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Microsoft Learn offers a huge library of written content, including technical documentation and learning paths. But what if you need something a little more visual and demonstrative while learning new skills? Enter Microsoft Learn’s vast collection of video content. Whether you’re searching for a walk-through of Microsoft Azure or wanting to know the newest trends within the tech world, Microsoft Learn offers a wide variety of unique video content. Produced as both stand-alone how-tos and episodic shows on Microsoft Learn, videos will help you attain new skills and knowledge while keeping up with the latest Microsoft technology. Although Microsoft Learn o…

We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. For this volume, 122 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the new offers below: Get it now in our marketplace [attachment=32788:name] Adobe Customer Journey Analytics: Adobe's Customer Journey Analytics runs on Microsoft Azure and provides omnichannel insights by unifying customer touchpoints. You can visually track customer journeys in real time and rapidly analyze cross-channel interactions in Adobe Experience Platform. [attachment=32789:name] AlmaLinux 9: AskforCloud provides this prepackaged virtual machine that includes AlmaLinux 9, a commun…

At Microsoft Ignite several years ago we announced that we were working on a new cloud-based message recall feature for Exchange Online. Today we’re thrilled to announce that the new Exchange Online Message Recall feature has finally arrived! It’s starting to roll out now and should be available to all Exchange Online tenants worldwide by mid-March. You may be familiar with the classic Outlook for Windows message recall feature that gives senders an opportunity to recall messages. The classic message recall feature enables senders to at least partially recall an email, but because it is client-based, it has a number of restrictions, and its average success rate is only…

Author(s): Bhaskar Sharma is a Program Manager in Azure Synapse Customer Success Engineering (CSE) team. Introduction In this article, I will discuss how to physically model an Azure Synapse Analytics data warehouse while migrating from an existing on-premises MPP (Massive Parallel Processing) data warehouse solution like Teradata and Netezza. The approach and methodologies discussed in this article are purely based on the knowledge and insight I have gained while migrating these data warehouses to Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pool. Problem statement Contoso Corporation is a fictional global healthcare organization with its headquarters in the US…

Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Application volume group multiple partition workflow Outcome when following best practices Application volume group for SAP HANA workflow Adapting GUI proposals to meet the naming convention Automation with PowerShell Additional documentation Abstract Larger HANA systems such as the new 24TiB VM's requires more performance and capacity than a single data volume can deliver. For such a scenario SAP supports "Multiple partitions" (MP) where the SAP HANA database stripes data files and I/O across multiple data volumes. This article describes how to use Azure NetApp Files (ANF) vo…

We’re pleased to announce public preview of the Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server connector for Power Automate and Azure Logic Apps. You can use this connector with Microsoft Power Automate and Azure Logic Apps to connect to and query data from a MySQL flexible server. Before I dive into detail about the connector, let me give you a brief overview of Microsoft Power Automate and Azure Logic Apps. Microsoft Power Automate can be used to build automated processes using low-code, drag-and-drop tools. With hundreds of pre-built connectors, thousands of templates, and AI assistance, it’s easy to automate repetitive tasks. Azure Logic Apps is …

Implementing LDAPS identity integration with Azure VMware Solution Azure VMware Solution (AVS) offers a fully managed software defined data center based on VMware vSphere technologies in the shape of an Azure PaaS service. The PaaS nature of Azure VMware Solution results in a service that is functionally equivalent to your well-known on-premises VMware deployment you may have been using for years with some specific “restrictions” as Microsoft provides a service level agreement and therefor Microsoft is responsible for ensuring a robust and resilient platform in deployment and operation. Azure VMware Solution is functionally equivalent to on-premises VMware but due to…

Hi Mike Resnick here, as Azure AD Graph and Azure AD powershell modules heading for a well deserved retirement, I’m fielding a lot of similar “How to “questions around Azure based process automation and Microsoft Graph. Based on these conversations and automations I helped create for our clients, I put together a list of methods accessing Microsoft Graph with a brief description of each and where to use them. I will focus on Powershell based automation to the exclusion of Logic Apps, I did a webinar on and will put a blog focused on Logic Apps and Microsoft Graph later this year. Feel free to use comments to share other ways you used to access Microsof…

Should we use Dual mode for ADX dimensions? In one word Yes With some more details I discussed in the past different ways to create Power BI models using Multiple ADX tables. Assuming the fact table is always in Direct Query (DQ), the question is what about the dimension tables ? In the past I compared the pros ad cons two options: Importing the dimensions Pros No KQL queries are sent when slicers/filters are interacting between themselves Fast search No joins in the KQL statements Filters are implemented as in (Key1,key2…) [*]Cons Filters are implemented as in (Key1,key2…). Could be a problem if the list of keys is lar…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is put to good use in GitHub Copilot, a powerful Visual Studio Code extension that offers real-time code suggestions to coders. GitHub Copilot has been evolving and growing in quality ever since its release, and it now features an enhanced AI model, a new vulnerability filtering system to detect insecure coding patterns and additional functionalities. In this post, we'll have a look at the newest updates to GitHub Copilot and discuss how they can help students learn to code. Better AI-powered code suggestions The latest update's major goal is to increase the quality and responsiveness of code suggestions. The underlying Codex model…

Microsoft Viva Sales is reimagining sales by embedding customer relationship management (CRM) context and artificial intelligence (AI) seamlessly into every salesperson’s flow of work, helping them focus time on what matters most: making meaningful connections, building trust, and moving deals forward. This month, we’re bringing an exciting pair of new features that together make Viva Sales even more of an indispensable daily companion for sellers. Communicate more effectively with AI-generated email replies Traditionally, sellers have struggled to juggle the time and effort required to respond to customer emails with their other responsibilities. N…

Azure Databricks (ADB) is a powerful spark implementation for data engineering and machine learning. It is extremely powerful when transforming large amounts of data and training massive machine learning models, especially the GPU powered ones. Spark, and Databricks in specific, emits huge amount of telemetry: logs and metrics, when processing massive data volumes. This telemetry, when ingested in interactive analytics, reporting and exploration platform like Azure Data Explorer (ADX), can enable easy monitoring, investigation and optimization of operations. Maintenance of a coherent history of logs and metrics enables us to run deeper analysis and visualize the …

Azure Networking is the foundation of your infrastructure in Azure. So, we’re happy to bring you a monthly update on What’s new in Azure Networking. In this blog post, we’ll cover what is new with Azure Networking. Public preview: Azure Firewall Basic Azure Firewall Basic is a new SKU of Azure Firewall designed to meet the needs of SMBs by providing enterprise-grade protection of their cloud environment at an affordable price point. It is a cloud-native, highly available, stateful firewall as a service offering that enables customers to centrally govern and log all of their traffic flows with essential capabilities at scale. …

The Security Update for SQL Server 2022 RTM GDR is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2023-21528 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21704 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21705 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21713 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote …

The Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM CU18 is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous SQL Server 2019 fixes through CU18, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2023-21528 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21704 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21705 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability C…

The Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM GDR is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous security fixes for SQL Server 2019 RTM, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2023-21528 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21704 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21705 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability…

The Security Update for SQL Server 2017 RTM CU31 is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous SQL Server 2017 fixes through CU31, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2023-21528 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21704 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21705 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability C…

The Security Update for SQL Server 2017 RTM GDR is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous security fixes for SQL Server 2017 RTM, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2023-21528 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21704 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21705 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability…

The Security Update for SQL Server 2016 SP3 Azure Connect Feature Pack is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous SQL Server 2016 SP3 Azure Connect Feature Pack, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2023-21528 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21704 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21705 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remo…

The Security Update for SQL Server 2016 SP3 GDR is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous security fixes for SQL Server 2016 SP3, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2023-21528 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21704 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21705 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability…

The Security Update for SQL Server 2014 SP3 CU4 is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous SQL Server 2014 SP3 fixes through CU4, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2023-21528 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21704 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21705 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability …

The Security Update for SQL Server 2014 SP3 GDR is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous security fixes for SQL Server 2014 SP3, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2023-21528 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21704 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-21705 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability…

Delta Lake has gained popularity in recent times due to its unique features and advantages over traditional data warehouse and other storage formats. For those already using traditional data storage format or moving to a lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake can offer several compelling benefits that can further enhance the performance and capabilities of their data pipelines. Many Azure services are integrated with Delta Lake, and now you can use Azure Stream Analytics to write in Delta format. In this blog, we will explain the native support of Delta Lake in Azure Stream Analytics, that can help users take their workload to the next level, providing a seamless and s…

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 Dataverse lets you securely store and manage data that's used by business applications. Data within Dataverse is stored within a set of tables. A table is a set of rows (formerly referred to as records) and columns (formerly referred to as fields/attributes). Each column in the table is designed to store a certain type of data, for example, name, age, salary,…

Support for virtualization-based security (VBS) enclaves in Azure SQL Database is a new addition to the Always Encrypted feature family. It brings the benefits of secure enclaves – rich confidential queries and in-place cryptographic operations - to all Azure SQL Database offerings, independent from the underlying hardware. Always Encrypted feature family Always Encrypted is a family of industry-leading data protection features that provide a separation between those who own the data and can view it, and those who manage the data but should have no access - on-premises database administrators, cloud database operators, or other high-privileged but unauthorized u…