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Network, Develop & Share @ SQLBits 2023 | Data Exposed Exclusive
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SQLBits, one of the largest data conferences in the world, will be taking over the ICC Wales for a marathon of top-quality training from global specialists. With a brand-new theme of Dungeons and Dragons, the 14th-18th March is going to be an exceptional five days of networking, growth, and sharing of data knowledge. Resources: SQL Bits Website View/share our latest episodes on Microsoft Learn and ! Continue reading...
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Azure portal December 2022 updates
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Mobile > Azure Active Directory Mobile Azure AD releases increased user capabilities Intune Updates to Microsoft Intune Let's look at each of these updates in greater detail. Mobile > Azure Active Directory Mobile Azure AD releases increased user capabilities. Building on the initial Azure AD Mobile experience, a new release in December 2022 introduces more user capabilities. This includes enabling users to view their extended profile details and sign-in logs, view other users extended details, search for users within the active tenant, and inviting guest users. All of these capabilities are contingent on the user having the cor…
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Why choose Microsoft Dev Box?
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Bottleneck to agility Many developers are still constrained by the tools they use to perform their day-to-day work due to the complex setup that they require or to the lack of scalability that they provide. For example, when onboarding a developer to a new project, there must be communication with the infrastructure team to set up and configure a proper workstation that includes access and dependencies needed for this specific project. This can take up to a few weeks and this manual process is error-prone which may introduce even more delays into this workflow. Developers usually also work on multiple projects at any given time and managing all the required depe…
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Microsoft Edge mobile embraces more UEM solutions
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With the release of version 109, Microsoft Edge is now available to be managed by third-party Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) solutions in addition to Microsoft Intune. This new capability provides organizations greater flexibility to manage Microsoft Edge through their preferred UEM solution as they embrace Microsoft Edge as their go-to browser for mobile devices. Requesting that Microsoft Edge management expand to third-party UEM solutions has been common feedback from customers, and we're excited to bring this capability to organizations. Previously, Microsoft Edge mobile was not manageable by UEM solutions other than Microsoft Intune. You can find more…
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Let's Talk Education - Microsoft EDU
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The Microsoft Education (EDU) commercial support team can help you find the right educational support, at a time that fits your schedule. We’re excited to welcome Principal Product Manager Brad Davis to discuss Microsoft Education supportability. Brian: Welcome Brad and thank you for taking the time to talk to me today! Please tell us a little about you, and your Microsoft experience. Brad: My name is Brad Davis and I have worked at Microsoft for a little over 14 years. I have done a lot of exciting things for a lot of different teams, mostly customer facing, working with consumers, working with small businesses, education customers of all sizes, ente…
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Configuration Manager technical preview version 2301
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Microsoft Configuration Manager product branding. Starting with Configuration Manager version 2301 technical preview Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is now Microsoft Configuration Manager. Microsoft Configuration Manager is an integrated solution for managing all your devices. Microsoft brings together Configuration Manager and Intune, without a complex migration, and with simplified licensing. Continue to leverage your existing Configuration Manager investments, while taking advantage of the power of the Microsoft cloud at your own pace. Improvements to Cloud Sync (Collections to Azure Active Directory Group Synchronization) feature. …
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Best Practices Recommendations for Table Partitioning in Azure SQL DB Hyperscale - Part 2
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Introduction Implementing table partitioning on a table that is exceptionally large in Azure SQL Database Hyperscale is not trivial due to the large data movement operations involved, and potential downtime needed to accomplish them efficiently. On the other hand, SQL Server Management Studio is not yet equipped to help implement partitioning in Azure SQL Database Hyperscale through a user interface assistant, as described here: Create partitioned tables and indexes with SSMS | Microsoft Learn. Part 2 of this blog contains different scenarios to implement table partitioning on a large existing table and aims to assist you in determining what the best sequence of o…
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Secure, scalable, and simple onboarding to Azure Arc-enabled servers using Group Policy
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Whether its Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s Security Posture Management capabilities or Azure Automanage Machine Configuration’s Guest-OS level governance capabilities or Update Management Center’s patching capabilities, Azure Arc-enabled servers helps customers achieve consistent security and compliance across their hybrid infrastructure. With thousands of servers spread across subsidiaries and environments, it can be challenging to have the asset inventory needed to onboard to Azure Arc. Yet one solution, a favorite among our customers, most often traverses across disparate environments. You guessed it, that solution is Active Directory. Using Active Directory’s Group Po…
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Best Practices Recommendations for Table Partitioning in Azure SQL DB Hyperscale - Part 1
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Introduction Implementing table partitioning on a table that is exceptionally large in Azure SQL Database Hyperscale is not trivial due to the large data movement operations involved, and potential downtime needed to accomplish them efficiently. On the other hand, SQL Server Management Studio is not yet equipped to help implement partitioning in Azure SQL Database Hyperscale through a user interface assistant, as described here: Create partitioned tables and indexes with SSMS | Microsoft Learn. Part 1 of this blog aims to help consider table partitioning fundamentals alongside other database features and concepts, in preparation to implement table partitioning in …
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Latest Engineering Semester Enables Tighter Integrations, Ease of Use
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The launch of Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management (Defender EASM) was part of Microsoft's ongoing vision to provide unmatched threat intelligence capabilities. We've continued to innovate, introducing impactful new features that drive value for our customers through simplicity and integrations that enhance the products and workflows security teams already use via Defender EASM data. Our latest build includes a REST API to let customers manage their attack surface at scale, a billable assets dashboard to help users more efficiently track their usage, and integration with Microsoft Defender for Cloud to help them understand how and why a digital ass…
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Limit rising security threats with passwordless MFA from Transmit Security and Microsoft
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In this guest blog post, Ravit Aviv, Technology Alliances Director at Transmit Security, discusses passwordless multifactor authentication and how Transmit Security works with Microsoft Azure Active Directory B2C. We are all too familiar with the problems of passwords. New data from Microsoft provides a unique perspective on the state of cybersecurity based on 43 trillion signals from billions of logins every day. The 2022 Microsoft Digital Defense Report reveals: The volume of password attacks has risen to roughly 921 attacks every second. Password attacks increased 74 percent in the past year. Roughly 20 percent of people reuse the same passwords for many…
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We've moved—Find our posts on the new Marketplace hub
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It's time to update your bookmarks: Azure Marketplace Blog posts on Tech Community have moved to the new Marketplace hub. You'll find all of our marketplace articles and announcements of the latest offerings at Marketplace Blog. Continue reading...
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New troubleshooting video series for Azure Database for MySQL
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We’re pleased to announce our latest video series, focused on troubleshooting potential issues with Azure Database for MySQL. With a new episode releasing every couple of weeks, the Azure Database for MySQL - Troubleshooting Series provides tips and tricks that you can use to anticipate and address potential issues in specific problem areas, such as performance, connectivity, replication latency, database corruption, and more! Note: If you haven't already, subscribe to our YouTube channel today at https://www.youtube.com/@AzureDBMySQL! Episode #1: Introduction to troubleshooting In our first episode, we discuss the overall approach to troubleshooting po…
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Seamless application access and lifecycle management for multi-tenant Azure AD organizations
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Hello, Today I'm thrilled to announce that cross-tenant synchronization is in public preview! Your organization may have recently acquired a new company, merged with another company, or restructured based on newly formed business units. As your organization evolves, your IT team adapts to meet the changing needs. This often includes integrating with an existing Azure AD tenant or forming a new one. Regardless of how your identity infrastructure is managed, we know how critical it is that end users have a seamless experience accessing resources and collaborating across tenants. Cross-tenant synchronization enables organizations to provide seamless access and col…
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New Microsoft Intune troubleshooting experience
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By Jon Lynn - Sr. Product Manager | Microsoft Intune There’s a new troubleshooting experience in Microsoft Intune that provides quicker access to application, compliance, and policy data as well as deployment status. This new experience also includes several new features, including: Export, filter, and sort on reports. Support for excluded policies and applications. Filter the entire experience to a single device. Additionally, the Troubleshooting pane now provides data insights for all available device diagnostics, disabled devices, and offline devices that haven't checked into the service for three or more days. Along with the troubleshooting updat…
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What’s New in Viva Sales – January 2023
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Back in October 2022, we announced the general availability of Microsoft Viva Sales, an intelligent selling experience that brings customer relationship management (CRM) context and actionable AI-powered intelligence seamlessly into every salesperson’s flow of work, helping them save time and keep focused on what matters most: connecting with customers and closing deals. Today, we are thrilled to introduce a powerful set of new features and improvements that make Viva Sales even more helpful and attuned to the needs of sellers and organizations around the world every day. Customize how contacts, opportunities, and accounts show up across Viva Sales To e…
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Viva Sales customization is here!
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We are excited to announce the availability of form customization in Viva Sales. Microsoft Viva Sales is transforming the way sellers work. By bringing together CRM, Microsoft 365, and Teams, Viva Sales allows salespeople to stay in the flow of work and helps them to streamline and focus on what really matters. We realize it is important to be able to configure Viva Sales forms to meet the specific needs of organizations across different industries and types of businesses. With this release, CRM admins can choose which fields to show or hide for contacts, accounts, and opportunities, and can set other advanced properties, such as what can and can’t be edited…
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Azure Synapse MVP Corner - December 2022
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About this blog series Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the "bleeding edge" and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products and solutions, to solve real world problems. To learn about the Microsoft MVP Award and to find MVPs visit the official website: Microsoft MVP Award. The Azure Synapse Analytics team presents you with a blog series "Azure Synapse MVP Corner" to highlight sele…
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SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: January 2023
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Pow! Kicking off January 2023 with AI front and center. In this episode, you’ll learn about all the following features and updates: Microsoft Feed, Planner integration with Viva Goals, extracting PDFs in OneDrive for Android, Microsoft Lists: Calendar week layout, Microsoft Teams @Everyone, Microsoft named a Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Insight Engines, Stream (Classic) sets to retire: February 15, 2024, and more. And in the podcast, we chat with Bill Bär – Senior product manager (LinkedIn | Twitter) from the 'content AI' team focused on Search, Syntex, and a whole lot of AI. Bill shares insights into the design and value of Microsoft Fe…
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Unpacking Endpoint Management: the series continues!
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It's going to be an exciting year ahead in the world of endpoint management and we are continuing our beloved Unpacking Endpoint Management series to create a space for technical skilling, transparent conversation, and most importantly - to make it fun! If you missed our session at the Microsoft Technical Takeoff, the gloves literally and figuratively came off for a heated "fight night" with Cloud attach vs. cloud only – the debate. Each month, I'll be joined by the brains behind this operation, Danny Guillory and Steve Thomas, to tackle different topics, tips and tricks to help you optimize and simplify the way you manage your endpoints. We are passionate about creati…
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Custom Retry Strategy
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Overview Intermittent failures and delays are events that might happen on a cloud environment, to overcome the occurrence of these events and minimize disruption of your logic app runs, a powerful built-in feature is available “retry policy”, but there are special cases where this retry policy won’t come into action and a custom retry strategy need to be part of your workflow to overcome these kinds of events. Such events are: Action failure due to non-default codes for retry policy being returned; for more details about retry policies, check the following link: Handle errors and exceptions in workflows - Azure Logic Apps | Microsoft Learn Delay in data ingest…
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What’s New in Microsoft Teams | January 2023
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Welcome to the “What’s New” blog for January 2023. We are excited to share the latest enhancements made for meetings and webinar experiences. We love seeing the updates to whiteboard capabilities because this allows more collaboration experiences while both in or out of the office. And if you are an IT administrator, check out the updates for the Management category, which offer more and more ways to be efficient. Leave us your comments on this post! Meetings Webinars Calling Microsoft Teams Rooms and Devices Chat & Collaboration Management Frontline Workers Government Meetings View video recordings and attendance reports in…
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Protect against cyber threats and improve your security posture with Microsoft 365 Defender
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Did you know that the Microsoft 365 admin center includes Advanced deployment guides to help you deploy Microsoft 365 Defender products? Ensure your cloud IT environment is secure from day one with the Microsoft 365 Defender for Endpoint, Office, Cloud Apps, and Security Analyzer. An image demonstrating the Microsoft 365 Defender services Microsoft 365 Defender is a pre- and post-breach enterprise defense suite that coordinates detection, prevention, investigation, and response across endpoints, identities, email, and applications to provide integrated protection against sophisticated cyber-attacks. The Defender series of products ingests and aggregates …
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Automating Azure Workbook Queries with Azure Logic Apps
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Azure Workbooks is a powerful tool for data visualization and analysis. By integrating with Azure Logic Apps, you can automate your workbook queries and receive the results via email or other platforms. In this blog, we'll show you how to use Azure Logic Apps to send information from your Azure Workbook queries directly to your inbox, on a schedule that suits your needs. Before I show you how to build this solution, lets briefly talk on Azure Workbooks and Azure Logic Apps. Azure Workbooks is a feature of Azure Monitor that allows you to create interactive, web-based reports using data from Azure Monitor logs. You can use Workbooks to analyze and visualize d…
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Let's Talk About Technology and Growth with W4TT in Spain
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Women For Technical Talks (W4TT) is a community by a group of women with an ambition, “give visibility to female talent by helping women in STEM develop community leadership and public speaking skills to increase their participation as speakers of technical talks.” Data Platform, M365 Apps & Services MVP Yolanda Cuesta, Data Platform MVP Inés Pascual, and the technical community experts Marcela Bordolini, Cristina Tarabini-Castellani Ciordia, and Paula Gutiérrez are core organizers of this community and have been engaging with 1,000 community members through online meetups. As a great story of women empowerment, we introduced their 3rd conference last year: Spanish Te…