In case you missed it: July 2018 roundup
In case you missed them, here are some articles from July of particular interest to R users. A program to validate quality and security for R packages: the Linux Foundation's CII Best Practices Badge...
View ArticleDocker recipes available for Visual Studio Build Tools
Because Docker container images for Visual Studio Build Tools are very large, we have created a repository of “recipes”. These are dockerfiles and, when necessary, supporting scripts are purpose-built...
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Speech Devices SDK and Dev Kits news (August 2018)
We have just released the v0.5.0 version of the Speech Devices SDK to its download site a few days ago. If you want access to it, please apply for it via the Microsoft Speech Devices SDK Sign Up Form....
View ArticleMicrosoft Azure at SIGGRAPH 2018
If you are attending SIGGRAPH this year I hope you can join us at Booth 620 to hear the latest on how Azure can help you: Render more, faster with Avere. Move your data to the cloud using our rugged,...
View ArticleGetting started with IoT: driving business action through analytics and...
Whether you’re looking for in-the-moment insights or long-term trends, the value of information is only as good as its usefulness for your business. Some information must be acted upon immediately, but...
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Now Available: Azure Sphere technical documentation
In April we announced Azure Sphere to the world. Since then, we’ve been pleased with the deep customer interest and engaging media conversations. This dialogue has been an opportunity to share...
View ArticleHow Microsoft drives exabyte analytics on the world’s largest YARN cluster
At Microsoft, like many companies using data for competitive advantage, opportunities for insight abound and our analytics needs were scaling fast – almost out of control. We invested in Yet Another...
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What is Artificial Intelligence?
It has been said that Artificial Intelligence will define the next generation of software solutions. If you are even remotely involved with technology, you will almost certainly have heard the term...
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New locations for Azure CDN now available
Back in May during Microsoft Build, we made our own Content Delivery Network available to Azure customers. Building on our years of experience scaling enterprise-class services, opening up access to...
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Azure Data Factory Visual tools now supports GitHub integration
GitHub is a development platform that allows you to host and review code, manage projects and build software alongside millions of other developers from open source to business. Azure Data Factory...
View ArticleMake your Visual Studio Team Services dashboard part of your conversation in...
Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) Dashboards help keep track of your project and drive collaboration with your team. Starting today, you can bring your VSTS dashboards right where the conversation is...
View ArticleEnhance security and simplify network integration with Extension Host on...
We are excited to share a new capability we are bringing to Azure Stack to further enhance the security posture and simplify network integration for our customers. Today, each Azure Service on Azure...
View ArticleTop Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2018.08.10
Time for my favorite part of the week: sitting back on a Friday afternoon and catching up on the hard work going on in the DevOps community. And this week didn’t disappoint, there were so many great...
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Redmonk Language Rankings, June 2018
The latest Redmonk Language Rankings are out. These rankings are published twice a year, and the top three positions in the June 2018 rankings remain unchanged from last time: JavaScript at #1, Java at...
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Because it’s Friday: A data center under the sea
Microsoft's Project Natick is investigating the feasibility of housing data centers (like those to power Azure) in submerged pressure vessels, with the goal of putting computational services near the...
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Building the Ultimate Developer PC 3.0 – The Parts List for my new...
It's been 7 years since the last time I built "The Ultimate Developer PC 2.0," and over 11 since the original Ultimate Developer PC that Jeff Atwood built with for me. That last PC was $3000 and well,...
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How to enhance HDInsight security with service endpoints
HDInsight enterprise customers work with some of the most sensitive data in the world. They want to be able to lock down access to this data at the networking layer as well. However, while service...
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Azure #CosmosDB reference solution: Visualizing real-time data analysis with...
This blog post was co-authored by Devki Trivedi, Serena Davis, and Pascal Habineza. The Cosmos DB Explorer Interns are excited to release a reference solution that utilizes the Azure Cosmos DB Change...
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New customizations in Azure Migrate to support your cloud migration
You can accelerate your cloud migration using intelligent migration assessment services like Azure Migrate. Azure Migrate is a generally available service, offered at no additional charge, that helps...
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Azure Marketplace new offers: July 1–15
We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. From July 1 to 15, 97 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the new offers below: Virtual Machines...
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