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Improve search capabilities for your PostgreSQL-backed applications using vector search and embeddings generated in under 10 milliseconds without sending data outside your PostgreSQL instance. Integrate real-time translation, sentiment analysis, and advanced AI functionalities securely within your database environment with Azure Local AI and Azure AI Service. Combine the Azure Local AI extension with the Azure AI extension to maximize the potential of AI-driven features in your applications, such as semantic search and real-time data translation, all while maintaining data security and efficiency. Joshua Johnson, Principal Technical PM for Azure Database fo…

Hey, Brent here from the Windows Directory Services team! So, I wanted to share with you some interesting stuff about using one PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) certificate for your Windows Active Directory Domain Controller. It's simple and can save you many headaches in the long run. Let me explain what a Windows domain controller is in case you don't know. It's a server computer system that controls how devices and users can authenticate to and access a Windows Active Directory domain network. It uses a digital certificate to prove who it is and who its clients are when granting access to the Windows domain. But using different certificates for different things c…

The Microsoft commercial marketplace is how we extend the innovation happening around AI and plays a critical role in how we go-to-market with you, our partners. At this year’s Microsoft Build, two marketplace experts shared their insights about the power of the marketplace, how it is accelerating AI transformation, and the importance of community in finding success. Check out these short interviews from the Microsoft Build stage: Interview with Ntegral President, Dexter Hardy: . You may recognize Dexter, President & CTO of Ntegral, from a partner spotlight interview shared in the Marketplace Tech Community blog. As a Marketplace Champion, Dexter was …

We were recently alerted that some macOS devices are failing to enable FileVault during enrollment through Apple Setup Assistant. The setting is configured using the Force Enable in Setup Assistant key in the macOS settings catalog located under Full Disk Encryption > FileVault. Screenshot of the FileVault settings in Settings Calalog in the Microsoft Intune admin center. [HEADING=1]Workaround[/HEADING] If you're experiencing an issue where the device doesn’t prompt to enable FileVault during Setup Assistant, it can potentially be mitigated by: Configuring FileVault > Defer setting to be Enabled: Screenshot of the 'FileVault - Defer' setting se…

I would like to thank Javier Soriano, Eric Burkholder and Maria de Sousa-Valadas for helping out on this blog post. On 06 May 2024 it was announced by Microsoft here and by Cribl here that together, Microsoft and Cribl are working to drive accelerated SIEM migrations for customers looking to modernize their security operations (SecOps) with Microsoft Sentinel. As quoted: “By combining Cribl’s leading data management technology with Microsoft Sentinel’s next generation SecOps SIEM solution, we are collectively helping customers transform and secure their businesses,” said Vlad Melnik, vice president of business development, alliances at Cribl. “We are excited to…

Microsoft Purview is a data governance solution designed to help organizations discover, catalog, and manage their data assets across the organization. It provides a unified view of an organization's data landscape, regardless of where the data resides — whether it's on-premises, in the cloud, or in SaaS applications. Purview scans and catalogs metadata from various data sources, including databases, data lakes, file systems, and more, to create a comprehensive data map. Purview includes connectors to non-Microsoft Sources like Oracle, Teradata, SAP, Google Big Query, etc. Microsoft Fabric is an end-to-end analytics and data platform designed for enterprises that requi…

Welcome to the Viva Glint newsletter. Our recurring communications help you get the most out of the Viva Glint product. You can access the current newsletter and past editions on the Viva Glint blog. Glint released new features on June 29. Your dashboard always provides date and timing details of a short maintenance shutdown two or three days before our releases. See our future release and downtime dates. Follow along with what features are ahead by continually checking the Viva Glint product roadmap. Copilot in Viva Glint Preview our new AI feature! Quickly summarize employee feedback comments to make the most of your Glint survey data. Turn on Cop…

[HEADING=1]Introduction[/HEADING] The task history feature in Microsoft Planner helps task owners stay on top of their tasks. You can quickly find recent progress that has been made or task changes that have impacted the schedule. Edits to tasks such as adding the task to a sprint, changing its duration, giving it a goal, or changes to other tasks that affect the schedule of work all appear in the Changes pane in Task Details. Watch this 1-minute video for a quick overview of Task History. If you’re just getting started with Planner, learn more about what we’ve been working on in this recent blog post . Or jump in by opening the updated Planner App in Micro…

No último dia 25 e 26 de Abril aconteceu o maior evento de JavaScript do planeta: a BrazilJs Conference 2024. E, o evento foi um grande sucesso, como sempre! Contando com os maiores nomes do mercado e especilistas em JavaScript. E, depois de cinco anos, o evento voltou a ser presencial, com a presença de 4 mil pessoas nos dois dias de evento. E, fui uma das palestrantes do evento, a qual tive a oportunidade de falar sobre como Criar Aplicações Inteligentes com Javascript: Integrando RAG, Azure OpenAI & LangChain.js. A partir de agora, compartilharei com vocês um pouco do que foi apresentado na minha palestra! Se você deseja assis…

Hi, and welcome to the recap of our latest video on AI and .NET. In our latest video, we explored the new OpenAI .NET library, share practical demos, and provide essential resources to add AI your .NET development projects. [HEADING=1]OpenAI Library for .NET[/HEADING] Bruno, Jose, Roger and Scott hosted this session where the main focus was the new OpenAI library for .NET. We talked about the story behind the library, several user stories and more. We also discussed the content of the GitHub repository. The repo includes extensive documentation, code samples, and best practices for implementing AI in .NET using OpenAI APIs. One of the highlights was the migration…

[HEADING=2]What is Azure Policy?[/HEADING] Azure Policy is a service within Microsoft Azure that allows organizations to create, assign, and manage policies. These policies define rules and effects over resources, identities, and groups, in an effort to ensure compliance and uphold security. Enforcement comes in two forms – flagging noncompliance so your team can remediate the concern or simply blocking deployment. [HEADING=3]Core Concepts of Azure Policy[/HEADING] At the heart of Azure Policy are two core components: policies and initiatives. Policies in Azure are the specific rules or guidelines, while initiatives are collections of policies that help a…

Have you explored the What's New in Microsoft Entra hub in the Microsoft Entra admin center? It's a centralized view of our roadmap and change announcements across the Microsoft Entra identity and network access portfolio so you can stay informed with the latest updates and actionable insights to strengthen your security posture. Here in the Microsoft Entra blog, we share feature release information and change announcements every quarter. Today’s post covers April – June 2024. It’s organized by Microsoft Entra products, so you can quickly scan what’s relevant for your deployment. Microsoft Entra ID Microsoft Entra ID Governance Microsoft Entra External…

(Written on May 30th, 2024) If you come across a credential named something like 'https://xxyyzz.blob.core.windows.net/sqldbtdlogs' in the sys.database_scoped_credentials table of your Azure SQL Database and are unsure of its purpose. it is likely related to the Threat Detection feature. This feature monitored and detected threats to your Azure SQL Database, generating reports stored in the sqldbtdlogs container in the storage account xxyyzz. You can further verify this by checking the container for a folder named like 'SqlDbThreatDetection_Audit_xxxxx': Previously, this credential was automatically added to the [iCODE]sys.…

We are thrilled to announce that the Connection Reliability tab in Azure Virtual Desktop Insights is now generally available. IT administrators can now monitor the connection resilience between users and Azure Virtual Desktop host pools. This gives administrators a simpler experience when it comes to understanding disconnection events and correlations between errors that affect their end users. The Connection Reliability tab provides two primary visuals. The first is a graph that analyzes and plots the number of disconnections over the concurrent connections during a given time range. This allows administrators to easily detect clusters of disconnects that are impac…

Disaster recovery is a critical consideration for any IT desktop strategy. When it comes to remote desktops, the majority of organizations consider disaster recovery a primary objective. Since its introduction, Windows 365 has provided robust business continuity and disaster recovery options. Whether for compliance requirements, natural disasters, technical failure, or human error, putting greater distance between your primary and backup environments can add an extra sense of security and peace of mind to any IT desktop strategy. We are excited to introduce Windows 365 Cross-region Disaster Recovery, a Windows 365 add-on feature that creates “snapshots” of Cloud PCs. T…

One year ago, we shared an update on the completion of a three-year notice period for the deprecation of the Azure AD Graph API service. This service is now in the retirement cycle and retirement (shut down) will occur in incremental stages. In the first stage of this retirement cycle, newly created applications will receive an error (HTTP 403) for any requests to Azure AD Graph APIs. We’re revising the date for this first stage from June 30 to August 31, and only applications created after August 31, 2024 will be impacted. After January 31, 2025, all applications – both new and existing – will receive an error when making requests to Azure AD Graph APIs, unless they’re c…

In November 2023, Microsoft’s Brad Smith and Charlie Bell announced the Secure Future Initiative (SFI), a new initiative to pursue our next generation of cybersecurity protection. At Microsoft and Windows, we have a unique responsibility and leading role to play in securing the future for our customers and our community. As you saw in David Weston’s blog post on Windows 11 security, we have a longstanding commitment to security in Windows. We introduced the Secured-core PC to help secure from chip to cloud and that critical layer of computing. In Windows 11, hardware and software work together to help shrink the attack surface, protect system integrity, and shield valuabl…

In this issue: Ace Aviator of the Month Customer Corner News from our product group News from our community [HEADING=1]Ace Aviator of the Month[/HEADING] [HEADING=2] July's Ace Aviator: Diogo Formosinho [/HEADING] What is your role and title? What are your responsibilities associated with your position? I work as an Integration Developer at DevScope. My primary responsibility is to develop solutions based on client requirements. This involves analyzing client needs, designing and implementing integration solutions, ensuring that data flows between different systems. My role also emphasizes collaboration with cross-func…

Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements and innovation by partners. These partners play a crucial role in delivering transformative solutions that address complex challenges and drive success for customers around the globe. The rigorous selection process focuses on partners who have demonstrated excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. The importance of their work cannot be overstated. They enhance the capabilities of technology to empower organizations by saving time and reaching farther. [HEADING=1]Winner [/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Valorem Reply: Pioneering …

You've seen how Copilot in Excel can help write complex formulas. Today, let's delve into a dataset containing US birth data from 2000 - 2014 to learn how Copilot in Excel can help us format data, analyze data, and create visualizations. [HEADING=2]1. First, we'd like to ask Copilot to format our data for better readability [/HEADING] We'd like to go from this: Day of Week Births 6 9083 7 8006 To this: Day of Week Births Saturday 9,083 Sunday 8,006 Prompt: "Convert the days of week into words. For example, 1 is Monday. Additionally, add thousand separators into the birth column." …

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Howdy everyone, it’s your favorite Software Engineer, Will, back again talking about the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol! Why talk about SMB? Let's start off with the question, what is this whole SMB thing anyway? SMB is a network file system protocol. This means that it can allow Machine A to read and write files on Machine B. This protocol serves as the backbone of much of the Enterprise Windows Ecosystem. For example, did you know that the group policy SYSVOL is an SMB share? Pretty cool right? In recent history, there have been  tons  of improvements to SMB. For the sake of understanding the protocol we will not be talking about things like: …

Microsoft Defender XDR Monthly news July 2024 Edition [attachment=55764:name] This is our monthly "What's new" blog post, summarizing product updates and various new assets we released over the past month across our Defender products. In this edition, we are looking at all the goodness from June 2024. Defender for Cloud has it's own Monthly News post, have a look at their blog space. Legend: [attachment=55765:name] Product videos [attachment=55766:name] Webcast (recordings) [attachment=55767:name] Docs on Microsoft [attachment=55768:name] Blogs on Microsoft [attachment=55769:name] GitHub [attachment=55770:name] External [attachment=55771:n…

[JUSTIFY]Large Language Models (LLMs) have become a hot topic in the tech world. For those of us in Belgium (or the Netherlands) with a passion for technology and science, one of the go-to resources is the monthly podcast "Nerdland," which delves into a variety of subjects from bioscience and space exploration to robotics and artificial intelligence. Recognizing the wealth of knowledge contained in over 100 episodes of "Nerdland," A simple thought came to our minds: why not develop a chatbot tailored for "Nerdland" enthusiasts? This chatbot would leverage the content of the podcasts to engage and inform users. Want to know more of the project with Nerdland? Visit aka.…

[JUSTIFY]Large Language Models (LLMs) have become a hot topic in the tech world. For those of us in Belgium (or the Netherlands) with a passion for technology and science, one of the go-to resources is the monthly podcast "Nerdland," which delves into a variety of subjects from bioscience and space exploration to robotics and artificial intelligence. Recognizing the wealth of knowledge contained in over 100 episodes of "Nerdland," A simple thought came to our minds: why not develop a chatbot tailored for "Nerdland" enthusiasts? This chatbot would leverage the content of the podcasts to engage and inform users. Want to know more of the project with Nerdland? Visit aka.…