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The OneNote app on Windows continues to get the latest features and improvements. In addition to improving the meeting details experience with Loop components as announced in our recent blog post, we’ve introduced other features that are intended to make capturing your notes richer, organizing your notes quicker, and your life easier. Let's do a recap of the ones that have recently landed and take a quick look at some of the new experiences coming soon. Continue reading to learn more! (While the OneNote experience continues to be improved across all your devices, this article will address only the OneNote on Windows app. We encourage all users on OneNote for Windows 10 …

In October, we covered the New Channels Experience coming to GCCH Teams, the new webhook connector in Teams, and overviewed new and coming features and functionality. Presentation attached and recording here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/videoplayer/embed/RW1dYng (start at 16:45 mark) [ATTACH=full]54938[/ATTACH] Continue reading...

Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of the security baseline package for Windows 11, version 23H2! Please download the content from the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit, test the recommended configurations, and customize / implement as appropriate. This release includes several changes to further assist in the security of enterprise customers. Changes have been made to provide additional protections to the local admin account, Microsoft Defender Antivirus updates, and a new setting in response to an MSRC bulletin. Re-introducing the Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) LAPS is a feature that has been around for some time but…

Windows 11, version 23H2, also known as the Windows 11 2023 Update, is now available through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Windows Update for Business. Download it from the Volume Licensing Service Center [1] (VLSC), Software Download Center (via Update Assistant), or Visual Studio Subscriptions. What’s new in this release? When you update devices running Windows 11, version 22H2 to version 23H2, you’ll get the capabilities we have delivered as part of continuous innovation, including those announced in September, enabled by default. These include: Copilot in Windows [2] (in preview), an AI-powered intelligent assistant to help you get answers and …

Creating and deploying Docker containers to Azure resources manually can be a complicated and time-consuming process. This tutorial outlines a graceful process for developing and deploying a Linux Docker container on your Windows PC, making it easy to deploy to Azure resources. This tutorial emphasizes using the user interface to complete most of the steps, making the process more reliable and understandable. While there are a few steps that require the use of command lines, the majority of tasks can be completed using the UI. This focus on the UI is what makes the process graceful and user-friendly. In this tutorial, we will use a Python Flask application a…

A lot of software developers are looking to improve their CI/CD pipelines. Argo CD has emerged as a very popular tool for developers in many environments, as has the concept of GitOps. This video, by ISV and Digital Native Center of Excellence expert Don High ("The Container Guy"), gets into these ideas and presents them in a beginner-friendly way. This version of the video is a lightly edited, auto-captioned version of the original webinar. We intend to publish a more polished version in the future. Sorry, your browser doesn't appear to support embedded videos. Continue reading...

[ATTACH=full]54922[/ATTACH]a banner depicting the title of the blog with tagline ”Your monthly IT admin blog for all things Microsoft 365” Welcome to the Microsoft 365 IT admin blog, your monthly source of tips, insights, and best practices for managing and optimizing your Microsoft 365 environment. In this edition, we cover the upcoming AMA on Microsoft 365 Copilot, general availability of the new Teams desktop app, take a peek into the impact of hybrid work on carbon emissions, and explore new and upcoming features in the Microsoft 365 admin center including enhancements to Migration Manager, device management, and new RBAC roles in Microsoft Purview. J…

Security Operations Analyst: Take the 30 Days to Learn It Cloud Skills Challenge  30 Days to Learn It helps technology professionals build skills and start preparing for Microsoft Certifications across a range of topics and solutions, with gamified Cloud Skills Challenges that reward you for timely completion.     The Security Operations Analyst is for current and aspiring security professionals who want to gain expertise in monitoring, identifying, investigating, and responding to threats by using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft 365 Defender, and third-party security solutions. This learning journey has been designed to equip you with the necessary skills for e…

By Kerry Herger Have you discovered Microsoft Learn learning rooms? In these dedicated environments hosted on Microsoft Teams, you can connect with colleagues and tech experts to dive deep into topic-specific questions via asynchronous discussions and virtual sessions. Current learning rooms focus on the latest tech subjects, including, “AI for everyone,” “All things Azure architecture and development,” “Cloud Security Study Group,” and many more. Are you ready to explore these rooms as you embark on an exciting journey of learning, growth, and discovery? At Microsoft Learn, our mission is to empower learners of all backgrounds, skill levels, and languages o…

Collaboration is a valuable feature of Forms that can significantly boost productivity. Multiple users can seamlessly work together in the same form, facilitating efficient teamwork and data collection. In this blog, I will show you how to add collaborators to your form/quiz. You can also try to add collaborators from this template. Now let’s dive in! Share a form/quiz to collaborate To add a collaborator to your form/quiz, you need to first open a form/quiz. Next, click on the "..." icon located in the upper right corner. From the menu, choose "Collaborate or duplicate," to get a link that you can share with others. (Note: The “Share link to collaborate” option…

Welcome to our October 2023 update on What's New in Microsoft Teams. This month, we are excited to showcase 35 new features and enhancements that will help you collaborate more effectively, streamline your workflow, and stay connected with your team. From the new Microsoft Teams app to improvements in meetings, webinars, and town halls, there's something for everyone. Read on to learn more about the latest updates and how they can benefit you and your organization. My personal favorites are the new Microsoft Teams app and the new Meet app. New Teams is a whole new Teams app that was reimagined from the ground up to be faster, simpler, smarter and more flexible to h…

Imagine the scenario when you, as a SaaS provider, have to reliably upload a massive amount of content into the cloud (for the simplicity of our example, we would refer to these files as JSON files). This SaaS application has to upload millions of files, from hundreds of thousands of users, within a few minutes. The mission-criticality comes from the fact that the user-generated content is very important and must be reliably uploaded, i.e. failure to upload is not an option. A typical architecture would have a load-balanced API that receives, processes and uploads the file into Azure Blob Storage, and maybe sends a notification about the newly uploaded document in…

By Amit Fulay, Vice President, Microsoft Teams Product Microsoft Teams has revolutionized how people connect and get things done together. We’re continually looking for new ways to build bridges between groups of people, regardless of geographical location, in a safe and ad-free place. Today, we’re excited to announce improved Microsoft Teams (free) on Windows 11 experiences and new community features on the free version of Microsoft Teams. Exciting updates to Microsoft Teams (free) on Windows 11 We’ve learned a lot from our customers and based on the feedback today, we’re enhancing the experience by replacing Chat in Windows 11 with Microsoft Teams (fr…

Introduction In today's fast-paced technological landscape, cloud integration and automation have ascended as twin pillars of modern business efficiency. Microsoft's Azure and Power Automate are two titans in this arena, each offering a unique set of capabilities. But what if we could marry the vast cloud resources of Azure with the intuitive workflow automation of Power Automate? In this article, we'll embark on a digital journey to explore how you can seamlessly call Azure Resource APIs from Power Automate, unlocking new vistas of potential for your business processes. Whether you're an Azure aficionado, a Power Automate pro, or someone just stepping into the cloud, …

[ATTACH=full]54873[/ATTACH] Azure VMware Solution was approved as a service within the FedRAMP HIGH Authorization P-ATO for Azure Government Today we are pleased to announce that Azure VMware Solution in Microsoft Azure Government was approved to be added as a service within the Azure Government Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO). Azure VMware Solution (AVS) is a fully managed service in Azure that customers can use to extend their on-premises VMware workloads more seamlessly to the cloud, while maintaining their existing skills and operational processes. Learn more about how you can…

Join us on Wednesday, November 8thth, 2023 for our latest "What's New in Microsoft EDU" webinar! These 30 minute webinars are put on by the Microsoft Education Product Management group and happen once per month, this month both 9:00am Pacific Time and 4:00pm Pacific time to cover as many global time zones as possible around the world. And don’t worry – we’ll be recording these and posting on our Microsoft Education YouTube channel in the new “ , so you’ll always to able to watch later or share with others! Here is our November 2023 webinar agenda: What’s new in Microsoft Teams for EDU What’s new in Microsoft 365 EDU AMA - Ask Microsoft EDU Anything (Q&A) …

Are you ready for loads of Microsoft 365 tricks AND treats? October 2023 brought some spooky new offerings: Power Apps leader in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Applications Platform, Video search improvements, new Intelligence & Search admin homepage, OneDrive colorful folders, New Microsoft Teams, Viva Goals + Planner, SharePoint: BCS retirement in Microsoft 365, and more. Details and screenshots below, including our audible companion: The Intrazone Roadmap Pitstop: October 2023 podcast episode – all to help answer, "What's rolling out now for SharePoint and related technologies into Microsoft 365?" In the podcast episode, th…

[ATTACH=full]54864[/ATTACH] Microsoft SMB Akatemia on kumppaneille järjestettävä webinaari, jossa käsittelemme ajankohtaisia aiheita Microsoft teknologian hyödyntämisestä PK-sektorin myynnin näkökulmasta. Webinaari on tuotettu suomeksi ja Microsoftin asiantuntijat ovat poimineet kiinnostavia ja hyödyllisiä aiheita, joita he vuorollaan esittelevät. Webinaarissa on mahdollisuus esittää myös kysymyksiä aiheesta. Ilmoittaudu mukaan oheisista linkeistä. Tapahtuman tallenne ja materiaali tulee saataville hetken kuluttua webinaarin loppumisesta Cloud Champion palveluun. Ilmoittaudu mukaan seuraavaan Microsoft SMB Akatemian -webinaariin: 8.11.2023 klo 12:00 - 13:00…

We are excited to announce the general availability to configure Azure Change Tracking & Inventory using the Azure Monitor agent (AMA) The Change Tracking and Inventory service tracks changes to Files, Registry, Software, Services and Daemons and uses the MMA (Microsoft Monitoring Agent)/OMS (Operations Management Suite) agent. What's New? Migration experience – Now you can move existing VMs on Change Tracking & Inventory with LA agent to the latest version of the service. There are two supported methods to execute this – Migration from Azure Portal – Supports limited VMs at a time & restricted to Azure VMs. Click here to know detail…

About the series: Microsoft Reactor’s Make Azure AI Real series is a collection of AI livestreams that are focused on AI technical content from experts at Microsoft. It’s designed for you to learn how to use Microsoft AI tools and services, such as Azure Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI Service, and more. You will also get insights into the latest AI trends and best practices from Microsoft AI experts. Join us for this exciting series and discover how to make AI real for your projects and goals. About the session: You might have heard a lot about the advancements of generative AI in the natural language processing (NLP) domain and how large language models re…

This blog has been co-authored by Campbell Vertesi, Microsoft Partner CTO for Red Hat. In an ever-evolving world of cloud computing, businesses are constantly seeking ways to optimize their operations, enhance security, and reduce costs. Microsoft Azure has been at the forefront of providing innovative solutions to cater to these demands. The recent addition of "Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for Third-Party Linux Migration with Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS)" to the Azure Marketplace is an exciting development that promises to make migrations and operations even more efficient and cost-effective. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is renowned for its stability, s…

Introduction Azure OpenAI Service is committed to providing the best generative AI models for customers. As part of this commitment, Azure OpenAI Service regularly releases new models to incorporate the latest features and improvements from OpenAI. In 2023 we have introduced the following models widely used by customers: text-embedding-ada-002 GPT-3.5-Turbo (versions 0301 and 0613) GPT-4 (versions 0314 and 0613) GPT-3.5-Turbo-Instruct babbage-002 davinci-002 Of these models, GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-4 see regular updates with new features. For example, versions 0613 of GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-4 introduced function calling, which is a popular feature that a…

Starting next year, indirect resellers must have a minimum revenue amount to remain authorized to transact as Cloud Solution Providers. Beginning on April 1, 2024, existing, active indirect resellers must have a minimum of USD1,000 in trailing 12 months (TTM) CSP revenue (including Perpetual Software) at the reseller tenant level in each of the CSP regions in which they sell. The revenue requirement must be met annually, on the reseller’s tenant onboarding anniversary, to remain authorized to transact as a CSP. This requirement applies only to indirect resellers who onboarded to their CSP reseller tenant at least one year ago. In January 2024 Microsoft wi…

In August and September of 2023, I published two blogs in this Tech Community about Metadata Driven Pipelines in Fabric, Metadata Driven Pipelines for Microsoft Fabric and Metadata Driven Pipelines for Microsoft Fabric Part 2, Data Warehouse Style. The response from the community has been amazing and I have received numerous requests for the source code so people can deploy within their own Fabric tenants. The difficulty is that Git support for Fabric at this time is limited, and there are no ARM templates to deploy in like there is in Azure. To meet these requests, I have created step-by-step instructions for these 2 patterns in our Analytics in a Box GitHub Repo.…

In this technical article, we will delve into an interesting case where a customer encountered problems related to isolation levels in Azure SQL Managed Instance. Isolation levels play a crucial role in managing the concurrency of database transactions and ensuring data consistency. We will start by explaining isolation levels and providing examples of their usage. Then, we will summarize and describe the customer's problem in detail. Finally, we will go through the analysis of the issue. Isolation Level Isolation level is a property of a transaction that determines how data is accessed and modified by concurrent transactions. Different isolation levels provide …