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We believe that building AI applications should be intuitive, flexible, and integrated. To help simplify the AI development lifecycle, we are thrilled to announce the latest updates to the Azure AI model inference API, enhancing its capabilities and broadening its utility for a code-first experience that brings the power of Azure AI directly within the environments and the tools developers prefer. The Azure AI model inference API provides developers with a single, consistent API and endpoint URL, enabling seamless interaction with a wide variety of foundation models, including those from Azure OpenAI Service, Mistral, Meta, Cohere, and Microsoft Research. This anno…

This is for you who have started with Generative AI APIs and you’re looking to take those APIs into production. At high-level, there are things to consider like load balancing error management and cost management. We’ll mention those in this article and guide you to an Azure Sample where you can get started deploying an enterprise-ready solution. [HEADING=1]Scenario: you want to take your generative AI to production. [/HEADING] So, you’re starting to use Azure Open AI, you like what you see, and you see how you can add this AI functionality to several of the apps in your company. However, you have a big operation with many customers and many different apps…

In May, we announced a deepened partnership with Hugging Face and we continue to add more leading-edge Hugging Face models to the Azure AI model catalog on a monthly basis. We have 1550+ models in the Hugging Face collection and we added 20+ models in July including highly-ranked multilingual models, tuned for Asian languages like Mandarin, Japanese, Indonesian, Thai, Malay, Vietnamese. This blog posts kicks off a monthly roundup of the most recently added models to this collection, spotlighting notable metrics or features that may be relevant to your specific application development requirements. [ATTACH type=full" alt="TP1.png]62310[/ATTACH] [HEADING=1] [/HEAD…

We continue to expand the Microsoft AppSource ecosystem. For this volume, 135 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]62273[/ATTACH][/td] [td width=85%]Awssome White Label: Awssome White Label is a joint offer from Awssome and WeTransact that assists independent software vendors and simplifies the process for them to list on multiple cloud marketplaces. With a simplified user interface, Awssome White Label makes publishing quick and easy. Offers can go live in just days…

The 23rd edition of Microsoft’s BlueHat security conference will be hosted by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) at the Redmond, WA corporate campus, October 29 and 30, 2024. BlueHat brings together security researchers and responders from both inside and outside of Microsoft, who come together as peers to exchange ideas, experiences, and best practices, all in the interest of creating a safer and more secure world for everyone. Continue reading...

The Microsoft Researcher Recognition Program offers public thanks and recognition to security researchers who help protect our customers through discovering and sharing security vulnerabilities under Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. Today, we are excited to recognize this year’s 100 Most Valuable Researchers (MVRs), based on the total number of points earned for each valid report. Continue reading...

We are excited to announce that this year the Microsoft Bounty Program has awarded $16.6M in bounty awards to 343 security researchers from 55 countries, securing Microsoft customers in partnership with the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC). Each year we identify over a thousand potential security issues together, safeguarding our customers from possible threats through the Microsoft Bounty Program. Continue reading...

Microsoft partners like SilkFlo deliver transact-capable offers, which allow you to purchase directly from Azure Marketplace. Learn more about this offer below: [TABLE width=95%] [TR] [td width=20%][ATTACH type=full" alt="SilkFlo logo.png]62272[/ATTACH][/td] [td width=80%]AI Governance & Automation Strategy Suite: Manage the entire lifecycle of your automation and AI projects with SilkFlo. SilkFlo's agnostic API lets you integrate diverse AI and automation tools into a single, powerful dashboard, enabling better coordination, governance, and impact tracking. Discover opportunities, reduce AI project risk, save money, and gain agility with this go-to solution.…

Azure App Service team is excited to announce that the entry-level Premium plan known as P0v3 is now available at a significantly lower price, making it even more convenient and affordable to get started in your AI apps journey using your favorite platform-as-a-service. There is no change in price of other Azure App Service Premium plans. [HEADING=1]How much can you save with Premium v3?[/HEADING] Premium v3 is the latest generation of Azure App Service that offers high performance, high scalability, and high reliability as a multi-tenant managed service. Unlike previous generation plans such as Premium v2 or Standard, Premium v3 plans include commitment-based …

Purpose of this Blog: The absence of a dedicated connector for GitLab Cloud Edition in Microsoft Sentinel presents a challenge for complete security surveillance for firms using GitLab. To overcome this, we can utilize the API endpoints provided by GitLab to collect logs for integration into Sentinel. Establishing a custom table via Azure Monitor Data Collection Endpoint (DCE) along with Data Collection Rule (DCR), we can efficiently organize and study these logs. The use of Azure Logic Apps coupled with Azure Key Vault ensures that data handling is both secure and effective, and that sensitive credentials are well-protected. This blog will guide readers through the i…

Special thanks to @Javier-Soriano, @Sreedhar_Ande, Bill Almonroeder, and Dick Lake More than a year ago, we announced the second version of Microsoft Sentinel All-in-One and one of the most requested features was to have it work with Azure Government tenants. Today, we’re happy to announce a new revamped version that does that. If you are not familiar with the All-In-One offering, it will: Create a resource group Create a Log Analytics workspace Enable Microsoft Sentinel on top of the workspace Set the workspace retention, daily cap and commitment tiers if desired Enable UEBA with the relevant identity providers (AAD and/or AD) Enable health diagnos…

Developers often need to import the same data for reuse across SharePoint sites. They want an effective way to import and manage this data across sites and want to preserve environment settings, rather than having to start from scratch each time. As a developer, if you’re using the modern experience in SharePoint, the option to upload a SharePoint list template (.stp) file isn’t obvious in your settings. Also, if you try to upload it, you might get a message that says, “Sorry, you don’t have access.” [ATTACH type=full" alt="“Sorry, you don’t have access” message, when you upload a list template in the modern experience.]62225[/ATTACH]“Sorry, you don’t have …

[HEADING=1]Overview[/HEADING] Azure CycleCloud (CC) is a user-friendly platform that orchestrates High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments on Azure, enabling admins to set up infrastructure, job schedulers, filesystems and scale resources efficiently at any size. It's designed for HPC administrators intent on deploying environments with specific schedulers. SLURM, a widely-used HPC job scheduler, is notable for its open-source, scalable, fault-tolerant design, suitable for Linux clusters of any scale. SLURM manages user resources, workloads, accounting, monitoring, and supports parallel/distributed computing, organizing compute nodes into partitions. …

In a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) setup, user-specified filters, whether implied or explicit, can often be overlooked during vector searches, as the vector search primarily focuses on semantic similarity. In some scenarios, it’s essential to ensure that specific queries are answered exclusively using a predefined (sub)set of the documents. By using “metadata” or tags, you can enforce the type of documents that should be used for each type of user query. This can even turn into a security overlay policy when each users queries are tagged with their credentials / auth level with filters so that their queries are answered with documents at their auth level. …

[HEADING=3]What's changing?[/HEADING] Starting August 1st, Azure Container Registry (ACR) will update its behavior regarding the deletion and re-creation of registries. ACR will prevent the reuse of a subdomain name, e.g. abc123.azurecr.io, for a period after the resource is deleted. This updated behavior enhances security and prevents subdomain takeovers by automatically reserving registry names during the creation of the ACR resource, without requiring any additional action or configuration from customers. Once a resource name is reserved, it remains reserved from the moment of creation and throughout an extended period following the deletion of the resource …

Unlocking the Potential of AI in Health Insurance Sales with Copilot for Sales This discussion offers a glimpse into the future of health insurance sales, where AI-powered tools like Copilot for Sales empower agents to deliver exceptional service while maximizing their productivity. For sales agents and brokers looking to stay ahead in the competitive health insurance market, this video is a must-watch. Revolutionizing Health Insurance Sales with Copilot for Sales Integration: Seamlessly connects productivity tools with CRM systems, enhancing data flow and efficiency Productivity: Offers sales-specific workflows, improving agent efficiency and customer …

Why Power Virtual Agent is better than Microsoft Azure Bot A comparison of the features, offering and efficiency of two chatbot platforms Chatbots are becoming more and more popular as a way to provide customer service, answer queries, and automate tasks. But how do you choose the right chatbot platform for your needs? In this blog post, we will compare two of the most popular chatbot platforms from Microsoft: Power Virtual Agent (PVA) and Azure Bot Service (ABS). We will look at their features, costs, and efficiency, and show you why PVA is a better choice for most scenarios. Features PVA and ABS both allow you to create chatbots that can interact with users …

In the dynamic world of cloud computing, time is often a critical factor, especially when it comes to recovering from disasters like ransomware attacks or rolling back after a problematic security update. Imagine waking up to find your entire set of Azure VMs compromised by ransomware or discovering that a recent security update has left your systems inoperable. The clock starts ticking, and the longer it takes to restore your VMs, the greater the impact on your business. [HEADING=1]The Problem[/HEADING] Azure Backup is a robust solution for protecting your Azure VMs, providing peace of mind with its ability to create and manage backup policies, configure backup…

Copilot has always been helpful at crafting forms and fine-tuning questions. Now, it also serves as an intelligent assistant throughout your journey, offering additional smart suggestions. By using these tips, you can make your form/quiz more attractive and easier to complete, leading to better results with less effort. Let’s check it now! Apply Copilot suggestions How to activate For any newly created or existing forms/quizzes, a banner at the top will remind you that Copilot has suggestions for you. You can just click 'View' to check the details. [ATTACH type=full" alt="Copilot suggestions on the top of a form]62209[/ATTACH]Copilot suggestions on the…

By: Carlos Britos and Jason Sandys – Principal Product Managers | Microsoft Intune Offline apps is the last remaining significant function of the Microsoft Store for Business on its path to full retirement. Offline apps allows customers to download packaged apps from the Microsoft Store for Business or Education for distribution through alternate mechanisms like a Windows Provisioning Package. With the impending retirement of the Microsoft Store for Business and Education on August 15, 2024, this offline apps functionality will also retire but the ability to download and distribute packaged apps from the Microsoft Store to devices with restricted connectivit…

In this blog series dedicated to Microsoft's technical articles, we'll highlight our MVPs' favorite article along with their personal insights. SungKi Park, Windows and Devices MVP, Korea [ATTACH type=full" alt="SungKi Park.jpg]62200[/ATTACH] Surface MVP showcase: Enabling commercial experiences on Surface - Microsoft Community Hub “Introduce a joint blog article that provides accurate product information about Microsoft Surface, which provides both AI PC and Copilot PC, as well as insights from five Surface MVPs." *Relevant activities: - Event/ FY24 Surface Partner Day: Post | LinkedIn - Blog/ Surface Pro 10 for Business Product Review: "비즈니스용 서피…

We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. For this volume, 132 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]62120[/ATTACH][/td] [td width=85%]Access Patient Flow Manager: Access Patient Flow Management provides real-time bed occupancy updates, improving patient care, reducing risk, and saving time. It interfaces with existing patient administration systems and departmental solutions, standardizes data capture, and digitally manages bed supply and demand.[/td] […