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Hi Teams Community, We're back with an update to Support Diagnostics for Microsoft Teams. @RuiTabaresMsft updated the Teams Sign in Diagnostic in Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer. This diagnostic will help you troubleshoot and test if you meet requirements for a Microsoft Teams user to be able to sign in. To access the customer facing diagnostic, navigate to Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer, select Microsoft Teams, then click on the “Teams Sign in”. Sign in by using the credentials of the user account that you want to test. Enter the provided verification code. Select Verify. This Diagnostic is a comprehensive check of all acco…

In April 2024, we proudly announced our partnership with Cohere, allowing customers to seamlessly leverage Cohere models via the Azure AI Studio Model Catalog, as part of the Models as a Service (MaaS) offering. At Build 2024, Azure AI Search launched support for Binary Vectors. In this blog, we are excited to continue from our previous discussion on int8 embeddings and highlight two powerful new capabilities: utilizing Cohere Binary Embeddings in Azure AI Search for optimized storage and search, and employing the Cohere Command R+ model as a Large Language Model (LLM) for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). [HEADING=1]Cohere Binary Embeddings via Azure AI Studi…

Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) is a fully managed service designed to enable seamless migrations from multiple database sources to Azure data platforms with minimal downtime. It powers the "Azure SQL Migration" extension for Azure Data Studio, can be used via Azure portal, PowerShell and Azure CLI. This article explains architecture diagram of Azure Database Migration Service and how the DMS perform migration for different scenarios. [HEADING=1]How does a normal migration work? [/HEADING] There are two ways to perform migration for a database from source to Azure SQL Targets as mentioned below: Physical migration: In Physical migration, Ba…

Quickly spot real-time indicators of issues as they unfold, without the need to poll or manually monitor changes in your data and without writing a single line of code. That’s what the new Real-Time Intelligence service in Microsoft Fabric is all about. It extends Microsoft Fabric to the world of streaming data across your IoT and operational systems. Whether you are a data analyst or business user, you can easily explore high-granularity, high-volume data and spot issues before they impact your business. And as a Data engineer, you can more easily track system level changes across your data estate to manage and improve your pipelines. Courtney Berg, from t…

Introducing Azure CycleCloud Slurm Workspace (Preview) A new way to create and manage CycleCloud Slurm clusters on Azure Slurm is one of the most popular and widely used open-source workload managers for AI/HPC and cloud computing. Slurm enables users to run large-scale parallel and distributed applications across a set of compute nodes, and provides features such as job scheduling, resource management, fault tolerance, and power management. Slurm is used by many of the world's top supercomputers, research institutes, universities, and enterprises. However, setting up and managing Slurm clusters on the cloud can be challenging and time-consuming, espec…

Do you often find yourself lost in a maze of tasks within your projects? Are checklists not enough for you to keep your projects organized? With the new Microsoft Planner, you can bring order to chaos with subtasks, enabling you to manage complex plans and projects with ease. Available in premium plans in the new Planner, subtasks are the key to unlocking a more organized and efficient workflow. [HEADING=1]What Are Subtasks?[/HEADING] Subtasks are the building blocks that support your main tasks. They allow you to break down complex deliverables into manageable pieces, ensuring that every detail is accounted for without losing sight of the big picture. Usi…

By: Maggie Dakeva – Sr Product Manager | Microsoft Intune We’re excited to announce that the Intune Company Portal app for Windows is getting a new modernized design. Users will be able to use the same functionality they’re used to with an improved experience on their desktop app. This blog covers what’s changing and how to prepare. [HEADING=1]Available for preview now, released to the Microsoft Store in August 2024[/HEADING] A preview version for the updated Company Portal is now available for download in the Microsoft Download center. The preview will be available until late August. It should only be used for testing purposes and updating your IT admin …

[HEADING=1]Tutorial Implementação do FinOps Hub para Análise de Custos[/HEADING] Se você está buscando uma plataforma confiável para analisar seus custos, obter insights e tomar ações baseadas em dados, está no lugar certo. Neste artigo, vou mostrar o passo a passo de como implementar a solução do FinOps Hub no seu ambiente e aproveitar os diversos relatórios de custos disponíveis no repositório deste projeto. [HEADING=2]O Que é o FinOps?[/HEADING] Antes de começarmos, é importante entender o que é o FinOps e como o kit de Ferramentas do FinOps Hub vai ajudá-lo na análise de custos. FinOps é uma estrutura operacional e prática cultural que maxi…

[HEADING=1]Introduction[/HEADING] In this article we will demonstrate how we leverage GPT-4o capabilities, using images with function calling to unlock multimodal use cases. We will simulate a package routing service that routes packages based on the shipping label using OCR with GPT-4o. The model will identify the appropriate function to call based on the image analysis and the predefined actions for routing to the appropriate continent. [HEADING=1] [/HEADING] [HEADING=1]Background[/HEADING] The new GPT-4o (“o” for “omni”) can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time. It can respond to audio inputs in as little as 232 milliseconds, with an a…

We are very excited to be part of Sapphire 2024 this year as a diamond sponsor to “bring out the best in customer's business” with SAP on Azure. We help customers get the most out of their current SAP investments, improve their operations significantly, and make them more agile and innovative. We also continue to build a robust portfolio of services to deploy, manage and extend and innovate customers’ SAP workload leveraging AI and Copilots to unlock insight and automation. Our comprehensive analytics platform on the Microsoft Cloud enables customers to extract more insights from their SAP and non-SAP data. Also, our unified security operations platform, powered by indust…

Azure's generative AI is a powerful and versatile technology that can help users to create and deploy intelligent applications that can generate content, insights, and solutions from your own data. It can be applied to almost all industries and domains, such as education, healthcare, media, entertainment, gaming, marketing, public sector and more. Azure's generative AI can help users to automate repetitive tasks, enhance creativity, and solve complex problems. GenAI can be used as a co-pilot or a custom co-pilot (bespoke build), depending on the level of control and customization that the user needs. Co-pilot: This is the default mode of GenAI, where a user can enter …

Summary Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) was notified in January 2024 by our industry partner, Tenable Inc., about the potential for cross-tenant access to web resources using the service tags feature. Microsoft acknowledged that Tenable provided a valuable contribution to the Azure community by highlighting that it can be easily misunderstood how to use service tags and their intended purpose. Continue reading...

Scenario: You may face Error 2767 "Could not locate statistics" when query against the secondary replica fails Full discussion about this error and possible workaround is available here A suggested mitigation is to convert auto created statistics to user created statistics. as it should be done for each, and every auto created stats it would only make sense that we would like to make it automated. in case we keep the auto create statistics active for the database we might face the issue again once new auto created statistics will be created in the database and will be attempted to use on the secondary. Solution: To help with automating th…

Join us monthly for the Microsoft Federal Azure Developer Connect, a virtual webinar series focused on accelerating cloud adoption and empowering every developer to innovate and build software on the Azure Platform. What's it about? This series is dedicated to the developer community, whether you are a developer building or supporting apps, or a Program Manager overseeing a portfolio of apps. We will be providing Federal relevant briefings to: Share industry best practices Enable developer productivity and accelerate software delivery Deliver new features to end users more securely and efficiently Boost application scalability and reliability Integrate …

[HEADING=1]Analyzing I/O problems just got easier for SQL Server on Azure VMs[/HEADING] It is not easy to understand what's going on when you run into an I/O related performance problem on an Azure Virtual Machine. It is a common, but complex problem. What you need is to figure out what's happening at both the host level and your SQL Server instance where often, correlating host metrics with SQL Server workloads can be a challenge. We developed a new experience that helps you do exactly that. When you visit the Storage blade of your SQL virtual machine resource page on Azure portal, you will see two new tabs: I/O analysis I/O related best practic…

If you have a US Government Community Cloud (GCC) environment and Microsoft Azure, you can now purchase Windows 365 Frontline for FedRAMP and deploy your Cloud PCs in Microsoft Azure commercial regions. Windows 365 Frontline is the first Windows solution designed to meet the distinct needs of shift and part-time employees. Windows 365 Frontline for FedRAMP has been assessed by a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorized auditor to meet FedRAMP High requirements at datacenters within the Continental US (CONUS) and has an agency authorization at FedRAMP Moderate. Windows 365 Frontline is included in the Microsoft Office 365 Multi-Tenant &a…

In today's diverse work environment, we understand that there is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to shared spaces and devices. Each organization has its unique spectrum of needs, and at Microsoft, we believe in providing solutions that cater to this variety. Our offerings are designed to adapt to different settings, ensuring that whether it's a shared workspace or a large conference room, the technology enhances collaborative experiences. Shared spaces are hubs for collaboration, creativity, and connectivity wherever you are. From traditional conference rooms and boardrooms to small focus or huddle rooms, and even work and meeting spaces to which you br…

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] June's Ace Aviator: Sebastian Meyer [/HEADING] What is your role and title? What are your responsibilities associated with your position? I'm a Senior Lead Architect and I am responsible to solve integration needs from our clients. I have over 15 years of experience in the integration space. Mainly BizTalk Server and Azure Integration Services. I also have knowledge about SAP Integration Suite, so I work closely with stakeholders from different departments…

During May, I had the privilege to engage in transformative discussions and initiatives that highlight societal issues and showcase the power of community and technology in driving equity. From delving into gaps within the foster care system to partnering with organizations dedicated to mental health awareness and celebrating the fusion of sports and coding for youth empowerment, each event has been a testament to the collective efforts of our nonprofit community. [HEADING=1]National Foster Care Month: A Call for Transformation[/HEADING] For National Foster Care Month, I hosted an enlightening conversation with Shantay Armstrong of Kidsave EMBRACE Project and…

In our previous blogs we introduced you to what is Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Cosmos DB APIs like Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB for Apache Gremlin, Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB. In this blog we are going to introduce you Azure Cosmos DB Emulator which will help to run Azure Cosmos DB offline and do local development with ease. [HEADING=1]Benefits of Azure Cosmos DB Emulator [/HEADING] Local Development Environment: The emulator provides a local environment that closely emulates the Azure Cosmos DB service. You can use it to develop and test your applications without needing an active Azure subscription or incurring any service costs. Cost…

Last month’s Microsoft Build event featured exciting announcements and in-depth sessions on the latest developer tools and technologies. Throughout June, we’re looking at highlights from Microsoft Build. Explore news, challenges, training, and announcements. Get started with Dev Box, find out how to build cloud-native apps with the new .NET Aspire, build a custom copilot, and join a challenge to keep building new skills. Microsoft Learn Challenge: Build Edition Are you ready for the Microsoft Learn Challenge: Build Edition? Immerse yourself in Azure AI, Copilot, GitHub, and Microsoft Fabric to elevate and learn new skills. Challenge runs through June 21. Start to…

TOC Why we use it Architecture How to use it References Why we use it An increasing number of security vulnerabilities are caused by sensitive information in the source code being leaked or accidentally uploaded to open repositories GitHub, leading to the exposure of a large amount of user privacy. This information includes, but is not limited to, database credentials, app keys, etc. Traditional MySQL databases use usernames and passwords for login operations, naturally leading to the inclusion of these credentials in project configuration files. Even with proper safeguards, there remain unpredictable risks, such as hacking. This tutorial will in…

I'm currently working on a project in which we are using Entra ID rather than a traditional Postgre username and password. This is a great way to secure your database and ensure that only the right people have access to it. Note: For the purpose of this article, I'm going to use Entra ID to refer to a user identity, as well as a managed identity such as a service principal, as the approach is the same in this context here. The above linked documentation covers how you would setup the Azure resource with Entra ID as the authentication mode, so I won't go over that here (also, you can configure that when you initial create the database, or using a Bicep script), inste…