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The data is in and in a do more with less reality today organizations that foster an engaged workforce are delivering better metrics than their counterparts, including in revenue generation. (see Work Trend Index 2023) Microsoft Viva Glint helps organizations create a culture of feedback and action. With Viva Glint organizations can see and analyze strengths and opportunities, compare benchmarks, and use suggested actions to drive business outcomes. In this MidDay Café hosts Tyrelle Barnes and Michael Gannotti host Principal People Science Manager, Justin Bethke, Microsoft Viva Glint. During the session Justin covers topics such as: What is Glint and how does it fi…

When you join a meeting in Microsoft Teams, what do you expect to see when you have participants in a shared, physical space? Today, most cameras in Microsoft Teams Rooms show a view of the whole room, what we have become accustomed to as the “default” for meetings. If you’re joining a Teams meeting remotely, you usually see all the in-room meeting attendees in one wide video frame. Some cameras might offer “auto-framing”, which can optimize the video feed to focus on the people in the room, but it’s still a wide group shot. It can be difficult for remote meeting attendees to see individual faces in the room depending on the number of participants and size of the frame, t…

While the Microsoft Teams product team is rapidly releasing new features and capabilities for Microsoft Teams Rooms and continues innovating to deliver more intelligent, inclusive, and productive meeting experiences we must end support for some legacy technologies. We are announcing the end of support for Skype for Business server connections for on-premises customers. Skype for Business server connections for Teams Rooms on Windows The Skype for Business online service was retired in 2021. Effective October 1, 2023, Teams Rooms will no longer support connections to the Skype for Business server impacting a small number of customers using on-premises configurati…

Viva Connections is the gateway to the employee experience and is designed to be a one-stop-shop for all things connected to your company. The Viva Connections mobile app on Teams enables employees access to tools and resources that help in their day-to-day activities, allowing them to be more productive and connected anytime, anywhere. Today we are announcing a set of new features aimed to provide end-users seamless access to their enterprise intranet resources and that will allow admins to customize the app to reflect their brand better. Quick home site access and improved site navigation An organization’s SharePoint home site and connected in…

Application gateway for Containers vs Application Gateway Ingress Controller - What's changed? Application Gateway for Containers is a new application (layer 7) load balancing and dynamic traffic management product for workloads running in a Kubernetes cluster. At the time of writing this service is currently in public preview. In this article we will look at the differences between AGIC and Application Gateway for containers and some of the great new features available through this new offering. Application Gateway for Containers is the evolution of the Application Gateway Ingress Controller (AGIC). AGIC was created to allow customers to leverage Azures …

Introdução A implantação de aplicativos em contêineres tem se tornado uma prática cada vez mais comum no mundo da tecnologia, oferecendo flexibilidade, escalabilidade e agilidade no desenvolvimento e na operação de aplicações. O Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) é uma das soluções mais populares para orquestração de contêineres, permitindo que as equipes de desenvolvimento gerenciem de maneira eficiente clusters de contêineres em larga escala. Um dos principais desafios ao implantar aplicativos em contêineres é fornecer uma maneira confiável e segura para que os usuários externos acessem esses aplicativos. É aqui que o Azure Application Gateway Ingress Controller (AG…

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Microsoft 365 Defender Monthly news September 2023 Edition [attachment=49260:name] This is our monthly "What's new" blog post, summarizing product updates and various new assets we released over the past month across our Defender products. In this edition, we are looking at all the goodness from August 2023. Legend: [attachment=49261:name] Product videos [attachment=49262:name] Webcast (recordings) [attachment=49263:name] Docs on Microsoft [attachment=49264:name] Blogs on Microsoft [attachment=49265:name] GitHub [attachment=49266:name] External [attachment=49267:name] Product improvements [attachment=49268:name] Previews / Announcement…

Do you want to learn about the FY24 Microsoft vision and strategy from our team of experts? Join our exclusive Microsoft Strategy Outlook session on September 7th for Microsoft partners-->  https://msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=421115128Microsoft Events [/url] Learn about the exciting trends and technologies presented on this year’s Microsoft Inspire, and the growth opportunities, you have as a Microsoft Partner in the Danish or Icelandic market.   09:30 – 09:50 Roadmap and vision for the year to come Mette Kaagaard, CEO, Microsoft Denmark and Iceland Morten Thomsen, Director, Global Partner Solutions, Microsoft Denmar…

It’s not everyday that community leaders have the chance to pause and come together to share, network and collaborate on what it means to build meaningful communities within the Microsoft ecosystem. That’s exactly what the vision was for Reconnect: APAC Community Day 2023, led by Microsoft MVP Doher Drizzle Pablo. “Collaboration is at the heart of the Microsoft community”, said Drizzle in her keynote at the event, encompassing the spirit and passion to empower every person on the planet to achieve more. Image: Reconnect: APAC Community Day 2023 Through the initiative, Drizzle fostered interactive discussions with community leaders from across the APAC…

A Java dependency version conflict occurs when two or more dependencies in your project have incompatible versions of the same class or resource. This can cause runtime errors, unexpected behavior, or compilation failures in your Java application. Sometimes it is hard to detect them, while with the help of IDEA Maven Helper, it has never been so simple. 1. Install the plugin In IntelliJ IDEA, choose File -> Settings -> Plugins. Within the Marketplace tab, search for Maven Helper and click Install. 2. Leverage the plugin Open the pom.xml file of your project and switch to the Dependency Analyzer tab at the bottom. You will see thre…

There are a lot of different products you need to successfully complete a high-performance computing (HPC) workload. You’ll hear several terms regularly, like virtual machines, CPUs, GPUs, compute power, and compute constrained. While these are really important to talk about in high performance computing, they were difficult concepts for me to grasp. Personally, I am a visual learner and I struggle with theoretical concepts that I can’t just physically see. So, I’ll do my best to both explain the concepts, and show you the hardware so you can visualize what they are. Since I work for Microsoft and am more familiar with the cloud, my focus will remain there. Howev…

In today's economy, data is the most valuable commodity. Enterprises around the world and across all industries are looking for ways to harness the power of data to digitally transform their operations. Leveraging Internet of Things (IoT) technology, data from sensors, machines, and processes can be collected automatically; this data can then be efficiently processed and analyzed locally or transmitted to the cloud. With rapid innovations in the processing power of embedded devices and adoption of IoT, data is increasingly processed at the edge of the network, closer to its source, reducing latency, bandwidth, and cost. This enables businesses to make real-time data drive…

Azure is an ideal platform for Linux as over 60% of the cores customers use in Azure run Linux. Azure offers a broad Linux and open-source ecosystem to support any workload. You can choose any Linux distribution you prefer and Microsoft has close collaboration with Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical, Oracle, and the broader Linux community. Until Feb. 29, 2024, you can save up to 50% on select Linux Virtual Machines (VMs) in Sweden Central* – compared to the amount you’d spend on pay-as-you-go pricing. This offer enables you to purchase a one-year Azure Reserved VM Instances that fits your specific business needs and IT roadmap. Save even more by combining this offer with ot…

As you embark on cloud innovation, it's essential to give top priority to optimizing costs and enhancing performance. To help achieve these goals, customers can now save up to 50% on select Dv3 virtual machines (VMs) in the US West region for a limited time*. Enjoy these savings as you build, migrate, or modernize your business. Save even more by combining this offer with other saving options, such as Azure Hybrid Benefit and Azure savings plan for compute. How can organizations benefit? This offer enables you to purchase a one-year Azure Reserved VM Instances that fits your specific business needs and IT roadmap. The discount is applied to the res…

As more companies use Windows 365 to empower employees, reduce costs, or reimagine how to provide a managed Windows experience, a common challenge we hear is, "How can I ensure that all my required applications are installed before my users access their Cloud PCs?" Other common statements include: "I need to ensure all security tools are installed before users can log on to reduce risk." "I need to ensure my people are immediately productive when they first log on." This article provides some recommended approaches to help you meet your needs around app deployment, offering both technical and process recommendations. Technical recommendations Use Intune to…

Today’s blog is from guest contributors Alaric Wilson, Senior ISV Partner Development Manager, and Michael Gillett, Partner Technology Strategy Manager. In the era of AI, every app has the potential to be intelligent. Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) are facing increasing pressure from customers to deliver innovative solutions that meet their demands with a more dynamic user experience. To stay competitive, ISVs are turning to cutting-edge technologies like generative AI to unlock new possibilities for their software development process. Azure OpenAI Service, powered by OpenAI’s advanced language models, is revolutionizing how ISVs innovate, providing them with …

The latest addition to Defender for Containers, Agentless Discovery for Kubernetes, empowers security-conscious organizations with new capabilities to gain insights into the security landscape of their Kubernetes workloads. Previously available for customers in Defender Cloud Security Posture Management (DCSPM), it is now being integrated as a core component of Defender for Containers. Agentless Discovery empowers you to gain higher visibility into the security landscape of your Kubernetes workloads, if you choose not to install additional agents. In Defender for Containers, the following capabilities are made possible by enabling Agentless Discovery for Kubernetes:…

Vinay Jaganntha Rao provided a GCCH Teams Phone Device update (see attached presentation. Dan Carroll overviewed new Cross-Cloud Teams Collaboration capabilities in Public Preview for all clouds as of July 31, including Teams Cross-Cloud Guest and Teams Cross-Cloud Authenticated Meeting Join. Recording here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/videoplayer/embed/RW1aCjk Continue reading...

Microsoft Modern Work, Security, Surface, AI Evangelist Slated to Speak at Upcoming Cloud Security and Compliance Event The Cloud Security and Compliance Series (CS2), Summit 7's bi-annual conference series, is excited to announce Rodel Alejo, Director, Partner GTM Strategy Modern Work, Security, Surface and SMB Leader, as a CS2 speaker. This two-day conference is going to take place both in person at The Westin Hotel in Downtown Denver, CO, as well as virtually, on October 4th and 5th, 2023. CS2 Denver will be the go-to event for DoD contractors leveraging the Microsoft Cloud who are looking to prepare for CMMC / DFARS compliance; specifically, CS2 sessi…

On one of the Postgres community chat forums, a friend asked me: “Is there a blog post that outlines all the work that is being done on Postgres at Microsoft? It’s hard to keep track these days.” And my friend is right: it is hard to keep track. Probably because there are multiple Postgres workstreams at Microsoft, spread across a few different teams. In this post, you’ll get a bird’s eye view of all the Postgres work the Microsoft team has done over the last year. Our work includes some pretty significant improvements to the Postgres managed services on Azure, as well as contributions across the entire open source ecosystem—including commits to the Postgres cor…

In this new edition of our Partner Spotlight series, we continue highlighting partners at the forefront of app innovation on the commercial marketplace. Throughout the series, we will be telling the unique stories of partners who are leading the way with AI in app development, who are building using multiple Microsoft products, and who are publishing transactable applications on the marketplace. In this article, I sat down with ModuleQ's David Brunner to learn more about their story and partner journey. About David Brunner: Brunner founded ModuleQ in 2011 to pursue his vision for People-Facing AI that empowers professionals by understanding their business prioritie…

Contributors: Eliran Azulai, Gopikrishna Kannan, and Mark Gakman With the increasing demand for cloud capabilities, we are continuing to observe new firewall use cases and deployment scenarios, and we are incredibly thankful for all the feedback that we have received. With today’s announcement, our goal is to continue to help IT administrators achieve their firewall goals efficiently and effectively. We are thrilled to announce a new set of releases that allows you to cater to your application needs, learn your network routes for determining SNAT behavior, migrate between SKUs with a single click, and introduce a new region. Explicit Proxy is now in public prev…

Microsoft Learn has a passionate and inspiring community to support your learning journey wherever it may take you. Here we highlight a few of our global learners who have shared their stories about making successful career changes using Microsoft Learn. Our learners inspire us with their perseverance, ingenuity, and the courage to reinvent themselves (Zoologist to Functional Consultant!). Many had to make a significant career change due to the pandemic, proving to us all that if they could make a switch during such a challenging time, we can all be successful with the right learning path and helpful resources in place. Each career changer started by identifying their goa…

We have an important update to provide on MS Graph Device Registration Policy resource type currently in preview and available in beta API version. We are making some changes to resource type properties that introduce breaking changes. These changes are expected to happen in the week of September 25, 2023. To ensure continued support and functionality, and minimize impact, it’s very important that all customers take note of these changes and prioritize modifying their applications that depend on this resource type accordingly.      Why and when are we making this change?  Before we make the devcieRegistrationPolicy resource type generally available in ou…