Making HIPAA and HITRUST compliance easier
Many healthcare organizations are starting to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) systems to gain deeper insight into operations, patient care, diagnostic imaging, cost savings and so on. However, it...
View ArticleDriving identity security in banking using biometric identification
Combining biometric identification with artificial intelligence (AI) enables banks to take a new approach to verifying the digital identity of their prospects and customers. Biometrics is the process...
View ArticleImproved governance experience with Ethereum Proof-of-Authority 1.2
Since launching Ethereum Proof-of-Authority we've received great feedback and have learned more about the ways our customers have leveraged this solution to roll out their Blockchain applications....
View ArticleIntroducing ‘Suggest a Feature’ in Developer Community
Customer feedback is a critical input to help us improve Visual Studio. Up until two years ago, the Visual Studio customer feedback system left room for improvement – customers could use the “send a...
View ArticlePython in Visual Studio Code – September 2018 Release
We are pleased to announce that the September 2018 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. You can download the Python extension from the marketplace, or install it...
View ArticleR Consortium grant applications due October 31
Since 2015, the R Consortium has funded projects of benefit to, and proposed by, the R community. Twice a year, the R Consortium Infrastructure Steering Committee reviews grant proposals and makes...
View Article.NET Framework October 2018 Security and Quality Rollup
Today, we released the October 2018 Security and Quality Rollup. Security No new security fixes. See .NET Framework September 2018 Security and Quality Rollup for the latest security update. Quality...
View Article.NET Core October 2018 Update – NET Core 1.0 and 1.1
Today, we are releasing the .NET Core October 2018 Update for 1.0 and 1.1. This update includes .NET Core 1.0.13, 1.1.10 and .NET Core SDK 1.1.11. Security CVE-2018-8292: .NET Core Information...
View ArticleMicrosoft joins Open Invention Network to help protect Linux and open source
I’m pleased to announce that Microsoft is joining the Open Invention Network (“OIN”), a community dedicated to protecting Linux and other open source software programs from patent risk. Since its...
View ArticleIdentify your move-groups and target sizes for migration with Azure Migrate
Planning is crucial in any migration effort and Azure Migrate helps you plan your datacenter migration to Azure. It helps you discover your on-premises environment, create move-groups and assess the...
View ArticleProtect data in use with the public preview of Azure confidential computing
It has been an incredible year for Azure confidential computing, working with partners and customers, that has culminated in our confidential computing offerings becoming publicly available. At Ignite,...
View ArticleUsing .NET Hardware Intrinsics API to accelerate machine learning scenarios
This week’s blog post is by Brian Lui, one of our summer interns on the .NET team, who’s been hard at work. Over to Brian: Hello everyone! This summer I interned in the .NET team, working on ML.NET, an...
View ArticleSimplify extension development with PackageReference and the VSSDK meta package
Visual Studio 2017 version 15.8 made it possible to use the PackageReference syntax to reference NuGet packages in Visual Studio Extensibility (VSIX) projects. This makes it much simpler to reason...
View ArticleFluent XAML Theme Editor Preview released!
We’re excited to announce the preview release of the Fluent XAML Theme Editor application! As some of you may remember from our Build 2018 session this year, we previewed a tool using our new...
View ArticleERM contributes to a more sustainable future with Microsoft 365
Today’s post was written by Richard Zotov, Group CIO at ERM. The sustainability industry addresses the complex balancing act between supporting socioeconomic development and ensuring the healthy...
View ArticleData models within Azure Analysis Services and Power BI
In a world where self-service and speed of delivery are key priorities in any reporting BI solution, the importance of creating a comprehensive and performant data semantic model layer is sometimes...
View ArticleSupercharge your Azure Stream Analytics queries with C# code
Azure Stream Analytics (ASA) is Microsoft’s fully managed real-time analytics offering for complex event processing. It enables customers to unlock valuable insights and gain a competitive advantage by...
View ArticleAzure Portal October update
This post was co-authored by Leon Welicki, Principal Group PM Manager. We heard your feedback loud and clear: it is hard to keep up with Azure’s pace of innovation. How do you learn about anything and...
View ArticleHow R gets built on Windows
I wasn't at the Use of R in Official Statistics (uRos2018) conference in the Netherlands last month, but I'm thankful to Jeroen Ooms for sharing the slides from his keynote presentation. In addition to...
View ArticleHow to Use Class Template Argument Deduction
Class Template Argument Deduction (CTAD) is a C++17 Core Language feature that reduces code verbosity. C++17’s Standard Library also supports CTAD, so after upgrading your toolset, you can take...
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