When you are working with a database, or any other kind of software, your experience is enhanced or hindered by the tools you use to interact with it. PostgreSQL has a command line tool, psql, and it’s pretty powerful, but some people much prefer a graphical editor. Even if you typically use command line, you […]
Archives for March 2019
Power IoT and time-series workloads with TimescaleDB for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
We’re excited to announce a partnership with Timescale that introduces support for TimescaleDB on Azure Database for PostgreSQL for customers building IoT and time-series workloads. TimescaleDB has a proven track record of being deployed in production in a variety of industries including oil & gas, financial services, and manufacturing. The partnership reinforces our commitment to […]
Azure Container Registry virtual network and Firewall rules preview support
While Azure Container Registry (ACR) supports user and headless-service account authentication, customers have expressed their requirements for limiting public endpoint access. Customers can now limit registry access within an Azure Virtual Network (VNet), as well as whitelist IP addresses and ranges for on-premises services. VNet and Firewall rules are supported with virtual machines (VM) and […]
Azure Backup for SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines now generally available!
How do you back up your SQL Servers today? You could be using backup software that require you to manage backup servers, agents, and storage, or you could be writing elaborate custom scripts which need you to manage the backups on each server individually. With the modernization of IT infrastructure and the world rapidly moving […]
Azure.Source – Volume 74
Now in preview AzCopy support in Azure Storage Explorer now available in public preview AzCopy in Azure Storage Explorer is now in public preview. AzCopy is a popular command-line utility that provides performant data transfer into and out of a storage account. AzCopy enhances the performance and reliability through a scalable design, where concurrency is […]
ONNX Runtime integration with NVIDIA TensorRT in preview
Today we are excited to open source the preview of the NVIDIA TensorRT execution provider in ONNX Runtime. With this release, we are taking another step towards open and interoperable AI by enabling developers to easily leverage industry-leading GPU acceleration regardless of their choice of framework. Developers can now tap into the power of TensorRT […]
How Data is Helping the Wrongfully Accused Prove Innocence
If you ask someone who has been in the situation before, there’s no more helpless feeling than being wrongfully convicted of a crime you didn’t do. Unfortunately, it happens every single day in this country. But data from smartphones and social networking sites is helping some of these people prove their innocence. Wrongful Convictions in […]
GSMA: the EU risks undercutting Europe’s 5G future with its Connected Car legislation
The European Commission made a technology choice in its Connected Car Legislation that, in the view of the GSMA, undercuts its own 5G Action Plan and jeopardises its digital competitiveness. The Commission has chosen to ignore technological innovation and choice, and instead stick with an outdated wi-fi (802.11p) technology for connected vehicles. The GSMA urges […]
Microsoft Azure Government is First Commercial Cloud to Achieve DoD Impact Level 5 Provisional Authorization, General Availability of DoD Regions
Furthering our commitment to be the most trusted cloud for Government, today Microsoft is proud to announce two milestone achievements in support of the US Department of Defense. Information Impact Level 5 DoD Provisional Authorization by the Defense Information Systems Agency Azure Government is the first commercial cloud service to be awarded an Information Impact […]
Securing open source in IoT
There are now 7 billion IoT devices in use across the world. This number is expected to triple by 2025, reaching an unprecedented 21.5 billion devices, says Lev Lesokhin of CAST. The market for Internet of Things (IoT) devices has exploded — now, IoT device makers wanting to cash in on the race to implement IoT are desperate to get their […]