
11 best practices for securing data in cloud services
In today’s digital age, cloud computing has become an essential part of businesses, enabling them to store and access their data from anywhere. However, with convenience comes the risk of data breaches and cyberattacks. Therefore, it is crucial to implement ... continue reading

Introducing Microsoft Fabric: Data analytics for the era of AI
Today’s world is awash with data—ever-streaming from the devices we use, the applications we build, and the interactions we have. Organizations across every industry have harnessed this data to digitally transform and gain competitive advantages. And now, as we enter ... continue reading

Microsoft Azure CLX: A personalized program to learn Azure
The rise of cloud computing has created demand for proven cloud experts. That’s why we’ve launched the Microsoft Azure Connected Learning Experience (CLX) program, designed to help aspiring learners and IT professionals become Microsoft Azure cloud pros. CLX is a ... continue reading

Leverage SFTP support for Azure Blob Storage to build a unified data lake
Today, we are announcing that SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) support for Azure Blob Storage is generally available. SFTP support for Azure Blob Storage is a fully managed, highly scalable SFTP service that enables simple, secure, and easy-to-manage file transfers ... continue reading

Gain Deeper Insights with Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform
Data is foundational to any digital transformation strategy, yet many organizations struggle to understand what data they have, how to extract insights from it, and how to govern it—according to a 2022 Evanta survey1, over half of Chief Data Officers ... continue reading

Improve scalability with Buffer Pool Parallel Scan in SQL Server 2022
This blog post is part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.Buffer Pool Parallel Scan is a new feature in SQL Server 2022 that improves the scalability of several common scenarios in SQL Server and as a result, could significantly ... continue reading
Customize max run time for other software update types in Configuration Manager TP 2112
Update 2112 for the Technical Preview Branch of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager has been released. Previously, software updates that didn't belong to the following update categories defaulted to a maximum run time of 60 minutes (or 10 minutes prior to ... continue reading
System Center Operations Manager Update Roll-up 3
We are back to announce the release of Update Rollup 3(UR3) for System Center Operations Management 2019! UR3 comes fully loaded with extended auditing capabilities, performance improvements, Linux monitoring enhancements and web console improvements. Let’s dig into each of these ... continue reading
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

Gain real-time insights on SAP ERP data with Azure and Qlik Data Integration
For companies worldwide, SAP is at the core of their business applications—housing critical information on sales, manufacturing, and financial processes. Organizations increasingly need granular, real-time visibility about their business by combining SAP ERP data with other data from their different ... continue reading