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Hello Everyone! At Microsoft Build 2023, we are announcing several new capabilities and improvements for Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell. We aim to provide the most secure, complete, and usable tools to manage your Azure resources. In this release, we want to highlight the following areas: New services supported Authentication improvements in preview Usability improvements Since Microsoft Ignite in 2022, we added coverage for 11 new Azure Resource Provider(RP)'s services. DataProtection LoadTesting NetworkFunction ArcResourceBridge StorageMover CognitiveSearch AutoManage DNSResolver MobileNetwork VoiceServices Workloads We …

Introducing Document Translation in Language Studio - a user-friendly UI experience designed to simplify the process of translating rich documents. With Document Translation in Language Studio, users can take advantage of the powerful Azure Translator service through a streamlined interface. Since it is a web app, users can access the feature across multiple operating systems & browsers, making it a convenient and efficient solution for document translation needs. Plus, with Azure Active Directory (AAD) authentication and the ability to use existing Azure accounts and translator resources, users can scale and control usage with secure data handling. Enterpris…

Microsoft continues to strengthen its partnership with Red Hat as a “platinum” sponsor at Red Hat Summit to engage customers on future proofing their businesses with more license flexibility, closer joint engineering, and better joint support. Jeremy Winter, Corporate Vice President, Azure Cloud Native from Microsoft will deliver the keynote on Day 1 on the topic of ‘Innovation doesn’t rely on your IT budget’. This will showcase Microsoft’s advancements in open innovation and how the Red Hat on Azure product portfolio helps businesses innovate without significant investment. The Microsoft and Red Hat partnership has made great strides to make customers’ journey to …

Microsoft Translator V3 connector allows you to translate documents apart from translating text. The following are few sample scenarios where you can use this connector to create automated workflows: Translate single/multiple documents which are stored in SharePoint, OneDrive, local folder, or any other storage location. Translate text from any source such as incoming emails via Outlook provider. and many more… This connector leverages Azure Cognitive Services Translator which supports 125+ languages. For more details on the connector actions, refer to this document: https://aka.ms/translatorconnectordoc. To learn more about the prerequisites, and …

We’re excited to announce that Immersive Reader is now available in Excel for the web! Immersive Reader lets you customize your reading experience to be most comfortable to you, resulting in increased reading speed, increased comprehension, and fewer errors while reading. Also, with Immersive Reader supporting translation to 116 languages and locales, it makes it easier to read spreadsheets that may have a lot of text or instructions. In Excel for the web, the following customizations are now available through Immersive Reader. All customizations change only your view and will not affect the spreadsheet for others. Reading content aloud Translating content on-…

We are excited to announce the General Availability of Multi-region replication for Azure Key Vault Managed HSM. The feature allows you to extend a managed HSM pool from one Azure region to an other thereby enhancing the availability of mission critical cryptographic keys with automated key replication and maximizing read throughput and latency with the closest available region. To learn more, see the Multi-region replication product documentation. Continue reading...

Today’s blog is from guest contributor Kuleen Bharadwaj, Senior Director, Community, Learning, and Partner Programs – Azure Data. Introducing Microsoft Fabric Organizations are eager to harness their data to gain a competitive edge. However, their analytics systems often comprise several disconnected services that use proprietary data formats. This makes integration complex, time-consuming and costly, and the resulting systems are often fragile. Systems integrators and solution builders have been trying to help customers simplify and unify their data estates in a secure, compliant and cost-effective manner so that they can use large language models agains…

Azure Event Grid is built to handle high scale message routing from any source to any destination for any application by decoupling publishers from subscriber services. Today, we are announcing that Event Grid now supports bi-directional communication via MQTT version 5 and MQTT version 3.1.1 protocols in Public Preview. We are also announcing the Public Preview of pull delivery of messages on custom topics, which gives applications more flexibility to handle events and enables the use of private links when receiving events. Azure's MQTT broker MQTT support is driven by the evolution of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions like connected homes, connecte…

Recently one of my customers shared the below code snippet and I was looking for ways to gain performance. The code snippet A simple function that has evaluated expression in a loop for one billion iterations. function speed_test(p_loops int) returns int language plpgsql as $$ declare       v_number bigint;       v_multiplier float = 3.14159;       loop_cnt bigint; begin       for loop_cnt in 1..p_loops * 1000000       loop             v_number := 333;             v_number := v_number * v_multiplier;       end loop;       return 0; end;$$; The piece of code shared caught my attention because the cod…

New trends in AI, LLMs and application development The rise of AI and large language models (LLMs) has transformed various industries, enabling the development of innovative applications with human-like text understanding and generation capabilities. This revolution has opened up new possibilities across fields such as customer service, content creation, and data analysis. As LLMs rapidly evolve, the importance of Prompt Engineering becomes increasingly evident. Prompt Engineering plays a crucial role in harnessing the full potential of LLMs by creating effective prompts that cater to specific business scenarios. This process enables developers to create tailo…

Overview Virtual network support enables you to lock down access to Azure Stream Analytics to your virtual network infrastructure. This capability provides you with the benefits of network isolation and can be accomplished by deploying a containerized instance of your Azure Stream Analytics job inside your Virtual Network. Your VNET injected ASA job can then privately access your resources within the virtual network via: Private Endpoints which connect your VNET injected ASA job to your data sources over private links powered by Azure Private Link. Service Endpoints which connect your data sources to your VNET injected ASA job. Service Tags which allow …

Recent AI developments are pushing the boundaries of what is possible, with the potential to transform how we live, work, and interact. With Azure OpenAI Service, we’re giving developers the power to democratize AI technology, making it accessible to organizations of all sizes and industries and accelerating their digital transformation. That’s why we’re excited for this year’s Microsoft Build—beginning Tuesday, May 23, at 8:30 AM—where we’ll explore the latest AI product releases, plus offer educational opportunities and resources through demo sessions, labs, expert meetups, and more. On Day 1 in our Microsoft Build Opening, join CEO Satya Nadella as he…

Today we announced new enhancements to Windows 11, many of which will start to be available tomorrow. For IT-managed devices, many of these innovations will begin rolling out with the July 2023 monthly security update for Windows 11, version 22H2, with early testing available through the June 2023 optional non-security preview release. Here are three highlights from today's announcement that I think will be of most interest to you in the IT community: Windows 365 Boot will be available in public preview tomorrow. With Windows 365 Boot, instead of logging into Windows 11 to access a Windows 365 Cloud PC, users with a PC running Windows 11, version 22H2 can boot dire…

Organizational messages generally available May 31st! Hybrid work amplified the need for new digital communication channels to help organizations connect with their employees. With organizational messages in Windows 11, Microsoft Intune enables you to configure and send branded, personalized messages. These messages can be used to help people learn about key news, important trainings, and urgent security updates. Screenshot of Windows 11 desktop with the Important information pop up from the desktop icon within the search bar Today we're excited to announce general availability for Organizational messages with the following features: Select from set 25+ mes…

Soon, you'll be able to manage Windows driver and firmware updates in Microsoft Intune! Looking for a better way to manage driver and firmware updates? If you've ever had to research and download appropriate drivers, repackage them, and deploy them using generic tools, that's changing for the best. Built on the Windows Update for Business deployment service public preview—available with Windows Enterprise—driver update management policies and reports will soon be available in Microsoft Intune. Why manage driver and firmware updates in Intune This enables you to take advantage of intelligent servicing, trusted quality, granular controls, optional drivers and …

The Defender for Cloud Onboarding Workbook V2 is the latest version of this workbook that was originally published August 2022. You can read more about the purpose of this workbook in this post. What’s New: The Defender Plans Onboarded Tab - displays the subscriptions that are onboarded to a Defender plan, status of the Defender Plan, and the resources deployed in the subscription. You can click on the status of the Defender Plan to On / Off on the subscription. You will be directed to the Defender Plans Blade on your selected Subscription. You can notice the status of each Defender Plan is On/Off, and the Resource quantity column displays the…

Exchange Admin 2022 Integration Pack v10.22.1.* has known issues and we strongly recommend customers to update to the latest build v10.22.2.5 that can be downloaded here. What is the issue? In SC Orchestrator, the Runbook Author role is responsible for creating and maintaining runbooks. Any malicious Runbook Author can gain privileges related to Exchange Online Server management tasks that are available with Orchestrator Administrator. Runbook Authors can view the passphrase of the certificate (private key) configured to authenticate to the Azure Active Directory (AAD) application used by the Exchange Admin 2022 v10.22.1.* Integration Pack (IP). If they can…

With User Managed Identity support for SQL Managed Instance, Auditing to Storage Account target can be configured with the following authentication methods for SQL MI: Managed Identity Storage Access Keys Managed Identity can be a System-assigned Managed Identity (SMI) or User-assigned Managed Identity (UMI). In this blog, we will walk you through the steps to configure auditing using managed identity for SQL Managed Instance. SMI and UMI can be used for any storage account within or behind the firewall. User-assigned Managed Identity UMI gives users the flexibility to create and maintain their own UMI for a given tenant. The UMI can be…

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The other day I published a comprehensive blog post about deploying gMSA on AKS with Terraform. As part of that blog post, I deployed an Azure VM and ran a script on it to deploy Active Directory Domain Services. Today, I wanted to explore that portion in a bit more depth. Terraform Azure provider The Terraform Azure provider is our starting point to understand what can be done when deploying Azure VMs with Terraform. The provider is constantly updated with fixes and new features, and we’ll be using the following resources: azurerm_resource_group to create a Resource Group. azurerm_virtual_network to deploy and an Azure vNet. azurerm_subnet to deploy a sub…

The Azure Maps visual for Power BI has officially been released, and it comes with exciting updates and improvements to its existing features. Let's take a closer look at some of the highlights of this release. New map style One of the most significant changes in this release is the introduction of a new map style that provides users with a more modern and appealing look and feel. This new style also gives users new ways to interact with data, enhancing the overall user experience. Data Layers Additionally, Azure Maps visual for Power BI now includes support for various data layers, including heat maps, filled map, 3D columns, bubble, and p…

DAX Suggestions Makes Power BI More Interesting Let's start from here, the DAX Suggestion feature makes learning Power BI easier and more fun because it simplifies the process of creating measures, reduces the need for memorizing DAX syntax and functions, and helps you discover new possibilities for data analysis with Power BI. This article will guide you on how to activate the DAX Suggestion Feature in Power BI Desktop. Let's have a look at the feature briefly by analyzing the magic happening in the image below. 1. Write what you want to achieve in natural language and the AI automatically generate the DAX function to achieve it 2. If you notice, I …

Introduction In today's competitive environment, optimizing the performance of virtual machines (VMs) for various workloads is crucial. Continuing from our first blog, `Scaling Azure Arm64 VMs with Microsoft’s Build of OpenJDK: A Performance Testing Journey`, the Java Engineering Group (JEG) at Microsoft recently extended its analysis to Azure D-series v5 (general purpose) Ampere Altra, AMD EPYC, and Intel Ice Lake VMs. We aimed to leverage the full potential of these VMs running Java-based workloads on Microsoft's Build of OpenJDK JDK 17, utilizing the SPECjbb2015 benchmark as a capacity planning tool. This benchmark enabled us to drive sustained bandwidt…

We are thrilled to announce the availability of a Public Preview for network provider performance and availability reporting in the Microsoft 365 admin center. With these new reports, admins can see their users’ network performance and availability based on the detected network provider. Network performance and availability relates to the network connectivity between Microsoft 365 users and Microsoft’s network. These reports may also enable you to identify network settings that adversely affect your users’ experience with Microsoft 365. The new reports (illustrated below) show tenant-wide information but if you added office network locations, then we provide…

Microsoft Build starts May 23rd. Register now to attend virtually. Microsoft Build, the annual conference where developers can get hands on with the latest Microsoft technologies including Azure, kicks off tomorrow, May 23rd. With generative AI impacting companies of every size and industry, this year’s Build promises exciting new announcements and learning opportunities. Born in the cloud companies drive disruption with AI At Microsoft Build, developers will be able to learn about the latest AI technologies, as well as Azure’s reliable, secure, and scalable cloud-native platform. Startups and at-scale companies born in the cloud are at the forefront of…