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Universal Print or unlimited print?
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Printing is still essential. We often hear that “print is dead”—but printing is still an essential daily activity for many people working to support their customers and partners. Universal Print makes printing easier than ever, and does away with the need for print servers, enabling a more sustainable print management infrastructure in the cloud. As the number of organizations, people, and active printers registered with Universal Print continues to grow, we are working hard to add features that will make printing simpler and more efficient. Listening to your needs Microsoft 365 for Enterprise combines Microsoft 365 apps for enterprise (Office 365), Window…
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The challenge of Cloud PC performance testing
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Let's dive into why relative performance data for Windows 365 helps you compare different configurations and choose the one that suits your workload best. Many years ago, I built the first large scale performance lab for the series of products that would become Office 97 for Windows and Office 98 Macintosh Edition. This process taught me a lifetime of lessons about the challenges of collecting performance data. I would continue to acquire new learnings during my experiences in SQL Server, Internet Explorer, Windows, and more. After 28+ years at Microsoft, my key takeaway after being involved in countless performance studies—internally and externally with our partner…
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What’s new in MSIX: April 2023
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The latest build of MSIX Packaging Tool (v1.2023.319.0) and the latest version of MSIXMGR are now available. With MSIX app attach as a growing phenomenon in the enterprise, this release fixes the “paper cuts” in the app attach enablement process. Here is a rundown of the major improvements in the latest release. Simplifying MSIX image creation MSIXMGR support for MSIX bundles Productivity improvements during MSIX image creation Accessibility enhancements in MSIX Packaging Tool Improved first launch experience for MSIX Packaging Tool MSIXMGR support for MSIX bundles MSIX app attach is an efficient way for application streaming in the enterprise. MSIXMGR too…
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Modernizing Endpoints - Installing CM client on AADJ device
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Introduction: In this blog we will discuss a specific use case that I came across while working with a Community College. The college wanted to simplify their Windows provisioning. They had a lot of apps built in their ConfigMgr environment. This is when we took advantage of the co-management capability offered by Windows Autopilot in connecting a pure Azure AD joined PC with ConfigMgr without using Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) or Hybrid Domain Join. The other reason I wanted to write this blog is, searching the internet for Autopilot and co-management, brings results using CMG. Here I wanted to share the experience of implementing the solution without using…
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File management might be tedious, but it is sometimes required, especially when storage space is limited. PowerShell is an excellent tool for automating most activities, and identifying duplicate files on your computer is an excellent application of the tool. The script below will detect and report (rather than delete) all files in the directory and subdirectories, group them by size, filter out groups with only one file, and report on the duplicate files with their full path and creation time. # Get all files in a directory and subdirectories $files = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File # Group files by size $groups = $files | Group-Object Length #…
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Introducing the all-new 'My Day' view in 'Tasks by Planner and To Do' App for Microsoft Teams!
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Feeling overwhelmed by tasks from multiple sources and struggling to stay organized? We have great news for you! We are thrilled to introduce the 'My Day' view in the 'Tasks by Planner and To Do' app for Microsoft Teams. This feature aims to help you effectively organize and prioritize your tasks, consolidate your task lists, and declutter your workspace. Add tasks to My Day from your lists In this blog post, we will guide you through the main features of the 'My Day' view and demonstrate how it can enhance your work process. What is 'My Day' view? The 'My Day' view is a new feature in the 'Tasks by Planner and To Do' app that allows you to consoli…
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Mission of Responsible AI
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AI innovations are growing at a rapid pace. The breakthroughs are not just coming from large enterprises, there are amazing AI developments coming from startups or individuals as well. Regardless of how large or small the source is, one fact remains the same, AI systems do not always function as intended and have the potential to cause harm. This is evident in news headlines or growing public scrutiny when AI systems miss expectations. The question is, are there standards or guidelines to ensure the systems do not cause harm in society or are trustworthy? As a result, there’s an increasing demand for government regulations on AI across industries. Common areas of concern …
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I recently encountered an issue when attempting to read cache values using the Node-Cache module on an app service running on multiple instances. However, the module worked fine on my local environment, single virtual machine, or single-instance app service. This behavior occurs because Node-Cache and other private cache solutions are designed to store data in the memory of a single process. The private cache works properly when running on a single instance, as all requests are handled by the same process and have access to the same cache. However, in a multi-instance environment like a multi-instance App Service, using a private cache can lead to inco…
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Armchair Architects: Data Mesh Architecture
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Welcome back to Armchair Architects as part of the Azure Enablement Show. Today we will be discussing what data mesh architecture is. Our hosts will be David Blank-Edelman and our armchair architects Uli Homann and Eric Charran. In our last blog we talked about how do you get meaning from your data and we started to talk about implementation ideas on how to make data meaningful, and today we will discuss what is data mesh architecture as part of that concept. Data Mesh Architecture has two main components: data silos and implementation. From Eric’s perspective a data mesh architecture encompasses two components or two concepts. It encompasses silos of…
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Steps to create a lab for classroom training/hackathons with Azure Lab Services
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This article is brought to you by the Nonprofit Tech Acceleration (NTA) for Black and African American Communities Program Technical Team. For information on how to take advantage of the granted offerings or free technical consultation, please visit: Supporting Black Community Nonprofits | Microsoft Nonprofits Azure Lab Services is a cloud-based service that allows users to create and manage virtual machines for classroom or lab environments. It is a great tool for educators who want to teach a variety of courses without worrying about the costs and maintenance of physical equipment. It is a cost-effective solution that helps to simplify the creation, distribution,…
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Updated Connectors Results in Microsoft in Bing
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We are pleased to announce the general availability of Graph connectors results in the Bing Search Engine Results Page (SERP) for Microsoft Search customers. Microsoft Graph connectors offer an intuitive way to bring content from all your enterprise sources into your search environment, expanding the types of content sources that are searchable in your Microsoft ecosystem. Previously, these results were found in the connector verticals within the Microsoft Search in Bing Work vertical, Office.com, Teams, and SharePoint. Today, we have extended the footprint to the Bing SERP. This provides some key benefits: Easy to find: Connector content is visible as a top answe…
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Certificações Microsoft gratuitas para estudantes
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As certificações são uma maneira de se destacar no mercado de trabalho, principalmente se você deseja trabalhar em áreas como desenvolvimento, segurança ou inteligência artificial. A Microsoft lançou um programa de certificações de nível fundamentals gratuita para estudantes. A oferta de certificação gratuita termina em 8 de junho de 2023. Quais certificações você pode fazer gratuitamente? Existem 6 certificações que você pode fazer gratuitamente como estudante. As certificações ajudam você a desenvolver e aprimorar suas habilidades em várias tecnologias, como nuvem, inteligência artificial, plataforma de energia e Microsoft 365. Além disso, você pode …
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Support for Microsoft 365 Groups added to the Cloud Policy service
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Today we begin rolling out support for Microsoft 365 Groups within the Cloud Policy service, allowing administrators the ability to target these groups for policy delivery. Stay tuned as we plan to make additional enhancements to group support such as targeting all users on the tenant without having to manage any groups. How to contact us To discuss any specific concerns, you can reach out to us via Services Hub. Contact Microsoft Support via the Microsoft 365 admin center. Continue the conversation by joining us in the Microsoft 365 Tech Community! Whether you have product questions or just want to stay informed with the latest updates …
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Viva Insights in DoD and GCC High environments
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Microsoft Viva logo We’re excited to announce that Viva Insights with personal insights has rolled out to the Department of Defense (DoD) and Government Community Cloud High (GCC High) environments. You’ll soon notice the following: Viva Insights app in Teams – The Viva Insights app will become available through the Teams app store. Through the app, we’ll give you personalized recommendations to help you do your best work. Learn more about the Viva Insights app in our documentation. Viva Insights on the web – In addition to the Viva Insights app experience in Teams, a Viva Insights icon will appear within the Microsoft 365 app launcher. The web experienc…
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Public preview: Programmatically interact with Microsoft Purview workflows using APIs and SDKs
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To increase our developer experience landscape and to allow customers to interact and extend Microsoft Purview functionality using software technologies and tools in their organization, we are happy to announce that REST APIs and SDKs for workflow data plane in public preview. Software engineers or developers in your organization can now leverage these APIs/SDKs to programmatically create or update a workflow, submit a workflow, approve or reject an action, update or re-assign an approval or task action, list or cancel workflow runs, and more. In order to use any Microsoft Purview data plane APIs you need to first create a service principal and assign it to the rig…
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Microsoft Teams: Capture Chat Messages and Replies
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You may have the need to archive chat messages or capture chat sessions for further processing. Activities like summarizing the conversation, extract action items, or suggesting meeting times can be done by analyzing the chat conversation. This starts with extracting the conversation using the Microsoft Graph APIs. In Microsoft Teams, a chat conversation is made up of messages and replies. A 'message' is the initiating text. Responses to the initial prompt by recipients of the message and the message initiator are 'replies'. For example: In this case the 'message' is 'Where did you want to meet for lunch?'. The remainder of the conversation are 'replies'. The Micro…
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Uncover the latest cloud data security capabilities from Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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As digital transformation accelerates, many organizations are moving their data to the cloud at an exponential rate, taking advantage of the cost and operational efficiencies cloud deployments offer. The dynamic and complex nature of an organization's cloud data estate – storage and database resources, where data is stored and processed – along with the increased multicloud adoption and cloud-native application development, have multiplied the data security blind spots for security teams. As a result, security teams often lack comprehensive visibility into their cloud data estate, leaving organizations with an unaccounted-for attack surface. Malicious actors are i…
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Get more done in less time with these 10 popular Word add-ins
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Are you looking to streamline your Word processing experience and boost your productivity? Look no further than these 10 popular Word JavaScript add-ins. In this article, we'll introduce you to some of the popular add-ins in Microsoft AppSource that can assist with both writing and inserting new content in Microsoft Word. An image providing 10 examples of add-ins mentioned in this blog post. Writing assistance One of the most challenging aspects of writing is ensuring that your language usage and overall writing mechanics are correct. These writing assistance add-ins are great options to help you get your message across skillfully and with clarity. …
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Get help with technical questions from experts and peers on Microsoft Q&A
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Attaining new technical skills takes time, and having a community of fellow learners to lean on can make a big difference. That’s why Microsoft Q&A offers unique opportunities to engage with peers and Microsoft experts for technical insights and guidance. The Microsoft Q&A platform lets you submit specific technical questions and receive answers directly from Microsoft developers, engineers, and other industry and community experts (see a sample Q&A dialogue here). As part of our commitment to establishing a robust and engaged community of active learners, Microsoft Q&A now offers new enhancements that help bridge the gap between technical profess…
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Scaling for Demand: Deploying Python Applications Using MongoDB Atlas on Azure App Service
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Managing large amounts of data locally can prove to be a challenge, especially as the amount of saved data grows. Fortunately, there is an efficient solution available. By utilizing the features of Flask, MongoDB Atlas, and Azure App Service, you can build and host powerful web applications that are capable of storing and managing tons of data in a centralized, secure, and scalable manner. Say goodbye to unreliable local files and hello to a scalable solution. This in-depth tutorial will teach you how to build a functional CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) Flask application that connects to a MongoDB Atlas database, and is hosted on Azure App Service. Using A…
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Defender for Endpoint and disconnected environments. Cloud-centric networking decisions
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About this article This article is part of a group of articles regarding Defender for Endpoint and disconnected environments. The first two articles can be found here and here. The objective of this article, along with the two previous articles, is to provide you with a better understanding of Defender for Endpoint and how it works in a disconnected environment. This requires a mental shift in our understanding of what “risk” means with a cloud-first product. Looking at how Defender for Endpoint is designed we can make a few observations: Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-based EDR and AV solution that ties into the larger Defender XDR solution. …
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Azure Synapse Analytics March Update 2023
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Azure Synapse Analytics March Update 2023 Welcome to the Azure Synapse Analytics March 2023 update! This month, we have the General Availability of Multi-Column Distribution and Prive Endpoint support for Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer Synapse Link. We also have additional updates in SQL, Apache Spark for Synapse, and Synapse Data Explorer! Read about all of these new features below! Don’t forget to check out our on the Azure Synapse Analytics YouTube channel! Table of contents SQL Multi-Column Distribution (Generally Available) Greatest and Least TSQL Functions [*] Apache Spark for Synapse Library management new ability: i…
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Simple management & security with our latest Surface Dock
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We're excited to announce our latest generation Surface Dock with Thunderbolt™4 support and compatibility for USB-C® devices. With ultra-high speed data transfer[1] and built-in enterprise management and security, it’s the perfect companion to Surface Pro 8, Pro 9, Laptop 5 or Laptop Studio. See it up close in this video as Jacob Rhoades on the Surface Team showcases the ease of connecting to external monitors and your most important peripherals. Whether you work from home, in the office, or on the go, Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock delivers the High-speed USB4®/Thunderbolt 4 on USB-C ports: Plug in one cable to power your device and connect two…
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What’s New in Microsoft Teams for Education | April 2023
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Welcome to our monthly update for Teams for Education and thank you so much for being part of our growing community! We’ve been working on some great new updates that we’re excited to share with you, so here’s what’s new this month. Enjoy! April Topics: 1. Introducing Microsoft Viva Connections for Education 2. Updates to Assignments 3. An Introduction to “New Teams” 4. Apps in Channel Meetings 1. Viva Connections for Education One connected experience for students Microsoft Viva Connections for Education is a digital home that centralizes all the resources students need in one place, directly within Microsoft Teams. With intuitive design a…
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5 reasons to use Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer integration
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How do you take two great Azure services and create a greater solution? You integrate them together. What if there is a built-in integration between the two? Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Data Explorer (ADX) services deal with big data with semi-structured formats being generated with high throughput. Azure Cosmos DB is a strong transactional database: zoom in a micro-partition, scan a few records and return data in milliseconds. Example: 30 000 IoT sensors emitting readings every 5 seconds ; what is the latest temperature value of sensor 4A12? ADX is a strong analytical database specialized in time series (logs, time series and user activities):…