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MICROSOFT IGNITE HIGHLIGHTS

With the Open Data Initiative, Adobe, Microsoft, and SAP launch a new vision for sharing and enriching data across systems

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance simplifies how you migrate your SQL Server databases

Windows Virtual Desktop delivers a modern desktop and app experience to any device

Preview Azure Data Explorer to quickly discover insights from petabytes of structured and unstructured data

Announcing Azure Blueprints to increase speed and control with built-in governance capabilities

Use the new Azure Digital Twins service to model relationships between people, places and devices

Announcing Azure Data Box Edge to preprocess data with edge computing and transfer data to Azure
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