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Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Command Launcher for Java

Today we are announcing the Public Preview of the Azure Command Launcher for Java, a new tool that helps developers, SREs, and infrastructure teams standardize and automate JVM configuration on Azure. The goal is to simplify tuning practices and reduce resource waste across Java...
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Reinventing how .NET Builds and Ships (Again)

An exploration of how .NET evolved from a distributed build system to Unified Build, dramatically reducing complexity and build times while improving flexibility and predictability for shipping .NET releases.
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Nov 20, 2025
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Foundry Local comes to Android—plus on-device speech, on-prem support, and a simpler SDK

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Raji Rajagopalan
Today, we’re introducing a powerful new way to bring AI directly to your mobile apps: Foundry Local on Android. Starting now, you can build Android applications that run AI on-device—no cloud round trips required. Sign up for the gated preview here:...
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Dynamic Data Masking for Azure Cosmos DB
Nov 20, 2025
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Announcing: Dynamic Data Masking for Azure Cosmos DB (Preview)

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Sudhanshu Khera
Today marks a big step forward with the public preview of Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) for Azure Cosmos DB. This feature helps organizations protect sensitive data without requiring changes to application logic or database interactions. What is Dynamic Data Masking? Dynamic Data Masking...
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Use Azure SRE Agent with Azure Cosmos DB: Smarter Diagnostics for Your Applications
Nov 20, 2025
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Use Azure SRE Agent with Azure Cosmos DB: Smarter Diagnostics for Your Applications

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Iria Osara
We’re excited to announce the Azure Cosmos DB SRE Agent built on Azure SRE Agent; a new capability designed to simplify troubleshooting and improve reliability for your applications running on Azure Cosmos DB. Some key features of Azure Cosmos DB SRE Agent are:  Sub-Agent...
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Announcing Private Preview: Safe Account Key Rotation Using Account Key Usage Metadata
Nov 20, 2025
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Announcing Private Preview: Safe Account Key rotation using Account Key Usage Metadata

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Iria Osara
Account Key Usage Metadata is a new security and observability feature that helps Azure Cosmos DB customers avoid service disruptions during key rotations. It provides visibility when each account key was last used, allowing teams to make informed decisions before rotating or migrating to...
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General Availability: Priority-Based Execution in Azure Cosmos DB
Nov 20, 2025
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General Availability: Priority-Based Execution in Azure Cosmos DB

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Richa Gaur
Have you ever faced a situation where two different workloads share the same container, and one ends up slowing down the other? This is a common challenge for many of our customers running applications on Azure Cosmos DB. Imagine these scenarios: A background job consumes most of...
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Announcing Online Copy Jobs in Azure Cosmos DB: Migrate Data with Minimal Downtime!
Nov 20, 2025
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Announcing Preview of Online Copy Jobs in Azure Cosmos DB: Migrate Data with Minimal Downtime!

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Richa Gaur
We are excited to announce the preview of Online Copy Jobs, a powerful new feature designed to make data migration between containers seamless and efficient with minimal downtime. With this feature, you can replicate data from a source to a destination container in real time without...
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Nov 20, 2025
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How to debug and optimize RAG agents in Microsoft Foundry

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Chang Liu
TL;DR Learn the best practices to evaluate and optimize the RAG quality of your agent using evaluations in Foundry Observability. This tutorial demonstrates these 2 best practices before deploying your RAG agent: 1. Evaluate and optimize end to end your RAG agent using reference-free...
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Introducing GPT-4o Audio Models in Microsoft Foundry: A Practical Guide for Developers

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Allan Carranza
How to get started with Azure OpenAI's next-generation GPT-4o audio models for transcription and text-to-speech applications.
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Announcing Azure Language in Foundry Tools for deterministic, privacy-first agents

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Xiaoying
In today’s rapidly evolving AI landscape, developers are seeking reliable, secure, and predictable language capabilities to power the next generation of enterprise-grade agents. As agentic architecture becomes central to modern applications, teams need tools that deliver stronger...
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