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Dec 9, 2024
Why a Unified Data Model is Critical: Lessons from Building Microsoft's Semantic Layer
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Some years ago, we were wrestling with a persistent issue in our data stack. Every team had their own way of collecting and structuring data. What was a simple query for one team became a debugging nightmare for another. Discovering the right dataset felt like looking for...
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2024 Python in VS Code Wrapped
As the year comes to a close, we would like to take the time to reflect and celebrate the incredible progress the Python extension for VS Code has made in the past year. From merging in top requested features to countless lines of code written and deleted, keep reading to get an inside look to all things
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How Global System Integrators can make the most of their GitHub Copilot licenses
AI-powered code assistant tools like GitHub Copilot have revolutionized the development landscape. We’ve observed significant Copilot adoption among Global System Integrators (GSIs), who are leading the charge in harnessing its potential. While many developers are already utilizing...
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Nov 21, 2024
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Making you more productive with Visual Studio v17.12
The 12th update to Visual Studio 2022 is packed with lots of exciting new features that users have been asking for! Here are some of the awesome highlights from this release that are some of my personal favorites. For all the details, be sure to check out our release notes.
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Visual Studio Blog
Nov 20, 2024
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Introducing the enhanced MSSQL Extension for Visual Studio Code
The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code is designed to support developers in building applications that use Azure SQL (including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs), SQL Database in Fabric (Preview) or SQL Server as backend databases. With a...
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
Nov 20, 2024
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dotnet scaffold - Next Generation Content Creation for .NET
Introducing a new command line tool dotnet scaffold, a new interactive way to create projects in .NET.
.NET Blog
Nov 20, 2024
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Introducing the new Linux-based Azure Cosmos DB Emulator (Preview)
We are excited to announce the preview release of the new Linux-based Azure Cosmos DB Emulator! This latest version is built to provide faster startup times and broader platform compatibility, addressing one of the most requested features in the Azure Cosmos DB User Voice community. The...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Nov 20, 2024
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How do I determine whether Explorer is showing or hiding file extensions?
You can ask, but maybe you're asking the wrong question.
The Old New Thing
Nov 20, 2024
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Copy files across instances of Visual Studio
Transferring code files between different instances of Visual Studio has often been a tedious task. To simplify this process, Visual Studio 2022 now includes a feature that allows you to easily copy and paste code files and folders between instances using the Solution Explorer. This...
Visual Studio Blog
Nov 20, 2024
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Building AI Search for Production in Corporate Environments: Key Lessons
Daniel,
Alessia,
Dina
In the dynamic world of AI and data science developing production-level solutions for corporate environments comes with its own set of challenges and lessons. As a data science team working within Microsoft, we recently completed an engagement for a large company where we leveraged cutting-edge technologies, including OpenAI tools, GPT-4o for generating syntactic datasets, embedding models like text_embedding_3, and Azure AI Search for implementing both text and hybrid search solutions. Here are 10 key lessons we learned along the way.
ISE Developer Blog
Nov 19, 2024
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Azure Cosmos DB Shines at Microsoft Ignite 2024!
Microsoft Ignite 2024 took over the Windy City this week, bringing with it new technological innovation and exciting product announcements aplenty! If you missed the first day of the show, don't worry – we’ve got you covered with all the latest and greatest Azure Cosmos DB...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Nov 19, 2024
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Announcing the Public Preview of AI Shell
We are pleased to announce the public preview of AI Shell.
PowerShell Team