How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 2
This is a three-part blog post series about how organizations are using Azure Cosmos DB to meet real world needs, and the difference it’s making to them. In part 1, we explored the challenges Skype...
View ArticleHow Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 3
This is a three-part blog post series about how organizations are using Azure Cosmos DB to meet real world needs, and the difference it’s making to them. In part 1, we explored the challenges Skype...
View ArticleAzure.Source – Volume 77
Preview | Generally available | News & updates | Technical content | Azure shows | Events | Customers, partners, and industries Now in preview Announcing the Azure Functions Premium plan for...
View ArticleWhat to expect in the new Microsoft Edge Insider Channels
Today we are shipping the first Dev and Canary channel builds of the next version of Microsoft Edge, based on the Chromium open-source project. We’re excited to be sharing this work at such an early...
View ArticleWant to evaluate your cloud analytics provider? Here are the three questions...
We all want the truth. To properly assess your cloud analytics provider, ask them about the only three things that matter: Independent benchmark results Company-wide access to insights Security and...
View ArticleSmarter, faster, safer: Azure SQL Data Warehouse is simply unmatched
Today, we want to call attention to the exciting news that Azure SQL Data Warehouse has again outperformed other cloud providers in the most recent GigaOm benchmark report. This is the result of...
View ArticleBitnami Apache Airflow Multi-Tier now available in Azure Marketplace
A few months ago, we released a blog post that provided guidance on how to deploy Apache Airflow on Azure. The template in the blog provided a good quick start solution for anyone looking to quickly...
View ArticleHow to stay informed about Azure service issues
Azure Service Health helps you stay informed and take action when Azure service issues like outages and planned maintenance affect you. It provides you with a personalized dashboard that can help you...
View ArticleHow do teams work together on an automated machine learning project?
When it comes to executing a machine learning project in an organization, data scientists, project managers, and business leads need to work together to deploy the best models to meet specific...
View ArticleHow to accelerate DevOps with Machine Learning lifecycle management
DevOps is the union of people, processes, and products to enable the continuous delivery of value to end users. DevOps for machine learning is about bringing the lifecycle management of DevOps to...
View ArticleApril Security Release: Patches available for Azure DevOps Server 2019, TFS...
For the April security release, we are releasing fixes for vulnerabilities that impact Azure DevOps Server 2019, TFS 2018, TFS 2017, and TFS 2015. These vulnerabilities were found through our Azure...
View Article.NET Core April 2019 Updates – 2.1.10 and 2.2.4
Today, we are releasing the .NET Core April 2019 Update. These updates contain security and reliability fixes. See the individual release notes for details on included fixes. .NET Core 2.2.4 and .NET...
View ArticleMicrosoft at SAP Sapphire NOW 2019: A trusted path to cloud innovation
In a few weeks, over 22,000 people from around the globe will converge in Orlando, Florida from May 7-9, 2019 for the SAP Sapphire NOW and ASUG Annual Conference. Each year, the event brings together...
View ArticleWhat’s new in Azure DevOps Sprint 149?
Sprint 149 has just finished rolling out to all organisations today and you can check out all the cool features in the release notes. Here is just a snapshot of some of the features that you can start...
View ArticleNew features for extension authors in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1
Earlier this week, we released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 1 (see release notes). It’s the first preview of the first update to Visual Studio 2019. If you’re not already set up to get...
View ArticleTop Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2019.04.12
I’m back from a few weeks of travelling – a fun mix of conferences and holiday – and I’m happy to be home. I’m particularly excited that I’ll be here in England for the Global Azure Bootcamp in just a...
View ArticleAccessibility Insights for the Web and Windows makes accessibility even easier
I recently stumbled upon https://accessibilityinsights.io. There's both a Chrome/Edge extension and a Windows app, both designed to make it easier to find and fix accessibility issues in your websites...
View ArticleChanges to Coded UI Test in Visual Studio 2019
With the release of Visual Studio 2019, we announced that it will be the last version of Visual Studio that contains the Coded UI test functionality. I wanted to give a little bit more context on the...
View ArticleBlocking ads before they enter your house at the DNS level with pi-hole and a...
Lots of folks ask me about Raspberry Pis. How many I have, what I use them for. At last count there's at least 22 Raspberry Pis in use in our house. One runs our dakboard family dashboard that we built...
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