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Kubernetes Metadata and Logs Filtering is now in Public Preview. Gain richer context and improved visibility into their workloads! Continue reading Public Preview: Kubernetes Metadata and Logs Filtering in Azure Monitor – Container Insights
Not yet up to speed on all the new T-SQL Enhancements available in SQL Server 2022 and Azure SQL Database? Want to learn nine new capabilities in just nine minutes? Join MVP Lenni Lobel on Data Exposed to learn about DATE_BUCKET, DATETRUNC, LEAST and G… Continue reading New T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2022 | Data Exposed: MVP Edition
Introduction
Customers evaluating or already using SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI) need to estimate how much time a database restore would take to complete. This estimation could be required when designing an SLA and/or SLO, or to assess whether a databa… Continue reading Azure SQL Managed Instance Point-In-Time Restore Service Level Expectation
On May 28th, we held the fourth webinar in our “Think Like a People Scientist” series where I was joined by Kate Feeney (Principal People Scientist) and Christina Rasieleski (Senior People Scientist) from our Viva People Science team. This was an insig… Continue reading Think like a People Scientist: Designing a survey that meets your organization’s needs
Azure NetApp Files backup expands the data protection capabilities of Azure NetApp Files by providing fully managed backup solution for long-term snapshot archive, recovery, and compliance. Continue reading General Availability: Azure NetApp Files backup
Azure Load Balancer now supports health event logs to help you identify and troubleshoot ongoing issues affecting your load balancer resource’s health. Continue reading Public preview: Azure Load Balancer health event logs
USB4SAP and Data Factory
With USB4SAP, Data Factory users can access SAP data. This data can be used to refresh PowerBI semantic models in live and cache mode. USB4SAP provides deep integration into your SAP system (for raw tables data, as well a… Continue reading Using USB4SAP and Data Factory to extract SAP data for PowerBI in live and cache mode
Heya folks, Ned here again. With the publication of Windows 11 24H2 Release Preview, customers are trying out the new OS prior to general availability. If you were in the Windows Insider Canary or Dev release program for the past few yea… Continue reading Accessing a third-party NAS with SMB in Windows 11 24H2 may fail