Month: October 2024
Join Microsoft Azure at SC24
Innovation starts with Azure
Come visit Microsoft at Supercomputing 2024 (SC24), Atlanta, Georgia, November 17 – 22 where we’ll deep dive into high-performance computing (HPC) and AI solutions during a week of engaging sessions, hands on experiences and networking. We also have an exciting new Azure HPC announcement! Come by booth #1905 on November 19 for the unveiling of a major leap forward in high-performance computing.
Attend a Microsoft session
Don’t miss our sessions at SC24. Click below to add to your SC24 calendar.
Date / Time (EST)
Type
Title
Speakers/Panelists
Sunday, Nov 17
8:30 am – 5 pm
Tutorial
Delivering HPC: Procurement, Cost Models, Metrics, and Value
Microsoft Azure, Stanford University, Mitre, Red Oak Consulting, Stan
Monday, Nov 18
8:30 am – 5 pm
Tutorial
Microsoft Azure, Argonne National Laboratory, Google
Tuesday, Nov 19
10:30 am – 12 pm
Panel
How the Convergence of HPC and AI Is Accelerating Innovation
Microsoft Azure, AMD, Minds AI, Purdue University, d3VIEW,
Tuesday, Nov 19
3:30 pm – 5 pm
Panel
Impact of Advances in Lower Precision Performance on HPC Simulation Codes
Microsoft Azure, NERSC at LBNL, NVIDIA, AMD, Chevron
Tuesday, Nov 19
5:15 pm – 6:45 pm
Birds of a Feather
Benchmarking: A Key Driver for AI Innovation
Microsoft, AMD, NVIDIA, Oracle, Snorkel AI
Tuesday, Nov 19
5:15 pm – 6:45 pm
Birds of a Feather
LUSTRE Community BOF: Lustre in HPC, AI, and the Cloud
Microsoft, Whamcloud, European Open File System Association; Los Alamos National LaboratoryOpenSFS, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Wednesday, Nov 20 11 am – 11:30 am
Paper
Microsoft Corporation
Renmin University of China
University of California, San Diego
Wednesday, Nov 20
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Birds of a Feather
The Future of Benchmarks in Supercomputing
Microsoft Azure, NVIDIA, HPE
Wednesday, Nov 20
2 pm – 2:30 pm
Paper
LoRAStencil: Low-Rank Adaptation of Stencil Computation on Tensor Core
Microsoft, Tsinghua University, CAS
Wednesday, Nov 20
5:15 PM – 6:45pm
Birds of a Feather
Converged HPC and Cloud Computing in the Era of Generative AI
Microsoft Azure, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, USC Information Sciences Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, Google, University of Tennessee, University of Delaware
Wednesday, Nov 20
5:15 pm – 6:45 pm
Birds of a Feather
The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot User Experience BOF
Microsoft, University of Colorado Boulder, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, SambaNova Systems, University of Colorado Boulder, Arizona State University
Thursday, Nov 21 9:30 am – 10am
Paper
Long Exposure: Accelerating Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning for LLMs under Shadowy Sparsity
Microsoft, Tsinghua University
Visit Microsoft Booth #1905
Come visit us at Booth #1905 to…
engage with Microsoft Azure HPC and AI experts and our amazing partners.
learn the latest advancements during our in-booth sessions.
get hands-on with our demo pods for HPC and AI.
enjoy our hardware bar featuring our newest technology.
take a break in our lounge area and enjoy free coffee served by Artly, the barista bot – sponsored by NVIDIA.
enter for a chance to win cool stuff!
Booth theater sessions
Discover the latest in HPC and AI from Microsoft Azure and partners. Attend our daily information sessions in booth #1905.
Date
Time
Session Title
Presenter
Monday, Nov 18
7:40 pm – 8:00 pm EST
Accelerating AI Innovation: Microsoft and NVIDIA
NVIDIA, Microsoft
Monday, Nov 18
8:10 pm – 8:30 pm EST
Revolutionizing Computational Science: AI-Driven Solutions on Rescale and Microsoft
Rescale, Microsoft
Tuesday, Nov 19
10:10 am – 10:30 am EST
New Azure HPC & AMD announcement
Microsoft Azure, AMD
Tuesday, Nov 19
11:10 am – 11:30 am EST
Accelerating EDA workloads on Azure
Microsoft Azure
Tuesday, Nov 19
12:10 pm – 12:30 pm EST
Revolutionizing HPC Workflows with Copilots
Microsoft
Tuesday, Nov 19
12:40 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Case Studies in Digital Product Innovation with TotalCAE on Azure
Microsoft Azure
Tuesday, Nov 19
1:10 pm – 1:30 pm EST
Special Azure HPC & AMD announcement
Microsoft Azure, AMD
Tuesday, Nov 19
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Ansys & Azure: How to leverage the power of Azure to accelerate Ansys workloads
Ansys, Microsoft
Tuesday, Nov 19
3:10 pm – 3:30 pm EST
Rescale & Microsoft: Simplifying Advanced Computing to Scale Digital Engineering & AI Innovation
Rescale, Microsoft
Tuesday, Nov 19
3:40 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Hurricane Modeling in Public Cloud
Parallel Works, Microsoft
Tuesday, Nov 19
4:10 pm – 4:40 pm EST
Azure Quantum: Accelerating Progress for All Humanity
Azure Quantum
Tuesday, Nov 19
5:10 pm – 5:30 pm EST
Azure Storage solutions for your most demanding HPC and AI training workloads
Microsoft Azure
Wednesday, Nov 20
10:10 am – 10:30 am EST
Deploy HPC & AI Infrastructure at Scale on Azure in Minutes!
Microsoft Azure
Wednesday, Nov 20
10:40 am – 11:00 am EST
Using Azure NC and NV virtual machines to deploy small-to-medium workloads
Microsoft Azure
Wednesday, Nov 20
11:10 am – 11:20 am EST
A Full Stack Approach to Accelerated Computing
NVIDIA, Microsoft Azure
Wednesday, Nov 20
11:40 am – 12:00 pm EST
Running Small Language model inference on Azure NC series VMs
Microsoft Azure
Wednesday, Nov 20
12:10 pm – 12:20 pm EST
Empowering Workforce Development through AI-Powered Power BI Training
Microsoft Azure, Power BI
Wednesday, Nov 20
3:10 pm – 3:30 pm EST
Esri using Reality Capture for Climate Science in the City of Stuttgart
Microsoft Azure
Wednesday, Nov 20
5:10 pm – 5:30 pm EST
Deploy HPC & AI Infrastructure at Scale on Azure in Minutes!
Microsoft Azure
Demos
Get hands-on with HPC and AI demos in booth #1905.
Date
Start
End
Demo
Monday Nov 18
7:00 am EST
9:00 am
NVIDIA demo
Tuesday Nov 19
FULL
DAY
AMD demo
Wednesday Nov 20
10:00 am EST
2:00 pm
NVIDIA demo
Wednesday Nov 20
2:00 pm EST
4:00 pm
Rescale demo
Wednesday Nov 20
4:00 pm EST
6:00 pm
Ansys demo
Hardware bar
Discover the latest Azure HPC and AI technology featuring hardware from AMD and NVIDIA at our hardware bar in booth #1905.
Get social at our special events
Request an invitation to one of our after-hour events for networking, drinks, food, and fun!
Social Mixer
Microsoft and AMD are hosting a high-end tailgate mixer the evening of November 19. This social event will feature exciting announcements, a special guest appearance, flowing drinks, and fabulous food. This is a by-invitation-only event and space is limited. Contact your Microsoft Azure representative to request an invitation today!
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My JSON won’t work for column formatting to color code the calendar on my MS Teams SharePoint Site
I would like to color code the calendar events based on choices for the “Source” category column, and I understand you can do this by going into List Settings<(Column name) <Column Formatting. I used chatGBT to create a JSON, but for some reason my events are still all black. I’ve included the JSON below. All the other column formatting questions that I have seen online look much different, so I’ve also attached a screenshot of the “Edit column” page for the column I would like to add conditional formatting to change the color of the event boxes.
{ “$schema”: “https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/column-formatting.schema.json“, “elmType”: “div”, “style”: { “background-color”: “=if(@currentField == ‘Enterprise Forums’, ‘#F5A623’, if(@currentField == ‘G&G Routines’, ‘#4A90E2’, if(@currentField == ‘Finance/HR’, ‘#50E3C2’, if(@currentField == ‘Strategy’, ‘#B8E986’, ‘#FFFFFF’))))”, “color”: “#000000”, “padding”: “5px” }, “children”: [ { “elmType”: “span”, “txtContent”: “@currentField” } ] }
I would like to color code the calendar events based on choices for the “Source” category column, and I understand you can do this by going into List Settings<(Column name) <Column Formatting. I used chatGBT to create a JSON, but for some reason my events are still all black. I’ve included the JSON below. All the other column formatting questions that I have seen online look much different, so I’ve also attached a screenshot of the “Edit column” page for the column I would like to add conditional formatting to change the color of the event boxes. { “$schema”: “https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/column-formatting.schema.json”, “elmType”: “div”, “style”: { “background-color”: “=if(@currentField == ‘Enterprise Forums’, ‘#F5A623’, if(@currentField == ‘G&G Routines’, ‘#4A90E2’, if(@currentField == ‘Finance/HR’, ‘#50E3C2’, if(@currentField == ‘Strategy’, ‘#B8E986’, ‘#FFFFFF’))))”, “color”: “#000000”, “padding”: “5px” }, “children”: [ { “elmType”: “span”, “txtContent”: “@currentField” } ] } Read More
Adding additional Columns to existing pivot table
Dear All,
I have created a pivot table with certain columns and converted to tabular format view and removed the subtotals.
Now, i want to add additional column “Date” which is not present in source of pivot table, adjacent to tabular format view. After adding the new column, how do i construct the relationship between newly added column and pivot table columns. Could you please let me know how to achieve this.
Thank You in Advance
Dear All, I have created a pivot table with certain columns and converted to tabular format view and removed the subtotals.Now, i want to add additional column “Date” which is not present in source of pivot table, adjacent to tabular format view. After adding the new column, how do i construct the relationship between newly added column and pivot table columns. Could you please let me know how to achieve this. Thank You in Advance Read More
Accidentally deleted some registry folders, now I can’t log in
As the title states. When I boot, I’m asked my password instead of my pin. Don’t know which password that is. The one I use on that Microsoft account has been changed, but I still can’t log into my PC. Reset password button does nothing.
As the title states. When I boot, I’m asked my password instead of my pin. Don’t know which password that is. The one I use on that Microsoft account has been changed, but I still can’t log into my PC. Reset password button does nothing. Read More
News webpart on home page missing content from associated sites
On the designated home site which is a hub site with a few associated sites there is a news feed webpart.
I wanted to add a newly created sites news webpart to be included in the News Source. The new site is listed (after waiting hours) but the test news article on the “OtherNews” communication site is not showing up.
Tested both “All sites in the hub” and “Selected Sites”.
I then testing with an older site “IT Dept” (created many months ago) that was created via Communications Blank template, added a news webpart and the news does show up when checked.
Then created another brand new site Communication template posted some test news checked it on the sources on the hub site, still nothing.
I am the owner of all the sites so it should be permissions and there is no filters set anywhere.
Is there something broken when creating a new site and linking the news webparts?
PS: Audience Targeting is off.
On the designated home site which is a hub site with a few associated sites there is a news feed webpart.I wanted to add a newly created sites news webpart to be included in the News Source. The new site is listed (after waiting hours) but the test news article on the “OtherNews” communication site is not showing up.Tested both “All sites in the hub” and “Selected Sites”. I then testing with an older site “IT Dept” (created many months ago) that was created via Communications Blank template, added a news webpart and the news does show up when checked. Then created another brand new site Communication template posted some test news checked it on the sources on the hub site, still nothing. I am the owner of all the sites so it should be permissions and there is no filters set anywhere. Is there something broken when creating a new site and linking the news webparts? PS: Audience Targeting is off. Read More
Unable to Find “App Password” Option in Microsoft 365 Email Through GoDaddy
Hello Community,
I am managing a Microsoft 365 email account through GoDaddy for my company, and I’m trying to set up App Passwords for use with our email verification system. However, when I go to the Security Info section and select Add Sign-in Method, the App Password option does not appear in the drop-down.
Here’s what I’ve already tried:
MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) is enabled for the account.I’ve checked and disabled Security Defaults as suggested in some articles.I’ve ensured Legacy Authentication is not blocked in Azure AD.
Despite these steps, I still can’t see the option to add an App Password. Has anyone else encountered this issue with GoDaddy and Microsoft 365? Any ideas on how to get the App Password option to appear or potential workarounds?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Hello Community,I am managing a Microsoft 365 email account through GoDaddy for my company, and I’m trying to set up App Passwords for use with our email verification system. However, when I go to the Security Info section and select Add Sign-in Method, the App Password option does not appear in the drop-down.Here’s what I’ve already tried:MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) is enabled for the account.I’ve checked and disabled Security Defaults as suggested in some articles.I’ve ensured Legacy Authentication is not blocked in Azure AD.Despite these steps, I still can’t see the option to add an App Password. Has anyone else encountered this issue with GoDaddy and Microsoft 365? Any ideas on how to get the App Password option to appear or potential workarounds?Thank you in advance for your help! Read More
Standard to Overtime Hours
Hello all,
I am trying to do a report showing when my employees’ (~200) classifications (~10) begin accumulating overtime (OT) hours throughout the week.
I currently have the standard time (ST) returning any values under 40, however I cannot figure out how to return the OT as the hours worked once 40 has been reached.
I think I need a formula that will return different values and a calculation, but am not sure.
I am willing to add additional cells to calculate. I need to convert it to a pivot table once calculated so I cannot have too many labels so I need the final numbers to be in the same columns in order to paste values.
Pictures and current formulas for reference:
Hello all,I am trying to do a report showing when my employees’ (~200) classifications (~10) begin accumulating overtime (OT) hours throughout the week.I currently have the standard time (ST) returning any values under 40, however I cannot figure out how to return the OT as the hours worked once 40 has been reached. I think I need a formula that will return different values and a calculation, but am not sure.I am willing to add additional cells to calculate. I need to convert it to a pivot table once calculated so I cannot have too many labels so I need the final numbers to be in the same columns in order to paste values. Pictures and current formulas for reference: Read More
Is it possible to prevent Bookings from creating a fictitious e-mail address?
We need to prevent Bookings from creating a fictitious email address that is not associated with our domain. Some customers use this email (which is available in their calendar) to reply, but get an undeliverable error message. There needs to be a fix for this; we are losing leads as a result.
We need to prevent Bookings from creating a fictitious email address that is not associated with our domain. Some customers use this email (which is available in their calendar) to reply, but get an undeliverable error message. There needs to be a fix for this; we are losing leads as a result. Read More
MS Bookings: Follow up email sent to clients even though we have not set up Follow-ups
MS Bookings: Follow up email sent to clients even though we have not set up Follow-ups.
Clients receive a follow up email 15 mins after their appointment, with the 2-hour reminder text, so it’s confusing to them. We have not set up follow up emails, so this is a bug. How can we get this fixed?
MS Bookings: Follow up email sent to clients even though we have not set up Follow-ups.Clients receive a follow up email 15 mins after their appointment, with the 2-hour reminder text, so it’s confusing to them. We have not set up follow up emails, so this is a bug. How can we get this fixed? Read More
Certificación AI-900 (Fundamentos de IA) con Chicas en IA
La inteligencia artificial ha llegado para quedarse, ¡y más aún con la revolucionaria IA generativa! Para ayudar a los profesionales a especializarse en esta área en constante evolución, Microsoft está lanzando la iniciativa Certificación AI-900 (Fundamentos de IA) con Chicas en IA. Este programa ofrece una serie de ocho clases en vivo, gratuitas y en español, que se llevarán a cabo del 5 al 28 de noviembre, a la 1:00 pm (GMT-6, Ciudad de México). Las sesiones están abiertas para todas las personas que desean aprender sobre inteligencia artificial.
REGÍSTRATE AQUÍ: https://aka.ms/ChicasEnIA/AI900
Únete a nuestro programa Chicas en AI y prepárate para la certificación AI-900 de Microsoft
Nuestro objetivo es empoderarte en el mundo de la inteligencia artificial y la IA generativa, brindándote formación sencilla y sin complicaciones. ¿Estás lista para transformar tu futuro y ser una especialista en tecnología? ¡Ven con nosotras y da el primer paso hacia tu certificación AI-900! 👩💻:light_bulb:
Este programa está realizado en colaboración con WoMakersCode, Techie Women y apoyado por el comité de Women at Microsoft. El objetivo es capacitar a las mujeres para el mercado tecnológico.
Todas nuestras sesiones comenzaran en base a la zona horaria de Ciudad de México.
Nov 5, 1:00PM Mexico City (GMT-6)
Apertura del programa + Conceptos de computación en la nube con Microsoft Azure
En el primer episodio de Chicas en IA, aprenderás sobre los conceptos básicos de la programación en la nube. Comprenderás qué son las nubes públicas, privadas e híbridas, los beneficios y los tipos de servicios, como IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Serverless, y cómo usar Azure para desarrollar tus aplicaciones.
Nov 7, 1:00PM Mexico City (GMT-6)
Aspectos básicos de Microsoft Azure AI: Introducción a AI
En este episodio ofrecemos una descripción general de los conceptos fundamentales de la IA. Explora los servicios clave de Azure AI y sus aplicaciones prácticas. Además, aborda cómo se pueden integrar soluciones de IA para mejorar procesos y resolver problemas reales.
Nov 12, 1:00PM Mexico City (GMT-6)
Aspectos basicos de Microsoft Azure AI: búsqueda visual por computadora
En este episodio exploraremos cómo los servicios Azure AI pueden analizar e interpretar imágenes para diversas aplicaciones, como el reconocimiento facial y el análisis de objetos. Además, demuestra cómo implementar e integrar estas soluciones en proyectos reales.
Nov 13, 1:00PM Mexico City (GMT-6)
Aspectos básicos de Microsoft Azure AI: Procesamiento de lenguaje natural
En este episodio cubrirá cómo la IA puede interpretar, analizar y generar el lenguaje humano. Explora los servicios de Azure que facilitan el procesamiento de texto, voz y lenguaje natural, así como sus aplicaciones prácticas en chatbots, análisis de sentimientos y traducción automática.
Nov 19, 1:00PM Mexico City (GMT-6)
Aspectos básicos de Microsoft Azure AI: Procesamiento de lenguaje natural
En este episodio cubrirá cómo la IA puede interpretar, analizar y generar el lenguaje humano. Explora los servicios de Azure que facilitan el procesamiento de texto, voz y lenguaje natural, así como sus aplicaciones prácticas en chatbots, análisis de sentimientos y traducción automática.
Nov 21, 1:00PM Mexico City (GMT-6)
Aspectos básicos de Microsoft Azure AI: Minería de conocimiento e inteligencia de documentos
Este episodio cubrirá cómo la IA puede extraer y organizar información valiosa de los documentos. Explora técnicas para procesar grandes volúmenes de datos textuales, identificando patrones e ideas ocultos. Además, demuestra cómo utilizar las herramientas de Azure para automatizar el análisis de documentos y las tareas de gestión en chatbots, análisis de opiniones y traducción automática.
Nov 26, 1:00PM Mexico City (GMT-6)
Aspectos básicos de Microsoft Azure AI: Inteligencia artificial generativa
Este episodio analiza cómo los modelos de IA pueden crear contenido original, como texto, imágenes y música, utilizando herramientas de Azure.
Nov 28, 1:00PM Mexico City (GMT-6)
Simulacion del examen Azure Fundamentals AI-900 + Cierre del programa
En esta sesión, realizaremos un simulacro del examen con preguntas relacionadas con los temas. Estarán relacionados sobre Conceptos de nube, Introducción a AI, búsqueda visual por computadora, Procesamiento de lenguaje natural, Mineria de conocimiento e inteligencia de documentos e Inteligencia artificial generativa.
Para aquellos que desean profundizar en la computación en la nube y prepararse para la certificación AI-900 Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals, tenemos una ruta de aprendizaje completa disponible en Microsoft Learn. Esta ruta aborda las principales áreas de la certificación, permitiéndote estudiar de forma gratuita y a tu propio ritmo. Además, al completar los cursos, podrás obtener certificados que pueden ser añadidos a tu perfil de LinkedIn, destacando tus nuevas habilidades y conocimientos.
Los módulos de Microsoft Learn para la certificación AI-900 incluyen:
Aspectos básicos de Microsoft Azure AI: Introducción a AI
Aspectos básicos de Microsoft Azure AI: Computer Vision
Aspectos básicos de Microsoft Azure AI: Procesamiento de lenguaje natural
Aspectos básicos de Microsoft Azure AI: Minería de conocimiento e inteligencia de documentos
Aspectos básicos de Microsoft Azure AI: Inteligencia artificial generativa
Práctica para el examen:
Evaluación de sus conocimientos: Estas evaluaciones le proporcionarán una infomacion general del estilo, la redacción y la dificultad de las preguntas que probablemente verá en el examen. A través de estas valoraciones, puede evaluar su preparación, determinar dónde necesita preparación adicional y llenar los vacíos de conocimiento para aumentar la probabilidad de aprobar el examen.
Demostración de experiencia: Aquí puede experimentar con el aspecto del examen antes de realizarlo. Podrá interactuar con diferentes tipos de preguntas en la misma interfaz de usuario que usará durante el examen.
Regístrate y Participa
No te pierdas esta increíble oportunidad para seguir aprendiendo y avanzar en tu carrera tecnológica. Únete a la Certificación AI-900 con Chicas en IA y comienza tu viaje hacia la especialización en computación en la nube e inteligencia artificial con Microsoft. Esperamos verte en nuestras sesiones en vivo y ayudarte a alcanzar tus objetivos profesionales en el mundo de la tecnología.
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Subtotal, but it returns text?
Hello everyone!
I was wondering if you knew how to help me find an appropriate excel formula.
Is there a formula like SUBTOTAL, but that returns the visible text value from a filtered table? Here is the situation.
Basically, I am exporting a list of survey results from clients on Google forms (pg. 1). I then have written an IF() formula to calculate their personality profile score on (pg 2).
However, I have filtered the IF()formula with a table so I can only see one individual’s survey at a time. Because the IF() formula references 1 specific cell, I have to rewrite the whole formula every time I want to calculate a different individual’s survey results. Is there a way to filter the survey results and have excel give me the text value from only the visible result of a table search?
This is the list of Survey results. I will then use the IF() formula on a separate page to convert the survey answer to a numeric value which is used in a formula to determine a result. Is there a way to create a filter for the table on page 1 that only shows the visible cells that you searched for?
Hello everyone! I was wondering if you knew how to help me find an appropriate excel formula. Is there a formula like SUBTOTAL, but that returns the visible text value from a filtered table? Here is the situation. Basically, I am exporting a list of survey results from clients on Google forms (pg. 1). I then have written an IF() formula to calculate their personality profile score on (pg 2). However, I have filtered the IF()formula with a table so I can only see one individual’s survey at a time. Because the IF() formula references 1 specific cell, I have to rewrite the whole formula every time I want to calculate a different individual’s survey results. Is there a way to filter the survey results and have excel give me the text value from only the visible result of a table search? This is the list of Survey results. I will then use the IF() formula on a separate page to convert the survey answer to a numeric value which is used in a formula to determine a result. Is there a way to create a filter for the table on page 1 that only shows the visible cells that you searched for? Read More
Help with Task Duration: Start Finish vs Actual Time worked.
Fairly New to MS Project. I am having a hard time understanding Start to Finish of a TASK vs Duration.
Example: Task was started on Oct 1st and finished on OCT 15th. The TIME it took the Resource person do actual do the task was about 2 hours of work…… BUT the task was not finished till 15 days after it started.
How do I set up this task to NOT measure the resources time spent as (360 Hrs), but still have it show on the GNATT that the task was started on OCT 1 and completed on OCT 15th.
FYI, I am trying to do this for ALL TASKS on my project.
Please Help.
Fairly New to MS Project. I am having a hard time understanding Start to Finish of a TASK vs Duration.Example: Task was started on Oct 1st and finished on OCT 15th. The TIME it took the Resource person do actual do the task was about 2 hours of work…… BUT the task was not finished till 15 days after it started.How do I set up this task to NOT measure the resources time spent as (360 Hrs), but still have it show on the GNATT that the task was started on OCT 1 and completed on OCT 15th.FYI, I am trying to do this for ALL TASKS on my project.Please Help. Read More
Problem with applied-skills/develop-generative-ai-solutions-with-azure-openai-service/assessment
From yesterday (17-10-2024), i unable to take up the assesment for develop gen ai with azure open ai,
Hmm, something went wrong
Something went wrong. Please re-activate after 10 minutes.
but no luck after 10minutes.
From yesterday (17-10-2024), i unable to take up the assesment for develop gen ai with azure open ai, Hmm, something went wrongSomething went wrong. Please re-activate after 10 minutes. but no luck after 10minutes. Read More
Virtual Event: How to support your customers in navigating the Regulatory and AI landscape today.
Dear Partners,
In partnership with Microsoft, IDC recently conducted research providing valuable insights into how prepared for NIS2 are organizations across different countries in Europe.
The research offers recommendations for CISOs on how to accelerate their NIS2 implementation journeys among a lot more.
As a Microsoft Security partner, we would like to invite you to proactively utilize these insights to address your customer concerns effectively and help them close their NIS2 compliance gaps.
Please join us in this exclusive to Microsoft partners event, to hear directly from IDC about the findings from their research.
During this power hour we will also deep dive on Data Security as a critical requirement in NIS2 but also at the center of the AI transformation wave we live in. Microsoft experts will showcase how Microsoft Purview can help you and your customers adopt AI securely and deploy a data security program successfully.
Agenda:
Understand more about the regulatory landscape impacting European organizations, with latest IDC insights on market readiness for NIS2
Learn how to adopt AI securely and protect your data end-to-end (expert tip: NIS2 and AI are well connected)
Understand what assets, resources, and incentives you have at your disposal to support NIS2 compliance and AI transformation with your customers
Date: October 29, 2024
Time: 16:00 – 17:00 CET
Register now
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Openstreet maps on azure websites
Hi,
I am at the beginning of starting my own project. I come from a database tech background and have not kept up to date with all the Web frameworks. The project will run on azure and I will use visual studio. I need to be able to access opensteet maps for mapping and coordinates. So what I need to do is go to open street maps. Click somewhere on the map and a special tag should come up which I am populating in c# based on coordinates and country.
I will to do the same on android, ios. Is xanarin my best option here?
So there is MVC, the new .net core, web forms, some other framework. I didn’t particularly like the .net core as there seems to be no designer with toolbox and components. Or do I use umbraco framework. I also saw a project called OSMsharp on github.
What .net tech should I go for as I have to use openstreetmap and no Google maps, am i limited by this?. Thank you!
Panos
Hi,I am at the beginning of starting my own project. I come from a database tech background and have not kept up to date with all the Web frameworks. The project will run on azure and I will use visual studio. I need to be able to access opensteet maps for mapping and coordinates. So what I need to do is go to open street maps. Click somewhere on the map and a special tag should come up which I am populating in c# based on coordinates and country.I will to do the same on android, ios. Is xanarin my best option here?So there is MVC, the new .net core, web forms, some other framework. I didn’t particularly like the .net core as there seems to be no designer with toolbox and components. Or do I use umbraco framework. I also saw a project called OSMsharp on github.What .net tech should I go for as I have to use openstreetmap and no Google maps, am i limited by this?. Thank you!Panos Read More
What’s new in Microsoft Intune October 2024
The changing leaves and lengthening shadows on my side of the globe are harbingers of the winter to come and of ghosts, goblins, and other frights that are part of the Halloween celebration. Foremost among the things that scare me—and other IT professionals I know—are security breaches. We are almost a year into our Secure Future Initiative (read more about it in this article by Charlie Bell, Executive Vice President, Microsoft Security), and new Microsoft Intune features are oriented toward improving security. Below are some of the features on offer to help thwart hackers’ “tricks” and a “treat” to help keep the focus on fun when the work day is done.
Anti-spoofing updates for on-premises devices
Spoofing, the act of forging digital credentials to assume a false identity, has long been a strategy for bad actors trying to infiltrate systems. As part of the effort to combat certificate spoofing in on-premises environments, a May 10, 2022, security update, KB5014754 made changes to the Active Directory Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC), requiring “strong mapping” for all certificates. This required all Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) certificates delivered through Intune and used for cert-based authentication against KDCs to have additional security identifier (SID) information embedded in the certificate that associates it with a device or user. Enforcement of this change is scheduled to begin February 2025. In this post, we detailed how Intune might address these new strong mapping requirements for comanaged devices. As a result of customer feedback, we elected to explore an alternate solution.
That solution arrives this month, in the form of support for an SID variable in SCEP profiles as part of the subject alternative name (SAN) value. This initial release supports Windows, iOS/iPadOS, and macOS devices, and we expect Android support to follow next month.
New SID variables are shown as Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) values in the Subject alternative name field of a SCEP certificate configuration policy in Intune.
There is a lot of nuance and detail to this operation, and we recommend testing thoroughly before implementing broadly. Be sure to follow the Intune Customer Success blog for an upcoming in-depth article from our engineering partners.
Working time
With this month’s release, IT administrators can now configure notification muting and block access to the Microsoft Teams app for shift workers based on their working time status. This guards valuable time “off the clock” needed to rest and recharge, and it helps employers reduce their liability for notifications outside of working time. Note that the Working Time API must be integrated with your tenant before configuring this capability (or some users could lose access). Read more in the documentation.
Quiet time
When notifications are muted via Intune, which is indicated on the conversation, users will not get pop-up windows or notification badges on app icons. However, they will still be able to see sent messages if they open the app.
Messages can be viewed when notifications are muted, but the conversation icon shows that notifications are “snoozed.”
Blocking access
When access is blocked outside of working time, a user trying to open the app will get the message shown below when the app checks to see if they are clocked in.
Message showing check for working time.
Windows Autopilot device preparation ready for China
In China, Microsoft services including Intune are operated by 21Vianet, an independent data service provider. 21Vianet meets local requirements for secure, reliable, and scalable cloud services, which results in some feature differences for Intune. This month we’re introducing Windows Autopilot device preparation to this market. Prior to this release, devices had to be manually provisioned by IT departments. Now, with this release, the time required to get a new device prepared for end users will be reduced significantly, which will also improve user experience.
Let us know how Intune can help allay your fears as an IT pro. Add your comments, too, if you’re excited to implement these capabilities.
Stay up to date! Bookmark the Microsoft Intune Blog and follow us on LinkedIn or @MSIntune on X to continue the conversation.
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From Challenges to Triumph: The Judge Group’s AI Transformation with Microsoft 365 Copilot
Welcome back to Grow Your Business with Microsoft 365 Copilot, your monthly resource for actionable insights to harness the power of AI at small and medium sized businesses.
In today’s fast-paced small business environment, staying competitive means embracing innovative solutions that drive efficiency and growth. Microsoft 365 Copilot is designed to meet these needs, offering businesses a powerful tool to enhance productivity and streamline operations. Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face challenges in managing their digital presence, customer interactions, and internal processes. These hurdles can impede growth and limit the ability to respond swiftly to market changes.
We spoke with John T. Battaglia from The Judge Group, a mid-sized global professional services firm specializing in business technology consulting, learning, staffing, and offshore solutions. Established in 1970, the company has grown into an international leader in their industry. With over 30 locations across the United States, Canada, and India, The Judge Group partners with some of the most prominent companies in the world, including over 60 of the Fortune 100. After encountering significant challenges with employees using their own AI tools, The Judge Group made a strategic decision to transition to Microsoft 365 Copilot for its security features, unmatched efficiency, and AI-driven insights. Since adopting Copilot, The Judge Group has become power users, fully integrating the tool into their daily operations.
In the following sections, we will explore some of the specific challenges The Judge Group faced and how Microsoft 365 Copilot helped them achieve better outcomes.
Managing complex projects with AI
One of the pain points The Judge Group faced was managing complex projects across multiple stakeholders. They often found it challenging to keep everyone on the same page and ensure timely completion of tasks. Copilot helped provide insights and simplified workflows to streamline project management. For example, during a presentation to a nonprofit company’s board, Copilot was used to gather key details of the meeting with ease such as generating real-time summaries, tracking action items, and providing instant access to relevant documents using Microsoft Teams with simple prompts. This technology superpower impressed the board, who initially thought Copilot’s capabilities were more similar to those of its competitors. They were amazed by the added bonus of AI-driven insights, which helped prioritize tasks and allocate resources more efficiently—far exceeding expectations.
GIF showing how you can easily prompt Copilot to provide meeting insights
Security and Compliance
The Judge Group experienced notable challenges early on in their AI journey, particularly in the areas of data security and compliance. Employees independently opted to use their own AI tools leading to substantial security concerns, especially for the legal team. The previous tool posed significant risks to sensitive information, making it challenging for The Judge Group to ensure their data was protected and adhering to the strict guidelines and regulations they have in place to safeguard their operations and instill confidence in their stakeholders.
“We realized that [employees independently opting to use their own AI tools] was a massive scare for our legal team. That’s when we decided to go on this AI journey with Copilot to protect our information and improve our processes.”
John T. Battaglia
Switching to Microsoft 365 Copilot provided enhanced security features and compliance management. Not only did Microsoft 365 Copilot adopt established data privacy and security policies and configurations, but their compliance approach also ensured that all AI capabilities were developed, deployed, and evaluated in a compliant and ethical manner. This comprehensive strategy not only safeguarded their operations but also provided peace of mind across the organization.
Decisive steps were also taken to enhance their data security and privacy settings in SharePoint to mitigate “oversharing.” They implemented SharePoint Advanced Management (SAM), to further simplify governing and protecting SharePoint data. This allowed them to control access to specific areas of their site or documents when collaborating with vendors, clients, or customers outside their organization. They emphasized the importance of knowing who they were sharing with, determining if the recipients could re-share the content, and whether they needed to protect the content to prevent re-use or re-sharing.
Management, Adoption, and Training
Another challenge was ensuring compliance with responsible AI policies. To address this, they adopted a phased rollout approach for Copilot, starting with a pilot group and gradually expanding while providing targeted training and support. This strategy ensured that all team members adhered to the guidelines, improving the organization’s workflow and productivity. The phased rollout allowed The Judge Group to identify and address any compliance issues early on, ensuring a smooth implementation of Copilot.
The rollout consisted of several training initiatives, including role-specific training sessions tailored to the unique responsibilities and workflows of different teams within the organization. This approach ensured that each team member received relevant and practical training that directly applied to their daily tasks and served as a collaborative space where team members could share their experiences, best practices, and learn from one another. The emphasis on social learning within teams helped accelerate the learning curve and adoption rate, creating a supportive environment that encouraged continuous improvement.
In the pilot phase, The Judge Group prioritized roles such as project managers, IT administrators, and customer service representatives. Each role faced unique challenges and required specific training to ensure success. Project managers focused on using Copilot for task management and resource allocation, while IT administrators concentrated on compliance and security aspects. Customer service representatives received training in leveraging Copilot for customer interactions and support.
The key takeaways were the importance of making the training relevant to the role, continuous support, and fostering a culture of collaboration and learning.
Approach to Adoption
The Judge Group meticulously crafted a strategic adoption plan, with fun engaging campaign materials. They equipped the adoption team with all the necessary skills including “Train the Trainer” sessions to ensure they could effectively support the campaign for a successful launch.
Executive sponsors and champions were also actively engaged and trained within priority persona groups. Consistent and active communication was maintained across these groups to keep everyone informed and energized. By capturing and tracking adoption and utilization metrics for campaign target users, The Judge Group was then able to measure the impact of the adoption campaign using the Copilot Dashboard to help make informed data-driven decisions for optimization. The Copilot Dashboard was used to track various adoption metrics, such as “Total actions taken,” “Copilot assisted hours,” “Total actions count,” “Total active Copilot users,” and “meetings summarized by Copilot.” This allowed The Judge Group to monitor the progress and impact of their AI initiatives effectively.
The ongoing training series serve as a collaborative place where team members could share their experiences, best practices, and learn from one another. This emphasis on social learning within teams accelerated the learning curve and adoption rate, fostering a supportive environment that encouraged continuous improvement.
Join us next month for another inspiring story on how Copilot is driving growth and creating opportunities for small to mid-sized businesses. Have you experienced growth with Microsoft 365 Copilot? We’d love to hear your story! Comment below to express your interest, and a team member will reach out to you.
Angela Byers
Microsoft
Senior Director, Copilot & Growth Marketing for SMB
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September was an epic month for Copilot with the Wave Two announcement made by Satya Nadella and Jared Spataro. Here is a rundown of additional features announced for every SMB not covered in last month’s blog:
Expanded Copilot Academy Access: Microsoft Copilot Academy is now available to all users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, enabling them to upskill their Copilot proficiency without needing a paid Viva license.
New Admin and Management Capabilities: Expanded controls for managing the availability of Copilot in Teams meetings have been introduced. IT admins and meeting organizers can now select an ‘Off’ value for Copilot, providing more flexibility in managing Copilot usage.
Copilot in Word Enhancements: On blank documents, Copilot in Word will now provide one-click examples of prompts that quickly help users get started on a new document. This feature is rolling out in October for desktop and Mac.
Copilot User Enablement Toolkit: To help users quickly realize the full benefit of Microsoft 365 Copilot, a new toolkit has been developed. It includes communication templates and resources designed to inspire better Copilot engagement, with role-specific prompt examples and use cases.
Check out the full details of the announcement and launch event.
Self-Service Purchase: Did you know that over 80% of information workers in small and medium-sized businesses already bring their own AI tools to work? Microsoft 365 Copilot can now be purchased directly by users who have a Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Standard, or Premium license. If you’d like to purchase Microsoft 365 Copilot for yourself to use at work, click “Add Copilot to your Microsoft plan” on the Copilot for Microsoft 365 or Compare All Microsoft 365 Plans product pages.
Meet the team
The monthly series, Grow Your Business with Copilot for Microsoft 365, is brought to you by the SMB Copilot marketing team at Microsoft. From entrepreneurs to coffee connoisseurs, they work passionately behind the scenes, sharing the magic of Copilot products with small and medium businesses everywhere. Always ready with a smile, a helping hand, and a clever campaign, they’re passionate about helping YOUR business grow!
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About the blog
Welcome to “Grow Your Business with Microsoft 365 Copilot,” where we aim to inspire and delight you with insights and stories on how AI is changing the game for business. This monthly series is designed to empower small and mid-sized businesses to harness the power of AI at work. Each month, we feature scenarios where an SMB is using AI to transform, scale, and grow.
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Looking for meetups for Brian Levine from Finchloom while attending Ignite in Chicago NOV 2024
Hello, Americas partners!
We are sending our Senior Partner Brian Levine to Ignite this year in Chicago in November 2024 to represent Finchloom – a 100% Microsoft Only partner based in Los Angeles, CA.
We are looking for ideas to partner with another firm to grow our business. It has to be complimentary so we can help each other. We do Azure Infrastructure, Modern Work (Including), and Security. And our focus is on Design/Deploy, Manage/Support, and Train/Adopt with commercial customers in the USA sized 50-5000. We are DIRECT CSP.
Some of the things we are thinking about:
* MORE CSP – we are Direct CSP and Experts and we can handle more! are you just a sales team and you need a provisioning partner? we have an affiliate program and we do the billing and support and the heavy lifting. you just sell it.
* VMWare to Azure – Do you have a lot of customers who have VMWare and are looking for a way to move it to Azure so they don’t have to buy more hardware?
* SECURITY – partnering with a company who has a lot of Crowdstrike (or other EDR) customers that need help changing to Defender XDR and Sentinel SIEM
* COPILOT ADOPTION – looking for a company who needs help getting users to adopt Copilot company-wide with proven adoption strategies using science and human psychology that want to use M365 Copilot to improve department process and knowledge and upskill employees (employee transformation)
If you have any of those needs, let’s get a meeting setup with Brian Levine while you are at Ignite so you can explore the possibilities!
Thanks!
jim
Hello, Americas partners! We are sending our Senior Partner Brian Levine to Ignite this year in Chicago in November 2024 to represent Finchloom – a 100% Microsoft Only partner based in Los Angeles, CA. We are looking for ideas to partner with another firm to grow our business. It has to be complimentary so we can help each other. We do Azure Infrastructure, Modern Work (Including), and Security. And our focus is on Design/Deploy, Manage/Support, and Train/Adopt with commercial customers in the USA sized 50-5000. We are DIRECT CSP. Some of the things we are thinking about:* MORE CSP – we are Direct CSP and Experts and we can handle more! are you just a sales team and you need a provisioning partner? we have an affiliate program and we do the billing and support and the heavy lifting. you just sell it.* VMWare to Azure – Do you have a lot of customers who have VMWare and are looking for a way to move it to Azure so they don’t have to buy more hardware? * SECURITY – partnering with a company who has a lot of Crowdstrike (or other EDR) customers that need help changing to Defender XDR and Sentinel SIEM* COPILOT ADOPTION – looking for a company who needs help getting users to adopt Copilot company-wide with proven adoption strategies using science and human psychology that want to use M365 Copilot to improve department process and knowledge and upskill employees (employee transformation) If you have any of those needs, let’s get a meeting setup with Brian Levine while you are at Ignite so you can explore the possibilities! Thanks!jim Read More
One user session stuck on AVD host
I have a user that has a black screen when logging into their AVD host pool and I can not log out their session. I have tried to sign out the session from task manager, PowerShell commands, and from the Azure portal. I suspect there is a process running on the user session that is preventing it from logging off. Has anyone run into this issue? There are 10 other user sessions and prefer not to shut down the host. Thank you
I have a user that has a black screen when logging into their AVD host pool and I can not log out their session. I have tried to sign out the session from task manager, PowerShell commands, and from the Azure portal. I suspect there is a process running on the user session that is preventing it from logging off. Has anyone run into this issue? There are 10 other user sessions and prefer not to shut down the host. Thank you Read More
DMARC hacked bypassed with empty header.from or only semicolon
WRAP UP
On the 26th of September 2024 an email was delivered to one of our Exchange Online mailboxes from the Internet through EOP that spoofes one of our accepted domains although this domain is protected by a DMARC reject policy and by DKIM and SPF nobody as allowed to use this domain as a sender domain.
INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Support refused to support this case more or less because I insisted on the DKIM and SPF configuration being perfectly fine. They pointed me at community or their paid support.
The domain in question (here: spoofeddomain.de) is only kept by me as an accepted domain in Exchange Online for the purpose of receiving email, but for sending email. The MX points at EOP. I have disabled DKIM in order to make sure nobody can get a DKIM pass and to contribute to nobody can get a DMARC pass using this domain as sender domain. For the same reason I have set the SPF record “v=spf1 -all” prohibiting any IP to send in the name of this domain.
ANALYSIS
Outlook shows the following as sender: f.last@ <spoofeddomain.de email address removed for privacy reasons>
Clicking on properties Outlook shows…
Displayname: f.last@
Email-Address: spoofeddomain.de email address removed for privacy reasons
The Authentication Results Header shows the following:
Authentication-Results-Originalspf=fail (sender IP is 81.17.30.196) smtp.mailfrom=spoofeddomain.de; dkim=none (message not signed) header.d=none;dmarc=none action=none header.from=;
CAUSE
The attacker seems to be able to work around the mechanism of the EOP that determines the header.from. As a consequence he is able to spoof spoofeddomain.de because the EOP has no header.from domain that it could get a DMARC policy for. If it had, it would have come to a DMARC fail, because we have DKIM disabled and “v=spf1 -all”.
ASSESSMENT
I think the best way to argue Microsoft is right, is to say that spoofeddomain.de is not the actual header.from according to RFC. Furthermore the sender shown in Outlook is not unambigous. However if a user wants to determine the sender domain from this, which domain should he or she determine but spoofeddomain.de?
MITIGATION
I put transport rules in place that quarntine emails with Authentication-Results or Authentication-Results-Original “header.from=;”. However since I have not established a testing process yet, I’m not sure if they will work.
WRAP UPOn the 26th of September 2024 an email was delivered to one of our Exchange Online mailboxes from the Internet through EOP that spoofes one of our accepted domains although this domain is protected by a DMARC reject policy and by DKIM and SPF nobody as allowed to use this domain as a sender domain. INTRODUCTIONMicrosoft Support refused to support this case more or less because I insisted on the DKIM and SPF configuration being perfectly fine. They pointed me at community or their paid support.The domain in question (here: spoofeddomain.de) is only kept by me as an accepted domain in Exchange Online for the purpose of receiving email, but for sending email. The MX points at EOP. I have disabled DKIM in order to make sure nobody can get a DKIM pass and to contribute to nobody can get a DMARC pass using this domain as sender domain. For the same reason I have set the SPF record “v=spf1 -all” prohibiting any IP to send in the name of this domain. ANALYSISOutlook shows the following as sender: f.last@ <spoofeddomain.de email address removed for privacy reasons>Clicking on properties Outlook shows…Displayname: f.last@Email-Address: spoofeddomain.de email address removed for privacy reasons The Authentication Results Header shows the following:Authentication-Results-Originalspf=fail (sender IP is 81.17.30.196) smtp.mailfrom=spoofeddomain.de; dkim=none (message not signed) header.d=none;dmarc=none action=none header.from=; CAUSEThe attacker seems to be able to work around the mechanism of the EOP that determines the header.from. As a consequence he is able to spoof spoofeddomain.de because the EOP has no header.from domain that it could get a DMARC policy for. If it had, it would have come to a DMARC fail, because we have DKIM disabled and “v=spf1 -all”.ASSESSMENTI think the best way to argue Microsoft is right, is to say that spoofeddomain.de is not the actual header.from according to RFC. Furthermore the sender shown in Outlook is not unambigous. However if a user wants to determine the sender domain from this, which domain should he or she determine but spoofeddomain.de? MITIGATIONI put transport rules in place that quarntine emails with Authentication-Results or Authentication-Results-Original “header.from=;”. However since I have not established a testing process yet, I’m not sure if they will work. Read More
