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Today we are announcing the Public Preview for the new Microsoft Access connector for the Power Platform.  Learn how you can automatically migrate data from Access applications into Power Platform’s Dataverse.

In this interview, we discuss with Judd Gravelle how this feature works and how it is supported in our US Government sovereign clouds as well.

• VIDEO: Migrate Access Data to Power Platform in GCC (15min)
  https://youtu.be/11B99ynVwZ4
• BLOG: Announcing: Power Apps + Microsoft Access = Security, Mobility, New Experiences.
  https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-power-apps-microsoft-access-security-mobility-new-experiences/

This is a random collection of announcement pages that were released as of Microsoft Ignite 2021 which started yesterday:

• Recap: Microsoft Ignite announcements for Microsoft Endpoint Manager – Microsoft Tech Community
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-endpoint-manager-blog/recap-microsoft-ignite-announcements-for-microsoft-endpoint/ba-p/2866884
• Azure Machine Learning – Ignite, November 2021 public preview announcements
  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-machine-learning-public-preview-announcement-ignite-november-2021/
• Ignite 2021 Announcements: Accelerate time-to-insight with Azure Synapse Analytics
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics/ignite-2021-announcements-accelerate-time-to-insight-with-azure/ba-p/
• Microsoft Cloud at Ignite 2021: Metaverse, AI and hyperconnectivity in a hybrid world
  https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2021/11/02/microsoft-cloud-at-ignite-2021-metaverse-ai-and-hyperconnectivity-in-a-hybrid-world/
• Ignite 2021: Enabling data-driven decisions everywhere collaboration happens with enterprise-grade analytics
  https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/ignite-2021-enabling-data-driven-decisions-everywhere-collaboration-happens-with-enterprise-grade-analytics/
• Windows at Microsoft Ignite: November 2021
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-at-microsoft-ignite-november-2021/ba-p/2888380
• Surface at Microsoft Ignite: November 2021
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/surface-it-pro-blog/surface-at-microsoft-ignite-november-2021/ba-p/1721768
• New Power Platform capabilities announced at Microsoft Ignite
  https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/2021/11/02/new-power-platform-capabilities-announced-at-microsoft-ignite/
• What’s new for Office Add-ins at Ignite 2021
  https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/whats-new-for-office-add-ins-at-ignite-2021/
• What’s new with Power Virtual Agents at Ignite 
  https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-with-power-virtual-agents-at-ignite/Outlook for Android
• Announcing public preview of Azure Fluid Relay service @ Ignite 2021
  https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/announcing-public-preview-of-azure-fluid-relay-service-ignite-2021/
• Ignite 2021: Building apps for collaboration in a hybrid world
  https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/ignite-2021-building-apps-for-collaboration-in-a-hybrid-world/
• Microsoft Graph @ Ignite 2021 
  https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/microsoft-graph-ignite-2021/
• What’s new and coming to files experiences in Microsoft 365 at Microsoft Ignite
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/what-s-new-and-coming-to-files-experiences-in-microsoft-365-at/ba-p/2902614
• Microsoft Lists announcements – Ignite 2021 (Nov.2-4)
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/microsoft-lists-announcements-ignite-2021-nov-2-4/ba-p/2909696
• Creating a Hub for Your Content with Office.com
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/creating-a-hub-for-your-content-with-office-com/ba-p/2911368
• What’s new in Security and Compliance in SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams – Ignite 2021 Announcements
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/what-s-new-in-security-and-compliance-in-sharepoint-onedrive-and/ba-p/2910640
• Rich, secure content and collaboration for hybrid work – Ignite 2021 announcements
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/rich-secure-content-and-collaboration-for-hybrid-work-ignite/ba-p/2892338
• What’s new in Microsoft 365—How we’re empowering everyone for a new world of hybrid work
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/11/02/whats-new-in-microsoft-365how-were-empowering-everyone-for-a-new-world-of-hybrid-work/
• New additions to the Windows Update for Business deployment service
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/new-additions-to-the-windows-update-for-business-deployment/ba-p/2913718
• Microsoft Viva is now generally available to help transform your hybrid work experience
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/11/02/microsoft-viva-is-now-generally-available-to-help-transform-your-hybrid-work-experience/
• Mesh for Microsoft Teams aims to make collaboration in the ‘metaverse’ personal and fun
  https://news.microsoft.com/innovation-stories/mesh-for-microsoft-teams/
• Test Base for Microsoft 365 has reached general availability
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/test-base-blog/test-base-for-microsoft-365-has-reached-general-availability/ba-p/2893854
• There is more to Universal Print
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/universal-print-blog/there-is-more-to-universal-print/ba-p/2898166
• What’s happening? Windows 365 at Microsoft Ignite
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/what-s-happening-windows-365-at-microsoft-ignite/ba-p/2912555
• Introducing Microsoft Defender for Business
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/small-and-medium-business-blog/introducing-microsoft-defender-for-business/ba-p/2898701
• Microsoft Office—Transforming for the hybrid world
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/11/02/microsoft-office-transforming-for-the-hybrid-world/
• Announcing SQL Server 2022 preview: Azure-enabled with continued performance and security innovation
  https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2021/11/02/announcing-sql-server-2022-preview-azure-enabled-with-continued-performance-and-security-innovation/
• Microsoft Ignite Fall 2021: Innovations coming to Microsoft Teams
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/microsoft-ignite-fall-2021-innovations-coming-to-microsoft-teams/ba-p/2824127
• Learn about the future of SharePoint Syntex at Microsoft Ignite
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sharepoint-syntex/learn-about-the-future-of-sharepoint-syntex-at-microsoft-ignite/ba-p/2912168
• Microsoft Planner and Project: a look at what’s to come
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/planner-blog/microsoft-planner-and-project-a-look-at-what-s-to-come/ba-p/2875083#.YYGSHn3v_pc.linkedin
• Microsoft Sentinel introduces enhancements in machine learning and productivity at Ignite 2021
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/microsoft-sentinel-introduces-enhancements-in-machine-learning/ba-p/2897871?WT.mc_id=m365-0000-rotrent

Discover the core security principles to guide cloud adoption

Many organizations have adopted a multi-cloud strategy that blends public clouds with existing on-premises datacenters to address the rapidly evolving demands of modernization, competition, and compliance. This enables organizations to improve their IT agility and maximize efficiency, but also increases the security challenges you face. You must consistently protect business assets wherever they go, but now must do that on a much more complex estate.

Organizations need to protect resources across multiple clouds and on-premises that simplifies the practice of managing and securing a multi-cloud architecture.

In this webinar, we will discuss core security principles to guide cloud adoption, key success factors like visibility into health of apps and infrastructure, consistent governance policies, and interoperability between cloud and on-premises processes. We will also discuss how Microsoft’s multi-cloud technologies can help you successfully secure and manage these challenges.

Join this webinar to discuss challenges and solutions in these areas:

• Cloud migration and digital transformation
• Protecting infrastructure spanning on-premises and one to multiple clouds
• Simplifying management for the entire customer platform

Register below:

• Date/Time:
  Thursday, October 28, 2021
  11:00 AM Pacific Time
• Registration:
  https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/297078/157-GQE-382

We’re honored to be recognized as the highest placed leader in Gartner®’s 2021 Magic Quadrant™ for Industrial IoT Platforms.

Gartner has positioned Microsoft as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms¹ for the second year in a row and placed Microsoft furthest on Completeness of Vision and highest on Ability to Execute. Microsoft also shares the Leaders quadrant in this report with key Azure partners like PTC and Hitachi. Together, we are in a unique position to support industrial customers around the world to achieve their goals.

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Download the report here:

• Microsoft named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Industrial IoT Platforms
  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2021-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-industrial-iot-platforms/

Discover how to modernize application delivery and simplify IT management in the Azure Virtual Desktop Handbook: Application Management. In this free handbook, learn how to streamline app management in Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop) through a new application layering solution called MSIX app attach.

Download this handbook to:

• Learn about app management fundamentals and technologies, including MSIX, MSIX app attach, and MSIX packages.
• Get technical, step-by-step guidance on how to centralize app delivery and management.
• Explore best practices and troubleshooting tips to optimize your app management.

Register to get the eBook below:

• eBook: Azure Virtual Desktop Handbook: App Management
  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/azure-virtual-desktop-handbook-application-management/

If you’re looking to learn about Azure Government, Microsoft 365 GCC, & what each contains, Richard Wakeman, famed Azure Program Manager, published an updated version of his “history of Microsoft Cloud offerings” blog post.

This is a primer on what each offering has, what the differences are, and" “why they are the way they are”.  Richard, more importantly, breaks down this diagram of his, and explains our evolutionary path to today:

This is excellent reading for anyone in a regulated industry like:

• Aerospace
• Law enforcement
• Finance
• Federal government

Check it out.

• History of Microsoft Cloud Offerings leading to the US Sovereign Cloud – February 2021 Update
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/public-sector-blog/history-of-microsoft-cloud-offerings-leading-to-the-us-sovereign/ba-p/2157821

The countdown is on! Join us on November 8, 2021 for the Visual Studio 2022 Launch Event. Grab a calendar reminder, tune in to the virtual keynote, and join a breakout session or two.

On behalf of our entire team, I’m excited to announce the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2022 on November 8, and the immediate availability of the Visual Studio 2022 Release Candidate (RC) and Preview 5. We invite you to explore the latest capabilities of Visual Studio 2022 at our virtual launch event on November 8. Throughout the day, you can learn from some special guest speakers, talk back to the Visual Studio team, and even download exclusive digital swag.
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Visit the event announcement here:

• Join us November 8 for the Launch of Visual Studio 2022 – Visual Studio Blog
  https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/join-us-november-8th-for-the-launch-of-visual-studio-2022/

For folks looking for the availability of Microsoft FindTime in Microsoft 365/Office 365 GCC tenants, there’s good news:  The product has been roadmapped and is listed on both the public Microsoft 365 Roadmap as well as posted in the Microsoft 365 Admin Message Center.

This new feature will allow the meeting organizer to propose multiple potential time slots for attendees and they can vote on which slot best fits with their availability and in their local time zone.  FindTime will also have access to your organization’s free/busy accessibility, so users can easily choose slots based on their colleagues’ availability.

We will begin rolling this out in early November and expect to complete rollout mid-November.

• Notice in the Message Center about FindTime’s availability in M365 GCC:
  https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/MessageCenter/:/messages/MC289966
• Microsoft 365 Roadmap link for FindTime GCC availability:
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?featureid=85649

You have two options to open a Support Ticket: 

1. Call into the Support Line @ 1-800-936-3100. (Access ID required: You would get your organization’s access ID from the principal manager of the agreement in your organization) This option will allow you to speak with a Technical Router to define and route your issue to the appropriate team at Microsoft.
2. Go to https://serviceshub.microsoft.com and create a Support Request under your organization’s workspace. No access ID required for registered users. (Please note, if you utilize this option you will need to accept and register in the Services Hub workspace.  If you are unregistered you will need to get an invitation from the principal manager of your agreement or your Customer Success Acct Mgr.)

Both these options are further explained in the following link as well: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/services-hub/unified/support/open-support-requests

Join Microsoft at VMworld and watch Satya Nadella’s fireside chat with VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram about the state of the cloud in today’s business environment.

Voices of VMworld: Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and CEO and VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella and VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram discuss industry trends and how they impact cloud adoption, our shared opportunity to help customers thrive with Microsoft and VMware Cloud offerings like Azure VMware Solution (AVS), and how leaders are navigating these shifts amidst continued uncertainty. Join us and hear these two industry luminaries engage in a meaningful discussion to better help customers achieve success in the cloud.

Watch the recording here:

• VIDEO: VMworld chat between VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram & Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and CEO
  https://www.vmware.com/vmworld/en/video-library/video-landing.html?sessionid=1630094246563001UnfE