Microsoft — Volume 342, Issue 5

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Volume 342, Issue 5 · 7 articles

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SQL Server on Azure Local Is Now Generally Available (Microsoft, Monday, September 28th, 2026)

SQL Server on Azure Local is GA for connected and disconnected operations, targeting sovereign and remote environments. Read more

New Microsoft Data Innovations Unlock What Only Your Business Knows (Microsoft, Monday, September 28th, 2026)

Microsoft announces Fabric and Azure database advances, including Fabric IQ grounding Copilot in governed Power BI semantic models. Read more

NeedyMantis: Unpacking a Post-Compromise Malware Family Used in Targeted Operations (Microsoft, Monday, September 28th, 2026)

Microsoft details NeedyMantis, a modular post-compromise malware framework used for long-term access in targeted intrusions. Read more

Responsible Infrastructure at Hyperscale: Managing the Full Lifecycle of Azure Hardware (Microsoft, Wednesday, September 30th, 2026)

Azure details denser, more efficient datacenter hardware and new Circular Centers in Wales and Sydney for reusing retired equipment. Read more

Beyond Source Code: A Path to the Keys to the Kingdom (Microsoft, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026)

Microsoft DART details how Storm-3068 turned a password reset into access to Azure DevOps pipelines and Kubernetes resources. Read more

Insights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report (Microsoft, Thursday, October 1st, 2026)

Microsoft releases its 2026 Digital Defense Report, highlighting how threats span identities, cloud, supply chains and AI agents. Read more

Enhancing Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine Lifecycle (Microsoft, Monday, September 28th, 2026)

Azure introduces a VM Lifecycle policy with Current, Extended, End of Life and Retired stages to help customers plan migrations. Read more

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