Azure Automation legacy runtimes to be unsupported on September 30: Migration, contract, and audit checks to avoid confusing 'still working' with operational assurance

September 22, 2026ConclusionOrganizations using Python 2.7, Python 3.8, PowerShell 7.1, or PowerShell 7.2 runbooks in Azure Automation must identify the affected items and complete the decision-making ...
ZDNet

Microsoft: Our new free Python programming language courses are for novice AI developers

Aspiring data-science and machine-learning developers now have more Microsoft-made free video tutorials to learn how to build software in Python, one of today’s most popular and versatile programming ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK Update Powers AI with OpenAI Integration

Microsoft released Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK version 4.14.0, a stable update designed to support advanced AI workloads and enhance performance for data-driven applications. The release includes new ...