Azure Backup now supports BEK encrypted Azure virtual machines
Azure Backup stands firm on the promise of simplicity, security, and reliability by giving customers a smooth and dependable experience across scenarios. Continuing on the enterprise data-protection...
View Article4 tips for keeping your resolution to learn Azure
It's that time of year when many people take pride in the resolutions they met, lament the ones they failed to keep, and make new ones to start afresh. Recently, I spoke with a friend and former...
View ArticleA tour of the data.table package by creator Matt Dowle
The data.table package provides a high-performance interface for querying and manipulating data tables (a close cousin of data frames). In the video below (recorded at the H2OWorld conference), creator...
View Article#ifdef WINDOWS – Dev Center Analytics with Hannah Jimma
Analytics are invaluable when it comes to continued success with Microsoft Store. Dev Center analytics enable developers to measure success and generate learnings about how users use their creations,...
View ArticleWindows Template Studio 1.6 released!
We’re extremely excited to announce the Windows Template Studio 1.6! In this release, we added in app scheme launch, finalized our work for localization, massive improvements in accessibility, and...
View ArticleTake a Break with Azure Functions
So, it’s Christmas time. The office is empty, the boss is away, and you’ve got a bit of free time on your hands. How about learning a new skill and having some fun? Azure Functions are a serverless...
View ArticleTop stories from the VSTS community – 2017.12.22
Here are top stories we found in our streams this week related to DevOps, VSTS, TFS and other interesting topics. TOP STORIES How to setup a VSTS pipelines for Azure Service Fabric and its containing...
View ArticleBecause it’s Friday: Deck the Halls
Sure, this is a promo for a movie, but I'd love to have a full-length single of this: Relatedly, if you want to settle an argument about which pop diva has the greatest vocal range, Giora Simchoni used...
View ArticleHow to set up a 10″ Touchscreen LCD for Raspberry Pi
I'm a big fan of the SunFounder tech kits (https://www.sunfounder.com), and my kids and I have built several Raspberry Pi projects with their module/sensor kits. This holiday vacation we have two...
View ArticleMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The Revolutions team is celebrating Christmas today, and we're taking a break with family and enjoying good food. And given the number of Eggnogs that are being prepared — thanks to Hadley Wickham's...
View ArticleTop stories from the VSTS community – 2017.12.29
Here are top stories we found in our streams this week related to DevOps, VSTS, TFS and other interesting topics. TOP STORIES My Top 5 Blog Posts of 2017 – Mike Douglas2017 was an exciting year full of...
View ArticleDo you have bad R habits? Here’s how to identify and fix them.
RStudio's Jenny Bryan (whose recent interviews here and here you should definitely check out) has some excellent advice for improving your workflow for R: Use. Projects. — @JennyBryan at #EARLConf2017...
View ArticleLast week in Azure: Azure HDInsight, Azure Cosmos DB, and more
Welcome to 2018! This edition of Last Week in Azure covers the final two weeks of 2017. Just before everyone disappeared for the holiday break here in Redmond, the news focused on Azure HDInsight....
View ArticleAzure #CosmosDB: Recap of 2017
It was a pretty amazing year for Azure Cosmos DB, highlighted by the launch of the service, the preview and general availability of Graph, Table APIs, MongoDB API, native Spark connector and many...
View ArticleMigration checklist when moving to Azure App Service
I have been continuously getting requests from customers, colleagues and partners around what to consider when migrating applications to Azure PaaS service but more specifically to the App Service....
View ArticleAzure Analysis Services features on Azure Friday
Built on the proven analytics engine in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, Azure Analysis Services delivers enterprise-grade BI semantic modeling capabilities with the scale, flexibility, and...
View ArticleAzure Data Lake tools integrates with VSCode Data Lake Explorer and Azure...
If you are a data scientist and want to explore the data and understand what is being saved and what the hierarchy of the folder is, please try Data Lake Explorer in VSCode ADL Tools. If you are a...
View ArticleBuild richer apps with your time series data
Today, we are pleased to announce the release of new TSI developer tools, including an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template, API code samples, and easy-to-follow documentation for developers. TSI’s...
View ArticleNetwork virtualization using SCVMM and TFS/VSTS for your Build-Deploy-Test...
Network Virtualization Network Virtualization provides ability to create multiple virtual networks on a shared physical network. Each tenant gets a complete isolated virtual network, which includes...
View ArticleDesigning, building, and operating microservices on Azure
I'm excited to announce that the AzureCAT patterns and practices team has published new guidance about microservices titled Designing, building, and operating microservices on Azure. Microservices have...
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