Take your Microsoft 365 investments further with SharePoint customizations
Thanks to the work of thousands of developers around the world who use SharePoint Framework to deliver deep customizations and new application types, millions of SharePoint users now experience modern...
View ArticleEMCOR Group transitions to the cloud, constructs intelligent workplace with...
Today’s post was written by Peter Baker, senior director of information technology at EMCOR Group. A good way to describe the culture at EMCOR is to reference the many awards we’ve received for...
View ArticleUsing Visual Studio for Cross Platform C++ Development Targeting Windows and...
A great strength of C++ is the ability to target multiple platforms without sacrificing performance. If you are using the same codebase for multiple targets, then CMake is the most common solution for...
View ArticleWhat’s new in Azure DevOps Sprint 143 Update
Sprint 143 Update of Azure DevOps is rolling out to all organizations. In this update, draft pull requests is now available in Azure Repos which allows you to easily create work in progress that may...
View ArticleThree reasons why Windows Server and SQL Server customers continue to choose...
For the past 25 years, companies of every size have trusted Windows Server and SQL Server to run their business-critical workloads. In fact, more than 70 percent of on-premises server workloads today...
View ArticleAzure Cosmos DB and multi-tenant systems
In this blog post, we will discuss how to build a multi-tenant system on Azure Cosmos DB. Azure Cosmos DB itself is a multi-tenant PaaS offering on Microsoft Azure. Building a multi-tenant system on...
View ArticleImproving Azure Virtual Machine resiliency with predictive ML and live migration
This post was co-authored by Catherine Burke, Niko Pamboukas, Yingnong Dang, Omar Khan, and Alistair Speirs from the Microsoft Azure team. We’re committed to ensuring that you can run your workloads...
View ArticleJoin us on November 28 for our next meetup: Adopting Emerging Tech in Government
Join us as we discuss the leading edge of emerging technology in government at the next Microsoft Azure Government DC meetup, Adopting Emerging Tech in Government, on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 from...
View ArticleExploring Clang Tooling – Using Build Tools with clang-tidy
This post is part of a regular series of posts where the C++ product team and other guests answer questions we have received from customers. The questions can be about anything C++ related: MSVC...
View ArticleBetter template support and error detection in C++ Modules with MSVC 2017...
Overview It has been a long time since we last talked about C++ Modules. We feel it is time to revisit what has been happening under the hood of MSVC for modules. The Visual C++ Team has been dedicated...
View Article.NET Framework November 2018 Preview of Quality Rollup
Today, we are releasing the November 2018 Preview of Quality Rollup. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. CLR Addressed an issue with...
View ArticleBlocking malicious versions of event-stream and flatmap-stream packages
On November 26, 2018, the npm package manager released security advisory 737 regarding the flatmap-stream package. It was determined that this package was malicious, and contained harmful code. In...
View ArticleSimplifying security for serverless and web apps with Azure Functions and App...
Serverless and PaaS are all about unleashing developer productivity by reducing the management burden and allowing you to focus on what matters most, your application logic. That can’t come at the cost...
View ArticleAnnouncing Azure Dedicated HSM availability
The Microsoft Azure Dedicated Hardware Security Module (HSM) service provides cryptographic key storage in Azure and meets the most stringent customer security and compliance requirements. This service...
View ArticleR now supported in Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database, the database-as-a-service based on Microsoft SQL Server, now offers R integration. (The service is currently in preview; details on how to sign up for the preview are provided in...
View ArticleAnnouncing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access build 3694
We are happy to let you know that .NET Framework 4.8 is now feature complete and we have an early access build to share with you all! We will continue to stabilize this release and take more fixes over...
View ArticleThe 2018 Christmas List of Best STEM Toys for Kids
Hey friends! This is my FIFTH year doing a list of Great STEM Christmas Toys for Kids! Can you believe it? In case you missed them, here's the previous years' lists! Be aware I use Amazon referral...
View ArticleUsing AI and IoT for disaster management
In countries around the world, natural disasters have been much in the news. If you had a hunch such calamities were increasing, you’re right. In 2017, hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires cost $306...
View ArticlePremium Block Blob Storage – a new level of performance
Premium Block Blob Storage, which is currently in limited public preview, unlocks a new level of performance in public cloud object storage. It uses a combination of solid-state drives in our storage...
View ArticleTime series analysis in Azure Data Explorer
Azure Data Explorer (ADX) is a lightning fast service optimized for data exploration. It supplies users with instant visibility into very large raw datasets in near real-time to analyze performance,...
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