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Overview The high availability of SAP NetWeaver systems on Windows can be achieved by using Windows Failover Clustering. The resources configured in the cluster are considered highly available, if the node that host the resources are up. But the Windows cluster generally requires more than half of the nodes to be running to avoid a split-brain scenario. To achieve this objective, quorum is required to be set in the Windows failover cluster. Quorum is designed to prevent split-brains scenarios. There are different quorum options available for SAP NetWeaver on Azure VMs. Setting up high availability of SAP workload on Azure protect application from infrastru…

Data Privacy Week may have ended but Data Privacy is an all-year thing. Microsoft understands how important Data Privacy is to not only your Microsoft investments and portfolio, but to your entire data estate. Since the launch of Microsoft Priva, we have been committed to continually improving data privacy and supporting organizations on their privacy journey. Check out the new features available in public preview. During this year's Privacy and Privacy Week, Microsoft highlighted the latest privacy and security features and solutions available in its products and services. These solutions help organizations protect their data and ensure compliance with privacy re…

No, not the 1968 movie starring Haley Mills or the 1998 movie with Lindsay Lohan (depending on your vintage) - the parent tag is a new way to group related Microsoft Azure resources in Microsoft Cost Management + Billing. But wait, can’t you already combine resource costs by giving them the same tag name and value, like Application: Purchasing? Yes, you can, kind of … so let’s take a look at the difference. Before I dive into HOW to add this tag to your Microsoft Azure resources, let me show you WHY you want to do this. Meet the VMs My demo environment was created with three virtual machines and associated resources, in three different resource groups: …

Welcome to the January 2023 update. This month we are excited to announce the release of PivotTable show details to Excel for the web and the ability to automate your tasks with the Power Automate tab in Excel for Windows and Mac. For Insiders users on Windows and Mac, you can try recording your worksheet actions using Office Scripts and checking your formula with the value preview tooltip. Curious to see how we at Excel utilize and implement your feedback? You can now see which features are a direct result of your feedback as they'll be marked with the Feedback In Action tile #FIA. Check out this Excel Features Flyer to find if a specific feature is in …

Communication is key in today’s connected world. Whether a user needs support for a credit card issue, assistance for a software problem, help with a sales or support agent, or requires assistance from a medical professional, providing efficient ways for users to communicate is a win-win for them and for your business. In our previous blog, "Want to embed Microsoft Teams in your app?" we introduced the building blocks for adding Teams capabilities to custom applications through Azure Communication Services, Teams, and Microsoft Graph. In this blog series, we will show you how to implement such scenarios. Our first example is a customer service meetings ap…

How can professional developers and citizen developers work together to produce efficient solutions? Ever wondered what it means to be part of a fusion development team? With the power of a Fusion Development team, professionals, career switchers and students can empower their development and business teams to build better software, faster. The concept of Fusion Development enables traditional developers to bring in their code-first skills with citizen developers to utilize their low-code skills to build better software, faster with the Power Platform. Complete these learn modules to follow along with the session: Transform business software authoring…

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 Continue reading...

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...

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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...

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…