Migrating to Azure SQL Database with zero downtime for read-only workloads

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Microsoft uses an internally written service called MSAsset to manage all Microsoft data center hardware around the world. MSAsset is used for tracking Microsoft’s servers, switches, storage devices, and cables across the company and requires 24/7 availability to accommodate break-fix requirements. Before migrating to Azure SQL Database last...

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LUIS.AI: Automated Machine Learning for Custom Language Understanding

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Conversational systems are rapidly becoming a key component of solutions such as virtual assistants, customer care, and the Internet of Things. When we talk about conversational systems, we refer to a computer’s ability to understand the human voice and take action based on understanding what the user meant....

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Monitor network connectivity to applications with NPM’s Service Endpoint Monitor - public preview

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As more and more enterprises are hosting their applications in cloud and are relying more on SaaS and PaaS applications to provide services, they are increasingly becoming dependent on multiple external applications and the networks in between. The traditional network monitoring tools work in silos and do not...

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ExpressRoute monitoring with Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is now generally available

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We are excited to share the general availability of ExpressRoute monitoring with Network Performance Monitor (NPM). Since then, we’ve seen lots of users monitor their Azure ExpressRoute private peering connections, and working with customers we’ve gathered a lot of great feedback. While we’re not done working to make...

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Announcing Virtual Network integration for Azure Storage and Azure SQL

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We are glad to announce the public preview of Virtual Network (VNet) Service Endpoints for Azure Storage and Azure SQL. For many of our customers moving their business-critical data to the cloud, data breaches remain a top concern. Various Azure services that store or process the business data...

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Azure Network Security

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In this blog, I will focus on security from a network perspective and describe how you can use Azure network capabilities to build highly secure cloud services. Four distinct areas highlight how we provide a secure network to customers: ◈ The foundation is Azure Virtual Network to provide...

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OMS Monitoring solution for Azure Backup using Azure Log analytics

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We are pleased to let you know that you can leverage the same workflow to build your own Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) monitoring solution for Azure Backup in the upgraded OMS workspace. The OMS monitoring solution allows you to monitor key backup parameters such as backup and...

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