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Georgia Banking Company in Atlanta, GA has grown from a $600 million bank to a $1.5 billion phenomenon in only two years. That kind of rapid growth is good news for the company but challenging for its IT security staff. Fortunately, the bank’s plans called for enhanced security. Georgia Banking Co. adopted Microsoft Azure with VPN Gateway, Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Purview Data Loss Prevention and other Microsoft security solutions.

The highly bankable result? Substantial savings, best-in-class user experience for employees and customers, and heightened security draw rave reviews from IT and other employees.

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Organizations need to protect sensitive data including intellectual property, trade secrets, customer data and personally identifiable information from both insiders and external cyber attackers. A complex regulatory environment makes the protection of sensitive data and prevention of data exfiltration all the more urgent. To help customers navigate complex data landscapes, Microsoft focuses on delivering secure and intelligent, user-centric solutions to improve visibility and mitigate risk. We are excited to share that Forrester listed Microsoft as a Leader in its 2023 WaveTM for Data Security Platforms. Read this blog for a summary of the report which provides a detailed overview of vendor offerings, strategies and market presence.

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Good news! You can now preview Microsoft’s Personal Desktop Autoscale, which is Azure Virtual Desktop’s native scaling solution that automatically starts session host virtual machines according to schedule.

With Personal Desktop Autoscale, you can save costs by shutting down idle session hosts while ensuring session hosts can be started by users when needed.

Find out more in this article.

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When Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro needed a way to protect sensitive, highly confidential patient data and applications in its hybrid environment, it chose Microsoft Security solutions.

Get the story for lessons learned on the hospital system’s future-forward strategy based on a dynamic, cloud-based security approach that stays on top of threats and positions the provider for cloud migration. Learn what the provider gains by having a centralized view of security events with Microsoft Sentinel, increasing frontline defense with Azure Automation and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Read the full story on the hospital’s experience selecting and implementing Microsoft Security solutions.

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Need help learning to use the new Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop Watermarking feature? We have it here!

Watermarking is an optional protection feature to Screen Capture in Virtual Desktop that acts as a deterrent for data leakage. This watermarking capability was first introduced in Feb 2023 via Public Preview of Windows Desktop clients. With General Availability, we’re introducing support for Azure Virtual Desktop web client.

Read how to access Watermarking support in this article.

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