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What's new in Microsoft Teams Rooms and Devices at Enterprise Connect
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The audience that gathers for Enterprise Connect is obsessed with finding the best tools for communications and collaboration. So when we first introduced Microsoft Teams at Enterprise Connect six years ago, we knew we’d found our people. And Microsoft Teams Rooms was there too, meeting a need our customers had for easier-to-use meeting rooms that introduced innovative new solutions for inclusive collaboration, with audio and video that gave everyone a voice. Since then, we’ve continued to expand our vision for what it means to meet together in meeting rooms. Creating more flexible work spaces and experiences, doing more with less, and providing amazing customer ex…
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Microsoft 365 Conference event guide to keynotes, AMA, sessions, and more
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The Microsoft 365 Conference (May 2-4, 2023) offers numerous in-person Microsoft keynotes with product leaders – left-to-right: Jeff Teper, Kirk Koenigsbauer, Rajesh Jah, Charles Lamanna, Karuana Gatimu, and Dan Holme. What: Microsoft 365 Conference to learn more Register today | Review all sessions and the distinct set of Microsoft-led sessions [*]When & where: May 2-4, 2023 | In-person event – Las Vegas, Nevada – MGM Grand [*]Content: 4 Microsoft keynotes || 150+ overall sessions – 60+ Microsoft-led | 18 full-day workshops (pre-day and post) [*]Presenters: 150+ speakers | 50+ Microsoft alongside MVPs and community members [*]Twitter & hashtag: @M365CO…
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Announcing Collaboration Security for Microsoft Teams
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Since 2020, remote work has fundamentally changed the way organizations operate. 66% of businesses worldwide now rely on a hybrid work model, and as a result adoption of collaboration platforms like Microsoft Teams have surged. Today, 270 million users use Teams to communicate and be productive, making it indispensable to effective collaboration. However, the growing number of users has also made a new target for adversaries trying to gain access to an organizations’ sensitive data and operations. Attacks like phishing and ransomware that for decades have primarily used email as an entry point, are now also targeting users on collaboration tools with growing frequenc…
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Surface Hub 2S: Now a Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows device
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Since the first Surface Hub launched, we've learned a tremendous amount about how people use collaborative spaces and devices. Today, we are excited to announce that Surface Hub 2S will join the Microsoft Teams Rooms family. When all new Surface Hubs ship with the Teams Rooms experience starting later this year, Surface Hub 2S will become the first touch-enabled board running Teams Rooms on Windows. This unlocks top-requested Teams Rooms features for both users and admins, such as Front Row, persistent chat, consistent remote management capabilities and more. Existing Surface Hub 2S devices will have a path to migrate to this experience at a future date. …
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Maximizing Feedback: Integrating Adaptive Cards with Microsoft Teams for ServiceNow Ticket Surveys
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In any organization, gathering feedback from customers and employees is essential to improve products and services, as well as to enhance the overall experience. However, obtaining that feedback can be a challenging task, especially when you need to reach out to a large number of people. Fortunately, with the rise of digital communication tools and collaborative apps, it's becoming easier than ever to gather feedback efficiently and in a timely manner. Among these apps, Microsoft Teams stands out as one of the most popular and versatile options, providing a unified platform for team communication and collaboration. In this post, we'll explore how you can lev…
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What’s New in Microsoft EDU webinar – April 2023
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Join us in April 2023 for the next "What's New in Microsoft EDU" webinar! These 30 minute webinars are put on by the Microsoft Education Product Management group and happen once per month, at both 8:00am Pacific Time and 4:00pm Pacific time to cover as many global time zones as possible around the world. And don’t worry – we’ll be recording these and posting on our Microsoft Education YouTube channel in the new “ , so you’ll always to able to watch later or share with others! Here is our April 2023 webinar agenda: What’s new in Microsoft Teams for EDU What’s new in M365 EDU What's new in Windows 11 AMA - Ask Microsoft EDU Anything (Q&A) How to sig…
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Viva Connections is now available on tablet devices
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As work has become more distributed, with employees often transitioning across multiple devices throughout their day, it is more critical than ever to ensure they have the right information at the right time, no matter where they are. Whether they are Information Workers in a hybrid work environment tackling projects at home and the office, Frontline Workers traveling between different sites or stores, or managers trying to stay up to speed on tasks and approvals between meetings, providing them with a single place to get news, take action, and stay engaged with colleagues, on any device, is now fundamental to a great employee experience. That’s why Viva Connecti…
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What Community Activity Means to Microsoft MVPs
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Microsoft MVPs are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community, and the Microsoft MVP Award is our way of saying "Thanks!" to outstanding community leaders. No matter how knowledgeable you are or how successful you are in business, continuing community activities is required to be an MVP. Every MVP has been doing unique community activities through all sorts of online and offline channels and engages with diverse audiences in various industries based on their technical expertise. Many things are different per MVP, however, their common purpose is helping others. In this post, we feature three MVPs in the United States, Domini…
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What's new with Microsoft Sentinel at Secure
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Microsoft Sentinel: What’s new at Microsoft Secure Microsoft Sentinel taps into the power of AI, automation, and Microsoft’s deep understanding of the threat landscape, empowering defenders to hunt and resolve critical threats at machine speed, at a lower TCO than other SIEM solutions. It is the consolidated SecOps platform for teams that want a next-gen, cloud-native SIEM solution to help them to proactively protect their digital estate. As an industry leader in the security analytics space, companies of all sizes, MSSPs and MDRs trust Microsoft to keep them safe. We continue to invest in solutions that will help defenders scale their security operations, stay ahe…
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Custom plugin creation and integration with JMeter and Azure Load Testing
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JMeter has a lot to offer, though sometimes, you may run into use cases that are unique to your workflows or user scenarios, and not directly implementable using standard JMeter elements. For example, you might want to enable a custom authentication process, create a sampler of your own, or design a testing element that is not yet released in the open source JMeter community. Custom plugins extend the core functionality of JMeter and may allow you to implement that custom scenario into your performance tests to fine tune your test scripts and reporting capabilities. Learn how to get more from your performance testing, using custom plugins and Azure Load Testing. …
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What’s new: Sentinel Solution for SAP BTP
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TLDR: Sign up here to access the preview! Introduction In today's digital landscape, low-code development platforms have become increasingly popular among businesses looking to accelerate their application development processes. However, with the convenience and speed that these platforms offer, there are also security risks that organizations must consider. SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is a cloud-based solution that provides a wide range of tools and services for developers to build, run, and manage applications. One of the key features of SAP BTP is its low-code development capabilities. Low-code development allows developers to create…
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Steps to install Drush on Azure App Service.
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Managing a Drupal website can be time-consuming, especially when it comes to updates, backups, and deployments. This is where Drush comes in. Drush is a command-line interface (CLI) tool for Drupal that makes managing your Drupal website faster and easier. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at how to install Drush along with Drupal in Azure App Service. If you wanted to know how to migrate an existing Drupal site to Azure App Service please refer Easy way to migrate an existing PHP site with MySQL to Azure App Service. - Microsoft Community Hub. Please use following steps in order to install Drush on Azure App Service: Step 1: Go …
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Effortlessly Generate Text: Creating a ChatGPT Workflow with MS Forms, Outlook, and Power Automate.
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Introduction I'm Prince Adimado, a proud Gold Student Ambassador from Ghana. As an active member of the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors program, I have organized and hosted numerous successful events, authored informative articles, and created helpful video tutorials. Through the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador program, I have gained valuable skills in event management, public speaking, and software engineering that I may not have otherwise obtained as a regular student. The program has given me a new sense of purpose in my career, and the confidence to speak at virtual meetings and engage with a global community. If you're interested in becoming a Mi…
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How the Search Service Authenticates to Access an Azure SQL Database
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When using Azure Cognitive Search to index data from an Azure SQL database, it's important to understand the different authentication methods that can be used to connect to the database. In this blog post, we'll explain the different authentication methods that the Search service can use to access an Azure SQL database. Authentication Methods in SQL DB There are several authentication methods that can be used to connect to an Azure SQL database, including: SQL Authentication SQL authentication is a method of authentication that uses a username and password to connect to an Azure SQL database. This method is commonly used when connected to a databas…
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Changes to Service Fabric Release announcements
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Going forward Service Fabric will be moving announcements to Azure Updates. We will continue publishing Release Notes on Microsoft Docs. Continue reading...
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Using Alternate ANCs in Windows 365
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Organizations using Windows 365 have two networking options for their Cloud PCs: Microsoft Hosted Network (MHN) or Azure Network Connection (ANC). Microsoft Hosted Network is a Microsoft managed networking option, where no Azure vNet or subscription is required for Cloud PC network connectivity. If you need granular control of your corporate network traffic – firewall rules, custom routes or on-prem network access – the Azure Network Connection feature allows you to bring your own Azure vNet/subscription to Windows 365. When you decide to use an ANC network connection, you are required to create an Azure vNet in the region of your choice. When Cloud PCs are provisio…
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Codename Project Bose: Part 2 - how to implement the codebase from GitHub repo
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I have been bombarded with requests to explain how to implement the codebase of Project Bose (GitHub - pranabpaul-tech/projectbose: Application portfolio management. This application provides Azure cost breakup at different levels within an organization to make cross charge easier. Also provides some forecast and advice related to cost optimization.) as soon as I released the link to my GitHub repo. Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to explain to every individual. Hence, I am trying to explain it through this new post. It's also better to fork my repo to your own GitHub account and clone it from there instead, as we have used GitHub actions to deploy Azure assets go…
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Springtime is Syntex time: - join us at AIIM23, Microsoft 365 Conference, and DSF
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We’re sponsoring a host of events in April and May, including the AIIM Conference 2023 (April 25-27, New Orleans), Microsoft 365 Conference (May 2-4, Las Vegas), DSF ’23 Charlotte (May 22-24). We’re thrilled to engage with you at these events and share more about our latest Microsoft Syntex and Content AI innovations. AIIM Webinar on Content AI and Microsoft Syntex Is Content AI really a game-changer in business today? Find out at our upcoming webinar with AIIM on April 19, 11:00am PDT! Register for this webinar today and you’ll hear what Content AI is and learn some important best practices to leverage AI so you can enhance your content’s value and manage…
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Introducing New Microsoft Teams for Education
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In our continued efforts to provide updates and upgrades to the Microsoft Teams experience, our product groups pay great attention to the feedback provided by our users. One area that users of Teams for Education have commented on has been the overall performance and stability of the platform, which certainly can have an impact our users’ ability to effectively manage Teams within their institution. With this feedback in mind, Microsoft is excited to announce that the Teams app is being re-designed with a performance-driven focus and will be launching (currently in preview) as the next evolution of Microsoft Teams – New Teams. Here’s a quick look what users can ex…
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Announcing the 3-year retirement of Windows Server 2019 on Azure Kubernetes Service and AKS hybrid
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Windows Server 2022 is built on the strong foundation of Windows Server 2019 and brings innovations in security and application platform, allowing customers to have a more robust and secure environment. To continue ensuring Azure remains the best possible experience with the highest standards of safety and reliability, we will be retiring Windows Server 2019 on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and AKS hybrid in 3-years time. What does this mean for me? Windows Server 2019 will be retiring on AKS and AKS-Hybrid in March 2026. On AKS Kubernetes version 1.32 will be the final version where Windows Server 2019 is supported on AKS. When Kubernetes version…
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Using Alternate ANCs in Windows 365
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Organizations using Windows 365 have two networking options for their Cloud PCs: Microsoft Hosted Network (MHN) or Azure Network Connection (ANC). Microsoft Hosted Network is a Microsoft managed networking option, where no Azure vNet or subscription is required for Cloud PC network connectivity. If you need granular control of your corporate network traffic – firewall rules, custom routes or on-prem network access – the Azure Network Connection feature allows you to bring your own Azure vNet/subscription to Windows 365. When you decide to use an ANC network connection, you are required to create an Azure vNet in the region of your choice. When Cloud PCs are provisio…
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Tech Accelerator: Microsoft Secure & Microsoft Intune Suite - April 11-13
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We're so excited to announce the Microsoft Tech Accelerator, coming to you live April 11-13, 2023. This virtual event is focused on providing organizations and IT professionals with technical depth so they can use our products successfully. We'll also feature a closer look at everything that was presented at Microsoft Secure. Join us for three days of demos, technical deep dives, and, of course, everyone's favorite – Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA). All sessions will be streamed live on the Microsoft Tech Community, Twitter, and YouTube. Tune in, ask ALL the questions, skill up, and have fun. Registration is not required. RSVP to stay up to date on the events –and add ind…
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We’re excited to announce that version 4 of the Node.js programming model is currently in preview! This programming model is part of Azure Function’s larger effort to provide a more flexible and intuitive experience for all supported languages. If you follow news from Functions closely or happen to use Python as well, you may have heard about the release of the new programming model for Python last fall. During that time, we were working on a similar effort for Node.js. The experience we ship today is a culmination of feedback we received from JavaScript and TypeScript developers through GitHub, surveys, and user studies, as well as suggestions from internal Node.js exper…
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Viva Engage – Connect, and Engage with, Employees Anywhere
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Connect with people across the company—wherever and whenever they work—so that everyone is included and engaged. The Viva Engage app in Microsoft Teams helps organizations build community, spark engagement with leadership, harness knowledge and answers, and build personal networks. In today’s MidDay Café – Viva podcast Microsoft’s Jasmine Hoegh walks us through: Problem Space Viva Engage Demo Answers now, next, and future Discussion Resources: Introducing Microsoft Viva Engage | Microsoft Learn Set up Viva Engage | Microsoft Learn Deep linking into Viva Engage | Microsoft Learn Viva Engage Admin center overview | Microsoft Learn Overview and s…
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Introducing Microsoft Viva Connections for Education
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Today’s students juggle more than just classes. They join clubs, volunteer with non-profits, pick up part-time jobs, play sports, and more. With their time spread so thin, it can be difficult to manage all the information, apps, and platforms associated with all their activities. Institutions are seeking the right technologies to keep students engaged, connected, and motivated, but implementing so many different tools makes it difficult for students to keep up with campus-wide news, clubs, internship opportunities, and more. On average, 143 EdTech tools were used by students in the 2021-2022 school year¹, negatively impacting engagement, retention, and other import…