Month: October 2024
Lesson Learned #511: Timeout Attempting to Open the Connection in High-Thread Applications
Recently, I worked on a service request that a customer application reported the following error connecting to the database: “Timeout attempting to open the connection. The time period elapsed prior to attempting to open the connection has been exceeded. This may have occurred because of too many simultaneous non-pooled connection attempts.“.
Following, I would like to share the experience learned here.
Working on our customer we identified that this application is under a high workload and multiple threads making numerous simultaneous database requests at the same time.
In this situation, we observed that the application was not using connection pooling, meaning each new request was opening a new connection to the database. The application’s multi-threaded design, combined with the volume of requests, quickly exceeded the customer machine’s capacity to handle these non-pooled connections, causing connection attempts to time out.
After a recomendation to use the connection pooling we were able to resolve this issue because connection pooling active database connections rather than establishing new ones with each request. This can dramatically improve performance and reduce latency. Without pooling, every thread must individually establish a connection, which increases overhead and risks timeout errors when requests are frequent.
For this special situation, after enabling connection pooling we suggested to review several application’s database connection settings.
Adjust Max Pool Size
Define an appropriate Max Pool Size to suit the application’s load. This parameter sets the maximum number of connections in the pool, helping control the number of active connections and prevent excessive resource consumption.
Monitor and Adjust Timeout Settings
Evaluate and adjust Connection Timeout values as needed. Setting timeouts too low can trigger unnecessary failures under minor delays, while a very high timeout could mask connection problems that should be addressed directly.
Audit the Connection Lifecycle
Ensure that connections are properly closed or returned to the pool once they are no longer needed. Open connections that are not closed can quickly exhaust the pool, leading to similar timeout issues.
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Update to security defaults
As part of the Secure Future Initiative, we’ve evolved our security approach to align with three security principles: secure by design, secure by default, and secure operations. Secure by default means security protections are enabled and enforced by default. In Microsoft Entra, security defaults are an example demonstrating our secure by default approach. Security defaults are enabled for every new tenant. This provides a baseline level of protection for your Entra identities and resources. To make sure that organizations relying on security defaults are well protected, we’re updating a requirement for authentication method to help improve your security posture.
We’re removing the option to skip multifactor authentication (MFA) registration for 14 days when security defaults are enabled. This means all users will be required to register for MFA on their first login after security defaults are turned on. This will help reduce the risk of account compromise during the 14-day window, as MFA can block over 99.2% of identity-based attacks. This change affects newly created tenants starting on December 2nd, 2024 and will be rolled out to existing tenants starting in January 2025.
This update is part of our ongoing effort to provide you with a secure and reliable identity service. We recommend that you enable security defaults for your organization if you’ are not using Conditional Access, as security defaults offer a simple and effective way to protect your users and resources from common threats.
To learn more about these upcoming updates and how you can best prepare your user, please review our documentation.
Nitika Gupta
Group Product Manager, Identity
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Prevent identity attacks, ensure least privilege access, unify access controls, and improve the experience for users with comprehensive identity and network access solutions across on-premises and clouds.
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Engage with the Azure Community Services Ideas Board: Your Voice Matters
Innovation is not a solitary pursuit, and we recognize that some of the best ideas come from you, our Azure Communication Services community. By using our technology and identifying the limitations or feature gaps, you help us understand what we need to enhance to make Azure Communication Services a comprehensive platform for intelligent B2C communication for you and your team.
In short, your feedback helps drive our product development. To encourage ongoing feedback, we’re excited to highlight the Azure Communication Services – Community Ideas Board. This platform enables you to share insights and suggestions, which are invaluable in helping us prioritize new features.
We believe that hearing directly from our customers is essential. Like most popular community forums, the Azure Communication Services Community Ideas Board offers several key functions:
Create a new topic that is important to you.
Upvote topics to promote their visibility and prioritization.
Add comments on existing posts to share your thoughts.
Star a topic to follow it and receive notifications on further activity.
Although this Community Ideas board isn’t new to Azure Communication Services, we’re now committing to using it as a primary source of customer feedback to guide our prioritization and roadmap. The board is actively monitored by the Azure Communication Services team, and suggestions are communicated to the appropriate internal team members. Ideas with significant upvotes indicate crucial feature gaps that we’re eager to learn more about and address.
Getting involved is simple! Use your (digital) voice to make an impact. If there is a feature you believe is missing, create a topic and we will take notice. Or simply upvote an existing suggestion. Share your ideas and help shape the future of Azure Communication Services.
Thank you for being a part of the Azure Communication Services community. Some of our best ideas have come from conversations with our users, and we are grateful for your participation. See you on the Ideas Board!
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Skill up to strengthen your organizations cybersecurity posture
Today, cybersecurity is everyone’s job. Although specialized engineers are vital, the best defense is from the ground up and from end to end.
You’re not imagining it—the number of major cybersecurity incidents is increasing. And according to Forbes Advisor Cybersecurity Stats: Facts And Figures You Should Know, “The repercussions of cyberattacks are far-reaching and costly. A data breach costs $4.88 million on average in 2024. In 2023, compromised business emails accounted for more than $2.9 billion in losses. These alarming figures emphasize the danger of cyber vulnerabilities and highlight the need for skilled cybersecurity professionals.”
Even small and medium-sized organizations can inadvertently provide cybercriminals with a pathway to bigger targets, which means that every organization needs to skill up its teams to protect against ransomware, data breaches, and other security incidents.
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an ideal time for organizations of all sizes to refocus and make a plan to build strong, year-round defenses. Microsoft Learn for Organizations can help your teams build skills to protect and secure your data, information, and systems.
Apply security first, across the board
Even the most sophisticated cyber defense is built on the basics. The US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Cybersecurity Basics include using strong passwords and multifactor authentication, keeping all software and systems updated, securing backups, and of course, remaining on the alert against phishing.
Another good start is Microsoft Security 101, which explains security-related vocabulary, core concepts, and best practices. Or check out the Security hub on Microsoft Learn, which offers technical guidance and resources for aspiring and experienced cybersecurity professionals.
Beyond these foundations, organizations should cultivate a true security-first culture, as embodied by the Microsoft Security First Initiative (SFI). Upskilling across all roles and teams can minimize weak links in the protective chain, empowering your entire organization to prevent, detect, and mitigate issues.
Microsoft Learn for Organizations includes Plans on Microsoft Learn that cover security training for various job roles, such as:
Learning for Microsoft cybersecurity architects
Learning for Microsoft data security administrators
Learning for Microsoft identity and access administrators
Learning for Microsoft security operations analysts
Microsoft Security for business leaders and chief information security officers
Build skills with cybersecurity training from Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Learn offers self-paced, on-demand security training for many roles, skill levels, and products, and Microsoft Learn for Organizations curates this content for you and your teams to make it easier to reach your goals. The new Microsoft Security Technical Training poster highlights key offerings—whether you’re just starting out or you want to earn an expert Certification.
Get started with cybersecurity basics
Begin your learning journey with self-paced training on the essentials:
Describe the basic concepts of cybersecurity examines how you and your team can protect your organization from cyberattacks.
Implement information protection and data loss prevention by using Microsoft Purview explores how to govern and protect your organization’s sensitive information.
Course SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals covers foundational knowledge, along with the capabilities of the cloud-based identity and access management solution Microsoft Entra. It can also help you prepare to earn the Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Certification.
Build core skills
The core security training on the new poster dives deeper with self-paced offerings that help you skill up to earn Microsoft Certifications:
Course SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst teaches you to investigate, search for, and mitigate threats using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft 365 Defender.
Course SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator covers configuring and managing identities for users, devices, Azure resources, and applications. Use Microsoft Entra to design, implement, and operate your organization’s identity and access management.
Course SC-400: Administering Information Protection and Compliance in Microsoft 365 teaches the skills needed to fill the role of information protection and compliance administrator.
Course AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies prepares you to fill the role of Azure security engineer, as you implement security controls, maintain your organization’s security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.
Learning path SC-100: Design solutions that align with security best practices and priorities offers expert training for real-world cybersecurity skills to protect your organization’s assets, business, and operations.
Earn scenario-based credentials
Microsoft Applied Skills credentials focus on validating in-demand technical skills in specific scenarios, proving your readiness to take on new tasks and projects for your team. Security-focused Applied Skills scenarios include:
Configure SIEM security operations using Microsoft Sentinel. Demonstrate your ability to create and configure a workspace, deploy a content hub solution, configure analytics rules, and configure automation in Microsoft Sentinel.
Secure Azure services and workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud regulatory compliance controls. Show that you can mitigate risks in network security, data protection, endpoint security, and posture and vulnerability management.
Implement information protection and data loss prevention by using Microsoft Purview. Validate your ability to discover, classify, and protect sensitive data in Microsoft 365, effectively implementing data security by using Microsoft Purview.
Be cybersmart—always vigilant and always learning
Technology is ever evolving, and so is cybercrime. And building a strong cybersecurity defense is a journey. You and your teams can build your skills anytime—not just during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month! The resources, offerings, and opportunities on Microsoft Learn—curated for teams on Microsoft Learn for Organizations—can help you and your organization build the skills needed to address today’s security requirements and empower your teams to better meet tomorrow’s cybersecurity challenges.
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Not so Dark theme
Is there something that can be edited or is an option coming to enable a more contrasting but less harsh theme to MS365 apps and Windows? As I’ve got older I need to turn down brightness because the extremes in the current themes, White, Black, Dark Grey, are too harsh, but that doesn’t quite achieve what I need. A light grey, giving better contrast than white for those that need it but not so harsh and depressing as the dark versions, would be ideal. We’re lacking options at the light end of the spectrum
Is there something that can be edited or is an option coming to enable a more contrasting but less harsh theme to MS365 apps and Windows? As I’ve got older I need to turn down brightness because the extremes in the current themes, White, Black, Dark Grey, are too harsh, but that doesn’t quite achieve what I need. A light grey, giving better contrast than white for those that need it but not so harsh and depressing as the dark versions, would be ideal. We’re lacking options at the light end of the spectrum Read More
Document Mailbox permissions
We are preparing to start a Microsoft Exchange hybrid migration. I am looking for a tool that documents mailbox/resources permissions. I know I can use the get-mailboxpermissions, but that does not show permissions assigned by a user to another user. Anyone have any suggestions?
We are preparing to start a Microsoft Exchange hybrid migration. I am looking for a tool that documents mailbox/resources permissions. I know I can use the get-mailboxpermissions, but that does not show permissions assigned by a user to another user. Anyone have any suggestions? Read More
🌟 Fortify Your Data Security with Microsoft Purview!
We’re excited to invite you to our in-person event: Fortify Your Data Security with Microsoft Purview, taking place on December 3rd, 2024, at the Circle near Zürich-Airport, Zurich, Switzerland.
Join us for a hands-on experience where you’ll discover how Microsoft Purview’s comprehensive suite of controls can safeguard your sensitive data and minimize vulnerabilities with precision.
Event Details:
When: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (GMT+02:00)
Where: Microsoft Switzerland
Microsoft Office Zurich
The Circle 02, Floor 10
Near Zürich-Airport, Zurich, Switzerland
Why Attend?
Integrated Security: Learn how Microsoft Purview combines information protection, data loss prevention, and insider risk management.
Data Governance: Discover techniques to locate, classify, and secure critical business data across your digital landscape.
Hands-On Labs: Experience features that shield sensitive data from unauthorized access and respond to data breaches effectively.
Who Should Attend?
This event is tailored for developers, cloud architects, data security consultants, implementation specialists, and technical experts looking to enhance their security strategies.
What to Expect?
Engage with L300 content and hands-on labs delivered in English. No prior preparation is required!
Thank you for your partnership with Microsoft. We look forward to seeing you there and helping you strengthen your data security efforts!
We’re excited to invite you to our in-person event: Fortify Your Data Security with Microsoft Purview, taking place on December 3rd, 2024, at the Circle near Zürich-Airport, Zurich, Switzerland.
Join us for a hands-on experience where you’ll discover how Microsoft Purview’s comprehensive suite of controls can safeguard your sensitive data and minimize vulnerabilities with precision.
Event Details:
When: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (GMT+02:00)
Where: Microsoft SwitzerlandMicrosoft Office ZurichThe Circle 02, Floor 10Near Zürich-Airport, Zurich, Switzerland
👉 Register Today!
Why Attend?
Integrated Security: Learn how Microsoft Purview combines information protection, data loss prevention, and insider risk management.
Data Governance: Discover techniques to locate, classify, and secure critical business data across your digital landscape.
Hands-On Labs: Experience features that shield sensitive data from unauthorized access and respond to data breaches effectively.
Who Should Attend?
This event is tailored for developers, cloud architects, data security consultants, implementation specialists, and technical experts looking to enhance their security strategies.
What to Expect?
Engage with L300 content and hands-on labs delivered in English. No prior preparation is required!
👉 Register Today!
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🌟 Empowering Business Growth: Modernizing Data and Analytics with Microsoft Fabric in the AI Era!
We’re thrilled to invite you to our in-person event: Empowering Business Growth: Modernizing Data and Analytics with Microsoft Fabric in the AI Era, happening on December 4th, 2024, at Zürich-Airport, Zurich, Switzerland.
Join us for an engaging hands-on lab experience where you’ll learn how to help customers modernize their data and analytics estate using Microsoft Fabric – an all-in-one analytics solution designed for the AI era.
Event Details:
When: Tuesday, December 4, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:15 PM (GMT+02:00)
Where: Microsoft Switzerland
Microsoft Office Zurich
The Circle 02, Floor 10
Zürich-Airport, Zurich, Switzerland
Why Attend?
Gain Insights: Discover the capabilities of Microsoft Fabric and how it can transform data and analytics for your customers.
AI-Powered Solutions: Learn how its integrated features work together seamlessly to provide:
Data movement
Advanced data science
Actionable business intelligence
Real-time intelligence
Who Should Attend?
This event is ideal for data professionals specializing in data engineering, warehousing, or lakehouse architecture. Equip yourself with the skills to harness the full power of Microsoft Fabric!
What to Expect?
Engage in L300 content and hands-on labs delivered in English. No prior preparation is required—just bring your enthusiasm!
Don’t miss this opportunity to empower your business growth and modernize your data strategies. We look forward to seeing you there!
We’re thrilled to invite you to our in-person event: Empowering Business Growth: Modernizing Data and Analytics with Microsoft Fabric in the AI Era, happening on December 4th, 2024, at Zürich-Airport, Zurich, Switzerland.
Join us for an engaging hands-on lab experience where you’ll learn how to help customers modernize their data and analytics estate using Microsoft Fabric – an all-in-one analytics solution designed for the AI era.
Event Details:
When: Tuesday, December 4, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:15 PM (GMT+02:00)
Where: Microsoft SwitzerlandMicrosoft Office ZurichThe Circle 02, Floor 10Zürich-Airport, Zurich, Switzerland
👉 Register Today!
Why Attend?
Gain Insights: Discover the capabilities of Microsoft Fabric and how it can transform data and analytics for your customers.
AI-Powered Solutions: Learn how its integrated features work together seamlessly to provide:
Data movement
Advanced data science
Actionable business intelligence
Real-time intelligence
Who Should Attend?
This event is ideal for data professionals specializing in data engineering, warehousing, or lakehouse architecture. Equip yourself with the skills to harness the full power of Microsoft Fabric!
What to Expect?
Engage in L300 content and hands-on labs delivered in English. No prior preparation is required—just bring your enthusiasm!
👉 Register Today!
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STOCKHISTORY skipping days in a macro
I have an excel file that uses the STOCKHISTORY function for FOREX rates needed on a report. However some tabs are #N/A since some of the days are missing
For example, it would start on September 2 (09/02/2024) and not on September 1 (09/01/2024)
Anyone knows a solution pls?
I have an excel file that uses the STOCKHISTORY function for FOREX rates needed on a report. However some tabs are #N/A since some of the days are missing For example, it would start on September 2 (09/02/2024) and not on September 1 (09/01/2024)Anyone knows a solution pls? Read More
Customize the results for the People card
Is there a way to add or remove fields on the People card results in Microsoft search?
Is there a way to add or remove fields on the People card results in Microsoft search? Read More
Can’t create folders or files in a new sharepoint site after it is created in Power Automate
I’m encountering issues when creating Team sites via Power Automate. Specifically, the “General” folder and private channel folders are not being generated as expected.
I’ve attempted using the _api/web/lists/ensureSiteAssetsLibrary endpoint, but the issue persists.
Please refer to the attached image to see the specific error.
The warning message within the red circle reads: “A mistake occurred while retrieving the channel’s SharePoint URL.”
I’m encountering issues when creating Team sites via Power Automate. Specifically, the “General” folder and private channel folders are not being generated as expected.I’ve attempted using the _api/web/lists/ensureSiteAssetsLibrary endpoint, but the issue persists.Please refer to the attached image to see the specific error. The warning message within the red circle reads: “A mistake occurred while retrieving the channel’s SharePoint URL.” Read More
Bookings link directs to Edge error message
User’s booking link brings up the following error message in Edge.
UTC Date: 2024-10-29T15:53:03.552Z
Client Version: 20241018004.19
BootResult: retry
Back Filled Errors: None
err: Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa2.Server.Core.OwaUserHasNoMailboxAndNoLicenseAssignedException
esrc: StartupData
et: ServerError
estack: Error: 500
at Object.s [as createStatusErrorMessage] (https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.bookwithmeindex.35088e78.js:1:168049)
at https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.bookwithmeindex.35088e78.js:1:188983
st: 500
ehk: X-OWA-Error
efe: DM6PR07CA0057, SA1PR00CA0024
ebe: DM6PR10MB3434
emsg: UserHasNoMailboxAndNoLicenseAssignedError
Link works fine in Google Chrome and Incognito window of Edge. I have cleared the Edge browser data and the link works; however if a new email is sent I need to clear out the browser data again for the link to work…
Appreciate any info and assistance
User’s booking link brings up the following error message in Edge. UTC Date: 2024-10-29T15:53:03.552ZClient Version: 20241018004.19BootResult: retryBack Filled Errors: Noneerr: Microsoft.Exchange.Clients.Owa2.Server.Core.OwaUserHasNoMailboxAndNoLicenseAssignedExceptionesrc: StartupDataet: ServerErrorestack: Error: 500 at Object.s [as createStatusErrorMessage] (https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.bookwithmeindex.35088e78.js:1:168049) at https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/owamail/hashed-v1/scripts/owa.bookwithmeindex.35088e78.js:1:188983st: 500ehk: X-OWA-Errorefe: DM6PR07CA0057, SA1PR00CA0024ebe: DM6PR10MB3434emsg: UserHasNoMailboxAndNoLicenseAssignedError Link works fine in Google Chrome and Incognito window of Edge. I have cleared the Edge browser data and the link works; however if a new email is sent I need to clear out the browser data again for the link to work… Appreciate any info and assistance Read More
Booking page not loading correctly
I’ve had staff report issues with Bookings. Yesterday, the hours that were showing up to book appts would show up with hours that were outside of the person’s office hours or only list a small subset or available hours
I’ve had staff report issues with Bookings. Yesterday, the hours that were showing up to book appts would show up with hours that were outside of the person’s office hours or only list a small subset or available hours Read More
I cannot claim my student discount when I wanna get SC-900 exam.
Hello, I’m currently a master student at Bahçeşehir University in Turkey. I want to enroll some couple exams and I thought I could get my school discount for exams.
I connected my school mail to private mail. I solved “Begin interest survey” & selected Student. But still I cannot see my discount on Pearson VUE.
Hello, I’m currently a master student at Bahçeşehir University in Turkey. I want to enroll some couple exams and I thought I could get my school discount for exams.I connected my school mail to private mail. I solved “Begin interest survey” & selected Student. But still I cannot see my discount on Pearson VUE. Read More
Help on error message “There’s a problem with this formula”
I am trying to write a formula with 3 possible outcomes, but I keep getting the “There’s a problem with this formula” error message, and I can’t figure out why. Here is what I have:
=IF(C18=E91:E95,K18+K32+K34-K36,IF(AND(C18=E138:E143,MAX(SUM(K32:K35)-K36,8500),IF(AND(C18=E86:E135,MAX(SUM(K32:K35)-K36,7000),””)))))
This is for an invoice, and C18 will equal a service code. There are multiple service codes, but there are 3 ways to find the total for the invoice.
1. If service code is in E91:E95, then it should total this way K18+K32+K34-K36
2. If service code is in E138:E143, then we need to add K32:K35 and subtract K36, but the minimum total it can be is $8,500.00, if over this amount then use the total.
3. If service code is in E86:E135, then we need to add K32:K35 and subtract K36, but then minimum total it can be is $7,000.00, if over this amount then use the total.
I am trying to write a formula with 3 possible outcomes, but I keep getting the “There’s a problem with this formula” error message, and I can’t figure out why. Here is what I have: =IF(C18=E91:E95,K18+K32+K34-K36,IF(AND(C18=E138:E143,MAX(SUM(K32:K35)-K36,8500),IF(AND(C18=E86:E135,MAX(SUM(K32:K35)-K36,7000),””))))) This is for an invoice, and C18 will equal a service code. There are multiple service codes, but there are 3 ways to find the total for the invoice. 1. If service code is in E91:E95, then it should total this way K18+K32+K34-K362. If service code is in E138:E143, then we need to add K32:K35 and subtract K36, but the minimum total it can be is $8,500.00, if over this amount then use the total.3. If service code is in E86:E135, then we need to add K32:K35 and subtract K36, but then minimum total it can be is $7,000.00, if over this amount then use the total. Read More
Outlook office 2021 problem with Windows 11 computer account
Hi
just installed Office 2021 on my wife’s PC
Run Outlook classic and it will not run as it wants to use the pst and ost files on a second PC account she has but does not use. If I run as admin it opens with the old PC user ID and runs.
I copied the pst and ost to the new uesr ID but still refuses to run as it wats to use her old ID.
Any ideas gratefully recieved.
Hijust installed Office 2021 on my wife’s PC Run Outlook classic and it will not run as it wants to use the pst and ost files on a second PC account she has but does not use. If I run as admin it opens with the old PC user ID and runs. I copied the pst and ost to the new uesr ID but still refuses to run as it wats to use her old ID.Any ideas gratefully recieved. Read More
Graph Security Legal hold Communication endpoint
Why is there no legal hold communication endpoint for the Microsoft Graph 1.0 Security API? We need to be able to list, create and update legal hold communications for various eDiscovery cases with Graph.
Why is there no legal hold communication endpoint for the Microsoft Graph 1.0 Security API? We need to be able to list, create and update legal hold communications for various eDiscovery cases with Graph. Read More
Computer / System Protection using large amount of storage
We have a domain controller (Windows Server 2019 Standard) which has the DPM agent installed and is backed up through DPM (2019).
The domain controller has a 600GB disk and the used space is approx. 50GB as this server doesn’t perform any other function.
We have noticed that the Computer System Protection data source is using over 900GB of disk storage.
Why would the System Protection be using so much storage space for backups?
We have a domain controller (Windows Server 2019 Standard) which has the DPM agent installed and is backed up through DPM (2019). The domain controller has a 600GB disk and the used space is approx. 50GB as this server doesn’t perform any other function. We have noticed that the Computer System Protection data source is using over 900GB of disk storage. Why would the System Protection be using so much storage space for backups? Read More
Finger loan customer care helpline number 9064796080 call me…
Finger loan customer care helpline number 9064796080 call me…
Finger loan customer care helpline number 9064796080 call me… Read More
Empowering future tech leaders at Anchieta University
Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) and former Microsoft Student Ambassadors such as Elton Bordim, Osanam Giordane, Claudio Raposo, Milena Sousa, Johnson de Souza Cruz, Renicius Fostaini organized a large event focused on Microsoft technologies. They collaborated with 7 MVPs and Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) as well as well-known technical experts like Marcelo Pacifico, Eduardo Popovici to conduct 6 workshops as part of the Anchieta University IT-Week, in Brazil.
Some Brazilian MVPs kept a strong connection with their university after they graduated and left the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador program. Now, as part of the MVP Award community they have made strong connections with community leaders and technical experts that allowed them to successfully host a big Microsoft AI and Infra- focused conference as part of the Anchieta University IT-Week.
As recently graduated IT-Engineering students, they best know the content and learning materials that can help students to develop skills that will set them for success. They worked with several university professors to set 6 hands-on-lab workshops, focused on Microsoft AI, Function App, Cloud Infrastructure, HCI and DevOps that can serve to participants as a foundation for further Microsoft deep learning. A great connections they made during the short period of time where they have been part of the MVP Award program, could have a brilliant group of MVPs and MCTs as workshop instructors.
This is the first time that Anchieta University has offered such a compelling set of technical sessions focusing on Microsoft technologies during the IT-Week, that counted with the participation of 2,000 students at this year’s edition.
MVP Johnson de Souza Cruz and MCT Marcelo Pacífico conducted a laboratory of excellence in artificial intelligence, offering a hands-on immersion with Microsoft Copilot. On the first day, there was even overcrowding, everyone wanted to be in this room. MVP Cláudio Raposo conducted the Function App lab, providing an incredible hands-on immersion during the workshop. Lucas Sousa brought the integration with OpenAI on Azure to boost productivity in modern systems. MCT Eduardo R. Sant’Ana Popovici and MVP Elton Bordim presented on modern infrastructure solutions and conducted laboratories focused on Active Directory, Security and Management with Azure Arc. João Ullmann, brought a great presentation on hyperconverged infrastructure, which excited the class. The event concluded with an in-depth look at Azure Arc.
Microsoft had a strong presence at Anchieta University IT-Week that brought a great opportunity for students to gain knowledge, connect with Microsoft community groups and the Microsoft Reactor and discover Microsoft Learn as their main learning platform. Participants had the chance to see former Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors in action and learn more about how to apply to become one of them.
This event set the tone for a further ongoing collaboration with the Anchieta University and maybe other institutions, connecting them with Microsoft community groups, the Microsoft Reactor as well as inspiring fresh students to join the Microsoft Student Ambassador Program.
”Thank you for the event! Amazing job, I wanted to help more with that. Let’s work to be able to do this more often.” – Pablo Lopes, Microsoft Cloud Advocate.
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