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⚡️ Ephemeral OS Disk Support for v6 Azure VMs Now Available Azure now supports Ephemeral OS disks on v6 virtual machines. These disks use each VM’s local SSD for storage, do not keep data after restart, and work well when the operating system state can be recreated each time. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Microsoft Releases Azure FXv2-Series Virtual Machines In May 2025, Microsoft released the Azure FXv2-series virtual machines. These VMs use the 5th Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C CPU and are now available in more regions. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Azure Storage Mover for File Migration Azure Storage Mover is a managed service that helps move large sets of files and folders from company servers to Azure Storage. It works with both Azure Blob and Azure Files, keeping downtime low during the move. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Hibernating and Resuming Azure Virtual Machines Azure Virtual Machines now let users hibernate and resume their VMs. This means users can pause their work, save the VM state, and start again later while keeping their data. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ GitHub Copilot Features in Visual Studio 2022 and VS Code GitHub Copilot now offers more smart AI tools in both Visual Studio 2022 and VS Code. The main features include Agent mode, MCP, and next edit suggestions, with a comparison of what is available in each IDE. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Ways to Save Money with Azure OpenAI This blog explains how to get the most value when using Azure OpenAI. It covers different pricing, ways to set up, and tools that help manage costs and growth. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ New Features in MSSQL Extension for VS Code The MSSQL Extension for VS Code version 1.33.0 adds a Local SQL Server container, GitHub Copilot Agent Mode, and Connection Groups. These new features help users work with SQL Server in Visual Studio Code in new ways. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ SQL Server 2025 CTP 2.1 DiskANN Updates SQL Server 2025 CTP 2.1 is now available and has new updates for DiskANN. DiskANN is Microsoft’s algorithm used for large-scale vector search and recommendation systems. This release brings faster vector index creation and keeps removing limits and making things quicker. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Multimodal Vision Intelligence in .NET MAUI .NET MAUI apps can use Microsoft.Extensions.AI to capture photos and get information from images. This allows the app to turn pictures into organized data. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ AutoScaler for Azure SQL Hyperscale Elastic Pools Released TrackAbout makes SaaS tools to track items like chemical containers and gas cylinders. They follow over 22 million items for 350 customers and use Azure SQL databases to help save money and improve performance. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro Public Preview Launch Microsoft has launched the public preview of Planetary Computer Pro. This platform helps groups use geospatial data with tools that use AI for different work areas. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ How to Choose the Best Azure VM Series for Your Work Azure has many types of Virtual Machine series, and each one is good for different jobs. Picking the right series is important for your project's speed and cost, whether you are making a web app, using AI, or running SAP HANA. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Using Stacked Branches in Git The text explains why stacked branches and stacked pull requests can be useful for big features in git. It also shares how the author changes commits in a stack. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Using OpenTelemetry in .NET with Jaeger and Seq This text explains how to set up OpenTelemetry in .NET apps. It shows how to use logs, traces, metrics, and tools like Jaeger and Seq to watch and fix problems in your apps. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ OpenTelemetry Plugin and Monitoring Updates in JetBrains Rider The new Rider 2025.2 EAP 5 build includes two main updates for .NET users. It adds a new OpenTelemetry plugin and a redesigned Monitoring tool window to help find and fix performance problems inside the IDE. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Rider 2025.2 EAP 5 Adds Monitoring Tool and OpenTelemetry Plugin The Rider 2025.2 EAP 5 update brings a new Monitoring tool window and a new OpenTelemetry plugin. These features help people who use .NET to find and fix performance issues more easily. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ AI Center of Excellence Guidelines with Azure Essentials An AI Center of Excellence is used to connect business goals, staff, and technology for AI work. Azure Essentials gives advice on how to do this. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ How to Automatically Rerun Failed GitHub Actions Workflows GitHub Actions does not have a way to rerun a job by itself if it fails. You can use the workflow_run event to start a new workflow when one did not pass, which helps to do this step without manual work. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ C# Song Recommendations Using LINQ-Style Composition This article shows how to use C# combinators like SelectMany and Traverse to make song recommendations. It is part of a series about different ways to use functional programming, and builds on code from earlier articles in the series. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ F# Weekly #24, 2025 – Fidelity & BAREWire This issue of F# Weekly covers topics about Fidelity and BAREWire. The newsletter shares updates and news from the F# community for the 24th week of 2025. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!