# azure (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 285 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover azure. Page: Feed: --- ## [When IMemoryCache Stops Scaling: Moving to Redis with .NET Aspire](https://www.sahansera.dev/when-imemorycache-stops-scaling-redis-aspire/) _2026-08-25 · sahansera.dev RSS Feed_ See why IMemoryCache breaks down across multiple app instances, then move shared cache state to Redis and wire it with .NET Aspire. ## [The Coming Loop](https://vladiliescu.net/quotes/the-coming-loop/) _2026-08-22 · Vlad Iliescu · Vlad Iliescu_ Present-day models tend to produce code that is too defensive, too complex, too local in its reasoning. They avoid strong invariants. They add fallbacks instead of making bad states impossible. They duplicate code, invent bad abstractions, and paper over unclear design with more machinery. Worse though: I so far see very little progress of this improving. … When you take that behavior and you put… ## [Turning a single work session into a reusable Skill with Microsoft's Skill Recorder](https://bartwullems.blogspot.com/2026/08/turning-single-work-session-into.html) _2026-08-21 · Bart Wullems · The art of simplicity_ In my effort to adopt an 'AI first' philosophy, I spend a lot of time automating my day-to-day activities and transforming them to skills. It's not the most exciting activity: I know exactly how to do a task, I've done it a dozen times by hand, but writing it down as a clean SKILL.md for an agent takes almost as long as just doing the task again. Microsoft created an open-source a tool that skips… ## [Docusaurus: Workaround for WhatsApp Open Graph Image Bug](https://johnnyreilly.com/docusaurus-workaround-whatsapp-open-graph-image-bug) _2026-08-21 · John Reilly · I CAN MAKE THIS WORK_ Workaround for WhatsApp Open Graph image bug in Docusaurus Faster (powered by SWC). ## [An electric vehicle](https://david.gardiner.net.au/2026/08/kia-ev5) _2026-08-20 · David Gardiner_ We bought a new car. A Kia EV5 in fact. Why did we pick that one, and how is it going? ## [Fit to Standard Almost Broke This SAP Transformation](https://thecloudadvisor.substack.com/p/yamazen-sap-fit-to-standard-clean-core) _2026-08-20 · The Cloud Advisor · The Cloud Advisor_ Yamazen’s SAP S/4HANA transformation struggled when Fit to Standard was enforced too rigidly. Its recovery shows why Clean Core depends on business collaboration, deliberate process decisions and a reliable foundation for future AI agents. ## [Fabric Data Agents: Chat With Your Data in OneLake](https://jannikreinhard.com/fabric-data-agents/) _2026-08-20 · jannikreinhard · Jannik Reinhard_ In this blog post I explain what Fabric data agents are and how you build one. A Fabric data agent lets your colleagues ask plain-English questions about the data in OneLake — and it answers with real, governed queries against lakehouses, warehouses, KQL databases and semantic models. ## [Packaging skills in a plugin, this time for GitHub Copilot CLI](https://bartwullems.blogspot.com/2026/08/packaging-skills-in-plugin-this-time.html) _2026-08-20 · Bart Wullems · The art of simplicity_ Note: this post is part of a series. Part one covered packaging a skill in a plugin for Claude Code . Same idea, different tool, this time focussing on GitHub Copilot. After writing that first post I got the obvious follow-up question: does this also work for GitHub Copilot? Short version: yes, SKILL.md itself is portable, but the plugin wrapper isn't. Copilot CLI has its own plugin format, laid… ## [Replacing Sharp with WASM: How a Hidden SVG Dependency Broke Our Rendering Pipeline](https://www.sahansera.dev/replacing-sharp-with-wasm-hidden-svg-dependency/) _2026-08-20 · sahansera.dev RSS Feed_ A production-only SVG failure exposed a hidden Sharp dependency, a broken fallback, and why I replaced the rasteriser with resvg WASM. ## [The Hidden Risk in Data Transfer](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/19/the-hidden-risk-in-data-transfer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hidden-risk-in-data-transfer) _2026-08-19 · Guru Writer · IT Security Guru_ Cybersecurity has become one of the most defining business challenges of recent times. Organisations have invested heavily in protecting their networks, securing cloud environments and strengthening identity and access management. At the same time, organisations are under increasing pressure to prove they are handling sensitive information securely, not just storing it safely but protecting it \[…\]… ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/d9ATP3IwQsN3) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Fake Crypto Exec Used Booby-Trapped Google Doc to Target Security Researcher After DEF CON](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/19/fake-crypto-exec-used-booby-trapped-google-doc-to-target-security-researcher-after-def-con/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fake-crypto-exec-used-booby-trapped-google-doc-to-target-security-researcher-after-def-con) _2026-08-19 · Guru Writer · IT Security Guru_ A threat actor impersonating a senior executive at a well-known cryptocurrency media outlet attempted to infect a Huntress researcher with malware in the days following this year’s Black Hat and DEF CON conferences, according to new research from the security vendor. The campaign began on X (formerly Twitter), where an account impersonating the executive sent \[…\] The post Fake Crypto Exec Used… ## [Education Now the World’s Most-Attacked Sector as Cybercriminals Gear Up for Back-to-School](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/19/education-cyberattacks-back-to-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=education-cyberattacks-back-to-school) _2026-08-19 · Guru Writer · IT Security Guru_ Education has overtaken every other industry to become the most targeted sector for cyberattacks worldwide, according to new research from Check Point, with threat actors ramping up activity in the run-up to the new academic year. Between January and July 2026, schools, colleges, universities and research institutes faced an average of 4,696 weekly cyberattacks per \[…\] The post Education Now the… ## [Premier League Introduces Mandatory Cybersecurity Standards, Backed by Fines of Up to £100,000](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/19/premier-league-cybersecurity-requirements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=premier-league-cybersecurity-requirements) _2026-08-19 · Guru Writer · IT Security Guru_ The Premier League has introduced mandatory cybersecurity requirements for its clubs for the first time, with non-compliant clubs facing fines of up to £100,000. The rules, which apply from the start of the 2026-27 season, mark a shift away from the league’s previous non-prescriptive security guidance towards a formal framework with fixed deadlines and evidence-based \[…\] The post Premier League… ## [Why compliance does not guarantee cyber resilience](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/19/why-compliance-does-not-guarantee-cyber-resilience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-compliance-does-not-guarantee-cyber-resilience) _2026-08-19 · Lara Joseph · IT Security Guru_ Cyber security has become one of the most audited and regulated areas of enterprise technology. Yet an organisation can satisfy every requirement on paper and still discover, during a real incident, that its systems, people or processes are not ready for the pressure that follows. Compliance can demonstrate that controls have been put in place; \[…\] The post Why compliance does not guarantee cyber… ## [Hosting the .NET Aspire Dashboard as a Standalone Container in Azure Web Apps](https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/posts/2026-08-19-hosting-aspire-dashboard-standalone-in-azure-web-apps/) _2026-08-19 · Maarten Balliauw {blog}_ Sometimes you just want a simple way to look at your traces, metrics, and logs without setting up a full observability stack. Just a UI where you can see what your applications are doing, without having to setup Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger, etc. You don’t always need durability or complex infrastructure. ## [Azure Change Analysis: Finally, a Straight Answer to 'What Changed?'](https://gregorsuttie.com/2026/08/19/azure-change-analysis-what-changed-and-who-changed-it/) _2026-08-19 · Azure Greg_ ## [Packaging skills into a plugin](https://bartwullems.blogspot.com/2026/08/packaging-skills-into-plugin.html) _2026-08-19 · Bart Wullems · The art of simplicity_ It didn't take long until skills became a key element in our agentic development workflow. At that moment a skill stopped being "that SKILL.md I keep in one project" and became something we want on every machine, for every teammate, without copy-pasting a folder around. That's the point where you package it into a plugin. A plugin is a container: it bundles one or more skills plus optionally… ## [Awards](https://gregorsuttie.com/awards/) _2026-08-19 · Azure Greg_ ## [SharpFM Version Two](https://www.brosstribe.com/blog/2026/sharpfm-version-two/) _2026-08-19 · Bross Tribe_ SharpFM Version Two ## [De 149 a 643 millones: por qué China está eligiendo España como puerta industrial hacia Europa](https://www.revistacloudcomputing.com/2026/08/de-149-a-643-millones-por-que-china-esta-eligiendo-espana-como-puerta-industrial-hacia-europa/) _2026-08-18 · Revista Cloud Computing · Revista Cloud Computing_ La inversión china se multiplicó por más de cuatro en España durante 2025. Detrás del salto hay algo más profundo que una buena relación diplomática: fabricantes de automóviles, baterías y energía están descubriendo que producir desde España puede ser una de las formas más eficaces de competir en el mercado europeo. Durante muchos años, la \[…\] ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5DkJQhJB921h) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Automate your own APT, YUM/DNF, and APK repositories using GitHub Actions, Cloudflare R2, and a Worker](https://fpira.com/blog/2026/08/building-linux-package-repositories/) _2026-08-18 · Francesco Pira · Francesco Pira_ Packing and publishing compiled software to APT, YUM/DNF, and APK repositories with GitHub Actions. ## [Hacker Claims Millions of Records Stolen From Azure Tenants](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/18/hacker-claims-millions-of-records-stolen-from-azure-tenants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hacker-claims-millions-of-records-stolen-from-azure-tenants) _2026-08-18 · Guru Writer · IT Security Guru_ A threat actor is claiming to have stolen millions of employee records from the Microsoft Azure environments of several major companies, raising concerns that the information could be used to launch targeted phishing, impersonation, and privilege escalation attacks. The threat actor, known as “TheHatman,” has reportedly posted internal employee directories belonging to companies including… ## [2,000 Hacked WordPress Sites Were Secretly Running a Global Crime Ring](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/18/2000-hacked-wordpress-sites-were-secretly-running-a-global-crime-ring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2000-hacked-wordpress-sites-were-secretly-running-a-global-crime-ring) _2026-08-18 · Guru Writer · IT Security Guru_ A newly identified cybercrime operation dubbed StopAndProtect has been quietly running its entire criminal infrastructure through close to 2,000 hacked WordPress websites, according to new research from Check Point. Rather than relying on dedicated command-and-control servers, which are relatively easy for defenders to identify and take down, the group behind StopAndProtect compromised thousands… ## [International Cyber Expo Unveils New Talks for its Global Cyber Summit 2026](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/18/international-cyber-expo-2026-new-talks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=international-cyber-expo-2026-new-talks) _2026-08-18 · Guru Writer · IT Security Guru_ International Cyber Expo has announced a new line-up of speakers and sessions for its Global Cyber Summit, with discussions set to tackle some of the biggest issues facing cybersecurity leaders. Sponsored by Huntress, the Global Cyber Summit will bring together senior security professionals, government representatives and industry experts at Olympia London on 29 and 30 \[…\] The post International… ## [Proton launches free tool to show enterprises what ChatGPT and Claude know about employees](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/18/proton-launches-free-tool-to-show-enterprises-what-chatgpt-and-claude-know-about-employees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=proton-launches-free-tool-to-show-enterprises-what-chatgpt-and-claude-know-about-employees) _2026-08-18 · Guru Writer · IT Security Guru_ Privacy-focused tech company Proton has launched a free tool designed to show users exactly what large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude have learned about them from months or years of conversation history, a capability that speaks directly to the shadow AI problem now facing enterprise security teams. The tool, called AI Paper Trail, \[…\] The post Proton launches free tool to show… ## [Azure Resiliency in the Portal: The Feature I Didn't Know I Needed Until I Used It](https://gregorsuttie.com/2026/08/18/azure-resiliency-in-the-portal-whats-new-and-why-it-matters/) _2026-08-18 · Azure Greg_ ## [GitOps with Flux on my k3s cluster](https://www.funkysi1701.com/posts/2026/gitops-with-flux-on-my-k3s-cluster/) _2026-08-18 · funkysi1701@gmail.com (funkysi1701) · Funky Si's Blog_ I already knew how to put things on a Kubernetes cluster. Helm packages the YAML. kubectl apply makes it exist. cert-manager mints the certificates. What I did not have was a boring answer to “what happens next week, when I have forgotten which laptop I ran that from?” GitOps is that answer, at least for platform on my homelab. In practice, GitOps means keeping the desired cluster state in git and… ## [Copilot Connectors in Microsoft Search](https://www.koskila.net/copilot-connectors-microsoft-search/) _2026-08-18 · Koskila · #SharePointProblems_ In this article, I will go through some of the basics of Copilot Connectors in Microsoft Search, and how to get started with them. Background In 2021, Microsoft took the first steps in making Microsoft Search actually have some useful functionality 😅 I'm not saying this to be overly abrasive, but t... ## [Agent Skills vs MCP: When to Use Which for AI Agents](https://jannikreinhard.com/agent-skills-vs-mcp/) _2026-08-18 · jannikreinhard · Jannik Reinhard_ My post about CLI tools vs MCP became my most successful post so far, and one follow-up question came up again and again: where do Agent Skills fit in? In this blog post I compare Skills vs MCP and give you a simple decision guide for when to use which. ## [Azure DevOps Server – Git submodule support](https://bartwullems.blogspot.com/2026/08/azure-devops-server-git-submodule.html) _2026-08-18 · Bart Wullems · The art of simplicity_ Yesterday I was talking about git submodule support in Visual Studio and that reminded me of something else: Azure DevOps Server got submodule support too. It's a small feature, but a genuinely useful one. Why do we need this? If you've worked with submodules before, you know the annoying part isn't adding them, it's navigating them afterwards. In the Files hub, a submodule used to just show up as… ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lVxSADAXro4x) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [On Air in the Cloud](https://gregorsuttie.com/podcast/) _2026-08-18 · Azure Greg_ ## [La nube privada o cómo escalar la IA con eficiencia, resiliencia y soberanía](https://www.revistacloudcomputing.com/2026/08/la-nube-privada-o-como-escalar-la-ia-con-eficiencia-resiliencia-y-soberania/) _2026-08-17 · Revista Cloud Computing · Revista Cloud Computing_ Por Noel Bravo, vicepresidente de la práctica de Cloud en Kyndryl. La conversación sobre cloud ha estado dominada durante años por una premisa aparentemente incuestionable: cuanto más rápido migraran las organizaciones a la nube pública, mayor sería su capacidad de innovar. Hoy ese paradigma está evolucionando. No porque la nube pública haya dejado de aportar valor, \[…\] ## [From Azure Policy to APIM: Implementing Azure AI Guardrails](https://thomasthornton.cloud/from-azure-policy-to-apim-implementing-azure-ai-guardrails/) _2026-08-17 · Thomas Thornton · Thomas Thornton Blog_ Azure Policy and API Management solve different parts of AI governance in Azure. This post goes into the actual policies and APIM XML behind that two-layer model, covering network controls, approved models, token quotas, content safety and observability. ## [Upgrade Optimizely CMS 12 to .NET 10](https://www.gulla.net/en/blog/upgrade-optimizely-cms-12-to-net10/) _2026-08-17 · Gulla.net_ If you are still running CMS 12 on .NET 8, it's time to upgrade! ## [Visual Studio finally gets proper Git submodule support](https://bartwullems.blogspot.com/2026/08/visual-studio-finally-gets-proper-git.html) _2026-08-17 · Bart Wullems · The art of simplicity_ Git submodules wasn't a feature I used that often. Until we started to use it as a way to share context( agent.md ) and skills between our projects. That's the moment we discovered that Git submodule support was missing in Visual Studio and we had to fall back to the terminal typing git submodule update --init --recursive With Visual Studio 18.9, that finally changes. Submodules are now a… ## [Reviving the Tessel 2 - The Big Bang That Failed](https://www.aaron-powell.com/posts/2026-08-17-reviving-the-tessel-2-the-big-bang-that-failed/) _2026-08-17 · website-contact@aaron-powell.com (Aaron Powell) · Posts on LINQ to Fail_ At the end of the last post I decided that upgrading OpenWrt was worth the risk. There was a current upstream release, the Tessel's MT7620 hardware still belonged to a supported OpenWrt target family, and the factory image had been without security updates for about a decade. I also had an acceptance test: the board had to boot, the Tessel bridge had to start, the CLI had to connect, JavaScript… ## [DevOps Notts: The Comforting Lie Of SHA Pinning in GitHub Actions](http://www.vaines.org/talks/2026-08-25-devops-notts-sha-pinning/) _2026-08-17 · Aiden Vaines · (untitled)_ I'll be speaking in person at DevOps Nottingham on Tuesday, 25th August 2026 at Fothergill House. The talk is based on my article, The Comforting Lie Of SHA Pinning . ## [Building Open Audio: A Local, Multi-Engine TTS/STT API](https://rmauro.dev/building-open-audio-local-tts-stt-api/) _2026-08-17 · rmauro.dev — Technical Blog_ Why this started # I wanted to give a personal assistant project I've been tinkering with a voice and a pair of ears. Two constraints were non-negotiable from the start: none of that audio — or the data in it — should leave my machine, and I didn't want a recurring bill for something I was going to be experimenting with constantly. ## [La climatización se hace inteligente en España, aunque los usuarios aún no le sacan partido](https://www.revistacloudcomputing.com/2026/08/la-climatizacion-se-hace-inteligente-en-espana-aunque-los-usuarios-aun-no-le-sacan-partido/) _2026-08-16 · Revista Cloud Computing · Revista Cloud Computing_ La conectividad ha dejado de ser una característica exclusiva de los dispositivos electrónicos para convertirse también en una realidad dentro de la climatización doméstica. Según el estudio «Una radiografía de la climatización en los hogares españoles«, elaborado por Bosch Home Comfort, más de la mitad de los hogares españoles ya dispone de equipos de climatización \[…\] ## [Home Assistant](https://david.gardiner.net.au/2026/08/home-assistant) _2026-08-16 · David Gardiner_ Getting started with Home Assistant, installing and configuring the Home Assistant Community Store, and then installing an integration for GloBird Energy to track electricity (and later gas) usage. ## [Barely](https://taogaming.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/barely/) _2026-08-15 · taogaming · The Tao of Gaming_ It has been two months (nearly) since my last Bridge game, one of the longest spells I’ve gone without in decades. It’s a unit game and (annoyingly) the top four pairs are all in our section …. in our direction. Thankfully we are in the top four … after a few rounds where mostly good \[…\] ## [August 2026 Galaxie Blog Update](https://www.gregoryalexander.com/blog/2026/8/15/august-2026-galaxie-blog-update) _2026-08-15 · gregoryalexander77@gmail.com (Gregory Alexander) · Gregory's Blog_ Over the last four months, I haven't been blogging; instead, I've been developing new features for Galaxie Blog. ## [I’m Writing a Book on WebAssembly and Spin](https://thorsten-hans.com/i-am-writing-a-book-on-wasm-and-spin/) _2026-08-15 · Thorsten Hans_ Hey friends 👋🏼, If you’ve been following my activities over the recent years, you know I can’t stop talking about the third wave of cloud computing . Server-side WebAssembly is completely changing the game for cold-start latency and container bloat. Today, I’m thrilled to announce I’m turning those talks and architectural patterns into a practical, hands-on guide: Building… ## [Component Composition with Spin 4.0](https://thorsten-hans.com/component-composition-with-spin-4/) _2026-08-14 · Thorsten Hans_ Thanks to the WebAssembly Component Model we can stitch together multiple WebAssembly Components. Reusing Wasm Components boost developer velocity dramatically while language barriers vanish. In this hands-on article, I’ll explain how you can compose Wasm Components using Spin 4.0. What You Need To Follow Along I’ll try to keep things as simple as possible. That’s why we’ll… ## [Ghostty as a Shell for Herdr](https://suraj.io/post/2026/ghostty-as-a-shell-for-herdr/) _2026-08-14 · Suraj Deshmukh_ Strip Ghostty down to a dumb container and send every iTerm2-style shortcut straight to Herdr, no prefix key required. ## [Azure SRE Agent for Networking](https://blog.cloudtrooper.net/2026/08/14/azure-sre-agent-for-networking/) _2026-08-14 · erjosito · Cloudtrooper_ You might have heard about the Azure SRE Agent (https://aka.ms/sreagent). It is essentially an AI agent that reacts to alerts and troubleshoots the problems that generated them, and even remediates the root cause automatically if you will allow it. It is essentially an LLM with some custom prompts, skills and tools, specifically conceived for the Continue reading Azure SRE Agent for Networking ## [The 80% Problem: Why AI resilience is more important than ever](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/14/the-80-problem-why-ai-resilience-is-more-important-than-ever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-80-problem-why-ai-resilience-is-more-important-than-ever) _2026-08-14 · Guru Writer · IT Security Guru_ AI has been transformational for the workplace, saving time on repetitive tasks and freeing skilled staff to focus on higher-value work. It has become so embedded in organisations that ISACA’s research recently found that 82% of European companies expressly permit the use of AI at work. However, there is a difference between using AI and \[…\] The post The 80% Problem: Why AI resilience is more… ## [Renovate on Azure DevOps: picking the right work item type](https://bartwullems.blogspot.com/2026/08/renovate-on-azure-devops-picking-right.html) _2026-08-14 · Bart Wullems · The art of simplicity_ After our fix yesterday, we got our Renovate pipeline up-and-running. However the next hurdle showed up quickly. Right after the SSL certificate fix, I got the pipeline green, but the log showed this warning: WARN: Azure: work item type does not exist in project (or the token lacks permission to it); skipping issue. The Dependency Dashboard needs a process that defines this work item type. Set one… ## [When Three Kubernetes Pods Try to Run One Database Migration](https://www.sahansera.dev/when-three-kubernetes-pods-try-to-run-one-database-migration/) _2026-08-14 · sahansera.dev RSS Feed_ Three replicas raced the same Prisma migration. A PostgreSQL advisory lock coordinator fixes it when your platform cannot run a pre-deploy Job. ## [Farewell, Mico: Microsoft’s cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/farewell-mico-microsofts-cute-little-ai-blob-is-going-the-way-of-bob/) _2026-08-13 · Todd Bishop · Microsoft (MSFT) News – GeekWire_ Mico, the animated character Microsoft introduced last October to accompany Copilot's voice mode, is being retired as a core feature as part of the Copilot app merger. It joins Bob, Clippy and Cortana on the long list of Microsoft characters that didn't last. Read More