Published: 2026-04-16
Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-highlights-thursday-16th-april-2026-108-edition-taswar-bhatti-boevf
Here is the #108 edition of 5 Highlights Thursday to help you in your Azure journey and keep you informed. Feel free to forward this along to anyone who you think may enjoy or better ask them to subscribe.
1. Use AI to Achieve Operational Excellence with the Well-Architected Framework practices
If you’re a cloud architect, platform engineer, or developer responsible for operating systems in production, this video Boris Scholl & Niels Buit will help you understand Well Architected Framework and how to apply AI practically, assess risks and tradeoffs in real-world environments.
2. Next-Level SQL in VS Code: GitHub Copilot Custom Instructions, Plan Mode & Skills
GitHub Copilot already generates awesome SQL code but awesome is different from aligned with your team. In this episode, Anna Hoffman & Carlos Robles explore how to take full control of GitHub Copilot context inside VS Code using the MSSQL extension.
3. The future of identity protection with Predictive Shielding
In this episode, we explore how predictive shielding anticipates attacks before they unfold. Nimrod Roimy my and Aviv Sharon join us to share how Microsoft is the first vendor to leverage attack path graphs to detect early signs of compromise, pioneering a way to harden devices that store critical identities and proactively block domain-wide breaches.
4. Migrate Oracle Workloads to PostgreSQL Using AI-Powered Tools in the VS Code PostgreSQL Extension
This week on Azure Friday, Scott Hanselman talks with Jonathon Frost about AI-enhanced migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL using the VS Code PostgreSQL extension. See how developers can automate schema conversion, transform application code, and validate results using an intelligent, agent-driven workflow.
5. Is Postgres the wave of the future?
In this episode of The Shift, members of the Microsoft Azure Database team, Eric Hudson , Marko Hotti , Claire Giordano and Abinav Rameesh explore a question from you, our community and the question in mind is Is Postgres the wave of the future?
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Have a wonderful Thursday 🙂
Taswar