Microsoft Mechanics Podcast

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Code AI apps on Azure - Python, Prompty & Visual Studio Oct 10, 2024

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Build your own custom applications with Azure AI right from your code. With Azure AI, leverage over 1,700 models, seamlessly integrating them into your coding environment to create tailored app experiences. Utilize features like Retrieval Augmented Generation and vector search to enrich responses with contextual information, as well as prebuilt Azure AI services to incorporate cognitive skills such as language, vision, and safety detection.

Dan Taylor, Principal Product Architect for Microsoft Azure AI, also shares how to streamline your development process with tools for orchestration and monitoring. Use templates to simplify resource deployment and run evaluations against large datasets to optimize performance. With Application Insights, gain visibility into your app's metrics, enabling data-driven decisions for continuous improvement.

► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Build custom AI apps with the studio in Azure AI 00:27 - Leverage the studio in Azure AI 01:37 - Build apps grounded on custom data 03:03 - Retrieval Augmented Generation 03:48 - Vector search 04:17 - Set up your coding environment 06:11 - How to build in code 07:16 - Traces 07:45 - Evaluate performance against large data set 08:19 - Options for monitoring 08:58 - Wrap up

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To get started, go to https://ai.azure.com

Check out our code samples at https://aka.ms/AIAppTemplates

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Windows 11, version 24H2 | Security, experience, performance, and migration updates. Oct 10, 2024

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Enhance security, performance, and user experience with Windows 11, version 24H2. Keep your data and identity protected with features like personal data encryption, Windows Hello with passkeys, and Windows Studio Effects. Built-in AI capabilities, including live captions with real-time translation and advanced video call enhancements, leverage powerful NPUs for seamless, efficient performance. Whether you're a business professional or a creative, Windows 11, version 24H2 offers significant improvements in productivity, energy efficiency, and multitasking capabilities.

Deployment and migration is straightforward, ensuring compatibility with most existing hardware and peripherals. Tools like Windows Autopatch and Windows Autopilot, integrated with Microsoft Intune, streamline the update and provisioning processes, making device setup and compliance effortless. Jeremy Chapman, Director of Microsoft 365 shares how Windows 11, version 24H2 ensures your organization stays secure, productive, and ready for the future.

► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Windows 11, version 24H2 00:51 - Personal Data Encryption 02:20 - Windows Hello with passkeys 03:26 - Default proactive protection 04:01 - Windows 11, version 24H2 updates 05:35 - Accessibility updates 06:03 - AI capabilities- live captions 07:13 - Built-in AI—Windows Studio Effects 08:29 - Performance and efficiency 09:13 - Deployment and migration 10:25 - Windows Autopatch 11:36 - Windows Autopilot 12:29 - Wrap up

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Get started at https://aka.ms/Windows11Enterprise

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Token theft protection with Microsoft Entra, Intune, Defender XDR & Windows Oct 08, 2024

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Prevent attackers from stealing your identity and data by protecting your tokens. In single sign-on systems like SAML and OAUTH, tokens are how services know who you are and what you can do. When you sign in to your machine with your Microsoft Entra ID account, you are getting a session token you can use to access things like your email, teams and other apps. Check out new capabilities like Credential Guard in Windows enforced by device policies in Intune, Token Protection enforcement in Microsoft Entra, and Token theft detections in Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR.

Alex Weinert, from the Microsoft Entra team, explains what tokens are, how token theft works, and how to defend yourself from these attacks.

► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Token theft attacks 01:39 - Token basics 02:59 - Token theft demo 03:41 - How to use token protection 05:22 - Additional Token theft defenses 06:25 - How to detect and shut down attacks 08:01 - Wrap up

► Link References

Get started at https://aka.ms/TokenTheftDefense

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