Announcing .NET Core 3.0 Preview 7
Today, we are announcing .NET Core 3.0 Preview 7. We’ve transitioned from creating new features to polishing the release. Expect a singular focus on quality for the remaining preview releases. Download...
View ArticleBring your GitHub collaborators to Azure DevOps
At Microsoft Build last spring we announced the ability for developers to sign in to Azure DevOps (and other Microsoft online services). The goal was to make it easier for developers to use Azure...
View ArticleIoT sensors and wearables revolutionize patient care
When was the last time you or a loved one went to the doctor or hospital? Things have changed dramatically over the last few years, with kiosks to register, portals to track your health history, and...
View ArticleCaesars Entertainment bets on the Microsoft cloud, drives innovation in...
Caesars is using Microsoft cloud technologies to accelerate their business—from delivering new entertainment options to mobilizing and taking care of customers and their team members. Agility is a key...
View ArticleASP.NET Core and Blazor updates in .NET Core 3.0 Preview 7
.NET Core 3.0 Preview 7 is now available and it includes a bunch of new updates to ASP.NET Core and Blazor. Here’s the list of what’s new in this preview: Latest Visual Studio preview includes .NET...
View ArticleNow available: Azure DevOps Server 2019 Update 1, Release Candidate 2
Today, we are announcing the release of Azure DevOps Server 2019 Update 1 RC2. This is our last planned prerelease before our final release of Azure DevOps Server 2019 Update 1. This second release...
View ArticleAnnouncing Entity Framework Core 3.0 Preview 7 and Entity Framework 6.3...
Today, we are making new previews of EF Core 3.0 and EF 6.3 available on NuGet.Org. .NET Core 3.0 Preview 7 and ASP.NET Core 3.0 Preview 7 were also made available today. We encourage you to install...
View ArticleAlways-on, real-time threat protection with Azure Cosmos DB – part one
This two-part blog post is a part of a series about how organizations are using Azure Cosmos DB to meet real world needs, and the difference it’s making to them. In part one, we explore the challenges...
View ArticleAlways-on, real-time threat protection with Azure Cosmos DB – part two
This two-part blog post is a part of a series about how organizations are using Azure Cosmos DB to meet real world needs, and the difference it’s making to them. In part one, we explored the challenges...
View ArticleSkill up on Visual Studio 2019 with Pluralsight
With the launch of Visual Studio 2019 in April, we announced having partnered with Pluralsight to provide new training content to help you build your skills with Visual Studio 2019. We’re thrilled to...
View ArticleCaching and faster artifacts in Azure Pipelines
I’m excited to announce the public previews of pipeline caching and pipeline artifacts in Azure Pipelines. Together, these technologies can make every run of your pipeline faster by accelerating the...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.2 is now available (and a Preview for 8.3)
Today we are announcing the release of Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.2, as well as Preview 1 of version 8.3. We have a lot of new features and updates in both releases that we’d like to share...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2019 version 16.2 Generally Available and 16.3 Preview 1
Today we are making Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2 generally available, as well as Preview 1 of version 16.3. You can download both versions from VisualStudio.com. If you already have Preview...
View ArticleVisual Studio Code C/C++ Extension: July 2019 Update
The July 2019 update of the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension is now available. This release includes many new features, including semantic colorization and improvements to the IntelliSense...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 365 now available from new South Africa cloud datacenters
To help enable digital transformation and societal impact across Africa, Office 365 is now generally available from our new cloud datacenters in South Africa. The post Microsoft Office 365 now...
View ArticleAzure publishes guidance for secure cloud adoption by governments
Governments around the world are in the process of a digital transformation, actively investigating solutions and selecting architectures that will help them transition many of their workloads to the...
View ArticleAccessing virtual machines behind Azure Firewall with Azure Bastion
Azure Virtual Network enables a flexible foundation for building advanced networking architectures. Managing heterogeneous environments with various types of filtering components, such as Azure...
View ArticleImproved Linker Fundamentals in Visual Studio 2019
On the C++ team we’ve heard loud and clear from users that build times are a pain point. So we’ve continued our focus on improving the step, linking, that dominates F5 build times. Fast F5 build times,...
View ArticleShare packages publicly from Azure Artifacts – Public Preview
Azure Artifacts, part of Azure DevOps, offers the ability to host and share Maven, npm, NuGet, and Python package feeds within your organization. Over time, one of the most consistent requests we’ve...
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