# Microsoft for Developers

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## Start here: Azure SQL Foundations series

DevFeed: [Start here: Azure SQL Foundations series](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/start-here-azure-sql-foundations-series-23833.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/start-here-azure-sql-foundations-series/>)

Author: Anna Hoffman

Published: 2026-08-25T16:00:18Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Developer Blogs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/developer-blogs.md>)

Topics: [Azure SQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/azure-sql.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Azure OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/azure-openai.md>), [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/retrieval-augmented-generation-rag.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [MCP Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mcp-server.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [azure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure.md>), [azure-openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure-openai.md>), [azure-sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure-sql.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [langchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/langchain.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [microsoft-for-developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft-for-developers.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [powershell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/powershell.md>), [rag](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rag.md>), [terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terraform.md>)

### AI overview

Microsoft introduces the Azure SQL Database Foundations series, a set of four videos covering Hyperscale databases, modernization and migration, AI features, and operational data. Each episode includes a repository for hands-on follow-up.

### Source excerpt

Most developers I talk to aren't asking whether Azure SQL Database can handle their next app. They're asking where to start when it comes to modernization, migration, and AI in the database. If you're reading this, you're probably in a similar boat: you've got an existing schema or databases, a scaling question you haven't had [...] The post Start here: Azure SQL Foundations series appeared first on Microsoft for Developers.

## Try Azure SRE Agent with no always-on charges

DevFeed: [Try Azure SRE Agent with no always-on charges](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/try-azure-sre-agent-with-no-always-on-charges-23836.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/try-azure-sre-agent-with-no-always-on-charges/>)

Author: Nir Mashkowski

Published: 2026-08-25T15:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Developer Blogs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/developer-blogs.md>)

Topics: [Azure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/azure.md>), [site-reliability-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/site-reliability-engineering.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/telemetry.md>), [incident management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident-management.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [azure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [incident-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident-management.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [microsoft-for-developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft-for-developers.md>), [sre](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sre.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/telemetry.md>)

### AI overview

Microsoft announces a 30-day trial for Azure SRE Agent with no charges for setup time or keeping agents ready. The announcement also covers general availability of VNet integration and public preview of Live Reports. Active Azure Agent Unit charges apply when agents perform work.

### Source excerpt

We are happy to announce a 30-day trial experience for Azure SRE Agent. New customers can create and configure the SRE Agent at their own pace, with no charges for setup time or keeping agents ready. During the trial, you can connect your agents to telemetry, source code, incident management platforms, and other operational tools, [...] The post Try Azure SRE Agent with no always-on charges appeared first on Microsoft for Developers.

## The Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent's Playbook: A Practical Livestream Series for Building Better Agents

DevFeed: [The Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent's Playbook: A Practical Livestream Series for Building Better Agents](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-microsoft-365-copilot-agent-s-playbook-a-practical-livestream-series-for-building-better-agents-23835.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/the-microsoft-365-copilot-agents-playbook-a-practical-livestream-series-for-building-better-agents/>)

Author: Shavonna Jackson

Published: 2026-07-23T19:03:53Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Developer Blogs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/developer-blogs.md>)

Topics: [microsoft 365](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft-365.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [evals](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evals.md>), [evaluation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evaluation.md>), [extend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/extend.md>), [flow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flow.md>), [microsoft-365-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft-365-copilot.md>), [microsoft-for-developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft-for-developers.md>)

### AI overview

Microsoft is launching a four-part livestream series about building, extending, grounding, and evaluating declarative agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot. The sessions include presentations, demos, and live Q&A for developers, makers, architects, and technical teams.

### Source excerpt

Building on Microsoft 365 Copilot? Here's your playbook. Declarative agents are quickly becoming one of the most exciting ways to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot and bring organizational knowledge, workflows, and tools directly into the flow of work. But as agent capabilities grow, so does the need for practical guidance: How do you build agents that [...] The post The Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent's Playbook: A Practical Livestream Series for Building Better Agents appeared first on Microsoft for Developers.

## Building AX evals that actually work

DevFeed: [Building AX evals that actually work](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-ax-evals-that-actually-work-23828.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/building-ax-evals-that-actually-work/>)

Author: Waldek Mastykarz

Published: 2026-07-15T12:53:13Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Developer Blogs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/developer-blogs.md>)

Topics: [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Loop Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/loop-engineering.md>), [Prompt Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/prompt-engineering.md>)

Tags: [agent-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent-experience.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-coding-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding-agents.md>), [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [ax](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ax.md>), [coding-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding-agents.md>), [evals](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evals.md>), [evaluation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evaluation.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [microsoft-for-developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft-for-developers.md>), [quality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quality.md>)

### AI overview

This eighth and final article in a series about Agent Experience explains how to build meaningful evaluations for AI coding agents. It identifies representative prompts, accurate and unambiguous criteria, and other structural decisions needed to produce useful signal rather than misleading scores.

### Source excerpt

This is the eighth and final article in a series about Agent Experience (AX): the practice of making AI coding agents work correctly with your technology. The series covers what you can and can't control in the agent stack, how to measure whether your extensions are helping or hurting, and how to iterate toward better [...] The post Building AX evals that actually work appeared first on Microsoft for Developers.

## Let's Learn GitHub Copilot App - Free Virtual Training Event

DevFeed: [Let's Learn GitHub Copilot App - Free Virtual Training Event](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/let-s-learn-github-copilot-app-free-virtual-training-event-23832.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/lets-learn-github-copilot-app-free-virtual-training-event/>)

Author: Katie Savage

Published: 2026-07-08T17:30:28Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Developer Blogs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/developer-blogs.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Copilot app](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot-app.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [developer-events](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-events.md>), [event](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/event.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>), [github-copilot-app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot-app.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [learn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learn.md>), [mcps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcps.md>), [microsoft-for-developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft-for-developers.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>), [virtual-event](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtual-event.md>)

### AI overview

This article announces and describes a free, instructor-led virtual training event for learning the GitHub Copilot app. It covers the app's setup, coding assistance, project management, code review, custom instructions, MCPs, Agent Merge, and Canvases.

### Source excerpt

Join us for a free online event series kicking off July 16 to learn how to get started with the GitHub Copilot App! The post Let's Learn GitHub Copilot App - Free Virtual Training Event appeared first on Microsoft for Developers.