Microsoft Tech Community Weekly Roundup – September 22, 2017
Check out this week's issue of Weekly Roundup for an at a glance view of hot topics and conversations.
Table of Contents
- Product News Discussions
- Handy Resources
- Interesting Perspectives
- Upcoming Events
- Featured Group
- Member of the Week
PRODUCT NEWS DISCUSSIONS
Shared calendars now sync to mobile phones
On September 18, 2017, Microsoft started rolling out an update to Office 365 Calendar enabling shared calendars to sync to mobile phones. Join the conversation in the Office 365 Calendar space.
Marching into the future of the Azure AD admin experience: retiring the Azure classic portal
On September 18, 2017, Microsoft announced that on November 30, Microsoft will be retiring the Azure AD admin experience in the classic Azure portal. Join the conversation in the Azure Active Directory space.
EDNS Client Subnet support in Azure Traffic Manager
On September 18, 2017, Microsoft announced support for EDNS Client Subnet (ECS) in Azure Traffic Manager. Join the conversation in the Microsoft Azure space.
Office 365 for Android – September 2017 Release details
On September 19, 2017, Microsoft announced the September update Office for Android (build # 16.0. 8528.2074) in 44 languages. Join the conversation in the Office International community.
Extending Microsoft Azure IP Advantage to China
On September 19, 2017, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Azure IP Advantage will be available in China beginning October 1, 2017, ensuring that Azure customers in China can enjoy the same great IP protection benefits as customers in the rest of the world. Join the conversation in the Microsoft Azure space.
What's new in Office 365 administration – September Update
On September 19, 2017, Microsoft announced that, in continuing to improve the Office 365 administration experience, they added domain verification via email, improved the domain removal process and made it easier to identify guest users. Join the conversation in the Office 365 space.
Custom Questions and Admin Controls Come to Microsoft Bookings
On September 20, 2017, Microsoft announced two new features to Bookings that make it easier for users to schedule and manage appointments. Join the conversation in the Microsoft Bookings space.
Announcing larger, higher scale storage accounts
On September 20, 2017, Microsoft announced improvements in the capacity and scalability of standard Azure storage accounts, which greatly improves your experience building cloud-scale applications using Azure Storage. Join the conversation in the Azure Data & Storage space.
Microsoft Azure 1st Hyperscale Cloud Computing Platform to Enable UK Law Enforcement Community
On September 20, 2017, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Azure is the first hyper-scale cloud computing platform to be able to service UK law enforcement IT customers. Join the conversation in the Microsoft Azure space.
Azure's IoT Hub global expansion: Newly available in 8 regions
On September 20 2017, Microsoft announced that Azure IoT Hub is expanding within 4 countries across 3 continents, with availability now in Azure UK South, UK West, Canada Central, Canada East, India Central, India South, East US2 and Central US. Join the conversation in the Azure IoT space.
Improving the Office 365 support experience
On September 20, 2017, Microsoft announced an update of the Office 365 support experience to provide faster and more efficient support that helps you to get the most value out of Office 365. Join the conversation in the Office 365 Space.
First look at updates coming to Remote Desktop Services
On September 21, 2017, Microsoft announced extending the capabilities of RDS to offer more security, flexibility to run Windows apps on any device, and cloud-readiness with upcoming additions to the RDS platform. Join the conversation in the Windows Server for IT Pro space.
Route IoT device messages to Azure Storage with Azure IoT Hub
On September 21, 2017, Microsoft announced that Azure Storage containers are joining Service Bus queues, topics, and Event Hubs as supported custom endpoint types for IoT Hub message routing. Join the conversation in the Azure IoT space.
Azure Analysis Services now available in Azure Government
On September 21, 2017, Microsoft announced the general availability of Azure Analysis Services in the Microsoft Cloud for Government. Join the conversation in the Microsoft Azure space.
Create a chart in Excel that recognizes #N/A or blank cells
On September 21, 2017, Microsoft announced a big UserVoice request in Excel that customers have been asking for over the last several years, #N/A being rendered as blank in charts. Join the conversation in the Microsoft Excel space.
September updates to the Azure Analysis Services web designer
On September 21, 2017, Microsoft announced the release of the September update to the Azure Analysis Services web designer which brings along with it some new features as well as several bug fixes. Join the conversation in the Azure Data & Storage space.
Forms for Excel, new experience for Excel survey in Office 365
On September 22, 2017, Microsoft announced that Forms for Excel, powered by Microsoft Forms, has replaced Excel Survey. Join the conversation in the Microsoft Forms space.
HANDY RESOURCES
Active Directory Access Control List – Attacks and Defense
Recently there has been a lot of attention and a few different blog posts (references at the end of the post) regarding the use of Discretionary Access Control List (DACL) for privilege escalation in a Domain environment. This potential attack vector involves the creation of an escalation path based in AD object permissions (DACLs). For example, gaining "Reset Password" permissions on a privileged account is one possible way to compromise it by DACL's path.
Simplifying OPC UA security for everyone
At the IoT Expo in Taipei, we were excited to announce our contribution of an open-source, cross-platform OPC UA Global Discovery Server (GDS) to the OPC Foundation. As we have done with our UA-.Net Standard cross-platform reference stack contribution, we will check it in to the OPC Foundations' GitHub in the next couple of weeks. While an OPC UA GDS also manages OPC UA server configuration and handles centralized discovery, the greatest value of a GDS deployment is its certificate management capability.
More and more fun with Terraform on Azure
Just one month ago, we announced our increased investment in Terraform. It is amazing to see the progress we have already made together with HashiCorp and the Terraform community. In the last month alone, we added support for Azure Container Instances and Azure Event Grid to the Terraform provider. Today at HashiConf, I announced native Terraform support built-in to the Azure Cloud Shell. I also announced 8 verified Azure Modules as part of the Terraform Module Registry launch. Now is a great time for you to try Terraform on Azure.
Azure HDInsight training resources – Learn about big data using open source technologies
Azure HDInsight is the only fully-managed cloud Hadoop & Spark offering that gives you optimized open-source analytic clusters for Spark, Hive, MapReduce, HBase, Storm, Kafka, and Microsoft R Server backed by a 99.9% SLA. You can deploy these big data technologies and ISV applications as managed clusters with enterprise-level security and monitoring.
Servicing Azure Stack using the Update resource provider
In today's world, security is paramount. Microsoft is committed to ensuring your Azure Stack environment stays both secure and functional – as it delivers consistency to build and deploy applications using the same approach, APIs, DevOps tools, and portal, as you use for Azure.
Drive digital transformation of your business with Microsoft Azure
Technology has been transforming business ever since the invention of the wheel. But in recent years, the business landscape has changed fundamentally due to the unique convergence of three things: 1. Increasing volumes of data, particularly driven by the digitization of "things" and advances in data analytics used to draw actionable insight from that data. 2. The rise of cloud computing, which places limitless computing and storage power into the hands of organizations of all sizes, increasing the pace of innovation and competition 3. The explosion and ubiquity of mobile computing. Check out this white paper to learn more!
Will Your Team Win? Use Modern Excel to Predict Football Results
Every 4 years, my ritual, as we approach the end of tournament, is to build a model in Excel to predict the score of the final few games and play around with different scenarios. Since I LOVE Get & Transform (a new set of powerful Excel 2016 features which provides easy data gathering and shaping capabilities), I thought that this time around I would build the logic exclusively using this new tool.
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INTERESTING PERSPECTIVES
FindTime becomes Find a Time in Office 365
MVP Darrell Webster sparked a discussion about the evolution of the FindTime feature into Find a Time in Office 365. Responses were intrigued and wanted to learn more.
How can I see the members of a channel
It was asked whether you can display a list of team members in Microsoft Teams as a non-admin team member. Community members responded with tips and tricks as well as upcoming roadmap features around this.
(Almost) Full Access to A Group Without Being a Member
A contributor asked whether you can provide full access to a group in Office 365 Groups without them receiving email sent to the group. Several members chimed in with thoughts around this, and Microsoft employee Christophe Fiessinger indicated the individual user can control notifications and whether they receive messages in their inbox.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Yammer at Microsoft Ignite 2017: Top six not to miss
As the Yammer team gears up for a fully-packed week in Orlando, we wanted to give you an early idea of what you'll hear from us, so you can make the most of your week at Ignite 2017. We hope that those of you attending Ignite are looking forward to meeting over 20 product managers, engineers, designers and researchers, who will be showcasing a wide array of product announcements and best practices.
More "Must-sees" at Microsoft Ignite
You've got lots of choices when you're building your Microsoft Ignite schedule. To help you navigate the many sessions and networking opportunities, you've got a wealth of tools: MyIgnite, the recently released Microsoft Ignite app, and our Community Reporters' schedules. Now we're sharing another way to discover sessions—viewing them by area of interest. Our product teams have identified a few of the sessions and events they're most looking forward to attending. These lists aren't meant to be exhaustive, just helping identify some of the great sessions in particular content areas.
Watch the Microsoft Ignite keynote live!
Microsoft Ignite is almost here, and even if you can't make it to Orlando, you can still participate. Watch live on your favorite device as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shares his vision for the future of tech in his keynote on Monday, September 25. He will also talk about his new book, Hit Refresh, which explores transformation as essential for individuals and organizations. We'll live stream every session that day, so you can get the latest on the tools you use every day.
Take the Sway your Microsoft Ignite Experience Challenge!
Microsoft Ignite kicks off on September 25th in Orlando this year. If you're planning to attend the event, try your luck in the Microsoft Sway sweepstakes. To participate, share your experience at Microsoft Ignite using Microsoft Sway for a chance to win a $50 Visa gift card and a team shirt from the Sway team. Sway gives you a fun, quick, and engaging way to share your experience at Microsoft Ignite with your colleagues back home.
Tips and tricks for what to bring to Ignite
Are you ready for Microsoft Ignite? We're less than one week out and have a few tips and tricks to think about as you prep and pack for Ignite. For starters, set your goals—what do you want to get out of the event? Next, what can you do now to maximize your time at the event? Follow people and podcasts, and set your schedule. Check out our Community Reporters' schedules for ideas! These steps will help you zero in on what interests you most and keep you up-to-date on the talk of the event. Also, don't forget to check in with your colleagues at the office to hear what training areas pique their interest, so you can share relevant ideas upon your return.
5 Business Applications sessions to check out at Microsoft Ignite
With 700+ sessions to choose from at Ignite, you might be starting to consider which would be best to attend. As you look to amplify your organization's use of cloud with innovative business applications, take a look at the following list we created. We're highlighting 5 sessions that focus on ways your company can increase customer engagement, employee retention, and sales productivity.
Not to miss: 5 DevTools and DevOps sessions at Microsoft Ignite
Do you love developing for the cloud and mobile deployment? Are you considering which sessions at Ignite to attend? If you answered yes to either of these questions, we're here to help. We've gone through 700+ sessions and picked 5 sessions focused on DevTools and DevOps that we think you'll like. You'll get to learn about popular cloud services and capabilities that make it easier and faster to develop your application, reduce maintenance and operations costs, and achieve high availability and scalability.
5 must-see Azure Data and AI sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2017
It can be quite the conundrum to uncover answers about Azure Data and AI from among 700+ sessions. But we've got you covered. To help you identify sessions, we pored through the sessions to identify the top 5 sessions (plus a bonus) that will best equip you to deliver immediate value at your company after the event ends.
Don't miss these Azure Infrastructure sessions at Microsoft Ignite
As you prepare for the big event later this month, naturally you're deciding which of 700+ Azure sessions would be best for you, the cloud leader in your organization. We put together an Microsoft Azure-focused list to help you navigate the busy schedule of keynotes, general sessions, and networking (remember, lots of networking!). Check out these sessions to learn about new technology core applications, and customer case studies.
Everyone here in Redmond is wildly busy gearing up for Microsoft Ignite next week!
On Tuesday (Sept. 26) everyone at Ignite is invited to come take a ride with Brad Anderson from 11am to 2pm. You can ask him absolutely anything, and he will post this special episode early the following week.
We've focused a lot of attention on the sessions and learning opportunities at Microsoft Ignite—for good reason! The event is home to thousands of great sessions to learn about updates, product tricks, and so much more. But MS Ignite is an opportunity for more than learning—it provides you an opportunity to network with your peers, your community and meet new people. Below you'll find some areas for you to connect with your peers and meet new people interested in products and topics, just like you!
The Office 365 Groups guide to Microsoft Ignite 2017
Microsoft Ignite starts next week and we're working hard to make sure that each of the 1,400 sessions are packed with product news, useful information and demos. With so much to choose from, making sure you get the right content can be a challenge- so we're here to help! Here are my picks for the Office 365 Groups sessions you should attend. Don't forget to swing by the Office 365 Admin and Groups expo booths to meet the team or email us at ignitemeetingrequest@service.microsoft.com if you want to schedule a side meeting. Remember to include your tenant name and asks so that we can be as helpful as possible!
The Outlook guide to Microsoft Ignite 2017
Hey all, hope you are getting excited for Ignite! We have a great slate of sessions scheduled this year for Outlook, spanning each of our different client and key scenarios like groups and calendaring. To make it easier to find us in Orlando, I've pulled together a list of the core sessions you should look at attending to hear about all things Outlook. And of course, you can always swing by the Outlook & Groups booths to meet the team.
Non-Session Events Not to Miss!
Ignite offers sessions in a number of Learning Paths, topics, and rooms over a very large convention center. You might even have three or even four overlapping sessions on your Ignite Scheduler. Truly it is a treat to be allowed to immerse oneself for a whole week in this abundance of tech and knowledge! However, you can become overwhelmed or get worn out. You know what they say about too much of a good thing, right?
FEATURED SPACE
Going to Microsoft Ignite and want to meet some people before you go, or get the latest tips and tricks on getting the most out of your experience? Check out our community!
MEMBER OF THE WEEK
Having joined the community in November 2016, Daniel is an active contributor especially in the Surface Hub space. Thank you for being a member of the community, Daniel!
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