Zachary Hester

In July, GitHub Copilot introduced a powerful new capability: App Modernization for .NET, now available in public preview. This feature brings AI-driven modernization tooling directly into Visual Studio, enabling enterprises to accelerate and automate the migration of legacy .NET applications to Microsoft Azure. What It Does The new Copilot capability analyzes existing application codebases to […]

Microsoft has announced the public preview of secure tunneling for private Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters via Azure Bastion, introducing a more streamlined and secure way to connect to Kubernetes APIs. This new capability allows developers and administrators to establish direct tunnels from their local machines to private AKS clusters without relying on VPNs, public

Microsoft is making one of the largest infrastructure investments in its history—an $80 billion commitment through 2028—to expand AI-optimized data centers and Azure cloud regions worldwide. This initiative reinforces Microsoft’s position as a global leader in AI, cloud computing, and sustainable infrastructure. The roadmap includes: New hyperscale data centers powered by custom Microsoft silicon. Sovereign

Microsoft has announced the public preview of the Deep Research Agent within the Azure AI Foundry Agent Service, marking a major step forward in enterprise AI research automation. Powered by OpenAI’s o3-deep-research model and tightly integrated with Bing, the Deep Research Agent enables organizations to build intelligent agents that autonomously plan, research, analyze, and generate

Microsoft has announced a new European Security Program designed to support the governments of all 27 EU member states, EU accession countries, as well as the UK, Monaco, and the Vatican. This initiative will be provided at no cost to participating governments, representing a significant investment in Europe’s cybersecurity resilience. What the Program Includes Through

Microsoft has announced significant updates to its Sovereign Cloud platform in Europe, further strengthening data protection, compliance, and customer control. These updates highlight Microsoft’s commitment to helping European organizations meet sovereignty requirements without compromising access to the company’s full suite of cloud services. Key Announcements 1. Sovereign Public Cloud EnhancementsThe Sovereign Public Cloud is expanding

Microsoft has introduced a new AI-powered tool called the Coding Agent for GitHub Copilot, aimed at improving how developers manage and execute tasks across the software development lifecycle. Available to Copilot Enterprise and Copilot Pro+ subscribers, the Coding Agent is designed to assist with issue resolution, environment setup, code generation, refactoring, and more—all while adhering

Microsoft has just announced a significant wave of updates to Azure AI Foundry, its unified platform designed to serve as the “AI App Server” for modern applications. This platform brings together AI models, app connectors, content safety tools, and orchestration capabilities into a single environment—enabling developers to more easily build, deploy, and scale AI-powered apps.

At Serverless Solutions, we’re keeping a close eye on Microsoft’s rapidly evolving AI strategy—especially where it intersects with enterprise productivity and automation. One of the more intriguing developments is NLWeb (Natural Language Web), a new open initiative designed to bridge the gap between AI agents and web applications. What Is NLWeb? NLWeb is built on

At Serverless Solutions, we’ve been closely following Microsoft’s ongoing enhancements to the Microsoft 365 Copilot ecosystem. Two recent updates—Copilot Tuning and Multi-Agent Orchestration—represent meaningful steps forward in how organizations can tailor and scale AI within their environments. One of the early challenges with Microsoft 365 Copilot was the limited depth of understanding it had when