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December (2)

github: Dependabot version updates now support OpenTofu

GitHub

2025-12-16

GitHub announced that Dependabot version updates now support OpenTofu, allowing projects that use OpenTofu to receive automated dependency updates to keep their infrastructure code current.

devops+ai: 🔥Migrating VeraResearch to First-Class MCP Tool Support in Strands🔥

Let's do DevOps

2025-12-16

The post announces migrating VeraResearch into first-class MCP tool support inside Strands, emphasizing a shift to let teams 'manage the complexity' by providing native, supported tooling and integrations that simplify workflows and reduce accidental overhead.

November (8)

github: Custom labels configuration option for Dependabot self-hosted and larger GitHub-hosted Actions runners now generally available at the organization level

GitHub

2025-11-25

Dependabot update jobs can now target specific self-hosted and larger GitHub-hosted Actions runners by using custom labels. The feature, previously limited to a single dependabot label, is now generally available at the organization level and provides finer control over where Dependabot runs.

github: Custom labels configuration option for Dependabot self-hosted and larger GitHub-hosted Actions runners now generally available at the organization level

GitHub

2025-11-25

Dependabot update jobs can now target specific self-hosted and larger GitHub-hosted Actions runners by using custom labels. The feature, previously limited to a single dependabot label, is now generally available at the organization level and provides finer control over where Dependabot runs.

dotnet: Reinventing how .NET Builds and Ships (Again)

.NET

2025-11-20

The article describes how the .NET team replaced a complex distributed build system with a Unified Build approach. This change significantly simplified the build pipeline, cut build times, and made shipping .NET releases more flexible and predictable.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Copilot agents - a closer look at the deployment agent

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure has published a public preview update for Azure Copilot agents that spotlights the deployment agent. The deployment agent — one of six new agent types — is designed to help teams discover, plan, and deploy cloud workloads faster and with greater confidence by providing guided workflows, automation, and integration with Azure deployment patterns.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Dynamic sessions shell environment and MCP support in Azure Container Apps

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Container Apps announced a public preview of dynamic shell sessions — platform-managed, built-in containers that provide isolated, sandboxed environments to run and execute common shell commands. The update also adds MCP support.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Deployment labels in Azure Container Apps

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Container Apps now supports deployment labels in public preview as a new deployment mode. This feature simplifies environment management and enables advanced deployment strategies by letting you assign meaningful names to deployments.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: AKS Automatic managed system node pools

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft announced a public preview for AKS Automatic managed system node pools, a feature that automates provisioning and maintenance (scaling, patching, availability) of AKS system node pools to reduce operational overhead and let teams focus on applications.

devops+ai: 🔥Teaching Agentic Strands Agents to assume Cross-Account IAM Roles and Read AWS Resources🔥

Let's do DevOps

2025-11-12

The article explains how to teach Agentic Strands agents to assume cross-account AWS IAM roles so they can read resources (for example, to answer operational questions like which VMs are running high CPU or low on disk). It covers the motivation, high-level workflow (AssumeRole via STS), and practical/security considerations for enabling safe cross-account access by autonomous agents.

October (2)

devops+ai: 🔥Fixing MCP Tool Name Collisions When Using Multiple MCP Servers

Let's do DevOps

2025-10-28

The article explains why multiple MCP servers often all register a tool named "search", causing name collisions when a client aggregates tools from more than one server, and gives short-term and long-term fixes (namespacing, unique IDs, client-side resolution changes, or upstream fixes).

k8s: 7 Common Kubernetes Pitfalls (and How I Learned to Avoid Them)

Kubernetes Official Blog

2025-10-20

The article outlines seven common Kubernetes pitfalls the author encountered—missing resource requests/limits, inadequate liveness/readiness probes, overreliance on kubectl logs, treating dev and prod identically, leaving stale resources, jumping into advanced networking too early, and weak security/RBAC—and gives pragmatic, experience-based advice to avoid each one.