News For Dev-ops

Removing The Monkey Work of Migration; in this post we show how Git-Ape analyses an AWS deployment repo and generates an Azure-native replacement, with design critique built in. This post walks through a real migration workflow: start with an AWS deployment repo and end with an Azure deployment repo. The goal isn’t a 1:1 syntax conversion. It’s intent extraction and architecture remapping —agents that read what your deployment does, propose an Azure-native equivalent, and generate deployment-ready artefacts. Along the way, a critique step flags design issues early, before you ship them.   Related reading: Platform engineering for the agentic AI era (Microsoft DevBlogs) Related reading: Putting agentic platform engineering to the test (Microsoft DevBlogs) TL;DR Git-Ape analysed an AWS Terraform repo, extracted the real deployment intent, and mapped it to an Azure-native design. A critique step caught two blockers early (don’t build on startup; don’t mirror S3 wit...

Spatial Data Management on AWS (SDMA) now supports custom transformation connectors and a unified desktop client installer. Custom transformation connectors let you run compute-intensive processing — such as format conversion, 3D rendering, image tiling, or metadata extraction — by submitting jobs to AWS Deadline Cloud using Open Job Description templates. You can extend SDMA's built-in content analysis with custom logic to verify formats, extract attributes, or run transformations that require dedicated compute resources. Connectors run in isolated compute environments and automatically ingest declared outputs back into SDMA's governed asset repository, enabling you to automate and chain processing workloads across your spatial data pipeline. The SDMA desktop application now includes a standalone installer that bundles all required dependencies, removing the need to separately install the CLI or other components. These features are available in the following AWS Regions: A...

Today, Amazon Quick introduces new and upgraded Microsoft 365 extensions in preview for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, enabling Quick to perform tasks directly within users’ Microsoft 365 environments. These extensions allow you to use AI to perform complex local tasks such as redlining documents, building financial models, and creating presentation-ready decks. The Microsoft Excel extension helps with complex spreadsheet analysis, creating pivot tables and charts, and importing and cleaning data. The Microsoft PowerPoint extension helps you create and refine presentations from Quick data using organization-defined templates. Updates to the Microsoft Word extension include the ability to generate formatted documents with Word primitives, make sweeping edits with track changes enabled, and participate as a reviewer in comments. These extensions transform daily work across teams. Finance teams can build complex models by describing what they need, and sales teams can draft proposals tha...

Amazon GameLift Streams now supports Proton 10, an updated version of the Proton compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux-based stream classes. Proton 10 improves game compatibility for newer titles, has updated graphic translation layers for improved performance (VKD3D/DXVK) for many titles, updates to the Media Foundation to fix black screen, color bar, long standing video playback issues, and much more. With Proton 10, game developers can stream a broader catalog of Windows titles — including modern DirectX 12 games — to end users on any device with improved rendering quality and performance. Proton 10 is available at no additional cost; existing Amazon GameLift Streams pricing for Linux stream classes applies. You can use Proton 10 in all AWS Regions where Amazon GameLift Streams is available. For a full list of supported Regions, see the AWS Region table. To get started, select Proton 10 as the runtime when creating or updating stream groups. To learn more, s...

Starting in .NET 11 Preview 4 and Visual Studio 18.8, VSTest, the platform that powers dotnet test and Test Explorer, will no longer depend on Newtonsoft.Json. The platform will now use System.Text.Json on .NET and JSONite on .NET Framework. This is a servicing and security change. Most projects require no action. A small number of projects will see an obvious build or test failure and can resolve it with a one line PackageReference. Why this change? VSTest has shipped Newtonsoft.Json as part of the .NET SDK and Visual Studio for years. All versions of Newtonsoft.Json below 13.0.0 are now marked vulnerable on NuGet.org, and carrying the dependency exposes the test platform to future advisories in a component it no longer needs. Removing it is part of the broader effort to remove Newtonsoft.Json from the .NET SDK. What is not changing? The VSTest wire format is unchanged. Messages serialize identically whether Newtonsoft.Json, System.Text.Json, or JSONite is used. Older testhosts...

We’re excited to announce the General Availability (GA) of Single Sign-On (SSO) from Native Apps to Embedded Web Views for Microsoft Entra External ID (EEID) Native Authentication. This release marks a major milestone in delivering end-to-end seamless authentication experiences for modern CIAM applications bridging the gap between native and web-based app surfaces. [cta-button align='center' text='Get started with Native Authentication on iOS/macOS' url='https://ift.tt/Bv96DLp' color='#0078D4'] Why RT transfer matters for Native Auth Native Authentication enables developers to build fully in‑app, customizable sign-in experiences with secure token management. However, modern applications increasingly extend beyond a single device. Real-world scenarios include: Companion apps (e.g., Apple Watch) Widgets and background experiences Multi-surface mobile ecosystems In these cases, devices like Apple Watch must independently access APIs even when di...