2019-07 | vol. 21 | #TechNet Flash - Watch a complete tour of Windows Virtual Desktop

Get step-by-step guidance for upgrading Microsoft Office with System Center Configuration Manager.     Volume 21, Issue 16 | July 31, 2019   Top News Worldwide       Watch an intro and complete tour of Windows Virtual Desktop     New Office for IT series: Prepare, upgrade, and manage Microsoft Office         Announcing: Azure Security Center for IoT is now available to the public     Learn how monotonic machine learning models help stop attacks         Top Downloads   Windows 10 Enterprise Windows Server 2019 Windows Admin Center Windows Server 2019 Essentials System Center 2019 Hyper-V Server 2019 SQL Server 2019 CTP   Create an Azure free account Azure Stack Development Kit Microsoft Intune 30-day trial Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics System Center Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection         Your Featured Content   How Azure Cosmos DB helps empower real-time threat protection When developing the Azure Advanced Threat Protection back end, Microsoft needed a database that would be performant and scalable. Explore the challenges that led the Advanced Threat Protection team to adopt Azure Cosmos DB, and learn how it is being used as a back end.   Technical guidance: Azure for more secure worldwide public sector cloud adoption Download a technical white paper covering common security and isolation concerns pertinent to worldwide public sector customers. Learn about technologies available in Azure to help safeguard both unclassified and classified workloads.   Office for IT: Explore prerequisites for your Office upgrade Learn how to plan for your Office deployment using System Center Configuration Manager. Discover some of the things you should and shouldn’t do, and find out which prerequisites you need to set up prior to creating your Office packages.   How to: Deploy Windows Virtual Desktop Find out the steps you need to follow and decisions to make when setting up your first host pool. See how to provision full desktops and apps for users. IoT in Action: Business transformation webinar Watch this on-demand webinar to learn about the business ecosystem required to deliver transformation through IoT. Learn about the four stages of digital transformation from Microsoft IoT experts and partners.   Office for IT: Compatibility for Office upgrades Explore preparation steps for Office deployment and management, inventory and readiness, and add-in and macro compatibility. Learn about configuration prerequisites you need to be aware of.   How to: Prepare for Windows Virtual Desktop Watch the steps you must take in Azure Portal before deploying your Windows Virtual Desktop virtual machines. You’ll also get the exact steps in PowerShell cmdlets that you need to run for the Windows Virtual Desktop Preview.   How to: Optimize your Windows Virtual Desktop environment Get an overview of what you need to know for optimizing performance. Learn about user experience, storage, and scaling in a Windows Virtual Desktop environment.         Events Microsoft Azure Training Day: Fundamentals | Netherlands September 19, 2019, Schiphol October 8, 2019, Schiphol November 14, 2019, Schiphol December 11, 2019, Schiphol Learn basic strategies for transitioning to the cloud along with concepts including security, high availability, scalability, elasticity, agility, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery. Attendees will receive free vouchers to take the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification exam.   Microsoft Ignite 2019 November 4–8, 2019, Orlando, FL Register for this live event to learn the latest in architecture, security, software development, and IT. Explore hands-on experiences to innovate your management, security, and cloud strategies.         Resources   Microsoft Evaluation Center Microsoft Developer Newsletter Microsoft Learn TechNet Flash Archive   Microsoft Docs   Microsoft Security Response Center