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Just in time for Microsoft Ignite and the PASS Data Community Summit, version 1.47.0 of Azure Data Studio is available with some great new features and a number of bug fixes. The latest features land in preview first. In order to try out anything that is listed as preview, you need to enable the Workbench: Enable Preview Features setting (access Settings using Ctrl/CMD + , ). [ATTACH=full]55508[/ATTACH] We love to hear your feedback! You can go directly to the repo, or within Azure Data Studio select Help -> Report Issue. You do need a GitHub account to create issues. Feel free to share any ideas for how we can make your life easier in our repo…

After our recent announcement about the release of the new Outlook on Windows 11, we have received many questions about features that are coming to the new app. The new Outlook for Windows is the future for both the Mail and Calendar apps in Windows and the classic Outlook for Windows. There is a lot of excitement and expectation - so naturally, we have a list of top features from those experiences that we plan to bring over. The place to follow all upcoming features and when they are releasing is the Microsoft 365 roadmap, and as we get closer to precise feature roll out dates will be published on that roadmap. The following is a list of some of the things that w…

Firstly, I would like to thank Benjamin Kovacevic and Yael Bergman for their help with this article. While the existing Sentinel GCP Pub/Sub Audit Logs connector documented here provides a way to ingest GCP platform audit logs, ingesting GCP Firewall logs or VPS logs remains a needed capability. In this blog post I will show a simple way to ingest Google Cloud GCP Firewall logs or VPS logs. In order to do this ingestion, I have utilized the Log Ingestion API with PowerShell to accomplish this. Note: The code provided in this post is just a sample provided AS-IS. Further code optimization and additions could be added as required. Follow…

Heya folks, Ned here again. Starting with Windows 11 Insider preview Build 25992 (Canary), the SMB client now supports connecting to an SMB server over TCP, QUIC, or RDMA using alternative network ports. Today I'll explain how to configure this and talk about the near future of this in Windows and Windows Server Insiders a bit. Previous port behaviors SMB server in Windows has required inbound connections using the IANA-registered port TCP/445 for decades, and the SMB TCP client has only supported connecting outbound to that TCP port. The newer SMB over QUIC protocol requires the QUIC-mandated UDP/443, both for server and client. Until now these were hard-code…

Heya folks, Ned here again. Starting with Windows 11 Insider preview Build 25992 (Canary), creating SMB shares changes a longtime Windows Defender Firewall default behavior. Before Previously, creating a share automatically configured the firewall to enable the rules in the “File and Printer Sharing” group for the given firewall profiles. This began in Windows XP SP2 with the introduction of the then-new built in firewall, and the rule was designed for both SMB1 and ease of deployment of a wide array of SMB-using technology, including printing, legacy group policy, and others. Now Windows now automatically configures the new “File and Printer Shar…

Microsoft Ignite 2023 is a huge opportunity to join the global community of IT admins who want to know more about how to transform their organizations with Microsoft 365 and with Microsoft Copilot. Sessions this year cover topics ranging from Copilot and AI, to the latest enhancements that drive collaboration and productivity, and not forgetting improvements to simplify management of Microsoft 365. You can still register for Ignite’s digital experience, which gets you access to livestream keynotes, breakouts and discussion sessions, Microsoft Cloud Skills challenges, and attendee networking. Some sessions will be recorded and made available after the event for you t…

Are you ready for Microsoft Ignite 2023? Join the live, worldwide show to experience AI transformation in action. This year's event, taking place next week from November 14th to 17th, promises to be an exciting showcase of AI transformation in action. You won't want to miss the chance to discover the best of what's next in technology, see demos of the latest Teams product innovations, and problem-solve with experts whether you are attending in person or online. For those attending Ignite in person, there will be unique opportunities to engage with Microsoft leaders and experts, learn new things in hands-on labs, and make global connections with other attendees. B…

We’re excited to announce that our SharePoint Web UI kit has been updated with some great new additions! This update includes more web parts so you have more options when designing your SharePoint sites and pages. The new update includes: Call to action Countdown timer Highlighted content Image gallery List People Sites [ATTACH=full]55504[/ATTACH]SharePoint web parts you can now design with the Web UI kit To get started with our updated UI kit, simply download the latest version from the Figma Microsoft Community website: SharePoint Web UI Kit – Figma. Why use the Figma SharePoint Web UI kit? Figma is a subscription-based applicat…

We are very excited to announce a significant “refresh” to the current Azure SQL Database Elastic Jobs preview! This refresh brings several new capabilities that were highly requested by our customers during the current preview. Main new capabilities added in this refresh include: Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) support Service-managed Private Link support to securely connect to target databases. Integration with Azure Alerts for job execution status Easily scale Job Agent’s tier to connect to more targets concurrently. Azure portal has also been significantly enhanced to provide new experience and support these new capabiliti…

Join us for Microsoft Ignite, coming up on November 15-16, 2023, for your chance to experience AI transformation in action, discover the best of what's next in technology, problem-solve with experts, and make global connections. What to expect from Microsoft Learn at Ignite You won’t want to miss Microsoft Learn’s online and in-person presence at Microsoft Ignite, where you’ll get a deep dive into Microsoft Applied Skills, a new verifiable credential that proves you have the technical skills needed for specific, real-world projects and scenarios. You’ll also get a closer look at our new AI skilling content on Microsoft Learn, your trusted source to help y…

[ATTACH=full]55495[/ATTACH] Microsoft Intune now has built-in native controls so you can manage your Macs similar to how you manage Windows PCs across the device lifecycle, without third party integrations or extensions. This decreases complexity and overhead and increases security, to help achieve your Zero Trust goals. Jeremy Chapman, Director of Microsoft 365, walks through the highlights: Automated device enrollment Microsoft Entra ID based single sign-on experience Extended configuration management controls Support for common DMG and PKG app package types Declarative Device Management (DDM) for updates Upcoming capabilities like Remote…

Microsoft 365 (M365) was released as a public hyperscale cloud collaboration suite of products in 2010, including hosted services such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and has evolved to include Teams, Planner and many more. From the beginning, the best collaboration experience for a single organization (legal entity) is within a single Microsoft Office 365 tenant and single underlying Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) tenant where you have the highest level of trust across a user population. For most organizations, managing users in a single tenant provides them with a unified view of resources and single set of policies and controls that enable a consist…

Written in collaboration between @andrewmathu and @gusmodena Introduction The second tutorial in this 2-part blog series about Illumio for Microsoft Azure Firewall is going to explore how to use Illumination to visualize and manage the network traffic and security policies of your environment. Illumination provides a unique new way to reveal the traffic flows in your network and to help you configure policies to secure your applications. Before you deep dive into this blog post, we recommend you read part 1 of the blog series: Part 1 - Managing Network Rules by using Azure Tags with Illumio for Microsoft Azure Firewall - Microsoft Community Hub …

Microsoft partners like FabSoft deliver transact-capable offers, which allow you to purchase directly from Microsoft AppSource. Learn about Fabsoft's offer below: [ATTACH=full]55482[/ATTACH] DeskConnect Desktop Automation Driver for Microsoft Azure OpenAI: Packed with AI and machine-learning technologies, DeskConnect is an easy-to-install solution to your document management challenges. The transformation from a manual process to DeskConnect's intelligent automated system will reduce the chance of human error and optimize efficiency. Continue reading...

Cybersecurity incidents can be complex and challenging to investigate, requiring advanced tools and techniques to identify the scope of the attack, determine the adversary's tactics and procedures, and develop an effective response strategy. Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (MDTI) provides robust tools and features that enable security analysts to quickly investigate incidents and respond to cyber threats by applying the Diamond Model for Intrusion Analysis Framework to threat intelligence. The Diamond Model is a framework for understanding cyber threats that was first introduced by Sergio Caltagirone, Andrew Pendergast, and Christopher Betz in 2012 to improv…

Empowering the digital evolution requires seamless integration, agility, and scalability. By extending Azure services to the customer’s preferred environments like VMware, we want to ensure a consistent experience and help unlock the potential of limitless innovation. Today we’re excited to deliver on that promise and thrilled to announce that VMware vSphere enabled by Azure Arc is now generally available to manage VMware resources in Azure. With VMware vSphere enabled by Azure Arc, you can: Enable Azure services at scale for your entire VMware estate – on-premises, AVS and multicloud Enable self-service access and management to VMware resources for developers …

[ATTACH=full]55472[/ATTACH] Introduction Have you ever wondered how to make sense of large-scale and complex data sets? In the world of wildlife research, scientists face the challenge of analyzing millions of images captured by camera traps to study the diversity of wildlife in different ecosystems. But how do they handle such vast amounts of data and extract meaningful insights? You can access the workshop at: https://aka.ms/fabric-e2e-serengeti This workshop, dives into the fascinating world of data analytics using Microsoft Fabric and explore how it can be used to analyze the Snapshot Serengeti dataset. The workshop will take you through the entire process…

Introduction Hi folks! My name is Felipe Binotto, Cloud Solution Architect, based in Australia. In this post, I want to talk about Microsoft Assessments but more specifically Microsoft Assessments Milestones because they are a very useful tool which is not widely used. In case you don’t know what Microsoft Assessments are, they are a free, online platform that helps you evaluate your business strategies and workloads. They work through a series of questions and recommendations that result in a curated guidance report that is actionable and informative. Here’s how they work: Start: Choose an assessment that aligns with the business strategies you…

November is a big month with 3 events – .NET Conf, Microsoft Ignite, and GitHub Universe – and the official launch of .NET 8. In fact, there's so much happening, we'll be doing another post in mid-November to capture major news and announcements coming out of the events. In the lead-up to these conferences, we have a lineup of resources to help you get ready and start learning new skills. Join the GitHub Universe Cloud Skills Challenge, start building generative AI solutions, find out how to code C# in Visual Studio Code, and much more. GitHub Universe Cloud Skills Challenge Become a GitHub expert. Join the GitHub Universe Cloud Skills Challenge (now through Nove…

We've scoured the Microsoft Ignite session catalog to hand-pick a selection of topics for IT Pros. These sessions are available in-person, online live and available as a recording after the event, unless otherwise stated. Visit the session links for more information, including scheduling details for your own time zone. These sessions reflect the broad roles of an IT Pro and include Azure and on-premises infrastructure, security & identity, endpoint management, Microsoft 365 and more! We've even included some topics your developers might be starting to explore, so you can learn how to enable them. If you're attending in-person in Seattle, look out for us …

We're thrilled to bring you an exciting update that will significantly enhance the way you interact with your users and gather valuable feedback for your apps on Microsoft Teams - App Ratings and Reviews. How will Ratings and Reviews help your business? We're introducing this new feature for users to rate and review apps on Teams, simplifying feedback collection for ISVs and Publishers. This feature allows users to rate and review an app they have installed on Teams, and for developers to directly manage user feedback in Partner Center, enhancing the feedback process and offering benefits such as: User Engagement: Ratings and Reviews provide a platform f…

[ATTACH=full]55455[/ATTACH] Prepare to ignite curiosity and bring fresh ideas to your classrooms with GitHub Universe 2023! Join us for over 90 sessions that promise to enrich your teaching toolkit, especially: Opening Keynote: Discover GitHub’s vision for AI in education AI Pair Programming: Integrate GitHub Copilot into your curriculum Developer Productivity: Enhance your teaching with cutting-edge tools AI in Education: Debate and shape the future of tech in teaching Ethical AI: Prepare students for the moral questions in tech [ATTACH=full]55456[/ATTACH] ️Event Dates: November 8-9 Keynote Time: 9 AM PT | 12 PM ET | 6 PM CET | 10:…

We are happy to announce the integration of Azure Redis Cache with WordPress on App Service. The integration of WordPress on App Service and Azure Cache for Redis offers improved user experience, reduced load on the App Service and database, and the flexibility to handle increased demands with ease. Caching in WordPress is a technique used to improve the performance and speed of your WordPress website. By caching certain parts of your website or entire pages, you can reduce the load on your server and decrease page load times for your visitors. Caching can significantly improve the performance of your WordPress site, particularly when your site experiences high tra…

Are you ready to take your productivity to new heights? Join us on Thursday, November 9th at 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time for an exciting Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Microsoft 365 Copilot. This live, text-based online event will allow you to connect with Microsoft product experts who will answer your questions and provide valuable insights on how to prepare your organization for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Get Ready for Microsoft Ignite As we approach Microsoft Ignite, it is crucial to ensure your organization is technically ready for the full potential of Microsoft 365 Copilot. This AMA will focus on technical readiness and pre-Ignite content and questions …

If you’re a developer who wants to learn MySQL or improve your productivity while developing with MySQL, then GitHub Copilot on Azure Data Studio can help get you started. GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered code completion tool developed by GitHub and powered by OpenAI. It leverages machine learning models trained on vast amounts of code to generate context-aware code suggestions directly within your integrated development environment (IDE). You can use GitHub Copilot as an extension in Azure Data Studio and Visual Studio Code. In this blog post, I’ll demonstrate how GitHub Copilot can act as an AI pair programmer by providing intelligent suggestions and more w…