SQL Server 2022 Acceleration & Offloading with Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) Introduction SQL Server 2022 is the latest version of Microsoft’s popular database management system. With the introduction of Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT), SQL Server 2022 is now able to accelerate workloads and offload certain tasks to Intel® hardware. This blog post will discuss how […]
SQL Server 2022 Acceleration & Offloading with Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) Overview of Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) is a suite of hardware-accelerated technologies that enable the offloading of certain application workloads onto specialized processor cores. This offloading of workloads allows for increased performance and scalability while reducing power consumption. With QAT, […]
Administration of Microsoft 365 in the New Era of AI What is Microsoft 365? Microsoft 365 is an integrated suite of cloud-based applications, services, and solutions that provides organizations with an all-in-one platform to manage their business. Microsoft 365 includes the Office 365 suite of applications as well as Windows 10, Enterprise Mobility + Security, […]
Administration of Microsoft 365 in the New Era of AI Introduction The modern world is more advanced with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is being used to help organizations and individuals streamline their operations, increase productivity, and reduce costs. With the help of AI, organizations have the ability to automate tasks, manage data […]
Making the Most Out of Azure Synapse Dedicated Pools for Performance Tuning Introduction Azure Synapse is Microsoft’s cloud-based analytics platform that offers enterprise customers a way to build, deploy, and manage analytic workloads. It provides a suite of capabilities that allow enterprises to quickly create and deploy data-driven applications, as well as analyze and visualize […]
Introduction to Accelerating Labelling with GPT Models in Language Cognitive Services What are Language Cognitive Services? Language Cognitive Services are a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) services that enable developers to build natural language processing (NLP) applications. The services allow developers to create powerful AI-driven applications that can understand complex natural language interactions. This suite […]
Microsoft Resources for Teachers at SIGCSE 2023 What is SIGCSE? SIGCSE is the Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education. This year it is being held from March 17th-20th in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the premier event for computer science education, where the leading experts and practitioners come together to share their knowledge and experiences. […]
Cumulative Update #2 for SQL Server 2022 RTM Overview The second cumulative update for SQL Server 2022 RTM is now available. This cumulative update includes all fixes from all previous cumulative updates. This cumulative update package also includes support for the latest features and improvements. What is included in this Cumulative Update? This cumulative update […]
Notes from the Field: Ingress Controller Troubleshooting of X-Forwarded-For Header on AKS Hybrid Introduction Kubernetes is a powerful container orchestration system that is used widely in enterprises. One of the challenges in using Kubernetes is the need to route traffic from outside of the cluster to the appropriate services within the cluster. This is achieved […]
Announcing Preview: Collect Syslog from Your AKS Nodes Using Container Insights What is Syslog? Syslog is a standard for message logging that is widely used in computing systems. It helps in collecting and storing log messages from various sources, including servers, applications, and devices. The messages are then analyzed and used for troubleshooting and security […]