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Howdy folks,    Today we have some news I know many of you will be excited about! As part of our vision to give you comprehensive security solutions, we’ve joined forces with the Windows and Microsoft Intune teams to release a public preview of Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) for Azure AD (which is now part of Microsoft Entra). I’ve asked Sandeep Deo, one of the Product Managers behind this release, to give you the low down on all these updates and explain how you can start using Windows LAPS with Microsoft Entra (Azure AD). You’ll find Sandeep’s blog post below. Best regards, Alex Simons (@Alex_A_Simons)  Corporate VP o…

Author(s): Freddie Santos is a Program Manager in Azure Synapse Customer Success Engineering (CSE) team. In my previous post, I discussed the basics of disaster recovery and high availability and how they can be implemented on Azure Synapse. You can revisit that post directly here: Creating a custom disaster recovery plan for your Synapse workspace Part 1. This post will focus specifically on one of the engines in the Synapse workspace, the dedicated SQL Pools, and explore options for creating a custom disaster recovery plan for our databases. The aim is to help you create a plan that aligns with your business needs, which may require a more granular RPO and/o…

In this video we explain what is SNA and why is still important. We also explain the alternatives to connect from Azure to an IBM Mainframe. Azure Integration Services helps our customers and partners to connect to IBM Mainframes directly using TCP/IP or via SNA over IP networks. Continue reading...

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Raise hand is a highly requested feature missing for a long time in Azure Communication Services calling SDK. However, this has changed with the latest release of JavaScript called SDK 1.13.0 (release notes)! Why are those APIs introduced? Communication is an essential part of our day-to-day life. As it moves to the digital environment, we must find new tools to manage communication in larger groups. Here are some favorite use cases of how our customers are using raise hand: Ask a question: Do you have a question about the content shared by the presenter, but you don't want to interrupt the speaker? Use your hand to indicate that something nee…

Istio addresses the challenges developers and operators face with a distributed or microservices architecture. The Istio-based service mesh add-on provides an officially supported and tested Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) integration. This article shows how to create an Azure Kubernetes Service(AKS) cluster with the Istio Service Mesh add-on via Bicep and deploy the bookinfo sample application via a Deployment Script. For more information, see the following articles: What is Istio? Istio-based service mesh add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service Deploy Istio-based service mesh add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service Deploy external or internal ingresses for Istio…

When you're developing and running web applications, things don't always go as planned. You might encounter errors, underperforming response times, or unexpected behavior. The Azure App Service Diagnostics Logging capabilities come to the rescue in such situations. By enabling the application logging features, you can quickly and easily view your application logs to diagnose and fix issues. Here are a few examples of the types of problems you can solve by consulting your application logs: Errors: When an error occurs in your application, it's important to understand what went wrong and where. By consulting your application logs, you can see the error messag…

Il existe des gadgets qui sont rigolos, et il y a les vrais outils. Visual Studio Code, Copilot et Codespace font définitivement partie du deuxième groupe: les vrais outils. Visual Studio, ou VSCode pour les amis est un outil qui est devenu un standard dans le monde du développement. Il est gratuit, open source et disponible sur Windows, Mac et Linux. Il est aussi disponible dans le cloud avec Codespaces. Mais je vais trop vite, je m'emballe... Lundi 24 avril je ferai une présentation, en français et en direct, sur comment débuter avec VS Code, Codespaces et Copilot. Durant cette présentation nous allons explorer comment c'est trois outils qui peuvent nous a…

Issue: Unable to delete Azure EventHub Cluster/Namespace/ Entity from Portal/ PowerShell/ CLI. Case 1: When EventHub tier is Premium and you are unable to delete Azure EventHub namespace and getting conflict operation error 409. Sample error message : "statusMessage":"{\"error\":{\"code\":\"Conflict\",\"message\":\"Namespace provisioning in transition. For more information visit https://aka.ms/eventhubsarmexceptions. Reason: The reason for stuck state of EventHub namespace or its provisioning failure is due to a known race condition which initiates between two or more internal microservices from premium EventHub architecture from different n…

Simplify your update management experience with Windows Update for Business. It's an umbrella term for multiple products and services that we're unpacking in a series of skilling snacks. Today, let's learn about what it is, how to configure it, and how to use it with Intune or other familiar tools. Take it one bite at a time or allow a learning module to take you through the four-course meal. Leave some room for policies at the end! Time to learn: 87 minutes [attachment=38262:name]WATCH Managing Windows updates in the cloud (The Blueprint Files) Review the different ways to manage Windows updates in the cloud, how they work, and what's the difference.…

Simplify your update management experience with Windows Update for Business. It's an umbrella term for multiple products and services that we're unpacking in a series of skilling snacks. Today, let's learn about what it is, how to configure it, and how to use it with Intune or other familiar tools. Take it one bite at a time or allow a learning module to take you through the four-course meal. Leave some room for policies at the end! Time to learn: 87 minutes [attachment=38253:name]WATCH Managing Windows updates in the cloud (The Blueprint Files) Review the different ways to manage Windows updates in the cloud, how they work, and what's the difference.…

Thank you for being a part of the HLS Teams Productivity Summit. We are pleased to provide you with a copy of today's presentation and recording, which you can find below. Suggestive links to review: Videos: AI-based audio quality features from Microsoft Teams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vii4bBqkINw Copilot in a Meeting Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams Meetings - YouTube Blogs: AI-improved call quality: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/microsoft-teams-maintains-audio-quality-even-in-challenging/ba-p/3640516 ML-powered interruptability: New AI-based speech enhancements for Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Co…

Overview Azure Cache for Redis has become an increasingly popular in-memory caching solution for many organizations and developers. However, the growing popularity of Redis means there is a corresponding growing need for even higher throughput and scale. Azure now offers the Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers of Azure Cache for Redis. These tiers are built on Redis Enterprise, rather than open-source Redis, which offers increased performance through a transparent multi-shard design that takes advantage of multiple vCPUs. We put the Enterprise tier of Azure Cache for Redis to the test to see what kind of performance boost this offering provides. We used Redis…

Azure Key Vault is a cloud service that provides secure storage and access to secrets such as API keys, passwords, certificates, or cryptographic keys. To enhance security and disable public access, Azure Key Vault can be integrated with Private Endpoint powered by Azure Private Link. This private endpoint uses a private IP address from your VNet and brings the service into your VNet, effectively eliminating exposure from the public Internet by traversing traffic between your virtual network and the service over the Microsoft backbone network. Prerequisites to achieve this scenario. Self-Hosted Agent in Azure DevOps Azure Key Vault Virtual Network Subnet in …

Looking Back: Week 3 Recap[/url] Week three is complete, and thank you for joining us on this journey. We hope you've learned new AI and Azure Machine Learning skills during the third week of #30DaysOfAzureAI. Here's a recap of week three.   Here are the highlights, if you missed the articles, then be sure to read them. The daily blog articles take about 5 minutes to read; they are a great way to broaden your knowledge. Week 3: Azure AI for Data Scientists, AI, ML, and MLOps Engineers April 17 – Scaling Model Dev with Azure ML April 18 – Streamline Model Dev with Azure ML April 19 – Azure ML Managed Online Endpoints April 20 – Debug mo…

Microsoft Viva Connections Home is your Enterprise gateway to the enterprise employee experience and Microsoft Fast Track is ready to help you pilot and get onboarded with Connections Home. In the following video Microsoft’s John Pradeep covers the pre-requisites for Viva Connections Home as well as the special Connections Home Pilot program that Microsoft Fastrack is ready to deliver. Resources: New experiences for Viva Connections New experiences for Viva Connections are now rolling out - Microsoft Community Hub [*]Services and scenarios supported by FastTrack Products and Capabilities - FastTrack – Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn [*]Viva Conn…

As the way we work continues to evolve, understanding the carbon impact of our working arrangements – including the tools we use to connect and create – is becoming ever more critical. Today, we are pleased to announce that customers can access their Microsoft 365 cloud emissions data via the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API (preview). An image of the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API web portal demonstrating the new Microsoft 365 data source, availability status and connection button that you can toggle on or off. The Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability API (preview) allows you to access greenhouse gas emissions associated with your usage of Azure and…

Many database administrators ask questions like "What rows have changed for a table?" and "How has that row changed in that table?". Change Tracking is a lightweight solution built right into the SQL Database that gives you the ability to query for data that has changed over time. In this episode of Data Exposed, join Anna Hoffman and Brian Spendolini as we explore this powerful feature of the database. Learn how to enable Change Tracking in your database, what are the best uses cases, and how it can save you massive amounts of time and effort over developing custom, one-off solutions. Resources: About Change Tracking Change Tracking Functions Data repl…

Many database administrators ask questions like "What rows have changed for a table?" and "How has that row changed in that table?". Change Tracking is a lightweight solution built right into the SQL Database that gives you the ability to query for data that has changed over time. In this episode of Data Exposed, join Anna Hoffman and Brian Spendolini as we explore this powerful feature of the database. Learn how to enable Change Tracking in your database, what are the best uses cases, and how it can save you massive amounts of time and effort over developing custom, one-off solutions. Resources: About Change Tracking Change Tracking Functions …

Newsworthy Highlights What’s New in Microsoft Teams at Enterprise Connect 2023 SIP Gateway is now available for Government Community Cloud customers to enable core Teams calling functionality on legacy devices. For organizations with investment in SIP devices, SIP Gateway provides calling, meeting dial-in, voicemail and other core telephony features. FedMake Focus on Civilian Government: Solutions Show & Share FedMake attendees often say the most valuable outcome is connecting with their peers to explore and share their experiences and approaches to solving common unmet challenges. Join us in-person at the Reston Garage or remotely from your com…

Thank you for being a part of the HLS Teams Productivity Summit. We are pleased to provide you with a copy of today's presentation and recording, which you can find below. Session Title: Power Automate in Microsoft Teams Session Details: Learn how to use Power Automate in Microsoft Teams. Whether you are a Power Automate veteran or new to Power Automate, come learn how to use Power Automate without having to leave MS Teams! In this session, we will learn how to install and use the Power Automate app in MS Teams to create MS Teams oriented flows from templates and from scratch. Power Automate is a service that helps you create automated workflows between your f…

Microsoft Viva Topics applies next-generation AI to empower people with knowledge and expertise in the apps they use every day. Viva Topics automatically organizes content and expertise into related topics like projects, products, processes, and customers. Topic cards deliver knowledge just-in-time across Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Office. And topic pages—created and updated by AI—enable experts to cultivate and share knowledge with simplicity. This month, we’re excited to announce several new features that will free up time by making it easy for people to find information and put knowledge to work - including Copilot in Viva Topics, Teams app, and more. Co…

We’re thrilled to participate and connect with you at RSA Conference 2023 (RSAC) in San Francisco from April 23-27, 2023. Visit us throughout the week at the Microsoft booth at Moscone North Expo to engage with Microsoft product experts, experience interactive demos on network security technologies, and attend our in-booth theater sessions. Azure Network Security @ Microsoft Booth Join us at the Microsoft booth for our 2 theater sessions focused on Azure Network Security: Secure your network infrastructure with Zero Trust, cloud-native network security | Thursday, April 27th, 10:40AM - 11:00AM Speakers: Anupam Vij, Partner PDM Manager, Azure Networking…

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