Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-September 2026
Azure Updates published “Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-September 2026” on 2026-09-16. Here is what it covers and why it matters for SQL Server & Data developers.
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Aspire 13.5.4 is now available
The dotnet/aspire repository published v13.5.4 on 2026-09-15. The release notes list changes including: 📨 Kafka health checks leaked producers and polling threads — Each AppHost health-check execution created a new Kafka producer without disposing it…; 🌐 DevTunnels could fail when the region was….
dotnet/extensions releases v10.10.0 is now available
The dotnet/extensions repository published v10.10.0 on 2026-09-14. The release notes list changes including: OpenAI Assistants experimental APIs removed (was experimental under OPENAI001) #7724; Remove OpenAI Assistants API support #7724 by @jozkee (co-authored by @Copilot).
Generally Available: TLS/SSL certificate and end-to-end TLS encryption support for Azure Functions Flex Consumption
Azure Updates published “Generally Available: TLS/SSL certificate and end-to-end TLS encryption support for Azure Functions Flex Consumption” on 2026-09-10. Here is what it covers and why it matters for Azure developers.
EF Core .NET 10.0.12 is now available
The dotnet/efcore repository published v10.0.12 on 2026-09-08. The release notes list changes including: [release/8.0] Update Windows CI images to 2022 by @AndriySvyryd (#38526); [release/8.0] Update branding to 8.0.30 by @dotnet-bot (#38563).
EF Core .NET 9.0.20 is now available
The dotnet/efcore repository published v9.0.20 on 2026-09-08. The release notes list changes including: [release/8.0] Update Windows CI images to 2022 by @AndriySvyryd (#38526); [release/8.0] Update branding to 8.0.30 by @dotnet-bot (#38563).
EF Core .NET 8.0.31 is now available
The dotnet/efcore repository published v8.0.31 on 2026-09-08. The release notes list changes including: [release/8.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro[bot] (#38732); [release/8.0] Update branding to 8.0.31 by @dotnet-bot (#38752).
Generally Available: Azure Developer CLI (azd) Extension Framework
Azure Updates published “Generally Available: Azure Developer CLI (azd) Extension Framework” on 2026-09-08. Here is what it covers and why it matters for Azure developers.
Generally Available: Microsoft Defender for Cloud support for Azure Container Apps (Serverless Containers Posture)
Azure Updates published “Generally Available: Microsoft Defender for Cloud support for Azure Container Apps (Serverless Containers Posture)” on 2026-09-01. Here is what it covers and why it matters for Azure developers.
Today I will… review GitHub PRs
Visual Studio Blog published “Today I will… review GitHub PRs” by Aaron Powell on 2026-09-01. Here is what it covers and why it matters for Visual Studio & Tooling developers.
Azure Developer CLI (azd) – August 2026
Azure SDK Blog published “Azure Developer CLI (azd) – August 2026” by Kristen Womack, Jeffrey C. on 2026-08-27. Here is what it covers and why it matters for Azure developers.
Aspire 13.5.3 is now available
The dotnet/aspire repository published v13.5.3 on 2026-08-25. The release notes list changes including: 📊 Dashboard Graph view could crash for Azure Blob resources — Resources such as those created with AddBlobs use icons containing multiple SVG paths, which…; 🌐 DevTunnel public URLs were….