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Meet the Skilling Champion Frank Carius
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The MVP Program has a long-term commitment to skilling through technical communities. In this interviews series focusing on skilling initiatives, we will be highlighting MVPs who actively contribute to the Skilling Program. Frank Carius, Germany Can you introduce yourself and describe your role as an MVP and in your profession? “My name is Frank Carius, and I'm an MVP in the "M365 Apps & Services" category, which covers a broad range of services. Colleagues describe me as a "T-shape consultant" with a deep technical skill set in networking and communication, including messaging, email, Lync, Skype, Teams, and Microsoft 365. I have been working in…
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RSA News: Taking XDR for SaaS apps to the next level - App Governance is now included in E5 Security
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Have you ever thought about how many apps you use daily? Or the apps that require you to sign in using your Microsoft credentials? The relationship between a user and an app has become instinctual. People often use apps without a second thought, unaware of the data that app is accessing on their behalf or what permissions they’ve just granted consent to. The rise of OAuth app based attacks has especially become more prominent through attacks like consent phishing or OAuth app abuse. Combined with the existing challenge of navigating through the SaaS sprawl, organizations need security solutions that protect them from all facets without requiring extra tooling or personnel…
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Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) to Azure App Service Web App
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Azure App Service Web Apps has been around for many years now and has for a long time been a very reliable and performant product for running highly utilized workloads. One of the benefits of Azure App Service Web Apps is the scaling capability which lets you add additional compute resources like CPU and Memory (aka another VM to the web farm) on-demand. You can add additional compute power to your web site manually or using auto-scaling, as described here. How this works from an architecture is explained at the location linked in the following bullet point. The focus of this article however is concentrated on the File Server role which stores your code and static fi…
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Announcing Public Preview of Microsoft Sentinel in Azure China 21Vianet
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Over the last few months, we have been working hard to bring the Microsoft Sentinel experience to Azure China. Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet (Azure China) is a physically separated instance of cloud services located in China. This allows customers in China to adhere to local regulations. Today, we are happy to announce that Microsoft Sentinel is now available in Public Preview in the China East 2 region. This means that customers in China can now leverage the advanced threat detection and response capabilities of Microsoft Sentinel to protect their cloud and on-premises workloads. Even though Microsoft Sentinel is still not available in other Azure China reg…
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Microsoft's Student Opportunities: A Gateway to Professional Growth
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Hello World ! My name is Sarah, a third-year Computer Science major, Backend Engineer and Beta Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador. This article will be covering some of many opportunities offered by Microsoft, their benefits and how you can take part. From internships to scholarships, Microsoft offers a range of programs designed to help students succeed in the tech industry. In this article, we'll take a closer look at some of the most exciting opportunities available and show you how Microsoft can be the key to unlocking your potential. So grab your laptops, charge your phones, and get ready to explore the world of Microsoft student opportunities! P.S - Almost a…
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App Service does not support Server Push in Http2
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Nowadays, the Internet became so entrenched in our daily lives, with the increasing use of mobile, cloud, websites, we're always looking for a faster and more efficient method of communicating data. It finally came to the new protocol HTTP/2 announced by IETF in 2015, which is a more modernized, faster and more secure version, almost all major web browsers are on board so far. As one of the powerful app platform providers, App service team also announced the support for the HTTP/2 protocol for all apps hosted on App Service in March 2018. What are the key differences from HTTP/1.x on app service? HTTP/2 is binary Fully multiplexed, instead of ordered…
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Container offers for Kubernetes apps: A step-by-step guide
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Introduction The Azure Marketplace offers a wealth of solutions that are easily deployable onto Kubernetes clusters running on Azure. In this article, we will explore how to create a container-based solution and deploy it on the Azure Marketplace using a Container for Kubernetes (K8s) offer type. By following the steps outlined in this article, you will learn how to create an Azure Container Registry, build container images for your solution, create and manage a Cloud Native Application Bundle (CNAB) bundle, and publish your solution on the Azure Marketplace. Finally, we’ll visit the security requirements for your images. Creating an Azure Container Registry …
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Min TLS Cipher Suite (Preview) Now Available on Azure Portal and Info on Upcoming Changes Before GA
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From a previous announcement on the Minimum TLS Cipher Suite (preview), the feature only supported the configuration through the API. The good news is that now users can configure the minimum TLS cipher suite for incoming requests through the Azure portal! This feature is currently only supported on Premium SKUs and above. This article will go through what cipher suites are and how they work on App Service, the minimum TLS cipher suite experience on Azure portal, and more information about an upcoming change that will happen before General Availability (GA). What are cipher suites and how do they work on App Service? A cipher suite is a set of instructions that…
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How to generate counterfactuals for a model with Responsible AI
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A robust AI solution does not just make predictions but can also provide recommendations on how to change the model’s outcome. Data scientists and AI developers train and tune models to have the most optimal performance. However, for an AI system to be beneficial to decision-makers and end-users, it sometimes needs to be able to provide alternative suggestions on what the user can do to change the prediction. This is useful in strategic planning, preventative actions, or corrective actions. In the case of corrective action for instance, if an AI system rejected a loan to a customer, the loan officer may be able to use the AI solution to give the customer recommendations s…
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New settings in Microsoft Intune to enhance Windows Defender Firewall management
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We're pleased to highlight some of the new additions made to the Microsoft Intune admin center to configure settings related to Windows Defender Firewall. Admins can take advantage of these capabilities to enhance security and ease Defender Firewall management. The properties come directly from the Firewall configuration service provider (CSP) and apply to the Windows platform. The following settings can be configured through the Intune admin center under Endpoint security > Firewall. Policy templates can be found via Create policy > Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server > Microsoft Defender Firewall or Microsoft Defender Firewall Rules. Note, …
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Start Your Cloud Journey with Azure App Service
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Let’s face it, moving a line-of-business application that’s been designed to run on-prem, or even on a virtual machine, to the cloud can be intimidating. The good news is that you don’t need to go full-on cloud native all at once. Azure App Service offers a comprehensive platform for hosting .NET applications in the cloud with minimal code changes needed to the existing web app. In this article I want to talk about how Azure App Service makes an excellent first step for a .NET application’s cloud journey. By the end of this article, I want you to have enough information to have a foundation for taking your taking your app to the cloud – and honestly to decide whether i…
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Azure Synapse Analytics CI/CD with Custom Parameters - Made Easy!
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Introduction Custom parameter templates for Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace deployments allow you to parameterize Synapse Pipeline features and settings that are not exposed in the default deployment parameters template. In this blog post, I will demonstrate how to: Create Synapse Pipelines that simplify the creation of a custom parameters template Create the custom parameters template Deploy the custom parameters template as part of an Azure DevOps Release Pipeline for Synapse Workspace deployments If you are new to Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace Deployments, I suggest you start with these articles to gain an understanding of CI/CD with Synapse a…
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Armchair Architects: How Data is Changing – Part 1
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Welcome back to Armchair Architects as part of the Azure Enablement Show. We've talked a bit on this show in the past about how applications and workloads have changed, but what's that doing to data and how we're dealing with it? Our hosts are David Blank-Edelman and our armchair architects Uli Homann and Eric Charran. On previous episodes, we talked a little bit about how apps were changing for various reasons. They were changing because they were embedded in a team's client and, various other reasons. These changes will have an impact on the data. Data is changing based on the way that people are using apps. From Eric’s perspective, data is chang…
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Armchair Architects: How Data is Changing – Part 2
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Last time we were talking about data and how it's changing in part 1 of this blog, and we realized there's more to be said there. So, let's dive back into that conversation with our host David Blank-Edelman and our armchair architects Uli Homann and Eric Charran. David would like to start talking about the difference between synchronous processing and real time processing of data. Uli discusses the pros and cons of ‘real-enough-time’. In the early 1990s Uli was introduced to a term called “real-enough-time” by Norm Judah at an event and he wondered what does that mean? Norm then provided a couple of examples where architectures can go wrong. This i…
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April release of Arc data services
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hi folks As many of you may know, we have a monthly release coinciding with the patch Tuesday. So, our April release went out on the 12th. The release includes updates for both Azure extension for SQL Server as well as Arc data services. Here's a quick rundown of some features that shipped in each of these services. Azure extension for SQL Server: For Arc enabled SQL Server, we shipped one of the building blocks under Backups and Restore category. The extension can now perform automatic backups for all your databases on the Arc enabled SQL server. The backups are disabled by default so as not to break any existing backup routines. You can turn on automat…
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Como criar uma extensão customizada para o Azure DevOps
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Como criar uma extensão customizada para o Azure DevOps Em alguns casos, é necessário criar uma extensão personalizada para o Azure DevOps, seja para adicionar funcionalidades que não estão disponíveis nativamente ou para modificar alguma funcionalidade existente que não atenda às necessidades do projeto. Neste artigo, mostraremos como criar uma extensão personalizada para o Azure DevOps e como publicá-la no Marketplace do Azure DevOps. Antes de começar certifique: Ter uma conta no Azure DevOps. Caso ainda não tenha uma, você pode criar uma seguindo as instruções disponíveis aqui. Ter um editor de código instalado, como o Visual Studio Code, que pode ser baix…
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Today, we’re excited to announce the expansion of our Confidential VM family with the launch of the DCesv5-series and ECesv5-series in preview. Featuring 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, these VMs are backed by an all-new hardware-based Trusted Execution Environment called Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (TDX). Organizations can use these VMs to seamlessly bring confidential workloads to the cloud without any code changes to their applications. At Azure, we strive to ensure your data is always under your control with the most-comprehensive enterprise compliance and security safeguards. Intel TDX helps harden the virtualized environment to deny the hyperviso…
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What’s new in Viva Engage Admin Center
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Following the release of a new admin experience in Viva Engage for Microsoft Viva customers in February 2023, we’re continuously adding new features and making changes based on your feedback. We are excited to announce that we are releasing three new features that support admins in managing Viva Engage more effectively within their organization. Web version of Viva Engage Admins can access and use the Viva Engage admin center from the web (www.yammer.com soon to be rebranded into Viva Engage) in addition to accessing the admin center via Microsoft Teams. This new web version will have the same administrative capabilities as the Viva Engage admin center within …
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How to Measure the Health of Your OKR Program
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To run a healthy OKR program, we must first define one. This is similar to when someone says, “I want to be a healthier person”; a personal trainer might say, “That’s great, let’s define what that looks like for you.” That’s because there are several ways to define “healthy.” This differs from person to person, and, when we’re talking about OKR programs, from organization to organization. While what a healthy OKR program looks like will differ depending on your company, there are still some core characteristics every program needs to get on track. I’ve worked with dozens of customers as an OKR Consultant, and found there are four key characteristics …
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Can security be automatic for your files and data? | Microsoft Purview
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Detect data loss, exfiltration, and data theft with intelligent automation solutions in Microsoft Purview. Data lives across apps, databases, and in file sharing locations inside and outside your infrastructure. It can be stored on devices and removable media, and it travels with each interaction. Secure data with a scalable and automated approach — discover and understand the growing volume of sensitive data, apply protections that follow data wherever it lives or travels, take preventative action when there’s a risk of data loss, and elevate or lower data protections based on individual users to balance productivity with data security. Information Protection…
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Issue with CSS-Exchange script update function caused automatic script updates to fail
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This blog post is to draw your attention to an issue that we had with one of our script update functions that we use in several of our scripts to perform automatic script updates. All the scripts that are using the broken function are provided on our CSS-Exchange repository on GitHub (the most prominent one is the Exchange Server HealthChecker). If you run one of them manually or via scheduled task with the bad version released between April 6th and 18th 2023 the automatic update does no longer work and as a result, you must download the latest release manually to make sure that the automatic update logic continues to work. You’ll find something like this being logg…
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Azure Data Studio - Connections to Azure Government
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Connections to Azure Government aren't automatically enabled in Azure Data Studio. This article will guide you through the process of enabling connections to Azure Government from Azure Data Studio. Begin by connecting to your subscription in the Azure Government Portal. Then, navigate to Azure Active Directory > Groups Identify or create a group that will contain the users you wish to provision access for. In this article, we’ll use “MI_Admins”. In Azure Portal, navigate to the Azure SQL Managed Instance or the server for the Azure SQL DB you wish to grant access to. On the networking page for the SQL Server, add appropriate firewall rules …
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Cloud Policy service adds the ability to apply policies to everyone
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Today begins the rollout for a new feature in the Cloud Policy service that allows you to create a policy configuration that applies to all users. This new option does not require you to select a group or worry about managing group membership, simply choose the option 'This policy configuration applies to all users' and the policies you configure will be applied to all users and the apps they use that support those policies. If you use this option keep the following in mind: You can only have one configuration that is set to the all users scope If you do not have a configuration that is set to the all users scope, you can use the Copy action to make a…
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Microsoft bolsters cloud-native security in Defender for Cloud with new API security capabilities
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Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) power modern applications, fuel digital experiences, and enable faster business growth. APIs are at the heart of communication between users, cloud services, and data – more and more so as organizations move from monolithic to microservice based application architectures. But the interesting challenge is that APIs are loved by developers and threat actors alike. Threat actors increasingly use APIs as their primary attack vector to breach data from cloud applications, which means API security is now a critical priority for CISOs. To combat API security threats, we are thrilled to announce the public preview of Defender for …
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Azure AD Go Local Data Residency Goes Public Preview in Japan
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Hi folks, Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) B2C, part of Microsoft Entra, enables organizations and individuals across the globe to achieve more by addressing their key security and privacy requirements, including the question of where your data is located. Today, we’re thrilled to announce Go Local Data Residency is in public preview for Japan. In Azure AD, Data Residency is determined by the country/region selected when creating a tenant. The Go Local data residency add-on is an option that enables Azure AD Premium P1 and P2 customers to purchase local data residency rights for their customer directory data. Today, Japan has been added to the ava…