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November (6)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: .NET 10

Azure Updates

2025-11-12

Microsoft announced .NET 10 is generally available, delivering a faster, more secure, and more capable platform for modern development. The release improves performance, productivity, and security across the stack, and C# 14 adds language refinements for more natural, expressive coding.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Scheduler profile configuration for AKS

Azure Updates

2025-11-12

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is releasing a public preview that adds scheduler profile configuration with an in-tree plugin, enabling organizations running complex Kubernetes workloads to customize pod placement policies.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Ultra Disk’s new flexible provisioning model

Azure Updates

2025-11-06

Azure Ultra Disk is now generally available with a new flexible provisioning model that lets you configure capacity, IOPS and throughput (MBPS) more independently so you can better tailor and optimize disk performance for your workloads.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL read replicas with Premium SSD v2

Azure Updates

2025-11-06

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now supports configuring read replicas (in-region and geo-replicas) with the Premium SSD v2 storage tier in Public Preview, enabling scale-out for read-heavy workloads and improved performance by offloading read operations.

dotnet: How Copilot Studio uses .NET and WebAssembly for performance and innovation

.NET

2025-11-05

Microsoft explains how Copilot Studio uses .NET to run AI agents consistently across platforms and to bring performant, innovative agent execution to the web via WebAssembly.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Query Advisor in Azure Cosmos DB

Azure Updates

2025-11-05

Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL now offers Query Advisor as generally available in the .NET SDK. Query Advisor analyzes your query structure and gives clear, actionable recommendations to help you write faster, more efficient queries.

October (5)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: VM vCore customization features disabling simultaneous multi-threading (SMT/HT) and constrained cores

Azure Updates

2025-10-22

Azure announced a public preview of VM vCore customization that gives customers greater control over virtual CPU configuration. The preview introduces two capabilities: disabling simultaneous multithreading (SMT/Hyper‑Threading) on vCPUs, and constraining the number of cores exposed to the guest. These options help optimize single‑threaded workload performance, reduce license costs by limiting visible cores, and improve CPU isolation and predictable performance. The features are available in public preview and can be configured through Azure management interfaces.

github: GitHub MCP Server now supports GitHub Projects and more

GitHub

2025-10-14

The GitHub MCP Server adds native support for GitHub Projects via a new management tool and deploys multiple strategies to reduce the server's footprint, alongside other improvements noted in the changelog.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: PostgreSQL 18 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2025-10-13

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now offers PostgreSQL 18 in public preview, providing early access to the latest performance, scalability, and developer productivity improvements.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Integrated HSM

Azure Updates

2025-10-13

Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Integrated HSM, a hardware security module (HSM) cache and crypto accelerator for virtual machines, designed to enhance the security and performance of cryptographic operations for customers with heavy crypto workloads.

dotnet: Preparing for the .NET 10 GC (DATAS)

.NET

2025-10-08

The .NET 10 Garbage Collector introduces DATAS, a new adaptive mechanism that adjusts heap size automatically. The article explains how DATAS behavior differs from the previous Server GC, and gives guidance on when to tune GC settings or disable DATAS depending on your application's workload and performance goals.

September (1)

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.