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�� Weekly Update: Saturday June 21 2025 to Saturday June 28 2025

Category	Count
Azure Updates	7
Tech Community	21
Microsoft Security	5
Azure Community	11
Azure Architecture Center	2

Azure Updates (7 new azure updates)

Status	Name	Link	Description	Publication Day	Category
��	[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Advisor VM Right-Sizing Update – Expanded SKU support and series coverage	https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=493047	Azure Advisor has improved its VM right-sizing recommendations by extending coverage for newer VM series. This broader SKU coverage across the D, E, and F VM […]	Tuesday	Azure Updates,azure advisor,Features,Launched,Management,Management and Governance
��	[In preview] Public Preview: Microsoft Cost Management adds support for FOCUS 1.2	https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=496981	Microsoft Cost Management now supports exporting cost and usage data in the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) 1.2 schema. This update introduces key enhancements […]	Wednesday	Azure Updates,In preview,Management,Management and Governance,Microsoft Cost Management,Migration
��	[Launched] Generally Available: Azure FXv2-series Virtual Machines	https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=492651	Microsoft has announced the General Availability of Azure FXv2-series Virtual Machines (VMs), which are powered by the 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8573C processor. These VMs […]	Friday	Azure Updates,compute,Features,Launched,Virtual Machines
��	[Launched] Generally Available: Transition existing platform-managed keys (PMK) to customer-managed keys (CMK) for Azure NetApp Files volumes without data migration.	https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=497043	Customers can now transition existing volumes from platform-managed keys (PMK) to customer-managed keys (CMK) seamlessly. This provides customers flexibility of encryption key lifecycle (renewals, rotations) and […]	Friday	Azure Updates,Azure NetApp Files,Compliance,Features,Launched,SDK and Tools,storage
��	[In preview] Public Preview: Draft & Deploy on Azure Firewall	https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=496523	The new Draft & Deploy feature for Azure Firewall Policy introduces a streamlined, two-phase approach to managing firewall policies, significantly reducing deployment time and disruption. Traditionally, […]	Friday	Azure Updates,Azure Firewall,Features,In preview,networking,security,Services
��	[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network Manager IP address management	https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=484347	Azure Virtual Network Manager IP address management feature, a feature designed to enhance your network management, is generally available. In complex network environments, managing IP addresses […]	Friday	Azure Updates,azure virtual network manager,Features,Launched,Management,networking,Services
��	[In preview] Public Preview: Monitor ingestion issues with Azure Monitor Workspace	https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=497085	Azure Managed Prometheus sends metrics into Azure Monitor Workspace. Customers can now view and monitor issues with ingestion of Prometheus metrics as part of the platform […]	Friday	Azure Updates,Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS),Azure Monitor,compute,containers,devops,Features,In preview,Management and Governance

Status Legend:

�� - Preview/Public Preview
�� - Generally Available (GA)/Launched
�� - In Development/Coming Soon
ℹ️ - Other Updates

Tech Community (21 new articles)

Name	Link	Description	Publication Day	Category
Deploying MCP Server Using Azure Container Apps	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ai-azure-ai-services-blog/deploying-mcp-server-using-azure-container-apps/ba-p/4426401	Authors: Joel Borellis, Mohamad Al Jazaery, Hwasu Kim, Kira Soderstrom Github Link This repository is a great starting point. It demonstrates deploying an MCP server with […]	Tuesday	Tech Community
Build and Deploy Logic App Workflows Using Visual Studio Code and CI/CD Pipeline	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/build-and-deploy-logic-app-workflows-using-visual-studio-code/ba-p/4413203	This guide provides instructions for creating a sample Standard logic app workflow locally using Visual Studio Code and the Azure Logic Apps (Standard) extension, intended for […]	Tuesday	Tech Community
Build, Deploy, & Manage AI with Azure AI Foundry	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/nonprofit-techies/build-deploy-manage-ai-with-azure-ai-foundry/ba-p/4417679	Microsoft’s Unified AI Development Platform Imagine an Enterprise organization with multiple departments which need to create new AI solutions to streamline operations […]	Tuesday	Tech Community
Simplifying Secrets Management in Strapi on Azure App Service	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/simplifying-secrets-management-in-strapi-on-azure-app-service/ba-p/4426336	We’re excited to announce a major enhancement to the deployment experience for Strapi on Azure App Service. Building on the foundation laid out in our overview, quick […]	Tuesday	Tech Community
Create Stunning AI Videos with Sora on Azure AI Foundry!	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/create-stunning-ai-videos-with-sora-on-azure-ai-foundry/ba-p/4426442	Special credit to Rory Preddy for creating the GitHub resource that enable us to learn more about Azure Sora. Reach him out on LinkedIn to say […]	Wednesday	Tech Community
Preparing for the Deprecation of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in Azure Databases	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql-blog/preparing-for-the-deprecation-of-tls-1-0-and-1-1-in-azure/ba-p/4426512	Microsoft announced the retirement of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 for Azure Services, including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Cosmos DB, and Azure Database for […]	Wednesday	Tech Community
Partner Blog \| Unlocking growth with Oracle Database@Azure: A strategic opportunity for partners	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/partner-news/partner-blog-unlocking-growth-with-oracle-database-azure-a/ba-p/4426765	I’ve had the privilege of working closely with some of the world’s most visionary partners across both Oracle and Microsoft, and I can tell you with confidence: […]	Wednesday	Tech Community
GitHub Copilot for Azure の一般提供を開始：Agent モードにも対応	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/github-copilot-for-azure-%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%80%E8%88%AC%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%82%92%E9%96%8B%E5%A7%8B-agent-%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%81%AB%E3%82%82%E5%AF%BE%E5%BF%9C/ba-p/4426996	新しい DevOps 時代の扉を開く GitHub Copilot for Azure は、2024 年 11 月の Microsoft Ignite カンファレンスで public preview として公開されました。これにより、開発者、IT 運用者、DevOps 実践者たちは、自分たちの Azure 環境にて、自然言語でリソースをプロビジョニング・構成・管理できるようになりました。それ以来、多くの方々が AI を活用した開発アシスタントとして […]	Thursday	Tech Community
Mastering Time with Microsoft Azure Maps Timezone API	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-maps-blog/mastering-time-with-microsoft-azure-maps-timezone-api/ba-p/4427240	If you are a developer building a solution that needs to be aware of availability Globally, that’s where the Microsoft Azure Maps Timezone API comes to […]	Thursday	Tech Community
Performance at Scale: The Role of Interconnects in Azure HPC & AI Infrastructure	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/performance-at-scale-the-role-of-interconnects-in-azure-hpc-ai/ba-p/4427238	by Hugo Affaticati (Cloud Infrastructure Engineer), Amirreza Rastegari (Senior Software Engineer), Jie Zhang (Principal Software Engineer), and Michael Ringenburg (Principal Software Engineer Manager). Interconnects enable […]	Thursday	Tech Community
Simplifying Azure Purview PaaS to SaaS Migration with a Custom Metadata Migration Accelerator	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-community/simplifying-azure-purview-paas-to-saas-migration-with-a-custom/ba-p/4424803	As organizations scale their data governance programs, migrating from Azure Purview (PaaS) to the more advanced Microsoft Purview (SaaS) becomes a strategic priority. However, this migration […]	Thursday	Tech Community
Get started with Azure Managed Redis today: a step-by-step guide to deployment	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-managed-redis/get-started-with-azure-managed-redis-today-a-step-by-step-guide/ba-p/4426787	At Microsoft Build 2025, we announced the general availability of Azure Managed Redis, a fully-managed, first-party service built in partnership with Redis. Ready for production workloads […]	Thursday	Tech Community
Deploy Machine Learning Models the Smart Way with Azure Blob & Web App	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/deploy-machine-learning-models-the-smart-way-with-azure-blob-web/ba-p/4423731	�� Why This Approach? Traditional deployments often include models inside the app, leading to: Large container sizes Long build times Slow cold starts Painful updates when […]	Friday	Tech Community
Voice Conversion in Azure AI Speech	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ai-azure-ai-services-blog/voice-conversion-in-azure-ai-speech/ba-p/4427296	We are delighted to announce the availability of the Voice Conversion (VC) feature in Azure AI Speech service, which is currently in preview. What is voice […]	Friday	Tech Community
Build recap: new Azure AI Foundry resource, Developer APIs and Tools	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ai-ai-platform-blog/build-recap-new-azure-ai-foundry-resource-developer-apis-and/ba-p/4427241	At Microsoft Build 2025, we introduced Azure AI Foundry resource, Azure AI Foundry API, and supporting tools to streamline the end-to-end development lifecycle of AI agents […]	Friday	Tech Community
QTip: Getting timeouts and exceptions using Azure SQL DB Query Store	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/qtip-getting-timeouts-and-exceptions-using-azure-sql-db-query/ba-p/4427310	Requirements: Azure SQL Database SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Tables testcodes and testinvoice used for this demo 1-Configure Query Store to collect data and save […]	Friday	Tech Community
Important Update: Azure AD Graph retirement	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/important-update-azure-ad-graph-retirement/ba-p/4364990	Following a multi-year deprecation notice, the retirement of the Azure AD Graph API service began in September 2024. As of April 2025, any applications still using […]	Saturday	Tech Community
Using Azure API Management as a proxy for Application Insights Telemetry	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-observability-blog/using-azure-api-management-as-a-proxy-for-application-insights/ba-p/4422236	Introduction Organizations enforcing Entra ID authentication on their Application Insights resources often face a sudden problem: browser-based telemetry stops flowing. This happens when local authentication is […]	Saturday	Tech Community
Important Update: AzureAD PowerShell retirement	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-blog/important-update-azuread-powershell-retirement/ba-p/4364989	AzureAD PowerShell was announced as deprecated in 2023. In this update, we’ll share more information about the timeline, what to expect, and required actions. We understand that […]	Saturday	Tech Community
New in Azure Marketplace: June 1-15, 2025	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/marketplace-blog/new-in-azure-marketplace-june-1-15-2025/ba-p/4413545	We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. For this volume, 318 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the […]	Saturday	Tech Community
AI-102 Now Correctly Listed as 5-Day Course in Title Plan	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ilt-communications-blog/ai-102-now-correctly-listed-as-5-day-course-in-title-plan/ba-p/4425988	The June V1 Title Plan initially listed AI-102: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution as a 4-day course. This was incorrect. As of June 13, the […]	Saturday	Tech Community

Microsoft Security (5 articles)

Name	Link	Description	Publication Day
Navigating cyber risks with Microsoft Security Exposure Management eBook	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/06/23/navigating-cyber-risks-with-microsoft-security-exposure-management-ebook/	Imagine steering a vessel through Arctic waters where 90% of iceberg mass lies hidden beneath the surface; your lookouts equipped only with telescopes and blind to […]	Tuesday
RedirectionGuard: Mitigating unsafe junction traversal in Windows	https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2025/06/redirectionguard-mitigating-unsafe-junction-traversal-in-windows/	As attackers continue to evolve, Microsoft is committed to staying ahead by not only responding to vulnerabilities, but also by anticipating and mitigating entire classes of […]	Wednesday
Microsoft is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Security Analytics Platforms, 2025	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/06/24/microsoft-is-named-a-leader-in-the-forrester-wave-security-analytics-platforms-2025/	What is a security operations center? Learn more ↗ Microsoft is proud to be named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Security Analytics Platforms, Q2 2025—which […]	Wednesday
Microsoft Named a Leader in the 2025 IDC CNAPP MarketScape: Key Takeaways for Security Buyers	https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-idc-marketscape-for-cnapp-key-takeaways-for-secu/4427071	The cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) market continues to evolve rapidly as organizations look to secure increasingly complex cloud environments. In the recently published 2025 IDC […]	Thursday
Building security that lasts: Microsoft’s journey towards durability at scale	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/06/26/building-security-that-lasts-microsofts-journey-towards-durability-at-scale/	In this blog you will hear directly from Microsoft’s Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Azure and operating systems, Mark Russinovich, about how Microsoft operationalized […]	Friday

Azure Community (11 articles)

Name	Link	Description	Creator
Super Simple .NET Run Program.cs	https://jaliyaudagedara.blogspot.com/2025/06/super-simple-net-run-programcs.html	From .NET 10 Preview 4 onwards, we can run individual .NET Code files without any ceremony just like you would do in Python etc. For example, […]	Jaliya Udagedara
Automate Azure Bastion with Drasi Realtime RBAC Monitoring	https://luke.geek.nz/azure/drasi-bastion-rbac-automation/	Drasi (named after the Greek word for ‘Action’) is a change data processing platform that automates real-time detection, evaluation, and meaningful reaction to events in complex, […]	Luke Murray
Lokka MCP Authentication Enhancements	https://blog.darrenjrobinson.com/lokka-mcp-authentication-enhancements/	I’m excited to share some significant authentication enhancements I’ve contributed to the Lokka MCP Server for Microsoft Graph. These updates, detailed in this pull request and […]	Darren Robinson
Azure Load Testing at Scale: Governance Essentials Made Easy	https://azuretechinsider.com/azure-load-testing-at-scale-governance-essentials-made-easy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=azure-load-testing-at-scale-governance-essentials-made-easy	Why Azure Load Testing Matters for Integration Azure Load Testing is a key service for running performance and stress tests in an integrated cloud. When deploying […]	Dieter Gobeyn
How to secure your Azure Storage with Microsoft Defender for Storage	https://www.techielass.com/how-to-secure-azure-storage-defender-for-storage/	Ensuring your environment is secure goes beyond just installing an antivirus security product on your servers. You need to think about protecting your storage, your apps, […]	Sarah Lean
Why you should disable Seamless SSO in Microsoft Entra Connect	https://ourcloudnetwork.com/why-you-should-disable-seamless-sso-in-microsoft-entra-connect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-should-disable-seamless-sso-in-microsoft-entra-connect	Learn why you should and how you can disable Seamless SSO in Microsoft Entra Connect to improve security in your environment. The post Why you should […]	Daniel Bradley
Azure Cloud Commanders – CosmosDB and Azure Functions with Johan Smarius	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ztzdHV5EYQ	Are you ready to supercharge your Azure development skills? Join Johan, Microsoft MVP in .NET DevOps and Microsoft Certified Trainer, for an in-depth session on combining […]	Luke Murray
ASP.NET Core in .NET 10 Preview 4: JSON Patch with System.Text.Json	https://jaliyaudagedara.blogspot.com/2025/06/aspnet-core-in-net-10-preview-4-json.html	With .NET 10 Preview 4 onwards, you can now use JsonPatch with System.Text.Json in ASP.NET Web API. Currently if you need to use JsonPatch you need to […]	Jaliya Udagedara
Visuals for Azure Governance	https://daniel.mcloughlin.cloud/visuals-for-azure-governance	[…]	Daniel McLoughlin
296 – Common questions about Azure landing zones with Jack Tracey	https://share.transistor.fm/s/58f029a6	Today, we’ll talk about Azure Landing Zones, with insights from Microsoft’s Jack Tracey. What are landing zones, to be more exact? We touch topics on application […]	Tobias Zimmergren
Azure Update – 27th June 2025	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grv7AmwTR10	Very quick update. �� Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will be there! �� Due to the […]	John Savill

Azure Architecture Center (2 new or updated articles)

Name	Link	Description	Publication Day	Category
Azure Resource Manager Considerations for Multitenancy	https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/service/resource-manager	Learn how to use the features of Azure Resource Manager when you work with multitenant systems, and get links to guidance and examples.	Tuesday	Azure Architecture,updated
Baseline Azure AI Foundry Chat Reference Architecture in an Azure Landing Zone	https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/baseline-azure-ai-foundry-landing-zone	Learn about deploying the baseline Azure AI Foundry, Foundry Agent Service, Azure OpenAI models, and Azure App Service chat architecture in an Azure landing zone.	Tuesday	Azure Architecture,updated

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