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How to build long-running MCP tools on Azure Functions
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #502
Interesting Azure Functions angle for MCP workloads that outlive normal request expectations.
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Building Production-Ready RAG Applications with Azure AI Search and .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #502
RAG guidance is everywhere, but production-readiness with Azure AI Search is the part teams actually need.
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Building Multi-Tenant AI SaaS Applications with ASP.NET Core and Azure OpenAI
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #501
Multi-tenant AI SaaS is where architecture details matter more than demos.
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EF Core and Azure SQL Database: A Step-by-Step Guide
antondevtips.com Issue #498
Practical guide for getting EF Core working cleanly against Azure SQL, including resiliency and passwordless access.
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Deploying an MCP server to Azure Container Apps with the Microsoft Agent Framework
medium.com Issue #496
Practical deployment guidance for getting an MCP server out of local dev and into Azure Container Apps.
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See our new Azure Cosmos DB Design Patterns
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #495
Strong reference material for Cosmos teams that need proven modeling approaches instead of learning partitioning lessons the hard way.
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Cosmos DB Shell unlock agentic workflows with MCP toolkit
wondertalik.medium.com Issue #493
Interesting crossover of Cosmos DB tooling and MCP-style agent workflows; worth a look if you're experimenting with AI-assisted data access.
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Local Aspire Development with Azure Cosmos DB and the Preview Emulator | BEN ABT
medium.com Issue #488
Local Cosmos DB plus Aspire is exactly the kind of developer-loop improvement I want more of.
Azure for .NET developers from the DotNetNews archive, curated for .NET developers who already ship production code. This is a reading list pulled from daily issues, not a substitute for the official docs on Azure for .NET Developers.
Use Start here for the editorial shortlist, then browse Latest or the full archive when you need more depth. Coverage leans toward Azure C#, Microsoft Azure .NET, Azure cloud .NET. Recent pieces worth opening: “The Cosmos DB Query That Burned 2 Million RUs Before Lunch” and “How to build long-running MCP tools on Azure Functions”.
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- How to build long-running MCP tools on Azure Functions
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #502
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Building Event-Driven AI Workflows with Azure Event Grid and .NETc-sharpcorner.com Issue #501
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T-SQL Hygiene: What's the Big Deal with SET NOCOUNT ON?devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #501
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Building Event-Driven AI Agents with Azure Service Bus and .NETc-sharpcorner.com Issue #500
- EF Core and Azure SQL Database: A Step-by-Step Guide
antondevtips.com Issue #498
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The Cosmos DB Query That Burned 2 Million RUs Before Lunch
medium.com Issue #504
One missing word in a WHERE clause. A dashboard that refreshed every 30 seconds. A throttling storm that made the whole app feel broken —…
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How to build long-running MCP tools on Azure Functions
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #502
Recently, a customer building servers with the Azure Functions Model Context Protocol (MCP) extension reached out and asked: How do I handle tools that take longer than the client is willing to wait? ...
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Building Production-Ready RAG Applications with Azure AI Search and .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #502
Build production-ready RAG apps with Azure AI Search & .NET. Enhance LLMs with your data for accurate, context-aware responses.
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Building Multi-Tenant AI SaaS Applications with ASP.NET Core and Azure OpenAI
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #501
Build scalable AI SaaS with ASP.NET Core & Azure OpenAI. Master multi-tenancy for secure, cost-effective, isolated AI services.
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Building Event-Driven AI Workflows with Azure Event Grid and .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #501
Build scalable, event-driven AI workflows with Azure Event Grid and .NET for automated document analysis, sentiment detection, and more.
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T-SQL Hygiene: What's the Big Deal with SET NOCOUNT ON?
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #501
Perhaps you have seen SET NOCOUNT ON; at the beginning of a stored procedure and wondered why it is there. By default, SQL Server uses SET NOCOUNT OFF;, which sends messages such as “(10 rows affected...
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Building Event-Driven AI Agents with Azure Service Bus and .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #500
Build scalable, event-driven AI agents with Azure Service Bus and .NET. Automate workflows, process asynchronously, and enhance enterprise AI.
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Building Production-Ready RAG Pipelines with Azure AI Search and .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #500
Build production-ready RAG pipelines with Azure AI Search and .NET for accurate, context-aware AI responses using your own data.
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Azure Container Apps Tutorial: Deploying Microservices Without Kubernetes
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #498
Deploy microservices easily with Azure Container Apps. A serverless platform for containers, simplifying operations and scaling without Kubernetes.
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EF Core and Azure SQL Database: A Step-by-Step Guide
antondevtips.com Issue #498
A step-by-step guide to using EF Core with Azure SQL Database - create the database in Azure Portal, connect and run migrations, add transient-fault resilience, and switch to passwordless Microsoft En
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Building Internal AI Tools with Azure AI Foundry and .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #497
Build internal AI tools with Azure AI Foundry & .NET for enhanced productivity, faster info access, and streamlined operations. Secure, scalable, and intelligent.
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Multi-Tenant Saas Architecture
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #497
Explore multi-tenant SaaS architecture: request-driven, Clean Architecture, tenant-agnostic logic, and cloud-native stack for scalability.
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Agent Harness: Scaling the claw or harness capabilities
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #496
Part 3 of Build your own claw and harness with Microsoft Agent Framework. In Part 2 our personal
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Deploying an MCP server to Azure Container Apps with the Microsoft Agent Framework
medium.com Issue #496
In the last few blogs I built agents. They were great — until they lived on my laptop.
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See our new Azure Cosmos DB Design Patterns
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #495
Design patterns are where good data modeling lives or dies. In a NoSQL database like Azure Cosmos DB, the difference between a schema that scales to millions of operations per second and one that figh...
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Need a different partition key in Azure Cosmos DB? Pick the right approach
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #495
Once you create a container, its partition key is fixed at creation, and you can’t change it in place. However, if your original key starts causing problems like cr
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AWS Bedrock with .NET: Cost Tracking via Inference Profiles
medium.com Issue #495
The Problem: Your AI Bill Grew, But You Cannot Explain It
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Implementing an AI-Powered Knowledge Base Search System with ASP.NET Core and Azure AI Search
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #494
Build an AI-powered knowledge base search with ASP.NET Core & Azure AI Search. Enhance productivity with semantic search & RAG.
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Cosmos DB Shell unlock agentic workflows with MCP toolkit
wondertalik.medium.com Issue #493
Azure Cosmos DB Shell — open-source command-line interface With integrated Model Context Protocol (MCP) server support.
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Agent Harness: Working with your data, safely
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #493
Part 2 of Build your own claw and agent harness with Microsoft Agent Framework. In Part 1 we stood up a har
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Static Web Apps CLI: local authentication emulation with ASP.NET
johnnyreilly.com Issue #492
The Static Web Apps CLI has a local authentication emulator. This is a useful tool for local development, and can be used with ASP.NET authentication. This post shows how.
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Compose your API surface with Data API builder custom paths
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #491
In May, Data API builder (DAB) 2.0 was released to preview, and in June it went generally available. With this new release, DAB introduced a new feature for REST endpoints: the ability to customize en...
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Building AI-Powered Incident Postmortem Generators with ASP.NET Core
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #491
Build AI-powered incident postmortem generators with ASP.NET Core, OpenTelemetry, and Azure OpenAI for faster, more consistent incident analysis.
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Building AI-Driven Feature Flag Optimization Systems in ASP.NET Core
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #490
Build AI-driven feature flag optimization in ASP.NET Core using Azure services for smarter, data-driven releases and enhanced performance.
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Local Aspire Development with Azure Cosmos DB and the Preview Emulator | BEN ABT
medium.com Issue #488
Distributed applications tend to feel straightforward until a real cloud dependency enters the picture. Azure Cosmos DB is a good example…