Limited-time free quantities offer for Azure Synapse Analytics
Customers with qualifying subscription types* can now try the new serverless SQL pool and Apache Spark pool resources in Azure Synapse Analytics using free quantities until July 31, 2021. Sign-in to your Azure Synapse Analytics account to get started. Serverless ... continue reading

Introducing seamless integration between Microsoft Azure and Confluent Cloud
Real-time streaming is a business imperative for digital transformation Customers are undergoing rapid transformations to stay competitive in an increasingly digital world with cloud design patterns and event streaming playing critical roles in their success. They depend on real-time event ... continue reading
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Government Secret
Disclaimer: The purpose of this article is only to call attention to Microsoft’s new cloud service (Azure Government Secret), highlight its public features/services, and provide general guidance for those Microsoft customers who are eligible to use these new services. For ... continue reading
Key layers for developing a Smarter SOC with CyberProof-managed Microsoft Azure security services
This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) guest blog series. Learn more about MISA here. Security teams are struggling to reduce the time to detect and respond to threats due to the complexity and volume ... continue reading

Migrate your Hadoop data lakes with WANDisco LiveData Platform for Azure
It’s no secret that organizations consider data as one of their most valuable assets and are investing to build their capability for data-driven decision making. It is challenging to manage a flexible and cost-effective data estate on-premises, and we are ... continue reading

Quickly get started with samples in Azure Synapse Analytics
Get started immediately on your first project with the new Knowledge center in the Azure Synapse Studio. To further accelerate time to insight in Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, we are introducing the Knowledge center to simplify access to pre-loaded sample ... continue reading

Azure Files support and new updates in advanced threat protection for Azure Storage
A year ago we announced the general availability of advanced threat protection for Azure Storage, to help our customers better protect their data in blob containers from the growing risk of cyberattacks. Since then, advanced threat protection for Azure Storage ... continue reading
COVID-19 data analytics and reporting with Azure Databricks and Azure SQL
With the evolving need to keep up with growing data volumes, increased data dependency on the business decision making process and the evolution of data platforms with Cloud Computing, enterprises have widely adopted Unified Analytics systems, Data Warehouses and Data ... continue reading

Five reasons to view this Azure Synapse Analytics virtual event
The virtual event Azure Synapse Analytics: How It Works is now available on demand. In demos and technical discussions, Microsoft customers explain how they’re using the newest Azure Synapse Analytics capabilities to deliver insights faster, bring together an entire analytics ... continue reading

Monitor your Azure workload compliance with Azure Security Benchmark
The Azure Security Benchmark v1 was released in January 2020 and is being used by organizations to manage their security and compliance policies for their Azure workloads. We are pleased to share that you can now track and monitor your ... continue reading