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Get Reserved Instance purchase recommendations based on usage pattern
If you have Virtual Machines (VM) running in azure, you can take advantage of discounted pricing on Reserved Instances (RI) and pre-pay for your Virtual Machines. Microsoft consumption recommendation...
View ArticleJoin Microsoft at the Rice Oil and Gas HPC conference
Energy exploration, production, and reservoir monitoring are leaders in the private sector for big data and compute-intensive applications. That's why energy companies have always used high performance...
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.NET Framework 4.7.2 Developer Pack Early Access build 3056 is available!
Today, we are happy to share an Early Access build with the .NET Framework 4.7.2 Developer Pack. The .NET Framework 4.7.2 Developer Pack lets developers build applications that target the .NET...
View ArticleAll good things…
After more than 23 years at Microsoft, I’ve decided it’s time for me to take a break. Starting March 12th 2018, I’ll be taking a leave of absence for a year. Deciding to do this has been one of the...
View ArticleTop stories from the VSTS community–2018.03.09
Here are top stories we found in our streams this week related to DevOps, VSTS, TFS and other interesting topics. TOP STORIES Change image size in VSTS wiki – Jeff BramwellIf you’ve been making use of...
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Because it’s Friday: Bombshell
I've been getting a lot more into podcasts lately, and one of my favorites (other than Not So Standard Deviations, of course), is Bombshell. Hosted by Radha Iyengar Plumb, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and...
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Upgrading my podcast site to ASP.NET Core 2.1 in Azure plus some Best Practices
I am continuing to upgrade to podcast's site. Today I upgraded it to .NET Core 2.1, keeping the work going from my upgrade from "Web Matrix WebPages" from last week. I upgraded to actually running...
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Announcing backup and restore performance improvements and support for large...
Today, we are excited to announce the support for backup of large disk VMs and set of improvements aimed at reducing the time taken for backup and restore. These set of improvements and large disk...
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Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide – free download
This blog post is co-authored by Joachim Hafner, Cloud Solution Architect We’re pleased to offer a free e-book for those of you who are new to Azure or in the beginning stages of planning a cloud...
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Python in Visual Studio 15.7 Preview 1
Today we have released the first preview of our next update to Visual Studio 2017. You will see a notification in Visual Studio within the next few days, or you can download the new installer from...
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Four IT skills with sky-high prospects
Staying on top of new technologies is always important, but what skills will help an IT professional become more influential in the workplace? And what role does certification play? Recent findings...
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Heuristic DNS detections in Azure Security Center
We have heard from many customers about their challenges with detecting highly evasive threats. To help provide guidance, we published Windows DNS server logging for network forensics and the...
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R rises to #12 in Redmonk language rankings
In the latest Redmonk language rankings, R has risen to the #12 position, up from #14 in the June 2017 rankings. (Python remains steady in the #3 position.) The Redmonk rankings are based on activity...
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Bringing expressive, performant typography to Microsoft Edge with Variable Fonts
For years, rich typography has been the envy of many web designers, who long for the typographic variety, texture, and precision available in print media. Now, with the recent innovations of OpenType...
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Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.7 Preview 1
Last week we released Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 and Visual Studio for Mac version 7.4, and today we are releasing the first preview of the next minor update: Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7. We...
View ArticleLinux C++ Workload improvements to the Project System, Linux Console Window,...
In Visual Studio 2017 15.7 Preview 1 we have made a number of improvements to our support to the Linux C++ workload based on your feedback. You can learn more about our Linux C++ workload in Visual...
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C++ Code Analysis Improvements for Visual Studio 2017 15.7 Preview 1
We’re making it easier to configure and use the C++ code analysis features with a set of changes targeting 15.7. In the first 15.7 preview we’ve cleaned up the UI, fixed our documentation links and,...
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ClangFormat Support in Visual Studio 2017
Visual Studio 2017 15.7 Preview 1 comes with built-in ClangFormat support for C++ developers. ClangFormat is a utility that makes it easy to style and format your code based on a set of rules that can...
View ArticleWindows 10 SDK Preview Build 17115 now available
Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 17115 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 17115 contains bug fixes and under...
View ArticleMicrosoft and 21Vianet reinforce long-term cooperation on cloud services in...
Microsoft and 21Vianet have agreed to extend their partnership to provide world-class public cloud services to Chinese customers. Combining Microsoft’s global technological leadership and 21Vianet’s...
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