Archive for the ‘Azure’ Category

Azure Data platform End2End – learning workshop(s)

Great resource and learning workshop(s) (thanks Fabio Braga) for understanding the Azure Data Platform and how to apply the platform services on data projects, specially covering the scenarios like relational data pipelines, big data file ingestion and processing with Spark clusters, non structured data and the use of AI to generate insights, real time ingestion […]

July 13, 2020 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Azure.com operates on Azure…

Interesting 2 part reading on Azure operations: Azure.com operates on Azure part 1: Design principles and best practices How Azure.com operates on Azure part 2: Technology and architecture Key take away diagram(s)….The Pillars…   and the Architecture… and the regional Architecture hosted in App services…

July 1, 2020 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Azure Scaffold Templates

‘Azure Scaffolding’ for Cloud essentially refers to creating Cloud design to establish an architecture foundation that supports a scalable, reliable, flexible, dynamic, and redundant architecture. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/azure-scaffold-templates/ba-p/1455574

June 30, 2020 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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New! Dynamics 365 Virtual Agent for Customer Service is available for preview

Dynamics 365 Virtual Agent.. So, the new cloud service which was announced in the public preview in April 2019 is now available (still in preview). It goes without saying, so easy to develop and deploy the virtual agent / bot, I actually did one within 15 minutes…. no boundaries on what you can do with […]

June 5, 2019 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Microsoft Flow to Logic Apps : Experiences compared

Summarising the Microsoft Flow to Logic Apps experience in a #OnePager….   #digitaltransformation #cloudcomputing #cloudsolutions #microsoftflow #businessapplications #logicapps #azure #office365 #integrations #workflowautomation #onepager PS: Elements and parameters like security, governance, application lifecycle management etc… are not covered in the One Pager.

April 15, 2019 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Microsoft 365 Security Center reaches general availability

Details at the link below: Microsoft 365 Security Center reaches general availability – Microsoft Tech Community – 389656

March 31, 2019 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Managing Windows 10 with Intune – The Many Ways to Enrol

There are many ways to enrol Windows 10 devices into Microsoft Intune for device management. Some are User-driven and some controlled by IT administrators, Some exist to support BYOD programs and others to streamline modern provisioning scenarios and management for corporate-owned devices. Nicely presented in a single slide, thanks Scott Duffey.     Managing Windows […]

September 2, 2018 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Azure IoT Reference Architecture update

  Azure IoT Reference Architecture update | Blog | Microsoft Azure

May 27, 2018 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Top Partner Product Questions

  Review the top product questions asked by Partners during the presales and deployment phases of their customer projects – including deployment, configuration, demos, migration, value proposition, and licensing Top Partner Product Questions

May 22, 2018 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Use Compliance Manager to help meet data protection and regulatory requirements when using Microsoft cloud services – Office 365

  Compliance Manager, a workflow-based risk assessment tool in the Microsoft Service Trust Portal, enables you to track, assign, and verify your organization’s regulatory compliance activities related to Microsoft cloud services, such as Office 365, Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Azure. Use Compliance Manager to help meet data protection and regulatory requirements when using Microsoft cloud […]

May 22, 2018 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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