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As part of Surface’s commitment to security, we’re excited to introduce windows-drivers-rs to the Windows driver development landscape. This open-source initiative not only champions robust security through Rust but also streamlines the process with an intuitive framework for the Windows Driver Framework (WDF) APIs with the aim of providing the same API coverage as the Windows Driver Kit. Why Rust? Increased security for users Rust is a programming language that puts safety first. Up to 70% of security vulnerabilities are related to memory and type safety -- two core security measures that Rust inherently protects.1 Its strict ownership model and buil…

Microsoft Ignite is coming up next week Nov 14-17 with events happening live in Seattle and online. Attendance online is free and available from anywhere. Microsoft Ignite is one of our largest events of the year with keynotes from Microsoft leaders, customers and thought leaders. Explore AI innovations, problem-solve with experts, and make global connections to empower yourself to lead your organization. [ATTACH=full]55441[/ATTACH] Microsoft Viva will be well represented at Ignite with a breakout session titled, Drive engagement and performance with Microsoft Viva. Join this session to learn how Microsoft Viva brings together the tools and applications you …

We are making improvements to Meeting Details in OneNote on Windows to help you quickly capture meeting context so you can focus on what you do best: run meetings effectively and follow up flawlessly. Evolving the Meeting Details Experience The new Meeting Details is in the same familiar location in the ribbon, now with an improved meeting selection experience. [ATTACH=full]55439[/ATTACH]An image showing the initial release of the updated Meeting Details content with the side pane meeting experience. This update is the foundation for us to bring new meeting-related contents to your notebooks and is the first of a series that we are plannin…

Bookings with me in Outlook is a web-based personal time management solution that provides a simple and powerful scheduling page with seamless integration with outlook. Bookings with me lets people schedule a meeting or appointment with you through a personal scheduling page that integrates with the free/busy information from your Outlook calendar. We are pleased to announce that it’s now available for use by customers in GCC tenants as well. For more information: Bookings with me | Microsoft Learn Continue reading...

Heya folks, Ned here again. Today I’m sharing advice on migrating from Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) to Storage Replica. This includes deciding when SR is a good replacement, inventorying your DFSR and DFS Namespaces, backing up your existing configuration, validating your existing replication and converging it, migrating to SR, then updating your disaster recovery runbook. Let’s get to re-replicating! What is Storage Replica? We introduced Storage Replica in Windows Server 2016. SR replicates volumes between servers, between clusters and within stretch clusters. We designed SR for disaster recovery – I prefer the term disaster prevention –…

Earlier this year in our blog post highlighting Dapr, we stated our goal to empower all developers to be successful at building any application, using any language, on any platform. In the pursuit of this goal, we are committed to building open, flexible technology that makes it easy for any developer to build adaptable and dynamic applications that run on the cloud and edge. One of the many teams at Microsoft focusing on building open, flexible, technologies is the Azure Open-Source Incubations team. Projects from Azure OSS Incubations include Dapr (Dapr - Distributed Application Runtime), KEDA (KEDA), Copa (Redirecting to https://project-copacetic.github.io/copac…

Microsoft Ignite runs from November 15 – 17, 2023! We’re looking forward to you joining us online starting at 9:00 AM PDT for the global digital sessions. Even though the in-person passes are no longer available, you can still register for the free digital pass. This will give you access to discover the latest innovations from Microsoft, learn from product experts and partners, and make meaningful connections. We're very happy to bring this global community together and to have everyone join us virtually and in-person!    [ATTACH=full]55427[/ATTACH] Watch and participate in our hybrid sessions  View our Breakout Sessions as they play live during th…

You may have seen some of our recent content about the growing shift to a skills-first economy1, a global trend towards hiring based on specific, relevant skills rather than focusing solely on college degrees or prior experience. This priority shift in hiring may leave you with many questions about the impact to your own career—like which skills are in-demand, how to learn them, and how to prove you have them. Luckily, answering those kinds of questions is at the heart of everything Microsoft Learn does. In this blog, we’ll cover nine features that you can leverage to help you navigate the skills-first economy and stay ahead of the curve. Identify the right skills…

At a time when threats like ransomware are becoming increasingly sophisticated and agile, having device security settings properly configured can be the difference between preventing an attack and experiencing a breach. Misconfigurations account for 21% of all error-related breaches, so security teams need a solution that makes posture management easy. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint enables organizations to proactively harden their security configurations, with tailored recommendations for resolving at-risk devices. Today we are excited to announce the General Availability of simplified settings management in Defender for Endpoint to make prevention for customers …

We’re excited to announce the public preview of gRPC support in Azure API Management in the self-hosted gateway. This new feature allows customers to manage their gRPC services as APIs in Azure API Management. [ATTACH=full]55423[/ATTACH] What is gRPC? gRPC is a modern, high-performance framework that enables seamless communication between services. Leveraging HTTP/2 for transport and Protocol Buffers (protobuf) as the interface description language, gRPC facilitates lightweight, efficient communication perfect for microservices architecture. What the Preview Includes Full gRPC support. Perform unary, client streaming, server streamin…

Microsoft Intune is an acknowledged leader in the Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) space. To remain a leader we keep simplifying management, improving the value of our offering and providing the best possible experience for enterprise. Our customers have shared that the best possible experience would be a single solution capable of managing all their endpoints across platforms in one place. And we have listened. In the last few months, the experience of Mac management with Intune has been completely transformed, and new features are coming early next year will drive even better outcomes. Everything that makes Intune the preferred management solution for mobile devices…

We're thrilled to announce that Gartner has once again recognized Microsoft as a Leader in the 2023 Magic Quadrant for API Management, marking the fourth consecutive year of this recognition. We believe our continued recognition as a Leader is a testament to our deep customer engagements. Powering customers’ digital transformation success APIs play a pivotal role in enabling digital transformation for today's modern organizations. Azure API Management, trusted by thousands of the world’s largest enterprises, empowers businesses to build, secure, and scale their API portfolio. Featuring over a million APIs, and processing over a trillion API requests monthly on…

Microsoft partners like Hive Streaming and Data Dynamics deliver transact-capable offers, which allow you to purchase directly from Azure Marketplace. Learn about these offers below: [ATTACH=full]55421[/ATTACH] Hive Streaming Standard: Hive Streaming's innovative video experience products help organizations achieve the highest streaming quality while efficiently offloading the corporate network. The standard plan includes out-of-the-box, self-learning video optimization software (Hive eCDN), as well as technical insights and troubleshooting information to enhance viewer experience for each internal video communications event. Hive Streaming Standard+…

Welcome to our monthly update for Teams for Education, and thank you so much for being part of our growing community! We’ve been working on some great new updates that we’re excited to share with you, so here’s what’s new this month. Enjoy! November Topics: 1. Classwork 2. Assignments 3. Learning Accelerators 4. Reflect 5. Whiteboard 6. Viva Connections for Education updates 7. Teams General Updates 1. Classwork Reuse of Modules Coming later this calendar year, you will be able to reuse your modules between Class Teams. Whether you are looking to teach the same class again, are teaching multiple instances of a class, or want to…

In this evolving digital landscape, more organizations are adopting enterprise IoT (eIoT) to streamline their business processes. According to Transforma Insights, IoT connections are expected to double to 30 billion by 20301. The surge in IoT adoption is expected to outnumber IT devices 3:1 by 20252 and expand the attack service exponentially. Organizations need a security solution that evolves with their existing endpoint security investments and empowers the SOC to secure IT and eIoT devices centrally. To help organizations achieve a more holistic endpoint security strategy that traverses both IT and eIoT devices easily, we are thrilled to announce that the eIoT…

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Monthly news November 2023 Edition [ATTACH=full]55379[/ATTACH] This is our monthly "What's new" blog post, summarizing product updates and various new assets we released over the past month. In this edition, we are looking at all the goodness from October 2023. Legend: [ATTACH=full]55380[/ATTACH] Product videos [ATTACH=full]55381[/ATTACH] Webcasts (recordings) [ATTACH=full]55382[/ATTACH] Docs on Microsoft [ATTACH=full]55383[/ATTACH] Blogs on Microsoft [ATTACH=full]55384[/ATTACH] GitHub [ATTACH=full]55385[/ATTACH] External content [ATTACH=full]55386[/ATTACH] Product improvements [ATTACH=full]55387[…

In the world of software development, load testing plays a critical role in ensuring that applications can withstand the pressure of real-world use. We will delve into three popular load testing tools: k6, Locust, and Azure load testing, introducing their usages and comparing their features, strengths, and drawbacks. They are also the ideal tools to verify the scaling behaviors in Azure App Service, container app, etc. k6 Grafana k6 is an open-source load testing tool that makes performance testing easy and productive for engineering teams. k6 is free, developer-centric, and extensible. Reference: https://k6.io/docs/ Opens in new window or tab. QuickStart: …

Microsoft Learn AI Skills Challenge wrapped up an incredible learning journey with the AI Solution Pitch Challenge; a showcase of innovation where passionate learners brought their visions to life through the power of AI. These creators shared how they would harness Microsoft's AI technology to craft solutions for the future in a 3-minute video pitch. Out of many, five outstanding winners emerged, each with a unique and compelling vision. This series of blog posts spotlights each creator sharing the transformative potential of their ideas. [ATTACH=full]55373[/ATTACH] I’m Krishna Agarwal, and I’m excited to share my innovative project set to redefine t…

[ATTACH=full]55372[/ATTACH]Announcing more Azure VMware Solution enhancements Greetings from Barcelona, where the Microsoft team is thrilled to be part of VMware Explore. My team and I will be presenting and are eager to meet with customers and partners in person! Having been at Microsoft for over two decades, I have recently taken the helm of the Azure VMware Solution team and I am excited to hear about your thoughts and experiences using our product. Here is some of what I have already heard from customers about how Azure VMware Solution is helping their organizations: “As a public institution, we were very sensitive to the security implemented by A…

Microsoft Azure took the center stage as a top sponsor at the Red Hat Summit Connect events, spanning across Asia, the Americas, and EMEA in 18 locations around the world. The series of global events, held between September and December have brought together IT decision-makers (ITDMs) and business decision-makers (BDMs) from around the world to explore the latest developments in hybrid cloud, open source technologies, and IT solutions. Microsoft's primary objective in sponsoring Red Hat Summit Connects was clear: to emphasize that Microsoft Azure is the premier choice for hosting Red Hat workloads. The collaborative efforts of both companies were evident throughout…

Partners have the opportunity to drive significant business growth and ROI with Azure solutions. According to Forrester, for every dollar of Azure consumed revenue (ACR) in year three, a composite partner can drive up to $7.51 in services revenue, with Azure migration and modernization work making up 51 percent of the total gross profits over three years.* Customers are also looking to partners like you to maximize the value of their data through AI transformation, which has led to Azure Analytics workloads growing at twicethe rate of other services.* But the first step in leveraging advanced AI workloads is secure cloud migration to Azure. Regardless of where…

We are pleased to announce that with this release we update the AKS HCI management cluster to Kubernetes version 1.26.6. This update enables us to set the basis for supporting futures versions of Kubernetes for your workload clusters. See the complete set of versions for each module in the GitHub release page. Here is a description of what is included in this release: Security Updates Kubernetes CVE-2023-2728: Bypassing enforce mountable secrets policy imposed by the ServiceAccount admission plugin. A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where users may be able to launch containers that bypass the mountable secrets policy enforced by the Se…

Looking for a list of what's happening with Windows at Microsoft Ignite, November 14-17, 2023? Whether you are attending digitally or coming to Seattle, there is plenty to explore. From connecting with your peers to keynotes and breakout sessions from Microsoft leaders like Satya Nadella, Rajesh Jha, Charlie Bell, Scott Guthrie, and Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft Ignite is a great opportunity to learn about the latest AI innovations directly from experts, sharpen your skills through live breakouts and interactive workshops, and expand your network. I'm excited to be part of this year's event and can't wait to connect with you all! If you will be attending Microsoft Ignite in S…

We are pleased to announce that our API documentation is now available in Japanese and Simplified Chinese. You will be automatically redirected based on your browser's language setting. We will add more languages including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Traditional Chinese later this year. Our goal is to make it easier for you to use our APIs and integrate them with your applications. We are committed to providing you with the best tools and resources to grow your business with Microsoft Advertising. Thank you for your continued support and feedback. Continue reading...

Since the Microsoft endpoint management team introduced device filters to the Intune management console, administrators have increasingly embraced them for policy and application deployment assignments. Device filters have significantly enhanced deployment performance and reduced latency in assignments workload. Their impact is most pronounced in large Intune environments, such as those with over thousands of devices. Besides their excellent performance, administrators appreciate their ease of use. However, while device filters offer numerous advantages compared to traditional Azure AD device groups and user groups, their usage requires careful consideration. Devi…