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  1. The performance dividend: Optimizing PostgreSQL on Azure directly in Visual Studio Code

    Poor database performance is never just a database problem. In enterprise teams, it shows up as missed SLAs, delayed releases, frustrated development teams, and rising operational risk. The performance problem compounds further in business impact, often resulting in frustrated customers, retention and conversion risk, and lost revenue.

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  2. From insight to action: The next phase of agentic cloud operations

    What if your cloud environment could help you move from insight to action in real time, with systems already working through the next set of decisions?

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  3. Modernize your data with Azure Storage: Plan and migrate with confidence

    Enterprise storage migrations are rarely just about copying data. They are about protecting business continuity, maintaining performance, managing cost, and giving teams confidence when terabytes or petabytes of data sit at the heart of critical applications.

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  4. 3 things leaders need to know from Microsoft Build 2026

    At Microsoft Build 2026, AI moved from experimentation to execution—shifting from isolated tools to connected systems grounded in business data. Organizations that win will embed AI across workflows, scale it effectively, and translate it into measurable outcomes like faster growth, lower costs, and better customer experiences.

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  5. Claude Fable 5 available today in Microsoft Foundry: Powering the next era of autonomous agents

    Claude Fable 5, Anthropic’s latest Frontier model, available today in Microsoft Foundry, powering agents in GitHub Copilot and Foundry Agent Service.

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  6. AI alone won’t change your business. The system running it will.

    We are building a comprehensive agent platform: one that supports many models, is open, and gives you flexibility at every layer of the stack.

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  7. Announcing Microsoft Discovery general availability and Microsoft Discovery app preview

    At Microsoft Build, we are announcing that Microsoft Discovery is now generally available for all organizations, providing a comprehensive platform for building and governing agentic AI workflows.

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  8. Microsoft Build 2026: Building agentic apps with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Databases

    Microsoft Build 2026 highlights advancements in app development with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Databases, emphasizing a unified data and AI platform for scalable, agentic applications.

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  9. New Azure Cobalt 200 VMs deliver 50% performance improvement, fully optimized for modern agentic AI workloads

    We are announcing the early access preview for Azure Cobalt 200 Arm-based Virtual Machines (VMs), designed for Linux-based agentic AI workloads.

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  10. Foundry IQ: Build smarter agents faster with unified knowledge and serverless retrieval

    Build smarter agents with Microsoft Foundry IQ, unifying enterprise and external data into a secure, scalable knowledge layer for faster, higher-quality answers.

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