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In this blog series dedicated to Microsoft’s technical articles, we’ll highlight our MVPs’ favorite article along with their personal insights.

Jose Luis Latorre, Developer Technologies, AI Platform MVP, Switzerland

Introduction to Semantic Kernel | Microsoft Learn

Semantic Kernel | The latest news from the Semantic Kernel team for developers

“Great framework and greatly documented too, as well as alive and thrilling. If there’s any “best way to do ai” is with your favorite language. And this, is it.”

*Relevant Activity: Blog posts in the SK blog, articles in LinkedIn, some videos in YouTube, Open source examples and contributions done in my GitHub and actively contributing to the SK repository and aligned with the team.

Ah, also a few related courses in LinkedIn Learning 🙂

Michail Michalos, Security MVP, Greece

Enrich your advanced hunting experience using network layer signals from Zeek

“Bringing Zeek-based events in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has been a considerable breakthrough for empowering threat hunting and detection engineering. This blog has helped immensely to better understand our environment’s network activity, build baselines to avoid false positives in our detections but most importantly it allowed to hunt for malicious HTTP, SSL and DNS connections, not that ICMP and SSH go unnoticed.

The depth of information available in Advanced Hunting allows deep flexibility and given the potential of KQL throughout the XDR spectrum, one can only image what could be a potential malicious activity and just translate it into a query.

I keep this article in my bookmarks as a reference for its detailed write-up and the examples provided.”

*Relevant Activity: Following, an Advanced Hunting query I built as soon as the SSL inspection was announced.

KQL-threat-hunting-queries/02.ThreatDetection/ssl-inspection-for-malware-cnc.md at main · cyb3rmik3/KQL-threat-hunting-queries · GitHub

Mahmoud A. ATALLAH, Microsoft Azure, AI Platform MVP, United Arab Emirates

Store FSLogix profile containers on Azure Files and AD DS or Microsoft Entra Domain Services – FSLogix | Microsoft Learn

“As a Microsoft MVP specializing in AVD and a delivery consultant, I often work on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) projects where FSLogix is crucial for managing user profiles. However, FSLogix setup can be complex and requires careful planning.

This Microsoft Learn guide is my go-to resource for its clear, step-by-step instructions on configuring FSLogix with Azure Files and Active Directory. It covers all the prerequisites and best practices needed to ensure a smooth deployment in cloud environments.

To complement this, I’ve created a hands-on video tutorial that demonstrates these practices, enabling professionals to follow along and apply them effectively. This combination of resources is invaluable for anyone deploying FSLogix in AVD environments.”

*Relevant Blog: How To Create A File Share With NTFS Permissions Using Azure File Storage

Maison da Silva, Windows and Devices MVP, Brazil

What is Windows App? – Windows App | Microsoft Learn

“Microsoft Revolutionizes Remote Access with the New Windows App

Starting May 27, 2025, Microsoft will officially discontinue Remote Desktop and make the Windows App the only official tool for accessing the Windows operating system in the cloud. This decision marks a significant shift in the company’s remote access services.”

(In Portuguese: Microsoft Revoluciona Acesso Remoto com o Novo Windows App

A partir de 27 de maio de 2025, a Microsoft encerrará oficialmente a Área de Trabalho Remota e tornará o aplicativo Windows App a única ferramenta oficial para acessar o sistema operacional Windows na nuvem. Esta decisão marca uma mudança significativa nos serviços de acesso remoto da empresa.)

*Relevant Blog: Microsoft Revoluciona Acesso Remoto com o Novo Windows App – Maison da Silva