As of April\u00a0<\/span>1<\/span>st<\/span>, 2021,\u00a0<\/span>Microsoft has promised to update their public service level agreement (SLA) to promise 99.99% uptime for\u00a0Azure\u00a0AD\u00a0user authentication, an improvement over their previous 99.9% SLA<\/span>, due to increased demand over the last year as organisations moved workforces online and schools enabled study from home.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Their\u00a0<\/span>announcement can<\/span>\u00a0be read in full\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As we\u2019re sure you\u2019re aware, each month Microsoft announce new features, capabilities and updates to Azure Cost Management + Billing based on user feedback. In\u00a0<\/span>place of their usual monthly update last month Microsoft shared\u00a0their\u00a0<\/span>Azure Cost Management + Billing 2020 year in review<\/span><\/a>\u00a0which included:<\/span><\/p>\n Have a read of the full\u00a0<\/span>review, and get a sneak peak of what\u2019s planned for 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In December Microsoft announced their new unified data governance service,\u00a0<\/span>Azure\u00a0Purview<\/span><\/a>, designed to help organisations achieve a complete understanding of their data.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Azure\u00a0Purview helps discover all data across your organi<\/span>s<\/span>ation, track lineage of data, and create a business glossary wherever it is stored: on-premises, across clouds, in SaaS applications, and in Microsoft Power BI. It also helps you understand your data exposures by using over 100 AI classifiers that automatically look for personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive data, and pinpoint out-of-compliance data.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The solution\u00a0<\/span>is integrated with Microsoft Information Protection which means you can apply the same sensitivity labels defined in Microsoft 365 Compliance Center. With\u00a0Azure\u00a0Purview, you can view your data estate pivoting on classifications and\u00a0<\/span>labeling\u00a0and drill into assets containing sensitive data across on-premises, multi-cloud, and multi-edge locations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Eager to know more? Click\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for the full solution breakdown.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Discover data that powers business insights. Source: Microsoft<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As\u00a0<\/span>of last\u00a0<\/span>month<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Azure\u00a0Synapse is now generally available<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>What is\u00a0Azure\u00a0Synapse you might be asking.\u00a0Azure\u00a0Synapse brings together data integration, enterprise data warehousing, and big data analytics at cloud scale. The unification of these workloads enables organisations to reduce their end-to-end development time and accelerate time to insight.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Interested in learning more? You can:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the general availability of\u00a0<\/span>Azure\u00a0Stack HCI<\/span><\/a>, Microsoft have taken user feedback provided in preview to deliver a full-featured offering that includes:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Interested in learning more or in getting started\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0Azure\u00a0Stack HCI?<\/span>\u00a0You can do so\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Azure\u00a0Digital Twins now generally available<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Microsoft\u00a0Azure\u00a0keeps the magic of Christmas alive with NORAD<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#3d3d3d” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.5″ header_2_text_color=”#e05206″ header_3_text_color=”#e05206″ header_4_text_color=”#e05206″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_blurb title=”Azure News December” url=”http:\/\/content.n4stack.io\/2020\/12\/01\/azure-news-december-2020\/” url_new_window=”on” image=”http:\/\/content.n4stack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Blog_Grey-150×150.png” font_icon_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” body_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false” link_option_url=”http:\/\/content.n4stack.io\/2020\/12\/01\/azure-news-december-2020\/” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#e05206″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ font_icon__hover_enabled=”off|desktop”]<\/p>\n Missed last month’s newsletter?<\/p>\n You can catch up on previous Azure highlights below.<\/p>\n Read the blog.<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_blurb title=”Azure SQL Database Managed Service” url=”https:\/\/n4stack.io\/azure-sql-database-managed-service\/” url_new_window=”on” image=”http:\/\/content.n4stack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Webpage_Grey-150×150.png” alt=”Azure SQL” font_icon_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” body_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/n4stack.io\/azure-sql-database-managed-service\/” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#e05206″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ font_icon__hover_enabled=”off|desktop”]<\/p>\n Enhance business productivity with Microsoft\u2019s\u00a0PaaS solution,\u00a0coupled with our\u00a0Azure SQL\u00a0Managed Service.<\/p>\n Find out more.<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_blurb title=”7 Considerations When Pricing WVD” url=”https:\/\/n4stack.io\/2020\/09\/15\/getting-hands-on-with-windows-virtual-desktop\/” url_new_window=”on” image=”http:\/\/content.n4stack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Video_Grey-150×150.png” font_icon_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” body_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/n4stack.io\/2020\/09\/15\/getting-hands-on-with-windows-virtual-desktop\/” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#e05206″ box_shadow_style=”preset2″ font_icon__hover_enabled=”off|desktop”]<\/p>\n Grab a coffee and watch our short 2-minute video on the key pricing considerations when deploying Windows Virtual Desktop.<\/p>\nAzure Cost Management + Billing 2020 year in review<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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