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Join us for a special topic in our next community call on March 28! Based on feedback from our last call, we will be starting at 5 minutes past the hour instead (at 8:05 AM and 5:05 PM PT, respectively). We apologize for the disjointed experience last time and are always trying to improve. The meeting will still end at 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM PT, respectively. If you have not yet joined our Champion community, sign up here to get access to the calendar invites, program assets, and previous call recordings. We look forward to seeing you there! Continue reading...

Scenario Configure a Logic App (Consumption) so that it can be called/invoked by other specific Logic Apps only. There is no built-in way to restrict calls from only particular workflows, so this requires a bit of configuration in the workflow itself. It is possible that the Logic App will trigger, but it doesn’t have to execute any of the actions afterwards. This also expects that the parent Logic App(s) invoke the child Logic App using the built-in 'Azure Logic Apps' action. References Call, trigger, or nest logic apps by using Request triggers - Azure Logic Apps | Microsoft Learn Secure access and data - Azure Logic Apps | Microsoft Le…

We are wrapping up our blog series on Windows app confidence by diving into Endpoint analytics in Intune as a solution to help you during deployment and beyond. And we'll outline how App Assure engineers are here to support you in the 0.3% chance that you encounter an issue at any point in your process. Windows deployment rings and monitoring Whatever update management solution you use, you likely update your devices through deployment rings. It's the safest approach that supports your organization's productivity, provides essential monitoring insights to your organization, and prevents compatibility issues along the way. For example, you can Configure schedules t…

Howdy folks, I’m super excited to announce the public preview of custom claims providers for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), now part of Microsoft Entra. A custom claims provider lets you call an API and map custom claims into the token during the authentication flow. The API call is made after the user has completed all their authentication challenges, and a token is about to be issued to the app. We heard from many of you that you need to return additional claims into the tokens sent to your apps so that they could function as intended. And these claims were being sourced from external systems, for a few reasons: You needed to keep sens…

Considering incorporating speech AI for your business? Then the Azure AI Speech Studio's new demo experience is perfect for you. Our latest scenario-focused pages allow you to utilize your own audio/video input and envision how Speech services can be tailored specifically to meet your individual requirements, specifically for video captioning and call transcription & analytics solutions. Apply Azure Speech AI and GPT to your Own Data Until now, you could use Speech Studio's scenario pages to preview our powerful Speech AI and conversation analytics features using pre-selected samples. As of today, our newest feature inside Speech Studio enables you to …

Recently, a customer engaged with my team because they have started to adopt Viva Connections in their company. They are happy about the experience, but they miss one piece of information that they consider important: the stock price of the company. It is quite a common use case, but Viva Connections doesn't provide this feature as built in. So, I decided: "Why not take advantage of this engagement and build something that can be useful to every customer who is adopting Viva Connections?". In this series of posts, we're going to build a Viva Connections card to display the price of any stock on the market, powered by a set of Azure services like Azure Functions and Azure …

Unified Update Platform (UUP) servicing is finally here for all Windows 11, version 22H2 updates delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Configuration Manager! In February, we announced that on-premises Windows 11, version 22H2 devices will soon receive quality updates via UUP. Along with many collaborating teams, we are excited to share that UUP-style updates will begin rolling out starting March 28th. This means that your organization can begin taking full advantage of these amazing on-premises benefits. Here's what to expect with the first UUP-style update and those going forward. March 14, 2023: Your last non-UUP Update Tuesday Way to go …

Microsoft partners like HMS Analytical Software deliver transact-capable offers, which allow you to purchase directly from Azure Marketplace. Learn about this offer: [attachment=35234:name] Machine Learning Forecasting Platform for DevOps: Large enterprises bringing forecasting models to production can enable robust deployments, high model quality, and seamless data transfer with this machine learning forecasting and operations platform from HMS Analytical Software. This offer is available in Germany. Continue reading...

We have added a Formula Argument Assistance card to Excel Web! Formula Argument Assistance card accompanies you while writing a formula, and helps you insert or edit the arguments. You no longer need to reach out to external sources for help when you are typing your formula! The Argument Assistance card will help you write formulas more efficiently and reduce errors. About the feature The Argument Assistance card provides descriptions of the function and the different arguments, as well as an example: The card includes formula and arguments descriptions, and an example. For better orientation, the relevant argument is highlighted during formul…

Unified Update Platform (UUP) servicing is finally here for all Windows 11, version 22H2 updates delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Configuration Manager! In February, we announced that on-premises Windows 11, version 22H2 devices will soon receive quality updates via UUP. Along with many collaborating teams, we are excited to share that UUP-style updates will begin rolling out starting March 28th. This means that your organization can begin taking full advantage of these amazing on-premises benefits. Here's what to expect with the first UUP-style update and those going forward. March 14, 2023: Your last non-UUP Update Tuesday Way to go …

We're excited to announce the release of the subscription vending IaC Modules! These modules are designed to help you streamline and automate the process of provisioning Azure subscriptions, making it easier than ever to get started with Azure. We heard loud and clear feedback from our customers & partners that we did a great job helping them accelerate their Cloud Platforms with Azure Landing Zones. And that we also helped accelerate the deployment of complex workloads like Azure Virtual Desktop, Azure VMware Solution, and more via our Application Landing Zones Accelerators. But, we didn’t help customers easily achieve the design principle of Subscription Demo…

If you have ever taken any training modules or learned something new by going through the official documentation, the material you used was probably written or co-authored by one or many contributors. These individuals often are volunteers who offer their time and expertise to cover knowledge gaps in our portfolio or to keep the existing content current. In this series, we’ll be interviewing repeat contributors to the Microsoft Learn platform to get to know them better and to learn what motivates them to keep contributing. Today, we're thrilled to introduce you to Fiyaz Bin Hasan, an accomplished Software Engineer with a proven track record of designing and impl…

Time is up for Exchange Server 2013, and you should be finalizing your migrations. If your migration is still ahead of you or nearing completion, then this post is for you. We wanted to provide Microsoft’s best practices for preparing and planning your migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange Server 2019. It’s important to note that because of the many different possible topologies and configurations for Exchange 2013, we can’t cover all migration scenarios, but the common steps are included here. That said, please plan your migration carefully and include all aspects of the environment, bearing in mind that some of the steps below may or may not apply to your situatio…

Hourra! ¡Estamos entusiasmados! We’re excited! Play My Emails is now available in French and Spanish. As more companies embrace remote work, the world is seeing an increase in people shifting more rapidly between work and personal responsibilities while keeping their phones closer at hand. Play My Emails has been giving English and Portuguese speakers flexibility to get things done while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. We’re excited to announce that Play My Emails can now help French and Spanish speakers maximize productivity and get time back in their day to focus on the things that matter. Try it out by setting your iOS or Android device to French or Spa…

We are excited to share that Azure Service Bus now supports Azure Active Directory (AAD) based access control for its JMS 2.0 API. The azure-servicebus-jms library has been updated and is readily available on Maven Central. Although AAD-backed authentication has been an option for Service Bus for some time already, until now, users of the JMS 2.0 API still had to resort to local authentication using Shared Access Signatures (SAS). This new release brings a welcome change as it allows users to leverage AAD-based authentication, using both system- and user assigned managed identities. If you would like to utilize AAD authentication for the JMS 2.0 API on Servi…

Last week, Satya Nadella and Jared Spataro unveiled a new vision for how next-generation AI will offer an entirely new way of working with your Microsoft 365 apps and data, reinventing productivity for everyone. Included in this announcement is Copilot in Viva Engage that will help inspire and aid leaders to connect with their employees more effectively through assistive prompts, inclusive communications, and valuable insights – well suited for sharing news, celebrating milestones, and helping build dialogue with employees around important topics. Copilot in Viva Engage Copilot suggests a set of topics to post about, pulled from trending content, organizationa…

Logging is an essential component of any good software development process. Through logging, we can collect sufficient information to detect, do root cause analysis and fix breaking issues. Sometimes, we may also be able to utilize logs to understand the behavior of systems, users, or software components and obtain valuable insights to maintain business continuity. Logging however, may be difficult to implement without a proper logging framework, as a lot of time could be spent in deciding what to log, where to log and how to log. By employing a logging framework such as Serilog, you can save a lot of time. This can allow you to focus your efforts on improving your app an…

We published an end-to-end Azure ARM Template for Cosmos DB and Azure Data Explorer. This template deploys the following solution, leveraging the new Cosmos DB data connection: The template takes care of deploying the Cosmos DB side, the Azure Data Explorer side, the connection between the two and the role assignment required (for ADX to read Cosmos DB change feed). You can use that template as a reference to automate your own deployments! Continue reading...

Today, we are announcing a new Network Sessions Essential solutions in Public Preview. This is a domain solution and the first Microsoft Sentinel solution to leverage Advanced Security Information Model (ASIM). Hence this solution provides a set of generic OOTB (out-of-the-box) content, specific to network security scenarios that supports ~16etwork products and services including Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Firewall, Corelight,, Cisco Meraki, Fotinet Fortigate and more. This means the same content from this solution can work with multiple network products deployed in your organization hence delivering more value to protect your network with less. Sentinel has 280+ solu…

The demands of digital transformation are leading organizations to increasingly rely on collaboration platforms, resulting in a surge of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). This trend presents additional challenges for eDiscovery teams to sift through the vast amounts of data for investigations and litigations. According to Statista, the size of the digital universe is expected to reach 180 zettabytes by 2025, further compounding this challenge. Moreover, global economic headwinds are putting pressure on organizations to find ways to do more with less, causing tighter budgets and resource constraints. Today, we are excited to announce several new capabilities …

AKS Cluster privado de ponta a ponta O requisito de segurança é muito comum em arquiteturas corporativas, mas é difícil determinar se uma aplicação está segura ou qual é o mínimo necessário. É mais uma jornada do que uma ação específica. Para começar a nossa jornada, vamos criar nosso AKS e ACR totalmente privados dentro de uma rede virtual do Azure. Escrevi um artigo sobre o AKS, no qual eu falo sobre os conceitos principais e mostro como criar um cluster com um node pool Windows. A ideia foi explorar um cenário comum para aplicações legadas. Se você é novo no AKS, vale a pena conferir. É muito comum utilizar redes virtuais privadas (VNET) restringindo…

Microsoft Azure is excited to announce a new Secure Baseline scenario in the Landing Zone Accelerator for Azure App Service. This new scenario provides a simple, secure starting point to build new apps in the multi-tenant cloud platform, or to modernize your existing web apps running on-premises or in Virtual Machines with Azure App Service. Landing Zone Accelerators accelerate deployment of Azure App Service at scale Azure App Service is an easy way to deploy and manage web apps at scale, making it a no-brainer for developers looking to streamline their application deployments in the cloud. be more successful at any skill-level. Landing Zone Accelerato…

Turn your database into an API in minutes with Data API builder for Azure Databases Source: Data API builder GitHub After creating and populating a database, the next step is providing access to its data through an API. If you’ve ever faced a scenario like this, you’ve probably written code to create, read, update, or delete, known as CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations for each endpoint. What if there was a way to simplify this step? What is Data API builder? The Data API Builder is a Microsoft open-source engine that converts REST and GraphQL into database queries. With the Data API builder, you can generate code bas…

Introduction In Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), the concept of pod spread is important to ensure that pods are distributed efficiently across nodes in a cluster. This helps to optimize resource utilization, increase application performance, and maintain high availability. This article outlines a decision-making process for estimating the number of Pods running on an AKS cluster. We will look at pod distribution across designated node pools, distribution based on pod-to-pod dependencies and distribution where pod or node affinities are not specified. Finally, we explore the impact of pod spread on scaling using replicas and the role of the Horizontal Pod Autosc…