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Tech Community (17 new articles)

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Connect Azure SQL Server via User Assigned Managed Identity under Djangohttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/connect-azure-sql-server-via-user-assigned-managed-identity/ba-p/4197460TOC Why we use it Architecture How to use it References   Why we use it This tutorial will introduce how to integrate Microsoft Entra with […]MondayTech Community
Azure Monitor: How To Get Alerts for Disconnected Arc Agentshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/azure-monitor-how-to-get-alerts-for-disconnected-arc-agents/ba-p/4192847Ciao Readers, Just a week no writing . The moment of another blog post arrived .   In this post, I am going to show you how to […]MondayTech Community
Why? and How to Ground a Large Language Models using your Data? (RAG)https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/why-and-how-to-ground-a-large-language-models-using-your-data/ba-p/4152064Introduction Large language models (LLMs) can perform many different tasks with text, audio, images, and even videos, allowing them to be multimodal. With these many capabilities, […]MondayTech Community
What’s new in FinOps toolkit 0.4 – July 2024https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/finops-blog/what-s-new-in-finops-toolkit-0-4-july-2024/ba-p/4198390Whether you consider yourself a FinOps practitioner, someone who’s enthusiastic about driving cloud efficiency and maximizing the value you get from the cloud, or were just […]TuesdayTech Community
How to Check the status of Local Authentication in Document Intelligence (formerly Form Recognizer)https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/how-to-check-the-status-of-local-authentication-in-document/ba-p/4197731Need to check if local authentication is disabled for Document Intelligence (formerly Form Recognizer)? We have two options to enable the authentication as per the documentation […]TuesdayTech Community
Oracle Database@Azure Achieves Extensive Certifications: Elevating Security, Reliability, and Trusthttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/oracle-on-azure-blog/oracle-database-azure-achieves-extensive-certifications/ba-p/4196383This blog is co-authored by Devika Nair Syama, Director of Product Management, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.   At Microsoft and Oracle, we are focused on prioritizing customer […]TuesdayTech Community
Soft delete for NFS Azure file shares is now Generally Available.https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-storage-blog/soft-delete-for-nfs-azure-file-shares-is-now-generally-available/ba-p/4162222Soft delete protects your Azure file shares from accidental deletion. The following feature was already made available for SMB File share. Today, we are announcing the general […]WednesdayTech Community
Microsoft Cost Management updates—June 2024 (summary)https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/finops-blog/microsoft-cost-management-updates-june-2024-summary/ba-p/4199600Here’s a quick run-down of the Cost Management updates for June 2024:   FinOps X 2024 was a hit. To learn about our announcements, see News and updates […]WednesdayTech Community
Generally Available: Transition to WS2012 / R2 ESUs enabled by Azure Arc from Volume Licensinghttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc-blog/generally-available-transition-to-ws2012-r2-esus-enabled-by/ba-p/4199566Customers that have enrolled in WS2012/ R2 ESUs through Volume Licensing for Year 1 can transition to Azure Arc for Year 2 of the program. Extended […]WednesdayTech Community
Microsoft is headed to VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegashttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-migration-and/microsoft-is-headed-to-vmware-explore-2024-in-las-vegas/ba-p/4199389  If you want to know about Azure, the work we are doing in partnership with VMware by Broadcom, or have a conversation about your VMware […]WednesdayTech Community
FOCUS: An open specification for cloud cost transparencyhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/finops-blog/focus-an-open-specification-for-cloud-cost-transparency/ba-p/4184578When it comes to FinOps, the data is of the utmost importance. Data is the key to understanding your cloud cost and usage patterns, and pivotal […]ThursdayTech Community
Enhancing Security and Scalability with Reusable Workflows in GitHub and Pipeline Templates in Azurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/enhancing-security-and-scalability-with-reusable-workflows-in/ba-p/4200152Introduction   In the world of modern software development, efficiency, security, and scalability are paramount. Leveraging template workflows and reusable workflows in CI/CD pipelines can significantly […]ThursdayTech Community
Discover cost management opportunities using tailored Copilot in Azure promptshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/finops-blog/discover-cost-management-opportunities-using-tailored-copilot-in/ba-p/4200589Copilot in Azure is revolutionizing the AI landscape by empowering users with intuitive, intelligent tools that enhance productivity, creativity, and decision-making across various industries. By weaving […]ThursdayTech Community
Recovery options for Azure Virtual Desktop session host VMshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-virtual-desktop-blog/recovery-options-for-azure-virtual-desktop-session-host-vms/ba-p/4199012Last week an update issue caused unresponsiveness and startup failures on Windows machines using the CrowdStrike Falcon agent, including some Azure Virtual Desktop session host virtual […]ThursdayTech Community
Azure Integration Services Quarterly Highlights and Insights 2024’Q2https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/azure-integration-services-quarterly-highlights-and-insights/ba-p/4201848Welcome to the second installment of our quarterly blog series featuring the latest updates and highlights from Azure Integration Services. Over the past few months, we’ve […]FridayTech Community
Recovery options for Azure Virtual Machines (VM) affected by CrowdStrike Falcon agenthttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute-blog/recovery-options-for-azure-virtual-machines-vm-affected-by/ba-p/4196798We are aware of an issue that started on 19 July 2024 at 04:09UTC, which resulted in customers experiencing unresponsiveness and startup failures on Windows machines […]SaturdayTech Community
Use cases of Advanced Network Observability for your Azure Kubernetes Service clustershttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/use-cases-of-advanced-network-observability-for-your-azure/ba-p/4188281Introduction  Advanced Network Observability is the inaugural feature of the Advanced Container Networking Services (ACNS) suite bringing the power of Hubble’s control plane to both Cilium […]SaturdayTech Community

Microsoft Security (2 articles)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication Day
Congratulations to the Top MSRC 2024 Q2 Security Researchers!https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2024/07/congratulations-to-the-top-msrc-2024-q2-security-researchers/Congratulations to all the researchers recognized in this quarter’s [Microsoft Researcher Recognition Program](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/researcher-recognition-program) leaderboard! Thank you to everyone for your hard work and continued partnership to […]Wednesday
Zero Trust in the Age of AI: Join our online event to learn how to strengthen your security posturehttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/07/24/zero-trust-in-the-age-of-ai-join-our-online-event-to-learn-how-to-strengthen-your-security-posture/Cybercrime never sleeps and the threat actors behind it never stop evolving their tactics—including using AI to automate cyberattacks, create deep fakes, and complete other nefarious […]Thursday

Azure Community

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Container Patching with Azure DevOps, Trivy and Copacetichttps://luke.geek.nz/azure/automate-container-patching-with-trivy-copacetic-azure-devops/Copacetic (or Copa for short) is a CLI tool written in Go and based on buildkit that can be used to directly patch container images given […]Luke Murray
275K Ask Me Anything YouTube Live Streamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh8xjXKX7FQAn AMA to celebrate hitting 275,000 subscribers (or a very late 250,000 really 🤣). A great 60 minutes of interactive Q&A!John Savill
Dynamic Terraform Configurations with try and for_each Functionshttps://thomasthornton.cloud/2024/07/22/dynamic-terraform-configurations-with-try-and-for_each-functions/The try function combined with for_each in Terraform offers a great approach to handling multiple variations in data structures within Terraform. In this blog post, we […]Thomas Thornton
Using Azure OpenAI GPT vis RESThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXRg1QQ3GFsIn this video I explore how to use a GPT model from anything via the REST endpoint. Specifically in the demo we will use PowerShell. 🔎 […]John Savill
Convert RSA XML Private Key to PEM Format with PowerShellhttps://blog.darrenjrobinson.com/convert-rsa-xml-private-key-to-pem-format-with-powershell/Recently I was working with a particular application that used certificates to secure communication. I wanted to put the certificates into Azure KeyVault. Azure KeyVault naturally […]Darren Robinson
Extract Custom Details from Microsoft Sentinel into Logic Apphttps://charbelnemnom.com/extract-custom-details-from-microsoft-sentinel/When a security alert is triggered, the information provided in the alert is vital for the security analyst to conduct an investigation. Therefore, the alert Continue […]Charbel Nemnom
Fabric Down Under show 8 with guest Heidi Hasting now available!https://blog.greglow.com/2024/07/24/fabric-down-under-show-8-with-guest-heidi-hasting-now-available/Another Fabric Down Under podcast is out the door. This time it was with a another fellow “Down Under” guest Heidi Hasting from Adelaide. Heidi Hasting […]Greg Low
Ways to fix Crowstrike in Azure VMshttps://dev.to/omiossec/ways-to-fix-crowstrike-in-azure-vms-belOn Friday Morning 19th of July 2024, a faulty update from the security firm CrowdStrike put millions of corporate computers in a BSOD loop. I will […]Olivier Miossec
Exploring the new Generative AI capabilities in Azure API Managementhttps://mattward.net/2024/07/24/apim-genai.htmlAs companies progress their Generative AI workloads towards a Production environment, they need to start considering how they can apply aspects of modern cloud governance to […]Matt Ward
Windows Server 2012 Arc-enabled servers not installing updateshttps://www.techielass.com/windows-server-2012-arc-enabled-servers-not-installing-updates/If your Windows Server 2012 servers that are Arc-enabled to receive their Extended Security Updates (ESU) aren’t receiving the updates or if you are receiving updates […]Sarah Lean
PG Down Under show 3 with guest Ryan Booz is now published!https://blog.greglow.com/2024/07/25/pg-down-under-show-3-with-guest-ryan-booz-is-now-published/Welcome to show 3 for PG Down Under! Once again, I really enjoyed recording today’s show. It features Ryan Booz. Ryan is an evangelist with our […]Greg Low
248 – Azure Updateshttps://share.transistor.fm/s/7203651dIn this week’s episode, we look at recent Azure updates. What’s new? What’s interesting? What’s retiring? We found updates for Azure Functions, Defender for Cloud, Windows […]Tobias Zimmergren
Azure’s Software Defined Networkinghttps://aidanfinn.com/?p=23678In this post, I will explain why Azure’s software-defined networking (virtual networks) differs from the cable-defined networking of on-premises networks. Background Why am I writing this […]Aidan Finn
Managing ACLs in Azure at scale without IaC or scriptshttps://azurealan.ie/2024/07/25/managing-acls-in-azure-at-scale-without-iac-or-scripts/If you are reading this post then you have probably at some point had to perform maintenance on an access control list (ACL). A list of […]Alan Kinane
Azure Update – 26th July 2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYWhi_FNTHYQuick update with a review of the CrowdStrike incident. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel. If I have something it will […]John Savill
Fireside chat with Mark Tinderholt about Azure IaC and regional adoption with Mark Tinderholthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoYQ1LU1F0YIn this fireside chat, we sit down with Mark Tinderholt, also known as “The Azure Terraformer” (https://www.youtube.com/@azure-terraformer) to delve into the world of Infrastructure as Code […]Luke Murray
Semantic Kernel: Using Logging to Examine Planners and Support Debugginghttps://jamiemaguire.net/index.php/2024/07/20/semantic-kernel-using-logging-to-examine-planners-and-support-debugging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=semantic-kernel-using-logging-to-examine-planners-and-support-debuggingAdding logging to an application is crucial for monitoring and debugging.  In addition to tracking issues and performing diagnostics, within the context of Semantic Kernel logging […]Jamie Maguire

Azure Architecture Center (15 new or updated articles)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication DayCategory
Tenant lifecycle considerations in a multitenant solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/considerations/tenant-lifecycleThis article describes the different stages of a tenant lifecycle, and considerations for each stage.MondayAzure Architecture,updated
Considerations for updating a multitenant solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/considerations/updatesThis article describes considerations for updating your multitenant solution.MondayAzure Architecture,updated
Architectural considerations for identity in a multitenant solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/considerations/identityThis article describes the considerations for managing identities in a multitenant solution.MondayAzure Architecture,updated
Multitenancy and Application Insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/service/application-insightsLearn about tenancy models that you can use with Application Insights and features that are useful when you use this service in multitenant systems.MondayAzure Architecture,updated
Use Azure Front Door in a multitenant solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/service/front-doorLearn about the features of Azure Front Door that are useful when you work in multitenant solutions.MondayAzure Architecture,updated
Architectural approaches for AI and ML in multitenant solutionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/approaches/ai-mlThis article describes approaches to support multitenancy for the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) components of your solution.MondayAzure Architecture,updated
Architectural approaches for governance and compliance in multitenant solutionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/approaches/governance-complianceThis article describes approaches to consider for governance and compliance in a multitenant solution.MondayAzure Architecture,updated
Architectural approaches for identity in multitenant solutionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/approaches/identityThis article describes the approaches for managing identities in a multitenant solution.MondayAzure Architecture,updated
Architectural approaches for tenant integration and data accesshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/approaches/integrationThis article describes approaches to consider for integrations in a multitenant solution.MondayAzure Architecture,updated
Microsoft partner and third-party scenarios on Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/partner-scenariosReview an extensive list of architectures and solutions that use Microsoft partner and third-party solutions.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
DR for Azure Data Platform – Recommendationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/data-guide/disaster-recovery/dr-for-azure-data-platform-recommendationsFourth article in a series covering disaster recovery for an Azure data platformTuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
DR for Azure Data Platform – Overviewhttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/data-guide/disaster-recovery/dr-for-azure-data-platform-overviewFirst article in a series covering disaster recovery for an Azure data platformTuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Types of vision API serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/data-guide/cognitive-services/vision-apiLearn about using Azure AI Vision to understand and analyze images and video. Learn which service to use for a specific use case.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Types of speech API serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/data-guide/cognitive-services/speech-apiLearn about the Azure AI Speech service, which provides speech-to-text and text-to-speech capabilities.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated
Types of language API serviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/data-guide/cognitive-services/language-apiLearn about using Azure AI Language to understand and analyze text. Learn which service to use for a specific use case.TuesdayAzure Architecture,updated

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