Announcing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access build 3646
Today, we are happy to share an Early Access build for the .NET Framework 4.8. This includes an updated .NET 4.8 runtime as well as the .NET 4.8 Developer Pack (a a single package that bundles the .NET...
View ArticleTeam Foundation Server 2018 Update 3 and Update 1.1 are available
Last week, we released both TFS 2018 Update 3 and TFS 2018 Update 1.1. Here are the key links: TFS 2018.3 Release Notes TFS 2018.3 Web Installer TFS 2018.3 ISO TFS 2018.3 Express Web Installer TFS...
View ArticleExploring Clang Tooling, Part 0: Building Your Code with Clang
This post is part of a regular series of posts where the C++ product team and other guests answer questions we have received from customers. The questions can be about anything C++ related: MSVC...
View ArticleAnonymous URL Submission Tool Being Retired
Saying Goodbye is never easy, but the time has come to announce the withdrawal of anonymous non-signed in support Bing's URL submission tool. Webmaster will still be able to log in and access Submit...
View ArticleImmutable storage for Azure Storage Blobs now generally available
Financial Services organizations regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Investment...
View ArticleWindows 10 SDK Preview Build 17758 available now!
Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 17758 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 17758 contains bug fixes and under...
View ArticleNot Hotdog: A Shiny app using the Custom Vision API
I had a great time at the EARL Conference in London last week, and as always came away invigorated by all of the applications of R that were presented there. I'll do a full writeup of the conference...
View ArticleThis month on Bing: Visual Search expanded, Education, American Sign...
We’re excited to announce several new features this September at Bing. Back in June 2018, we launched Visual Search to let you search what you see. Built on the Intelligent Image Search technology...
View ArticleParallel Custom Build Tools in Visual Studio 2017
This post was written by Olga Arkhipova. Many projects need to use additional tools during their build to generate sources for further compilation or perform other custom build tasks. VC projects have...
View ArticleSTL Features and Fixes in VS 2017 15.8
15.7 was our first feature complete C++17 library (except floating-point <charconv>), and in 15.8 we have addressed large numbers of outstanding bugs. As usual, we’ve maintained a detailed list...
View ArticleAzure DevOps Continuous Build/Deploy/Test with ASP.NET Core 2.2 Preview in...
I've been doing Continuous Integration and Deployment for well over 13 years. We used a lot of custom scripts and a lovely tool called CruiseControl.NET to check out, build, test, and deploy our code....
View ArticleDeep dive into Azure Test Plans
Azure Test Plans, a service launched with Azure DevOps earlier this month, provides a browser-based test management solution for exploratory, planned manual, and user acceptance testing. Azure Test...
View ArticleImprove patient engagement and efficiency with AI powered chatbots
A major item in scoring a health care organization is patient engagement. That is, patients are more likely to give a higher rating if they have some way to communicate to an organization with as...
View ArticleIntroducing Bing AMP viewer and Bing AMP cache
In 2016, Bing joined the Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP for short) open-source effort to help you “find” and “do” searches faster, regardless of where you are and on any device when you are looking for...
View ArticleAmtrak keeps its mobile enterprise running ahead of schedule with Microsoft 365
Today’s post was written by Don Friend, senior director of infrastructure platform services at Amtrak. Stepping off an Amtrak train, passengers on the U.S. railroad are greeted by the vibrant tile work...
View ArticleIntelligent GIF Search: Finding the right GIF to express your emotions
The popularity of GIFs has risen, in large part because they afford users a unique way to express their emotions. That said, it can be challenging to find the perfect GIF to express yourself. You could...
View ArticleAnnouncing Cumulative Updates for .NET Framework for Windows 10 October 2018...
We deliver .NET Framework updates nearly every month, through Windows Update and other distribution channels. We are making changes to the way that we deliver those updates. We’ll soon start delivering...
View ArticleSimplify modern data warehousing with Azure SQL Data Warehouse and Fivetran
Gaining insights rapidly from data is critical to being competitive in today’s business world. With a modern data warehouse, customers can bring together all their data at any scale into a single...
View ArticleGetting AI/ML and DevOps working better together
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies extend the capabilities of software applications that are now found throughout our daily life: digital assistants, facial...
View ArticleRemote Monitoring Solution allows for root cause analysis with Azure Time...
With the abundance of data coming from IoT devices and the global nature of business today, it’s essential to be able to understand correlations and track historical trends across your assets. Imagine...
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