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.NET Framework 4.7.1 Runtime and Compiler Features

October 6, 2017 Oct 6, 2017 10/6/17
Vahe Minasyan
This post describes the new Runtime, Compiler and Base Class Library (BCL) improvements in the .NET Framework 4.7.1. You can try out these features by downloading the Developer Pack, described in the Welcome to the .NET Framework 4.7.1 Early Access blog post...

Visual Studio and Xamarin take iOS support to 11

October 6, 2017 Oct 6, 2017 10/6/17
Vahe Minasyan
With the first wave of new iPhone 8 devices landing in people’s hands, and the installed base of iOS 11 users growing rapidly, it’s an exciting time to build apps for iPhone and iPad, as well as macOS and the new 4k Apple TVs and Cellular Apple Watches. Of course, Visual Studio and Xamarin are ready to enable you as .NET developers to ...

SQL Server 2017 available for download

October 4, 2017 Oct 4, 2017 10/4/17
Vahe Minasyan
Final version of SQL Server 2017 is available for download. New version of SQL Server has a lot of enhancements compared to the previous version. In this post will be highlighted some of the new features that are available: Cross-platform support – you can run SQL Server 2017 on Windows, Linux, and Docker containers. Built-in intelligence...

Xamarin at Local Developer Events this October

October 4, 2017 Oct 4, 2017 10/4/17
Vahe Minasyan
We’re at the height of conference season, and that means tons of new and exciting releases, tooling, and updates to talk about with your local developer community! Mobile .NET developer conferences and meetups are the perfect opportunities to learn the latest on Xamarin and related technologies while networking with other developers. Below ...

Achieve better savings with best-in-class cost management on Azure

October 4, 2017 Oct 4, 2017 10/4/17
Vahe Minasyan
Last week at Ignite, our customers and partners like UPS, HSBC, Ernest & Young, and more shared incredible stories of how they are transforming their IT and businesses with Azure – revamping dev/test processes, modernizing applications, running mission critical workloads such as SAP, and taking their cloud investments to the next level ...

Azure OpenDev: October 25, 2017

October 4, 2017 Oct 4, 2017 10/4/17
Vahe Minasyan
I’m so excited to announce that the next episode of Azure OpenDev, our live technical series featuring open source community leaders, will be streaming live on October 25 at 9:00 AM (Pacific Time). This time we’re featuring DevOps, which increases business agility by delivering business value to customers faster. You’ll learn how to ...

Announcing the general availability of Service Fabric on Linux

September 29, 2017 Sep 29, 2017 09/29/17
Vahe Minasyan
Azure Service Fabric is the foundational microservices and orchestration platform that powers core Azure infrastructure. At the Microsoft //build conference earlier this year we announced the general availability of Windows Server container orchestration for Service Fabric. Today, we're excited to announce the general availability of Service ...

Announcing tools for the AI-driven digital transformation

September 29, 2017 Sep 29, 2017 09/29/17
Vahe Minasyan
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most disruptive forces behind the digital transformation of business. Today, at Microsoft Ignite 2017, as we engage in conversations about digital transformation with over 25,000 customers and partners, I am pleased to share some of our latest and most exciting innovations in AI ...

Azure #CosmosDB – database for serverless era

September 29, 2017 Sep 29, 2017 09/29/17
Vahe Minasyan
Up until recently, software development has been revolving around the concept of a server. Provisioning, maintaining, and scaling applications has been something that developers needed to spend a lot of time and effort on...