Azure Updates
- New data protection capabilities in Microsoft Fabric: Native security for the modern data estate
- Azure SQL updates for mid-March 2026
- Azure SQL Elastic query - Shard_Map_Manager mode
- Azure Sphere will be retired on July 31, 2031
- Introducing Bulk Export and Import APIs for CI/CD in Microsoft Fabric
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- Remote MCP Server preview in Microsoft Foundry
- Azure Databricks OneLake Catalog Federation
- HC-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on May 31, 2027
- HBv2-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on May 31, 2027
- NP-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on May 31, 2027
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- Fabric Extensibility Toolkit: CI/CD, Remote Lifecycle Notifications, and Fabric Scheduler
- Third-party support for OneLake security
- New data protection capabilities in Microsoft Fabric: Built-in security for the modern data estate
- Extended Capabilities in Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric: Optional Enhancements to Core Mirroring
- What's new and improved for SQL database in Fabric
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- Custom SQL Pools for Fabric Data Warehouse
- Fabric Runtime 2.0
- Authentication Tokens Are Not a Data Contract
- Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure
- Azure SQL updates for mid-March 2026
- Azure Red Hat OpenShift Managed Identity and Workload Identity
- GitHub Copilot integration in Schema Designer for the MSSQL extension
- Database DevOps in SSMS powered by SQL projects
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- Lakeflow Connect Free Tier now available in Azure Databricks
- Versionless key support for transparent data encryption in Azure SQL Database
- Data API builder with built-in GitHub Copilot in MSSQL extension
- Materialized Lake Views in Microsoft Fabric
- Fabric Data Factory at FabCon Atlanta: Built for modern data integration
- From Azure Synapse and Azure Data Factory to Microsoft Fabric: The Next-Gen Analytics Leap
- The power of the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem: ISVs building natively on Fabric
- Introducing Planning in Microsoft Fabric IQ: From historical data to forecasting the future
- FabCon and SQLCon 2026: What's new in Microsoft OneLake
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- Advancing Databases for the Next Generation of Applications
- On-premises data gateway auto-update (admin triggered)
- Trusted AI starts with Microsoft Fabric: Unified real-time intelligence and IQ context
- From Lakehouse to boardroom: Analytics and AI for real insights
- Fabric March 2026 Feature Summary
- Empowering admins and developers with a Fabric platform ready for any project
- FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single data platform
- Default Rule Set 2.2 and updates to ruleset support policy
- Foundry Agent Service
- Azure VMware Solution AV36P and AV52 node retirement on June 30, 2029
- Introducing the Azure Cosmos DB Plugin for Cursor
- Azure DevOps Remote MCP Server (public preview)
- Foundry Agent Service is GA: private networking, Voice Live, and enterprise-grade evaluations
- Support for Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images on Azure Batch pools will end on January 12, 2027
- Migration of Azure Batch Low-Priority VMs to Spot VMs in early March
- Entra ID-Based Access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP
- End of life reminder of NVv3 and NVv4-series Azure virtual machine in Azure Batch pools
- Flatcar Container Linux for AKS (preview)
- Azure Cosmos DB at FOSSASIA Summit 2026: Sessions, Conversations, and Community
- Now Cosmos DB Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric with Private Networks
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Azure Brasil Updates
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- The LLM Inference Optimization Stack: A Prioritized Playbook for Enterprise Teams
- Migrating to the next generation of Virtual Nodes on Azure Container Instances (ACI)
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- Course Retirement Announcements
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- Strengthening your Security Posture with Microsoft Security Store Innovations at RSAC 2026
- March update: What's New in Azure for Partners
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- Azure Update 20th March 2026
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- RSAC 2026: New Microsoft Sentinel Connectors Announcement
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- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel: RSAC 2026
- Microsoft Entra innovations announced at RSAC 2026
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- Secure apps: Where people, data, and AI intersect
- From alert overload to decisive action: How Security Copilot agents are transforming security and IT
- Stream data in near real time from SQL MI to Azure Event Hubs - Public preview
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- RSA 2026: What's new in Microsoft Defender?
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- Microsoft Sentinel is now supported in Unified RBAC with row-level access
- Security Copilot in Defender: empowering the SOC with assistive and autonomous AI
- Secure data as AI scales: New Microsoft Purview innovations at RSA 2026
- Designing an Azure Disaster Recovery Strategy for Enterprise Workloads
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- Governing AI Agent Behavior: Aligning User, Developer, Role, and Organizational Intent
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- The Changing Role of Low-Fidelity (LoFi) Signals in the AI Era
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- Aligning AI agent intent: A framework for secure and governable AI
- Azure Bastion: Enterprise-grade secure access made simple
- Announcing Preview of bulkadmin role support for SQL Server on Linux
- The Real Path to Microsoft MVP: Self-Doubt, Small Steps, and Consistency
- New in Microsoft Marketplace: March 19, 2026
- Azure Pricing Skill for GitHub Copilot Using Azure MCP
- Understanding Azure's Change to Default Outbound Access
- Building Knowledge-Grounded AI Agents with Foundry IQ
- ProvePresent: Ending Proxy Attendance with Azure Serverless & Azure OpenAI
- Built on Trust: Microsoft's Commitment to FedRAMP High and Federal Cloud Security
- Creating a feature flag in Azure AD B2C
- Troubleshooting Azure SQL Managed Identity Authentication When SSMS Works but Applications Fail
- Introducing Azure Managed Grafana MCP: The Managed Data Gateway for AI Agents
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- ICYMI: Microsoft Agent 365 AMA
- Azure NCv6 Virtual Machines: Enhancements and GA Transition
- Announcing Fabric Mirroring integration for Azure Database for MySQL - Public Preview at FabCon 2026
- Announcing Preview of 160 and 192vCore Premium-series Options for Azure SQL Database Hyperscale
- Priority Cleanup V2: Faster, Simpler Data Purging for Exchange Online
- Introducing Teams optimizations for Windows App on iOS & Android - Now Generally Available
- Skype for Business Basic Client Update - New Version Released
- Observability for AI Systems: Strengthening visibility for proactive risk detection
- Introducing Lakeflow Connect Free Tier, now available on Azure Databricks
- Near-Real-Time CDC to Delta Lake for BI and ML with Lakeflow on Azure Databricks
- Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode expands to Norway East, France Central and Spain Central
- Turning historical patterns into actionable detection pipelines with Microsoft Sentinel data lake
- Generate richer alt text in Word and PowerPoint for Mac
- Advice for Startups: Building with Copilot
- AKS App Routing Istio Support Has Landed in the CLI. Here Is How to Test It.
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- Stop defragmenting and start living: introducing auto index compaction
- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 7.0 Is Here: A Leaner, More Modular Driver for SQL Server
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- Microsoft updates the Entra license usage insights blade
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- Upcoming March 2026 Microsoft 365 Champion Community Call
- Unlock the Power of M365 Copilot: Government Prompt-a-thon Comes to Charlotte, NC
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