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I am a computer science student at Kenya's Kirinyaga University and a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador. As a student, I am committed to gaining new skills and knowledge in the field of computer science, and I am always looking for opportunities to apply my knowledge and make a difference. More about me . As a student new to coding, you will face numerous challenges with software development in general these include things like: - Code quality - Productivity - Debugging code - Fixing bugs in code - Explaining code - Commenting Code These are just a few of the issues you may encounter. Out of curiosity, you might write a simple calculator program in J…

Security is the most important topic for our lives, and there are diverse types of security, such as physical security, home security, and so on. In terms of the IT industry, security technology is evolving day by day to protect information and assets from threats. In the cloud era, cloud safety and security should not be limited to security engineers, but also be for everyone who uses technology. To offer the latest information on cloud security to the users all around the world, Microsoft 365, Power Platform & Cloud Security India User group organized a one-day free virtual event India Cloud Security Summit 2022 in October 2022. This event covered all the asp…

Scenario Route Logic App Standard traffic through your Virtual Network through specified static public IP address(es). This approach will not work with Logic App Consumption References Control Azure Functions outbound IP with an Azure virtual network NAT gateway | Microsoft Learn Manage a NAT gateway - Azure Virtual Network NAT | Microsoft Learn NAT gateway integration - Azure App Service | Microsoft Learn Services Used Azure Logic Apps (Standard) Azure Virtual Network Azure NAT Gateway Steps 1. Create Virtual Network 2. Create Logic App Standard 3. Create a workflo…

How do you track and manage defects in your code? How do you make sure software problems and customer feedback get addressed quickly to support high-quality software deployments? And, how do you make good progress on new features and address your technical debt? At a minimum, you need a way to capture your software issues, prioritize them, assign them to a team member, and track progress. And, you want to manage your code defects in ways that align with your Agile practices. To support these scenarios, Azure Boards provides a specific work item type to track code defects named Bug. When attempting to resolve bugs, we sometimes don’t always have all th…

About 6 months ago we decided to look at what SQL Server engine error messages are most commonly generating support cases to Microsoft. The end goal was to update the documentation for those error messages to allow our customers to find answers for themselves before they have to call Microsoft for technical assistance. The task, as we suspected from previous experience, was not easy because we had to mine cases for error numbers and a relatively small number of support cases get reported with error messages when they are opened. Please report full error messages when you open support cases with Microsoft - it would help us get you answers faster. Still, we were able to…

In Part 1, I provided steps to troubleshoot the Legacy Exchange Retention policies, and in this part, Part 2, I delve into Compliance Retention policies. I look at two different scenarios that may impact a mailbox, providing step-by-step guidance on how to navigate and resolve issues you may encounter. Scenario 1: Clearing the Recoverable Items Folder Picture this: a user is trying to schedule a meeting, but they get an error message: '554 5.2.0 STOREDRV.Deliver.Exception:QuotaExceededException.MapiExceptionShutoffQuotaExceeded; Failed to process message due to a permanent exception with message.” After some investigation, we discover that the root of the…

At end of October 2022 we saw an issue where a customer using PolyBase external query to Azure Storage started seeing queries fail with the following error: Msg 7320, Level 16, State 110, Line 2 Cannot execute the query "Remote Query" against OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI11" for linked server "(null)". EXTERNAL TABLE access failed due to internal error: 'Java exception raised on call to HdfsBridge_IsDirExist: Error [com.microsoft.azure.storage.StorageException: The server encountered an unknown failure: ]occurred while accessing external file.' Prior to this, everything was working fine; the customer made no changes to SQL Server or Azure Storage. "The …

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The Responsible AI (RAI) Dashboard is core part of the Responsible AI Toolkit, a suite of tools for a customized, responsible AI experience with unique and complementary functionalities. The capabilities are available both via open source on GitHub or can be accessed through the Azure Machine Learning platform. The Responsible AI dashboard brings together a variety of responsible AI capabilities that are meant to easily communicate with each other to facilitate deep-dive investigations, without having to save and reload results in different dashboards. Features include model statistics, data explorer, error analysis, model interpretability, counterfactual analysi…

By: Juanita Baptiste, Sr Product Manager and Kiran Alli Prinicipal Software Engineer | Microsoft Intune Windows Autopilot enables IT pros to provision devices in ways that work best for their organization, including pre-provisioning (formally known as white glove). We understand that, for many customers, installing as many applications as possible during pre-provisioning is desired to reduce the user setup time. To help customers achieve this, we’ll be implementing an option to attempt the installation of all required apps assigned to a device during technician phase. In case of app installation failure, the Enrollment Status Page (ESP) will continue except for tho…

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…

On February 23rd, the Azure Logic Apps team re-launched the popular Logic Apps Live webcast as part of the Azure Dev Community Standup community series. In this post, we will recap all the topics covered. Future webcasts will take place on the 4th Thursday of each month, so mark your calendars. We are already planning our March edition. In this video, we cover the following topics: Welcome and Intros On today’s show Meet the team Logic App Aviators ISE Retirement Extension Object Support (GA) Metrics (Preview) Azure Monitor (Preview) Data Mapper (Preview) Q&A Wrap You can view the video in its entirety below. …

Entenda o processo de modificação dos dados O que está por traz de um “DbContext.SaveChanges” Como discutido nos artigos anteriores, o Entity Framework é uma camada de programação que fica acima da camada de acesso a dados, e seu objetivo é gerenciar a interação entre o sistema e o banco de dados. É importante ressaltar que a gestão dos dados em si é função do sistema gerenciador de banco de dados (SGBD), como o SQL Server, MySQL ou CosmosDB, entre outros. Tanto consultas quanto atualizações de dados são realizadas através de comandos da linguagem SQL, que é implementada no SGBD. O papel do EF Core é criar e executar os comandos necessários para consultar ou at…

You Definitely don't want to miss this opportunity. Tech enthusiasts will be gathering to learn and see Microsoft cutting-edge technologies in action. Get ready to do learn exciting new things and practice with your laptop or phone on the go! This Watch Party is in support of the Microsoft Student Summit About the Student Summit The Student Summit 2023 is a 90-minute global event taking place the week of March 20th with the goal to inspiring students and rising developers about tech careers and the future of tech in the following areas: AI, Data Science and ML Application Development and Developer Tools Low Code/Fusion Development …

Authored by Yousef Khalidi, CVP Azure for Operators At Microsoft, we're excited to announce the public preview of Azure Operator Nexus. This is an expansion of the Azure Operator Distributed Services private preview. Azure Operator Nexus is a hybrid, carrier-grade cloud platform designed for the specific needs of the operator in running network functions such as packet core, virtualized radio access networks (vRAN), subscriber data management, and billing policy. Azure Operator Nexus is a first-party Microsoft product that builds on the functionality of its predecessor, adding essential features of key Microsoft technologies such as Mariner Linux, Hybrid AKS, and…

Three trends in distributed computing are converging. First, the number of places where applications can run has grown to include the cloud, public and private edges, and on-device. Second, distributed applications increasingly span these compute targets simultaneously, with placement decisions based on cost, location, and performance requiring continuous evaluation. Third, the networks connecting these compute targets are increasingly programmable, allowing applications to query and dynamically configure network conditions and behavior via APIs. Azure offers excellent support for deploying and managing applications across the full diversity of today’s compute tar…

Authored by: Austin Spreadbury, Principal Technical Program Manager Microsoft understands that both fixed and mobile operators must optimize existing communications investments and services as critical voice workloads are moved to the cloud. As part of this effort, we announce private preview of Azure Operator Voicemail – a significant milestone for operators looking to transform their support of legacy voice services while realizing meaningful cost savings. The core value of Azure Operator Voicemail is that it enables operators to migrate their current voicemail services to Azure and to take advantage of a highly reliable, fully managed service in the…

Authored by: Nick Slack, Senior Technical Program Manager Microsoft is excited to announce the general availability (GA) launch of Azure Communications Gateway, a new product designed for telecom operators that simplifies connecting fixed and mobile voice networks to Microsoft Teams. Azure Communications Gateway sits at the edge of an operator’s network, where it functions to secure, normalize, and interwork both voice and IT traffic between the operator and Microsoft Teams. It is a globally available managed service that simplifies network integration and accelerates time to market by removing the need for disruptive voice network changes and substantia…

As the cloud continues to expand into a ubiquitous and highly distributed fabric, 5G is paving the way for a new breed of modern connected applications, unlocking new and innovative services for enterprises. Azure private MEC combines edge-optimized compute, networking, and Azure services with ISV industry applications to address the business needs of enterprise customers. Integration with Azure private 5G Core allows ISVs to leverage simple, scalable, and secure deployment of private 5G networks. The ISV program for Azure private MEC has been designed to accelerate the development of modern connected applications to speed the adoption and value creation …

Remediating vulnerabilities in organizations takes time so it's essential to have effective risk management strategies in place. We know that addressing software vulnerabilities can be challenging due to a variety of factors. To help with risk mitigation, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management (MDVM) users can leverage the application block feature to take immediate action to block all currently known vulnerable versions of applications. A feature unique to Defender Vulnerability Management, you can block vulnerable app versions for designated device groups, provide users with custom warning messages, and provide links to your organization’s internal sites where you …

What's wrong with 1:M relationships between ADX tables? In this article I want to talk about the behavior of 1:M relationships and what kinds of joins are created to support 1: M. Aren’t 1:M just the normal relationships in PBI? Yes, they are but not when both sides are ADX queries in Direct Query mode. In most cases Power BI “thinks” that the relationship is M:M because of the way distinct count works in ADX. To get 1:M, you have to change the relationship’s properties using tabular editor or another method. Also, if the dimension table is small, the distinct count of the key will return the exact value and the relationship will be defin…

Generating Test Data with Azure OpenAI GPT-3 in Spark: A Powerful Tool for Developers and Data Analysts Creating test data is an important task for developers and data analysts alike. However, manually creating test data can be time-consuming and error prone. In this video, Thomas and Stijn demonstrate how to generate test data using Azure OpenAI GPT-3 within Spark in Synapse Analytics. OpenAI GPT-3 is a powerful natural language AI model that can understand text and generate new text based on that input. By leveraging the prompts available through OpenAI, it is possible to generate a dataset that can be used for testing purposes. Thomas and Stijn s…

Certificate templates and Registration Authorities In short, certificate templates in Active Directory define which information an acceptable certificate request must include, how the request and the subject and/or Subject Alternative Names (SANs) are verified, and which accounts are allowed to request a certificate. ITU-T X.509 recommendations define the role of a Registration Authority (RA) to complete the task of "identification and authentication of the subject of a public-key certificate to be issued by that certification authority". ADCS preferably delegates the RA tasks to Active Directory but also provides an interface for so-called "custom Poli…

Introduction AI, without a doubt, is revolutionizing low code development. The capabilities of Artificial Intelligence into Low code have the power to revolutionize the way you work and enhance the applications and solutions you build. You may be wondering what’s in it for you with AI as a low code developer. Well, AI has immense potential from automating repetitive tasks, adding intelligence into your applications, building chatbots, automated workflows, predictive analysis and much more on AI. As a low code developer, you understand the power of technology to streamline the development to deployment process. Well in addition, with the recent developme…