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This documentation provides a comprehensive guide on how to integrate Oracle, SQL Server, and other database platforms installed on an Azure Virtual Machine (VM) with Silk virtualization for the storage layer to then use Instant Extracts to Azure AI se… Continue reading Azure IaaS, Silk Platform, and Silk Instant Extracts: Relational Databases to Azure AI
Microsoft Fabric Will Deliver Scalable Cloud Analytics for Generative AI applications
Microsoft Fabric is an all-in-one analytics solution for enterprises that covers everything from data movement to data science, Real-Time Analytics, and b… Continue reading AI/ML with Microsoft Fabric and SAS Viya. A Match made in the AI God’s Heaven?
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At Microsoft, we believe privacy is a fundamental human right. Our apps and solutions are centered around privacy and the latest addition to Microsoft Defender for individuals1 is the inclusion of privacy protectio… Continue reading Expanding Privacy protection in Microsoft Defender for Individuals
We continue to expand the Microsoft AppSource ecosystem. For this volume, 170 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the new offers below:
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AI-Driven Structured Products So… Continue reading New on Microsoft AppSource: March 26-31, 2024
Microsoft is pleased to support the first-ever SharePoint Intranet Festival | Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The event is managed by our partner SWOOP Analytics and is packed with experts and content to help guide your broader employee engagement s… Continue reading SharePoint Intranet Festival (May 22, 2024)
Happy Earth Day! In 2020, we announced that Microsoft will be a carbon negative, water positive, zero waste company that protects ecosystems—all by 2030. At Surface, we design products with the circular economy in mind, making sustainability a core par… Continue reading Earth Day 2024: Our commitment to sustainability
On a recent case, a customer was trying to restore a database from a storage account using a SAS token when they received the below error.
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.(Microsoft.SqlServer.Conn… Continue reading SQL MI Restore with valid SAS key failing with Operating System Error 86
In real time, every project would deal with Azure storage or Azure SQL Database. It can be blobs, folders/directories, files. It becomes a crucial step to validate the file\folder\table before actually using them.
Few usecases:
Suppose we have … Continue reading Azure Data Factory\ Synapse Analytics: Validate File\Folder before using!