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Secure your virtual machines | Migrate from VMware to Azure | Manage Macs     Volume 19, Issue 26 | December 20, 2017     Top News Worldwide       Essential steps to secure and manage your virtual machines with Azure     Step by Step: Plan and migrate your virtual machines from VMware to Azure       Microsoft Intune and Jamf Pro partner to help you manage Macs and improve security     Free training: Introduction to Data Modeling         Top Downloads   Windows 10 Enterprise Windows Server 2016 Project "Honolulu" Windows Server 2016 Essentials System Center 2016 Hyper-V Server 2016 System Center Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection   Create an Azure free account Azure Stack Development Kit SQL Server 2017 Microsoft Intune 30-day trial Windows Azure Pack Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics         Your Featured Content   Promote Microsoft 365 Awareness and Enable End Users with Training Learn how awareness and user training play an important role in driving Microsoft 365 adoption. In this blog post, Cyril Belikoff (Senior Director of Office Marketing) shares best practices and useful resources.   Bring Clarity to Complex Data with Graph Databases on SQL Server 2017 In addition to processing relational data, SQL Server 2017 now fully integrates with graph database models, all on the same familiar system. This will bring clarity to the increasing amounts of data businesses generate every day. Learn more.   Deep Dive: Conversational Bots Microsoft recently announced the general availability of Microsoft Cognitive Services Language Understanding service (LUIS) and Azure Bot Service. This deep dive looks at the tools and how a developer can work with them.   Now available: Azure Archive Storage Archive Blob Storage is now available, offering a more affordable option for cloud storage starting at US$0.002 per gigabyte per month. Discover how you can reduce storage costs by storing rarely accessed data in the Archive tier. And learn about Blob-Level Tiering to manage the lifecycle of your data. Updates to Windows Hello for Business Microsoft Mechanics takes a look at recent updates to Windows Hello for Business. Discover how it is even more secure than a password and learn about new protections for when you are in a public place or when you are away from your device.   Azure Application Architecture Guide When should you consider a serverless architecture? Should your organization use Microservices or N-Tier? How can you improve scalability and resiliency? Check out the new Azure Application Architecture Guide to get answers to these questions and more.   New blog series: Windows Container and Virtual Network Deep Dive Check out a blog series that delves deep into container networking and Windows network virtualization. Find out how Windows Network Virtualization works, explore container network types in Windows, learn about tools for capturing virtual network traffic, and more.   Enabling Data Source Discovery with Azure Data Catalog Azure Data Catalog provides a single view of your data sources. Get the details on this Azure tool and learn to use Data Catalog to discover, organize, and understand diverse data assets in this new course from edX.         Events   See IoT in Action with Microsoft in San Francisco February 13, 2018, San Francisco, CA Attend the IoT in Action event in San Francisco to hear from industry experts, gain insights, and meet key IoT solution providers from around the world. Whether you're looking to create new revenue streams or identify new business opportunities, the IoT in Action event is for you. Register now.   Microsoft Tech Summit: Build your skills with the latest in Azure and Microsoft 365 Through April 25, 2018, worldwide Register today for Microsoft Tech Summit, a free event for IT pros and developers. Attend an event in a city near you to learn about the latest trends, tools, and product roadmaps, and meet with the experts who build and run Microsoft's cloud services.     Azure Stack - Everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask​! January 15, 2018, Chicago, IL January 19, 2018, Edina, MN In this cloud workshop we will discuss aspects of Azure Stack and explore why anyone might (or might not) want to use one, how it is (and isn't) beneficial, and what it looks like under the covers for you curious people who haven't seen one before (and would like to).   Azure Security, Privacy, and Compliance Workshop January 15, 2018, Houston, TX January 19, 2018, Irving, TX January 22, 2018, Southfield, MI A proactive security stance can be cost-aware as well as proactive and operationally effective. During this ½-day session you will walk through the most typical security and compliance subject areas, including controls and visibility options for consumption of Azure services.   Build your skills at the free Microsoft Tech Summit in Irving January 18, 2018, Irving, TX Connect with experts from Microsoft and the community, and learn how to get the most from the cloud. Ask your toughest questions, learn best practices, and share strategies.   Planning and Deploying Windows 10 in the Enterprise January 25, 2018, Chicago, IL January 25, 2018, Houston, TX January 25, 2018, Irving, TX January 25, 2018, Southfield, MI January 26, 2018, Edina, MN Learn about the architectural changes to the Windows deployment and servicing model, Microsoft's operating system deployment strategy, and gain hands-on experience with System Center Configuration Manager and the new Windows 10 deployment tools.       Resources   Microsoft Evaluation Center MSDN Flash Newsletter Microsoft Virtual Academy TechNet Flash Archive Security Newsletter Microsoft Press free eBooks Microsoft Azure Essentials