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Integration is crucial to every business. While data and applications are at the core of IT (information technology) infrastructure, without integration, data remains locked in silos, and applications become isolated and complex. This lack of integration hampers business agility, slowing down operations and hindering change. Businesses strive to reduce data exchange barriers through digital transformation to boost innovation and speed to market. However, transformation efforts can increase IT complexity and create more restricted-access business data. Effective integration is crucial for a successful digital journey, enabling secure data sharing between applicatio…

After successfully launching Clipchamp for work, and after further innovation in Clipchamp for personal users, we’re excited to announce the launch of Clipchamp for education. In today’s digital landscape, effective communication is paramount. Clipchamp for education equips educators and students with the ability to convey ideas visually, developing essential skills for success that range from the classroom into future careers. Whether it’s creating educational videos, presentations, or multimedia projects, Clipchamp provides a canvas for imagination to flourish. As the official Windows video editor, Clipchamp can be used on Windows 11 devices through the desktop app by s…

We continue to expand the Microsoft AppSource ecosystem. For this volume, 95 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the new offers below: [HEADING=2]Get it now in our marketplace[/HEADING] [attachment=56417:name] AI Copilot: Aisera's AI Copilot boosts productivity by answering questions, analyzing data, and completing tasks. It uses domain-specific LLMs and offers customizable prompts, skills, and workflows, increasing productivity by up to 80% and reducing costs by up to 90%. It features deep integrations with Microsoft products and meets stringent data governance requirements with a TRAPS framework. [attachment=564…

This last week, we worked on a service request where our customer got the following error message: "Msg 4429, Level 16, State 1, Procedure Viewd, Line 2 [batch Start Line 9] View or function 'Viewa' contains a self-reference. Views or functions cannot reference themselves directly or indirectly. Msg 4413, Level 16, State 1, Line 10 Could not use view or function 'viewB' because of binding errors.". Following I would like to share the lessons learned about this error. This error means that a view or function has been defined in such a way that it references itself, either directly or indirectly. This can lead to infinite loops and performance issues, which SQL Serv…

While implementing AVD solution in customer environment the sign-out operation was taking too long. Because the sign-out was not graceful and subsequent sign-in operation for the same user was not happening and the black screen was getting hung up with the "Please wait for FSLogix AppServices" message as shown in the screenshot below. There was a delay in user’s sign-in and sign-out to session host and FSLogix profiles were not loaded & Inactive for few users. In this subscription and AD tenant environment FSLogix cloud cache was implemented for all users accessing AVD and conditional access policies with MFA were heavily applied at tenant level. …

Hello folks! Today, we're continuing our coverage of Microsoft Copilot in Azure. We’ll talk about how to provide feedback and because we've been getting this question multiple times, what data is collected by Microsoft Copilot in Azure. So, buckle up and let's get started! First off, let's talk about the data Copilot collects. You know those prompts you give and the responses you get? well, They're never used to train or improve the Azure OpenAI Service foundation models. They're only used to improve Microsoft products and services, and only when you click the give a thumbs up, or down and EXPLICITELY click the share radio button to share the prompt a…

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-2024-35272 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Denial of Service Vulnerability [*]Security Update of SQL Server 2016 SP3 Azure Connect Feature Pack KB Article: KB5040944 [*]Microsoft Download Center: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=8a0eb2ca-1dec-47b0-a0b8-b87a3e34909f […

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-2024-35272 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Denial of Service Vulnerability [*]Security Update of SQL Server 2016 SP3 GDR KB Article: KB5040946 [*]Microsoft Download Center: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=a17ab24d-f54f-440d-a38a-308a0bd7ac98 [*]Microsoft Update Catalog: https://www.catalog.…

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 security fixes for SQL Server 2017 RTM CU31, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2024-35272 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Denial of Service Vulnerability [*]Security Update of SQL Server 2017 RTM CU31 KB Article: KB5040940 [*]Microsoft Download Center: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=324422a6-abc8-44ac-984a-8ab149013eff [*]Microsoft Update Catalog: https://www.catalog…

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-2024-35272 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Denial of Service Vulnerability [*]Security Update of SQL Server 2017 RTM GDR KB Article: KB5040942 [*]Microsoft Download Center: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=119a86c0-ad18-4f6f-b763-d1e994ccc5be [*]Microsoft Update Catalog: https://www.catalog.update…

The Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM CU27 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 CU27, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2024-35272 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Denial of Service Vulnerability [*]Security Update of SQL Server 2019 RTM CU27 KB Article: KB5040948 [*]Microsoft Download Center: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=7205bb55-2221-4367-9210-9030d83da05f [*]Microsoft Update Catalog: https://www.catalog…

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-2024-35272 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Denial of Service Vulnerability [*]Security Update of SQL Server 2019 RTM GDR KB Article: KB5040986 [*]Microsoft Download Center: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=349b6b1d-8f7b-4be8-9ed4-94a7ffc186a7 [*]Microsoft Update Catalog: https://www.catalog.update…

The Security Update for SQL Server 2022 RTM CU13 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 2022 RTM CU13, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2024-35272 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Denial of Service Vulnerability [*]Security Update of SQL Server 2022 RTM CU13 KB Article: KB5040939 [*]Microsoft Download Center: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=f4666419-9abb-4b7e-889a-61e845cff8fe [*]Microsoft Update Catalog: https://www.c…

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 cumulatively includes all previous security fixes for SQL Server 2022 RTM, plus it includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: CVE-2024-35272 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Microsoft SQL Server Denial of Service Vulnerability [*]Security Update of SQL Server 2022 RTM GDR KB Article: KB5040936 [*]Microsoft Download Center: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=054a7ae7-1535-43f7-bb5b-398b465ee16e [*]Microsoft Update Catalog: https://www.catalog.update…

This blog will give some insights on the newly released Azure OpenAI extension. It will combine both Azure OpenAI service and Azure Function Apps. We will discuss the following contents: Why this extension? What’s the current requirements and support scope? How to use this? Please note that due to fast-growing development of AI services, some contents may be outdated. This article will use the released version as of July 2024. [HEADING=1]Why this extension?[/HEADING] Compared with standard Azure OpenAI API call, the extension would give: Capability to work with large variety of triggers and bindings offered by function apps. Function Apps would have…

Our next community call on July 23, 2024, will showcase best practices of using the SharePoint Web UI Toolkit, a modern UI toolkit designed to help you create engaging SharePoint sites and pages. We will be starting the call at 5 minutes past the hour for both of our sessions (at 8:05 AM and 5:05 PM PT), and it will still end at the top of the hour (9:00 AM and 6:00 PM PT, respectively). If you have not yet joined our Champion community, sign up here to get access to the calendar invites, program assets, and previous call recordings. Continue reading...

Today, we are excited to announce the public preview for the Windows Server Annual Channel for Containers on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The annual channel delivers a more agile and portable experience for our partners and customers in an accelerated annual cadence. What's New: Portability As mentioned last year, a large component of the benefits that the first edition of the annual channel brings is portability. With the addition of a new stable application binary interface (ABI) for user and kernel interaction, the user and kernel components of the system are decoupled, allowing for the components to be updated and maintained separately. This all…

We've released hotfix packages for the following drivers to address an important security issue: Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server (version 18.7.4 release notes / download) Microsoft OLE DB Driver 19 for SQL Server (version 19.3.5 release notes / download) The CVE for these OLE DB driver updates is: CVE-2024-37334 - Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability The issue involves connecting to a malicious server that sends malicious data in order to compromise a client. These driver updates are available via Microsoft Update, standalone download, and are included in the SQL Server 2019 and SQL Server…

Hey SQL Tools fans! We’re halfway through 2024 and due to a confluence of events we have a release of SQL Server Management Studio to announce, version SSMS 20.2. While we’ve been focused on work for SSMS 21, we made time for a few updates to address known issues that affected your workflows and use of SSMS. You can read about each update and fix in the release notes, but let’s cover some important fixes here. SSIS and SQL Agent – many customers ran into a connection error (“The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted”) in SQL Agent when trying to create or modify a job step for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). This proble…

This article has important information about the upcoming retirement of the following services: Azure App Service Environment v1 and v2 Azure Integration Service Environment Azure API Management stv1 [HEADING=1]Why the change?[/HEADING] Nearly three years ago, Azure announced that to continue to use your cloud services that were deployed using Cloud Services (classic), you must migrate them to Cloud Services (extended support) in Resource Manager before 31 August 2024. Since then, thousands of customers have taken advantage of the tools and resources from Microsoft to successfully complete the migration. Beginning 1st September 2024, any remaining Cloud …

Welcome to a new era of policy management, where policy definitions are more agile, adaptable, and accessible than ever before! We are thrilled to introduce version management support for controlled built-in definition and initiative updates through Azure Policy. In a push to empower and simplify policy management, built-in definitions and initiatives will have the ability to store & reference multiple versions within a single definition ID. This new development will enhance your ability to govern, enforce and evolve your cloud governance policies. Keep reading for more information and be sure to check out our of versioning to get started and learn more. Wha…

The TL;DR of this blog post is simple: the “Path To Citus Con” podcast for developers who love Postgres has been renamed—and the new name is Talking Postgres. And if you’re just hearing about the Talking Postgres podcast for the first time, it is a monthly podcast for developers who love Postgres, with amazing guests from the Postgres world who talk about the human side of Postgres, databases, and open source. Past podcast guests include (in order of appearance) some amazing Postgres, database, and open people such as: Simon Willison, Marco Slot, Abdullah Ustuner, Burak Yucesoy, Melanie Plageman, Samay Sharma, Álvaro Herrera, Boriss Mejías, Thomas Munro…

[HEADING=2]Approved Contact delivers solutions that help companies improve productivity and collaboration[/HEADING] A Microsoft partner for more than six years, Approved Contact is an ISV that provides collaboration solutions for Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Exchange Server, and more. With a mission to help all businesses improve productivity, Approved Contact lists several of its products in the Microsoft commercial marketplace, including its Approved Contact calendar management solution and its Text Bot text message integration for Teams. Companies large and small use Approved Contact's solutions across all major verticals. A financial services company tru…

In today's fast-paced development environment, having an efficient and seamless logging system is crucial for maintaining and debugging applications. App Spaces is a new experience which does things a bit differently from what’s common in Azure today. It brings different logging systems together to form a seamless end-to-end experience so that you can start producing and monitoring your application easily. First, what is App Spaces? App Spaces is a new experience which is designed to simplify the process of building end-to-end applications in Azure. Here’s how it stands out: Visual Design Interface: App Spaces provides a simple interface that helps you …

In our Tech Community blog dated April 29th, 2024 we announced 16 new supported languages for Copilot for Microsoft 365. We also announced the availability of Traditional Chinese but stopped short of offering full support while we worked out some known issues. Today, we’re pleased to announce that traditional Chinese now meets our quality standards and we are formally adding it to the list of supported languages. Administrators and users are not required to take any actions to use Traditional Chinese with Copilot for Microsoft 365. We are continuously refining responses in every language we support and are looking forward to adding support for even more languages i…