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Jan 7, 2025

azd CDN changing January 2025

This blog post makes customers aware of a critical Content Delivery Network (CDN) change for azd (the Azure Developer CLI) because the CDN provider is changing from Edgio to Azure Front Door.
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Jan 7, 2025

Important Update: blog migration to quantum.microsoft.com

We are excited to announce that the Q# blog will be migrating to a new home at Azure Quantum in Feb 2025. This move will allow us to provide you with a more integrated and enhanced experience, featuring the latest updates and resources in the world of quantum computing. Stay tuned for...
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Nov 13, 2024
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Customer Case Study: Suntory and Reliability in AI with Semantic Kernel

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Sophia Lagerkrans-Pandey
Suntory Global Spirits is the spirits division of Suntory Holdings, a multinational beverage and food company based in Japan. Suntory is renowned for its high-quality alcoholic beverages, including premium Japanese whisky, gin, vodka, and other spirits. We'll turn it over to Urko...
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Nov 13, 2024
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Introducing the .NET Aspire Community Toolkit

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Aaron Powell
Learn about the .NET Aspire Community Toolkit, a collection of tools and libraries that help you build with .NET Aspire.
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Nov 13, 2024
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Creating an Azure OpenAI app with Python using External ID authentication

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Arbaaz Abdulwahid
Learn how to securely integrate Azure’s OpenAI services with External ID authentication, using Python, Azure CLI, and Bicep templates. This guide walks you through setting up a secure AI-driven application with streamlined access management on Azure.
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Nov 13, 2024
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First preview of Visual Studio 2022 v17.13  

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Mads Kristensen
We’re excited to announce the availability of Visual Studio 2022 v17.13 Preview 1 – the first preview of our next update to Visual Studio. This update focuses on providing fantastic developer experiences across the board, with a focus on stability & security, and AI &...
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Nov 13, 2024
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The puzzle of trying to put an object into a std::optional

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Raymond Chen
The C++ standard library template type std::optional<T> has one of two states. It could be empty (not contain anything), or it could contain a T. Suppose you start with an empty std::optional<T>. How do you put a T into it? One of my colleagues tried to do it in what seemed...
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Nov 12, 2024
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Siemens Healthineers manages C++ libraries with vcpkg in an offline build environment

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Augustin Popa
vcpkg is a free and open-source C/C++ package manager maintained by Microsoft and the C++ community that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Over the years we have heard from companies using vcpkg to manage dependencies at enterprise-scale. For this blog post, I spoke to Shrey Chauhan, a...
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Nov 12, 2024
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What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2022 17.12

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Sy Brand
We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 is now generally available! This post summarizes the new features you can find in this release for C++. You can download Visual Studio 2022 from the Visual Studio downloads page or upgrade your existing installation by...
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Nov 12, 2024
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November Patches for Azure DevOps Server

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Gloridel Morales
Today we are releasing patches that impact our self-hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly encourage and recommend that all customers use the latest, most secure release of Azure DevOps Server. You can download the latest version of the product, Azure DevOps Server 2022.2 from...
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Nov 12, 2024
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Elevate Your Skills with Azure Cosmos DB: Must-Attend Sessions at Ignite 2024

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Jay Gordon
Calling all Azure Cosmos DB enthusiasts: Join us at Microsoft Ignite 2024 to learn all about how we’re empowering the next wave of AI innovation! Azure Cosmos DB will be featured in a robust lineup of sessions at Ignite. This premier event is perfect for enterprise architects,...
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