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Defender for cloud’s Agentless secret scanning for virtual machines is now generally available!

Cloud cybersecurity is of paramount importance in today’s digital landscape, as organizations increasingly rely on cloud services to store and manage sensitive data, applications, and infrastructure. Attacks on cloud infrastructure pose severe risks to organizations such as data theft, ransomware attacks, crypto mining attacks, and service disruption. During a cyber-attack, after gaining initial access to …

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Connecting to Azure Services on the Microsoft Global Network

In this article Microsoft Global Network Default Public Access Service Endpoints Private Link Internet Routing Preference Azure Services and the solutions you deploy into Azure are connected to the Microsoft global wide-area network also known as the Microsoft Global Network or the Azure Backbone. There are a few different ways to connect to an Azure …

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Effective novelty detection in cloud security domain

Introduction In cloud security domain, we often need to monitor entities – such as users, IP addresses, applications, or access tokens – and their patterns of behavior. We might want to detect ‘novelties’ – unexpected and previously unseen values of these entities – which can indicate security issues. Some examples of such scenarios are: IP …

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Avail the power of Microsoft Fabric from within Azure Machine Learning

Unveiling the Public Preview of Azure Machine Learning OneLake datastore. Microsoft Fabric, now generally available, is the all-in-one analytics solution for enterprises, offering a comprehensive suite of services, including data lake, data engineering, and data integration, all in one place. OneLake is where customers can grow their data gravity by unifying their data across clouds, …

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Microsoft Azure AI, data, and application innovations help turn your AI ambitions into reality

Welcome to Microsoft Ignite 2023! The past year has been one of true transformation. Companies are seeing real benefits today and are eager to explore what’s next—including how they can do more with their data investments, build intelligent applications, and uncover what AI can do for their business. We recently commissioned a study through IDC …

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Power what’s next with limitless relational databases from Azure

At Microsoft, we’re seeing firsthand how data is powering incredible innovation and accelerating more than just a platform shift, it is changing the way we do everything. AI and generative AI are not futuristic abstract concepts, they are being deployed by millions every day, transforming every industry. Tapping into the full potential of that opportunity requires …

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Azure MMA Agent Bulk Removal

Hello, it has been a while since I have posted any articles, but my little buddy Raven (my miniature schnauzer) and I are here to talk about the Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA). Raven has an old, worn-out bed that she has been using for years. It has lost its cushioning, doesn’t offer much comfort anymore, …

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Evolving Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture to transform data into intuitive insights

The quiet revolution of data and analytics in agriculture As AGRITECHNICA 2023—the world’s leading trade fair for agricultural machinery—makes a triumphant return after nearly four years, over 450,000 attendees from 130 countries will come together to witness the latest and greatest agriculture innovations firsthand. However, not all of these breakthrough innovations take up large exhibition …

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DR 2.0: Migrating from DFSR to Storage Replica

Heya folks, Ned here again. Today I’m sharing advice on migrating from Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) to Storage Replica. This includes deciding when SR is a good replacement, inventorying your DFSR and DFS Namespaces, backing up your existing configuration, validating your existing replication and converging it, migrating to SR, then updating your disaster recovery …

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Securing Cloud Resources: Assessing Internet Exposure for Enhanced Defense and Risk Management

Introduction Organizations increasingly rely on cloud resources to power their infrastructure and deliver scalable services. However, the internet exposure of these resources introduces security challenges that must be addressed to protect sensitive data and mitigate potential breaches. Assessing the level of internet exposure of cloud resources, such as Virtual Machines (VMs), Storage Accounts, Containers, and …

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