A Year of Q#
The Quantum Architecture and Computation group launched Q#, our quantum computing programming language, a year ago on December 11th, 2017. Q# 0.1 was the result of a lot of hard work from a small,...
View ArticleHow to set up ASP.NET Core 2.2 Health Checks with BeatPulse’s...
ASP.NET Core 2.2 is out and released and upgrading my podcast site was very easy. Once I had it updated I wanted to take advantage of some of the new features. For example, I have used a number of...
View ArticleExtracting insights from IoT data using the warm path data flow
This blog continues our coverage of the solution guide published by Microsoft’s Industry Experiences team. The guide includes the following components: Ingesting data Hot path processing Cold path...
View ArticleHow smart buildings can help combat climate change
The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way governments and organizations tackle some of humanity’s thorniest challenges. In this three-part series, we looked first at common issues leaders must...
View ArticleIntroducing Clarity, a web analytics product for webmasters
Today, we are announcing the beta release of Clarity, a web analytics product which enables website developers to understand user behavior at scale. Web developers face many challenges in building...
View ArticleTaking a closer look at Python support for Azure Functions
Azure Functions provides a powerful programming model for accelerated development and serverless hosting of event-driven applications. Ever since we announced the general availability of the Azure...
View ArticleKnow exactly how much it will cost for enabling DR to your Azure VMs
Azure offers built-in disaster recovery (DR) solution for Azure Virtual Machines through Azure Site Recovery (ASR). In addition to the broadest global coverage, Azure has the most comprehensive...
View ArticleStatic websites on Azure Storage now generally available
Today we are excited to announce the general availability of static websites on Azure Storage, which is now available in all public cloud regions. What is a static website? Static websites refer to...
View ArticleHow to deploy a predictive service to Kubernetes with R and the...
It's easy to create a function in R, but what if you want to call that function from a different application, with the scale to support a large number of simultaneous requests? This article shows how...
View ArticleNew Azure DevOps Work Item Experience in Visual Studio 2019
In previous versions of Visual Studio, the work item experience was centered around queries, which need to be created and managed to find the right work items. In Visual Studio 2019, we have removed...
View ArticleKnow what businesses are nearby with Bing Maps Local Search API
The Bing Maps Locations REST APIs help developers build rich location aware applications. Today we are pleased to announce a new addition to our Locations API – the Bing Maps Local Search API. Bing...
View ArticleMicrosoft previews neural network text-to-speech
Applying the latest in deep learning innovation, Speech Service, part of Azure Cognitive Services now offers a neural network-powered text-to-speech capability. Access the preview available today....
View ArticleAzure Marketplace new offers – Volume 27
We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. From November 1 to November 16, 2018, 61 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the new offers below:...
View ArticleCreating a smart grid with technology and people
This blog post was authored by Peter Cooper, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft IoT. It’s 1882. Thomas Edison has just surpassed his breakthrough invention—the first incandescent lightbulb—by...
View ArticleStreamlined IoT device certification with Azure IoT certification service
For over three years, we have helped customers find devices that work with Azure IoT technology through the Azure Certified for IoT program and the Azure IoT device catalog. In that time, our ecosystem...
View ArticleAutomate Always On availability group deployments with SQL Virtual Machine...
We are excited to share that a new, automated way to configure high availability solutions for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) is now available using our SQL VM resource provider. To get...
View ArticleAzure Functions now supported as a step in Azure Data Factory pipelines
Azure Functions is a serverless compute service that enables you to run code on-demand without having to explicitly provision or manage infrastructure. Using Azure Functions, you can run a script or...
View ArticleAzure Backup Server now supports SQL 2017 with new enhancements
V3 is the latest upgrade for Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS). Azure Backup Server can now be installed on Windows Server 2019 with SQL 2017 as its database. MABS V3 brings key enhancements in the...
View ArticleUsing multi-stage containers for C++ development
Containers are a great tool for configuring reproducible build environments. It’s fairly easy to find Dockerfiles that provide various C++ environments. Unfortunately, it is hard to find guidance on...
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