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Copilot Studio gets faster with .NET 10 on WebAssembly
Microsoft Copilot Studio recently upgraded its .NET WebAssembly engine to .NET 10. The migration was straightforward, simplified deployment, and delivered another round of meaningful performance gains for end users.
Read moreClick to read more about this postSQL query generation from natural language
Evaluating AI agents for NL-to-SQL generation across Azure Databricks AI/BI Genie, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Microsoft Agent Framework. We achieved ~75% accuracy with schema documentation and runtime validation, while discovering that business logic errors represent a fundamental limitation requiring domain expertise.
Read moreClick to read more about this postDurable Workflows in the Microsoft Agent Framework
Build durable AI agent workflows with the Microsoft Agent Framework. Start with in-process console apps, add durability with the Durable Task runtime, scale with parallel AI agents, and host on Azure Functions for serverless execution.
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May 15, 2026
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Advanced Shader Delivery expands Public Preview with AMD
Last October, we released Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) on the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds. Advanced Shader Delivery addresses one of the most frustrating challenges for PC players today – long load times and disruptive stuttering during a game’s first launch. The feature works by...
DirectX Developer Blog
May 15, 2026
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The case of the CreateFileMapping that always reported ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
Maybe because it already exists?
The Old New Thing
May 14, 2026
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Segment Heap support for C++ projects in Visual Studio
Learn how Visual Studio enables Segment Heap by default for new C++ projects and how to adopt and verify it in existing builds.
C++ Team Blog
May 14, 2026
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Exponential backoff and circuit breaker for Service Bus-triggered Azure Functions
Use exponential backoff and circuit breaker patterns in Azure Functions with Service Bus SDK bindings. Control retry storms, protect dependencies, and degrade gracefully under transient failures.
Azure SDK Blog
May 14, 2026
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Considering NL2SQL? Should your database really be the prompt? How can SQL MCP Server help?
You’ve probably experienced both of these, perhaps at the same time. First, that desire to let an agent get at your data. It’s driven by simplification and better experiences for the user and for you: fewer screens, fewer queries, fewer reports, and less code overall.
Second, and...
Azure SQL Dev Corner
May 14, 2026
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Governance at the Speed of Agents: Microsoft Agent Framework and Agent Governance Toolkit, Better Together
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Shawn
Building powerful AI agents is only half the story, running them safely in production is the real challenge. As customers adopt Microsoft Agent Framework for agent orchestration, a clear need has emerged for robust, built-in governance. In this post, Imran Siddique from the AGT team walks...
Microsoft Agent Framework
May 14, 2026
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Securing Azure apps with Aspire enterprise networking
Network security has a funny way of showing up late.
You start with a web app, an API, storage, and Key Vault. The app works. The demo works. Everyone is happy. Then the production checklist shows up:
Can storage and secrets be taken off the public internet?
Can this app run inside our...
Aspire Blog
May 14, 2026
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May Patches for Azure DevOps Server
We are releasing new patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay up to date with the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server.
The most recent release, Azure DevOps Server, is available on the download page.
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Azure DevOps Blog
May 14, 2026
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From beta to stable: Announcing the Azure SDK for Rust 🎉🦀
Announcing the stable release of the Azure SDK for Rust. This release includes stable libraries for Core, Identity, Key Vault (Secrets, Keys, Certificates), and Storage (Blobs, Queues).
Azure SDK Blog