Identify log write limits on Azure SQL Managed Instance using QPI library

Azure SQL Managed Instance is fully managed SQL Server instance hosted in Azure cloud. Managed Instance introduces some limits such as max log write throughput that can slow down your workload. In this post you will see how to identify write log throughput issue on Managed Instance. Azure SQL Managed Instance has several built-in resource… Continue reading Identify log write limits on Azure SQL Managed Instance using QPI library

Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown Coming to Xbox Game Preview Spring 2019

Today, we have some really exciting news coming out of Crytek. Last summer, we announced that we’d be partnering with Microsoft to release our online multiplayer bounty hunting FPS Hunt: Showdown into Xbox Game Preview. Now we can narrow down that launch window and reveal that our title will be coming soon to Xbox Game Preview and release this spring. If you haven’t played Hunt: Showdown yet, you can get a taste of the dark, tense atmosphere and competitive gameplay in the new teaser video that we released today. We continue to want Hunt: Showdown’s development to be community-driven, and… Continue reading Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown Coming to Xbox Game Preview Spring 2019

13 New Titles Announced for ID@Xbox Ahead of GDC 2019

It’s that time of year again where talented game developers from around the world come together for the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, and the ID@Xbox team is ready to kick off another showcase of amazing titles from independent developers in the ID@Xbox program. We’re looking forward to this year at GDC, with 13 newly announced titles joining us in San Francisco and a total of 30 games featured across the Microsoft Booth, in the lower level of the South Hall, and our Developer Showcase event for media. We’re excited to share a closer look at newly announced… Continue reading 13 New Titles Announced for ID@Xbox Ahead of GDC 2019

Cloud Commercial Communities webinar and podcast newsletter–March 2019

Welcome to the Cloud Commercial Communities monthly webinar and podcast update. Each month the team focuses on core programs, updates, trends, and technologies that Microsoft partners and customers need to know to increase success using Azure and Dynamics. Continue reading Cloud Commercial Communities webinar and podcast newsletter–March 2019