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What's new with Azure Repos?
We thought it was a good time to check in and highlight some of the work happening in Azure Repos. In this post, we’ve covered several recent improvements, along with a preview of features that are coming soon. To stay up to date, be sure to visit the Azure DevOps Roadmap.
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Read moreClick to read more about this postAzure Cosmos DB Conf 2026 — Call for Proposals Is Now Open
Every production system has a story behind it.
The scaling limit you didn’t expect.
The data model that finally clicked.
The tradeoff you had to make under real-world pressure.
The solution that worked—and the lessons you’d pass on to the next team.
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Jan 7, 2026
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Public Preview: Cosmos DB Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric with Private Endpoints
We are very excited to announce the public preview for private endpoint support for Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring with Microsoft Fabric mirroring. This feature allows you to preserve the enhanced network security on your data in Cosmos DB from virtual networks or private endpoints, allowing...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Jan 7, 2026
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Build AI Tooling in Go with the MCP SDK – Connecting AI Apps to Databases
A hands‑on walkthrough of building MCP servers that can plug AI applications into Azure Cosmos DB
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has established itself as the ubiquitous standard for connecting AI applications to external systems. Since its release, there have...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Jan 7, 2026
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How can I find out where the Windows caret is?
You'll have go to a larger scope.
The Old New Thing
Jan 6, 2026
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XAML Studio is now Open Sourced
XAML Studio Open Sourced
It's been over 8 years since what became XAML Studio was started. And from nearly the beginning, it was always envisioned as an open-source project… So, it's with great pleasure that I'm happy to announce that day has finally come!
XAML Studio is now an...
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Jan 6, 2026
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Semantic Reranking with Azure SQL, SQL Server 2025 and Cohere Rerank models
Supporting re‑ranking has been one of the most common requests lately. While not always essential, it can be a valuable addition to a solution when you want to improve the precision of your results. Unfortunately, there isn’t a universal, standardized API for a “re‑rank” call...
Azure SQL Devs’ Corner
Jan 6, 2026
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How Azure Cosmos DB Powers ARM’s Federated Future: Scaling for the Next Billion Requests
The Cloud at Hyperscale: ARM’s Mission and Growth
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the backbone of Azure’s resource provisioning and management, orchestrating billions of daily requests from customers around the globe. ARM manages all resources for Azure: VMs, Storage, Databases,...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Jan 6, 2026
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Swapping two blocks of memory that reside inside a larger block, in constant memory, refinement
Could do with a little less rotating.
The Old New Thing
Jan 5, 2026
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Generative AI with Large Language Models in C# in 2026
A practical introduction to modern AI for .NET developers.
.NET Blog
Jan 5, 2026
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How can you swap two non-adjacent blocks of memory using only forward iterators?
Applying the rotation trick to our new problem.
The Old New Thing