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Join us for our June series of the EMEA Azure Partner Community Calls in English, French and German. Topics: ➡ Leadership top of mind / Closing the year ➡ Partner Journey: programs, designations, specializations & resources ➡ Partner-Led AMM / Azure Innovate learnings & best practices ➡ Resources / What's next? :laptop_computer: Register to our upcoming Azure session (FR, EN & DE): EMEA Azure Partner Community Calls (microsoft.com) See you there!Swiss DCs Regular Partner Update Calls - FY23
You have missed one of our Swiss DCs Regular Partner Update Calls? Please find below all resources such as presentation slides and recordings. During these calls, we cover a variety of topics: New Public Customer Stories Azure Microsoft 365 Dynamics 365 Windows 365 Compliance & ResourcesRegister 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!AZQR: Azure Quick Review
If you are looking for a way to quickly assess the status and configuration of your Azure resources, you might want to try Azure Quick Review (azqr): a command-line interface (CLI) tool that scans your Azure resources and generates an Excel report with detailed information and recommendations based on Azure’s best practices. Azure Quick Review is an open source project hosted on GitHub. You can find the source code, documentation, installation instructions and usage examples here Link: AZQR: Azure Quick Review - Code it Yourself... (mendible.com) Example from one of my subscriptions:Registration is open: GitHub Copilot Workshop - February 1st @ Microsoft Circle Office Zurich
Microsoft and GitHub are thrilled to invite you to a half-day technical workshop with a hands-on exercise on FEBRUARY 1 st , 2024, at the Microsoft Offices in Zurich to learn how GitHub Copilot can make your developers happier and more productive. GitHub Copilot is our first offering that leverages Generative AI technologies and has shown tremendous benefits and a clear ROI across many software engineering and DevOps teams. You can read more about these claims on our user research blog post, and our academic paper [*] As a technical leader at your company, we’d like you to experience the impact of this new generation of developer tools firsthand in a half-day technical workshop. There will be coaches and experts from Microsoft and GitHub ready to support and answer any questions you may have. Agenda: 08:30 Registration and Welcome 09:00 Microsoft AI Strategy 09:30 GitHub Copilot and Tools 10:25 Lab Introduction 10:30 Break 10:55 Hands-on Lab session 12:00 Closing When: FEBRUARY 1 st , 2024, 08:30 – 12:00 CET Where: Microsoft Office, The Circle, Zurich Kloten / Airport Audience: developers and software architects Register here: https://aka.ms/CHGPSGHCopilotWorkshop Meet the experts: if you are from an ISV or a Startup, we have reserved time during the afternoon, so you can have a 1:1 meeting with our experts, please use the field in the form above to tell us if you want to talk about a related topic with us. Prerequisites: Please bring your personal laptop. You might need to have administrator rights to install some software locally (or you can use GitHub Codespaces, so you don't need any software installed other than a browser) and connect to the internet via Wi-Fi using a standard web browser (e.g. Edge, Chrome, Firefox). You will need an account on https://github.com and ideally an existing GitHub Copilot subscription (as an alternative, we can create a trial account during the event).Register now: Microsoft Switzerland Security Day - September 18,2023
Enable your defenders to move at the speed and scale of AI! Join us at the Microsoft Switzerland Security Day on 18 September 2023 at our office in The Circle at Zurich Airport. Explore our latest innovations, learn from industry experts/peers and create connections. 09:00 - 09:30 AM Welcome Reception and Registration 09:30 - 10:00 AM The evolution of cybersecurity fueled by AI: How organizations can stay ahead of emerging threats by amplifying latest technology trends. 10:00 - 10:30 AM Security & Compliance in Switzerland – a status quo: Key trends and upcoming regulatory changes. 10:50 - 11:25 AM Secure Productivity: Ever thought it is possible to enhance productivity whilst improving security and remain scalable? Let us show you how. 11:25 AM - 12:00 PM Data Security: Protect sensitive data, prevent data loss, and manage insider risk across clouds, hybrid and SaaS setups. 13:00 - 13:45 Panel Discussion on Multi-Cloud Security: Secure all clouds and platforms and get insights across your entire organization to increase your security posture. 14:15 - 15:00 Security Copilot: Enable defenders to move at the speed and scale 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 CopilotMicrosoft Power Platform: 2023 release wave plan 2
Hundreds of new features across Microsoft Power Platform applications are coming your way! We look forward to engaging with you as you put these new capabilities to work! Start driving the digital transformation of your business and customers—on your own terms. Explore the release plannerExplore Power Automate Process Mining
Started in August, Power Automate Process Mining is giving customers more control over process optimization and operational efficiency. Infused with next-generation AI, Power Automate Process Mining enables organizations to easily understand how processes are executing across their business, to use out-of-the-box recommendations to reduce the complexity of processes, and drive continuous process improvement through automation and optimization. Take the opportunity and expand your role as trusted advisor, helping customers better understand their process landscape and identify which processes to prioritize for automation or optimization. Investing in Process Mining opens new opportunties to provide value-added services, from data preparation and processing to advisory and insights to implementation. Rolling out in October, we're launching a partner-led, one-day Pre-Sales activity for Process Mining Discovery, aiming to reimagine business processes. The engagement will result in the identification of Process Mining opportunities and an evaluation of the current business processes goals, challenges, and opportunities within the domain. Get started with Process Mining today - explore the Partner Starter guide to learn more.Register now: Microsoft Cloud Weeks for Partners
Accelerate your path to a Microsoft certification by attending our Cloud Weeks for Partners across all solution areas. Cloud Weeks for Partners focus on the most important aspects of the certification exam curriculum, allowing you to include working, billable hours in your day. Other benefits include: Two hours of daily training led by seasoned instructors Streamlined format that prepares you for certification Keep pace with technical roles and requirements Flexible learning to fit your schedule and working hours Available in English, with live captions in 11 languages Multi-time-zone playout Choose from multiple courses offered as part of our Cloud Weeks for Partners. Benefit from the opportunity to ask questions of live moderators and learn how to apply your knowledge to real-world customer scenarios. Register now to view upcoming Cloud Week certification tracks and agendas: Azure These week-long virtual events will teach you about the design, development, and implementation of Azure AI, data science, infrastructure, and virtual desktop solutions. Next dates: September 11-15, 2023 | Azure Cloud Week for Partners Modern Work These week-long virtual events will teach you about Microsoft 365 and Endpoint administration, Microsoft Teams management, and collaborative communication solutions. Next dates: November 6-10, 2023 | Modern Work Cloud Week for Partners Security These week-long virtual events cover track options across cybersecurity, security operation analysis, information protection, and identity and access administration solutions. Next dates: October 9-13, 2023 | Security Cloud Week for Partners Business Applications These week-long virtual events will teach you about Microsoft Dynamics 365 applications and Power Platform, that will enable you, as a functional consultant, developer or solution architect, to drive faster innovation and efficiencies across customers from diverse industries and business functions like sales, marketing, service, supply chain and finance, leveraging low-code tools to automate processes, build apps, websites and virtual agents. Next dates: October 23 - 27, 2023 | Business Applications Cloud Week for Partners (SMB focus) December 4 - 8, 2023 | Business Applications Cloud Week for Partners Note: Labs will be available to a limited number of Microsoft partner participants. Invitations to the labs will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.Register now: Microsoft Employee Experience - Optimising the Employee Experience in the Age of AI
We're excited to announce our upcoming Employee Experience event, which will explore how emerging technologies are shaping the future of work. During the event, we will delve into the latest technological trends, including artificial intelligence, that can help companies streamline workflows, enhance creativity, and improve employee collaboration. We'll have the pleasure of being joined by notable figures such as bestselling author Bruce Daisley and Microsoft's Alexia Cambon and Nick Hedderman. In addition, we will have Microsoft Viva customers like Carlsberg Group and EDP among others. Whether you're a Communications leader, an HR professional, a business leader, or a tech enthusiast, this event offers a fantastic opportunity to learn about creating a more engaging and productive workplace. The event will be held on May 25 at 13:30 CET, and you can secure your virtual seat and learn more about the event by clicking on the link below. Register now!Your Invitation for Swiss Partner Day 2025
We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for Swiss Partner Day! 🚀 Mark your calendars for March 12, 2025, and join us for an exclusive half-day event where our partners will discover cutting-edge innovations in Copilot, AI Agents, revolutionize their competitive strategy with the Cloud Migration Factory (CMF), and be inspired by our dynamic keynote speakers. This event is ideal for partners eager to unlock new growth opportunities and lead the charge in Cloud and AI-driven transformations. 👉 Don’t miss out - register now to secure your spot: https://aka.ms/swisspartnerday #SwissPartnerDay #Partner #Event #AI #Microsoft #MicrosoftSwitzerland🚀 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!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🌟 Partners Community Update: Awards and Townhall Invitation 🌟
Dear MS Switzerland Partners, We are delighted to share the latest updates with you: 1. It's a Wrap: Partner of the Year Awards 2024 Nominations closed Thank you for all the submissions showcasing your remarkable synergy and dedication! As the Nomination Window for the Partner of the Year Awards (POTYA) has now closed, we are looking forward to our esteemed panel of judges meticulously reviewing and evaluating each submission to ensure that excellence is duly recognized. For comprehensive details and to stay abreast of the latest updates, we encourage our partners to visit the POTYA website. Further announcements and information will be consistently shared within this community. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all participants for their contributions and look forward to the upcoming selection of winners. Your efforts underscore the collective commitment to excellence that defines our partner ecosystem. 2. Celebrating Women in Tech: Microsoft Power Women Awards Insights: Last year’s launch of the Microsoft Power Women Award on International Women’s Day was a resounding success, with 159 nominations across Western Europe. This initiative shines a light on the incredible women in tech and encourages the next generation to follow in their footsteps. After a successful launch last year, we’re now accepting nominations from 15 countries. Let’s celebrate the women who innovate and inspire in tech! :calendar: Nominations are open until May 8th EOD. Don’t miss the chance to nominate and join us at the exclusive INSEAD leadership program. Together, we can empower women and drive progress towards gender equality! 3. Get Ready for the next Exciting Townhall! We’re thrilled to invite you to our next GPS Partner Townhall on 23 April 2024 at 10:00 AM CET. It’s the perfect place to catch up on all the latest buzz and connect with fellow innovators in our community. This is your chance to hear about the newest trends, strategies, and tools that can help drive your success. We’ll be discussing key topics that will shape the future of our industry and provide you with the knowledge to stay ahead of the curve. Why attend? Get the latest news and updates directly from MS Switzerland GPS leaders. Learn about new opportunities and resources available to partners. Network with peers and Microsoft experts. Have your questions answered in our Q&A session. Let's build a strong community together! Kind regards, MS SwitzerlandNew benefits packages and program updates
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 Program
Applications are now open - Microsoft Ignite 2024 at Kongresshaus Zurich: Partner with Us!
Microsoft Ignite 2024: Partner with Us! Join Microsoft Ignite 2024, March 8, 2024, in Zurich Kongresshaus, as Sponsoring-Partner and showcase your company's innovation. Sponsorship Packages: Find the details about our sponsoring options in the documents attached. Please note: Premium, Gold, and Silver require to fill in the application form. Application Details: Deadline: December 23, 2023 How: Email chevents@microsoft.com with your application. Act Now: Apply by December 23, 2023. Successful applicants will be notified by January 10, 2023. For questions, reach chevents@microsoft.com. Let’s make Microsoft Ignite 2024 unforgettable together!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. If you have any content you'd like to contribute to the newsletter, please tweet @AzureWeekly or ping an email to AzureWeekly@endjin.com. Interested in Power BI? 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 Digital Twins, Azure IoT Central, Azure IoT Edge, Azure IoT Hub, Azure IoT solution accelerators, Azure Maps, Azure Sphere, Azure Time Series Insights, IoT DevKit, WildernessLabs, Windows 10 IoT Core Services The Azure Updates Team announces Azure Sphere Integrated Public Preview Learning Covering: Microsoft Certifications, Azure Certifications, Microsoft Learning Paths, Certification Pathway Information No content this week Management and Governance Covering: Automation, Azure Advisor, Azure Backup, Azure Blueprints, Azure Lighthouse, Azure Managed Applications, Azure mobile app, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Service Health, Azure Site Recovery, Cloud Shell, Cost Management, Microsoft Azure portal, Scheduler, Azure Purview The Azure Updates Team announces Generally Available: Application Insights integration for the Azure Functions .NET worker The Azure Updates Team announces Public Preview: Azure Backup now supports Cross Region Restore for PostgreSQL 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 Centre, Xamarin No content this week Networking Covering: Application Gateway, Azure Bastion, Azure DNS, Azure ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Azure Firewall Manager, Azure Front Door, Azure Internet Analyzer, Azure Private Link, Content Delivery Network, Load Balancer, Network Watcher, Traffic Manager, Virtual Network, Virtual WAN, VPN Gateway, Web Application Firewall The Azure Updates Team announces General availability: New Monitoring and Logging Updates in Azure Firewall, and Public preview: New Monitoring and Logging Updates in Azure Firewall and Public preview: Azure VNet flow logs Suren Jamiyanaa talks about Azure Firewall: New Monitoring and Logging Updates and Azure Firewall: New Monitoring and Logging Updates Adarsh Venkataraman discusses Azure Elastic SAN updates: Private Endpoints & Shared Volumes Security Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center Mukta Agarwal announces mobile device tagging for iOS and Android Loren Lachapelle writes about Latest functionalities uplevel asset management and enhance data visibility Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) talks about Mastering Azure Key Vault: An Informative Guide Vasavi Pasula explains how to Proactively secure your AWS Cloud Resources with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Rudnei Oliveira walks through Implementing Microsoft Sentinel and Two simulated threats from scratch Then see Sentinel in action Storage Covering: Archive Storage, Avere vFXT for Azure, Azure Data Lake Store, Azure FXT Edge Filer, Azure HPC Cache, Azure NetApp Files, Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, Managed Disks, Queue Storage, Storage Accounts, Storage Explorer, StorSimple The Azure Updates Team writes about General Availability: Incremental snapshots for Premium SSD v2 Disk and Ultra Disk Storage The Azure Updates Team announces Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Cloud Backup for Virtual Machines, and Public Preview: Azure Elastic SAN Updates: Private endpoints & shared volumes and Public Preview: Custom NFSv4.1 ID Domain in Azure NetApp Files Geert van Teylingen (@teylemans) covers SAP on Azure NetApp Files Sizing Best Practices Daniel Falkner blogs about Azure Storage Mover can now migrate your SMB shares to Azure file shares. Shailja Tripathi walks through Troubleshooting InvalidBlock Exception during upload operation Web Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps Muhammad Samiullah blogs about Exploring the Synergy between Web Development and Artificial Intelligence: A Beginner's Guide Thomas Gauvin describes how to Access network isolated APIs and databases from Azure Static Web Apps Azure Virtual Desktop Covering: Azure Virtual Desktop Jason Parker announces FSLogix release changes and Windows multi-session updates in Azure Marketplace Thought Leadership from endjin :television: Microsoft Fabric: Lakehouse and Medallion Architecture. :television: Microsoft Fabric Briefing - after 6 months of use on the private preview. :television: A 10 minute Tour Around Microsoft Fabric :chart_increasing: Power BI Maturity Quiz :megaphone: Azure Data Strategy Briefing :television: An overview of Reaqtor AKA Cloud Native Rx :television: Azure Synapse Database Templates in 10 Minutes :television: Accessible Data Storytelling with Power BI: Design Concepts and Accessible Colours :television: Data Storytelling with Power BI: The World Bank World Health and Wealth Report :television: Do Those Numbers Look Right? :television: Fake it 'til you make it - generating production quality test data at scale. :television: How to dynamically create SQL Serverless views from Azure Synapse Pipelines :television: How to test Azure Synapse notebooks :television: How to define business requirements for a successful cloud data & analytics project :television: Monetize APIs with Azure API Management Using Adyen :television: Monetize APIs with Azure API Management Using Stripe :television: Reaqtor - Reliable Rx at Scale for High-performance Event Processing :page_with_curl: Flex Your DevSecOps Muscles With Bicep - FREE cheat sheet. :television: How to safely reference a nullable activity output in Azure Synapse Pipelines and Azure Data Factory. :television: Building a secure data solution using Azure Data Lake Store. :television: Navigating the Bewildering Array of Data Services in Azure. :television: Data Exploration & Experimentation with Notebooks in Azure. :television: Detecting Anomalies in IoT Telemetry with Azure Synapse Analytics. :television: Azure Synapse - On-Demand Serverless Compute and Querying. :television: Unlocking Digital Transformation with Azure API Management - a training session from endjin, explaining what Digital Transformation is, and how to use Azure API Management to take your first steps. Three versions are available: 5 minute exec summary, 20 minute overview or 50 minute deep dive. How to plan your cloud transformation journey - an article explaining how you should use the various bits of thought leadership content from endjin to plan your cloud journey. API Maturity Matrix - a spreadsheet to help you assess your organization's ability to build, test, deploy, manage and monetize an API Platform. Azure Technology Selector - a flowchart which guides you through the process of choosing the best Azure service for your needs. Cloud Comparison Poster - a free poster, comparing the three major cloud platforms - Azure, AWS & Google Cloud Platform. For more information, see the accompanying blog series. Cloud Migration Process - a free poster, outlining our process for cloud adoption. Cloud Adoption: Risk & Mitigations - The Swiss Cheese Model - a free poster from endjin & Hymans Robertson outlining the risk and mitigations of adopting public cloud. Embracing Disruption: Financial Services & the Microsoft Cloud - a free ebooklet from endjin describing how companies in FS can take advantage of Azure. Useful Links Azure Resource Inventory - Azure Resource Inventory is a powerful script written in PowerShell to generate an Excel report of any Azure Environment you have read access Azure Quickstart Templates - Learn how to deploy to Azure using ARM Templates. Over 850 examples in this repo. Azure CNAB Quickstarts Library - You can deploy to the Cloud, on Prem and on the Edge using CNAB & Porter. This library provides a number of quickstart templates to help you get started, fast! Power BI Weekly - Interested in Power BI? Sign up to our sister newsletter Power BI Weekly to receive all the week's Power BI news. Azure Resources - A fantastic collection of resources contained in this repo. Issue a PR if you have resources to share. Managed by Azure MVP Gregor Suttie. 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