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The productivity advantages of Microsoft Azure: vertical focus

IT World

Companies are looking to do more in this area because customers increasingly favor vendors with a strong focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) values. The environmental part is currently getting the most focus because it is in the public’s eye with concerns around climate change driving vendor and solution choices.

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Recent Teams, Office outages were caused by cyberattacks: Microsoft

IT World

Microsoft has confirmed that recent outages to its popular services, including Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, and cloud computing platform Azure, were caused by a DDoS attack by a threat actor that the company tracks as Storm-1359.

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Tabular: Turning Your Data Swamp into a Data Lakehouse with Apache Iceberg

Clouded Judgement

Data Lakehouses provide the crucial piece of infrastructure for foundation models to securely and efficiently access both structured and unstructured data with governance intelligently wrapped around it. Just terrible performance…), (3) there’s no real security / governance, and (4) data quality controls don’t exist.

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7 highly useful PowerShell tools

IT World

A simple blue window and some text has transformed the world of Windows administration from a point-and-click GUI to scripts that automate everything, as well as provide log rotation and identity lifecycle management and govern which server receives which updates.

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How to Choose CDP Tools: A Guide + Alternatives

User Pilot

Data governance. A good CDP will have built-in data governance and security measures to help you protect customer data, including access controls and field-level encryption. data governance, enhanced personalization, etc.). Microsoft Azure dashboard. The price of Microsoft Azure is available on request.

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Unlocking Agility and Scalability: Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing

Valerian Tech

Serverless platforms, such as AWS Lambda and Azure Functions, automatically scale resources based on demand, providing agility and cost optimization. This involves assessing workloads, selecting the appropriate cloud service provider (CSP), and utilizing tools like AWS Migration Hub or Azure Migrate for a smooth transition.

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Best Resources for Data Analysts

User Pilot

They work in many different industries, from business and finance to healthcare and government. Utilize cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) for scalable data storage, processing, and analysis. A data analyst collects, cleans, and interprets data to answer questions or solve problems.