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Announcing API Management and API Center Community Live Stream on Thursday, July 25th
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We're thrilled to announce a community stand-up – a live-stream event for users of Azure API Management and API Center, hosted on YouTube. Join us for an engaging session where we'll delve into the latest industry trends, product updates, and best practices. [HEADING=1]Event Details[/HEADING] Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024 Time: 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST Format: Live stream on YouTube [HEADING=1]What to Expect[/HEADING] Insights into the API industry: Our product team will share their perspectives on the criticality of API security and securing APIs with an in-depth defense. Azure API Management and API Center updates: Discover the latest features in ou…
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FabSoft, Just Software, and Volo offer transactable partner solutions in Azure Marketplace
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Microsoft partners like FabSoft, Just Software, and Volo deliver transact-capable offers, which allow you to purchase directly from Azure Marketplace. Learn about these offers below: [attachment=56828:name] DeskConnect: Deliver Documents to Azure OpenAI: Automatically capture and redistribute all transactional documents involving user-level interaction and input with DeskConnect so you can eliminate costly disruptions from customers, vendors, and staff. This powerful solution from FabSoft transforms a tedious manual process into an automated knowledge base. [attachment=56829:name] EasyScep: One-click PKI for Intune Endpoint Certificates: If you need …
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Microsoft Copilot in Azure Series – AKS Cluster configuration and management
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In addition to helping you in deploying applications and identifying resources in your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster, Microsoft Copilot in Azure can help you with insights into best practices for configuration and management. Microsoft Copilot in Azure can: Look at the AKS documentation and identify best practices for configuration and management of your cluster. While it can’t directly apply these to the cluster, you can get insights on what the settings are, get more information on each recommendation, and ask Copilot to help you implement them. Examples of these include restricting access to the Cluster API to certain known IP addresses, chan…
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ACTION REQUIRED: HDC API users may need to update code for accessing submission blobs by Aug 28th
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On August 28th, 2024, Hardware Dev Center APIs will change the type of blob urls that are returned in various API calls from service sas urls to user delegated sas urls. Partners using HDC Hardware dashboard API to automate driver submission process may be affected. The specific area affected is the upload and downloads through the download links in the submission response. All other aspects of the submission process that can be accessed through the API are not affected. Partners are recommended to update to latest version of the libraries they use to upload and download from Azure Blobs during the driver submission process. Partners using C# are encouraged to move…
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Let us continue our troubleshooting by checking threads in this part. [HEADING=2]Step 4.1. Troubleshoot latency in Log Reader agent’s reader thread[/HEADING] Firstly, define the level of reader thread latency by running below query in Publisher server. sp_replcounters GO The above shows reader thread replicating on average 115 transactions per second and more than 7.5mln transactions are waiting to be replicated to the distribution database. On average, transactions are waiting 134880secs to be replicated, which is high latency. Run below in publisher server and find session id of Log Reader’ reader thread: SELECT SessionId = s.session_id, App …
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[HEADING=1]High level transactional replication architecture[/HEADING] The initial stage of transactional replication is initializing the subscriber. Although this can be done via backup, the typical approach generating a snapshot by the Snapshot Agent and storing it in the snapshot folder. It’s C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\<INST>\MSSQL\ReplData by default and configurable. Then, the Distribution Agent transfers the snapshot to the subscriber. Afterwards, incremental changes in the published database are tracked and replicated to subscriber database. This replication process is done in three phases: Transactions are marked "for replication" in the…
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Leveraging phi-3 for an Enhanced Semantic Cache in RAG Applications
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The field of Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly evolving, with Large Language Models (LLMs) playing a central role. Building responsive and efficient applications using these models is crucial. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications, which combine retrieval and generation techniques, have emerged as a powerful solution for generating high-quality responses. However, a key challenge arises in handling repeat queries efficiently while maintaining contextually accurate and diverse responses. This blog post explores a solution that addresses this challenge. We propose a multi-layered approach that utilizes a semantic cache layer and phi-3, a Small Language Model (SLM…
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Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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[HEADING=1]Introduction[/HEADING] As cloud environments grow more complex and threats increase, organizations need robust tools to monitor, analyze, and respond to security issues effectively. Microsoft Defender for Cloud (MDC) offers robust security management, but to unlock its full potential, organizations need powerful visualization and analysis tools. While Azure Workbooks provide valuable visualizations for MDC data, integrating Microsoft Power BI offers an enhanced approach to data analysis and visualization. Power BI's advanced features, such as customizable dashboards, interactive elements, and seamless integration with various data sources, make it ideal f…
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ACTION REQUIRED: Users of HDC API may need to update code for deprecated API by August 28th
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On August 28th, 2024, Hardware Dev Center APIs will change the type of blob urls that are returned in various API calls from service sas urls to user delegated sas urls. Partners using HDC Hardware dashboard API to automate driver submission process may be affected. The specific area affected is the upload and downloads through the download links in the submission response. All other aspects of the submission process that can be accessed through the API are not affected. Partners are recommended to update to latest version of the libraries they use to upload and download from Azure Blobs during the driver submission process. Partners using C# are encouraged to move…
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From Paper to Pixels: Azure AI in Historical Document Digitization and Translation
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For 64 years, a stack of letters lay unread in my grandfather’s trunk. These letters, written by relatives of my great-grandfather who immigrated from Poland in 1906, represent the last remnants of Polish language in my family. Over a decade ago, I promised my mother I would have them translated, but life got in the way. Recently, inspired by the success I've seen using OCR, digitization, and translation with various customer documents, I decided to tackle this personal project myself using the Microsoft AI services I am familiar with. Iterating through Process and Technology I gathered the letters, took images of each page with my phone, and uploaded them to …
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Migrating SLURM Job Accounting from Azure Database for MariaDB to MySQL Flexible Server
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[HEADING=1]Overview[/HEADING] Azure CycleCloud (CC) is an enterprise-friendly tool for orchestrating and managing High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments on Azure. With CycleCloud, users can provision infrastructure for HPC systems, deploy familiar HPC schedulers, deploy/mount filesystems and automatically scale the infrastructure to run jobs efficiently at any scale. Azure CycleCloud is targeted at HPC administrators and users who want to deploy an HPC environment with a specific scheduler in mind. One of the supported schedulers is SLURM, which stands for Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management. SLURM is an open source, scalable and fault-tolerant c…
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Partner Case Study Series | Exasol With Azure and Power BI
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[HEADING=2]Exasol, a Microsoft partner enabling clients to quickly turn their data into value[/HEADING] Exasol, an analytics database company with offices in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany, is redefining what it means to work with data. Its high-performance in-memory analytics database transforms how organizations work with data on-premises, in the cloud, or both, quickly turning it into value. Exasol’s core verticals include retail and e-commerce, banking and fintech, and healthcare and life sciences. Clients have worked with Exasol when pursuing digital modernization, cloud migration, performance enhancement strategies, and legal hardware repl…
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Azure Virtual WAN configuration best practices
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Azure Virtual WAN is a networking service that combines networking, security, and routing features in one managed service. It is a hub-and-spoke architecture managed by Microsoft that integrates with other Azure services, such as VPN gateways and Azure Firewall, and partner solutions. It aims to simplify network management and configuration, and enhance performance and reliability, using Microsoft’s global network. To learn more about Virtual WAN’s features, see Azure Virtual WAN Overview | Microsoft Learn. For the complete list of supported partner solutions in Virtual WAN, see About NVAs in a Virtual WAN hub. This article details Virtual WAN configuration …
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Introducing Coauthoring for SharePoint Pages and News
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We’re excited to announce that we’ve started rolling out the ability for multiple authors to collaborate on SharePoint pages. Multiple authors will be able to edit the same page at the same time, without having to take turns. Authors can see real-time changes made by others as they happen in pages, sections, and web parts. After an author starts editing a page, they can see if other authors are also editing by viewing their avatar in the command bar. Changes made by authors are saved automatically every few seconds. If authors want to leave edit mode, they can select Save and close. Version history has also been improved to enhance support for collabo…
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Converting Azure Virtual Machines running Windows from SCSI to NVMe
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This is the Windows version of the blog article on converting Azure virtual machines from SCSI to NVMe. The Linux version can be found here. [HEADING=1]Introduction[/HEADING] In the ever-evolving world of cloud computing, maximizing performance and efficiency is crucial for businesses leveraging virtual machines (VMs) on platforms like Microsoft Azure, especially for high I/O workloads like SAP on Azure or database applications. One significant upgrade that can yield substantial performance improvements is converting your Azure VM from a SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) disk setup to NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) using Azure Boost. This blog post w…
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Announcing Preview of New Azure Dlsv6, Dsv6, Esv6 VMs with new CPU, Azure Boost, and NVMe Support
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Co-authored by Andy Jia, Principal Product Manager, and Misha Bansal, Technical Program Manager, Azure Compute We are thrilled to announce Preview of new Azure General Purpose and Memory Optimized Virtual Machines powered by the latest 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® processor. The new VMs come with three different memory-to-core ratios and offer options with and without local SSD across the VM families: the General Purpose Dlsv6, Dldsv6, Dsv6, and Ddsv6 series and the Memory Optimized Esv6 and Edsv6 series. These VMs deliver several important improvements as compared to the previous generation (Dlv5, Dv5, Ev5) for a broad range of applications and workloads thr…
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The Rising Significance of APIs - Azure API Management & API Center
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[JUSTIFY]As we venture deeper into the digital era, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) have become the cornerstone of modern software development and digital communication. APIs continue to be pivotal, acting as the conduits through which different systems, applications, and devices interact and exchange data. This growing reliance on APIs is reflected in the investment trends, with a significant 92% of global respondents indicating that investments in APIs will either remain steady or increase over the next year (2023 State of the API Report, Postman, 2023). Recognizing the critical role that APIs play in modern software architecture, Microsoft has been consistent…
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Unlock Unprecedented Value with Azure AI Document Intelligence Custom Extraction, now 40% Less!
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Revolutionizing Document Processing for Your Business At Azure AI, we continuously strive to empower businesses with cutting-edge technology at the most competitive prices. We are thrilled to announce that as of June 1st, the pricing of our custom extraction models, a key capability of Azure AI Document Intelligence is significantly reduced. With a 40% price drop, we are making it easier and more affordable for you to leverage the full potential of AI-driven document processing. Custom Extraction With Azure AI Document Intelligence, you can use pre-built models or build your own custom models to analyze and extract key information and insights from your docu…
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Fear Less, Create More
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Using AI tools like Copilot for creating learning courses may raise some issues for instructional designers. However, I do not share these concerns, but they exist. AI has a potential to change the way instructional design is done by automating tasks like instructional design, graphic design, and accessibility, which rely on AI's ability to find relevant content. Some instructional designers are not happy with the features that Copilot offers right now, feeling that they are not enough to help them in their work. I find it very useful in the development stages of content creation because of some of Copilot's features. Some of the problems reported by deve…
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“Amped up on Amplify” 🎙 – The Intrazone podcast
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Get the inside scoop on Viva Amplify. This episode is like a gift to your future work "comms pro" personality. All the heartache of manual copy/pasting into various internal distribution channels will fade away. And what shines through? The ability to communicate like a pro with the broadest reach and impact for your internal news and campaigns - big or small. You’ll hear from Liz Sundet (Senior Customer Experience program manager at Microsoft), a wonderful technologist and trainer focused on getting Microsoft customers prepared to use Microsoft Viva Amplify. Liz shares her thoughts on this communicator’s app, best practices for internal comms, and insights into ho…
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Share to Make a Change: MVP Emily van Putten’s Journey
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Emily van Putten, a Security MVP from the Netherlands, has been leading the dissemination of information on cloud security through community activities. She also focuses on promoting the success of women in the IT industry. Her numerous achievements have led to her selection as one of the top 25 talents for TEDxAmsterdamWomen Talent Night. In this blog post, we will share her past activities and future aspirations in her own words, highlighting how she stands on stage to convey her experiences and beliefs, continuously inspiring people about diversity and inclusion. *Picture Credits: Suzan Alberts ---------- Tell us about your community activities …
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The convergence of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) has disrupted industries across the globe. However, today’s threat landscape coupled with the developing force of AI have introduced new security challenges—particularly in the realm of industrial processes and critical infrastructure. As a follow up to our announcement at RSA in April, we take a closer look at how security teams can utilize Microsoft Defender XDR to protect OT environments from emerging threats and ensure their safety, productivity, and reliability. [HEADING=1]Why yesterday's OT security is no longer enough[/HEADING] As a vital part of business processes, …
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Microsoft Surface: Secure by Design
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Microsoft runs on trust. Trustworthy engineering and secure experiences from chip to cloud are central to the Surface strategy, with the strongest platform protections and powerful Windows 11 Pro security capabilities enabled by default. As we move towards an AI-enabled future, Microsoft Surface helps you strengthen your security posture across hardware, OS, data, apps and identity through a foundation of built-in protection. Let’s delve into what this means for you and your Surface. A foundation of built-in protection from design to retirement. [HEADING=2] Security even before you power on[/HEADING] Your Surface device is built secure before you fir…
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Modernized Excel Grid (part 2)
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Dive into the latest enhancements for Excel for the web, where we've streamlined your spreadsheet experience to be more intuitive and efficient. Now, previewing hyperlinks, customizing your view, renaming sheets, and more, is smoother than ever, allowing you to focus on what matters most—your data. Hyperlink Previews Now, when you hover over web or internal links, you'll see improved hyperlink previews with options to copy, edit, or remove the link. If a thumbnail of the linked page is available, you'll see that too, giving you a better idea of where the link will take you. Hyperlink previews [HEADING=2]Easily Adjust Zoom in Status Bar [/HEADING] …
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How to choose between ledger in Azure SQL Database and Azure Confidential Ledger
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Ledger technology is a way of storing data that ensures its integrity, immutability, and verifiability. It can be used for scenarios where trust and transparency are essential, such as financial transactions, supply chain tracking, or regulatory compliance. Azure offers two services that leverage ledger technology to provide tamper-proof data storage: ledger in Azure SQL Database and Azure Confidential Ledger. In this blog post, we will compare these two services and help you decide which one is best suited for your needs. [HEADING=1]What is ledger in Azure SQL Database?[/HEADING] Ledger is a technology that offers the power of Blockchain in Azure SQL Database. …