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[ATTACH=full]54090[/ATTACH] Despite its sudden ubiquity as a buzzword, generative AI is in its relative infancy as a technology. Keeping up to date on daily innovations is a challenge for any business or individual, regardless of your role. The results speak for themselves, however, as a recent study commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by Forrester Consulting revealed that Microsoft Azure AI customers have collectively enjoyed a 284 percent ROI over 3 years. Whether you’re a business decision maker, a developer, a data scientist, or anything in-between, Microsoft is hard at work developing tools and resources to make your generative AI learning journey …

Due to the potential impact on performance and storage costs, Azure Databricks clusters don't capture networking logs by default. Follow the below instructions if you need to capture tcpdump to investigate multiple networking issues related to the cluster. These steps will capture a TCP dump on each cluster node--both driver and workers during the entire lifetime of the cluster. IMPORTANT: Make sure to remove the tcpdump init script from the cluster once you generate the tcpdump to avoid performance and additional cost. Configure a cluster-scoped init script for the cluster (s) in question Run a cluster-scoped init script in the notebook from the cluste…

We have long heard from Outlook users and organization IT admins that the fragmented experience of Outlook across platforms is painful and frustrating. With the new Outlook for Windows, we are bringing a more consistent and robust experience with rapid access to new features, so our users are empowered to use Outlook the way they like, with the best tools at their fingertips. Part of this effort is making sure that the add-ins platform and deployment experience is consistent across Outlook endpoints, and that add-ins are supported reliably for end users. In the new Outlook for Windows, web add-ins are fully supported, with no additional work required from partners. CO…

VMMap v3.4 This update to VMMap, a virtual and physical memory analysis utility, adds support for .NET 6 and higher, including .NET 8 preview. Continue reading...

Data integration allows applications to move, process, or transform data across multiple systems as part of their micro-service architecture. Data integration is the first step in supporting data collection to allow business applications to learn and build insights from that data. While you can accomplish data integration in several ways, in this blog post I'll focus on how to use Azure Logic Apps to move data to an Azure Database for MySQL flexible server. This solution automates data integration tasks performed in response to API calls. Consider the following architecture: [ATTACH=full]54080[/ATTACH] Figure: Using Azure Logic Apps to move data i…

Heya folks, Ned here again. Beginning in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25977 (Canary Channel), SMB over QUIC now supports access control for clients. Today I’ll explain how this works, what the advantages are, and how to set it up. SMB over QUIC SMB over QUIC introduced an alternative to TCP and RDMA, supplying secure connectivity to edge file servers over untrusted networks like the Internet. QUIC has significant advantages, the largest being mandatory certificate-based encryption instead of relying on passwords. SMB over QUIC offers an "SMB VPN" for telecommuters, mobile device users, and high security organizations. The server certificate creates …

The infrastructure associated with the API Management stv1 compute platform version will be retired effective 31 August 2024 as announced here. A more current compute platform version (stv2) is already available, and provides enhanced service capabilities. This blog outlines the migration approach and options. What are the stv1 and stv2 platforms? Azure API Management is a cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that abstracts many details of the infrastructure used to host and run your service. A more current compute platform version (stv2) is already available, and provides enhanced service capabilities. The following table summarizes the compute platforms currently …

Simplify and improve security for sign-in experiences with Microsoft Entra ID, the new name for Azure Active Directory. Microsoft Entra ID is a unified identity provider to sign into your non-Microsoft services, like Google, AWS, Salesforce, and ServiceNow. [ATTACH=full]54074[/ATTACH] See how it’s used to manage service licensing for Microsoft 365, Office 365, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Microsoft Purview. It features unique capabilities like conditional access, passwordless authentication, Single Sign-on, and Dynamic Groups. Perform the most common day-to-day tasks, like adding and editing user accounts, options for groups and what each do, as well as m…

We’ve seen huge interest from organizations that want to use Azure OpenAI service to access Large Language Models (LLMs) in combination with their own data. Allowing these applications to access your organization’s knowledge base allows inclusion of data relevant to the conversation, creating a richer and more useful experience. However, this introduces new problems if the Generative AI application isn't aware of any access control requirements. We’ve recently updated the Cognitive Search OpenAI Demo to allow user login and access control, which enables the Generative AI application to tailor responses on a per-user basis. [ATTACH=full]54062[/ATTACH] [ATTA…

The latest Insiders build of MSIX Packaging tool (v1.2023.1005.0) is now available. In this release, we’ve added features to make the conversion process simpler. Here’s a rundown of the major improvements, which you can download from the Microsoft Store. PSF – MPT integration (via GUI) Package Analyzer PSF – MPT integration (via GUI) In the earlier versions of the tool, we allowed injecting Package Support Framework (PSF) scripts into the package via the MSIX Packaging Tool (MPT) command line. Taking feedback from the community around the complexity involved with configuring these PSF fixups, we’re now enabling addition of PSF fixups from MSIX Packaging Tool …

As an administrator, maintaining optimal quality for your users is paramount. The Teams Admin Center offers numerous tools for administrators to investigate call quality issues, such as Call Analytics, Real-time Telemetry, and the Call Quality Dashboard. Until now, these tools were employed in a manual and reactive manner to identify meetings issues. Now, we are excited to introduce automated monitoring of meeting quality using rule-based monitoring alerts. These alerts will proactively notify you on significant quality issues in chosen user’s meetings. This allow admins to proactively oversee audio, video and application sharing quality for all upcoming meetings of …

Microsoft MVPs from all over the world are engaging with their communities in their own ways. Examples include public speakers who share their technical knowledge at conferences and events, community organizers who lead technical communities and organize events, social media influencers who deliver information on social media, code contributors who share codes and samples and contribute to open source, helpers who support users in online forums and provide feedback to Microsoft, mentors who support the growth of others, and content creators who publish information on blogs, books, videos, and so on. In this blog, we feature our mentors who are dedicated to supporti…

If a static constructor throws an exception, the runtime doesn't invoke it a second time, and the type will remain uninitialized for the lifetime of the application domain. So, only way to come out this situation is Application recycle/restarts. Static Constructors - C# Programming Guide - C# | Microsoft Learn This can be a very rare scenario occurring intermittently and can become difficult debug. I have seen this issue happening WCF or Asp.Net impersonation. Consider below exception: [ATTACH=full]54043[/ATTACH] System.Security.SecurityException: Requested registry access is not allowed. Once this occurs, every user gets the exception, until I …

Microsoft partners like Buoyant and MAQ Software deliver transact-capable offers, which allow you to purchase directly from Azure Marketplace. Learn about these offers below: [ATTACH=full]54041[/ATTACH] Linkerd Enterprise: Built from the popular Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)-graduated Linkerd service mesh project, Buoyant's Linkerd Enterprise is a fully hardened, enterprise-grade distribution that provides security and reliability to any cloud-native application with features such as lifecycle automation, cost-optimizing routing, and security policy auditing. [ATTACH=full]54042[/ATTACH] EmbedFAST: EmbedFAST from MAQ Software seamlessly…

[ATTACH=full]54040[/ATTACH] Over 44% of Dutch jobs face significant exposure to generative AI, like ChatGPT, often in industries prone to labor shortages. While adopting AI can boost productivity and ease labor market pressures, realizing its potential is challenging, caution PwC experts de Boer and Starink, emphasizing it's not a magic wand. Read the article HERE Continue reading...

Hi Teams Community, We're back with another addition to Support Diagnostics for Microsoft Teams. This time @Christopher Tart has written our first test for Teams Devices in the Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer. This new diagnostic will help you troubleshoot and test if you meet requirements for a Microsoft Teams user to be able to sign into a Teams Android Desk Phone. To access the new customer facing diagnostic, navigate to Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer, select Microsoft Teams, then click on the “Teams Android Desk Phone Sign in”. [ATTACH=full]54038[/ATTACH] For more advanced tests, you can login with Global Administrator ac…

We are thrilled to announce that Microsoft Defender for Cloud, in collaboration with the Center for Internet Security (CIS), now supports the latest CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark - version 2.0.0. This release also includes the new corresponding built-in policy initiative in the Azure Policy blade. [ATTACH=full]54036[/ATTACH] Please refer to our product documentation to learn how to add CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark 2.0.0 to your dashboard. The release of CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark v2.0.0 represents a major version shift of CIS Azure benchmark product support in Azure platform. The v2.0.0 aligns with Microsoft cloud secu…

[ATTACH=full]54034[/ATTACH]Join our next community call on October 24 to deep dive into Power Pages. We will be starting the call at 5 minutes past the hour for both of our sessions (at 8:05 AM and 5:05 PM PT), and it will still end at the top of the hour (9:00 AM and 6:00 PM PT, respectively). If you have not yet joined our Champion community, sign up here to get access to the calendar invites, program assets, and previous call recordings. Continue reading...

We are thrilled to announce that Microsoft Defender Cloud, in collaboration with the Center for Internet Security (CIS), now supports the latest CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark - version 2.0.0. This release also includes the new corresponding built-in policy initiative in the Azure Policy blade. [ATTACH=full]54033[/ATTACH] Please refer to our product documentation to learn how to add CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark 2.0.0 to your dashboard. The release of CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark v2.0.0 represents a major version shift of CIS Azure benchmark product support in Azure platform. The v2.0.0 aligns with Microsoft cloud security…

We are pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) of .NET Framework custom code for Azure Logic Apps (Standard). This capability allows customers to extend their low code solutions with the power of custom code. Once a developer has written and compiled their .NET Framework code, it can be called from a built-in action from within a workflow. In addition, this new capability provides the following benefits: A no-cliffs extensibility capability to our low code offering giving developers the flexibility and control needed to solve the toughest integration problems. No additional service plans required, deploy your custom code alongside your workflows. A local d…

Access Releases 8 Issue Fixes in Version 2309 (Released September 28th, 2023) Our newest round of Access bug fixes was released on September 28th, 2023. In this blog post, we highlight some of the fixed issues that our Access engineers released in the current monthly channel. If you see a bug that impacts you, and if you are on the current monthly channel build 2309, you should have these fixes. Make sure you are on Access Build # 16.0.16827.20130 or greater. Bug Name Issue Fixed When saving a table, we may duplicate the table in the relationship window If the relationship window was open, and a table that was displaye…

This post is a part of our EWS (Exchange Web Services) to Microsoft Graph Migration Guide Series. Earlier this month the Exchange Team announced two major changes that impact the API’s available to connect to Exchange Online: The Outlook REST v2 API is scheduled to be decommissioned on March 31st, 2024, for more information see the article here The Exchange Web Services (EWS) API will be retired on October 1, 2026, for more information see the article here Several customers are trying to proactively identify the applications in their tenant that use these API’s and have opened cases with Microsoft Support requesting some guidance and/or assistance. The goa…

By Andrew Smith, General Manager, Partner Program Management The Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program is informed by the priorities of our partners, customers, and the greater industry. We are continuously releasing new resources, benefits, and incentives designed to help you grow your business in the direction of your goals and respond to current market demands. Over the past few months, our Partner Program has added updates spanning topics from AI to cybersecurity, creating new opportunities for inspiration, learning and development: Announcements New Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft is unifying AI capabilities into a single experience across Windows 1…

Welcome to the 2024 Imagine Cup, the ultimate playground for visionary AI developers and tech-savvy entrepreneurs. If you're passionate about AI and eager to make your mark on the global stage, this is the competition you've been waiting for. In this blog, we'll walk you through the amazing opportunities that await you in this year's Imagine Cup. [ATTACH=full]54028[/ATTACH] Benefits of Participating: Participating in Imagine Cup isn't just a competition; it's a gateway to a world of possibilities. Here are some of the key benefits: Access to AI Technology: Imagine yourself immersed in cutting-edge AI technology with a generous grant of USD1,000 in Az…

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which signifies a global movement where Microsoft collaboration with organizations across the world to amplify the importance of being cyber smart. The focus of this moment is reinforcing the critical role of cybersecurity best practices and raising awareness that people, not technology, are organizations’ first and last lines of defense against cyber threats. With data breaches resulting in staggering costs and phishing attacks occurring at astonishing speed, it is vital to emphasize the importance of helping people understand that everyone has a role to play in cybersecurity. In this mat…