Azure Weekly Issue 472: 23rd June 2024
The Azure Updates RSS is still AWOL, but there is a page that contains an aggregated list of updates for the week: Week of June 20, 2024 Azure Updates which may have to be a stop-gap. There's a great walkthrough of how to create Compelling Data Storytelling with Power BI: Titanic Survivors, in AI, there's a useful post for IT Admins - Copilot for Microsoft 365 – Support Tips, Part 2, and the second part in the tutorial How to build a Copilot for Security API Plugin – Part 2.
Two great posts covering enhancements to Azure's great serverless offerings: Enhancing Performance in Azure Container Apps, and How to achieve high HTTP scale with Azure Functions Flex Consumption.
Finally, a few dev(ops) related posts: Static Web Apps CLI: improve performance with Vite server proxy, and Automate Azure DevOps Work Item Updates with Azure Functions and the Azure DevOps API, and External Key Store vs Azure Managed HSM.
AI + Machine Learning
Covering: Anomaly detector, Azure Bot Service, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Open Datasets, Bing APIs, Cognitive Services, Computer Vision, Content moderator, Custom vision, Data Science Virtual Machines, Face, Form Recogniser, Immersive Reader, Ink Recogniser, Language Understanding (LUIS), Machine Learning Studio, Microsoft Genomics, ML.NET, Personaliser, Project Cortex, QnA Maker, Speaker Recognition, Speech-to-Text, Speech translation, Text Analytics, Text to Speech , Translator Speech, Translator Text
- Dale Jacques describes Generative AI Technical Patterns: Chat with Your Data
- Krishnakumar Muthukrishnan highlights What's new in Azure AI Translator: document translation
- On Visual Studio Magazine - Blogs, David Ramel (@dramel) describes GitHub Copilot for Azure Gets Preview Glitches
- Brian Stoner discusses Copilot for Microsoft 365 – Support Tips, Part 2
- maljazaery blogs about Unleashing PTU Token Throughput with KV-Cache-Friendly Prompt on Azure
- Quentin Miller announces Face API Service SDKs for Liveness
- A.J. Brush and Mary David Pasch explain How Copilot for Microsoft 365 Works
- Yohan Lasorsa blogs about Generative AI, from your local machine to Azure with LangChain.js
- Shikha Agrawal discusses Phi-3 Vision – Catalyzing Multimodal Innovation
Analytics
Covering: Apache Spark for HDInsight, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Data Share, Azure Databricks, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Event Hubs, HDInsight, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric
- Vincent-Philippe Lauzon (@vplauzon) explains how to Update records in a Kusto Database General Availability
- On The New Stack, Andrew Brust talks about Databricks Launches Lakehouse, AI, BI and Governance Advances at Annual Summit
- Koen Verbeeck (@Ko_Ver) covers Microsoft Fabric New Features Announced at Microsoft Build 2024
- On the endjin blog, Paul Waller (@Crashbangwaller) has recorded a walkthrough about creating Compelling Data Storytelling with Power BI: Titanic Survivors
- Joe Billingham writes Ownership Made Easy: Microsoft Fabric Warehouse Takeovers
Compute
Covering: Azure CycleCloud, Azure Dedicated Host, Azure Functions, Azure VMware Solution by CloudSimple, Batch, Cloud Services, Linux Virtual Machines, SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances, Service Fabric, Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets
- Micah McKittrick announces the Public Preview of Upgrade Policies for Virtual Machine Scale Sets with Flexible Orche
- Thiago Almeida (@nzthiago) describes How to achieve high HTTP scale with Azure Functions Flex Consumption
- Eamon O'Reilly blogs about Azure Functions triggers and bindings for building intelligent apps with Azure OpenAI
- On the Q Sharp blog, Mathias Soeken describes Evaluating cat qubits for fault-tolerant quantum computing using Azure Quantum Resource Estimator
- Philipp Leitenbauer walks through Converting Virtual Machines running Linux from SCSI to NVMe
- Ringe Chen writes about Simple Self-Troubleshooting Steps for Function App Not Seeing Triggers
Containers
Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, CNAB, CNCF, Container Instances, Container Registry, Porter, WSL, Web App for Containers
- On Diagrid Blog, Alice Gibbons discusses Dapr & Conductor Driving Success in the Automotive Software Industry and discusses Conductor by Diagrid Now Available in the AWS Marketplace
- Cary Chai discusses Enhancing Performance in Azure Container Apps
- Muhammad Suzarilshah bin Zakaria talks about Vulnerability Assessment on Azure Container Registry with Microsoft Defender and Docker Hub
Databases
Covering: Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database for MariaDB, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database Edge, Azure Cache for Redis, SQL Data Warehouse, SQL Server on virtual machines, SQL Server Stretch Database, Table storage
- Derek Wilson writes about General availability: Database compatibility level 160 in Azure SQL Database
- Uros Milanovic announces GA of Advance Notifications for Azure SQL Managed Instance
- On the Data Exposed show, Anna Hoffman (@AnalyticAnna) talks about JSON Type & Aggregates Public Preview in Azure SQL Database
- Jose M Jurado (@jmjuradodiaz) describes Lesson Learned 501: Exporting Multiple Databases Simultaneously with SqlPackage and Lesson Learned 502: Comparing and Transferring Azure SQL Databases Table Structures Using SMO
Developer Tools
Covering: App Configuration, Azure Lab Services, CLIs, Developer tool integrations, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Online
- On the Visual Studio blog, Christine Ruana explains how to Keep Visual Studio automatically updated and secure through Microsoft Update
- On the Visual Studio blog, Mark Downie (@poppastring) explains how to Easily navigate code delegates while debugging
- Elio Struyf (@eliostruyf) explains how to Utilize command URIs for documentation access in VSCode
- Keith Howling writes about 5 ways to dramatically speed up your cloud application teams
- Daniel Calbimonte talks about Working with SQL Server in Visual Studio Code
- On the Visual Studio blog, Sinem Akinci blogs about Bosch widely adopts Visual Studio for their C++ remote Linux projects
DevOps
Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations
- Saloni Agrawal talks about Introducing Downloadable HTML report for Azure Load Testing
- Chris Sidebotham describes Azure Verified Modules - Monthly Update May
- On episode 302 of the Azure DevOps podcast, Jeffrey Palermo (@jeffreypalermo) is joined by Martin Hinshelwood to talk about Migrating Azure DevOps Server to the Cloud
- Werner Rall writes about Dynamically Updating Azure IP Ranges with PowerShell and DevOps
- Brad Wyatt explains how to Automate Azure DevOps Work Item Updates with Azure Functions and the Azure DevOps API
- David Hernandez covers Platform engineering: Monitor Backstage with Application Insights
Hybrid + Multicloud
Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack
- Meagan McCrory announces enhanced multicloud integration enabled by Azure Arc
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services
- Kaitlin Murphy blogs about Microsoft Entra ID Governance licensing clarifications
- Roelf Zomerman (@RCZ_Jag) delves into External Key Store vs Azure Managed HSM
Integration
Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus
- Gyanendra Kumar Gautam covers June 17, 2024 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS
- Kent Weare (@wearsy) covers Logic Apps Standard - New Hybrid Deployment Model Preview
Internet of Things
Covering: Azure Digital Twins, Azure IoT Central, Azure IoT Edge, Azure IoT Hub, Azure IoT solution accelerators, Azure Maps, Azure Sphere, Azure Time Series Insights, IoT DevKit, WildernessLabs, Windows 10 IoT Core Services
Learning
Covering: Microsoft Certifications, Azure Certifications, Microsoft Learning Paths, Certification Pathway Information
- On the Azure blog, Bert Hoorne & Lilach Goldshtein explains how to Improve cloud performance and reliability with a guided learning plan
- On episode 243 of the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast, Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine (@CtrlAltAzure) talk about Azure Updates
Management and Governance
Covering: Automation, Azure Advisor, Azure Backup, Azure Blueprints, Azure Lighthouse, Azure Managed Applications, Azure mobile app, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Service Health, Azure Site Recovery, Cloud Shell, Cost Management, Microsoft Azure portal, Scheduler, Azure Purview
- Ian Carter announces the General Availability of Change Actor
- Paul Grimley announces Zone Redundancy and Multi-Region Capabilities in Azure Landing Zones
- Sarah Lean (@TechieLass) describes How to check if an Azure Marketplace image is marked for deprecation
Media
Covering: Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Media Analytics, Media Services, Video Indexer
- Sheri Mehmood announces Microsoft Teams Webinar integration with HubSpot marketing automation
- Milan Kaur covers Azure Communication Services May 2024 Feature Updates
- Daniela Chocron blogs about Upcoming changes for creating and managing Teams Phone resource accounts
Migration
Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box
Networking
Covering: Application Gateway, Azure Bastion, Azure DNS, Azure ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Azure Firewall Manager, Azure Front Door, Azure Internet Analyzer, Azure Private Link, Content Delivery Network, Load Balancer, Network Watcher, Traffic Manager, Virtual Network, Virtual WAN, VPN Gateway, Web Application Firewall
- Mahip Deora explains how to Build scalable cross-subscription applications with Azure Load Balancer
- Erika Enomoto blogs about Public preview: Create multiple prefixes for a subnet in an Azure Virtual Network
- Owain Osborne-Walsh writes about A/B Testing, Session Affinity & Regional Rules for Multi-region AKS clusters with Azure Front Door
- Aidan Finn (@joe_elway) discusses Network Rules Versus Application Rules for Internal Traffic
Security
Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center
- Alex Weinert explains How to break the token theft cyber-attack chain
- Rich Peckham discusses Octo Tempest: Hybrid identity compromise recovery
- Chaitanya Belwal (@cbelwal) describes How to build a Copilot for Security API Plugin – Part 2
Storage
Covering: Archive Storage, Avere vFXT for Azure, Azure Data Lake Store, Azure FXT Edge Filer, Azure HPC Cache, Azure NetApp Files, Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, Managed Disks, Queue Storage, Storage Accounts, Storage Explorer, StorSimple
- Ralf Klahr covers Immutable Backup for SAP databases using Azure NetApp Files and BlueXP
- Jerry Morey blogs about Breaking the Speed Limit with WEKA: The World's Fastest File System on top of Azure Hot Blob
Web
Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps
- John Reilly (@johnny_reilly) writes about Static Web Apps CLI: improve performance with Vite server proxy
Azure Virtual Desktop
Covering: Azure Virtual Desktop
- Also on Tech Community blog, Kingston Hui talks about MAM preview for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop
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