Microsoft Tech News and Product Updates: 4/26/2021

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

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
Optimizing your storage costs with Azure Blob Storage | Azure Friday – YouTube	Storage
Get a unified network monitoring experience with Network Insights | Azure Friday – YouTube	Network
SAP, M-series, Virtual machines (microsoft.com)	SAP
Don’t miss out on Azure Storage Day on April 29, 2021! – Microsoft Tech Community	Storage
Getting started with Azure Bicep for ARM template creation (zimmergren.net)	Bicep
Virtual Datcenter Tour | We live in the Cloud	Azure DC
Business Applications
How to beautify your Power Apps (microsoft.com)	Power Apps
Join us for Microsoft Business Applications Summit! May 4th, 2021 | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI	Dynamics
Highlights from 2021 release wave 1 for Dynamics 365 – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog	Dynamics
Windows
Group configuration: news and interests on the Windows taskbar – Microsoft Tech Community	Windows
App Dev
Big data preparation in Azure Machine Learning – powered by Azure Synapse Analytics – Microsoft Tech Community	Synapse
Localize your website with Microsoft Translator – Microsoft Tech Community	Translator
GA Today: Machine Learning on Azure SQL Managed Instance – Microsoft Tech Community	ML
Microsoft Mesh hands-on demo | Mixed Reality | Channel 9 (msdn.com)	Mesh
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Virtual Marathon 2021 free online training event	Microsoft 365
New settings in Outlook give everyone a break between meetings	Outlook
New Yammer Training Videos & Resources – Microsoft Tech Community	Yammer
Teams Real Simple with Pictures: Hyperlinked email addresses in Lists within Teams – @Microsoft365Pro	Teams
The Ultimate How To Guide for Presenting Content in Microsoft Teams – Vesa Nopanen – My Teams & Microsoft 365 Day (myteamsday.com)	Teams
Access BitLocker recovery keys from MEM Admin Center with ConfigMgr Technical Preview 2104 – Microsoft Tech Community	ConfigMgr
Security
Sharing how Microsoft now secures its network with a Zero Trust model – Inside Track Blog	Zero Trust
MCAS: Top 5 Queries You Need to Save – Microsoft Tech Community	MCAS
MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluation proves Microsoft Defender for Endpoint stops advanced attacks across platforms – Microsoft Security	Defender
Evolving beyond password complexity as an identity strategy – Microsoft Security	Identity
Afternoon Cyber Tea: Cybersecurity has become a pillar of the business – Microsoft Security	Leadership
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
An Overview of How to Deploy HoloLens 2 (microsoft.com)	Mixed Reality
New Microsoft smart building in Israel showcases the workplace of the future – Inside Track Blog	Sustainability
Build & Deploy to edge AI devices in minutes – YouTube	AI
Leading in the New Norm: Insights from Patrick Dempsey, President and CEO of Barnes Group | MAPI	Leadership
Update IoT devices in an ISA-95 Industrial network | Internet of Things Show | Channel 9 (msdn.com)	IT

Technology Strategist

Microsoft Manufacturing

Microsoft Tech News and Product Updates: 4/19/2021

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

Episode 3 of Envision will be on 4/20. In this episode  a discussion on the  impacts resulting from the pandemic, including the geopolitical environment. We’ll also explore privacy and security, sustainability, the global skills gap, and how to improve access to technology. To register  Envision – Home (microsoft.com). Envision is presented by Microsoft, Accenture, Avanade   & Trevor Noah

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
New Microsoft Azure billing experience – YouTube	Cost Management
The Line Between AD and Azure AD! – YouTube	Identity
SAP NetWeaver monitoring- Azure Monitoring for SAP Solutions – Microsoft Tech Community	SAP
New Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions HA Cluster features – Microsoft Tech Community	SAP
Azure Storage Day virtual event (microsoft.com)	IaaS
Business Applications
Announcing the new Charticulator visual (Public Preview) | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI	Power BI
Announcing the new Power Automate visual for Power BI reports | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI	Power BI
Navigating the skills gap with Dynamics 365 Guides – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog	Dynamics
Architecting resiliency in supply chains with Microsoft Dynamics 365 – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog	Dynamics
Get real-time digital analytics with Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog	Dynamics
Windows
Windows Recovery Environment explained – Microsoft Tech Community	Windows
Security baseline for Microsoft Edge, version 90 – Microsoft Tech Community	Edge
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 | Details, Review, Tech & Design Specs – YouTube	Surface
App Dev
Build an Intelligent Bot with Microsoft Azure – YouTube	AI
Now available: Code-free AI in Azure Synapse Analytics – Microsoft Tech Community	AI
Integrating AI: Best Practices and Resources to Get Started with Azure Cognitive Services (microsoft.com)	AI
Microsoft 365
A portal’s journey Microsoft Web MSW The Intrazone podcast	SharePoint
Your questions from the Microsoft Ignite Ask the Experts sessions about Microsoft Teams…answered! – Microsoft Tech Community	Teams
Streamline requests with new approval features in Microsoft Teams – Microsoft Tech Community	Teams
New frontline worker enhancements in Teams to communicate, digitize processes and stay secure – Microsoft Tech Community	Teams
Released: April 2021 Exchange Server Security Updates – Microsoft Tech Community	Exchange
Using Power Automate to notify admins on Intune Connector health – Microsoft Tech Community	Intune
Let’s talk about security in Microsoft Teams – YouTube	Teams
Security
Network device discovery and vulnerability assessments – Microsoft Tech Community	Endpoint
Endpoint Discovery – Navigating your way through unmanaged devices – Microsoft Tech Community	Endpoint
Security Control: Implement security best practices – Microsoft Tech Community	Security
De-risk your lateral movement paths with Microsoft Defender for Identity – Microsoft Tech Community	Security
Guidance for responders: Investigating and remediating on-premises Exchange Server vulnerabilities – Microsoft Security Response Center	Security
How far have we come? The evolution of securing identities – Microsoft Security	Security
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
The blueprint to securely solve the elusive zero-touch provisioning of IoT devices at scale | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure	IoT
Build secure manufacturing operations with nesting capabilities for Azure IoT Edge | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure	IoT
How to convert an existing IoT device to be an Azure IoT Plug and Play device – Microsoft Tech Community	IoT
Whether You Build Them or Buy Them – IoT Device Security Concerns Us All | NIST	IoT
Supply Chain Flexibility Through Better Data | Manufacturing Business Technology (mbtmag.com)	Leadership
How to avoid vendor lock-in and guide your Industrial IoT solutions – Microsoft Industry Blogs	IoT
Transforming manufacturing operations with Dynamics 365 Remote Assist – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog	Mixed Reality

Technology Strategist

Microsoft Manufacturing

Microsoft Tech News and Product Updates: 04/12/2021

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

Join us at Hannover Messe Digital. The world premier trade show for Manufacturing 4/12 – 4/16  Register Here Tickets & Exhibitor Passes (hannovermesse.de)

Episode 3 of Envision will be on 4/20. In this episode  a discussion on the  impacts resulting from the pandemic, including the geopolitical environment. We’ll also explore privacy and security, sustainability, the global skills gap, and how to improve access to technology. To register  Envision – Home (microsoft.com). Envision is presented by Microsoft, Accenture, Avanade   & Trevor Noah

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
Leverage enterprise-scale reference implementations for your cloud adoption | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure	Iaas
Cloud Adoption Framework Enterprise-Scale Series and Livestream (microsoft.com)	IaaS
Azure Service Fabric 8.0 Release – Microsoft Tech Community	Service Fabric
Which Virtual Machine is best for your workload in Azure? (microsoft.com)	IaaS
Azure Landing Zone Q&A | IT Ops Talk | Channel 9 (msdn.com)	IaaS
Business Applications
Join us! Power BI Summit April 19-23 | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI	PowerBI
Introducing new capabilities to transform customer service and field service – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog	Dynamics
Highlights of the Dynamics 365 Marketing 2021 release wave 1 – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog	Dynamics
Intelligence and collaboration converge in Dynamics 365 Sales – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog	Dynamics
Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 2021 release launches with hundreds of new capabilities – Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog	Dynamics
Windows
App Dev
Diagnose and solve problems with Azure API Management | Azure Friday – YouTube	API
The Azure Data Architecture Map – Microsoft Tech Community	Data
Azure SQL News Update: April 2021 (microsoft.com)	SQL
DevSecOps: bringing security into your DevOps practice on Azure | Azure Enablement | Channel 9 (msdn.com)	DevOps
Microsoft 365
OneDrive sync 64-bit for Windows now in public preview – Microsoft Tech Community	OneDrive
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android | April 2021 Updates – Microsoft Tech Community	Teams
What’s new for Yammer in April 2021 – Microsoft Tech Community	Yammer
Teams Real Simple with Pictures: Forms to the Flow, to the List, to the Team and Yammer using conditions and approvals – @Microsoft365Pro	Teams
Introducing Modern Comments in Microsoft Word – Microsoft Tech Community	Word
Security
What’s New from Ignite regarding Insider Risk Management – Microsoft Tech Community	Security
How to use Azure Sentinel for Incident Response, Orchestration and Automation – Microsoft Tech Community	Security
New Security Signals study shows firmware attacks on the rise; here’s how Microsoft is working to help eliminate this entire class of threats – Microsoft Security	Security
Gamifying machine learning for stronger security and AI models – Microsoft Security	Security
Protect your business from email phishing with multi-factor authentication – Microsoft Security	Security
Threat matrix for storage services – Microsoft Security	Security
Investigating a unique “form” of email delivery for IcedID malware – Microsoft Security	Security
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
What I Wish I Knew: Manufacturing leaders offer firsthand IoT adoption advice | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure	Leadership
Microsoft at Ansys Simulation World 2021	Leadership
To cool datacenter servers, Microsoft turns to boiling liquid	Sustainability
Staffing the Fourth Industrial Revolution | MAPI	Leadership
Ready or Not, Robotics in Manufacturing Is On the Rise (cmtc.com)	Leadership
How to conduct virtual Kaizen Events using Microsoft Teams – Microsoft Industry Blogs	Teams

Microsoft Tech News and Product Updates: 4/5/2021

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

Join us at Hannover Messe Digital. The world premier trade show for Manufacturing 4/12 – 4/16  Register Here Tickets & Exhibitor Passes (hannovermesse.de)

Episode 3 of Envision will be on 4/20. In this episode  a discussion on the  impacts resulting from the pandemic, including the geopolitical environment. We’ll also explore privacy and security, sustainability, the global skills gap, and how to improve access to technology.series on the future of work To register  Envision – Home (microsoft.com). Envision is presented by Microsoft, Accenture, Avanade   & Trevor Noah

Product News, Tech Posts & Announcements from last week

Azure Infrastructure
Innovate across hybrid and multicloud with new Azure Arc capabilities | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure	Arc
Improving agility, performance, and resilience with new Azure infrastructure capabilities | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure	IaaS
Collective expertise to help you move your SAP landscape to the cloud – Microsoft Tech Community	SAP
Business Applications
Start building apps for Teams – Microsoft Tech Community	Teams
Windows
Accelerate IT innovation with new Windows Server on Azure updates | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure	Windows
System Center Operations Manager Update Roll-up 3 – Microsoft Tech Community	SCOM
Learn it! Manage Windows updates in the cloud – Microsoft Tech Community	Windows
App Dev
Building a balancing robot with Azure Sphere | Azure Friday – YouTube	Sphere
Apply AI to your most critical business needs with new Azure AI capabilities | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure	AI
How to get the biggest bang for your buck with SQL Server on Azure VMs – Microsoft Tech Community	SQL
Integrating PowerApps with .NET Web APIs | On .NET | Channel 9 (msdn.com)	Power Apps
Microsoft 365
SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop March 2021 (microsoft.com)	SharePoint
What’s new for Teams phones | March 2021 – Microsoft Tech Community	Teams
Microsoft Ignite wrap-up on Inside Microsoft Teams – Microsoft Tech Community	Teams
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | February and March 2021 Updates	Teams
Hybrid work is here. Are you ready? – Microsoft 365 Blog	Microsoft 365
Flexible work is here to stay: Microsoft 365 solutions for the hybrid work world – Microsoft 365 Blog	Microsoft 365
Automate note-taking in Microsoft Teams with meeting transcription	Teams
Workplace Analytics – April 2021: Feature updates – Microsoft Tech Community	Workplace
Install Viva Connections today – Microsoft Tech Community	Viva
What’s new for admins in Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise – Microsoft Tech Community	Microsoft 365
March Project Update Blog – Microsoft Tech Community	Project
Champion Management Platform – Microsoft Adoption	Adoption
Security
What’s the difference between a personal Microsoft account and a work or school account? – Microsoft Tech Community	Security
Business Email Compromise Part Three (microsoft.com)	Security
Unified DLP Webinar – Microsoft Tech Community	Security
Microsoft Unified DLP update April 2021	Security
Finding rogue access points on the Microsoft corporate network – Inside Track Blog	Security
Security baseline for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (v2103, March 2021) – DRAFT – Microsoft Tech Community	Security
Automating threat actor tracking: Understanding attacker behavior for intelligence and contextual alerting – Microsoft Security	Security
New Security Signals study shows firmware attacks on the rise; here’s how Microsoft is working to help eliminate this entire class of threats – Microsoft Security	Security
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Blog
Connecting Azure Sphere to Azure IoT Edge – Microsoft Tech Community	OT
Episode 31 – Ashley Llorens: Artificial intelligence and robotics – YouTube	OT
How To Foster Business Growth Acceleration During COVID-19 (cmtc.com)	Leadership
Top 5 things to see and do at Hannover Messe Digital Edition – Microsoft Industry Blogs	Leadership