Published: 2026-03-05
Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-highlights-thursday-5th-march-2026-102-edition-taswar-bhatti-4pkcf
Here is the #102 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. Agentic RAG for Everyone Using Azure SQL, OpenAI, and Web Apps
Join the legendary Davide Mauri as he builds an agentic RAG solution on a tiny budget using Azure SQL, OpenAI, and Web Apps.
2. VS Code for the Web
Join Scott Hanselman & Meera Haridasa on how to get started with VS Code for the Web – Azure to seamlessly run, debug and deploy your applications with no setup! This browser based VS Code environment allows you to work as you would locally, but wherever you are. Watch this video to see us create an enterprise-grade application, run it and deploy it to Azure within minutes!
3. Azure Firewall Integration with Microsoft Sentinel
Join Shabaz Shaik & Sai Prasanna Kishor for a focused session on how Azure Firewall integrates with Microsoft Sentinel to enhance threat visibility and streamline security investigations.
4. Vector Data in .NET – Building Blocks for AI Part 2
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If you want to earn about VectorData in .NET, then you dont want to miss the series written by Jeremy Likness Where he explains the same benefits to vector databases that Microsoft.Extensions.AI brings to LLMs.
5. Reduce Azure Networking Costs: Smart Routing, Locality & Efficient Connectivity
Join Andrea Michael on how to cut Azure networking spend by minimizing egress, optimizing routing, using Private Link and NAT Gateway, and right‑sizing ExpressRoute and load balancing services—without sacrificing performance.
As always, please give me feedback on LinkedIn. Which bullet above is your favorite? What do you want more or less of? Other suggestions? Please let me know.
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Have a wonderful Thursday 🙂
Taswar
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