Category: Azure

Feed: Planet MySQL; Author: Alena Subotina; February 26th, 2021 We are glad to inform our MySQL users, that a new version of our Visual Studio plugin for MySQL database development, dbForge Fusion for MySQL, v.6.6, has been just rolled out. Connectivity The new version features a massive update of connectivity options implemented to ensure that you can easily connect and work with the latest database engines and cloud services. In particular, the new dbForge Fusion for MySQL provides connectivity support for: MySQL 8.0; Percona 8.0;MariaDB 10.1-10.5; Azure MySQL. Availability Download the new version of dbForge Fusion for MySQL and share ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Charlie Chase. Thanks to COVID-19, companies have experienced how challenging it can be to plan and maneuver their supply chains around an unforeseen disruption. While the pandemic was a once-in-a-lifetime event (we hope), the unfortunate truth is that less severe events have overwhelmed or undermined demand and supply planning in the past -- and will likely continue to do so. The biggest learning from this disruption? Legacy ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems are no longer up to the task of getting supply where it's needed in a timely and cost-effective manner. To achieve accurate forecasting and ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI. Author: . We are excited to share that as promised earlier this week, we started to roll out the preview version of the autoscale add-on capability for Gen 2 Premium capacities worldwide, first announced in November 2021. The enabling update will reach all regions by the end of this week. The autoscale add-on preview lets you use as much computing power as you need when you need it, by allowing your capacity to grow its amount of cores when the cores it has can’t supply the needs of your business. With ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Arpan Shah. Across industries, companies are investing in hybrid and multicloud technologies to ensure they have the flexibility to innovate anywhere and meet evolving business needs. Customers tell us a key challenge with hybrid and multicloud adoption is managing and securing their IT environments while building and running cloud-native applications. To enable the flexibility and agility customers are seeking to innovate anywhere while providing governance and security, we created Azure Arc—a set of technologies that extends Azure management and services to any infrastructure. Today, we are announcing new Azure Arc innovation that unlocks more scenarios ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Scott Van Vliet. Last year, we launched Azure Communication Services to help businesses reach customers—enabled by voice, video, text chat, and connections into short message service (SMS) and public switched telephone network (PSTN)—across applications, websites, and mobile platforms. Since launch, we have onboarded hundreds of customers and partners into preview across multiple industries and look forward to supporting more with general availability later this month. From retailers looking to enhance remote customer engagement, to banks and financial institutions needing to use mobile authentication and notification technologies, Azure Communication Services is making the development of intelligent, ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Rohan Kumar. For any organization to succeed in a world of unprecedented uncertainty, a new level of agility is required. Core to that agility is the ability to quickly gain insights from data at any scale, power ultra-low latency applications that deliver personalized experiences, and empower all users in an organization, regardless of size. This requires a computing platform that provides limitless scale, performance, and possibilities for what can be achieved with data. To help organizations achieve these limitless capabilities, we shared several announcements today at Microsoft Ignite: Unmatched analytics Our commitment to customers is ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Roanne Sones. In today’s fast-paced world, there is often a need for instantaneous, real-time responses. Companies are finding the computing needed to support this 24/7 mentality generates staggering amounts of data, often from devices out in the physical world. This influences a shift in priorities as companies look for technology that gives them the flexibility to innovate anywhere in their environment. The biggest trend: the evolution of cloud strategies to include edge and hybrid investments. This hybrid cloud journey gives companies the flexibility to easily handle future growth and technology needs. Add in the movement ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Eric Boyd. Tens of thousands of customers, such as Pepsi, Amway, Airbus, BBC, and Progressive Insurance are using Azure AI to deliver immersive customer experiences, identify new business opportunities, and drive impact. As more organizations use AI in their production workloads, they have an increased need for secure, scalable, and responsible AI development. Today we’re announcing new Azure AI capabilities that will empower organizations to use AI with even more confidence. Train machine learning (ML) models on-premises and in multi-cloud environments with Azure Arc support for Azure Machine Learning. Deliver cutting-edge search experience in ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Bernardo Caldas.  Now more than ever, customers are accelerating their move to Azure to increase efficiency, improve security, optimize costs, and to innovate. Customers like Molina Healthcare and Forever 21 are using Windows Server on Azure and are able to scale capacity during surges related to the COVID-19 pandemic or seasonal retail sales. Today, we are sharing more unique capabilities that continue to make Azure the best place to run Windows Server. Simplify and optimize IT management with Azure Automanage We often hear from customers that they are looking for ways to efficiently run business-critical ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Erin Chapple. As our customers move beyond immediate crisis needs, such as enabling remote work, many are accelerating cloud adoption to increase competitive advantage and stay more digitally resilient. Enabling an agile, scalable, high-performing, and reliable infrastructure is critical to long-term success. Microsoft is committed to continuous innovation in Azure IaaS capabilities to help customers achieve these goals. Today, we are announcing new updates to our Azure infrastructure portfolio that help address a wide range of customer needs. Increase agility with access to more choices and flexibility Being responsive to rapidly changing business requirements is ... Read More