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Microsoft Ignite 2024 Book of News
Microsoft Ignite 2024 is ongoing and we already saw a big wave of announcements which sometimes are difficult to keep up with. For that, the Microsoft Ignite 2024 Book of News is a helpful resource having all the announcements with their respective description in one place. Bookmark Microsoft Ignite 2024 Book of News and crawl through all what's coming now and in the next couple of weeks/months.🚀 Calling All Microsoft Partners 🚀
We're thrilled to announce that the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards nominations open on June 18, 2025! These awards celebrate the transformative impact you make - from driving innovation in AI and security to championing sustainability and industry transformation. This is your chance to gain global recognition for your achievements! 📅 Important: June 18, 2025: Nominations open This Spring: Guidelines will be published, so you'll have plenty of time to prepare your submissions Plus, we're excited to announce a future LIVE AMA (Ask Me Anything) event where you can engage directly with the POTYA team and get your questions answered in real time. Stay tuned for more details, and in the meantime, be sure to check out the inspiring stories of our 2024 winners on the POTYA Homepage. Let's showcase our success and innovation together!Data & AI Summer School 2024
Dear Microsoft partners, even if the temperatures have not yet reached summer levels, the AI summer continues to be in full swing. While AI continues to attract significant attention, more organizations are recognizing the importance of thinking about data and AI from an end-to-end perspective. This broader view encompasses critical aspects such as data management, governance, security, user interactions, and the augmentation of workforce capabilities. We believe this comprehensive approach is more impactful, though we acknowledge it can be more challenging to fully grasp. The focus of our event is to equip you, our partner, with this broader perspective and provide a deeper understanding of how our technologies can be integrated to deliver even greater impact for your customers and your business. Join us at The Circle for a fantastic opportunity to expand your AI knowledge, upgrade your technical skills, and network with industry leaders from the Microsoft Swiss GPS tech team. Please note that on-site capacity is limited, so make sure to reserve your seat quickly. Save the Date & Registration When: August 21st, 2024 from 08:30 to 18:00 Onsite Location (Hybrid Event): Microsoft Switzerland, The Circle 02, Zurich Airport Online: Teams Meeting (Business Track only) Event Language: English Registration: Business Track (on-site experience) Business Track (virtual experience) Tech Hands-on Track (on-site experience only) Preliminary Agenda (Business Track) The Hands-on Track will run in parallel to the session of the business track between 10:50 and 15:00. Timeslot Sessions 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM Welcome Coffee 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Intro & Keynote 09:30 AM - 09:50 AM Data & AI News Show 09:50 AM - 10:10 AM Azure AI Infrastructure: A Look Behind the Scenes 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Microsoft Vision: Fabric + AI 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Coffee Break 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM Market & Strategy Update: Introducing AI Design Wins 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM Microsoft Sales Stories on AI Design Wins 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM Swiss DC 12:20 PM - 01:30 PM Lunch Break 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM Legal Update 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM Microsoft Copilots 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM Migration Factory 03:00 PM - 03:20 PM Coffee Break 03:20 PM - 03:50 PM Recap Microsoft Partner Support 03:50 PM - 04:45 PM Partner Q&A Panel 04:45 PM - 05:00 PM Closure Remarks and Goodbye 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM Apero
Tech Talk Fridays with the Partner Tech Team from Switzerland - starting 19th of April 2024
Dive into the world of technology with our Tech Talk Fridays series! Join us from the 19th of April 2024 onwards every Friday for engaging sessions covering a range of solution areas: Modern Work Security Infrastructure Data & AI App Innovation Business Applications Stay ahead of the curve and explore with us the latest trends and insights in tech. For further details on the sessions and registration options, you can find them here: Tech Talk Fridays – Switzerland Cloud Champion
FY24 Modern Work & Security Partner Guide for SMB - now available for download!
Dear Parters, If you are present in the SMB market and would like to understand how Microsoft can support you programmatically in driving your Modern Work & Security business, then download and use our Modern Work & Security Partner guide. The guide summarizes programs and resources that help you to plan your enablement, go-to-market, target customers and identifying and developing opportunities from pre-sales to post-sales. Please find the download link below and leverage the guide actively. The guide will be periodically updated so make sure you use the download link in order to always have the latest version at hand.Announcing Swiss AI Office Hours - Starting June 30th
AI continues to generate significant interest across various industries. Given the rapid pace of market growth, we recognize the challenges of staying updated on both the business and technical aspects of AI's emerging opportunities. To assist our partners keep pace, we are launching a new bi-weekly event series: AI Office Hours. It's a chance for our partners to connect with us on AI-related topics and get their questions answered. Sessions will explore varying AI topics, starting with an intro to Azure OpenAI. Details: Format: Online via Teams Meeting Event Language: English Register here for the upcoming sessions Upcoming Sessions: July 25th, 09:30 – 10:00 30 min general Q&A No Focus Topic due to Summer Holidays August 11th, 09:00 - 10:00 Focus Topic: Prompt Engineering + General Q&A August 25th, 09:00 - 10:00 Focus Topic: Model Variants, When To Use What? + General Q&A We look forward to welcoming you to the meeting!AI Icebreaker Day 2025 - January 29th
Happy New Year everyone! ☃️ We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming AI Icebreaker Day on January 29th. The world of Data & AI does not sleep and after a long holiday break, there are many announcements and updates to catch up with. If you’re in the same boat, don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. Our goal is to help you hit the ground running, with everything you need to get up to speed on AI trends such as agentic systems and exciting technologies that will shape the year ahead. So join us, for a fantastic opportunity to expand your knowledge and exchange thoughts. 📅 Date: January 29th, 2025 🕒 Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 📍 Location: Microsoft Zurich, The Circle Register for AI Icebreaker Day 2025 What’s in Store: - AI agent adoption and our vision for the future. - Building agents with Copilot Studio or custom code. - Ensuring the right data and infrastructure for AI success. - Securing your AI workloads to stay compliant and safe. Please note that on-site capacity is limited and registrations from Swiss Microsoft Partners will be prioritized. Make sure to reserve your seat quickly. Organisation Team: Alexandra Grozea Lisa Wolffhugel Florian Follonier
Become a Sponsoring Partner for the Microsoft AI Tour Zurich – Apply Now!
We’re excited to invite partners to join the Microsoft AI Tour in Zurich on Thursday, 13th March 2025 as a Sponsoring Partner! This event was formerly known as Microsoft Ignite Switzerland. Showcase your company’s innovations and engage with key decision-makers at this high-profile event. Event website: Please find the event website here. Sponsorship Packages: All the details about our sponsorship options are attached. Please complete the application form to apply for your preferred package. Application Deadline: Submit your application by December 20, 2024 Email applications to: chevents@microsoft.com Successful applicants will be notified by CW 2, 2025. Let’s make this event unforgettable together! For questions, contact us at chevents@microsoft.com.Proactive: Azure Blogs - Articles from 12-Aug-2024 to 18-Aug-2024
AI + Machine Learning Covering: Anomaly Detector, Azure Bot Services, Azure Cognitive Search, Azure ML, Azure Open Datasets, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Video Indexer, Computer Vision, Content Moderator, Custom Vision, Data Science VM, Face API, Azure Form Recognizer, Azure Immersive Reader, Kinect DK, Language Understanding (LUIS), Microsoft Genomics, Personalizer, Project Bonsai, QnA Maker, Speaker recognition, Speech to Text, Speech translation, Cognitive Service for Language, Text to Speech, Translator, Azure Metrics Advisor, Health Bot, Azure Percept, Azure Applied AI Services, Azure OpenAI Service Azure Bot Directline channel vs Directline speech channel Simple Linear Regression with Phi3-vision and State Graphs How to Evaluate & Upgrade Model Versions in the Azure OpenAI Service Unveiling Azure OpenAI Service Provisioned Reservations and hourly pricing Integrate Logic App workflows as plugins with Semantic Kernel: Step-by-step guide Experience the Power of Our Expanded Collection of 60+ Realistic Multilingual Voices Localizing GitHub Repositories with LLMs Season of AI in Durban: Igniting the Future of Data and AI Integrating Azure AI Content Safety with API Management for Azure OpenAI Endpoints RAGHack: Free global hackathon Sept 3-13 SAP & Teams Integration with Copilot Studio and Generative AI Azure AI Document Intelligence now previewing field extraction with Generative AI and more Viva People Science Research: The state of AI change readiness Deploying LLM Inference Endpoints & Optimizing Output with RAG Differences between Pre-Training and Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) Microsoft MVP x AI Day -tapahtuma 10.9.2024 kumppaneille Azure AI Document Intelligence now previewing field extraction with Generative AI and more Azure Static Web Apps Community Standup: Create a RAG App with App Spaces Optimizing SLM with ONNX Runtime: Phi-3 on CPU with Sidecars for App Service Analytics Covering: Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Share, Azure Databricks, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Catalog, Data Lake Analytics, HDInsight, Power BI Embedded, R Server for HDInsight, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Graph Data Connect, Azure Chaos Studio Azure Fabric Lakehouse Connector is failing while getting files with wildcard in Azure Data Factory ADX Web UI updates - July 2023 Securing Microsoft Fabric: User Authentication & Authorization Guidelines Optimizing fleet management with Microsoft connected fleets reference architecture Compute Covering: Azure CycleCloud, Azure Quantum, Azure Spot Virtual Machines, Azure VMware Solution, Batch, Linux Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Virtual Machines, Azure Dedicated Host, Azure VM Image Builder, Azure Functions, Service Fabric Announcing General Availability of Attach & Detach of Virtual Machines on Virtual Machine Scale Sets Extending Microsoft Copilot for Security Capabilities with Azure Function Apps Windows Server 2025: The upgrade and update experience Microsoft is headed to VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas Azure Functions Newsletter – August 2024 Containers Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, Azure Container Apps, Web App for Containers, Azure Container Instances, Azure Container Registry Using Defender XDR Portal to hunt for Kubernetes security issues Leveraging Azure native tooling to hunt Kubernetes security issues Inside Look: How Azure Kubernetes Service supports OSSKU Migration between Ubuntu and Azure Linux Gatekeeper: Enforcing security policy on your Kubernetes clusters Asynchronous HTTP APIs with Azure Container Apps jobs Databases Covering: Azure Cache for Redis, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database for MariaDB, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Edge, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure VM, Table Storage, Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, Azure Confidential Ledger How to check if Azure SQL Managed Instances are enrolled (or not) on November 2022 Feature Wave? Using MI Link to transfer CLR binaries from SQL Server to Azure SQL Managed Instance General Availability: Maintenance window support for Azure SQL Database Hyperscale named replica. Database Watcher: Your perfmon in the cloud | Data Exposed Simplify development with Dev Container templates for Azure SQL Database General Purpose to Business Critical Azure SQL database upgrade Automate shrink database in Azure SQL Developer Tools Covering: App Configuration, Azure DevTest Labs, Azure Lab Services, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Azure Load Testing Importing a Database into VS Code The ultimate guide to developer happiness .NET and .NET Framework August 2024 updates .NET Conf 2024 – Celebrating the Release of .NET 9! – Save the Date! New cloud-ready application templates for accelerating your development .NET 9 Preview 7 is now available! 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Integration Covering: API Management, Event Grid, Logic Apps , Service Bus Integrate Logic App workflows as plugins with Semantic Kernel: Step-by-step guide Logic Apps Standard Monitoring Dashboards Logic Apps - Tracked properties for HTTP action`s INPUTS not working Unlock inline PowerShell capabilities to streamline Logic Apps workflows Announcing Public Preview of API Management WordPress plugin to build customized developer portals Unable to connect via Logic Apps SFTP-SSH connector [Azure Service Bus] JMS messages getting dead-lettered Azure Logic Apps with Route tables to find Next hop IP address as empty. Internet Of Things Covering: Azure IoT Central, Azure IoT Edge, Azure IoT Hub, Azure RTOS, Azure Sphere, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Time Series Insights, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Azure Percept, Windows for IoT No New Articles Management and Governance Covering: Automation, Azure Advisor, Azure Backup, Azure Blueprints, Azure Lighthouse, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Service Health, Azure Site Recovery, Cloud Shell, Cost Management, Azure Portal, Network Watcher, Azure Automanage, Azure Resource Mover, Azure Chaos Studio, Azure Managed Grafana Trouble Installing Microsoft Site Recovery - Process Server Service Keeps Terminating Get tailored insights with our Advisor Well-Architected assessments Learn about Derek Coleman & Associates’ transactable partner solution in Azure Marketplace New on Azure Marketplace: August 1-11, 2024 Revolutionizing log collection with Azure Monitor Agent Troubleshoot Policy Issues for Sending logs to Log Analytics/Storage Account for Azure Resources Azure FinOps: Introduction and Assessments High Scale log collection in Azure Monitor - Container Insights Migration Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box, Azure Site Recovery No New Articles Mixed Reality Covering: Digital Twins, Kinect DK, Spatial Anchors, Remote Rendering, Object Anchors No New Articles Mobile Covering: Azure Maps, MAUI, Notification Hubs, Visual Studio App Center, Xamarin, Azure Communication Services No New Articles Networking Covering: Application Gateway, Bastion, DDoS Protection, DNS, Azure ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Load Balancer, Firewall Manager, Front Door, Internet Analyzer, Azure Private Link, Content Delivery Network, Network Watcher, Traffic Manager, Virtual Network, Virtual WAN, VPN Gateway, Web Application Firewall, Azure Orbital, Route Server, Network Function Manager, Virtual Network Manager, Azure Private 5G Core IAzure Firewall and WAF integrations in Microsoft Copilot for Security Creating a Local Network Virtual Appliance in Azure for Oracle Database@Azure Integrating Workload profile Container App with Front Door and Application Gateway Private Link Adopting Public IPv6 for Three-Tier Web Applications Azure Firewall Application Rules - "MSSQL" not available in Rule Collection Groups Web app and API vulnerabilities, and how to secure them with Azure and Fortinet Getting Started with Azure WAF REST API for Azure Front Door: A Step-by-Step Guide Security Covering: Defender for Cloud, DDoS Protection, Dedicated HSM, Azure Information Protection, Microsoft Sentinel, Key Vault, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Microsoft Azure Attestation, Azure Confidential Ledger Using Defender XDR Portal to hunt for Kubernetes security issues Leveraging Azure native tooling to hunt Kubernetes security issues Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s Safe Deployment Practices Storage Covering: Archive Storage, Avere vFXT for Azure, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Share, Files, FXT Edge Filer, HPC Cache, NetApp Files, Blob Storage, Data Box, Disk Storage, Queue Storage, Storage Accounts, Storage Explorer, StorSimple No New Articles Web Covering: App Configuration, App Service, Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Maps, Azure SignalR Service, Static Web Apps, Azure Communication Services, Azure Web PubSub, Azure Fluid Relay, Web App for Containers Azure Static Web Apps Community Standup: Create a RAG App with App Spaces Optimizing SLM with ONNX Runtime: Phi-3 on CPU with Sidecars for App Service Azure Static Web Apps Community: Criação de uma App (RAG) com App Spaces e Azure Static Web Apps Create and Deploy Linux WebJobs on Azure App Service .Net 9 Preview 6 now available on App Service Azure Virtual Desktop Covering: Windows Virtual Desktop, VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for Azure No New ArticlesProactive: Azure Blogs - Articles from 5-Feb-2024 to 11-Feb-2024
AI + Machine Learning Covering: Anomaly Detector, Azure Bot Services, Azure Cognitive Search, Azure ML, Azure Open Datasets, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Video Indexer, Computer Vision, Content Moderator, Custom Vision, Data Science VM, Face API, Azure Form Recognizer, Azure Immersive Reader, Kinect DK, Language Understanding (LUIS), Microsoft Genomics, Personalizer, Project Bonsai, QnA Maker, Speaker recognition, Speech to Text, Speech translation, Cognitive Service for Language, Text to Speech, Translator, Azure Metrics Advisor, Health Bot, Azure Percept, Azure Applied AI Services, Azure OpenAI Service AI Guide Dog: How Technology Boost Accessibility GenAI Solutions: Elevating Production Apps Performance Through Latency Optimization Announcing OpenAI text-to-speech voices on Azure OpenAI Service and Azure AI Speech Azure OpenAI Service announces Assistants API, New Models for Finetuning, Text-to-Speech and more AI is for nonprofits: The journey starts here Leveraging Generative AI for Efficient Security Investigation Summaries Planning for Resiliency with Azure OpenAI AI for Developers Semantic Kernel introduces SQLPlugin and UploadPlugin for efficient data insights. How to use Semantic Kernel Bot in-a-box to interact with data using natural language & AI Microsoft Semantic Kernel and AutoGen: Open Source Frameworks for AI Solutions Enable Chat History on Azure AI Studio with Azure Cosmos DB Upcoming Events to Expand Your Azure AI Knowledge Building AI Agent Applications Series - Using AutoGen to build your AI Agents Right-size your PTU deployment and save big :paperclip:Chat Service demo running Phi-2 LLM locally with Semantic Kernel Public Preview of Azure OpenAI and AI Search in-app connectors for Logic Apps (Standard) Converting an AWS Lambda Function in Go into an Azure Function using LLMs CoPilot for genomics report interpretation! 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Today, I’m excited to announce the release of new partner benefits packages, each equipped with in-demand product, support, and advisory benefits and designed to drive partner success. There are three new distinct benefits packages: Partner Launch Benefits, Partner Success Core Benefits, and Partner Success Expanded Benefits. These packages are purpose-built to meet the varied needs of our partners at different stages of growth and designed to help take your business to the next level. They complement Solutions Partner and ISV Success core and expanded benefits already available for partners. Grow with Microsoft: unlock new benefits packages and program updates - Microsoft AI Cloud Partner ProgramCopilot for M365 – The road ahead for Microsoft partners
(April 23 Update) The purpose of this post is to inform you on the upcoming partner enablement activities related to Copilot for M365. This list will be kept up to date as things are moving very fast. If you have any question or are not sure which session is the best fit for you, don't hesitate to contact me (manumic@microsoft.com) or anyone from the Microsoft team. Check also the Copilot for Microsoft 365 partner landing page for all partner related resources. Events: 27th May in Geneva CSP Masters GTM & Sales Training: Copilot for Microsoft 365 28th May in Geneva CSP Masters Technical Training: Copilot for Microsoft 365 4th June in Zürich Copilot for Microsoft 365: Deployment and Adoption BootcampMicrosoft AI Icebreaker Day for Partners - Save the Date: 31st of January 2024
Dear Microsoft Partners, As we continue to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, we are delighted to invite you to a special event that aims to "break the ice" on any uncertainties and open up new opportunities: The AI Icebreaker Day. Since our successful AI Summer School in August, the AI field has surged ahead with remarkable advancements. This winter, we're excited to update you on the latest in AI technology and market trends. Prepare for a day brimming with innovative learning and exploration in AI. Save the Date & Registration: January 31st Join us from 08:30 to 17:00 at the Microsoft Office at the Circle. Remember to mark your calendar using the attached save the date file. Register for the on-site or the virtual event via the following links: Microsoft Events - On-Site AI Icebreaker Day Microsoft Events - Virtual AI Icebreaker Day Breaking the Ice We understand that keeping up with AI can be challenging. This event is our way of helping you break through any barriers or hesitations, ensuring you stay at the forefront of AI advancements. It's an opportunity to connect, learn, and grow together in this dynamic field. We eagerly await the chance to welcome you to this engaging and enlightening day. What to Expect This event is designed for everyone, whether your expertise lies in technical realms or business and sales. We've tailored two separate tracks to provide insights specific to your professional role. Browse the agenda below for details on what each track will cover. As the year draws to a close, we extend our warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Warm regards, Florian Follonier, Alexandra Grozea, & Lisa Wolffhugel Preliminary Agenda Timeslot Sessions 08:30 - 09:00 Welcome Coffee 09:00 - 09:30 Intro and Keynote 09:30 – 09:55 AI News Update 09:55 – 10:15 Security Update 10:15 - 10:35 Coffee Break Tech Track Business Track 10:35 - 11:20 Performance Tuning & PTU How to Sell AI 11:20 - 12:05 Exploring Semantic Kernel Generating New Business with AI 12:05 - 13:15 Lunch Break 13:15 - 14:00 Building Copilots Make or Buy Decision across the MS AI Portfolio / Challenges with Customers 14:00 - 14:45 LLMOps Legal Update 14:45 - 15:05 Coffee Break 15:05 - 15:50 Dealing with data challenges with MS Fabric 15:50 - 16:35 Partner Podium – AI Partner Accelerator / Regulatory / AI Trends 16:35 - 17:00 Closure: End Remarks and GoodbyeRegister now: Swiss Partner Townhall | November 30, 2023
Have you already registered for our Swiss Partner Townhall in November? Join us on November 30, 2023, where we will cover the following topics: Top of Mind Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023 Modern Work Incentives Portfolio FY24 Business Applications Updates Register nowRegister now: Microsoft Envision Connection | December 07, 2023
Join us at Microsoft Envision Connection Zurich, an exclusive half-day, in-person event where you’ll learn how to lead your organization in the era of AI. Connect with other forward-thinking senior leaders and experts to gain valuable insights to propel your business forward. Event agenda: Welcome & Opening Keynote The AI-powered organization Accelerate impact with AI-powered low-code tools The new security landscape: protecting end-to-end for the era of AI Register now!Microsoft 365 Copilot is generally available now! | FAQ
In March, we introduced Microsoft 365 Copilot to the world. Now, it's generally available for our enterprise customers. Microsoft 365 Copilot combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with your business data, the Microsoft 365 apps millions use every day, and the web – turning your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet. Whether it’s managing your inbox, putting together a great presentation, or brainstorming new ideas, Copilot changes the way you work, unlocking productivity and unleashing creativity. It frees you to focus on the work that’s most important and energizing – the work only you can do. Frequently asked questions What are the eligibility prerequisites for Microsoft 365 Copilot? Eligible are enterprise customers licensed for Microsoft 365 E3/E5 with a minimum of 300 seats. What applications are included in Microsoft 365 Copilot? Copilot includes access to Microsoft 365 Chat and integrations with Copilot in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Loop, and other Microsoft 365 apps. Is Microsoft Copilot available worldwide? Copilot is generally available for purchase worldwide in public clouds - for enterprise customers only. We are currently working on our timeline for sovereign clouds. Which languages does Microsoft 365 Copilot support? Except for Excel, Copilot is supported in the following languages: English (US, GB, AU, CA, IN) Spanish (Spain, Mexico) Japanese French (France, Canada) German Portuguese (Brazil) Italian Chinese Simplified Copilot in Excel is currently only supported in English. We will extend coverage to additional languages in the future. The next set of languages includes: Arabic, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Is there a trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot? No, there is no trial available. How can I purchase Microsoft 365 Copilot? Contact your sales representative for Enterprise pricing to get started. Explore Microsoft 365 CopilotRegister now: Microsoft Security Immersion Training
This 1:Many immersion workshop is a comprehensive, level 400 gamified learning experiences that allow participants to take on the role of security analysts in a fictional security breach scenario. These exclusive events are designed to help Microsoft security partners skill their own analysts in a community event. Scenarios Into the Breach: participants conduct a response investigation of a ransomware attack on the Health Network, apply your in-depth knowledge of Microsoft 365 Defender and Sentinel. Shadow Hunter: participants must find an attacker who has gained network access through a security camera. Highlighting the challenges of a multi-cloud environment, they will have to assess their entire security posture. On The Brink: participants are on a hunt to uncover an internal data security leak. Microsoft Purview has shown that someone has leaked proprietary designs, and it is your job to find out who did it and how. Upcoming Dates October 17, 25, 26, 2023 November 15 & 16, 2023 December 6 & 7, 2023 Register now!Azure Weekly Newsletter Issue #432 powered by endjin
Dear All, since quite a while, I've subscribed to this Azure Newsletter provided by endjiin. Each week, they publish gather a wealth of blogs, articles and videos around Azure Topics and pack them all into this newsletter. Very handy for people like me to save time but still get all the news. Azure Weekly Newsletter Issue #432 powered by endjin Welcome to issue 432 of Azure Weekly. First up - a number of useful Azure Container Apps features have been release: Cross Origin Resource Sharing CORS, and Session affinity, and Azure Key Vault references for secrets, and Init containers and Secrets volume mounts. ACA starting to become the first port of call for deploying apps in Azure. Other highlights this week include: Azure Pipelines meet Vitest, Controlling Azure DevOps Pipelines through Teams Integration and Manual Intervention Steps, Implementing Microsoft Sentinel and Two simulated threats from scratch Then see Sentinel in action, Move Backups In Recovery Service Vault From LRS/GRS To ZRS While Preserving The Data, and Mastering Azure Key Vault: An Informative Guide. In the data and analytics space: Cosmos DB Replicas With Private Endpoint, Unlock the Power of Azure Data Factory: A Guide to Boosting Your Data Ingestion Process, Unleashing SQL Sorcery: Increasing Performance and Complexity with GitHub Copilot, Using Azure DevOps Analytics views and Microsoft Fabric to create Sprint review reports, and finally, the 3rd part in Microsoft Fabric for Technology Leaders: Developing a Data Mesh Inspired Vision Using Microsoft Fabric. 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Sign up to our sibling newsletter Power BI Weekly or follow on Twitter @powerbiweekly to receive all the week's Power BI news. @HowardvRooijen | @endjin AI + Machine Learning Covering: Anomaly detector, Azure Bot Service, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Open Datasets, Bing APIs, Cognitive Services, Computer Vision, Content moderator, Custom vision, Data Science Virtual Machines, Face, Form Recogniser, Immersive Reader, Ink Recogniser, Language Understanding (LUIS), Machine Learning Studio, Microsoft Genomics, ML.NET, Personaliser, Project Cortex, QnA Maker, Speaker Recognition, Speech-to-Text, Speech translation, Text Analytics, Text to Speech , Translator Speech, Translator Text The Azure Updates Team announces Azure Machine Learning - Public Preview for August Matthew Anderson presents a webinar: Want to build a Copilot for your app? Semantic Kernel & Prompt Flow for Beginners David Giard (@DavidGiard) provides A Brief Overview of Responsible AI Jennie Cady talks about Copilot in Teams: August 2023 Updates On episode 199 of the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast, Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren) and Jussi Roine (@JussiRoine) talk about Refreshing our knowledge on Azure AI Ben Roberts covers Azure MLOps Challenge Blog: Part 2 Gia Mondragon writes Azure Cognitive Search and LangChain: A Seamless Integration for Enhanced Vector Search Capabilities Analytics Covering: Apache Spark for HDInsight, Apache Storm for HDInsight, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Data Share, Azure Databricks, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Catalog, Data Factory, Data Lake Analytics, Event Hubs, HDInsight, .NET for Apache Spark, R Server for HDInsight, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric Barry Smart (@barry_j_a_smart) shares the next post in the series about Microsoft Fabric for Technology Leaders: Developing a Data Mesh Inspired Vision Using Microsoft Fabric Batuhan Tuter delves into SAP CDC on Azure Dany Hoter discusses Relationships between ADX tables on two databases or two clusters John Folberth (@j_folberth) covers Part 4 - Unlock the Power of Azure Data Factory: A Guide to Boosting Your Data Ingestion Process Compute Covering: Azure CycleCloud, Azure Dedicated Host, Azure Functions, Azure VMware Solution by CloudSimple, Batch, Cloud Services, Linux Virtual Machines, SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances, Service Fabric, Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets The Azure Updates Team announces Generally Available: Durable Functions for Python v2 Programming Model Aysha Keen announces public preview of new Mv3 Medium Memory Virtual Machines Brian Lepore describes Introducing New Performance Tiers for Azure Managed Lustre: Enhancing HPC Workloads Mengyang Chen blogs about Azure PowerShell Functions - connect SFTP and Storage Account Glaucia Lemos (@glaucia_lemos86) provides a Step by Step Guide: Migrating v3 to v4 programming model for Azure Functions for Node.Js Application The Azure Updates Team announces Generally Available: SDK type bindings in Azure Functions Containers Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, CNAB, CNCF, Container Instances, Container Registry, Porter, WSL, Web App for Containers The Azure Updates Team announces Generally Available: Cross Origin Resource Sharing CORS in Azure Container Apps, and Generally available: Session affinity for Azure Container Apps, and Generally available: Azure Key Vault references for secrets in Azure Container Apps, and Generally available: Init containers in Azure Container Apps and Generally available: Secrets volume mounts for Azure Container Apps The Azure Updates Team announces Generally Available: Kubernetes 1.27 support in AKS Databases Covering: Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database for MariaDB, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database Edge, Azure Cache for Redis, SQL Data Warehouse, SQL Server on virtual machines, SQL Server Stretch Database, Table storage The Azure Updates Team announces General availability: Terraform support for Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL and General availability: 99th percentile latency metric in Azure Cache for Redis The Azure Updates Team announces Public Preview: Storage auto-grow & online disk scaling for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server and Public Preview: Azure Active Directory integration with Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL Nevena Nikolic writes about Your max log rate on SQL Managed Instance Business Critical is now doubled Shreya R. Aithal talks about Azure Database for MySQL - July 2023 updates and latest feature roadmap Aidan Finn (@joe_elway) explains Cosmos DB Replicas With Private Endpoint Erin Stellato and Subhojit Basak (@erinstellato) talk about Unleashing SQL Sorcery: Increasing Performance and Complexity with GitHub Copilot Mustafa Ashour discusses Tips & Tricks 5: Unable to login to Azure SQL Managed Instance using AAD Integrated Developer Tools Covering: App Configuration, Azure Lab Services, CLIs, Developer tool integrations, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Online The Azure Updates Team announces General Availability : Help API provides access to self-help diagnostics Jessie Houghton writes about Multi-Branch Graph Available for General Audiences On the Visual Studio blog, Nayana Srikanth writes about Visual Studio 2022 – 17.7 Performance Enhancements Also on the Visual Studio blog, Mads Kristensen (@mkristensen) describes his favorite features in Visual Studio 17.7 On the Visual Studio blog, David Li talks about Unleashing the Power of Visual Studio 2022 for C++ Game Development Ken Ross (@kzhen) blogs about Using ChatGPT to learn how to use JMeter Swati Mehta covers Microsofts Azure Kinect Developer Kit Technology Transfers to Partner Ecosystem Henry Yan covers Ubuntu Server to Ubuntu Pro in-place upgrade now available in public preview Verah Ombui walks through Discovering System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM On episode 258 of the Azure DevOps podcast, Jeffrey Palermo (@jeffreypalermo) and Damian Brady (@damovisa) talk aboutGitHub Copilot DevOps Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations John Reilly (@johnny_reilly) blogs about Azure Pipelines meet Vitest and covers Azure Open AI: handling capacity and quota limits with Bicep John Kilmister (@johnkilmister) walks through Controlling Azure DevOps Pipelines through Teams Integration and Manual Intervention Steps Kevin Chant walks through Using Azure DevOps Analytics views and Microsoft Fabric to create Sprint review reports Antti K. Koskela (@koskila) talks about Azure DevOps pipelines suddenly failing with error0 building with default instance using docker driver Thomas Thornton (@tamstar1234) blogs about Using Terraform Providers To Deploy Resources To Different Azure Subscriptions Hybrid + Multicloud Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack Zoran Rilak talks about Scenarios with private endpoints to Azure SQL Managed Instance Identity Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services Gerasimos Alexiou describes How to implement Managed Identity on Service Fabric On episode 347 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, Scott Hoag and Ben Stegink (@msclouditpro) are joined by Merill Fernando (@merill) to cover All your Entra.news Ravikanth Chaganti (@ravikanth) blogs about Azure SDK for Go - Authentication methods - Chained Credentials Integration Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus No content this week Internet of Things Covering: Azure 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backups Kyle Callahan writes about Further customize your SaaS and VM product plans in a private offer Mark Brimble (@BrimbleMark) explains how to Disable Azure Metric Alerts Panu Oksala explains How to Name Your Azure Resources Andrew Coughlin explains how to Move Backups In Recovery Service Vault From LRS/GRS To ZRS While Preserving The Data and how to Move backups in Recovery Service Vault from LRS/GRS to ZRS while not preserving the data Robert Smit (@Clustermvp) blogs about Move a Recovery Services vault across Azure subscriptions and resource group Media Covering: Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Media Analytics, Media Services, Video Indexer No content this week Migration Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box Karla Escobar writes about General Availability: Azure DMS – Migrate MySQL user accounts and privileges Mobile Covering: App Service (Mobile), Mobile apps, Notification Hubs, Visual Studio App 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