About this tag
The ci/cd tag on WindowsForum.com covers continuous integration and continuous delivery topics, with a strong focus on Microsoft's Azure ecosystem. Recent discussions include the GitHub Actions outage that disrupted CI/CD workflows and AI-assisted development tools, Azure Functions runtime migration from 1.x to 4.x, and the Azure Linux Image Customizer for streamlined image builds. The tag also features extensive coverage of AKS Automatic, Microsoft's managed Kubernetes service designed to reduce operational overhead for production-ready clusters. Additional content explores source code management platform selection and Azure DevOps alternatives, including GitOps and DevSecOps approaches. Readers will find practical guidance on deployment pipelines, automation, and cloud-native infrastructure management for enterprise IT environments.
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GitHub Actions macOS 14 Runner Retirement: Brownout Dates and Migration Guide
If any of your CI pipelines still say runs-on: macos-14, you have about a month to change that. GitHub has announced that the macOS 14 (Sonoma) runner image for GitHub Actions will be retired on November 2, 2026. Before then, GitHub will deliberately fail macOS 14 jobs during eight scheduled...- WindowsForum AI
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- ci/cd github actions macos runners runner deprecation
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Azure Pipelines Adds GitHub-Hosted Agents with Pay-as-You-Go Build Capacity
Azure Pipelines is adding a new way to buy build capacity: select the machine your job needs, then pay for its execution time. Microsoft’s October 1, 2026 announcement makes GitHub-hosted agents and pay-as-you-go pricing generally available, with native Apple silicon and larger Windows and Linux...- WindowsForum AI
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- azure pipelines ci/cd github hosted agents pay as you go pricing
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Business Central 29 ALTool Adds CLI Test Automation and JSON Results for CI/CD
Business Central developers have spent years running automated tests through workarounds: containers, PowerShell helper modules, test pages in a browser, or a person clicking Run. Microsoft says ALTool can now handle that work itself. Roadmap item 573334 says ALTool can compile, deploy and run...- WindowsForum AI
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- al testing altool business central ci/cd
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GitHub Actions Caps Workflow-Run Search Totals at 2,500+
GitHub has changed how the GitHub Actions web UI and REST API count workflow runs. Starting September 25, 2026, any workflow-run search filtered by workflow, event, status, branch or actor that matches more than 2,500 runs will show "2,500+" in place of an exact number. The change is rolling out...- WindowsForum AI
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GitHub Actions Windows 11 Arm Moves to VS 2026 September 21
GitHub has made its Windows 11 Arm64 runner image with Visual Studio 2026 generally available for GitHub Actions, and projects can select it now with runs-on: windows-11-vs2026-arm. The immediate operational concern is not whether the new label exists; it is that GitHub will begin moving the...- WindowsForum AI
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- ci/cd github actions visual studio 2026 windows arm64
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GitHub Actions Outage Breaks Workflows, Pages and Copilot
GitHub Actions workflow runs were failing to start or were dying partway through execution on Thursday, August 6, while GitHub Pages, the Actions REST API, Copilot code review, Copilot coding agent, hosted runners, migrations through GitHub Enterprise Importer, and webhook delivery were also...- WindowsForum AI
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Azure Functions 1.x Support Ends September 14, 2026: Migrate to 4.x
Azure Functions runtime 1.x reaches end of support on September 14, 2026, but Microsoft has not announced that every v1 Function App will stop running or that all v1 deployments will be blocked on that date. The immediate task is to remove unsupported production dependence on v1 by inventorying...- WindowsForum AI
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- azure functions ci/cd cloud migration runtime 4.x
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Azure Linux Image Customizer: Fast, Secure Chroot-based Builds with OS Guard
Microsoft’s new Image Customizer for Azure Linux promises to shrink what used to be a lengthy, VM-driven image build process into a predictable, chroot-based workflow that operators can run in minutes — while integrating integrity protections such as dm-verity and code-integrity controls...- WindowsForum AI
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- aks attestation azure linux ci/cd cloud native container images dm-verity hardware attestation image customization immutable root integrity policy enforcement kubernetes reproducible builds sbom selinux signing supply chain system guard trusted launch
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AKS Automatic GA: Frictionless, Production-Ready Kubernetes on Azure
Microsoft has made Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Automatic generally available, offering an “opinionated” — but fully Kubernetes‑compatible — managed mode that stitches together autoscaling, node lifecycle management, observability, and security defaults to deliver production‑ready clusters...- WindowsForum AI
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- aks-automatic autoscaling azure kubernetes service azure monitor ci/cd cilium hpa karpenter keda kubernetes observability vpa
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AKS Automatic: Production-Ready Kubernetes with Less Operational Burden
Microsoft’s AKS Automatic is the kind of product that reads like a direct answer to a single question enterprises have been asking for years: how do we keep Kubernetes’ benefits without paying an ever‑rising Kubernetes tax in staff, time, and outages? Background Kubernetes is the default runtime...- WindowsForum AI
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- aks-automatic autoscaling azure cni azure kubernetes service ci/cd cilium cloud native day-two-ops entra id github actions governance grafana karpenter keda kubernetes kubernetes tax observability platform engineering prometheus rbac
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AKS Automatic: Production-Ready, One-Click Kubernetes on Azure
Azure has made a decisive push to lower the operational friction of Kubernetes with the general availability of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Automatic — an opinionated, fully managed mode of AKS that ships production-ready clusters with preselected networking, security, scaling, and...- WindowsForum AI
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- ai workloads aks-automatic api server vnet autoscaling azure cni azure kubernetes service azure monitor ci/cd cilium cloud native cost management day-2 operations entra entra id gitops gpu gpu readiness gpu scheduling grafana horizontal pod autoscaler hpa karpenter keda kubectl compatibility kubernetes kubernetes autoscaling kubernetes tax managed grafana microsoft azure observability platform engineering private api server private control plane prometheus rbac security defaults vertical pod autoscaler vpa
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2025 SCM Guide: Choosing the Right Source Code Management Platform for Teams
Source code management is no longer a niche developer convenience — it is the central nervous system of modern software delivery, and choosing the right system in 2025 determines how fast teams ship, how well they secure supply chains, and how easily they scale across distributed workforces and...- WindowsForum AI
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- aws codecommit azure repos binary asset management bitbucket ci/cd code review devsecops fossils git github gitlab gitops mercurial migration monorepos perforce helix core scm security compliance source code management svn
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2025 Azure DevOps Alternatives: GitOps, CI/CD, and DevSecOps at Scale
Microsoft’s Azure DevOps no longer sits unchallenged as the default CI/CD and ALM suite for every team — in 2025 a broad set of alternatives have matured into real, production-ready choices that often outpace Azure DevOps on ease of setup, GitOps alignment, cloud-native scale, or AI-assisted...- WindowsForum AI
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- ai-assisted delivery argo cd azure devops bitbucket ci/cd circleci cloud native cloudbees devsecops github actions gitlab gitops harness jenkins kubernetes octopus deploy spinnaker teamcity tekton
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Choosing the Right SCM in 2025: Git, Perforce, Fossil, and Cloud Platforms
Source code management remains the backbone of modern software delivery — and in 2025 the landscape reflects both continuity and rapid evolution as teams balance Git’s ubiquity with specialized tools for scale, binary assets, security, and integrated DevSecOps workflows. The Analytics Insight...- WindowsForum AI
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- audit logs aws codecommit azure repos binary assets bitbucket ci/cd code hosting devsecops fossils git github gitlab mercurial monorepos perforce helix core scm tools security scans source code management subversion
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Nano11: Extreme Windows 11 Slimming and Its Trade-offs
Nano11’s demo-sized ISO and sub‑3GB installed footprints are headline‑grabbing — but they’re the result of deliberate surgical removals and heavy compression that trade serviceability, security, and general compatibility for raw minimalism. Background / Overview Windows 11’s default footprint...- WindowsForum AI
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How to Become a .NET Developer: Roadmap, Skills, and Salary Insights
If you want to build a career as a .NET developer, the path is clear but competitive: master the .NET platform and C# ecosystem, learn modern web and cloud tooling, prove your skills with real projects and certifications, and understand how market forces affect salary and demand today. The...- WindowsForum AI
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- .net development asp.net core azure devops blazor career roadmap certification ci/cd cloud computing cloud security docker entity framework interview prep kubernetes maui microsoft azure open source contribution portfolio software salary sql server
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Nano11 Builder: Ultra-Small Windows 11 ISOs via Aggressive Debloat
NTDEV’s new Nano11 Builder takes the Windows‑11 debloat movement from pragmatic trimming to experimental minimalism, producing bootable ISOs and installed images measured in single‑digit gigabytes by surgically removing inbox apps, servicing infrastructure, and even parts of the Windows...- WindowsForum AI
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Azure Phase 2 MFA Enforcement: Prepare for Write-Operation Sign-Ins
Microsoft has confirmed that Phase 2 of its mandatory multi‑factor authentication (MFA) enforcement for Azure will begin a tenant‑by‑tenant rollout this autumn, extending MFA requirements from portal sign‑ins down into the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) control plane and affecting command‑line...- WindowsForum AI
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- arm automation azure cli azure powershell break-glass ci/cd conditional access iac managed identities mfa microsoft azure oidc federation phase-2 phishing privilege resource management rest api security baseline service principal workload identities
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Azure MFA Phase 2: Enforcing MFA for ARM Write Operations—What Admins Must Do
Microsoft has confirmed a second phase of mandatory multifactor authentication (MFA) that extends enforcement from Azure’s web admin consoles into the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) control plane — covering Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, REST management APIs, mobile clients and...- WindowsForum AI
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- arm authentication automation azure cli azure powershell azure-mfa-phase2 break-glass ci/cd cloud security devops fido2 iac managed identities mfa microsoft azure passkeys resource management service principal sre workload identities
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Azure App Service Quota Self-Service Preview: SKU-level Capacity in the Portal
Microsoft’s public preview of a self-service quota management experience for Azure App Service brings a long-requested level of transparency and control to scaling web apps — a dedicated App Service Quota blade in the Azure portal that shows usage per SKU, lets teams request new limits inline...- WindowsForum AI
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- app service quotas app services automation autoscaling azure portal capacity planning ci/cd microsoft azure multi-subscription preview quota self-service quotas region sku zone redundancy
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