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# Azure Newsletter - 2026-08-31
- URL: https://www.azurebrasil.cloud/blog/azure-newsletter-2026-08-31/
- Published: 2026-08-31T12:46:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-31T12:46:38.000Z
- Author: Rafael dos Santos

### Azure Updates

- [Only believe what you can validate: a verification framework for agentic AI](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/all-things-azure/only-believe-what-you-can-validate/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Try the new SqlClient and Retry connections natively](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/sqlclient-retry/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Advertised gateway prefixes in Azure](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/advertised-gateway-prefixes-in-azure/ba-p/4550940?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Announcing Confidential Live Migration in Azure](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-confidential-computing/announcing-confidential-live-migration-in-azure/ba-p/4524558?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [🚀 Foundry Toolkit for VS Code — August 2026 Update](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/foundry-toolkit-for-vs-code-august-2026-update/ba-p/4551138?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Zonal redundancy in API management Standard v2](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/zonal-redundancy-in-api-management-standard-v2/ba-p/4550977?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Introducing Cohere Parse V5](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/introducing-cohere-parse-v5/ba-p/4550955?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Cohere Parse v5 is now available in Microsoft Foundry](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/cohere-parse-v5-is-now-available-in-microsoft-foundry/ba-p/4550954?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Azure Developer CLI (azd) – August 2026](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-developer-cli-azd-august-2026/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ: Developer Takeaways and Must-Watch Sessions](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/vslive-hq-content-sandiego-and-orlando-mentions/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Manage and retrieve credentials securely inside Browser Automation Tool (BAT) using Azure Key Vault](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/manage-and-retrieve-credentials-securely-inside-browser/ba-p/4550858?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Azure DevOps in the GitHub Copilot App](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/azure-devops-in-the-github-copilot-app/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Understanding the Standard HDD I/O unit size update and what it means for your workloads](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/understanding-the-standard-hdd-i-o-unit-size-update-and-what-it/ba-p/4499128?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Stop restricting the agent. Start restricting its environment.](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/stop-restricting-the-agent-start-restricting-its-environment/ba-p/4548726?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Grok 4.6 comes to Microsoft Foundry Models: Built for long-horizon reasoning and complex workflows](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/grok-4-6-comes-to-microsoft-foundry-models-built-for-long/ba-p/4547578?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Retirement of Microsoft HPC Pack](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/retirement-of-microsoft-hpc-pack/ba-p/4550183?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [I Need My CI/CD Pipeline to Access Cosmos DB Without Using a Secret](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/i-need-my-ci-cd-pipeline-to-access-cosmos-db-without-using-a-secret/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [The Visual Studio Debugger Agentic Workflow Gets a Test-Driven Upgrade](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/the-visual-studio-debugger-agentic-workflow-gets-a-test-driven-upgrade/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Azure DNS + Traffic Manager linked records](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/azure-dns-traffic-manager-linked-records/ba-p/4548221?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Copilot Code Reviews for Azure Repos (public preview)](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/copilot-code-reviews-for-azure-repos-public-preview/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Maia 200: Software-defined dataflow and all-Ethernet networking for efficient inference on Azure](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/maia-200-software-defined-dataflow-and-all-ethernet-networking/ba-p/4548198?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [New Azure SQL Foundations video series with GitHub samples](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/new-azure-sql-foundations-video-series-with-github-samples/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Microsoft is headed to VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-migration-and/microsoft-is-headed-to-vmware-explore-2026-in-las-vegas/ba-p/4541643?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Cost Management with Azure Resource Manager MCP](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/finops-blog/cost-management-with-azure-resource-manager-mcp/ba-p/4550182?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Tracking Batch node state and duration in Log Analytics](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-paas-blog/tracking-batch-node-state-and-duration-in-log-analytics/ba-p/4547582?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [The Complete Guide to Azure Databricks Cost Optimization](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/analytics-on-azure-blog/the-complete-guide-to-azure-databricks-cost-optimization/ba-p/4550132?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Azure Copilot Introduces Direct Access to Agents](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/azure-copilot-introduces-direct-access-to-agents/ba-p/4547932?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Start here: Azure SQL Foundations series](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/start-here-azure-sql-foundations-series/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Visual Studio August Update — Work Smarter Across Models and Branches](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-august-update-work-smarter-across-models-and-branches/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Azure SRE Agent: Introducing Live Reports](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/azure-sre-agent-introducing-live-reports/ba-p/4549732?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Azure SRE Agent VNet integration is now generally available](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/azure-sre-agent-vnet-integration-is-now-generally-available/ba-p/4549774?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Try Azure SRE Agent with no always-on charges](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/try-azure-sre-agent-with-no-always-on-charges/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Consume Dataverse MCP server in Microsoft Foundry-Bringing business data to AI Agents](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/consume-dataverse-mcp-server-in-microsoft-foundry-bringing/ba-p/4548218?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [PowerToys 0.101 is here: Window Hopper, Insider updates, and Command Palette compact mode](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/powertoys-0-101-is-here-window-hopper-insider-updates-and-command-palette-compact-mode/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Unlocking the Power of AI for Every Developer in Visual Studio with Bring your Own Model](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/unlocking-the-power-of-ai-for-every-developer-in-visual-studio-with-bring-your-own-model/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Benchmark Retrieval Patterns for Copilot Studio and Foundry IQ](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/benchmark-retrieval-patterns-for-copilot-studio-and-foundry-iq/ba-p/4547920?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Unified AI Defense: Security Copilot, Project Perception, and MDASH](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/unified-ai-defense-security-copilot-project-perception-and-mdash/ba-p/4547124?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Powering Memory in Foundry Agent Service, with Azure Cosmos DB](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/powering-memory-in-foundry-agent-service-with-azure-cosmos-db/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Enabling A2A endpoint and Agent Card for a Hosted Agent](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/enabling-a2a-endpoint-and-agent-card-for-a-hosted-agent/ba-p/4546979?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Now in public preview: Azure Virtual Desktop regional host pools](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-virtual-desktop-blog/now-in-public-preview-azure-virtual-desktop-regional-host-pools/ba-p/4474598?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Building Production-Ready AI Agents in Microsoft Foundry: 10 Lessons Learned](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-foundry-blog/building-production-ready-ai-agents-in-microsoft-foundry-10/ba-p/4544174?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)

### GitHub Updates

- [OpenClaw went viral. Meet the maintainers building and securing it.](https://github.blog/open-source/maintainers/openclaw-went-viral-meet-the-maintainers-building-and-securing-it/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Automate Dependabot pull request triage](https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/github-copilot-app-for-beginners-automate-dependabot-pull-request-triage/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [How to evaluate LLMs before production](https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/llms/how-to-evaluate-llms-before-production/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)
- [Your alt text passes automated checks. That doesn’t mean it’s any good.](https://github.blog/engineering/user-experience/your-alt-text-passes-automated-checks-that-doesnt-mean-its-any-good/?ref=azurebrasil.cloud)

### Azure Brasil Updates

- [Seu primeiro Agente de IA Corporativo no Microsoft Teams](https://www.azurebrasil.cloud/blog/seu-primeiro-agente-de-ia-corporativo-no-microsoft-teams/)
- [Sua empresa está usando mais IA do que consegue controlar?](https://www.azurebrasil.cloud/blog/sua-empresa-esta-usando-mais-ia-do-que-consegue-controlar/)
- [AzureBrasil Newsletter - 2026-08-24](https://www.azurebrasil.cloud/blog/azurebrasil-newsletter-2026-08-24/)