Your organisation
owns a number of office 365 (O365) licenses but how do you know that they are
being used and ensure you are getting value for your money? There are few
reports available to the administrator but the one that will answer this
question is the Licensing vs Active Usage.
AzureCon and Azure Tour
AzureCon is a free,
virtual event where experts from Microsoft and the community will present the
latest in Azure innovation and easy-to-adopt solutions. This event has three
(3) Keynotes, fifty (50) technical breakout sessions and live Q&A with Microsoft
executives, Azure engineers and community members including:
• Scott Guthrie,
Executive Vice President, Cloud & Enterprise
• Jason Zander,
Corporate Vice President, Cloud & Enterprise
• Bill Staples,
Corporate Vice President, Cloud & Enterprise
• Mark Russinovich,
CTO, Microsoft Azure
Event details:
September 29, 2015 9am - 5pm PST
The Azure Tour
starts in Philadelphia and continues in eight (8) different cities around the
world from October 2015 to March 2016. Each city will host a free, in-person,
one-day technical training event that offers technical breakout sessions,
hands-on experiences and full-day immersions. The tour site has more details.
Developer Resources for Windows 10
I usually blog about
SQL Server and database related topics but since Windows 10 is still relatively
new I decided to post some links to help the developer community:
Announcing SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.3, Upgrade Advisor 2016 Preview 1.1 and Management Studio August Preview
The SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.3
release includes enhancements to the core SQL Server components and also
addresses issues that were reported for CTP 2, CTP 2.1 and CTP 2.2. The full list
of features and improvements can be found on SQL Server blog. Download CTP 2.3 here.