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2025 (8)

September (8)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Container Storage v2.0.0 now with NVMe performance boost, open source, and no service fees

Azure Updates

2025-09-16

Azure Container Storage (ACStor) v2.0.0 is now generally available, offering up to 7× higher IOPS and 4× lower latency on local NVMe compared to v1.3.1. The release positions ACStor as the fastest storage option for Azure Kubernetes Service, is open source, and carries no service fees.

dotnet: Application Insights Code Optimizations for .NET Apps

.NET

2025-09-15

Application Insights Code Optimizations for .NET Apps helps .NET developers detect performance bottlenecks and receive AI-driven code improvement suggestions via GitHub Copilot integration, streamlining diagnostics and optimizations within the .NET ecosystem.

vscode: Introducing auto model selection (preview)

Visual Studio Code

2025-09-15

VS Code now offers auto model selection (preview) to automatically choose the best AI model for faster responses, reduced rate limiting, and a 10% discount on premium requests for paid users.

github: Pull request “Files changed” public preview experience – September 11 updates

GitHub

2025-09-11

GitHub updated the public preview of the pull request “Files changed” page on September 11, 2025, improving performance and raising the file limit. The release also adds a single-file view and other refinements for a smoother review experience.

dotnet: Performance Improvements in .NET 10

.NET

2025-09-10

A blog post announcing and summarizing hundreds of performance improvements in .NET 10, offering a guided tour of enhancements across the platform to make apps faster, more memory-efficient, and more responsive.

github: The dashboard-feed page gets a refreshed, faster experience

GitHub

2025-09-04

GitHub updated the /dashboard-feed page to align it with improvements made to the homepage “For you” feed, delivering a refreshed, more consistent, and faster experience across the site.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Price Reduction in UK South

Azure Updates

2025-09-02

Azure Ultra Disk is now generally available with a price reduction in the UK South region. Ultra Disk is Azure's highest-performance block storage for virtual machines, offering consistent sub-millisecond latency and very high throughput and IOPS, making it suitable for demanding enterprise production workloads.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Ultra Disk Price Reduction in Central US

Azure Updates

2025-09-02

Azure has made a price reduction for Ultra Disks in the Central US region generally available. Ultra Disks provide extremely high performance and sub-millisecond latency for demanding VM workloads, and the price cut reduces costs for those workloads in that region.