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Application Insights support for Microservices and Containers
We’ve recently made it much easier to monitor microservices and containerized applications using Azure Application Insights. A single Application Insights resource can be used for all the components of...
View ArticleIn-Memory OLTP Update
In November 2016, we announced the general availability (GA) of In-Memory OLTP technology in Azure SQL Database worldwide. From then on we have been working towards unlocking some more useful features...
View ArticleWannaCrypt attacks: guidance for Azure customers
The recent global ransomware attack, known as WannaCrypt, has brought forward the importance of running a well secured infrastructure. Whether or not you were impacted by the recent WannaCrypt malware,...
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Bing takes on eSports this summer
With the League of Legends 2017 Spring Split season over, it’s time for League of Legends fans to turn their attention to the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational (aka 2017 MSI) and watch split season...
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Come visit us at PyCon US 2017!
With PyCon US 2017 happening later this week, we wanted to let you know what we will be up to at the conference! To start, thanks to our platinum sponsorship this year, we are going to have a booth in...
View ArticleMonetize your app: Know the user to serve better targeted ads
Knowing the users of your app leads to much better monetization when serving ads. The Microsoft Advertising ID is a unique identifier for millions of Windows app users. These users are also exposed to...
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Suggestions and Tips for attending your first tech conference
This last week Joseph Phillips tweeted that he was going to his first big tech conference and wanted some tips and suggestions. I have a TON of tips, but I know YOU have more, so I retweeted his...
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An Introduction to Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization in R
The Consumer Data Research Centre, the UK-based organization that works with consumer-related organisations to open up their data resources, recently published a new course online: An Introduction to...
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Global DevOps Bootcamp June 17th
On June 17th 2017, the always awesome community of individuals passionate about DevOps on the Microsoft stack are coming together in a series of meet-ups around the world as part of their first Global...
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Announcing Microsoft Build Tour 2017
Figure 1 Sign-up at http://buildtour.microsoft.com On the heels of the Build conferences these last few years, we have had the pleasure of meeting thousands of developers around the world. Their...
View ArticleBuild 2017 Recap
It was a busy week for everyone last week at the Build 2017 conference in Seattle. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend the conference and stop by the DevOps area to talk about VSTS. Even for the...
View Article.NET Framework May 2017 Preview of Quality Rollup
We released the May Preview of Quality Rollup for the .NET Framework. Preview of Quality Rollup releases are recommended for businesses that want to use and/or preview quality improvements as soon as...
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Defining variables while creating a Release in RM
We have had a number of customers ask us how they can create / define variables while creating a Release, similar to how they can do this while queueing a Build. So I thought I would write a quick...
View ArticleApril 7, 2017 – Azure Thursday’s meeting summary
This blog post was authored by the Azure TSP team. Meeting Topics: Azure News, Azure Managed Disks, Azure EA Portal, Azure Governance, and Configuration best practices resources. Speakers: Chris...
View ArticleAzure introduces a new blockchain proof of concept framework for developers
Microsoft is laser-focused on enabling and accelerating enterprise adoption of blockchain technologies. Our blockchain offerings are well known for providing the ability to rapidly and consistently...
View ArticleAzure IoT Suite adds physical IoT device/gateway tutorials
There are many facets to an IoT Solution - device code, cloud solution code, and application code - all working together to realize a business goal. Azure IoT Suite is designed to get you started...
View ArticleAnnouncing support for additional Blockchain Protocols on Azure
Over the past year, we have worked closely with customers and partners to develop an open blockchain ecosystem on Microsoft Azure for blockchain application development. Our goal has been to empower...
View ArticleThe Microsoft vision for accelerating enterprise blockchain development
Next week, Microsoft is headed to Consensus 2017 in New York City to meet with blockchain developers and share new additions to our Microsoft Azure Blockchain portfolio. We’re thrilled to sponsor and...
View ArticleAnnouncing Public Preview of HDInsight HBase on Azure Data Lake Store
On November 21, Microsoft announced the general availability of Azure Data Lake Store. Azure Data Lake Store is a hyperscale cloud storage for big data analytics built to the open Hadoop File System...
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Continuous Delivery Tools adds support for Containers
Last week at //BUILD, the Continuous Delivery Tools for Visual Studio shipped a new update. As always we are continuing to expand the extension’s set of features guided by your feedback. The enthusiasm...
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