Live From Building 7

Microsoft announces three new industry specific clouds, text prediction is being added to Word, and a LOT of Azure services make retirement announcements! Show Announcement: We are taking some time off from the show and will not be releasing new episodes for about a month. In the meantime, we'll be working on improvements to the show. If you have feedback or suggestions for ways we can improve the show please reach out to @livefromb7 on Twitter or [email protected]! Thank you and we'll see you in April!Website: building7.live (story links here)Twitter: @livefromb7Email: [email protected]

Azure Front door goes premium (and standard), Xbox announces a wireless headset, and Windows 21H1 is announced. Plus, the new super slim Satin audio codec, Microsoft's SolarWinds investigation concludes, and Edge adds adaptive notifications.Website: building7.live (story links here)Twitter: @livefromb7Email: [email protected]

Microsoft joins Rust, the Surface Duo goes international, and Azure Edge compute heads into space!Plus, a new exploit using package mangers and automatic key vault rotation in Functions and App ServiceWebsite: building7.live (story links here)Twitter: @livefromb7Email: [email protected]

Microsoft launches Viva - a new employee experience platform, a new version of the HoloLens 2, and Azure Quantum enters public preview!Plus, conversational AI updates to Cortana in Outlook for iOS and a revamped mobile image scanning tool for Office!Website: building7.live (story links here)Twitter: @livefromb7Email: [email protected]

One year updates on Microsoft's progress towards being carbon negative, the ultimate Excel function, and updates across Azure Cognitive Services.Plus, multi-cloud support for Azure Security Center and Microsoft security details a recent attack targeting security researchers.Website: building7.live (story links here)Twitter: @livefromb7Email: [email protected]

Microsoft partners with General Motors and Cruise, a Lists App for iOS, and new features for the Edge password manager.Plus, secure enclaves for Azure SQL DB and some noisy fun with Visual Studio v16.9 preview 3!Website: building7.live (story links here)Twitter: @livefromb7Email: [email protected]

Microsoft introduces the Surface Pro 7+ for business and schools, a new industry specific Cloud for Retail is announced, and Dynamics 365 Commerce adds B2B functionality!Plus, a Windows 10 NTFS vulnerability, Approvals in Teams, and some bold new features in Forms!Website: building7.live (story links here)Twitter: @livefromb7Email: [email protected]

Dell is shipping monitors with a built-in Teams button, Edge releases history and tab sync, and Dynamics 365 launches the preview of their Sales mobile app!Plus, a datacenter region in Chile and Azure AD adds passwordless sign-on for B2B!Website: building7.live (story links here)Twitter: @livefromb7Email: [email protected]

It's another light news week as the holidays wrap up, but we've got a couple of Azure headlines, fun facts about Frankfurt, and an update on the SolarWinds breach. Happy New Year! See you in 2021!Website: building7.live (story links here)Twitter: @livefromb7Email: [email protected]

It's a holiday week and the news load is light, but we've got a Flight Simulator update and Microsoft files an amicus brief in the case against NSO Group. We've also got Azure updates from Functions, Time Series Insights, Azure Automation, and Azure Monitor!Website: building7.live (story links here)Twitter: @livefromb7Email: [email protected]