Azure Databricks provides a fast, easy, and collaborative Apache® Spark™-based analytics platform to accelerate and simplify the process of building big data and AI solutions that drive the business forward, all backed by industry-leading SLAs. With Azure Databricks, you can set up your Spark environment in minutes and autoscale quickly and easily. You can also […]
Azure Marketplace new offers – Volume 33
4-Week Azure Assessment: This cloud migration assessment by Quisitive is designed to help organizations assess cloud readiness, evaluate best paths for their application environment, and build a clear road map and ROI view for potential Azure migration. AgileAscend-M365 Migration: 3 week Implementation: Working alongside your project manager and IT staff, Agile IT’s award-winning professional team […]
Create a transit VNet using VNet peering
Azure Virtual Network (VNet) is the fundamental building block for any customer network. VNet lets you create your own private space in Azure, or as I call it your own network bubble. VNets are crucial to your cloud network as they offer isolation, segmentation, and other key benefits. Read more about VNet’s key benefits in […]
Stay informed about service issues with Azure Service Health
When your Azure resources go down, one of your first questions is probably, “Is it me or is it Azure?” Azure Service Health helps you stay informed and take action when Azure service issues like incidents and planned maintenance affect you by providing a personalized health dashboard, customizable alerts, and expert guidance. In this blog, […]
Economist study: OEMs create new revenue streams with next-gen supply chains
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) make the wheels go round for the business world. But demand for faster, cheaper, and smarter products and components put major downward pressure on profit margins. Successful OEMs are always on the lookout for opportunities to drive down costs and differentiate their brands and the rise of the Internet of Things […]
AzCopy support in Azure Storage Explorer now available in public preview
We are excited to share the public preview of AzCopy in Azure Storage Explorer. AzCopy is a popular command line utility that provides performant data transfer into and out of a storage account. The new version of AzCopy further enhances the performance and reliability through a scalable design, where concurrency is scaled up according to […]
Decentralized identity is poised to disrupt how you share data
Share this post: IBM recently wrapped up a very bustling week in San Francisco at THINK 2019 full of client conversations — through sessions and in the expo hall — and how technology will transform enterprises with data, AI, cloud, blockchain and more. In my blog post prior to THINK, I wrote about how blockchain […]
Azure Stack IaaS – part four
Protect your stuff In this post, we’ll cover the concepts and best practices to protect your IaaS virtual machines (VMs) on Azure Stack. This post is part of the Azure Stack Considerations for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery white paper. Protecting your IaaS virtual machine based applications Azure Stack is an extension of Azure that […]
Cloud Commercial Communities webinar and podcast newsletter–March 2019
Welcome to the Cloud Commercial Communities monthly webinar and podcast update. Each month the team focuses on core programs, updates, trends, and technologies that Microsoft partners and customers need to know to increase success using Azure and Dynamics. Make sure you catch a live webinar and participate in live QA. If you miss a session, […]
Azure Data Box family now enables import to Managed Disks
The Azure Data Box offline family lets you transfer hundreds of terabytes of data to Microsoft Azure in a quick, inexpensive, and reliable manner. We are excited to share that support for managed disks is now available across the Azure Data Box family of devices, which includes Data Box, Data Box Disk, and Data Box […]