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Build, scale, and monetize apps and agents with Microsoft Marketplace
At Microsoft Build, we are sharing how Microsoft Marketplace brings development, distribution, and monetization together— so apps and agents move beyond prototy...
Azure Skills Plugin – Let’s Get Started!
Part 2 of the Azure Skills Plugin series Previously: Announcing the Azure Skills Plugin This post is all about getting you up and running. I won't g...
Platform Engineering for the Agentic AI era
For the last decade, platform engineering has relied on explicit API interaction layers: CLIs, SDKs, pipelines, wrappers, and UI workflows that translate human ...
Context-Driven Development: Agent Skills for Microsoft Foundry and Azure
Code will be generated, not written. Most enterprise AI workloads are net-new microservices. Modular, greenfield work. Perfect for coding agents. The catch? ...
Claude Code + Microsoft Foundry: Enterprise AI Coding Agent Setup
This guide covers setting up Claude Code CLI and VS Code extension with Microsoft Foundry, configuring CLAUDE.md for project context, integrating Spec Kit for s...
Visualizing GitHub Audit Log in Microsoft Defender
Key Observability Trends Around GitHub Security Modern enterprises are increasingly adopting DevSecOps practices, integrating security into every phase...
Codex Azure OpenAI Integration: Fast & Secure Code Development
Introduction You can now enjoy the same Codex experience in CLI or VS Code with Azure OpenAI support. We've contributed the following five pull requests to mak...
How to develop AI Apps and Agents in Azure – A Visual Guide
As organizations explore new AI-powered experiences and automated workflows, there's a growing need to move beyond experiments and proofs-of-concept to producti...
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How to subscribe to GitHub Enterprise with Advanced Security and Copilot Business/Enterprise: A Step-by-Step Guide
As GitHub announced metered billing, anyone with an active Azure subscription can now self-provision a paid GitHub Enterprise Cloud account, with Advanced Security and GitHub Copilot Business/Enterprise. This post is a screenshot-based step-by-step guide on how you can do so. Pre-requisites Before we get started, ensure that you have the following: We will also need the users with the following roles: Step-by-Step Guide Step 1: Create a GitHub Enterprise Trial Account Step 2: Add an Azure Subscription Step 3: ...
How to build ChatGPT-like enterprise search on your own data
Do you find yourself drowning in company documentation, spending hours searching through SharePoint, knowledge bases, and contract repositories for one specific piece of information? You're not alone. Organizations now have plenty of information – the challenge lies in finding the right information when you need it. We have built a packaged GitHub template that helps you harness AI to make YOUR data searchable and useful. This code sample will help you create your own ChatGPT-like enterprise search and chat experience, powered by Azure AI Search and large language models. Use Cases Consider these scena...
How to use GitHub Copilot for Efficient Unit Test Creation
As developers, we know that writing comprehensive unit tests is crucial yet often tedious. GitHub Copilot Chat revolutionizes this process by serving as your intelligent testing companion right in your IDE. Let's explore how to maximize its potential for efficient and thorough test generation. The Testing Challenge: A Common Developer Pain Point Every developer has faced these testing hurdles: Leveraging GitHub Copilot Chat for Smart Test Generation GitHub Copilot Chat transforms unit test creation from a manual chore into an interactive, intelligent process. By understanding how...
GitHub Copilot Tip: Interactive Debugging with GitHub Copilot Chat
Hello developers! Continuing our series on GitHub Copilot tips, here's another valuable insight to enhance your coding experience: Debugging is an essential part of the development process, but it can often be time-consuming and frustrating. GitHub Copilot Chat transforms this experience by providing an interactive and intelligent debugging assistant right within your IDE. Here's how you can leverage Copilot Chat to streamline your debugging workflow creatively and effectively. The Challenge Imagine you're working on a complex function that's not behaving as expected. You encounter an error message or...
How to Create Inclusive Code Review Culture Using GitHub Copilot
Leaders in some development teams where I worked singled out individuals. They inspected developers' code with external reviewers without including the developer or informing them about the code review. This practice created a toxic culture and instilled fear, even when developers put their heart and soul into producing quality code and following best practices. When this happened to me, the review team (internal and external) found no issues, but I couldn't shake off the bitter feeling. I strongly advocate for code reviews as they help maintain good standards. However, teams should conduct them inclusively. Tea...