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Calling all Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) users! 🚩👉 Take the survey: https://lnkd.in/dZiky9nA   Take this 10-minute survey to give us your thoughts on running AKS Arc (Azure Kubernetes Service enabled by Azure Arc) on Azure Local for a chance to win one out of three (3) $250 USD virtual gift cards!   Previous Kubernetes experience is NOT required—we’re looking for feedback from anyone with Azure Local experience. Must be 18 or order to enter the draw. Survey closes February 9, 2025. See Sweepstakes Official Rules for details.   🚩👉 Take the survey: https://lnkd.in/dZiky9nA #Microsoft #Azure #AzureLocal #AzureStackHCI #HybridCloud #AzureAdaptiveCloud

This week's Azure update is up. https://lnkd.in/gyKyNu6J 00:00 - Introduction 00:14 - New videos 00:43 - ArcBox 2025 update 02:14 - ALZ Terraform AVM adoption 03:06 - Confidential ledger ISO 27001 03:49 - API Center Amazon API GW integration 04:35 - Entra new identity recommendations 05:29 - New GPT-4o models 06:06 - Close #azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #youtubevideo #learning #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate #whatsnew

Did you know that you can automatically upgrade the Windows Server version when you use Azure Migrate to migrate your virtual machine to Azure? For more on Azure Migrate check out my video here: https://lnkd.in/e6Ncc7ie and my blog here: https://lnkd.in/dJ59rKK #Microsoft

As 2025 kicks off I thought I'd start updating the Azure Master Class. Intro and Part 1 updated. Will continue updating all modules (and adding some new ones) over coming months. Intro - https://lnkd.in/gXpdcxjf Part 1 - https://lnkd.in/gbS7s_pt #azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #youtubevideo #learning #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud

🚀 Unlock the full potential of your data with Azure Workbooks 🚀 Managing cloud infrastructure requires more than just collecting data – you need actionable insights to make informed decisions. That’s where Azure Workbooks shines. 📊 In our latest blog, published on the Microsoft Tech Community we explore: ✅ Key features of Azure Workbooks – interactive dashboards, dynamic parameters, and seamless collaboration. ✅ Real-world use cases like infrastructure monitoring, cost optimization, and application reliability. ✅ How to leverage pre-built templates from the Azure Workbooks Gallery to save time and accelerate results. Whether you’re a developer, operations engineer, or financial manager, Azure Workbooks can transform how you visualize and act on your data. 👉 Check out the full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/dcHRzrzv 💬 Have you tried Azure Workbooks yet? Share your experiences in the comments! #AzureWorkbooks #DataVisualization #AzureMonitor #CloudInsights #CostOptimization #MicrosoftAzure

You asked for it, and here you have it: the second installment of the Private Link Reality Bites series, this time about routing from on-premises through a firewall. Even if you are an expert, I might have a little surprise for you in here: https://lnkd.in/d-5TD9vx

Azure Stack HCI is now Azure Local! Here's a compilation of frequently asked questions about Microsoft's new distributed infrastructure enabled by Azure Arc. #AzureLocal. https://bit.ly/4eXvPTz

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 Today, we are thrilled to announce the General Availability of Terraform Azure Verified Modules for Platform Landing Zone (ALZ)! 🎉 📚 With this release, we are moving to a more modular approach to deploying your platform landing zones. The new Azure Verified Modules (AVM) allow you to select only the modules you need, enabling faster feature additions and more rigorous testing. ✨ Key highlights: - Modular Deployment: Choose your own adventure with AVM. - Improved Reliability: Our own Terraform provider enhances deployment reliability. - ALZ IaC Accelerator now supports HCL tfvars file format, introduces Phase 0 for planning, and simplifies decision-making with Scenarios and Options. 📖 Check out the full details and updates on our blog! https://lnkd.in/eJz2m8iA 📻 Stay tuned for more updates and join our next Azure Landing Zones Community Call on January 29th, 2025. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/exHPFDRR 🙏 🙏 🙏 All of this would not have been possible without the technical thought leadership and execution by Matt White and Jared Holgate. 🙏 Special thanks to some key people who helped support this huge undertaking Zach Trocinski, Jamie P., Jack Tracey, Arjen Huitema, Lucas M., Kevin R., Veda Gudipati, Veronica Xu, Stephen Deguchi, Haflidi Fridthjofsson, Dr. Bastian Ulke, Matthew Grimshaw (apologies if we missed anyone!) #Azure #AzureLandingZones #AVM #ALZ #AzureFamily #Terraform #CloudComputing #InfrastructureAsCode #DevOps

🔥 Looking to standardize your Azure naming conventions? 🔥 In this video we walk through installing the Azure Naming Tool in an Azure Web app that you can use to establish and adhere to a standardized naming convention as your Azure environment grows. #Azure #CloudComputing #AzureNaming #CloudManagement #Microsoft #TechTutorial #AzureAppServices #GitHub #DevOps #ITInfrastructure #MicrosoftAzure #AzureTips #MicrosoftCloud

🎯Microsoft Copilots (All Copilots) - Unified Architecture v1.8   Typically, I do not release new versions of this architecture frequently. However, the Microsoft 365 Copilot PG is progressing at an extraordinary pace⚡, and my only option is to just keep up the pace.   Today's version includes all updates from last week's announcement and more!   📢 Updates Included in this version "v1.8": 📌 Copilot brand renaming: The “Immersive Chat Experience” within Microsoft 365 Copilot has been renamed agaaaaaaaain from Business Chat (BizChat) to -> Copilot Chat to align with the free Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (Web grounding only), where the Copilot Chat (Web/Work) within Microsoft 365 Copilot add on top of the free SKU the work tab to ground over the Microsoft 365 work data.   📌 Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat supports agents: In addition to reason over web and uploaded files, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (aka. Microsoft Copilot) now provides agents support free of charge when used with web or uploaded files. When working with Microsoft 365 work data (SharePoint and Microsoft Graph connectors for external data), a pay-as-you-go (PayG) plan is applied.   📌 Microsoft 365 Copilot App – Supported platforms: The architecture has been updated to reflect the availability of the Microsoft 365 Copilot App (aka. Microsoft 365 App) across multiple platforms, including Web, Desktop, and Mobile.   📌 Copilot Chat (Web/Work) Dynamics 365 plugins deprecation: The Copilot Chat Dynamics 365 plugins were available for preview and are no longer supported. The recommendation now is to create an agent and add actions as needed to integrate with Dynamics 365 from within Copilot Chat. In the near future, I anticipate that Microsoft will release some 1st party agents to facilitate this integration.   📌 Copilot Chat (Web/Work) Canvases/HUBs updates: The Copilot Chat Canvases/HUBs have been updated to reflect that Copilot Chat is now available also on Outlook, and Bing has been removed as no longer supported. Additionally, Edge has been included since Copilot Chat is available as part of Copilot in Edge. ✨  Microsoft Copilot (All Copilots) - Unified Architecture We now have a multitude of fragmented Microsoft Copilots, which data source used by which Copilot? how it all coming together? How we can unify them?   I assume that you or someone from your team raised those valid questions, as I also get them every day from my clients and as we still don't have an official answer from Microsoft today, I decided to start something and share it with all of you and have a conversation and I am confident that together we will help each other to achieve a successful rollout of all Microsoft Copilots.   So with a focus on Modern Workplace Copilots I created this unified architecture to answers all the above questions.   To learn more, see the article below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dC5u6nzg   Sharing Is Caring! #Microsoft365Copilot #MicrosoftCopilot #Copilot #Architecture #ModernWorkplace