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From Local Models to Agent Workflows: Building a Deep Research Solution with Microsoft Agent Framework on Microsoft Foundry Local
Introduction: A New Paradigm for AI Application Development
In enterprise AI application development, we often face this dilemma: while cloud-based large language models are powerful, issues such as data privacy, network latency, and cost control make many scenarios difficult to...
Read moreClick to read more about this postMasking Sensitive Data in Azure SQL
Applications often need access to data without needing access to everything. Social Security numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers are common examples. Storing them is required. Exposing them broadly is not. This is especially valuable when exposing a database to an AI agent through...
Read moreClick to read more about this postWinGet Configuration: Set up your dev machine in one command
I've set up a lot of dev machines in my life. Traditionally, this takes a lot of time to get everything just right, but now there's a faster way with WinGet Configuration files. Let me show you how to go from a fresh Windows install to a fully configured dev environment with a single...
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Oct 29, 2025
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Put your AI to the Test with Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation
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AI is changing how we build software, but it also introduces new challenges: how do you know if your AI application is giving the right answers and producing the right outcomes? Evaluations (often referred to simply as ‘evals’) provide a structured way to measure quality so you can...
Microsoft for Developers
Oct 29, 2025
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Deprecation of the previewImageUrl property for Insights items that reference file attachments
The previewImageUrl property is no longer returned for file attachment items.
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Oct 29, 2025
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What to do when you have a crash in the runtime control flow guard check
You don't have to understand it, but you should be able to extract data from it.
The Old New Thing
Oct 28, 2025
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MCP Registry and Allowlist Controls Now Available in GitHub Copilot for Xcode (Public Preview)
We’re excited to announce that MCP Registry and Allowlist Controls in GitHub Copilot for Xcode are now available in public preview in pre-release builds. These capabilities help Xcode developers discover, install, and manage Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers directly in the IDE,...
Xcode
Oct 28, 2025
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Introducing Custom Agents for .NET Developers: C# Expert & WinForms Expert
Introducing C# Expert and WinForms Expert: experimental custom agents that help .NET developers write better code with GitHub Copilot.
.NET Blog
Oct 28, 2025
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Announcing Azure MCP Server 1.0.0 Stable Release – A New Era for Agentic Workflows
Today marks a major milestone for agentic development on Azure: the stable release of the Azure MCP Server 1.0!
Azure SDK Blog
Oct 28, 2025
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Java and AI for Beginners: a practical video series for Java
If you're looking for a clear, no-nonsense path into generative AI on Java, this series is for you. Microsoft's Java and AI for Beginners video series is a set of short tutorials that introduce the concepts, tooling, and patterns you need to get started at a pace that respects your...
Microsoft for Java Developers
Oct 28, 2025
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MCP Registry and Allowlist Controls for Copilot in JetBrains and Eclipse Now in Public Preview
MCP registry and allowlist controls for GitHub Copilot in JetBrains IDEs and Eclipse are now available in public preview in nightly/pre-release builds.
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MCP Registry
An MCP Registry is a directory of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. For users of JetBrains IDEs and...
Microsoft for Java Developers
Oct 28, 2025
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From Backup to Discovery: Veeam’s Search Engine Powered by Azure Cosmos DB
This article was co-authored by Zack Rossman, Staff Software Engineer, Veeam; Ashlie Martinez, Staff Software Engineer, Veeam; and James Nguyen, Senior Principal Cloud Solution Architect, AI/ML, Microsoft.
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Azure Cosmos DB Blog