Collect and Query Graphics Data for Azure Virtual Desktop Connections

Graphics data logs for Azure Virtual Desktop are in public preview.

You can set up the diagnostics table in Azure Log Analytics and collect graphics data for your Azure Virtual Desktop connections. The graphics data table generates information whenever end-to-end delay and dropped frames percentages fall below a healthy threshold for Azure Virtual Desktop. This table helps administrators understand performance factors across the server, client and network that could be contributing to slow or choppy end-user experiences. Read the article here.

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Sanofi Gains Speed And Agility with an Azure Hybrid Cloud Strategy

When pharmaceutical firm Sanofi decided to move off its on-premises infrastructure, because it was limiting Sanofi’s ability to innovate and respond quickly to business needs, the company opted for a hybrid cloud strategy. With help from its partner Mobiz, Sanofi settled on a digital transformation plan that included migrating more than 15,000 servers and 1,800 apps over the next few years to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.

The results? For one, Sanofi has experienced fewer outages and faster recovery times, reducing their mean time to recovery (MTTR) by 300-500 percent. Overall, these improvements allow Sanofi to manufacture and deliver high-quality medicine without interruption. Read how they did it here.

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Azure Virtual Machines with Ampere

Microsoft has unveiled its latest Azure Virtual Machines {VMs} featuring the Ampere Altra Arm-based processor.

The three new VMs in the Azure Virtual Machine series are built on the Ampere Altra processor and are engineered to efficiently run scale-out, cloud-native workloads. In addition, the Arm-based VMs can be included in Kubernetes clusters managed using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Read about the new VMs and their capabilities here.

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Scale Your Cloud-Native Apps and Accelerate App Modernization with Azure, The Best Cloud for Your Apps

Over 95 percent of the world’s largest companies today are on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, in addition to thousands of small and mid-size companies. There are lots of reasons to deploy on Azure, but one major attraction is its rich assortment of developer resources. Read this article to learn more about the advantages and features of the Microsoft Cloud services.

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