This blog was co-authored by Sergey Ermolin, Intel and Patrick Butler, Microsoft BigDL deep learning library is a Spark-based framework for creating and deploying deep learning models at scale. While it has previously been deployed on Azure HDInsight and Data Science VM, it is now also available on Azure Marketplace as a fixed VM image, […]
Archives for March 2018
Azure Availability Zones now available for the most comprehensive resiliency strategy
We introduced Azure Availability Zones during Microsoft Ignite as part of our continuing expansion of Azure’s support for the most demanding, mission-critical workloads. Today I’m excited to announce the general availability of Availability Zones beginning with select regions in the United States and Europe. With Availability Zones, in addition to the broadest global coverage, Azure […]
Secure your backups, not just your data!
In today's digital world where data is the new currency, protecting this data has become more important than ever before. In 2017, attackers had a huge impact on businesses as we saw a large outbreak of ransomware attacks like WannaCry, Petya and Locky. According to a report from MalwareBytes, ransomware detections were up 90 and […]
Create Service Fabric Clusters from Visual Studio now available
We heard feedback that the current processes for creating secure clusters were complex and time-consuming. Based on your input, we've added the ability to create secure clusters directly from Visual Studio. This update shipped with the latest release of the Service Fabric tooling for Visual Studio 2015 and with Visual Studio 2017 as part of […]
Soft delete for Azure Storage Blobs now in public preview
Today we are excited to announce the public preview of soft delete for Azure Storage Blobs! The feature is available in all regions, both public and private. When turned on, soft delete enables you to save and recover your data where blobs or blob snapshots are deleted. This protection extends to blob data that is […]
Preview: SQL Database Transparent Data Encryption with Azure Key Vault configuration checklist
Azure SQL Database and Data Warehouse offer encryption-at-rest by providing Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for all data written to disk, including databases, log files and backups. This protects data in case of unauthorized access to hardware. TDE provides a TDE Protector that is used to encrypt the Database Encryption Key (DEK), which in turn is […]
ZhongAn Technology Makes Efforts To Protect Media Companies using Blockchain
A subsidiary of the Chinese online insurer, ZhongAn, ZhongAn Technology, files a patent for protecting media companies with blockchain technology. ZhongAn Technology, in a bid to protect the intellectual property rights of media companies, has filed a patent for using blockchain solutions to this end. This is no surprise considering the ever increasing rate of […]