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In this episode, Dmitry is joined by Jeremy Likness, who shows us CosmosDB. This is the Azure database-as-a-service that features geo-replication, user configurable consistency levels, and supports a variety of interfaces from the classic DocumentDB to… Continue reading CosmosDB: Serverless NoSQL for the .NET Developer | Visual Studio Toolbox
Kevin Gallo will be answering questions we didn’t get to from the Windows Developer Day on October 10th. While we’re going through the list, we will be taking live questions too.Windows community standup is a monthly online broadcast where we… Continue reading Kevin Gallo November 2017 | Windows Community Standup
This is our second to last Coding4Fun Round-up. I’m trying to decide if the next, and last, will be a 2017 Round-up or one that covers the entire time I’ve been doing the Coding4Fun blog, since January 2011. What do you think?Coding4Fun BlogHappy 9th, … Continue reading Coding4Fun November 2017 Round-up
At a time when space is at a premium and many companies are looking for room to grow, we recognize that our 500-acre campus in Redmond, Washington, is a unique asset. Neighboring a vibrant urban core, suburban towns, lakes, mountains and miles of forest, it’s one of Microsoft’s crown jewels. And as we continue to…
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Yesterday’s Alpha and Beta system update (1711.171121-1645) is now available to Delta and Omega Insiders. If you’re a member of one of these two Xbox One Update Preview rings, then you may have noticed the update starting at 2 p.m. PST today. The update will become mandatory tomorrow at 1 a.m. PST and continues to deliver on fixes to 1711, specifically improving upon the stability and performance of the Guide, streaming apps and game installations. Read on to learn more about the fixes unique to this update and check in on the Known Issues in our previous post here. FIXES: Guide… Continue reading New Preview Delta and Omega Build – 11/28/17
Microsoft believes that advances in technology will solve many of the problems created in the industrial era and help make society safer, more sustainable, efficient and inclusive. For example, as enterprises harness the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) to connect their physical assets to the cloud, they are dramatically reducing energy usage and…
The post Microsoft builds and integrates Azure Location Based Services directly into the cloud appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.
It’s time to strap in and charge out of the gate in the open beta for Steep Road to the Olympics, an officially licensed product the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The open beta will run from November 28 through December 4 for Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One and will be enhanced for Xbox One X. You’ll get to experience five different challenges in the open beta, including two Olympic events (Downhill and Big Air) in the South Korea map, along with two snowboard challenges, and one wingsuit challenge on the Japan map. There will also… Continue reading Steep Road to the Olympics Open Beta Comes to Xbox One Starting Today
Soumow sits with Rachel Nabors, Program Manager at Microsoft.Rachel Nabors (rachelnabors.com) began telling stories online as a teenager with her award-winning web comics (rachelthegreat.com). Her love of web technologies transformed into a career in f… Continue reading GALs interveiw with Rachel Nabors, Program Manager at Microsoft | GALs