.NET Aspire Blog Posts

.NET Aspire 1: What Is .NET Aspire?

This post introduces .NET Aspire, an opinionated toolkit that allows developers work with cloud-native applications.

Microsoft Azure Enhances Observability with OpenTelemetry Support for Logic Apps and Functions

Microsoft has expanded OpenTelemetry support in Azure Logic Apps and Functions, enhancing observability and interoperability across platforms. This open-source framework enables seamless data generation and correlation, enhancing diagnostics beyond standard telemetry. With streamlined configuration and integration, Azure's offerings aim for standardized observability across cloud services.

Using SQL Server 2025 Vector Search in .NET Aspire – eShopLite Style!

Introduction SQL Server 2025 is super cool 😎 — and naturally, I had to test out the brand-new vector capabilities! To explore these features, I leaned into one of my favorite playgrounds: eShopLite — a collection of sample scenarios for an eCommerce app with AI-powered Semantic Search.

Visualizing the invisible: OpenTelemetry with .NET Aspire Dashboard

In the recent article about .NET and OpenTelemetry in mentioned .NET Aspire. This is a powerful tool for monitoring and inspecting applications. It provides real-time insights into logs, traces, and environment configurations, which is based on OpenTelemetry support. We'll investigate it in this article further

.NET Aspire: The Architect’s Guide to Cloud-Native .NET Development

Explore the definitive, in-depth guide to .NET Aspire—Microsoft’s new stack for building cloud-native, distributed .NET applications. Learn about architecture, implementation, deployment, security, and operational best practices for enterprise-scale systems.

Upgrade Your Application and Prepare for the Future with .NET Aspire

This article explores the evolving landscape of software upgrade and modernization initiatives, highlighting the tools available from Microsoft to streamline these processes.

F# Community making Azure Cosmos DB and .NET Aspire easier | Compositional IT

The F# community really excels in creating F#-specific libraries or wrappers to reduce that friction. There are 2 such projects that I'd like to highlight, that should significantly make it easier for F# developers to take advantage of new features Microsoft are investing a lot time in: Cosmos DB and Aspire.

.NET Aspire: Revolutionizing Cloud-Native Development - Xebia

Explore how .NET Aspire transforms cloud-native app development. Discover key features, benefits, and why it’s a breakthrough for modern .NET developers.

Transforming Microservices Development with .NET Aspire: A Real-World Implementation

How we modernized our enterprise microservices architecture and achieved seamless local development, enhanced observability, and simplified orchestration

Here’s what Microsoft got right (and wrong) about .NET Aspire:

.NET Aspire is a set of tools, templates, and packages that speed up your code-to-cloud dev loop by helping you build production-ready apps from day 1. Here are 5 key areas where it shines