Cloud Computing


Lessons Learned Building a GenAI-Powered App

Sometimes, complex technical achievements are best explained through one example. That's the approach Mete Atamel, Developer Advocate at Google, is taking as he makes the rounds detailing the capabilities of Vertex AI and associated tooling on the Google Cloud Platform.

From Core to Containers to Orchestration: Modernizing Your Azure Compute

The cloud changed IT forever. And then containers changed the cloud. And then Kubernetes changed containers. And then microservices usurped monoliths, and so it goes in the cloudscape. Here's help to sort it all out.

The Well-Architected Architect on Azure

In the dynamic field of cloud computing, the architect's role is increasingly pivotal as they must navigate a complex landscape, considering everything from the overarching architecture and individual service configurations to the various trade-offs involved. Here's help.

VS Code Tool for Azure Machine Learning Ships After 7-Year Preview

"You can use your favorite VS Code setup, either desktop or web, to build, train, deploy, debug, and manage machine learning models with Azure Machine Learning from within VS Code."

Building and Deploying a .NET 9 App Using Azure, Bicep and GitHub Actions

.NET 9 is coming in November, so here is help in how to build and deploy a modern .NET 9 app using cloud and DevOps tools.

Cloud-Native .NET Aspire 8.1 Targets Building Containers, Orchestrating Python

Microsoft's first significant update to .NET Aspire for cloud-native app development addresses the building of container images and the orchestration of Python code among a bevy of new features and enhancements.

Microsoft Focuses on .NET Aspire, 'Modern SQL' with AI at Dev Conference

Microsoft yesterday announced its dev execs will focus on cloud-native development with .NET Aspire -- along with modern SQL with a touch of AI in Microsoft Fabric -- at a developer conference next month at the company's Redmond headquarters.

Microsoft Making Big .NET Aspire Push, So What Is It?

Microsoft is making a big push to publicize its new .NET Aspire, a new tech stack to streamline development of .NET cloud-native services.

Building Planet-Scale .NET Apps with Azure Cosmos DB

Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed distributed database that can be transparently replicated across regions while remaining highly performant and seamlessly scaling according to needs, making it great for applications of any scale.

.NET Aspire Cloud Dev Tool Debuts in Visual Studio 2022 v17.10

During this week's Build 2024 developer conference, Microsoft shipped Visual Studio 2022 v17.10, the latest update to its flagship IDE that improves Copilot AI assistance and debuts the new .NET Aspire tool for cloud development.

Azure AI Studio Now Generally Available, Sporting New Models Both Big and Small

Part of Microsoft's overall copilot AI assistant initiative, it's described as a pro-code environment for customizing and configuring generative AI applications with Azure-grade security, privacy and compliance.

Microsoft Ships Data API Builder for Azure SQL Databases

Microsoft today announced the general availability of the open source Data API builder (DAB), which provides REST and GraphQL endpoints for Azure databases, some three years in the making.

OpenAI's New GPT-4o Immediately Available in Azure Playground

OpenAI's new GPT-4o, the company's latest/greatest LLM, is immediately available for Azure developers, Microsoft announced today.

Microsoft Azure Experts On Tap for Chicago Developer Conference Keynotes

On its Developer Blogs site Microsoft today extended an invitation to join company experts at an upcoming developer conference exploring the latest .NET Microsoft Platform developments.

It's a 'Go' for Microsoft Azure Developers

Microsoft continually seeks to embrace programming languages beyond its own C#, TypeScript and F# and so on, lately boosting support for Go, the popular language developed by Google.

Navigating Cloudy Horizons with Azure Monitor and Application Insights

Learn the concepts important to monitoring applications and how to configure Azure Monitor and Application Insights to collect relevant data, alert you when potential problems occur, and report on that data in near real time.

First .NET 9 Preview Emphasizes Cloud-Native Development, AI Apps

"Our most important focus areas are cloud-native and intelligent app development," said Microsoft in outlining its vision for .NET 9, which this month shipped in its first preview ahead of reaching general availability in November.

What's New in Java Tooling for VS Code and Azure

Microsoft this week detailed new features for its Java tooling, both in its Visual Studio Code extension and the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ.

Use Azure Quantum 'Playground' to Explore New v1.0 Dev Kit

Despite reaching v1.0, it's described as an early preview with much more work to be done, more than six years after its debut.

Microsoft: Study Proves Investing in 'DevEx' Pays Off

Microsoft says organizational focus on improving the overall developer experience -- as opposed to traditional developer productivity/velocity measurements -- pays off, according to new research.

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