Microsoft Tech News and Product Updates: 10/18/20

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Please find below an overview of last weeks product news, post and announcements. 

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
Make the most of Azure to reduce your cloud spend	YouTube
What’s new for Azure VMware solution to accelerate cloud migration	YouTube
What is Azure Hybrid Benefit?	Tech Community
Bring compute, storage, and intelligence to the edge with Azure Stack Edge	Azure Friday
Business Applications
Introducing an empowering new role: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker	Power Apps
Solving automation challenge at Microsoft with citizen development, Microsoft Power Platform	IT Showcase
Azure AI & IoT | Smart Office Reopening with RXR Realty	Mechanics
Delivering Better Customer Experience with Omni Channel	Channel 9
Highlights from Dynamics 365 release wave 2	Dynamics
Windows
Disabling legacy scripting engine JScript in Internet Explorer	IT Pro
App Dev
Apps can now narrate what they see in the world as well as people do	Cognitive Services
Announcing Azure Data Explorer data connector for Azure Synapse (preview)	Synapse
Build your full-PaaS IoT solution with Azure SQL Database	Azure SQL
Microsoft AI breakthrough in automatic image captioning	YouTube
Microsoft 365
Learning and Networking Days – two FREE, one-day events from the EU Collaboration Summit event team	Microsoft 365
Managing communities & channels in Teams	YouTube
What is Microsoft Teams? How to use the new version. (2021)	Mechanics
Security
Azure Defender for IoT is now in public preview	IoT
What is Conditional Access	Docs
Top 10 Best Practices for Azure Security	Tech Community
Securing Administrative Access to Microsoft Cloud App Security and Defender for Identities	Security
CISO Stressbusters: 7 tips for weathering the cybersecurity storms	Security
Announcing the Zero Trust Deployment Center	Security
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
Rockwell Automation and Microsoft Addressing Industrial Digital Transformation Challenges Together	Industry Week
Cyber Risks Continue to Grow in Manufacturing	MAPI
Suspicious Minds: Non-Technical Signs Your Business Might Have Been Hacked	NIST

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Microsoft Tech News and Product Updates: 10/12/20

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Please find below an overview of last weeks product news, post and announcements. 

Last week was Ignite. A summary of announcements is available in Ignite Book of News The Ignite site with on-demand content is available here. A list of guides|playlist from the product teams is available from my blog.

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
What’s new in System Center?	YouTube
Optimize your Azure workloads with Azure Advisor Score	Azure
Build your Azure skills with Microsoft Learn and Pluralsight	Tech Community
Microsoft optimizes its cloud consumption to help Microsoft Azure meet surging demand during COVID-19	IT Showcase
Azure Arc & Azure Stack HCI Updates | Anywhere Management	Mechanics
Business Applications
Build Power Apps in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Ignite 2020	Mechanics
Under the hood of the Mercedes-Benz Virtual Remote Support system	Remote Assist
Loblaw Companies Limited: Transforming Supply Chain Systems with Microsoft Power Platform	Power Apps
Windows
Windows Virtual Desktop 2020 updates | Microsoft Ignite 2020	Mechanics
Security baseline for Microsoft Edge version 86	Tech Community
App Dev
Enabling resilient DevOps practices with code to cloud automation	Azure
Three ways serverless APIs can accelerate enterprise innovation	Azure
The Azure Data Team Gears Up for PASS Virtual Summit 2020	Tech Community
AI Applications Without a PhD	Channel 9
Azure SQL Capacity Planning: Scenarios	Channel 9
Microsoft 365
3 SharePoint admin, migration, and security on-demand session videos	SharePoint
European SharePoint Conference (ESPC20) – upcoming online training event	SharePoint
Conditional Access Office 365 Suite now in GA!	Office 365
6 Microsoft Lists on-demand session videos	Lists
Lifecycle of an item in SharePoint: Where does it go?	SharePoint
What’s new with Microsoft 365 | September 2020	YouTube
Enabling hybrid work with Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Ignite 2020 wrap-up part 2	YouTube
Microsoft Teams Administrator Updates for Compliance and Migrati…	Mechanics
Security
Microsoft Defender | Extended Detection and Response (XDR)	Mechanics
End User Training for Sensitivity Labels in M365 – How to Accelerate Your Adoption	Tech Community
End User Training for Retention Labels in M365 – How to Accelerate Your Adoption	Tech Community
Why integrated phishing-attack training is reshaping cybersecurity	Security
Best practices for defending Azure Virtual Machines	Security
Sophisticated new Android malware marks the latest evolution of mobile ransomware	Security
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
Learn how the Azure nested edge securely unlocks value from manufacturing data	IoT
IoT Signals Research, edition 2: global insights for 2020 and beyond	IoT
If You Connect It, Protect It!	NIST
How AI at the Edge Can Generate Enterprise-Wide Savings	MBT
How Mercedes-Benz uses Mixed Reality to quickly connect remote experts with field technicians	Channel 9

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Microsoft Tech News and Product Updates: 10/05/20

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Please find below an overview of last weeks product news, post and announcements. 

Last week was Ignite. A summary of announcements is available in Ignite Book of News The Ignite site with on-demand content is available here. A list of guides|playlist from the product teams is available from my blog.

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
A closer look at Microsoft Azure Arc	ZDNet
What’s new with Azure Backup	YouTube
Sneak peek: Manage Windows Server in Azure using Windows Admin Center	YouTube
Azure Cost Management + Billing updates – September 2020	Azure
SAP Rolling Kernel Switch (RKS) on Azure	Azure
Azure Automation: Scale-Down VM Size	Tech Community
Business Applications
Microsoft Trainees Helping To Solve Homelessness On The Power Platform	Channel9
Driving a data culture in a world of remote everything	Power BI
Overcome disruptions in your supply chain	Dynamics
Windows
Migrating and acquiring Windows 10 optional content	Tech Community
App Dev
Azure Load Balancer insights using Azure Monitor for Networks | Azure Friday	YouTube
Collection of Useful Tools for QA/Test Engineers	Tech Community
Vision AI Made Simple by New Azure IoT Central Template	Tech Community
Azure Communication Services | Enterprise-grade Video, Voice, &	Mechanics
Announcing Major Performance Improvements for Azure SQL Managed Instance	Channel9
Microsoft 365
SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: September 2020	SharePoint
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | September 2020	Teams
Enabling hybrid work with Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Ignite 2020 Wrap-up	YouTube
Microsoft presents: The future of work keynote	YouTube
Microsoft Teams Rooms | Your Integrated Meeting Solution	Mechanics
Microsoft Teams Rooms Setup | Step-by-Step	Mechanics
New tools can help boost wellbeing and soothe unexpected stresses of working from home	Microsoft
Security
Lessons Microsoft learned from applying Zero Trust during COVID-19	IT Showcase
Microsoft Endpoint Manager updates with Brad Anderson	Mechanics
Microsoft Advanced Compliance Solutions in Zero Trust Architecture	Security
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2020: Cyber Threat Sophistication on the Rise	Security
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
2020 Vision Says All Manufacturers Are Targets (ransomware)	Industry Week
Supply Chains Reinventing Themselves in Reaction to Pandemic	MH&L
Communication Strategies for Returning to Work During COVID-19	EHS
COVID: A Golden Opportunity to Move Forward {Value Stream Mapping]	Industry Week
Azure sustainability | The mechanics of reducing the carbon footprint	Mechanics
Thinking Anew about Manufacturing	NIST

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Ignite 2020 Guides to On Demand Content

Online conferences provide a great opportunity to learn about the latest tech though sometimes its hard to set aside focus time when you are remote. If you did miss Ignite last week I have  compiled  a list of blogs post that are guides which reference links to on demand content you can view at any time. Microsoft also publishes a summary of announcements which is  available in Ignite Book of News and if you missed the keynote  you can view it here  Satya keynote

Ignite 2020 Guides

Microsoft 365

Network Connectivity

Office deployment and servicing

OneDrive

Outlook

Security, Compliance, and Identity

SharePoint, OneDrive, Planner, Stream, Visio and Lists

Teams

Time Management resources

Windows

Windows Deployment & Servicing

Dynamics & Power Platform

Dynamics 365 and Power Platform

Microsoft Tech News and Product Updates: 9/21/2020

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Please find below an overview of last weeks product news, post and announcements. 

Ignite virtual conference is this week, click image below to goto myignite and register.

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
How to monitor Kubernetes workloads with Azure Monitor for Containers	Azure
Preparing for what’s next: Building landing zones for successful cloud migrations	Azure
Simplify financial reporting with cost allocation—now in preview	Azure
NFS 4.1 support for Azure Files is now in preview	Azure
Azure Shared Disk Support for Clustered SAP ASCS/SCS on Windows Cluster	SAP
Business Applications
Microsoft Learn LTI Application	Tech Community
Your guide to Microsoft Business Applications sessions at Ignite 2020	Dynamics 365
Power Apps at Microsoft Ignite Virtual Conference	PowerApps
Windows
Planning for new capabilities in Windows 10	Tech Community
App Dev
Azure Container Instances – Docker integration now in Docker Desktop stable release	Azure
Microsoft announces new Project OneFuzz framework, an open source developer tool to find and fix bugs at scale	Secure Coding
Query options in Azure Synapse Analytics	James Serra
You’re Not Solving the Problem You Think You’re Solving	AI Show
Microsoft 365
OneDrive Roadmap Roundup – August 2020	OneDrive
Microsoft Ignite 2020 guide to SharePoint, OneDrive, Planner, Stream, Visio and Lists	Tech Community
Your Guide to Microsoft Teams @ Ignite 2020	Tech Community
Microsoft 365 Network Connectivity Guide to Ignite 2020	Tech Community
Enable a Seamless Remote Work Experience for your Users	Tech Community
Guide to Microsoft Ignite 2020 – Task Management Edition	Tech Community
Microsoft 365 Admin Guide to Ignite 2020 (Part 1) – IT Efficiency and Agility	Tech Community
Project Cortex Update – Getting Ready for Ignite 2020	Tech Community
Deploying Microsoft Teams across Microsoft hinged on good governance	IT Showcase
Security
What’s new: Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection connector in Public Preview	Tech Community
Secure external collaboration using sensitivity labels	Security
STRONTIUM: Detecting new patterns in credential harvesting	Threat
Microsoft Security: Use baseline default tools to accelerate your security career	Security
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
Where Will Manufacturing Get Highly Skilled Workers for the Digital Revolution?	Industry Week
Webcast: Modernizing Technician Training with Augmented Reality	PTC
OT Is Low-Hanging Fruit for Cybercriminals: What to Do about It	Industry Week
Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably	Innovation
Manufacturers: Pre-Purchase Guide for Equipment	NIST
How AI and Automation Benefit the Supply Chain	MBT

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Microsoft Tech News & Product Updates: 9/27/2020

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Please find below an overview of last weeks product news, post and announcements. 

Last week was Ignite. A summary of announcements is available in Ignite Book of News and you can view Satya keynote

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
Bring innovation anywhere with Azure’s multi-cloud, multi-edge hybrid capabilities	Azure
Deploy SAP IQ-NLS HA Solution using Azure NetApp Files on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.	SAP on Azure
What’s new in Azure SQL Managed Instance at Ignite 2020	Azure
Business Applications
Building digital resilience | Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella	YouTube
Envisioning tomorrow: How Microsoft approaches innovation | Mitra Azizirad	YouTube
Microsoft embraces agile publishing model with SharePoint for Microsoft 365	IT Showcase
To the moon and beyond: How HoloLens 2 is helping build NASA’s Orion spacecraft	Innovation
Announcing Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 updates at Microsoft Ignite	Dynamics
Windows
Windows deployment and servicing at Microsoft Ignite 2020	Windows
App Dev
Unleash the full potential of your developer teams and increase Developer Velocity	Azure
Achieving business resilience with cloud application development	Azure
Microsoft 365
Celebrating the top OneDrive moments from Microsoft Ignite 2020	OneDrive
The home site app for Microsoft Teams	Teams
Time Management resources	Outlook
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Ignite 2020	Teams
Get faster results with Approvals in Microsoft Teams	Teams
Introducing new cloud-based admin capabilities to help you better service Microsoft 365 Apps	Office 365
A pulse on employees’ wellbeing, six months into the pandemic	Microsoft 365
Message Center sync to Microsoft Planner now Generally Available	Microsoft 365
Cross-tenant mailbox migration in now in Public Preview	Outlook
Introducing insights in Teams to power wellbeing and productivity	Teams
5 new ways to boost productivity with enhanced Teams + Power Platform integrations	Teams
Collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Project Cortex	Microsoft 365
Security
Protect multi-cloud workloads with new Azure security innovations	Azure
What’s new in Security and Compliance in SharePoint and OneDrive – Ignite 2020 Announcements	SharePoint
Announcing Attack Simulation Training in Microsoft Defender for Office 365	Security
New and improved Security Update Guide!	Security
Azure Defender for IoT: Agentless Security for OT	Security
Effectively managing insider risks with integrated collaboration solutions including Microsoft Teams	Security
A unified approach to data loss prevention from Microsoft	Security
Improving eDiscovery workflows and enhancing your forensic investigations	Security
Microsoft Ignite 2020 guide to Security, Compliance, and Identity	Security
Enable secure remote work, address regulations and uncover new risks with Microsoft Compliance	Security
Identity at Microsoft Ignite: Rising to the challenges of secure remote access and employee productivity	Security
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
How Azure IoT enables business resilience	Azure
Mixed Reality Momentum: HoloLens 2 expands globally and new Azure service launches	Azure
Manufacturing Day – Its Genesis and Evolution	NIST
Enhance visibility and scale operations without interruptions for your supply chain	Dynamics

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Microsoft Tech News & Product Updates: 9/14/2020

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Please find below an overview of last weeks product news, post and announcements. 

YouTube or Tips & Tricks

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
Simplify financial reporting with cost allocation—now in preview	Azure
Business Applications
Empowering NFL clubs and fans with help from the Microsoft Playbook	Microsoft 365
How the Miami HEAT digitally transformed their fan engagement	Dynamics 365
Windows
Changes to improve security for Windows devices scanning WSUS	Windows
Universal Print preview available for Windows 10 Enterprise and Education	Windows
App Dev
Blazor and Azure Functions for Serverless Websites | Azure Tips and Tricks	YouTube
Loading Petabytes of Data to Azure	Azure
Celebrate #SkillUpSeptember with Some Digital Swag!	Tech Community
The Countdown Show {Ignite]	Channel9
Microsoft 365
New discounts on meeting and calling experiences in Microsoft Teams [Free Audio Conferencing & more]	Microsoft 365
Workplace Analytics September 2020 feature updates	Microsoft 365
Security
Azure Active Directory External Identities goes premium with advanced security for B2C	Azure
How to Protect Office 365 with Azure Sentinel	Sentinel
Do I Have Weak Passwords In My Organization…?	Security
The Shiproom: Prioritizing user experience with security	Security
Accelerate your adoption of SIEM using Azure Sentinel and a new offer from Microsoft	Sentinel
Auto-Triage Infrequent Country Alerts using MCAS & Power Automate	Security
Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Targeting US Campaigns	MBT
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
Vision AI made simple by new Azure IoT Central template	Tech Community
Vroom with a view: HoloLens 2 powers faster fixes for Mercedes-Benz USA	Transform
A New Season of Innovation	MAPI

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Your Microsoft team  and I value your partnership and we are committed to helping you achieve more.  Please reach out to us if you need assistance. Have a great week!

Microsoft Tech News & Product Updates: 9/7/2020

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Please find below an overview of last weeks product news, post and announcements. 

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
Connector for AWS in Azure Cost Management + Billing is now generally available	Azure
5 ways to optimize your backup costs with Azure Backup	Azure
Azure Cost Management + Billing updates – August 2020	Azure
Azure Shared Disk Support for Clustered SAP ASCS/SCS on Windows Cluster	SAP
Business Applications
Managing speaking engagements at Microsoft with the Microsoft Power Platform	IT Showcase
Ways you can deliver quick and agile customer experiences	Dynamics 365
Windows
Microsoft Expressive Pixels: a platform for creativity, inclusion and innovation	Windows
Update on Adobe Flash Player End of Support	Windows
App Dev
Start your DevOps pipeline in the Azure Cloud	Tech Community
Learn how to deploy .NET Core apps to Azure with GitHub Actions	Channel 9
Cosmos DB Referencing Tables	James Serra
Microsoft 365
TLS 1.0 and 1.1 deprecation	Office 365
SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: August 2020	SharePoint
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | August 2020	Teams
Microsoft Lists in Microsoft Teams is now generally available	Teams
Microsoft Teams Devices for Shared Spaces July and August Update	Teams
Application Guard for M365 Apps public preview	M365
What’s New with Microsoft 365 | August 2020	YouTube
Security
How Microsoft does Zero Trust	YouTube
Mitigating vulnerabilities with identity security posture assessments	Tech Community
New & Updated Security Tools (Group Policy)	Tech Community
Microsoft Security: What cybersecurity skills do I need to become a CISO?	Security
Force firmware code to be measured and attested by Secure Launch on Windows 10	Security
3 ways Microsoft 365 can help you reduce helpdesk costs	Security
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
US Productivity Jumped Record 10.1% in Q2, But Output Sunk	MBT

Microsoft Tech News & Product Updates: 8/31/2020

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Please find below an overview of last weeks product news, post and announcements. 

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
Enterprise-Scale and Azure Policy for policy-driven governance	Tech Community
Business Applications
Empowering remote learning with Azure Cognitive Services	Azure
How Azure Synapse Analytics can help you respond, adapt, and save	Azure
Yammer community helps Microsoft employees navigate tumultuous immigration climate	IT Showcase
Windows
Network optimization tips for on-premises Office installs and updates	Tech Community
Microsoft Edge Browser; Security & Compatibility Update	Mechanics
App Dev
Database Assessments within Azure Migrate	Tech Community
What is Azure SQL Edge | Data Exposed	Tech Community
How to migrate web apps to Azure App Service	Mechanics
Choose Your Own Adventure With Power Platform	Channel 9
Microsoft 365
Agile IT management of your SharePoint-powered intelligent intranet	SharePoint
Migrate your content into Microsoft 365	SharePoint
Organize your content your way with Project Moca	Outlook
what’s new to Microsoft 365 August 2020	Microsoft 365
transcription and voice commands in Word	Word (web)
Building knowledge management in Teams	Teams
Security
Automation in Cloud App Security	Tech Community
Security baseline for Microsoft Edge version 85	Tech Community
Rethinking IoT/OT Security to Mitigate Cyberthreats	Security
Microsoft Zero Trust deployment guide for your applications	Security
Stopping Active Directory attacks and other post-exploitation behavior with AMSI and machine learning	Security
How can Microsoft Threat Protection help reduce the risk from phishing?	Security
How do I implement a Zero Trust security model for my Microsoft remote workforce?	Security
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
Prepare and certify your devices for IoT Plug and Play	Azure
Introducing a new series on Tech Community: Ask the IoT Expert	Tech Community
Supply Chain and Logistics Management in Dynamics 365	Mechanics
Insider Threats Increasing for Manufacturers	MAPI
Cyber Security for Smart Factories	Deloitte

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Have a great week!

Microsoft Tech News & Product Updates: 8/17/2020

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend.

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
Azure Security Best Practices	Tips & Tricks
How to optimize your Azure workload costs	Azure
Enterprise-Scale for Azure landing zones	Tech Community
azure-arc-2020-updates-bring-azure-services-and-management-to-any-infrastructure	Mechanics
Business Applications
How Microsoft’s Helpdesk is propelling the company forward during remote working	IT Showcase
power-platform-admin-center-unified-it-management-experience	Mechanics
power-apps-new-capabilities-building-zero-to-low-code-apps	Mechanics
Bringing Mixed Reality to Power Apps with Alex Tran	MSDN
Windows
Security best practices for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	Tech Community
Prioritize investments in tools to accelerate Windows deployment	Tech Community
App Dev
The Developer’s Guide to Azure	Azure
A Closer Look at Data Platform Capabilities in Project Oakdale	Power Apps
SQL on-demand in Azure Synapse Analytics	James Serra
How Azure App Configuration helps developers roll out new features	MSDN
Microsoft 365
Six tips to make the most of Microsoft To Do on Windows	Tech Community
Microsoft’s enterprise network design for the cloud era	YouTube
Security
Getting started with Teams compliance	Tech Community
Built-in vulnerability assessment for VMs in Azure Security Center	Tech Community
Do you have a false sense of cloud security?	Security
Manufacturing	Industry Blog
Microsoft tests hydrogen fuel cells for backup power at datacenters	Microsoft News
The Shift That Will Accelerate Smart Manufacturing Jobs	MBT Mag
Build safer, securer workplaces with IoT during the pandemic	MSDN

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Have a great week!