Hi all,

I think this should be relatively straight forward, but can’t find a simple solution…My data has 2 columns, a week of the year and a ‘score’

I need to create a spill result (so I can generate a dynamic chart), which separates the result of a filter into 3 columns:

Column1: Week 

Column2: Scores >50

Column 3: Scores <50

getting the three separate columns is not an issue, but it’s combing them into a spill result that I can’t fathom – using HSTACK with three FILTE functions means the scores/weeks do not align.

Any help much appreciated

​Hi all, I think this should be relatively straight forward, but can’t find a simple solution…My data has 2 columns, a week of the year and a ‘score’ I need to create a spill result (so I can generate a dynamic chart), which separates the result of a filter into 3 columns: Column1: Week Column2: Scores >50Column 3: Scores <50 getting the three separate columns is not an issue, but it’s combing them into a spill result that I can’t fathom – using HSTACK with three FILTE functions means the scores/weeks do not align. Any help much appreciated  Read More

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This article is part of our AZ-700 series, offering a step-by-step guide on configuring Azure Private DNS, based on the tutorial available on YouTube. I highly recommend watching the video to gain a solid understanding of the concepts covered in this article. Through this guide, you’ll gain hands-on experience in setting up and managing Azure Private DNS, enabling efficient DNS resolution, network segmentation, and seamless automation within Microsoft Azure.

In today’s cloud environment, managing network resources and ensuring secure connectivity across virtual networks (vNets) can be complex, particularly when DNS management comes into play. This article provides a comprehensive, hands-on guide to setting up and configuring Azure Private DNS for efficient DNS resolution, network segmentation, and seamless automation in Microsoft Azure. Follow along as we explore the essential elements, from linking vNets and subnets to DNS automation.

Why Azure Private DNS?

Azure Private DNS allows you to manage and resolve DNS names within a virtual network without exposing them to the public internet. It simplifies domain name resolution, enhances security, and enables automation for dynamic environments.

Key benefits of using Azure Private DNS:

• Dynamic DNS Management: Automatically updates DNS records for new or deleted resources, eliminating stale or “dangling” DNS entries.
• Domain Delegation: Allows centralized DNS management by delegating your corporate domain to Azure Private DNS.
• Enhanced Security: DNS records are automatically removed when resources are deleted, ensuring up-to-date and secure network configuration.

Quick Recap: Azure Networking Fundamentals

Before diving into Azure Private DNS, let’s revisit some foundational concepts from our previous discussions:

• vNet (Virtual Network): Similar to a traditional VLAN but without broadcast support, a vNet enables secure and scalable resource management.
• Subnet: Subdivision within a vNet, allowing more granular control over resource segmentation.

Azure allows you to set up a single vNet with multiple subnets, maximizing network organization and security without the broadcast overhead typical in traditional networks.

Step 1: Understanding Azure Private DNS

Azure Private DNS enables the automatic registration of DNS names for resources within your vNet. For example, when you create a virtual machine (VM) in a vNet linked to a private DNS zone, the VM’s name and IP address automatically register within the zone. This streamlines DNS management, especially for dynamic environments where resources are created and deleted frequently.

Key Features

• Automatic DNS Registration: Automatically updates the DNS zone with new or removed resources.
• Domain Delegation: You can delegate your corporate domain to the private DNS zone, managing DNS records centrally within Azure.
• Support for All DNS Record Types: Azure DNS supports a full range of DNS records, including A, AAAA, CNAME, and MX records.

Step 2: Setting Up the Private DNS Zone

1. Create a Private DNS Zone

• In the Azure Portal, navigate to Private DNS Zones and create a new zone.
• Define a name for the DNS zone, such as yourdomain.private.
• Deploy the DNS zone and navigate to the resource.

2. Link vNets for Automatic DNS Registration

• Within the Private DNS Zone resource, select Virtual Network Links to connect vNets to the DNS zone.
• For each vNet (e.g., Core Services, West Europe, Asia), specify the vNet link and enable Auto Registration.
• This enables seamless DNS name resolution across linked vNets and allows automatic DNS record updates when resources are created or deleted.

Step 3: Verifying DNS Resolution and Connectivity

1. Verify DNS Records in the Private DNS Zone: Go to DNS Management under the Private DNS zone and check that the A records for the VMs appear.
2. Connect to VMs via DNS:
   • Use Remote Desktop to access one VM, then attempt to connect to the other VM by its DNS name (rather than IP address). This confirms that the Private DNS setup allows for name-based connectivity.
   • If issues arise (e.g., timeouts), ensure that firewall settings permit connectivity between the VMs.

Step 4: DNS Zone Peering Across Regions

With Azure Private DNS, you can link vNets across different regions, allowing resources in different geographic locations to resolve names and connect seamlessly.

1. Link vNets Across Regions: Connect the vNets in regions like West Europe, East US, and Asia to the Private DNS zone.
2. Verify Regional Connectivity: From a VM in one region (e.g., Asia), test connectivity to a VM in another region (e.g., East US) using DNS names. Azure Private DNS allows DNS name resolution across regions, ensuring consistent and reliable network connectivity.

Summary

Setting up Azure Private DNS is a powerful way to automate and centralize DNS management within a virtual network environment. This guide provides a practical framework for deploying Private DNS zones, linking vNets, and verifying connectivity. By configuring Azure Private DNS, organizations can streamline DNS management, secure network configurations, and enhance connectivity across geographically dispersed resources.

Next Steps

In future tutorials, we’ll explore VNet peering for advanced network configurations, allowing secure communication between isolated virtual networks. Be sure to subscribe and stay tuned for more Azure networking tips and tricks!

Let’s enhance your Azure network management with practical, hands-on solutions.

​This article is part of our AZ-700 series, offering a step-by-step guide on configuring Azure Private DNS, based on the tutorial available on YouTube. I highly recommend watching the video to gain a solid understanding of the concepts covered in this article. Through this guide, you’ll gain hands-on experience in setting up and managing Azure Private DNS, enabling efficient DNS resolution, network segmentation, and seamless automation within Microsoft Azure.    In today’s cloud environment, managing network resources and ensuring secure connectivity across virtual networks (vNets) can be complex, particularly when DNS management comes into play. This article provides a comprehensive, hands-on guide to setting up and configuring Azure Private DNS for efficient DNS resolution, network segmentation, and seamless automation in Microsoft Azure. Follow along as we explore the essential elements, from linking vNets and subnets to DNS automation.Why Azure Private DNS?Azure Private DNS allows you to manage and resolve DNS names within a virtual network without exposing them to the public internet. It simplifies domain name resolution, enhances security, and enables automation for dynamic environments.Key benefits of using Azure Private DNS:Dynamic DNS Management: Automatically updates DNS records for new or deleted resources, eliminating stale or “dangling” DNS entries.Domain Delegation: Allows centralized DNS management by delegating your corporate domain to Azure Private DNS.Enhanced Security: DNS records are automatically removed when resources are deleted, ensuring up-to-date and secure network configuration.Quick Recap: Azure Networking FundamentalsBefore diving into Azure Private DNS, let’s revisit some foundational concepts from our previous discussions:vNet (Virtual Network): Similar to a traditional VLAN but without broadcast support, a vNet enables secure and scalable resource management.Subnet: Subdivision within a vNet, allowing more granular control over resource segmentation.Azure allows you to set up a single vNet with multiple subnets, maximizing network organization and security without the broadcast overhead typical in traditional networks.Step 1: Understanding Azure Private DNSAzure Private DNS enables the automatic registration of DNS names for resources within your vNet. For example, when you create a virtual machine (VM) in a vNet linked to a private DNS zone, the VM’s name and IP address automatically register within the zone. This streamlines DNS management, especially for dynamic environments where resources are created and deleted frequently.Key FeaturesAutomatic DNS Registration: Automatically updates the DNS zone with new or removed resources.Domain Delegation: You can delegate your corporate domain to the private DNS zone, managing DNS records centrally within Azure.Support for All DNS Record Types: Azure DNS supports a full range of DNS records, including A, AAAA, CNAME, and MX records.Step 2: Setting Up the Private DNS Zone1. Create a Private DNS ZoneIn the Azure Portal, navigate to Private DNS Zones and create a new zone.Define a name for the DNS zone, such as yourdomain.private.Deploy the DNS zone and navigate to the resource.2. Link vNets for Automatic DNS RegistrationWithin the Private DNS Zone resource, select Virtual Network Links to connect vNets to the DNS zone.For each vNet (e.g., Core Services, West Europe, Asia), specify the vNet link and enable Auto Registration.This enables seamless DNS name resolution across linked vNets and allows automatic DNS record updates when resources are created or deleted.Step 3: Verifying DNS Resolution and ConnectivityVerify DNS Records in the Private DNS Zone: Go to DNS Management under the Private DNS zone and check that the A records for the VMs appear.Connect to VMs via DNS:Use Remote Desktop to access one VM, then attempt to connect to the other VM by its DNS name (rather than IP address). This confirms that the Private DNS setup allows for name-based connectivity.If issues arise (e.g., timeouts), ensure that firewall settings permit connectivity between the VMs.Step 4: DNS Zone Peering Across RegionsWith Azure Private DNS, you can link vNets across different regions, allowing resources in different geographic locations to resolve names and connect seamlessly.Link vNets Across Regions: Connect the vNets in regions like West Europe, East US, and Asia to the Private DNS zone.Verify Regional Connectivity: From a VM in one region (e.g., Asia), test connectivity to a VM in another region (e.g., East US) using DNS names. Azure Private DNS allows DNS name resolution across regions, ensuring consistent and reliable network connectivity.SummarySetting up Azure Private DNS is a powerful way to automate and centralize DNS management within a virtual network environment. This guide provides a practical framework for deploying Private DNS zones, linking vNets, and verifying connectivity. By configuring Azure Private DNS, organizations can streamline DNS management, secure network configurations, and enhance connectivity across geographically dispersed resources.Next StepsIn future tutorials, we’ll explore VNet peering for advanced network configurations, allowing secure communication between isolated virtual networks. Be sure to subscribe and stay tuned for more Azure networking tips and tricks!Let’s enhance your Azure network management with practical, hands-on solutions.  Read More

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I have been patiently waiting for the checkbox tab to appear on my excel application. As of today, 11/4/2024, it is still not showing up. I have Office 365, and my Version 2404 (Build 17531.20140 Click-to-Run) is what I am showing. When I click on Update Now, nothing happens. When I click View Updates, it takes me to the current changes page informing me “We fixed an issue where some users couldn’t see checkboxes getting rendered after inserting them.”, but it isn’t even populating on my ribbon to view.

I pay for Office 365 on two different accounts and I am not showing it on either account. If someone could walk me through getting this to populate on my ribbon, I would greatly appreciate it.

​I have been patiently waiting for the checkbox tab to appear on my excel application. As of today, 11/4/2024, it is still not showing up. I have Office 365, and my Version 2404 (Build 17531.20140 Click-to-Run) is what I am showing. When I click on Update Now, nothing happens. When I click View Updates, it takes me to the current changes page informing me “We fixed an issue where some users couldn’t see checkboxes getting rendered after inserting them.”, but it isn’t even populating on my ribbon to view.I pay for Office 365 on two different accounts and I am not showing it on either account. If someone could walk me through getting this to populate on my ribbon, I would greatly appreciate it.  Read More

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The Marketplace Summit UK, #MarketplaceSummitUK, recently brought together over 300+ Microsoft partners, including ISVs, systems integrators, and channel partners, to explore and capitalize on the rapidly growing opportunities within the Microsoft commercial marketplace. Here are 5 takeaways from the keynote which shared marketplace opportunities and insights from Jason Rook– Senior Director, Lead for channels sales for the marketplace, Andy Whyte– CEO, MEDDIC, Nick Ross– UK&I Channel leader, Wiz, and Amit Sinha– President and Co-Founder, WorkSpan.

Marketplace Growth:

• Microsoft commercial marketplace is experiencing substantial growth, with nearly 100% year-over-year sales increases from ISVs and Fortune 500 customers, particularly in the UK. This reflects a significant momentum and opportunity for partners to expand their reach and impact.
• By 2028, cloud marketplaces are projected to generate $85 billion in revenue*, underscoring the importance of joint selling and collaboration between ISVs, channel partners, and enterprise customers to capture this growth potential.
  • *Hyperscale cloud marketplace sales to hit US$85 billion by 2028. Canalys, August 15, 2024.

MEDDPICC Framework:

• MEDDPICC stands for Metrics, Economic buyer, Decision criteria, Decision process, Paper process, Identify pain, Champion, and Competition.
• The MEDDPICC framework is used as a common language for co-selling across the entire customer lifecycle streamlining communication, improving collaboration, and enhancing the effectiveness of sales strategies. It emphasizes the understanding of customer pain points, decision criteria, and stakeholder engagement

Multiparty Private Offers:

• Multiparty private offers enable customers to purchase software through trusted channel partners, and ISVs to sell through channel partners, streamlining the buying experience and boosting sales opportunities.  They are currently available in the US, Canada, and the UK.  These offers are set to expand to Western Europe and Japan.
• Over 90% of multiparty private offer deals originate from channel partners interacting with customers.

Insights from Nick Ross of Wiz:

• Commitment to Channel Partners for Growth: Wiz has adopted a global strategy to always work with a channel partner on customer engagements, viewing it as essential for scaling, customer retention, and market expansion.
• Marketplace as a Key Growth Driver: With over 90% of revenue going through cloud marketplaces, Wiz emphasizes that adopting a marketplace-centric approach accelerates deal cycles, enhances customer reach, and is critical for sustained growth.
• Wiz’s marketplace-first, channel-first strategy accelerates scaling, shortens time-to-value for customers, and boosts deal efficiency by closely partnering with Microsoft and providing CSPs early pipeline insights. This integrated approach strengthens customer relationships and drives market expansion, providing a roadmap to becoming a leader in marketplace-driven growth.

Ecosystem Integration and Insights- Discussion with Amit Sinha from WorkSpan

• End-to-End Ecosystem Orchestration: WorkSpan serves as a platform connecting ISVs, channel partners, and service partners with Microsoft and other marketplaces, enabling seamless co-selling, co-building, and integration into existing CRM systems for a unified experience
• Enhanced Deal Velocity and Data Insight: By automating partner integrations and embedding marketplace processes into CRM systems, WorkSpan increases deal registration rates and enables data collection on sales performance, providing actionable insights in real-time. 

To learn more, you can view the full Keynote session here: Marketplace Summit learnings: Maximizing marketplace success.

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Additional Resources:

• Marketplace community
• Marketplace Blog
• Join ISV Success

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I am admin on my companies booking calendar, we have multiple technicians that are booked out to services by myself and the scheduler. There are technical team leads that can view their specific team’s availability and advise myself and the scheduler for work assignments.

Technicians are set up as guests on the calendar to be booked but without being able to view others calendars, team leads are set up as viewers to facilitate advising on scheduling. Recently there have been two technicians that were promoted to team leads, I updated their roles to viewer and they can’t see the calendar, they can find it by searching it for name but when they try to open it they are told they don’t have access to it.

Any advice on what may be causing this?

​I am admin on my companies booking calendar, we have multiple technicians that are booked out to services by myself and the scheduler. There are technical team leads that can view their specific team’s availability and advise myself and the scheduler for work assignments. Technicians are set up as guests on the calendar to be booked but without being able to view others calendars, team leads are set up as viewers to facilitate advising on scheduling. Recently there have been two technicians that were promoted to team leads, I updated their roles to viewer and they can’t see the calendar, they can find it by searching it for name but when they try to open it they are told they don’t have access to it.Any advice on what may be causing this?  Read More

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Anyone know when 2025 can be purchased through the CSP program?

​Anyone know when 2025 can be purchased through the CSP program?  Read More

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This month, we’re focusing on developer productivity. Explore tools, training, new features, and resources that will help you write better code faster. Check out these resources to learn how to automate processes, improve your testing and debugging skills, discover better ways to work remotely, and find out how to do more with Copilot.

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Find out how automation and #AI are changing how developers build solutions. Check out this Microsoft Reactor series and learn about using Azure OpenAI alongside low-code tools.

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5 tips and tricks when using GitHub Copilot Workspace
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20 fan-favorite extensions for Visual Studio Code
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From concept to creation: AI-powered development
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New feature: Organize your breakpoints like a pro
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Watch on demand: Automate your repository using GitHub Actions
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Boost dev productivity with GitHub Enterprise and Copilot
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On demand: Create a website using GitHub Copilot
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Watch now: Customize the Visual Studio Code UI for productivity
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New in Visual Studio: Improve your debugger game with editable expressions
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Getting started with testing and .NET Aspire
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Unlocking the Power of Azure AI with the Book of AI
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Quick tip: Utilize multiple monitors in Microsoft Dev Box with the Windows App
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I’m a UX researcher on the Commerce + Ecosystem team at Microsoft, and I’m looking for ISV partners who would like to help shape the future of Co-sell.

I’m inviting you to participate in a 1:1, 45-minute research interview via Microsoft Teams. During this session, I will show you design concepts of proposed changes to Partner Center and the Co-sell process, including creating offers from the Marketplace. Your feedback on these concepts can help shape future improvements. If you’re interested, please find a timeslot here: [Book time with Dane Andersen: New Concepts for Partner Center Feedback]

Thank You

​I’m a UX researcher on the Commerce + Ecosystem team at Microsoft, and I’m looking for ISV partners who would like to help shape the future of Co-sell.
I’m inviting you to participate in a 1:1, 45-minute research interview via Microsoft Teams. During this session, I will show you design concepts of proposed changes to Partner Center and the Co-sell process, including creating offers from the Marketplace. Your feedback on these concepts can help shape future improvements. If you’re interested, please find a timeslot here: [Book time with Dane Andersen: New Concepts for Partner Center Feedback]
 
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Hello everyone, this is Tagore Nadh, a Sr. Technical Advisor on the Directory Services support team in Microsoft.   In this article, I will explain why scoping is important with a couple of good examples.

Generic Scoping Questions:

• What is your objective and the reason behind it?
• Can you provide a detailed description of the issue?
• What works and what does not?
• When does it occur and when does it not?
• Where is the issue observed and where is it not?
• What is the extent of the issue?
• Can you share details of the environment where the issue is occurring?
• What error message is displayed?
• How do you quantify the problem?
• How are you notified of the problem?
• What troubleshooting steps have you already undertaken?
• What is the business impact of this issue?
• Can you clarify what you aim to achieve by resolving this issue?

Next, Microsoft support engineer scopes the issue down to the specific component(s) causing the problem.

Scoping Example 1: 

What is your objective and the reason behind it?

End users reported an incident in Bangalore location where they are unable to login using domain’s credentials into their client machines.

Can you provide a detailed description of the issue?

All users at the Bangalore site are unable to log in to their client computers using their domain credentials.

How long has the issue been occurring?

Since Sunday

What has changed?

Network hardware switch upgrade during the weekend

How frequently does the issue occur?

Consistent issue, users are unable to log in to their client machines using domain credentials.

What works and what does not?

Users are unable to log in to their domain from their client machines at the Bangalore site / They can log in using local admin credentials.

When does it occur and when does it not?

Since Sunday / Until Saturday, all users were able to log in to their client machines using domain credentials.

Where is the issue observed and where is it not?

Bangalore, India / All other sites aren’t impacted.

What is the extent of the issue?

All users in Bangalore, about 300, are impacted out of 10,000 users in the entire company.

Can you share details of the environment where the issue is occurring?

Production environment

• 1 forest / 1 domain – Contoso.com
• 10 AD Sites
• Affected site name is Bangalore
• Client OS: Windows 10 23H2 and Windows 11 23H2
• How many domain controllers exist in that site? 4 Windows 2019 Operating System
• Names of DCs: DC1, DC2, DC3 and DC4 with <IP address details here>
• Is DNS Microsoft AD integrated or third party? Microsoft AD Integrated
• Are clients pointing to the same site domain controllers for DNS? Yes, DC1 is Primary and DC2 alternate DNS.
• Do they use DHCP? Yes

What error message is displayed?

No logon servers are available to service the request

How do you quantify the problem?

300 users are impacted.

How are you notified of the problem?

End users at the Bangalore site reported the issue.

What troubleshooting steps have you already undertaken?

• Tried to login to client machine locally – works
• Attempted to ping the domain name – doesn’t work, gets request timed out.
• Does pinging domain controller ip address work? – yes
• Does accessing resources using ip work? no, prompts for credentials

What is the business impact of this issue?

• The issue is in the production environment.
• 300 users are unable to work.
• As it is the month-end, loan requests can’t be completed in time, and other regular bank financial operations are impacted.
• This could result in a $1 million business loss if requests are not processed in time.

Can you clarify what you aim to achieve by resolving this issue?

To address user logon issues using domain credentials on workstations at the Bangalore site.

Resolution: These scoping answers helped a Microsoft support engineer quickly focus on domain controllers.   It was found that the E drive, where active directory database file (NTDS.DIT) resides over a network fiber channel in a different network segment via an upgraded Network hardware device.  A quick reboot of the domain controllers re-established connectivity to the network drives hosting active directory database file, resolving the issue.

Note: It is important to follow the same approach when dealing with multiple sub-problems of a main issue. The cause for each issue may differ.

Scoping Example 2:

What is your objective and the reason behind it?

Working on a development server deployment, mitigating security vulnerabilities reported on existing and new servers as per Qualys scans. The project deadlines are close by, with just a week away.

Can you provide a detailed description of the issue?

Below SSL/TLS vulnerabilities are detected as per Qualys Scan on multiple newly installed and existing servers.

• SSL Certificate Cannot Be Trusted
• SSL Certificate Expiry
• SSL Certificate Signed Using Weak Hashing Algorithm
• SSL Certificate with Wrong Hostname
• SSL Medium Strength Cipher Suites Supported (SWEET32)

How long have these vulnerabilities existed?

Vulnerabilities exist on 10 existing servers for the last 8 months and on new servers for a week. 

How frequently does Qualys scan happen?

The scan is run once a month

Can you share details of the environment where the issue is occurring?

• Development of non-prod environment
• 1 forest / 1 domain – Contoso.com
• Number of impacted servers: 25
• In-house or third-party applications running: Yes, several

What error message is displayed?

No error message

How do you quantify the problem?

25 servers are affected

How are you notified of the problem?

The security team suggested addressing vulnerabilities based on priority.

Qualys scan detected vulnerabilities.

What steps have you already undertaken and what help is needed?

Mitigation plans exist in the Qualys scan report. Need some advice from Microsoft on recommendations on how to implement?

What is the business impact due to this?

The security team reported non-compliance issues. If not addressed within a week, it could cause auto shutdown of these servers. This would impact developers, preventing them from testing their applications and thus delaying project timelines.

Can you clarify what you aim to achieve by resolving this issue?

What is the best way or approach to address reported vulnerabilities

Recommendation: On new servers, proceed to apply the suggested mitigation plans by Qualys. It isn’t simple to follow the same mitigations on old servers with in-house/third-party applications running without validating the compatibility of each mitigation plan. A phased approach is needed: apply one mitigation at a time and test to avoid any unexpected behaviors. Apply the same approach to one server at a time as they all host distinct applications with different configurations. 

 Note: It is important to follow the same approach when dealing with multiple sub-tasks of a main goal. The goal of each task may differ.

Conclusion: Scoping an issue is a fundamental step in problem-solving that ensures a thorough understanding and effective resolution. By systematically gathering detailed information and focusing on the core aspects of the problem, you can prioritize and address issues more efficiently. This approach not only helps in resolving the current problem but also prevents future occurrences, ultimately leading to a more stable and reliable environment for all CSS customers.

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Marketplace Rewards is far and away my all-time favorite Microsoft program, and it just got even better with extra benefits for partners that hold a Certified Software designation!  

The Certified Software program is now generally available, and it will do the heavy lifting for you in four areas:  your Microsoft co-sell playcard (which gets uploaded to MSX upon completion for easy discovery by Microsoft sellers), nurture emails you can use with customers and/or to raise visibility with Microsoft sellers, a solution FAQ document, and a 2-page solution brief.  

Extra incentive to earn a Certified Software badge if you don’t already have one + four more reasons to love your Marketplace Rewards engagement manager.  🙂  

#MarketplaceChampions #Sponsored

​Marketplace Rewards is far and away my all-time favorite Microsoft program, and it just got even better with extra benefits for partners that hold a Certified Software designation!   The Certified Software program is now generally available, and it will do the heavy lifting for you in four areas:  your Microsoft co-sell playcard (which gets uploaded to MSX upon completion for easy discovery by Microsoft sellers), nurture emails you can use with customers and/or to raise visibility with Microsoft sellers, a solution FAQ document, and a 2-page solution brief.   Extra incentive to earn a Certified Software badge if you don’t already have one + four more reasons to love your Marketplace Rewards engagement manager.  🙂   #MarketplaceChampions #Sponsored  Read More

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