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Announcing Browser Push GA with Azure Notification Hubs

We are extremely excited to announce the general availability of Azure Notification Hubs Browser Push Notifications, also known as Web Push Notifications. We know this has been a long asked for feature and we’re happy to say that you can now send notification messages via web browsers with ANH. This feature can be used through the Azure ...


A new MSBuild editing experience

MSBuild is a fundamental part of the .NET development experience, but it can be challenging to new and experienced developers alike. To help developers better understand their project files and access advanced functionality that requires editing the project file directly, we’re releasing an experimental MSBuild editor that has a much richer...


Optimizing database performance: Changing partition keys of a container in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL API (preview)

Partitioning is a key concept in Azure Cosmos DB, a fully managed, globally distributed, multi-model database service that offers unlimited scalability and low latency. By distributing data across multiple physical partitions based on the partition key(s), Azure Cosmos DB optimizes data access and distribution, profoundly impacting database ...


Customer Case Study: Accenture and Semantic Kernel

Below we've provided a brief overview of the Customer Story of Accenture. Check out the entire Accenture Customer Story featured here: Accenture evolves its data analytics with Microsoft Fabric to calibrate the new "experience office" Accenture created DEX, an AI-enhanced experience measurement framework. Leveraging Microsoft Fabric, ...


Now in public preview: Mirroring Azure Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric

This blog is co-authored by Rodrigo Souza. We are excited to announce that mirroring Azure Cosmos DB databases in Microsoft Fabric is now available to all customers. You can seamlessly bring your databases into Microsoft OneLake, enabling no-ETL, near real-time insights on your data. Many organizations want to transform their businesses by ...