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MidDay Café Episode 41 – Guest Chris Bortlik, Principal Architect, Microsoft Technology Center
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In this week’s episode of MidDay Café hosts Tyrelle Barnes and Michael Gannotti welcome special guest Chris Bortlik. Chris is a Principal Architect at the Boston MTC (Microsoft Technology Center) and he discusses the various offerings and methodology of the MTC designed to help organizations digitally transform their businesses in order to deliver an improved employee experience while increasing productivity as well as revenue. In this episode: Happy Friday and welcome What we’ve been up to Special guest Chris Bortlik, Principal Architect, Boston MTC Final thoughts Wrap Up As always if you have questions or suggestions, please drop us a line on the blog po…
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We are happy to share new updates to OneNote Android app. You can now capture notes at the speed of your thought with a refreshed notetaking canvas – that is easy to use and has a lot of new editing capabilities that you have been asking for. In this blog post we will cover updates of the following features - Contextual Command Bar optimization Additional capture modalities (using + button) Real time note sharing Insert shapes in ink mode Insert tables Update font color and style Update page color and style 1.Command Bar optimization - All the text mode commands you need, such as checklists, bullet lists and text formatting, are available to you …
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Contributor Stories: John Downs
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If you’ve ever engaged with training modules or explored the official documentation, it's highly likely that the material you utilized was written or co-authored by dedicated contributors. These contributors, often volunteers, generously offer their time and expertise to fill knowledge gaps within our portfolio and ensure the content remains up to date. In this interview series, we aim to acquaint ourselves with some of these valuable contributors to the Microsoft Learn platform. Through these conversations, we seek to understand their motivations for continued contributions and gain insights into their experiences. We’re excited to have John Downs here with…
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The Return of Sync Up: The Official OneDrive Podcast!
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Like this blog, the Sync Up Podcast is a one-stop shop for learning all about the latest and greatest features of OneDrive. Hosted by myself (Stephen Rice) and Arvind Mishra, each episode aims to shed light on how OneDrive connects you to your files, helps you share and collaborate anywhere and works seamlessly across your devices. We also strive to give you a behind the scenes look at how we build OneDrive and what might be coming down the path! Subscribe to Sync Up on Apple, Spotify or your favorite podcast app! If you haven't listened or aren't subscribed, here are a few of the latest episodes! Behind the Blue - OneDrive's New Design - August 2, 2…
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Azure VMware Solution Performance Design Considerations
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Azure VMware Solution Design Series Availability Design Considerations Recoverability Design Considerations Performance Design Considerations Overview A global enterprise wants to migrate thousands of VMware vSphere virtual machines (VMs) to Microsoft Azure as part of their application modernization strategy. The first step is to exit their on-premises data centers and rapidly relocate their legacy application VMs to the Azure VMware Solution as a staging area for the first phase of their modernization strategy. What should the Azure VMware Solution look like? Azure VMware Solution is a VMware validated first party Azure service from Microsoft that pr…
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Excel’s Formula Bar Gets a New Look
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What's new in the formula bar? If you use Excel frequently, you probably spend a lot of time working with formulas. Formulas are the backbone of any spreadsheet, and they allow you to perform calculations, analyze data, and create dynamic reports. However, writing and editing formulas can sometimes be challenging, especially if you have complex or nested expressions. That's why we are excited to announce a change that will make your formula editing experience easier and more enjoyable: monospaced font in the formula bar. Monospaced font is a type of font where each character has the same width, regardless of its shape or style. This means that your formulas will…
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Upgrading SAP .NCo Artifacts to Version 3.1 in Logic App Standard
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SAP built-in connector in Logic app standard starting v1.31.2 and above now supports SAP .NCo 3.1, We recommend upgrading SAP connector artifacts to .NCo version 3.1 to patch any security/feature updates from SAP. How To Upgrade to NCo v3.1 1. In the azure portal, go to Overview tab, and Stop the logic app. 2. Then go to Assemblies and remove libicudecnumber.dll, rscp4n.dll, sapnco.dll, sapnco_utils.dll, by selecting required DLLs and clicking on Delete button. 3. You can download required .NCo DLLs from Downloads and Documentation section of SAP Connector for Microsoft .NET. 4. Then you can upload newer version of libicudecnumber.dll, rscp4n.dll…
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Lesson Learned #418: Understanding SQL Events: Attention Signal and User Error Message
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Several days ago, I got a service request where we had a conversation about the differences about SQL Server Events: Attention Signal and User Error Message. In the realm of SQL Server, a well-rounded understanding of various events is crucial for optimizing performance, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining a robust database environment. In this article, we'll delve into three important events: "Attention Signal," "User Error Message," and "Command Timeout." We'll explore their significance, scenarios where they occur, and provide a practical script to simulate and capture these events. Let's dive in! Attention Signal Event The "Attention Signal" event…
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Mastering Access Control: Deep Dive into Azure Role-Based Access
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This article is brought to you by the Nonprofit Tech Acceleration (NTA) for Black and African American Communities Program Technical Team. For information on how to take advantage of the granted offerings or free technical consultation, please visit: Supporting Black Community Nonprofits | Microsoft Nonprofits In the vast landscape of cloud computing, security and accessibility are two paramount concerns that every organization must address. Imagine a virtual realm where your sensitive data and applications reside, accessible from anywhere, anytime. While this convenience is remarkable, it also brings about the need for robust control mechanisms to ensure that …
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Exploring Azure AI Content Safety: Navigating Safer Digital Experience
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This article serves as your compass in navigating the intricate landscape of content safety. Delve into the realm of Azure AI Content Safety, an innovative offering from Microsoft Azure designed to identify and address harmful content originating from both users and AI systems within various digital platforms. These tools empower developers to create platforms that prioritize safety and inclusivity and organizations can explore the core features of Azure AI Content Safety to have a safer online experience for everyone. Several use cases: Social Media comment moderation AI-Generated Text in Customer Service Gaming Crisis response Healthcare STEP#1 Start w…
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Want to build a Copilot for your app? Semantic Kernel & Prompt Flow for Beginners
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Hi there, I’m back with another post, I recently co-presented on a developer-focused webinar on Semantic Kernel for beginners. This webinar was part of a series about leveraging Azure OpenAI, with this one diving into how to add intelligent experiences into your new and existing applications. In the webinar, we focused on the AI Orchestration layer of the Copilot Stack, which is a framework that helps you design and implement AI solutions using Azure OpenAI. We focused on two tools: Semantic Kernel and Azure Prompt Flow. Semantic Kernel is an SDK that allows you to interact with AI models using natural language commands, while Azure Prompt Flow is a tool that helps y…
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Integer Type Available for Pipeline Variables
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Today, we are announcing the support for Integer type for pipeline variables. This feature is quite self-explanatory: you can define a pipeline variable as integer, and use all the arithmetic functions with it, without converting it back to string type anymore. This significantly simplifies the workflow if you are using an iterator within an Until or ForEach activity. Please note that in a Set variable activity, you can't reference the variable being set in the value field, i.e., no self-referencing. To work around this limitation, set a temporary variable and then create a second Set variable activity. The second Set variable activity sets the value of th…
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Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Fabric Integrations through Synapse Link for Dataverse
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This article is brought to you by the Nonprofit Tech Acceleration (NTA) for Black and African American Communities Program Technical Team. For information on how to take advantage of the granted offerings or free technical consultation, please visit: Supporting Black Community Nonprofits | Microsoft Nonprofits Microsoft Fabric brings together a comprehensive set of data analytics solutions under one umbrella. So, one of the excellent key features of Microsoft Fabric is the integration of technologies. Microsoft Fabric seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Power platform. The power platform turns great ideas into solutions. Microsoft Fabric's Dataverse Integra…
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Ubuntu Server is one of the most popular Linux distributions in the cloud. While many Azure customers are happy with Ubuntu Server as a free, community-supported distribution, Microsoft recommends you consider Ubuntu Pro for enhanced support from Canonical, including live kernel patching and extended security updates for more than 25,000 packages for 10 years. Customers may also benefit from switching to Ubuntu Pro to continue receiving support on images that have reached the end of support (Ubuntu Server 18.04 reached end of support on 31 May 2023). Today, in collaboration with Canonical, we are making it even easier to adopt Ubuntu Pro with the new support for in…
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On April 17, 2023, we announced the general availability of Azure Storage Mover , which is a fully managed, hybrid migration service that makes migrating files and folders into Azure a breeze. This service will be continuously enhanced with a richer feature set. What’ new with Azure Storage Mover? Azure Storage Mover can now migrate your SMB shares to Azure file shares in the cloud (Public Preview). Together with Just-in-time permissions setting and Azure Key Vault, your migration is secure from source to target. Using the general available version of our Agent VM (virtual machines) the update to support this feature will be integrated seamlessly. You can start…
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Microsoft Defender data can now be hosted locally in Australia
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We are pleased to announce that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Defender for Identity now support data residency in Australia and are available for public preview. This announcement demonstrates our commitment to providing customers with the highest levels of security and compliance by offering services that are aligned to local data sovereignty requirements. Customers can now confidently onboard to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Defender for Identity in Australia, knowing that their data at rest will remain within Australian boundaries. This ensures that Australian customers can meet their regul…
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Indirect Providers | Check out the new Insights workspace functionality in Partner Center
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Now you will have the ability to view your reseller's partner capability score, which is the measurement framework that gauge performance, skilling, and customer success to attain a Partner Solutions Designation. The Solutions Partner Designations differentiates partners with broad technical capabilities, a dedication to skilling and training, and a proven ability to successfully deliver solutions for customers in specific Microsoft Cloud solution areas. This report allow you to develop targeted outreach to resellers, encourage program awareness, offer business development coaching, and provide guidance on how they can increase customer reach and expansion of thei…
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Microsoft’s Azure Kinect Developer Kit Technology Transfers to Partner Ecosystem
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As the needs of our customers and partners evolve, we regularly update our products to best support them. From time to time, this includes introducing new opportunities, as well as retiring products. We have made the decision to end production of Azure Kinect Developer Kit, but this is far from the end of this technology as it will continue to be available through our partner ecosystem. Microsoft has been a pioneer in depth-sensing cameras for over a decade and built them to support various first-party products and experiences. This includes controller-free gaming for Xbox, as well as scene understanding and hand tracking for HoloLens. The latest iteration of …
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Safeguarding Collaboration: The Role of Safe Links and Teams message Entity Panel in Microsoft Teams
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Strong cybersecurity measures are required to secure sensitive data and combat cyber threats as the popularity of remote work and digital collaboration increases. One of the most widely used collaboration systems, Microsoft Teams, is not immune from possible dangers. Microsoft uses Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), which has robust security features like Safe Links to provide a secure digital workspace and Teams client own application Message Entity Panel is important to ensure that users are protected from security risks. Understanding Safe Links and Teams Message Entity Panel Safe Links: Strengthening Defence Against Phishing Safe Links is a feature withi…
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Scenarios with private endpoints to Azure SQL Managed Instance
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Last week we announced the general availability (GA) of private endpoints for Azure SQL Managed Instance. Today, we bring you examples of private endpoints in practical scenarios, starting from the basics and building to the more complex ones to follow in the second installment of this mini-series. In this post, we'll cover the following scenarios: Accessing SQL MI from another virtual network A more secure kind of public access Accessing SQL MI from your premises Making SQL MI available to managed Azure services Note that we’ll only be discussing scenarios in which Azure SQL Managed Instance itself is made available elsewhere over a private endpoin…
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Corporate Communications Community
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Are you in a Corporate Communications role in your company? We are looking for you. Join the Corporate Communications Community on the Microsoft Tech Community. We will talk a little tech, but mostly just want to know you, the job you do, the challenges you face that sometimes can be solved with technology and other times makes it harder. We started the community based on requests from people in the information technology space who work with those in Corp Comms. Some feel this is long overdue. So if you're looking to join go to Corporate Communications and click Join! We are working on bringing more materials to you and setting up a regular meeting cad…
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Azure Marketplace new offers – August 17, 2023
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We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. For this volume, 98 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the new offers below: Get it now in our marketplace [attachment=47889:name] Ackee on Debian 10 Minimal: This offer from Art Group provides Ackee along with a minimal installation of Debian 10 on a Microsoft Azure virtual machine. Ackee is a Node.js-based analytics tool that runs on your server, analyzes web traffic, keeps tracked data anonymized, and surfaces useful statistics. [attachment=47890:name] Ackee on Debian 11 Minimal: This offer from Art Group provides Ackee along with a minimal insta…
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Azure Cognitive Search and LangChain: A Seamless Integration for Enhanced Vector Search Capabilities
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Content and LangChain integration credit to: Fabrizio Ruocco, Principal Tech Lead, AI Global Black Belt, Microsoft Introduction In a fast-paced world, the ability to access relevant and accurate information quickly is critical for enhancing productivity and making informed decisions. With an ever-growing volume of digital data, being able to find the right piece of information has become a higher priority task. Thankfully, recent advancements in LLMs (Large Language Models) have transformed the landscape of information retrieval, making it more efficient and effective. A significant breakthrough in this area is the development of embedding models…
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Introduction Misconfigurations are common entry points for attackers. Cloud misconfigurations occur when cloud resources are set up with incorrect or insecure settings, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation. Misconfigurations can lead to sensitive data being exposed to the public internet, unauthorized users, or can open up unnecessary ports, services, or permissions that attackers can exploit. Proactive security management for cloud misconfiguration is essential to maintaining a strong security posture. In this blog, I will walk through a few scenarios of misconfigured AWS Cloud resources and how Microsoft Defender for Cloud can help proactively identify mi…
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Troubleshooting “InvalidBlock” Exception during upload operation
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The Put Block operation is used in conjunction with other operations to upload data as blocks to a block blob. This operation is mainly used for uploading large files or data streams in smaller blocks, rather than uploading the entire content in a single request. There can be different types of errors that you might encounter while uploading blobs via Put Block and Put Block List and has been discussed under blog - Troubleshooting InvalidBlock 'The specified block list is invalid’ based errors - Microsoft Community Hub. In this blog, we will mainly focus on how to upload a block blob by PUT Block & PUT Block List APIs using POSTMAN, how to deal with “Inv…