More GPUs, more power, more intelligence
Last year we introduced our first GPU offering powered by NVIDIA’s Tesla-based GPUs and we have seen an amazing customer response. With the Azure NC-series, you can run CUDA workloads on up to four...
View ArticleIn case you missed it: April 2017 roundup
In case you missed them, here are some articles from April of particular interest to R users. The rxExecBy function (in Microsoft R Server) deploys "embarassingly parallel" problems to remote compute...
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Announcing Microsoft’s Ad Mediation Service
In-app advertising continues to represent over one-third of the revenue that developers make from writing apps for the Microsoft Windows platform. As part of our continuous commitment to maximize...
View ArticleVisual Studio Test Platform, MSTest V2 – Transparent Development
Transparent development enables collaboration. When we open sourced the VS Test Platform and the MSTest Test Framework “MSTest V2”, we shared out links to issues, implementation and our roadmap. Here...
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Waves platform now available on Azure
We are excited to announce our collaboration with Waves and their support of the blockchain efforts on Microsoft Azure. The Waves Platform is a decentralized platform for crowdfunding and creation of...
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Management Pack for Microsoft Azure Stack now available
With this blog post we announce the availability of the technical preview of the Microsoft Azure Stack Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager. Microsoft System Center is a powerful...
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The week in .NET – Microsoft Build 2017, .NET Core 2.0 status, Happy birthday...
Previous posts: .NET Architecture, .NET Core 2.0 status, Happy Birthday .NET with Matt Gertz, On .NET with Don Schenck on Red Hat, Fable Happy Birthday .NET with Chris Sells, free ASP.NET Core book, We...
View Article.NET Core May 2017 Update
Today, we are releasing the .NET Core May Update. This includes .NET Core 1.0.5, 1.1.2 and .NET Core SDK 1.0.4. Details regarding the security issues addressed by this release can be seen in the...
View ArticleCloud Solution Provider – Purchase from Visual Studio Marketplace Roadmap
Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) is a one stop program for Microsoft partners to sell all Microsoft online commercial services to their customers. While CSP partners can purchase O365, Azure and other...
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Predicting Hospital Length of Stay using SQL Server R Services
Last week, my Microsoft colleagues Bharath Sankaranarayan and Carl Saroufim presented a live webinar showing how you can predict a patient's length of stay at a hospital using SQL Server R Services....
View Article.NET Framework May 2017 Monthly Rollup
Today, we are releasing a new Security and Quality Rollup and Security Only Update for the .NET Framework. Please see .NET Core May 2017 Updates for the .NET Core updates being released today. Security...
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Use Azure portal to setup Continuous Delivery for Web App On Linux
Continuous Delivery in Visual Studio Team Services simplifies setting up a robust deployment pipeline for your Web App on Linux. By default, the pipeline builds a container image, pushes the image to...
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New innovations at Microsoft Build 2017: Helping developers achieve more
This post was authored by Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise Group, Microsoft. More than ever, organizations are relying on developers to create breakthrough experiences....
View ArticleAzure Cosmos DB: The industry’s first globally-distributed, multi-model...
Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Azure Cosmos DB. Azure Cosmos DB is the first globally-distributed data service that lets you to elastically scale throughput and storage...
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A technical overview of Azure Cosmos DB
Microsoft’s globally distributed, multi-model database service – A technical overview Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s globally distributed, horizontally partitioned, multi-model database service. The...
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Announcing New Innovations to Help Every Developer Achieve More with...
More than ever, organizations are relying on developers to create breakthrough experiences. From start-ups to enterprises to government agencies, developers are creating new digital experiences that...
View ArticleAnnouncing general availability of Storage Service Encryption for Azure File...
Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of Storage Service Encryption for Azure Files Storage. Azure File Storage is a fully managed service providing distributed and cross platform...
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Delivery Plans now included with Visual Studio Team Services basic access level
Earlier this year we introduced a preview of the new Delivery Plans feature for Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS). Today, I’m excited to announce that Delivery Plans is officially out of “preview”,...
View ArticleDisabling or moving the Visual Studio 2017 package cache is now generally...
With the release of Visual Studio 2017 (version 15.2), the ability to disable or move the package cache is now generally available and documented. Basically, payloads are removed after being installed...
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Office at Build 2017—announcing new opportunities for developers
Today’s post was written by Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president for the Office team. Today at Microsoft Build 2017, we announced new opportunities for developers in three areas—updates to the...
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