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Azure – Data classification and protection now available for SQL

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SQL Information Protection now includes new capabilities to help identify, classify or monitor data stored in your SQL databases.   Use on Azure SQL To start using these new capabilities, go to your Azure ARM portal (https://portal.azure.com) and reach your SQL Server blade. Then access the SQL database you want to Advanced Threat Protection configuration […]

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Intune – The Intune Silverlight portal is going to be removed

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About 18 months ago, Microsoft has announced the integration of Intune service into the Azure ARM portal. Now, the Intune Silverlight portal is going to be removed (starting August 31st, 2018) with all Intune capabilities moved to the Azure ARM portal. If you are still using the Intune agent to manage Window 7 (and later),

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Azure – You can use your Azure AD credentials to logon to Linux VM

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If you use Azure to run Linux virtual machines, you can now use your Azure AD (aka corporate) credentials to logon to your Linux session (in preview). By enabling this feature, you can also take advantage of requesting MFA or enable RBAC role. The following Linux distribution are supported for this capability: CentOS 6.9 or

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Azure – Azure Storage Explorer is now GA

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After being in preview for quite some time, Azure Storage Explorer is now available in general availability (GA). You can get it from (the released version at the time of writing this post is 1.1.0): For Windows https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=708343&clcid=0x409 For MacOs https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=708342&clcid=0x409 For Linux https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=722418&clcid=0x409 With Azure Storage Explorer you can directly access you Azure Storage

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Azure – New version of Azure AD Connect with quite new capabilities

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A new version (1.1.819.0) of Azure AD Connect (the directory synchronization tool for Office 365 / Azure AD) has been released. You can get it from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=615771 This new version includes new capabilities like: Integration with PingFederate (in preview), allowing you to use Azure AD Connect to configure PingFederate for federation with Office 365/Azure AD

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Azure – Azure AD B2B You can now leave inviting organization

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It has been a long waited feature since ability to invite external users to join the organization but this is now there: you can now leave by yourself any organization you have been invited to join. To do so just login to your Azure AD Access Panel Application (https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com) and open the Gear menu available

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Azure – Azure Mobile App is now available in GA

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Microsoft has released the Azure Mobile App for iOS and Android in General Availability (GA) With this mobile app, you will be able to: get notified of critical notifications and alerts track health and status of your Azure resources use the Cloud Shell to execute your commands, including Azure CLI experience to cover both PowerShell

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Intune – Enhanced conditional access with Windows Defender ATP

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With Windows 10, Microsoft has introduced an advanced protection system integrated with Windows Defender caller Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (WDATP) (see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-atp/windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection to know more). Now, with Intune you can also use Windows Defender ATP status to allow/deny access to resources. To use Windows Defender ATP in your conditional access, go to your Azure

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Azure – Azure AD External Collaboration Policy is now available

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After few months in preview, the Azure AD External Collaboration policy is now available in GA with easier way to manage. In preview mode you had to use PowerShell to setup and manage the external collaboration policy, with the GA you can now use the Azure Administration portal, making things a little bit easier. To

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