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Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (May 2023)

Hi everyone! Brandon Wilson here once again with this month’s “Check This Out!” (CTO!) guide. These posts are only intended to be your guide, to lead you to some content of interest, and are just a way we are trying ... continue reading
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SMB signing required by default in Windows Insider

Heya folks, Ned here again. Beginning in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25381 (Canary, zn_release) Enterprise editions, SMB signing is now required by default for all connections. This changes legacy behavior, where Windows 10 and 11 required SMB signing by ... continue reading
Network Design Guide for Azure VMware Solution

Network Design Guide for Azure VMware Solution

I have previously talked about Azure VMware Solution Landing Zone Accelerator (AVS LZ) and the automation tools in my previous blog post. This open-source solution provides an architectural approach and reference implementation to prepare Azure landing zone subscriptions for a scalable ... continue reading
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XDR meets IAM: Comprehensive identity threat detection and response with Microsoft

Identity has become the corporate security perimeter. The average organization used 130 different cloud applications in 2022. That’s up 18 percent from 2021 alone.1 And as organizations continue to embrace digital transformation and enable remote work, they look to identity ... continue reading
New Windows container content on Microsoft Learn

New Windows container content on Microsoft Learn

In the past year, I have been working on improving our documentation and learning content for Windows containers – in addition to the blog posts you have seen here. Today, I wanted to spend some time on the new content ... continue reading
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Tidying Up URLs: Removing Trailing Slashes in Azure Static Web Apps

Introduction In the ever-evolving digital landscape, the importance of clean, well-structured URLs cannot be overstated. A well-crafted URL not only improves user experience, but it also boosts your website's SEO ranking. One common issue web developers and content creators face ... continue reading
Wired for Hybrid - What's New in Azure Networking – May 2023

Wired for Hybrid – What’s New in Azure Networking – May 2023

Hello Folks, Azure Networking is the foundation of your infrastructure in Azure. Each month we bring you an update on What’s new in Azure Networking. In this blog post, we’ll cover what's new with Azure Networking in May 2023. Cross-region service ... continue reading

Empowering developers in the new Developer Center

This week at Microsoft Build, we introduced Microsoft Entra External ID, our next generation of customer identity and access management (CIAM) solution that evolves Azure AD External Identities to help developers efficiently build secure and compliant applications for customers, partners, and more ... continue reading
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Mastering AKS Troubleshooting #2: VNet cross-connectivity and Port resolution

Introduction This post is the second in a three-part series on troubleshooting common networking issues with Azure Kubernetes (AKS), a managed container orchestration service. Scenarios in this post were the result of an intensive one-day bootcamp specifically targeting advanced AKS networking ... continue reading
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Microsoft Build 2023: Announcing new identity, compliance, and security features from Microsoft Security

At Microsoft Build 2023—an event for developers by developers—we’re going to announce exciting new features and technologies, share ideas, and help everyone boost their skills so we can all build a more secure future together. This year’s Microsoft Build offers ... continue reading