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How to easily apply DISA STIGs with Intune

1 week ago | techcommunity.microsoft.com | Chris Vetter

Blog PostStay Secure and Compliant by importing the DISA provided Configuration Profiles into IntuneIn today's digital landscape, ensuring the security and compliance of IT infrastructure is paramount. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) provides Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to optimize security for various software and systems.
Empowering small and medium businesses with Surface

2 weeks ago | techcommunity.microsoft.com | Susan Kim

When you own a business, keeping your focus on growth and innovation can be tricky. Rising operational costs, attracting and retaining the right people, keeping up with rapidly changing technologies and cybersecurity threats—all of these things can demand your attention. That’s where new AI-enabled tools come in. AI empowers employees to focus on high-value work, solve challenges creatively, and collaborate effectively, helping them achieve their full potential.
Tracing your Semantic Kernel Agents with Azure AI Foundry

3 weeks ago | techcommunity.microsoft.com | Pablo Castaño

Blog PostMany of us have encountered questions about monitoring Semantic Kernel Agents. As developers, we want to understand several aspects: the prompts sent by the Kernel to the AI Service, the behind-the-scenes processes when the Kernel calls the functions we added as plugins, and the token usage during the communication between the AI Service and the Kernel. These are all excellent questions that boil down to how we can observe Semantic Kernel.
Build AI agent tools using remote MCP with Azure Functions

1 month ago | techcommunity.microsoft.com | Matthew Henderson

Blog PostModel Context Protocol (MCP) is a way for apps to provide capabilities and context to a large language model. A key feature of MCP is the ability to define tools that AI agents can leverage to accomplish whatever tasks they’ve been given. MCP servers can be run locally, but remote MCP servers are important for sharing tools that work at cloud scale.
America's Partner Blog | Partners Make More Possible: Education

Nov 4, 2024 | techcommunity.microsoft.com | Jill Armour

AI is revolutionizing education worldwide, and our Microsoft partners egroup, Anthology, and Territorium are leading the charge. 71% of education professionals are now harnessing AI to tailor learning experiences, enhance efficiency, and alleviate burnout. Don't miss the latest episode of Microsoft + Partners Make More Possible with Nina Harding and Carl Hooker to discover how we're making a remarkable impact together!Watch the video here!
Effective Monitoring of Azure PostgreSQL for Azure OpenAI Workloads

Nov 4, 2024 | techcommunity.microsoft.com | Ricardo Martins

IntroductionAzure OpenAI Service is becoming a go-to solution for businesses integrating AI capabilities into their applications, allowing for high-performance, scalable, and reliable data handling. Many of these applications rely on PostgreSQL for data storage due to its flexibility, advanced features, and ability to manage both structured and unstructured data.
Get AI ready: Empowering developers in the era of AI

Nov 4, 2024 | techcommunity.microsoft.com | Aaron Stark

The rise of AI is reshaping software development—providing opportunities for AI-assisted development and building AI applications while also bringing significant challenges. For developers, adapting to this AI-driven landscape requires proactive skill building. At Microsoft Learn, we support you with focused training resources, empowering you to thrive in this fast-evolving environment and helping you to address new hurdles, including: Staying current with technology.
Microsoft Entra ID Governance for government

Nov 4, 2024 | techcommunity.microsoft.com | Kaitlin Murphy

I’m pleased to announce that as of November 1, 2024, Microsoft Entra ID Governance is available for federal agencies, state and local governments, and government contractors in the US Government community cloud (GCC), GCC-High, and Department of Defense cloud environments. Entra ID Governance launched for commercial customers on July 1, 2023, and due to strong demand, we expanded to educational (EDU) and frontline worker (FLW) customers earlier this year.
Linux and Open Source on Azure Quarterly Update - October 2024

Oct 31, 2024 | techcommunity.microsoft.com | Henry Yan

Since our last update in July, there's been no shortage of new exciting updates and news for Linux and open source on Azure. Dive in to learn more!What’s new with Linux on Azure AlmaLinux is available as an endorsed Linux distributionAlmaLinux, a popular alternative to CentOS Linux, has been available in the Azure Marketplace for over three years and is now an endorsed Linux distribution in Azure.
Unlocking the Best of Azure with AzureRM and AzAPI Providers

Oct 30, 2024 | techcommunity.microsoft.com | Steven Ma

With the recent release of AzAPI 2.0, Azure offers two powerful Terraform providers to meet your infrastructure needs: AzureRM and AzAPI. The key question is, when should you use each one? This article offers a clear guide for Terraform users, particularly those familiar with the AzureRM provider, on some ideal scenarios for each. The recommendations provided within this post are jointly provided between HashiCorp and Microsoft; click here for HashiCorp's blogpost.