New default bid strategy: Enhanced Cost Per Click (CPC)
From January 28th, 2019 the bid strategy for campaigns created via the Bing Ads API without a bid strategy will be defaulted to Enhanced CPC instead of Manual CPC. Enhanced CPC automatically increases...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 is now Available!!!
The SQL Server team is excited to bring you SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3). SQL Server 2014 SP3 contains 25+ improvements centered around performance, scalability and diagnostics based on the...
View ArticleEarly technical preview of JDBC 7.1.2 for SQL Server released
We have a new early technical preview of the JDBC Driver for SQL Server. Precompiled binaries are available on GitHub and also on Maven Central. Below is a summary of the new additions to the project,...
View ArticleAnnouncing: Dynamics 365 for Marketing October 2018 update
The October 2018 update of Dynamics 365 for Marketing is released and available for customers to install and update starting now! This is the first major update to the product since its release earlier...
View ArticleLCS (October – release 2) release notes
The Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS) team is happy to announce the immediate availability of the release notes for LCS (October 2018, release 2). Updates to the Performance troubleshooting...
View ArticleAzure zdarma v rámci Microsoft Learn Sandboxu
Portál Microsoft Learn pro online výuku postupně sjednotí a nahradí všechny ostatní místa, kam Microsoft umísťoval obsah se školením, HOLy, atd. Již nyní je ideální místo na výuku Azure s možností...
View ArticleHow to stress and measure the Garbage Collector
Many years ago, I was writing real time applications for monitoring sound signals bouncing off submarines. That code (written in Fortran and PDP-11 assembly code) had to process the incoming sound at...
View Article15 ноября, Москва. Технологическая лаборатория Azure
15 ноября, в Москве, для вас будет открыта "Технологическая лаборатория Azure", где вы сможете на практике познакомиться с ключевыми сценариями использования облачной платформы Microsoft Azure. Вас...
View ArticleDulce et decorum est pro patria party
On April 2, 1996, at the then-named Computer Game Developers Conference, Microsoft introduced DirectX 2.0 to great fanfare. And by great fanfare, I mean "ridiculous fanfare." Read Jay Barnson's...
View ArticleForecasting possible outcomes of major eSport tournaments with Bing Predicts
eSport or competitive video gaming brings together millions of players and viewers from across the world. Having witnessed a steep increase in popularity over the last few years, industry estimates...
View ArticleNew Skype 8.0 Accessibility Improvements
By Microsoft Accessibility Building on the work we announced earlier this year, we have listened to your feedback and continued to work to make the latest iteration (version 8.0) even more accessible....
View ArticleDynamics 365 AI for Customer Service is now available in public preview
Dynamics 365 AI for Customer Service is a suite of products designed to help you provide better customer service experiences through the power of artificial intelligence (AI). We are excited to...
View ArticleMy blog is moving!
Due to changes in the Microsoft blogging policy, my blog will be moving back to WordPress. You can find my existing articles (plus new ones!) at the following sites: SCOM -...
View ArticleWindows Console: CTRL + Scroll to zoom and Dark Theme Scrollbar
Many of you have been asking for Windows Console to support zoom. Well, today is your lucky day! Install today's Windows 10 Insider build #18272 and you can!...
View ArticleAdd Push Notifications the easy way with Partner Center + Microsoft Store...
With the combination of the Engagement feature of Partner Center and the Microsoft Store Services SDK you can easily add Push Notifications to your Windows Progressive Web App (PWA), UWP, or Desktop...
View ArticleBuilding Python Functions App that use Native Modules – Custom Docker
Prerequisites To build and test locally, you will need to: Install Python 3.6 Install Docker Install Azure Functions Core Tools version 2.0.3 or later To install Azure Functions Core tools you will...
View ArticleUnable to Delete Azure Active Directory Application Registration
Introduction This post is meant to go over the issue when the Azure Active Directory Application Registration delete button is grayed out. This issue could occur for a few reasons, and this document...
View ArticleNew Incentive: Earn an extra $45 per seat with Microsoft 365 Business
Nicolas Charritton Sr. Product Marketing Manager Microsoft 365 Over the past few months we've seen hundreds of partners build practices and offers around Microsoft 365 Business to acquire new...
View ArticleBot Framework v4 Resources
The Bot Framework SDK v4 release is a beast, as well as the Bot Builder SDK changes, there are many new tools, samples, templates and solutions that have been released. Here's a bunch of links to jump...
View ArticleOutlook Developer: Outlook Object Model API, IRM, Do not forward option
With Outlook Object Model (OOM) API, now you can access the Outlook mail item and its permission property programmatically. You can set the Permission property - using that you can set or returns an...
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