The Microsoft Azure cloud platform and its range of 200+ products and services have the potential to transform your business, take you steps ahead of your competitors and delight your customers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n But navigating cloud security and costs can <\/span>be a minefield if you don\u2019t understand the platform or have the in-house expertise.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 2019 Microsoft launched Windows Virtual Desktop. Fast forward two years and the needs of organisations have changed – flexibility, security and scalability are more important than ever before. To help customers and partners meet new hybrid work demands Microsoft have announced new capabilities and pricing for their WVD service along with a brand-new name –\u00a0<\/span>Azure Virtual Desktop<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Azure Virtual Desktop brings you:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Manage Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session virtual machines with Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Source: Microsoft<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Find out more or try the new per-use access pricing option\u00a0<\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The\u00a0<\/span>Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is a best-practice guide designed by Microsoft to help businesses accelerate the path to the cloud. Now, they\u2019ve added new guidance specifically for the retail industry to help retail organisations navigate their cloud journey right from defining their business strategy, creating their adoption plan, preparing their cloud environments, implementing governance and operations to maximise business value.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n New to the CAF? Have a read of\u00a0our\u00a0<\/span>Beginner\u2019s Guide to Microsoft\u2019s Cloud Adoption Framework<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Interested to have a read of the new guidance? Say no more. You can find everything you need to know\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Manage your data and databases simply and efficiently with\u00a0<\/span>Azure SQL enabled by Azure Arc<\/span><\/a>, set to be generally available on July 30<\/span>th<\/span>.\u00a0The service\u00a0means you can\u00a0run Azure data services on premises, at the edge, and in multi-cloud environments on the infrastructure of your choice\u00a0and\u00a0allows you to:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Azure SQL enabled by Azure Arc. Source: Microsoft<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n You can read more about the solution\u00a0<\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n No matter the size of your business it\u2019s important to know what you\u2019re spending, where, and how you can reduce those costs. This is where Azure Cost Management and Billing comes in. Here are some of the latest improvements and updates based on user feedback:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So, grab a drink and have a read of all the latest improvements and updates\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As of\u00a0<\/span>June<\/span>\u00a0you can develop and test your applications or run small workloads in production for free on Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Simply make sure you have an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Azure free account<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and y<\/span>ou\u2019ll get 750 hours of B1ms and 32GB storage for free for the first 12 months<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Microsoft have announced an integration between\u00a0<\/span>Azure Firewall<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Azure Sentinel<\/span><\/a>\u00a0meaning you can get both detection and prevention in one place \u2013 the Azure Firewall solution for Azure Sentinel.\u00a0The new solution offers three key capabilities:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Azure Firewall threat detections in Sentinel. 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<\/h4>\nMicrosoft shares new guidance within the CAF for the retail industry<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n
Azure SQL enabled by Azure Arc\u00a0<\/span>coming soon<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nAzure Cost Management and Billing updates<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Develop and test your applications for free<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
Optimise security with Azure Firewall solution for Azure Sentinel<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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