Merge pull request #263098 from HeidiSteen/heidist-jan

[azure search] January refresh #3

Author: v-dirichards

articles/search/search-blob-metadata-properties.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ms.service: cognitive-search
 ms.custom:
   - ignite-2023
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 02/08/2023
+ms.date: 01/11/2024
 ---
 
 # Content metadata properties used in Azure AI Search
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Azure AI Search supports blob indexing and SharePoint document indexing for the
 
 ## Properties by document format
 
-The following table summarizes processing done for each document format, and describes the metadata properties extracted by a blob indexer and the SharePoint indexer.
+The following table summarizes processing for each document format, and describes the metadata properties extracted by a blob indexer and the SharePoint indexer.
 
 | Document format / content type | Extracted metadata | Processing details |
 | --- | --- | --- |

articles/search/search-create-service-portal.md

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ ms.date: 12/12/2023
 
 # Create an Azure AI Search service in the portal
 
-[**Azure AI Search**](search-what-is-azure-search.md) is an Azure resource used for adding a full text search experience to custom apps.
+[**Azure AI Search**](search-what-is-azure-search.md) is an Azure resource used for adding a full text search experience to custom apps or for providing enterprise information retrieval for chat-style search solutions.
 
-If you have an Azure subscription, including a [trial subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/free-trial/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F), you can create a search service for free. Free services have limitations, but you can complete all of the quickstarts and most tutorials.
+If you have an Azure subscription, including a [trial subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/free-trial/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F), you can create a search service for free. Free services have limitations, but you can complete all of the quickstarts and most tutorials, except for those featuring semantic ranking (it requires a billable service).
 
-The easiest way to create search service is using the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), which is covered in this article. You can also use [Azure PowerShell](search-manage-powershell.md#create-or-delete-a-service), [Azure CLI](search-manage-azure-cli.md#create-or-delete-a-service), the [Management REST API](search-manage-rest.md#create-or-update-a-service), an [Azure Resource Manager service template](search-get-started-arm.md), or a [Bicep file](search-get-started-bicep.md).
+The easiest way to create a service is using the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), which is covered in this article. You can also use [Azure PowerShell](search-manage-powershell.md#create-or-delete-a-service), [Azure CLI](search-manage-azure-cli.md#create-or-delete-a-service), the [Management REST API](search-manage-rest.md#create-or-update-a-service), an [Azure Resource Manager service template](search-get-started-arm.md), a [Bicep file](search-get-started-bicep.md), or [Terraform](search-get-started-terraform.md).
 
 [![Animated GIF](./media/search-create-service-portal/AnimatedGif-AzureSearch-small.gif)](./media/search-create-service-portal/AnimatedGif-AzureSearch.gif#lightbox)
 
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ The following service properties are fixed for the lifetime of the service. Beca
 
 ## Subscribe (free or paid)
 
-To try search for free, [open a free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/free-trial/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) and then create your search service by choosing the **Free** tier. You can have one free search service per Azure subscription. Free search services are intended for short-term evaluation of the product for non-production applications. If you decide you would like to continue using the service for a production application, create a new search service on a billable tier.
+To try search for free, [open a free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/free-trial/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) and then create your search service by choosing the **Free** tier. You can have one free search service per Azure subscription. Free search services are intended for short-term evaluation of the product for non-production applications. If you want to move forward with a production application, create a new search service on a billable tier.
 
-Alternatively, you can use free credits to try out paid Azure services, which means you can create your search service at **Basic** or above to get more capacity. Your credit card is never charged unless you explicitly change your settings and ask to be charged. Another approach is to [activate Azure credits in a Visual Studio subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/member-offers/msdn-benefits-details/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F). A Visual Studio subscription gives you credits every month you can use for paid Azure services. 
+Alternatively, you can use free credits to try out paid Azure services. With this approach, you can create your search service at **Basic** or above to get more capacity. Your credit card is never charged unless you explicitly change your settings and ask to be charged. Another approach is to [activate Azure credits in a Visual Studio subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/member-offers/msdn-benefits-details/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F). A Visual Studio subscription gives you credits every month you can use for paid Azure services. 
 
 Paid (or billable) search occurs when you choose a billable tier (Basic or above) when creating the resource on a billable Azure subscription.
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Although most customers use just one service, service redundancy might be necess
 
 + [Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR)](../availability-zones/cross-region-replication-azure.md). Azure AI Search doesn't provide instant failover in the event of an outage.
 
-+ [Multi-tenant architectures](search-modeling-multitenant-saas-applications.md) sometimes call for two or more services.
++ [Multitenant architectures](search-modeling-multitenant-saas-applications.md) sometimes call for two or more services.
 
 + Globally deployed applications might require search services in each geography to minimize latency.
 

articles/search/search-data-sources-gallery.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Data sources gallery
 titleSuffix: Azure AI Search
-description: Lists all of the supported data sources for importing into an Azure AI Search index.
+description: Lists data source connectors for importing into an Azure AI Search index.
 author: HeidiSteen
 ms.author: heidist
 
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ ms.custom:
   - ignite-2023
 ms.topic: conceptual
 layout: LandingPage
-ms.date: 10/17/2022
+ms.date: 01/11/2024
 ---
 
 # Data sources gallery
 
-Find a data connector from Microsoft or a partner to simplify data ingestion into a search index. This article has the following sections:
+Find a data connector from Microsoft or a partner that works with [an indexer](search-indexer-overview.md) to simplify data ingestion into a search index. This article has the following sections:
 
 + [Generally available data sources by Azure AI Search](#ga)
 + [Preview data sources by Azure AI Search](#preview)
@@ -2373,7 +2373,7 @@ BA Insight's SharePoint Connector allows you to connect to SharePoint 2019, fetc
 
 by [Accenture](https://www.accenture.com)
 
-The SharePoint connector will crawl content from any SharePoint site collection URL. The connector will retrieve Sites, Lists, Folders, List Items and Attachments, as well as other pages (in .aspx format). Supports SharePoint running in the Microsoft O365 offering.
+The SharePoint connector will crawl content from any SharePoint site collection URL. The connector will retrieve Sites, Lists, Folders, List Items and Attachments, as well as other pages (in .aspx format). Supports SharePoint running in the Microsoft 365 offering.
 
 [More details](https://contentanalytics.digital.accenture.com/display/aspire40/SharePoint+Online+Connector)
 

articles/search/search-howto-move-across-regions.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
-title: How to move your service resource across regions
+title: Move a search service across regions
 titleSuffix: Azure AI Search
-description: This article will show you how to move your Azure AI Search resources from one region to another in the Azure cloud.
+description: Learn how to move your Azure AI Search resources from one region to another in the Azure cloud.
 
 manager: nitinme
 author: HeidiSteen
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ ms.topic: how-to
 ms.custom:
   - subject-moving-resources
   - ignite-2023
-ms.date: 01/30/2023
+ms.date: 01/11/2024
 ---
 
 # Move your Azure AI Search service to another Azure region
 
-Occasionally, customers ask about moving a search service to another region. Currently, there is no built-in mechanism or tooling to help with that task, but this article can help you understand the manual steps for recreating indexes and other objects on a new search service in a different region.
+Occasionally, customers ask about moving a search service to another region. Currently, there's no built-in mechanism or tooling to help with that task, but this article can help you understand the manual steps for recreating indexes and other objects on a new search service in a different region.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > In the Azure portal, all services have an **Export template** command. In the case of Azure AI Search, this command produces a basic definition of a service (name, location, tier, replica, and partition count), but does not recognize the content of your service, nor does it carry over keys, roles, or logs. Although the command exists, we don't recommend using it for moving a search service.
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ Occasionally, customers ask about moving a search service to another region. Cur
 
 1. Identify dependencies and related services to understand the full impact of relocating a service, in case you need to move more than just Azure AI Search.
 
-   Azure Storage is used for logging, creating a knowledge store, and is a commonly used external data source for AI enrichment and indexing. Azure AI services is a dependency in AI enrichment. Both Azure AI services and your search service are required to be in the same region if you are using AI enrichment.
+   Azure Storage is used for logging, creating a knowledge store, and is a commonly used external data source for AI enrichment and indexing. Azure AI services are used to power built-in skills during AI enrichment. Both Azure AI services and your search service are required to be in the same region if you're using AI enrichment.
 
 1. Create an inventory of all objects on the service so that you know what to move: indexes, synonym maps, indexers, data sources, skillsets. If you enabled logging, create and archive any reports you might need for a historical record.
 
-1. Check pricing and availability in the new region to ensure availability of Azure AI Search plus any related services in the new region. The majority of features are available in all regions, but some preview features have restricted availability.
+1. Check pricing and availability in the new region to ensure availability of Azure AI Search plus any related services in the new region. Most features are available in all regions, but some preview features have restricted availability.
 
-1. Create a service in the new region and republish from source code any existing indexes, synonym maps, indexers, data sources, and skillsets. Remember that service names must be unique so you cannot reuse the existing name. Check each skillset to see if connections to Azure AI services are still valid in terms of the same-region requirement. Also, if knowledge stores are created, check the connection strings for Azure Storage if you are using a different service.
+1. Create a service in the new region and republish from source code any existing indexes, synonym maps, indexers, data sources, and skillsets. Remember that service names must be unique so you can't reuse the existing name. Check each skillset to see if connections to Azure AI services are still valid in terms of the same-region requirement. Also, if knowledge stores are created, check the connection strings for Azure Storage if you're using a different service.
 
 1. Reload indexes and knowledge stores, if applicable. You'll either use application code to push JSON data into an index, or rerun indexers to pull documents in from external sources. 
 
-1. Enable logging, and if you are using them, re-create security roles.
+1. Enable logging, and if you're using them, re-create security roles.
 
 1. Update client applications and test suites to use the new service name and API keys, and test all applications.