Achieving 100 percent renewable energy with 24/7 monitoring in Microsoft Sweden

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Earlier this year, we made a commitment to shift to 100 percent renewable energy supply in our buildings and datacenters by 2025. On this journey, we recognize that how we track our progress is just as important as how we get there.Today, we are announcing that Microsoft will...

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Hybrid and multicloud strategies for financial services organizations

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A need for hybrid and multicloud strategies for financial servicesThe financial services industry is a dynamic space that is constantly testing and pushing novel use cases of information technology. Many of its members must balance immense demands—from the pressures to unlock continuous innovation in a landscape with cloud-native...

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Guest health feature in Azure Monitor for virtual machines

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It is imperative to monitor the health of your virtual machine. But how much time do you spend reviewing each metric and alert to monitor the health of a virtual machine?We are announcing the preview of Azure Monitor for virtual machines guest health feature that monitors the health...

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Get Ready To Attempt Microsoft MS-500 Exam

Responding to threats and enforcing data management are skills that the professionals must acquire in this era of frequent threats and attacks. The organizations realize what it takes to have their systems and data secure. They also perceive how expensive it will be if gaps are not taken care of. This demands the acceptance of security measures that have to be put in place by certified security professionals. This has unlocked many opportunities for professionals through employment. If you aspire to become a security administrator, Microsoft offers you an opportunity through one of its sought after certification exam. Microsoft MS-500 is the exam you need to pass. In this post, we will guide you through this exam's details and give some preparation tips. Keep reading if you want to understand more.

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Azure Backup for Azure PostgreSQL long-term retention in preview

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If you have opted for Azure Database for PostgreSQL server, you are probably looking for a fully managed, intelligent, and flexible cloud database service that enables you to focus on building applications while offloading critical management tasks such as availability, scalability, and data protection to the service provider....

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Advancing global network reliability through intelligent software — Part 1

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Microsoft’s global network is analogous to a highway system. Highways connect major cities and roadways connect small cities to major cities. In this analogy, data centers grouped into Azure regions are the major cities, and the edge PoPs are the small cities. Networking assets in data centers, at...

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How to optimize your Azure workload costs

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Managing IT costs is critical during this time of economic uncertainty. The global pandemic is challenging organizations across the globe to reinvent business strategies and make operations more effective and productive. Faster than ever, you’ll need to find ways to increase efficiencies and optimize costs across your IT...

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New enhanced DNS features in Azure Firewall—now generally available

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Custom DNS, DNS proxy, and FQDN filtering in network rules (for non-HTTP/S and non-MSSQL protocols) in Azure Firewall are now generally available. In this blog, we also share an example use-case on using DNS proxy with Private Link.Azure Firewall is a cloud-native firewall as a service (FWaaS) offering...

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Meeting developer needs with powerful new features in Azure Cache for Redis

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We announced a groundbreaking partnership with Redis Labs to bring their Redis Enterprise software to Azure as a part of Azure Cache for Redis. We were humbled by the level of excitement and interest we received. We are announcing that you can now use Redis to tackle new...

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What Is the Simplest Way to Pass Microsoft 70-462 Exam?

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Microsoft is one of the world's most significant IT vendors, supplying software and hardware products for private and commercial use and building itself as one of the world's top technology corporations.Apart from building leading software and hardware products, Microsoft has created a crowd of certification programs to prove...

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Enabling resilient DevOps practices with code to cloud automation

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As digital transformation has evolved, so have customer expectations. Enterprises are expected to deliver continuous value by releasing frequent bug-proof updates with little to no disruption to their userbase. This is no small feat, as nations and governments roll out stringent new data and security measures.So how are...

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