MSTest V2: in-assembly parallel test execution
Introduction MSTest V2 v1.3.0 Beta2 now supports in-assembly parallel execution of tests – the top most requested/commented issue on the testfx repo. The feature can dramatically reduce the total time...
View ArticleTFS 2018 Update 1 RC is available
Today we released the release candidate for Team Foundation Server 2018 Update 1. Here are the important links: TFS 2018.1 RC1 Release notes TFS 2018.1 RC1 Web installer TFS 2018.1 RC1 ISO image TFS...
View ArticleStakeholders can now view VSTS Analytics widgets
Why can’t Stakeholders view the Analytics widgets? That is a question we often heard. Now we have an answer. They can! Well, now they can. We’ve updated the VSTS Analytics extension to allow users with...
View ArticleAzure Storage SDKs for Python, Ruby and PHP now generally available
Today we are excited to announce the general availability of the Azure Storage SDKs for Python, Ruby and PHP! Thanks to everyone who participated in the previews and provided feedback. This GA release...
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New in Stream Analytics: General availability of sub-streams, query...
Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of several features in Azure Stream Analytics. These features are designed to help address a variety of scenarios for both enterprise and...
View ArticleSupporting AzureAD Conditional Access Policy across VSTS
In February 2017, VSTS announced support for Azure Active Directory Conditional Access Policy (CAP). One caveat that was called out in that announcement was that alternate authentication mechanisms,...
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Lambda Architecture using Azure #CosmosDB: Faster performance, Low TCO, Low...
Azure Cosmos DB provides a scalable database solution that can handle both batch and real-time ingestion and querying and enables developers to implement lambda architectures with low TCO. Lambda...
View ArticleFull MeitY accreditation enables Indian public sector to deploy on Azure
Microsoft recently became one of the first global cloud service providers to achieve full accreditation by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for the Government of India....
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Three new reasons to love the TSI explorer
Today we’re pleased to announce three new Time Series Insights (TSI) explorer capabilities that we think our users are going to love. First, we are delighted to share that the TSI explorer, the...
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Integrate Azure Security Center alerts into SIEM solutions
We heard from several customers that you need a way to view your Azure Security Center alerts in your SIEM solution for a centralized view of your security posture across your organization. Today, we...
View ArticleNew Azure Data Factory self-paced hands-on lab for UI
A few weeks back, we announced the public preview release of the new browser-based V2 UI experience for Azure Data Factory. We’ve since partnered with Pragmatic Works, who have been long-time experts...
View ArticleCustomer success stories with Azure Backup: Russell Reynolds
This is the first of a blog series which presents success stories from customers with Azure Backup. Here we discuss how Azure Backup helped Russell Reynolds Customer background Russell Reynolds is a...
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Jenkins on Azure: from zero to hero
We are excited to announce a refresh for the Microsoft Jenkins offer in Azure Marketplace. Like the previous version, this offer allows customers to run a Jenkins master on a Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS)...
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SDKs Now Available for Latest Bing Search APIs
We are pleased to announce preview availability of SDKs for the Cognitive Services - Bing Search APIs. Currently available as REST APIs, the Bing APIs v7 now have SDKs in four languages: C#, Java,...
View ArticleAnnouncing TypeScript 2.7
Today we’re proud to announce the release of TypeScript 2.7! If you’re not familiar with TypeScript, it’s a language that brings optional static types to JavaScript by building on JavaScript itself....
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Analysis of Trump’s State of the Union Speech, with R
President Trump's State of the Union speech was last night, and it seemed to me it dragged on a bit. That's because it was apparently the slowest SOTU speech in history, based on average number of...
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How is AI for video different from AI for images
Extracting insights from video, or using AI technologies, presents an additional set of challenges and opportunities for optimization as compared to images. There is a misconception that AI for video...
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A great developer experience for Ansible
As customers grow their deployed application in Azure, we are seeing increased interest in DevOps space for configuration management. In the rapidly evolving cloud space, bringing the on-premises...
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R Consortium funding for projects and R user groups
If you're an organizer of an R-focused meetup group, or are planning a community-led R conference, the 2018 R Consortium R User Group Support Program is now accepting applications for sponsorship. The...
View ArticleWindows 10 SDK Preview Build 17083 now available
Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 17083 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 17083 contains bug fixes and under...
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