Students in Hong Kong with Microsoft Azure certifications attract recruiters

At Microsoft we’re inspired by the faculty at universities, community colleges, and polytechnics around the globe who leverage Microsoft curriculum and teaching materials to prepare students for certifications in Microsoft Azure. These faculty members … Continue reading Students in Hong Kong with Microsoft Azure certifications attract recruiters

New Future of Work: Managing IT and security in remote scenarios with Jaime Teevan and Matt Brodsky

In this episode of the podcast, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Senior User Research Manager Matt Brodsky examine how the level of IT support available during the shift, including the ability to provide hardware and software, made the difference between laying off staff and weathering the challenges brought on by the pandemic. They also explore why remote work came with a spike in phishing threats, what the biggest thorn in the sides of IT administrators has been this past year, and where opportunities exist to prepare to keep up with tech advances and tackle future disruptions.

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BazaCall: Phony call centers lead to exfiltration and ransomware

Our continued investigation into BazaCall campaigns, those that use fraudulent call centers that trick unsuspecting users into downloading the BazaLoader malware, shows that this threat is more dangerous than what’s been discussed publicly in other security blogs and covered by the media.

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Use Custom DAX to create a Linear Regression Trendline with a Dynamic Date Hierarchy in Power BI

Custom Linear Regression DAX expressions give you insights into all components of the Y = MX + B equation.
 
Recently I was asked to provide an example of a custom Linear Regression Trendline in Power BI that can dynamically re-calculate for both … Continue reading Use Custom DAX to create a Linear Regression Trendline with a Dynamic Date Hierarchy in Power BI

Coming improvements to Azure Monitor Private Links help control its scope and onboarding process

Azure Monitor Private Links are used extensively, to provide a direct, private connection between customer VNets and their monitoring resources – Log Analytics workspaces and Application Insights components. We continuously see more customers and … Continue reading Coming improvements to Azure Monitor Private Links help control its scope and onboarding process