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Azure Monitor introduces Dynamic Thresholds also for Log Search Rules, revolutionizing how you set up log and monitor search alerts. Say goodbye to manual threshold tuning and hello to intelligent, adaptable monitoring. [ATTACH type=full" alt="DTPic.jpg]62504[/ATTACH] Here’s why dynamic thresholds are a game-changer: Automatic Calibration: Dynamic thresholds calculate the right alert levels for you. They adjust as your system evolves, ensuring timely alerts without false positives. Smart Learning: Dynamic thresholds analyzing historical data, learning patterns and trends. They adapt to your application’s unique behavior, whether it’s daily spikes or weekly lull…

Transcribing an Audio File from a Storage Account Using the Speech Service UseCase 1 – Azure Speech Service Outbound access not restricted [ATTACH type=full" alt="Shikhaghildiyal_0-1722669169760.png]62496[/ATTACH] Prepare the Audio File: Upload the audio file to your storage account and note its URL. We can take sample file from here: cognitive-services-speech-sdk/sampledata/audiofiles at master · Azure-Samples/cognitive-services-speech-sdk · GitHub Set Up the Speech Service: Obtain the API key and endpoint URL from your speech service in Azure as below reference [ATTACH type=full" alt="Shikhaghildiyal_1-1722669224753.png]62497[/ATTACH] …

[ATTACH type=full" alt="Someleze_Diko_13-1723019432238.png]62489[/ATTACH] Being able to make data driven decisions and act on real-time data is important to organizations because it enable them to either avert crisis in systems that monitor product health and take other actions based on their requirements. For an example, a shipping company may want to monitor their packages and act in real-time when the temperature of the packages becomes too hot. One way of monitoring and acting on data is to use Data Activator, which is a no-code experience in Microsoft Fabric for automatically taking actions when the condition of the package temperature is detected in the data. …

This post is going to explain how to use Advanced RAG Service easily verify proper RAG tech performance for your own data, and integrate it as a service endpoint into Copilot Studio. This time we use CSV as a sample. CSV is text structure data, when we use basic RAG to process a multiple pages CSV file as Vector Index and perform similarity search using Nature Language on it, the grounded data is always chunked and hardly make LLM to understand the whole data picture. For example, if we have 10,000 rows in a CSV file, when we ask "how many rows does the data contain and what's the mean value of the visits column", usually general semantic search service cann…

In this article, we are going to provide detailed steps to create a scheduled Azure SQL Database backup to storage account using automation. This is a useful technique for maintaining regular backups of your database and storing them in a secure and accessible location. You will get an actual backup of Azure SQL Database stored in a storage account in .bacpac format, which you can restore or migrate as needed. The automation process involves creating an automation account that triggers a PowerShell script through a runbook to run the backup command and save the output to a blob container. [HEADING=2]Prerequisites[/HEADING] Azure Storage account: The storage accou…

The article discusses a problem where numerous messages end up in the dead letter queue (DLQ) when the JMS service bus consumer connects to the Azure Service Bus using Qpid jars. The reason for the messages being dead-lettered is that they have reached the maximum delivery count. The fundamental issue stems from Apache Qpid's message handling. Qpid utilizes a local buffer to prefetch messages from the Azure Service Bus, storing them prior to delivery to the consumer. The complication occurs when Qpid prefetches an excessive number of messages that the consumer is unable to process within the lock duration. Consequently, the consumer is unable to acknowledge or fina…

[ATTACH type=full" alt="thumb-aspire.jpg]62461[/ATTACH] No cenário em constante evolução do desenvolvimento de aplicações em nuvem, gerenciar configurações, garantir resiliência e manter a integração perfeita entre vários componentes pode ser bastante desafiador. E, é justamente nesse caso que entra em cena o .NET Aspire! Uma estrutura de desenvolvimento de aplicação totalmente robusta e projetada para simplificar essas complexidades, permitindo que os desenvolvedores(as) se concentrem na criação de recursos em vez de lidar com extensas configurações. Neste artigo exploraremos os aspectos centrais do .NET Aspire, examinando seus benefícios, o processo…

In May 2024, we introduced GenAI Gateway capabilities – a set of features designed specifically for GenAI use cases. Today, we are happy to announce that we are adding new policies to support a wider range of large language models through Azure AI Model Inference API. These new policies work in a similar way to the previously announced capabilities, but now can be used with a wider range of LLMs. Azure AI Model Inference API enables you to consume the capabilities of models, available in Azure AI model catalog, in a uniform and consistent way. It allows you to talk with different models in Azure AI Studio without changing the underlying code. Working with …

We’re excited to announce a significant improvement for Azure Database for MySQL users, the ability to perform major version upgrades directly on Burstable SKU compute tiers through the Azure portal. This enhancement makes it easier than ever to upgrade to the latest MySQL versions with just a few clicks. [HEADING=1]Why this matters[/HEADING] Major version upgrades are critical for accessing the latest features, performance improvements, and security enhancements in MySQL. However, these upgrades can be resource-intensive, demanding substantial CPU and memory resources. Burstable SKU instances, which are optimized for cost efficiency with variable performance, a…

In this blog series dedicated to Microsoft's technical articles, we'll highlight our MVPs' favorite article along with their personal insights. Onyinye Madubuko, M365 MVP, Ireland [ATTACH type=full" alt="Onyinye Madubuko.jpg]62449[/ATTACH] Clear Teams cache - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn "This was helpful in solving new Teams application for users experiencing issues." *Relevant Blog: Teams Window keeps flickering and not launching (techiejournals.com) Laurent Carlier, M365 MVP, France [ATTACH type=full" alt="Laurent Carlier.jpg]62450[/ATTACH] Overview of meetings, webinars, and town halls - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn “Teams …

This post is going to explain how to use Advanced RAG Service easily verify proper RAG tech performance for your own data, and integrate it as a service endpoint into Copilot Studio. This time we use CSV as a sample. CSV is text structure data, when we use basic RAG to process a multiple pages CSV file as Vector Index and perform similarity search using Nature Language on it, the grounded data is always chunked and hardly make LLM to understand the whole data picture. For example, if we have 10,000 rows in a CSV file, when we ask "how many rows does the data contain and what's the mean value of the visits column", usually general semantic search service cann…

We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. For this volume, 142 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the new offers below: [TABLE width=95%] [TR] [th width=100%] [HEADING=2]Get it now in our marketplace[/HEADING][/th] [/TR] [TR] [td width=15%][ATTACH=full]62351[/ATTACH][/td] [td width=85%] AIMMO Core - Smart Curation: AIMMO Core's AI-powered data curation service streamlines dataset curation by sending image files from the customer's Azure Blob Storage to AI models using URLs, with the curated results viewable in a web viewer. The service operates directly within the customer's Azure Storage, ensures data…

Spoiler (Highlight to read) Windows Server 2025 is the most secure and performant release yet! Download the evaluation now! Looking to migrate from VMware to Windows Server 2025? Contact your Microsoft account team! Windows Server 2025 is the most secure and performant release yet! Download the evaluation now! Looking to migrate from VMware to Windows Server 2025? Contact your Microsoft account team! The 2024 Windows Server Summit was held in March and brought three days of demos, technical sessions, and Q&A, led by Microsoft engineers, guest experts from Intel®, and our MVP community. For more videos from this year’s Windows Server Summit, please fi…

[HEADING=1]How to Visualize Images Stored in Kusto[/HEADING] [HEADING=1]Introduction[/HEADING] Kusto is a fast and scalable database designed to ingest, store, and analyze large volumes of structured and semi-structured data. For non-structured data like images, Azure Storage is typically the best choice. Databases can reference image data on storage via a URL, meaning images are not directly stored in Kusto. However, there are scenarios where storing image data in Kusto is beneficial. In this blog post, we will explore when it makes sense to store images in Kusto, how to store them, and how to visualize this data using Azure Data Explorer dashboards or Power BI. […

[HEADING=1]Who is this guide for?[/HEADING] This guide is designed for absolute beginners new to LangGraph.js who want to build applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). I began using LangGraph.js as part of my Microsoft MSc Computer Science IXN Final Project at UCL. During my journey, I noticed a need for more beginner-friendly resources, especially for the TypeScript implementation, and found that the official documentation was still in progress. Through this guide, I aim to bridge that gap and showcase the potential of LangGraph.js and Langchain for creating LLM-powered products. The GitHub repo to go along with this tutorial, including full code so…

This blog captures some mail tips to help executive assistants and delegates better navigate mailbox management in the new Outlook. 1. Mail filters and rules for executive admins In the new Outlook, you can use the ‘has calendar invites’ email filter to easily find meeting invites. [ATTACH type=full" alt="Ashimam_0-1722638812984.png]62338[/ATTACH] You can also set up an ‘Email received for others’ rule for your executive’s account and automatically move it to a separate folder and categorize it as you like. [ATTACH type=full" alt="Ashimam_1-1722638812993.png]62339[/ATTACH] 2. Drag and drop emails to create tasks Effortlessly stay on top of…

Updates to SQL Server, SQL Server Dashboards, Reporting Services, Analysis Services, and Azure SQL Managed Instance Management Packs are available (7.6). You can download the MPs from the links below. The majority of the changes are based on your direct feedback. Thank you! Download Microsoft System Center Management Pack for Azure SQL Managed Instance Download Microsoft System Center Management Pack for SQL Server Download Microsoft System Center Management Pack for SQL Server Dashboards Download Microsoft System Center Management Pack for SQL Server Analysis Services Download Microsoft System Center Management Pack for SQL Server Reporting Services There are n…

In this episode of Data Exposed, we will take a look at new cloud service that changes the game to monitor your Azure SQL Databases and Instances called Database Watcher. Lot's of demos to show you this exciting new way to monitor SQL Chapters: - Introduction - Monitor all Azure SQL DB and Azure SQL Managed Instance workloads Resources: Database Watcher View/share our latest episodes on Microsoft Learn and ! Continue reading...

Exchange 2016 is approaching the end of extended support and will be out of support on October 14th, 2025. If you are using Exchange Server 2019, you will be able to in-place upgrade to the next version, Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE), so Exchange Server 2016 will need to be decommissioned at some point. This article will focus on the removal of Exchange 2016 from an environment which already has Exchange 2019 installed. We will not focus on any of the steps already documented for upgrading to Exchange 2019. To get those details, see the Exchange Deployment Assistant and create a custom step-by-step deployment checklist for your environment. Also check out t…

This feature is Available to customers who have Exchange Online Protection or Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 or Plan 2 across WW, GCC, GCCH, DoD. [HEADING=3]Transparency inside Tenant Allow/Block List[/HEADING] Recently we launched the last used date for allowed or blocked domains, email addresses, URLs, or files inside the Microsoft Defender XDR. For block entries, the last used date is updated when the entity is encountered by the filtering system (at time of click or during mail flow). For allow entries, when the filtering system determines that the entity is malicious (at time of click or during mail flow), the allow entry is triggered and the last used date is…

The exponential growth of threat actors, coupled with the proliferation of cybersecurity solutions has inundated security operation centers (SOCs) with a flood of alerts. SOC teams receive an average of 4,484 alerts per day and spend up to 3 hours manually triaging to separate genuine threats from noise. In response, alert correlation has become an indispensable tool in the defender's arsenal, allowing SOCs to consolidate disparate alerts into cohesive incidents, dramatically reducing the number of analyst investigations. Earlier this year, we announced the general availability of Microsoft’s unified security operations platform that brought together the full capab…

We’re looking for Dynamics 365 customer experience analysts to take our new beta exam. Are you responsible for configuring, customizing, and expanding the functionality of Dynamics 365 Sales to create business solutions that support, automate, and accelerate your organization’s sales process? Do you use your knowledge of customer experience capabilities in Dynamics 365 Sales and Microsoft Power Platform to configure Dynamics 365 Sales standard and premium features, implement collaboration features, and configure the security model? Additional helpful qualifications include the ability to perform Dynamics 365 Sales customizations, extend Dynamics 365 Sales with Microsoft P…

The future is cloud first, and it’s already here. Cloud-native device management is secure, dynamic, and most suited for remote work across future-ready organizations. Wherever you are on your cloud-native journey, these resources will help you take the next step with confidence. [ATTACH type=full" alt="timer-icon.png]62323[/ATTACH] Time to learn: 124 minutes Learn more about cloud-native endpoints with our tutorials and documentation. Bon appétit! Come back for more skilling snacks every other week and leave us a comment below with topic ideas for future learning! …

We are excited to announce that custom resource definitions (CRD) support with Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus is now generally available. Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus is a component of Azure Monitor Metrics, allowing you to collect and analyze metrics at scale using a Prometheus-compatible monitoring solution, based on the Prometheus project from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. This fully managed service enables using the Prometheus query language (PromQL) to analyze and alert on the performance of monitored infrastructure and workloads. [HEADING=1]What's new?[/HEADING] With this new update, customers can customize scr…

Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus provides a production-grade solution for monitoring without the hassle of installation and maintenance. By leveraging these managed services, we can focus on extracting insights from your metrics and logs rather than managing the underlying infrastructure. The integration of essential GPU metrics—such as Framebuffer Memory Usage, GPU Utilization, Tensor Core Utilization, and SM Clock Frequencies—into Azure Managed Prometheus and Grafana enhances the visualization of actionable insights. This integration facilitates a comprehensive understanding of GPU consumption patterns, enabling more informed decisions regarding optim…