Azure Analysis Services now general availability
Azure Analysis Services, the OLAP engine and BI modeling platform, is now general availability. Consume data from Cloud sources such as Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Data Warehouse and […]
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Availability Sets and Load Balancers now included with Azure Site Recovery
Availability Sets and Load Balancers can now be included in disaster recovery plans with Azure Site Recovery. Additional protection for applications. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/cloud-migration-and-disaster-recovery-of-load-balanced-multi-tier-applications-using-azure-site-recovery/
Azure AD B2C available in European countries
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) B2C is a global, highly available identity management service for consumer-facing applications. It’s now available for European countries allowing compliance for where authentication / logins […]
DocumentDB SLAs
A great article detailing the SLAs of DocumentDB and why it is a great solution for those non-relational or schema-less requirements. Global scale, blazing fast, highly secure, limitless, NoSQL. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/azure-documentdb-service-level-agreements/
Azure Instance Metadata Service
This could be a useful tool to quickly audit a VM and also plan for scheduled updates. Azure Instance Metadata Service. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/announcing-public-preview-of-azure-instance-metadata-service/
PowerApps and Azure Media Services
A nice and quick tutorial on how to create a video library using PowerApps and Azure Media services. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/ams-powerapps/
Azure Container Registry
Great to see Microsoft embracing more 3rd party vendors and welcoming them into the Azure world. Docker, Kubernetes and DC/OS amongst others integrates with Azure Container Registry. Support for Windows […]
New security and protection features in Office365
Some excellent new features with Office365. Threat Intelligence – analyse threats and receive alerts, with remediation capabilities for suspicious content. Advanced Threat Protection – a better reporting interface with security […]
Azure Information Protection
We’re that little bit closer to being GDPR compliant now. Locating, classifying and tracking access to personal data is a key requirement and with Azure Information Protection this new grey […]
Azure Monitor now generally available
Azure Monitor now generally available. Monitor service-level metrics and logs and configure alerts. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/announcing-the-general-availability-of-azure-monitor/
Azure Web Application Firewall now available
Azure Web Application Firewall now available. Protect your apps against attacks and common known vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection and cross site scripting attacks. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/azure-web-application-firewall-waf-generally-available/
Azure is PCI DSS v3.2 ready
Are you ready for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v3.2, which takes effect in January 2018? Azure is! https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/adding-offerings-and-uk-region-azure-rolls-deep-with-pci-dss-v3-2/
Azure Security Center protects and alerts of Cyber Attacks
This article shows the effectiveness of Azure Security Center (ASC) and the team that runs it! ASC can be used to protect your estate and data, with alerts when an […]
Analyse large volumes of any JSON or CSV data using Analytics
Analyse large volumes of any JSON or CSV data using Analytics. Queries, including statistical and machine learning algorithms can be used with this. NoSQL data included too. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/analyze-your-data-with-application-insights-analytics/
Hybrid Azure SQL Databases and Azure SQL VMs
A very detailed article on hybrid SQL scenarios and how to get the data migrated into Azure. This showcases using Azure SQL Databases and Azure SQL VMs. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/azure-sql-hybrid-data-movement/
Schedule appointments with Microsoft Bookings with Office365
Microsoft Bookings is used to schedule and manage appointments with customers for Office 365 Business Premium. https://blogs.office.com/2017/03/20/new-reasons-to-make-microsoft-bookings-the-go-to-scheduling-software-for-your-business/
Azure Backup now offers application consistent backup for Linux VMs
Azure Backup now offers application consistent backup for Linux VMs. Protection for solutions such as MySQL, InterSystems Caché®DB, and SAP HANA. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/announcing-application-consistent-backup-for-linux-vms-using-azure-backup/
Protect data integrity with Azure
Fake Data – it’s affecting many different sectors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38254362 Data integrity is key to avoiding such malicious attacks, which have devastating effects. A very detailed document on what measures can […]
Instant File Recovery from Azure Linux VMs using Azure Backup
Instant File Recovery from Azure Linux VM backup using Azure Backup to restore files and folders. This is the same facility used for Windows VM file recovery, expanding the Azure […]
Microsoft Teams, the chat-based workspace in Office365
Now available! Microsoft Teams, the chat-based workspace in Office 365 with persistent and threaded chat sessions. Audio, video, email and meeting capabilities too. Usual security and compliance capabilities too with […]