New Year, new Microsoft 365 Core advanced deployment guides for Exchange, SharePoint, and Teams!

New Year, new Microsoft 365 Core advanced deployment guides for Exchange, SharePoint, and Teams!

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New Years’ Resolutions:


  



  1. Work out 3-5 days a week. 

  2. Spend more time with family. 

  3. Deploy Microsoft 365 services to make my company more efficient and secure. 


  


We can’t help you with the first two, but we can help you deploy Microsoft 365 services to improve your company’s efficiency and security with the new Core onboarding advanced deployment guides.  


 


  


Learn how:


 


 


Did you know that thousands of customers use the Core onboarding advanced deployment guides each month? The Microsoft 365 Admin Center features Core advanced deployment guides that simplify moving from On-Premises IT to the Cloud. 


IT Pros can use our core onboarding guides to speed deployment and configure Azure Active Directory, DNS, networking, identity management, and more with advanced deployment guides from Microsoft. 


 


 


Core onboarding involves service provisioning and tenant and identity integration. The Core onboarding advanced deployment guides for onboarding services include:  



 


Here’s how IT Pros can access the Core advanced deployment guides by clicking the purple hammer link in the below tile. 


An image demonstrating how to access the Core onboarding advanced deployment guides in the Training, guides, & assistance section of the Microsoft 365 admin center.An image demonstrating how to access the Core onboarding advanced deployment guides in the Training, guides, & assistance section of the Microsoft 365 admin center.


 


 


Once there, Core Advanced deployment guides are found in the Identity and authentication section.


 


An image demonstrating how to access the Identity and authentication section.An image demonstrating how to access the Identity and authentication section.


 


 


Completing the deployment steps outlined in the Core advanced deployment guides creates a strong foundation upon which additional Microsoft 365 Cloud Services can be deployed successfully and with confidence.


 


Helpful resources


 


Learn about all deployment guides and setup wizards:



Access advanced deployment guides without signing in:



Getting started with advanced deployment guides within the Microsoft 365 admin center:



  • Go to https://admin.microsoft.com/ and log in

  • Once logged in, go to the Home page and look for the Training, guides, & assistance card 

  • Select Advanced deployment guides & assistance

Azure SQL VM: Azure Backup & restore for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines [Ep.10] | Data Exposed

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In the next episode in the Azure SQL VM series, join Anna Hoffman, Logan Carrington, and Kartik Pullabhotla as they discuss various options for Azure Backup and restore on SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines.


 


Watch on Data Exposed


 


Resources:


Back up SQL Server databases to Azure – Azure Backup


Azure SQL Virtual Machine Reimagined Series


 


View/share our latest episodes on Microsoft Learn and YouTube!

Azure Marketplace new offers – January 4, 2023

Azure Marketplace new offers – January 4, 2023

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We continue to expand the Azure Marketplace ecosystem. For this volume, 133 new offers successfully met the onboarding criteria and went live. See details of the new offers below:


 







































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Get it now in our marketplace


AI Assist.png AI Assist: Aisera’s AI Assist supports service desk teams through ticket automation, classifying and routing tickets and cases to reduce bounce rates and improve resolution times. AI Assist can also recommend similar tickets and cases, knowledge articles, and next-best actions. 
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BUI Cyber MXDR: BUI’s Cyber MXDR service runs on Microsoft security technology and delivers compliance reporting; monitoring for databases, infrastructure, and access; and real-time threat hunting for your IT security landscape. It’s enriched with BUI playbooks and analytics, custom dashboards, and integrations.


Chrome OS.png Chrome OS Change Password Notifier: Support the synchronization of your users’ Chrome OS passwords with their Azure Active Directory passwords. Whenever a user’s Azure Active Directory password is changed, Change Password Notifier informs Chrome OS and triggers an online sign-in if SAML single sign-on password synchronization is activated.
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CloudPilot – Application Assessment: Through static code analysis, configuration data, and development team interaction, CloudPilot provides comprehensive reports on scanned applications and their readiness to migrate to cloud environments.


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Consul on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1: This offer from AskforCloud provides HashiCorp Consul on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1. HashiCorp Consul is an open-source tool for solving networking and security challenges pertaining to microservices and cloud infrastructure.


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Cosmo Tech Simulation and Bonsai: Cosmo Tech’s 360-degree simulation digital twin platform can predict the possible futures of an organization, facilitating decision-making and solving complex industrial problems. Build resilience to future events by running what-if and how-to scenarios.


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DMZedge Server NextGen Cloud Edition (PAYG): DMZedge from South River Technologies is a cross-platform reverse proxy server that offers a multi-layered security solution when combined with Cornerstone MFT Server. DMZedge lives outside the corporate firewall, serving as a proxy between authorized end users on the internet and the internal network.


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Docker CE on CentOS Stream 8 Minimal: This offer from Art Group provides Docker Community Edition on a minimal installation of CentOS Stream 8. Docker CE is an open-source containerization platform that simplifies the distribution and deployment of your applications.


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ESG Fusion by ERM: ESG Fusion from Environmental Resources Management is an AI-enabled service that provides environmental, social, and governance due diligence and screening to help investment professionals make better decisions. ESG Fusion evaluates more than a dozen factors to provide a comprehensive assessment of a company’s ESG risks and opportunities.


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Fly (SaaS) for Microsoft 365 Tenant-to-Tenant Migration: Easily move, migrate, or consolidate content between different Microsoft 365 tenants with Fly from AvePoint. Use Fly to quickly respond to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or other Microsoft 365 tenant restructuring needs.


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Harbor, Packaged by Bitnami: This offer from Bitnami provides an image of Harbor on a ready-to-run virtual machine. Harbor is an open-source registry to store, sign, and scan content. It adds security, identity, and management functionalities to the open-source Docker distribution.


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Hyper-V Server 2019 on Azure: This offer from Ntegral provides Hyper-V Server 2019 on a Microsoft Azure virtual machine. With Hyper-V running on Azure, you can replicate Hyper-V virtual machines running on-premises, serving as a disaster recovery and backup solution.


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InsecureWeb Dark Web Monitoring: InsecureWeb can protect your company and clients from cyberattacks and ensure your business data isn’t being distributed on the dark web. InsecureWeb monitors activity happening on hidden websites, in chat rooms, and via peer-to-peer networks, watching for relevant information and indicators of ongoing or future attacks.


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Intel NLP Workflow for Azure Machine Learning Platform: This contained environment from Intel provides natural language processing (NLP) training and inferencing using Intel’s optimized software. Users can count on easy-to-use APIs to perform end-to-end NLP training, inferencing, and deployment.


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Job Scheduling Sample v1: This sample brain and simulator for the Bonsai machine learning platform lets you teach an AI to schedule jobs intelligently for a small production line using a FlexSim model. The simulator is a model (sometimes called a digital twin) of a small sheet-metal production line.


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Kotlin on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: This offer from AskforCloud provides Kotlin on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Kotlin is an open-source statically typed programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine, along with Android and JavaScript. Kotlin provides many ways to reuse code between multiple platforms for productive programming.


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Kotlin on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: This offer from AskforCloud provides Kotlin on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Kotlin is an open-source statically typed programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine, along with Android and JavaScript. Kotlin provides many ways to reuse code between multiple platforms for productive programming.


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Kotlin Programming Language on Debian 10: This offer from AskforCloud provides Kotlin on Debian 10. Kotlin is an open-source statically typed programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine, along with Android and JavaScript. Kotlin provides many ways to reuse code between multiple platforms for productive programming.


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Kotlin Programming Language on Debian 11: This offer from AskforCloud provides Kotlin on Debian 11. Kotlin is an open-source statically typed programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine, along with Android and JavaScript. Kotlin provides many ways to reuse code between multiple platforms for productive programming.


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Kotlin Programming Language on Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS: This offer from AskforCloud provides Kotlin on Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS. Kotlin is an open-source statically typed programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine, along with Android and JavaScript. Kotlin provides many ways to reuse code between multiple platforms for productive programming.


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Kotlin Programming Language on Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS: This offer from AskforCloud provides Kotlin on Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS. Kotlin is an open-source statically typed programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine, along with Android and JavaScript. Kotlin provides many ways to reuse code between multiple platforms for productive programming.


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Kotlin Programming Language on Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS: This offer from AskforCloud provides Kotlin on Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS. Kotlin is an open-source statically typed programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine, along with Android and JavaScript. Kotlin provides many ways to reuse code between multiple platforms for productive programming.


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ME Applications Manager – 500 Monitors (No Add-Ons): ManageEngine Applications Manager is an integrated application and server performance monitoring solution that helps organizations ensure high availability and optimal performance of their business-critical applications.


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NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation – RHEL 9: This image from NVIDIA with RTX Virtual Workstation software enables customers to spin up a virtual machine in minutes. Easily configure an NVIDIA GPU-powered instance with the vCPU, memory, and storage you need without having to purchase any physical hardware.


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NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation – Windows Server 2022: This image from NVIDIA with RTX Virtual Workstation software enables customers to easily spin up a virtual machine in minutes. Easily configure an NVIDIA GPU-powered instance with the vCPU, memory, and storage you need without having to purchase any physical hardware.


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Packer on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1: This offer from AskforCloud provides Packer on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1. Packer is an open-source tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source template.


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PostgreSQL by Kockpit: This offer from Kockpit provides an image of PostgreSQL 15 on Ubuntu 20.04.02 LTS. Use the image to launch a virtual machine with a predefined version of Postgres designed for production environments on Microsoft Azure.


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Product Knowledge Graph Builder: Designed for e-commerce, Product Knowledge Graph Builder from WordLift enriches brands’ content with structured data, making products understandable to search engines and voice assistants. Increase the visibility of your e-commerce products and get rich results from your merchant feeds.


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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0: This offer from Ntegral provides Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 on a Microsoft Azure virtual machine. Red Hat Enterprise Linux has built-in security features such as Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) and mandatory access controls to help you combat intrusions and meet regulatory compliance.


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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3: This offer from Ntegral provides Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 on a Microsoft Azure virtual machine. Red Hat Enterprise Linux has built-in security features such as Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) and mandatory access controls to help you combat intrusions and meet regulatory compliance.


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Rubrik: Policy-Based Protection for Microsoft 365: With Rubrik, data is always secure and rapidly available in the event of a ransomware attack, accidental deletion, or corruption. Rubrik orchestrates policy-based protection of Microsoft 365 assets. Search and restore operations cover Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams.


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Rust Programming Language on CentOS 8: This offer from AskforCloud provides Rust on CentOS 8. Rust is an open-source programming language that’s fast and memory-efficient. It can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages.


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Rust Programming Language on CentOS Stream 8: This offer from AskforCloud provides Rust on CentOS Stream 8. Rust is an open-source programming language that’s fast and memory-efficient. It can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages.


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Rust Programming Language on Debian 10: This offer from AskforCloud provides Rust on Debian 10. Rust is an open-source programming language that’s fast and memory-efficient. It can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages.


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Rust Programming Language on Debian 11: This offer from AskforCloud provides Rust on Debian 11. Rust is an open-source programming language that’s fast and memory-efficient. It can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages.


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Rust Programming Language on Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS: This offer from AskforCloud provides Rust on Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS. Rust is an open-source programming language that’s fast and memory-efficient. It can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages.


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Rust Programming Language on Windows Server 2012 R2: This offer from AskforCloud provides Rust on Windows Server 2012 R2. Rust is an open-source programming language that’s fast and memory-efficient. It can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages.


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Rust Programming Language on Windows Server 2016: This offer from AskforCloud provides Rust on Windows Server 2016. Rust is an open-source programming language that’s fast and memory-efficient. It can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages.


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Rust Programming Language on Windows Server 2019: This offer from AskforCloud provides Rust on Windows Server 2019. Rust is an open-source programming language that’s fast and memory-efficient. It can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages.


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Rust Programming Language on Windows Server 2022: This offer from AskforCloud provides Rust on Windows Server 2022. Rust is an open-source programming language that’s fast and memory-efficient. It can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages.


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Telemedica: Telemedica from High-Tech Systems & Software SRL enables doctors to deliver consultations and review patient information from anywhere at any time. Doctors can access consultation histories, patient-submitted files, chat logs, and recommendations or prescribed treatments.


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Terraform on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1: This offer from AskforCloud provides Terraform on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1. Terraform is an open-source infrastructure-as-code tool created by HashiCorp. With Terraform, users can efficiently build, change, and version infrastructure.


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Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS: This offer from Bansir provides an image of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) and includes support from Bansir’s team of systems engineers. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS server is lightweight and designed for ease of use, security, and stability.


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Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS: This offer from Bansir provides an image of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) and includes support from Bansir’s team of systems engineers. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server is lightweight and designed for ease of use, security, and stability.


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Vault on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1: This offer from AskforCloud provides Vault on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1. Vault is an identity-based encryption management system from HashiCorp. Vault helps organizations reduce the risk of breaches and data exposure with security automation and encryption.


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VenueArc – Venue Booking & Event Management: VenueArc streamlines booking and event management for performing art centers. Its centralized platform, hosted on Microsoft Azure, fosters collaboration between departments and offers round-the-clock availability. A dedicated support team monitors the program and responds to requests at any time.


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VSFTP on Linux- Red Hat 8.6 Minimal: This offer from Art Group provides VSFTP on a minimal installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6. VSFTP is an FTP server for Unix-like systems. In addition to a small system footprint, VSFTP’s advantages include bandwidth throttling and the ability to handle virtual users.


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VSFTP on Linux- Red Hat 9 Minimal: This offer from Art Group provides VSFTP on a minimal installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. VSFTP is an FTP server for Unix-like systems. In addition to a small system footprint, VSFTP’s advantages include bandwidth throttling and the ability to handle virtual users.


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VSFTP on SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Minimal: This offer from Art Group provides VSFTP on a minimal installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12. VSFTP is an FTP server for Unix-like systems. In addition to a small system footprint, VSFTP’s advantages include bandwidth throttling and the ability to handle virtual users.


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VSFTP on SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Minimal: This offer from Art Group provides VSFTP on a minimal installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15. VSFTP is an FTP server for Unix-like systems. In addition to a small system footprint, VSFTP’s advantages include bandwidth throttling and the ability to handle virtual users.


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VSFTP on Ubuntu 18.04 Minimal: This offer from Art Group provides VSFTP on a minimal installation of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). VSFTP is an FTP server for Unix-like systems. In addition to a small system footprint, VSFTP’s advantages include bandwidth throttling and the ability to handle virtual users.


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VSFTP on Ubuntu 20.04 Minimal: This offer from Art Group provides VSFTP on a minimal installation of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa). VSFTP is an FTP server for Unix-like systems. In addition to a small system footprint, VSFTP’s advantages include bandwidth throttling and the ability to handle virtual users.


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VSFTP on Ubuntu 22.04 Minimal: This offer from Art Group provides VSFTP on a minimal installation of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish). VSFTP is an FTP server for Unix-like systems. In addition to a small system footprint, VSFTP’s advantages include bandwidth throttling and the ability to handle virtual users.



Go further with workshops, proofs of concept, and implementations


Tiger Data Fabric.png Accelerator for Implementing Data Fabric on Azure: Tiger Analytics will set up Tiger Data Fabric, an accelerator for implementing data lakes and data fabric on Microsoft Azure. Tiger Data Fabric has powerful low-code self-service and governance capabilities at its core, enabling quicker data pipeline setup.
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ACP Smart Monitoring: 1-Day Implementation: ACP will implement a turnkey infrastructure-monitoring solution in your Microsoft Azure environment. To represent your systems visually, ACP uses different workbook designs and gives you the possibility of a detailed system-specific view. This offer is available in German.


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AI Workshop: 3-Day Proof of Concept: In this workshop from Exadel, functional and technical leaders will learn about state-of-the-art AI, AI building blocks, Azure Cognitive Services, and MLOps with Azure Machine Learning Studio. This will be followed by identifying a use case for a three-day proof of concept of an AI solution.


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Application Modernization: 4-Week Implementation: After a feasibility assessment and a cost analysis, Nebulan will deploy your company’s applications on Microsoft Azure to give you operational efficiency and intelligent scaling. This offer is available only in Spanish.


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App of the Future: 1-Week Proof of Concept: In this engagement, Atmosera will conduct a design workshop to uncover key objectives, ideate on solutions, and create a rapid prototype or reference architecture for a new cloud-native app on Microsoft Azure. Accelerate your journey to innovation with a modernized application and data landscape.


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Azure and OCI: 3-Month Implementation: System Support Co. Ltd.’s one-stop offer for Oracle Database PaaS on Microsoft Azure includes a pre-migration assessment, a proof of concept, a production migration, and post-migration maintenance. This offer is available only in Japanese.


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Azure Governance and Security: 3-Week Implementation: Using cloud computing and service models, Kuralkan Bilisim will train customers how to efficiently govern cloud resources and implement security configurations. This will include modules concerning Azure management groups, Azure Resource Graph, Azure Policy, Azure Backup, and Azure Blueprints.


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Azure Landing Zone Implementation: HAFN IT will provide customers with an operational Azure environment that includes basic governance, compliance, security, cost management, and change management features. Based on Terraform from HashiCorp, each Azure landing zone is automated and standardized. This service is available only in German.


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Azure Managed Services by e& Enterprise Cloud: In this managed service, e& enterprise, formerly known as Etisalat Digital, will take care of your cloud infrastructure while ensuring deployments are secure and meet your regulatory compliance needs. See details for the Standard tier, the Premium tier, and potential add-ons.


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Azure Platform: 4-Week Implementation: Fellowmind Enterprise Scale enables automated deployment of Azure through Infrastructure-as-Code methods. In this way, Fellowmind can provide a fast track to Azure. The implementation, based on Microsoft best practices, will be validated with customers.


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Azure Virtual Desktop: 1-Month Proof of Concept: Hitachi will deliver a proof of concept of Azure Virtual Desktop so you can work remotely, scale out quickly, ensure security with multi-factor authentication and data removal control, and use geographically distant regions to safeguard against disaster. This offer is available only in Japanese.


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Business Process Validation Framework: 5-Week Implementation: Insight will identify core business processes and associated data requirements for your company, then make recommendations for deploying a new business process validation framework on a modern Azure data platform. The aim is to fast-track the creation and maintenance of business process rules and to provide repeatability for future use cases.


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Connected Products: 6-Hour Workshop: In this workshop concerning IoT products and the changing manufacturing landscape, Cluster Reply will understand your company’s situation, determine how to connect your products, present the advantages of Microsoft Azure, and define a plan for your IoT journey.


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Defend Against Threats with SIEM Plus XDR: Improve your security posture and uncover risks with BJSS Limited’s cybersecurity workshop. BJSS will inspect your Microsoft 365 cloud and on-premises environments across email, identity, and data, then help you build a business case for a production deployment of Microsoft Sentinel.


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IoT Discovery Workshop for Azure IoT: This workshop from NTT DATA Business Solutions AG will enable you to harness the potential of the Internet of Things and to define a digital strategy. Learn how to connect devices, how to make the best use of Azure IoT, and how to analyze and evaluate acquired data.


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Microsoft Purview: 4-Week Proof of Concept: Verne Technology Group will deliver a proof of concept of Microsoft Purview so you can monitor and control your organization’s data on a large scale and derive greater value from it. This offer is available only in Spanish.


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SAP on Azure Managed Service (4 Weeks): Professionals from Orange Business Services will support you in deploying, migrating, and maintaining SAP applications in a Microsoft Azure environment. Stay focused on your core business and innovate faster with native Azure functionalities and the expertise of Orange Business Services.


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Services for Prisma Cloud CWP Optimization: Palo Alto Networks will optimize Prisma Cloud workflows, processes, and playbooks within your Microsoft Azure environment. Prisma Cloud offers comprehensive cloud workload protection for virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes apps, serverless functions, and more.


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waterunderground by InTTrust: 6-Month Implementation: In this engagement, InTTrust will implement its waterunderground sustainability solution, which uses Azure and IoT technologies to monitor quality and quantity trends for underground water. waterunderground also tracks indications of unusual over-pumping and alerts you to water quality changes.


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Workshop: Innovate with Azure AI and Cloud Scale: Talent Business Solutions can support your company’s digital transformation initiatives. In this workshop, Talent Business Solutions will identify areas for innovation using Microsoft AI and cloud solutions. This offer is available only in French.



Contact our partners


Accenture Cloud Foundations Framework for Azure

Advanced Azure Visibility: 2-Week Implementation



Akinon Commerce: B2C and B2B



AL_ACS: Adapter for Azure Blob Storage and SAP



Application Innovation Engagement: 4-Week Assessment



Apporto Secure Virtual Desktops



Azure Cost Optimization: 3-Week Assessment



Azure Sentinel Onboarding: 5-Day Assessment



Azure VMware Solution: 2-Hour Briefing



Azure VMWare Solution Migration



Barracuda Managed Firewall



Campaign Manager Service Platform



Cloud Email Migration Service



Creating a Central Customer Database: 1-Hour Briefing



Discovery for Azure Cloud: 4-Week Assessment



DocuSense



Elitmind Smart Audit Platform



Ethics & Compliance



EY Application Threat Detection and Response for SAP



EY Security Baseline Definition



EY Space for Earth



GS Retail CX Solution



GUI on Debian 10



GUI on Debian 11



Habu



Help Desk from Palladsys



idbox Digital Onboarding



IMPACT – Planning & Reporting



Info-Tech Leave Software



Info-Tech Payroll Software



Innovation Jumpstart: 6-Week App Transformation



Jet Analytics for Dynamics 365



JioThings Smart Sub-Metering



Kairos365FSM



Managed Azure Professional Plan: 4-Week Implementation



MapmyIndia Mappls API Suite



Matrix Products: 1-Day Assessment



Mining Analytics: 3-Week Assessment



Qualify Video QC



QuasarDB Community Edition



rt360 Governance, Risk & Compliance Product Suite



Rx Connect



Rx Edit



Server Cloud Management



ShopSphere Insights



Smart Public Area Solution



Smart Shopping Mall Solution



SoMAX: 12-Month Subscription



Storya: Content Automation for Digital Signage



TCO Assessment for Azure VMware Services



Telestream Cloud Transform



The Reporting Hub



Timed Text Speech



TimeFleX Solutions: Desk Sharing



Timeqode: BPM Platform



Valeri (Social Media Analytics)



VergeLink | IoT-Connectivity for Machine Builders



Wipro Intelligent Volume Optimization and Risk (IVOR)



Work Force Analytics


Workshop: Better AI with Enterprise CDP

Automate your tasks with the Automate tab—now in Excel for Windows and Mac

Automate your tasks with the Automate tab—now in Excel for Windows and Mac

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The Automate tab is growing beyond your web browser and onto your desktop! Starting today, the Automate tab is now available for all eligible users in Excel for Windows and Mac. Previously, this tab was only available in Excel on the web. 


 


With this new tab, create and modify scripts that automate your repetitive tasks using Office Scripts. Enhance your workbook by connecting popular applications like Microsoft Teams or SharePoint to build workflows with Power Automate. Combine these productivity technologies to have Power Automate schedule your Office Script. This tab represents the first stage of uniting automation solutions across platforms. We’re eager to hear your feedback! 


 


How it works 


Here‘s how to view and run scripts. 



  1. Open any workbook in Excel for Windows or for Mac and select the Automate tab.  NancyatMSFT_0-1672351593631.png

  2. Select a script from the gallery or from the All Scripts task pane.  

  3. Click the Run button on the script’s detail page to run the script.   NancyatMSFT_2-1672352003765.png

     




Here’s how to make a new script.  



  1. Open any workbook in Excel for Windows or for Mac and navigate to the Automate tab. All the scripts in your workbook are available, as well as our samples.

  2. Make your own script by selecting the New Script button.  NancyatMSFT_3-1672352024159.png

     



  3. To modify an existing script, select Edit on the script’s details page, or select the pencil icon by hovering over any script in the All Scripts task pane. 


Follow these steps to connect your automations to other applications. 



  1. In Excel on the web, for Windows, or for Mac, open an Excel workbook.  

  2. Select Automate > Automate a Task.  NancyatMSFT_4-1672352048782.png

     



  3. Select the template you want to use.  NancyatMSFT_5-1672352059879.png

     



  4. Sign in, provide the required information, and then select the Create button.  


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Learn more 


Want to get started with streamlining repetitive tasks? Check out our documentation below: 




 


Share your feedback   


We’d love to hear your feedback as you try out our feature! Give us feedback through the Feedback button located in the Help tab. Include the phrase “Office Scripts” or “Power Automate” to ensure the feedback gets properly routed to our team!  

How to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster

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This article contains a few recommendations for reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster. If you want to minimize the number of unused cores, you can use the following general guidelines to improve the density of your workloads and reduce the number of VMs to the bare minimum.


 



Here are some more general recommendations to reduce the TCO of an AKS cluster in addition to the previous guidelines and considerations:


 



  • Review the Cost optimization section of the Azure Well-Architected Framework for AKS.

  • Use Azure Advisor to monitor and release unused resources. Find and release any resource not used by your AKS cluster, such as public IPs, managed disks, etc. For more information, see Find and delete unattached Azure managed and unmanaged disks

  • Use Microsoft Cost Management budgets and reviews to keep track of expenditures.

  • Use Azure Reservations to reduce the cost of the agent nodes. Azure Reservations help you save money by committing to one-year or three-year plans for multiple products. Committing allows you to get a discount on the resources you use. Reservations can significantly reduce your resource costs by up to 72% from pay-as-you-go prices. Reservations provide a billing discount and don’t affect the runtime state of your resources. After you purchase a reservation, the discount automatically applies to matching resources. You can purchase reservations from the Azure portal, APIs, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.

  • Add one or more spot node pools to your AKS cluster. As you know, a spot node pool is backed by a spot Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS). Using spot VMs for nodes with your AKS cluster allows you to take advantage of unutilized capacity in Azure at significant cost savings. The amount of available unutilized capacity will vary based on many factors, including node size, region, and time of day. When deploying a spot node pool, Azure will allocate the spot nodes if there’s capacity available. But there’s no SLA for the spot nodes. A spot scale set that backs the spot node pool is deployed in a single fault domain and offers no high availability guarantees. When Azure needs the capacity back, the Azure infrastructure will evict spot nodes, when you create a spot node pool. You can define the maximum price you want to pay per hour and enable the cluster autoscaler, which is recommended for use with spot node pools. Based on the workloads running in your cluster, the cluster autoscaler scales out and scales in the number of nodes in the node pool. For spot node pools, the cluster autoscaler will scale out the number of nodes after an eviction if additional nodes are still needed. For more information, see Add a spot node pool to an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster.

  • System pools must contain at least one node, while user node pools may contain zero or more nodes. Hence, you could set up a user node pool to automatically scale from 0 to N node. Using a horizontal pod autoscaler based on CPU and memory or the metrics of an external system like Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, etc., you could configure your workloads to scale out and scale in using Kubernetes Event-driven Autoscaling (KEDA).

  • Your AKS workloads may not need to run continuously, for example, a development cluster with node pools running specific workloads. To optimize your costs, you can completely turn off an AKS cluster or stop one or more node pools in your AKS cluster, allowing you to save on compute costs. For more information, see:




  • Deploy and manage containerized applications with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) running on Ampere Altra Arm-based processors. For more information, see Azure Virtual Machines with Ampere Altra Arm-based processors.

  • Migrate application workloads written in full .NET Framework, which requires running in Windows containers to .NET Standard. Migrated workloads will run in Linux containers with a smaller footprint in terms of a container image and hence provide better density. This decreases the number of agent nodes required to host and run applications.

  • For multitenant solutions, physical isolation is more costly and adds management overhead. Logical isolation requires more Kubernetes experience and increases the surface area for changes and security threats, but it shares the costs.


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