

A Team at Microsoft is Helping Make Python Faster
Inside the Faster CPython Team at Microsoft The last few years have seen Python rise to prominence. TIOBE and IEEE both put the language in the top spot. The versatility of the language often comes with critiques around Python’s performance. Performance-sensitive packages are often written in other languages, most notably C. In recent years, there has been a concerted effort to increase Python’s CPU performance. In 2020, Core...


Contribute to Open Source with the Pythonistas at Microsoft – Hacktoberfest 2022
The Python Cloud Developer Advocate Team and friends will be getting together October 10th at 2PM Pacific on Microsoft Developer Channel Twitch to talk Python and Hactoberfest! Hang out with Sarah Kaiser, Pamela Fox,...






How to use Azure-SSIS integration runtime to run SSIS packages in Azure and Azure Government
Integration runtime for Azure-SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) makes it possible to simply run SSIS packages in Azure and Azure Government. The feature provides similar functionality and behavior to when you...

Azure Government Secret expands DoD IL6 services, receives highest level information categorization
In our previous blog post, we shared that Azure Government Secret achieved Provisional Authorization (PA) at Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 6 (IL6) in addition to Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503...


Defending Federal Systems with the Microsoft Sentinel Threat Analysis & Response Solution
This blog is jointly authored by Lili Davoudian, Senior Product Manager, Cloud & AI Security; Ashwin Patil, Senior Security Researcher, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center; and Ron Marsiano, Senior Product Manager,...


Jumpstart threat intelligence programs with the Microsoft Sentinel Threat Intelligence Workbook
We’re releasing the next evolution of the Microsoft Sentinel Threat Intelligence Workbook. This solution provides enhanced capabilities in indicator ingestion and indicator search, empowering organizations to...


Securing Defense Industrial Base workloads with the Microsoft Sentinel: CMMC 2.0 Solution
Since its first release in 2020, the Microsoft Sentinel Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification workbook has remained one of the most popular content packages for Defense Industrial Base (DIB) customers in Microsoft...


Join us: Art of the possible: AI in government – March 30, 2022
We invite you this month to RSVP and join the Azure Government user community as we explore the “Art of the possible: AI in government” Wednesday, March 30 from 6 – 7 p.m. ET during a virtual meetup where we’ll discuss strategies, best practices and the latest tech driving exciting AI for good projects in government. With increasing mission demands and vast amounts of data, government continues to look at ways to spur...