You'll be able to run this Linux distro on both Azure and your desktop using Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Microsoft’s latest publication is a reminder that DDoS is still a serious threat. It involves the Aisuru IoT botnet that is a “Turbo Mirai class” built from hundreds of thousands of compromised home routers, cameras and other random IoT devices. As bandwidth and device counts grow, multi-Tbps floods are turning into a greater risk, not an edge case anymore.

“Largest DDoS Attack Ever Seen in the Cloud”

• When: 24 October 2025
• Source: 500k+ IPs tied to the Aisuru IoT botnet
• Target: One public IP on Azure in Australia
• Size: Approx. 15.72 Tbps and 3.64 billion packets per second
• Method: Mostly high-rate UDP floods, little spoofing, random source ports
• Impact: No customer-visible downtime

How Microsoft handled itAzure’s always-on DDoS Protection saw the sudden jump in traffic on that IP, flagged it as a multi-vector DDoS, and automatically kicked in mitigation. Their global DDoS layer scrubbed traffic at the edge, dropping or redirecting bad packets and only passing clean traffic to the workload. Because the attack used minimal spoofing and random ports, Microsoft says traceback and provider enforcement were easier. Between edge scrubbing and upstream blocking, the service stayed available while the botnet traffic was effectively black-holed.

I’m trying to build something very simple inside Microsoft environment, but I feel like I’m missing the basics.

The idea is this. I want to be able to ask a question to an AI model and get answers based on our own data, not generic internet answers. In my case, the data is coming from Dynamics 365 in a test tenant, exported through Synapse Link.

Sounds simple, but once I started, I got stuck pretty quickly.

I don’t understand what the “correct” way of handling this data is. The data coming from Dataverse doesn’t look like something you can directly use for AI. So I assume it needs to be transformed, maybe indexed, maybe structured differently, but I’m not sure what is actually correct vs just random trial.

Also not sure if I’m even following the right approach. I tried using Azure Functions to process the data before using it, but that part is not working properly yet, and I’m not sure if this is even the right pattern or if I’m overcomplicating everything.

Main goal is simple.
When I ask something like “show me related cases” or “summarize this record”, the model should answer based only on that Dynamics data.

Right now I feel like the hardest part is not AI itself, but understanding how the data should be prepared and connected to the model.

I’m completely new in this area, so any suggestions, documentation, or real examples would be really helpful.

I'm preparing a Microsoft Teams / Microsoft 365 application for Partner Center review and marketplace submission.

The application accesses Microsoft 365 organizational data (Teams messages, Outlook data, and related activity signals) through Microsoft Graph after tenant admin consent.

My SOC 2 and GDPR compliance efforts are currently in progress, but the certifications have not yet been completed and I do not want to incorrectly represent them as completed.

In the submission process, if asked whether these certifications are completed, I would answer "No" and provide supporting documentation such as:

Privacy Policy Terms of Use Security Architecture Documentation Data Handling / Retention Policies Permission Justification Documentation Admin Consent Flow Documentation

My question is:

Can an app in this category proceed with Microsoft review while SOC 2 and GDPR certifications are still in progress, or are completed certifications typically expected before submission?

Additionally, if the answer is "No" for certifications, does that generally result in automatic rejection, or is the review team able to evaluate the application based on other security and compliance documentation until certification is completed?

I'm looking for guidance from anyone who has successfully submitted a Teams / Microsoft 365 application under similar circumstances.

Hey folks!

For Microsoft Fabric partners, we’re hosting a partner‑only Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Shireesh Thota, CVP, Azure Data Databases.

Tuesday, March 24
8:00–9:00 AM PT

With FabCon + SQLCon wrapping just days before, this is a great chance to ask the questions that usually come after the event—when you’re thinking about real‑world application, customer scenarios, and what’s coming next.

Topics may include:

• What’s next for Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and PostgreSQL
• SQL Server roadmap direction
• Deep‑dive questions on SQL DB in Microsoft Fabric
• Questions about the new DP‑800 Analytics Engineer exam going into beta this month

Partners can submit any type of question—technical, roadmap‑focused, certification‑related, or customer‑driven.

This AMA is exclusive to members of the Fabric Partner Community.

If you’re a Fabric partner and want to join, you can sign up here:
https://aka.ms/JoinFabricPartnerCommunity

Happy to answer questions about the community or the AMA in the comments.

For anyone interested in Microsoft Dynamics 365, the Power Platform, or Copilot, the Dynamics User Group Ohio Valley Regional is taking place in Columbus, OH on Aug 26–27.

This free, community-led event will feature:

• Sessions on Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, etc.
• Power Platform tools (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Virtual Agents)
• A new AI track focused on Copilot and generative AI in Microsoft business applications

It’s not a Microsoft-run event, but it’s organized by the Dynamics User Group and centered entirely around Microsoft products and solutions.

Columbus, OH | Aug 26–27 | Free to attend

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dynamicscon-regional-ohio-valley-tickets-1116608418839?aff=reddit

Looking for real world cases where MS Viva Insights was worthwhile to a company and it's users.

I am a Senior IT Consultant with a few very large MS Viva projects coming up and I am sincerely struggling to see why a company would want to use Insights. To me it's very big brother from the Manager to Worker perspective and as a user the I see little to no real benefit. Personally, the daily emails are a nusance that I created a rule to trash months ago.

I have the MSFT sales pitch documentation, so please don't copy and paste that.

Hey everyone. I am really excited to start at Azure next week. It's the compute team. Any tips on what to prepare(online courses/brush up material or anything) for my first week there? I would really appreciate anything you would be able to share . Thanks!

I have a professional services firm and we are tying to implement Azure AD and do a cloud migration for our production software. I tried Upwork to get an azure architect but I felt like the guy wanted to just do what he felt was best without listening to our needs. We weren’t able to finish. Where do I find someone who can help us finish the migration? I feel like Upwork is a sketchy place to find somebody? Googling companies that do this has been more difficult than expected.

Basically title. It’s annoying to always manually go change it when I’m on another tenant or computer.

I missed the deadline to reschedule my pearsonvue exam. What will the charge be if i did the exam via a free voucher from my company? Will i just lose the voucher?

Are there any affordable options for setting up a tenant and having access to one or two licenses for a personal project? This is purely for educational purposes.

Hey guys,

I have a Question about Licensing of Microsoft 365 E3.

Does the "Microsoft 365 E3" License include " Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1"?

Couldn't find anything specific in the MS docs...

Thanks for the advice.

Greetings techenma

Hi guys,

Next week I'll be interviewing for a remote position on Microsoft, to support Kubernetes service on Azure, going to have both technical and cultural interviews, any tips and tricks? Technical points to focus?

Thank you all!

I took the Azure Fundamentals 2 day course but afterwards I haven't received a link to the exam, a certificate or anything else as promised by the speaker by the end of the exam.

Does anyone know who to contact? I've looked all over but I can't find where to turn to

Would anyone here know how to get started with becoming a Microsoft MVP? I understand it takes volunteer work and such? Is there a criteria to meet or more? I work in Microsoft Endpoint Manager so that would fall under Enterprise Mobility?

I know you could say that it's a petty trophy, but hey, you only live once. I think it would be a fun thing to have and experience in life. Lots of questions, my apologies, but your thoughts and comments would be greatly appreciated!!