SMB Compression improves speeds and lowers bandwidth utilization when copying large files across the network.
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Several new Azure Files features went into public preview earlier this year to help organizations move file shares to the cloud with confidence.
Microsoft recently announced that their Ignite (online only) conference will be running again on November 2-4. That means we are approaching peak season for announcements, new public preview releases, and general availability. “Q3” in announcements and roadmaps will often mean between early September and maybe the third week of October – a code freeze will…
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve spotted lots of tiny little changes in the Azure Portal. And my feeds have lit up over the last few hours. There must be a big Microsoft conference happening right around now? Yup, Microsoft Ignite (March 2021) is here and that means there will be lots of cool…
November has come and gone but for those looking to catch-up on Azure, here’s what you need to know.
October, the first month in Q4 of the calendar year and Q2 of the Microsoft financial year, is also in the middle of planning for the next semester of development of Microsoft Azure (codenamed Cobalt).
September was Ignite month – I will get to that in a moment. That means there should be lots of news. And this should be a post full of Azure announcements. But will it be?
In the Microsoft calendar, July marked the end of FY20 and the start of a whole new semester for Azure (and Windows) development.
June 2020 marks the end of Vibranium and the start of Manganese, the codenames for the ending and starting half-year semesters in the Azure development year.
As you might notice below, there were a lot of announcements in the world of Azure Infrastructure last month. That’s because Microsoft Build, the developer-focused conference, happened and it is one of the inflection points for new releases in the Azure calendar. Sure, Build is developer-focused, but in the modern world, developers and operators are…