […]
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, […]
GitHub Copilot Modernization Agent Reaches GA, Scaling Legacy Upgrades Across Entire Portfolios
GitHub Copilot Modernization Agent Is Now Generally Available Microsoft has announced general availability (GA) of the GitHub Copilot modernization agent, an AI-powered orchestration tool that handles application assessment, upgrade planning, and code-level remediation across entire portfolios. Instead of modernizing one repo at a time, teams can now run coordinated, repeatable modernization workflows across Java, .NET, […]
Claude Fable 5 Lands in Microsoft Foundry, and It Actually Works Autonomously
Anthropic dropped Claude Fable 5 on June 9, 2026, and it is already live inside Microsoft Foundry. That means Azure developers can now call a frontier-grade, long-horizon reasoning model through the same enterprise fabric they already use for OpenAI models, internal deployments, and agent orchestration. No separate vendor contract. No custom integration layer. What is […]