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We know the importance of testing your applications across a variety of architectures and device types. That is why we are excited to announce that have added support for ARM64 to Test Base for Microsoft 365! This expands the existing testing matrix in Test Base and makes it even easier for you to ensure your applications will work across a broader range of devices and releases. Let’s take a closer look at how this feature works! To get started, all you need to do is onboard your ARM application to Test Base and select an ARM64 release when configuring your test matrix. Screenshot of the Test matrix step in the New package page within Azure Once you’ve done this,…

This Article is Authored By Michael Olschimke, co-founder and CEO at Scalefree International GmbH The Technical Review is done by Ian Clarke and Naveed Hussain, – GBBs (Cloud Scale Analytics) for EMEA at Microsoft Having discussed the value of Data Vault 2.0 and the associated architectures in the previous articles of this blog series, this article will focus on the organization and successful execution of Data Vault 2.0 projects using Azure DevOps. It will also discuss the differences between standard Scrum, as used in agile software development, and the Data Vault 2.0 methodology, which is based on Scrum but also includes aspects from other methodologies. Othe…

This is the series of 'Blog Articles' on the topic "Data Vault 2.0 on Azure" where we start from 'What?' and then slowly dwell into 'How To?' implement DV 2.0 on Azure Data Platform Technologies. A Modern Data Analytics Platform on Azure with Data Vault 2.0 Data Vault 2.0 on Azure Real-Time Processing with Data Vault 2.0 on Azure Data Vault 2.0 using Databricks Lakehouse Architecture on Azure Data Science with Azure Synapse and Data Vault 2.0 Agile Data Vault 2.0 Projects with Azure DevOps These series of blogs are done in partnership with our Data Warehouse Automation Partners Vaultspeed and Scalefree. These Article are written by Vaultspee…

In recent years, cloud identity-related security issues in supply chain attacks have gained significant attention. A supply chain attack occurs when attackers infiltrate a target organization by gaining access to its trusted suppliers or third-party service providers. Although supply chain attacks are not exclusive to the cloud environment, the advent of cloud computing has introduced unique considerations and risks to this type of attack. As opposed to a software supply chain attack (when an attacker gains access to third-party vendor software), like the SolarWinds attack, the type of supply chain attacks we are referring to here doesn't occur from third…

Introduction If you are actively involved in the process of responding to cybersecurity incidents or work in a capacity that deals with incident response, you understand the criticality of promptly identifying and mitigating security breaches in cloud environments. Timely and accurate incident triaging is crucial to minimize the impact of potential breaches and ensure a proactive security posture. However, in many cases, security analysts are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of incidents and the manual effort required to investigate and prioritize them. To address this challenge, we have developed a solution leveraging Microsoft Defender for Cloud Attack Path Analysis…

Today, we’re excited to announce that Classwork, our new app to streamline your lesson planning process and organize your class resources more efficiently, is now available to all Teams for Education customers! What is Classwork? Classwork is a one-stop shop to create and organize class resources, including Assignments, OneNote Class Notebook pages, web links, files, and Teams channels. This means you no longer have to navigate multiple apps and platforms to find what you need. With Classwork, you can curate a view of content and resources that will help your students navigate the class and see everything in one place. To learn more about Classwork, check out ou…

Many times when we want to deploy something to the cloud, we need it to be a controlled process. We need to know what is going to be deployed, when and how. Also, we need to be able to rollback if something goes wrong. Other times we want a simpler and more stream lined process, the fewer clicks the better. In this post I will show you how to deploy a simple web application to Azure using nothing but Azure Static Apps and Visual Studio Code. References - link to Azure Static apps web page - link to learn module on Azure Static apps Deploying using Azure Static Apps Deploying a web application to Azure Static Apps using Visual Studio Code can be done via the …

Introduction Hello, Azure enthusiasts! I'm back again with another insightful blog post. My name is Felipe Binotto, Cloud Solution Architect, based in Australia. Today, we're going to delve into a topic that is often overlooked but is critical to the smooth operation of your Azure environment - Azure Role Assignment Hygiene. I will not cover guest user accounts as my colleague @Bruno Gabrielli has already covered it in detail in this great post. What is Role Assignment Hygiene Azure Role Assignment Hygiene refers to the practice of regularly reviewing and cleaning up Azure role assignments. This includes removing orphaned permissions, i.e., permiss…

Recently, I encountered an intriguing scenario where our customer needed to dynamically create views based on multiple tables, allowing them to efficiently filter and aggregate data. The challenge arose when dealing with varying amounts of data, which required careful consideration for performance optimization. Through this article, I would like to share my insights and present a stored procedure that offers additional options to address this dynamic view creation requirement effectively. Script Overview: The "SearchAndView" stored procedure accepts several input parameters that define the behavior and structure of the dynamic view to be created. Let's take a clos…

Introduction Data is the new oil. Simply having access to data is not enough. To make informed decisions, you must be able to visualize and analyze your data in a meaningful way. In this article I will show you how you can build a self-serve analytics platform by letting your customers ask questions about data in plain English. Azure Data Explorer (aka Kusto) Azure Data Explorer is a powerful analytics platform designed to handle large volumes of data with low latency. It is a cloud-based service in Azure that enables users to perform real-time data analysis on large datasets, making it ideal for businesses that need to process vast quantities of data…

Last month, I presented at Women in Tech Global Conference on the topic. During the conference and afterwards, I received a lot of queries on: Do I as a Technologist have a role to play in ‘Sustainability’? What is Technology’s role in Sustainability? How is Technology getting influenced by ‘Sustainability’? In this blog, I am answering these frequently asked questions. We often relate to Sustainability as an initiative or agenda through which carbon footprint of any product is shared and some organizations share their commitment to reduce the same. Here is the high-level summary of the journey any enterprise or business function needs to take…

WordPress is an open-source blogging tool and content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL that is used to power anything from personal blogs to high traffic websites. The Best practices for WordPress on Azure App Service involve optimizing performance, ensuring security, and maximizing scalability. For more details on following the best practices please refer to wordpress-linux-appservice/Wordpress on Azure App Service_Optimizations_whitepaper.pdf at main · Azure/wordpress-linux-appservice (github.com) If you have more questions or feedback, please open a GH issue at: Issues · Azure/wordpress-linux-appservice (github.com) Continue reading...

Syslog is one of the critical logging components for monitoring security in Kubernetes (K8S) workloads. We recently launched the ability to collect Syslog from AKS clusters using Azure Monitor – Container Insights. In this blog post, we discuss how Azure customers can use Microsoft Sentinel to ingest and analyze the Syslog data from their AKS clusters. Why send Syslog data to Sentinel Syslog data can help you monitor security and health of your AKS workloads. By sending Syslog data to Sentinel, you can use its cloud native SIEM features to detect and respond to threats, investigate incidents, and create dashboards and reports for your Kubernetes workloads. …

As announced on June 7, 2023, Microsoft Entra ID Governance is now generally available, including one of our newest capabilities: Lifecycle Workflows (LCW). I'm thrilled to share more about the rich set of capabilities in LCW, including enhancements and improvements we’ve made since public preview. User identity lifecycle is a critical part of an organization’s security posture, and when managed correctly, can have a positive impact on their users’ productivity for Joiners, Movers, and Leavers (JML). The ongoing digital transformation is accelerating the need for good identity lifecycle management. However, IT and security teams face enormous challenges managing th…

We are excited to announce the public preview of new alerts for IT admins managing Cloud PCs in Intune to better inform them about Cloud PCs in a grace period. This capability is available for Windows 365 Enterprise customers today! We heard you. You want to receive proactive alerts on Cloud PCs so you can easily take appropriate actions based on this information. This can help reduce risk in situations where an IT admin may not be fully aware of Windows 365 provisioning controls and, therefore, make changes to user licensing or group membership that inadvertently trigger the grace period. Then you need this capability to extend to automated scripts, ensuring comprehen…

Introduction In this blog I will show how you can automate database copy for a set of databases. I will also talk about some typical use cases for database copy and move, and details of how this functionality works and should be used. What is database copy? Database copy and database move operations for Azure SQL Managed Instance are very convenient in various situations when you want to copy or move database from one managed instance to another in an online way. What does online mean in this context? It means that the database on destination managed instance will be identical to the source database at the moment when operation is explicitly completed by …

O Plugin de rede CNI usado nos ambientes produtivos requer um bom planejamento para os clusters do Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) para evitar que a exaustão de endereços IP fornecidos pela sub-rede do cluster devido ao crescimento do ambiente, tendo a necessidade de recriar o cluster para atender a essa demanda. Este artigo irá passar sobre este cenário que encontramos em muitos ambientes produtivos, com a possibilidade de adicionar um novo bloco de endereçamento IP da rede virtual do AKS e dedicá-la para um conjunto de nodepool. Introdução Um aspecto importante na arquitetura de um cluster do Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) é relacionado ao seu planejamento…

We are excited to announce that Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop is now generally available! With this feature, users can securely access their session hosts and workspaces using a private endpoint within their virtual network. Private Link enhances the security of your data by ensuring it stays within a trusted and secure private network environment. What is Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop? Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop allows users to establish secure connections to remote resources by using private endpoints. With Private Link, the traffic between your virtual network and the Azure Virtual Desktop service is routed through the highly sec…

Il programma Microsoft Cloud Partner offre una serie di strumenti e risorse per aiutare i partner a avere successo nel crescente mercato del cloud. Il programma ha introdotto le designazioni Solutions Partner in sei solution area, consentendo ai partner di mostrare le proprie capacità e esperienze. Microsoft continua ad impegnarsi nel supportare la crescita dei partner e ha apportato aggiornamenti ai requisiti per le designazioni Solutions Partner, inclusa l'aggiunta di Microsoft Viva come carico di lavoro ammissibile per Modern Work. Scopri i cambiamenti nei requisiti di competenza per le diverse solution area quali, Sicurezza, Business Application e Modern Work. …

Overview The SSV2 feature starts or stops Azure Virtual Machines instances across multiple subscriptions. It starts or stops virtual machines on user-defined schedules, provides insights through Azure Application Insights, and sends optional notifications by using action groups. Azure offers an ARM template for deployment. So, you can easily deploy SSV2 using GitHub. For more detail, please see the SSV2 docs. Purpose of SSV2 The main purpose of using SSV2 is to save costs. By using Scheduled SSV2, we can turn on the VM only during business hours (ex. 9AM-6PM) and shut it down the rest of the time. Also, we can set the VM to automatically s…

Artificial intelligence, communication, and organizational data are three pillars that can help take your custom Line of Business (LOB) applications to the next level. Each pillar brings unique capabilities to the table and enhances the functionality, usability, and productivity of applications and users. In this post you'll learn more about these three pillars and how they can be integrated into apps using Microsoft Cloud services such as Azure OpenAI, Azure Communication Services (ACS), and Microsoft Graph. After you learn about the pillars, you can get hands-on experience provisioning cloud services and working with code in a hands-on tutorial available at Integrate AI…

Introduction TypeScript continues to grow in popularity and for good reason. It adds “guard rails” to your code to help you spot issues early on, easily locate problem code, enhance productivity, provide consistency across code, and much more. While there are a lot of TypeScript resources out there to get started learning the language, where can you go to get started quickly without wasting a lot of time? I recently published a series of short videos on TypeScript core concepts that can provide a great starting point. The videos are short, super focused, and many of them use the online TypeScript Playground to demonstrate different concepts. There are a few vi…