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From Manual Testing to AI-Generated Automation: Our Azure DevOps MCP + Playwright Success Story

In today’s fast-paced software development cycles, manual testing often becomes a significant bottleneck. Our team was facing a growing backlog of test cases that required repetitive manual execution—running the entire test suite every sprint. This consumed valuable time that could be...
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Scalable Data Governance & Compliance with UDM

Why Data Governance Matters In today’s data-driven world, governance isn’t just a technical requirement—it’s foundational to successful business operations. Good governance ensures data is not only accurate and compliant but also discoverable and usable at scale. At the heart of...
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Jul 29, 2025
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Aspire 9.4 is here with a CLI and interactive dashboard features

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Aspire 9.4 is packed with new features, integrations, and improvements
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Jul 29, 2025
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Microsoft build of Go 1.25 crypto backend changes

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Starting with Go 1.25, the Microsoft build of Go will use system-provided crypto by default to align with Microsoft's internal cryptography strategy and compliance policies.
Microsoft for Go Developers
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Jul 29, 2025
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Watch Live: Visual Studio Toolbox at VS LIVE! Redmond 2025

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Join Robert Green and Leslie Richardson for a full day of live sessions, demos, and interviews. Live from Microsoft HQ – Stream Tuesday’s Sessions with Visual Studio Toolbox! On Tuesday, August 5, join us for a special edition of Visual Studio Toolbox Live—broadcast from VS LIVE!...
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Jul 29, 2025
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Why is there a window with no name blocking Windows shutdown?

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Raymond Chen
They never expected you to see it.
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Jul 28, 2025
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) - July 2025

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Kristen Womack
This post announces the July release of the Azure Developer CLI (`azd`).
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Jul 28, 2025
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Let’s Learn MCP Series Recap: 8 Languages, 4 Code Bases, Full Resources

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Katie Savage
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has quickly established itself as the go-to standard for seamlessly connecting AI agents with a variety of external tools and services. In just a few months, it has become a prominent topic at developer events and forums, gaining adoption from companies...
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Jul 28, 2025
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API design note: Don't make up multiple names for the same thing

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Raymond Chen
It may be obvious to you, but that's because you wrote it.
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Jul 28, 2025
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Scaling multi-tenant Go applications: Choosing the right database partitioning approach

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Abhishek Gupta
Multi-tenant applications face a fundamental challenge: how to efficiently store and query data for tenants of vastly different sizes? Consider the typical scenario where your platform serves both enterprise clients with hundreds of thousands of users, as well as small businesses with...
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Jul 25, 2025
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Azure Container Options: Matching Services to Operational Responsibility

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Customers are looking to modernize their application on cloud and ask us for guidance on which Azure container services to choose. Should you choose A or B container services or A+B container services? Some choose both (A + B) or use A or B approach. Instead of trying to force fit...
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