Azure MCP Server 2.0: The Bridge Between Your AI Agents and Your Azure Infrastructure
Azure MCP Server 2.0 ships with self-hosted remote deployment, 276 tools across 57 Azure services, and enterprise-grade authentication. Here is what .NET developers need to know to wire AI agents into their cloud infrastructure.
SQL MCP Server: Microsoft's Answer to the NL2SQL Problem
Microsoft's SQL MCP Server gives AI agents deterministic, RBAC-secured access to SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, and MySQL without generating a single line of raw SQL. Here is how it works and why it deliberately avoids NL2SQL.
Azure SignalR Service: Managed Real-Time at Scale
Offload WebSocket connection management to Azure SignalR Service and scale to thousands of concurrent connections without infrastructure headaches.
Application Insights and OpenTelemetry in .NET
How to instrument .NET applications with OpenTelemetry and export telemetry to Application Insights for end-to-end observability.
Bicep for .NET Developers: Infrastructure as Code Without the YAML
A practical introduction to Azure Bicep for .NET developers who want to define their infrastructure alongside their application code.
Azure Event Grid with .NET: Event-Driven Architecture Made Simple
How to publish and subscribe to events using Azure Event Grid in .NET applications for loosely coupled, event-driven architectures.
Cosmos DB with the .NET SDK: Practical Patterns
How to work effectively with Azure Cosmos DB using the .NET SDK, covering client setup, CRUD operations, partitioning, and query patterns.
Azure SignalR Service: Real-Time .NET Without the Infrastructure
How to offload SignalR connection management to Azure SignalR Service for scalable real-time .NET applications.
Azure Container Apps for .NET Developers
How to deploy and scale .NET applications on Azure Container Apps with Dapr integration, scaling rules, and managed ingress.
Managed Identity for .NET Apps: Eliminating Secrets
How to use Azure Managed Identity to authenticate .NET applications to Azure services without storing credentials.
Azure Static Web Apps with a .NET API Backend
How to pair a static frontend with an Azure Functions-based .NET API using Azure Static Web Apps.
Azure App Configuration for .NET: Centralised Settings and Feature Flags
How to centralise application settings and feature flags using Azure App Configuration with the .NET configuration system.
Azure Key Vault as a Configuration Provider in .NET
How to use Azure Key Vault as a configuration source in .NET applications, replacing hardcoded secrets with secure, centralised management.
Azure Service Bus with .NET: Queues, Topics, and Reliable Messaging
How to send and receive messages with Azure Service Bus using the Azure.Messaging.ServiceBus SDK in .NET applications.
Azure Blob Storage Patterns for .NET Applications
Practical patterns for uploading, downloading, and managing blobs in .NET using the Azure.Storage.Blobs SDK.
Azure Functions Isolated Worker Model: The Modern Approach
How to build Azure Functions using the isolated worker model for full control over dependencies, middleware, and startup configuration.