The latest technology news Week 40-2023

Welcome to our weekly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Azure, VMware, and other partners. In this series, we’ll be curating a collection of must-read articles, each offering a deep dive into the latest technological advancements, news, and trends within these cutting-edge platforms.

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We understand that in today’s fast-paced tech landscape, staying informed is key. That’s why we’re here to make it easy for you. Each week, we’ll handpick the most insightful and informative articles that cover everything from Cloud, virtualization, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), DevOps to End User Computing breakthroughs.

Without further ado, let’s dive into this week’s top tech insights:

Microsoft 365

  • Introducing the new Microsoft Teams, now in preview. Learn more
  • PIM for Groups and PIM integration with Conditional Access are now generally available! Learn more
  • Microsoft Entra Private Access Preview. Learn more
  • Unveiling the Next Generation of OneDrive. Learn more
  • Conditional Access – Common Microsoft 365 Security Mistakes Series. Learn more

Microsoft Azure

  • Ignite session catalog. Learn more
  • Azure Cost CLI. Learn more
  • Monitoring Azure Virtual WAN - Best practices. Learn more
  • Creating the Red Lab for Entra Id Azure series for 0 cost! Learn more , Learn more
  • Azure Sovereign Landing Zone (SLZ) Preview. Learn more
  • Generally Available: Multi-user authorisation for Backup vaults. Learn more
  • Tutorial: Deploy and configure Azure Firewall and policy using the Azure portal. Learn more
  • Unlocking Azure Secrets: Using Identities for Key Vault Access. Learn more
  • Extended Security Updates for Windows Server 2012. Learn more

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365 / VMware Horizon / EUC

  • New Microsoft Teams for Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Learn more
  • Deploy and install the New Teams for VDI. Learn more
  • New reports for Windows 365 Cloud PCs. Learn more
  • Discover why ING banks on Windows 365 to improve management and performance for a remote workforce. Learn more
  • AVD Community Newsletter – 5th October 2023. Learn more
  • Updated all #Windows365 Cloud PC PowerShell scripts to leverage Beta Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK V2.x. Learn more
  • Windows365 Cloud PC interactive demo. Learn more
  • What’s new in the Remote Desktop client for Windows. Learn more
  • Use Microsoft OneDrive with a RemoteApp in Azure Virtual Desktop. Learn more
  • Known Issues with Horizon View and Microsoft Teams (90693). Learn more
  • Remote Desktop IP Virtualization in Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022. Learn more
  • Week 40-2023 VMware Enduser Computing Updates. Learn more

Intune

  • Intune change tracking (Azure Workbook). Learn more
  • Analyzing Win32 Content Prep Tool. Learn more
  • Configure AVD using settings catalog automated. Learn more
  • Practice Assessment for Exam MD-102: Endpoint Administrator. Learn more
  • Intune Newsletter – 6th October 2023. Learn more
  • Proactive Remediation: detect devices with recent BSOD and automatically upload log files to SharePoint. Learn more
  • Intune Detect and Remediate script: Detect disk events. Learn more

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) / DevOps

  • Terraform 1.6 is now available. Learn more
  • Terraform Basics: Core Workflow. Learn more
  • Configure Azure AZ PowerShell upgrade notifications. Learn more
  • Updating your PowerShell modules to the latest version plus cleaning up older versions. Learn more
  • Azure Automation vs Azure Functions with PowerShell. Learn more
  • GitHub Certifications. Learn more
  • Microsoft GitHub learning. Learn more
  • A first look at Desired State Configuration v3. Learn more

Vembu

  • BDRSuite announces support for Backup and Recovery for Azure Virtual Machines, utilizing Azure Native APIs, and provides options to store backup data locally or in the cloud for Azure VMs. Learn more

VMware

  • VMware vSphere 8 Performance Is in the “Goldilocks Zone” for AI/ML Training Learn more
  • VMware Cloud Well-Architected Framework and Designs. Learn more
  • vCenter Reduced Downtime Upgrade | vSphere 8 U2. Learn more
  • RVTools acquired by Dell Technologies. Learn more

Windows

  • Microsoft might want to be making Windows 12 a subscription OS, suggests leak. Learn more
  • Web sign-in for Windows. Learn more

Other

  • Image Creator powered by DALL-E 3 available in Bing Chat and Bing Image Creator. Learn more