Azure Weekly
Issue #189 - 26th August 2018
There has been a fair few announcements/updates this week, so let's take a look at those:
- Azure SQL Data Warehouse Gen2 now generally available in France and Australia
- DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) for Linux VMs now generally available
- Ask A Question GAs in Power BI Desktop
- Multi-geo support preview for Power BI Embedded in Azure
- Analytics Private Preview for Customers on TFS 2018 Update 2
- Kafka 1.1 support on Azure HDInsight
- Azure HDInsight is now available in South India
- Data Factory supports service principal and MSI authentication for Azure Blob connectors
- AV2 series VMs are available in Azure HDInsight
- G-series VMs are available in Azure HDInsight
- Microsoft Azure Service Fabric 6.3 Refresh Release CU1 Notes
- Managed instance general purpose name changes
- Multi-member consortium support with Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.3.0
- Visual Studio for Mac version 7.6
- Speech Services August 2018 update
- Ease customization by migrating projects to the Inheritance process model - VSTS Sprint 139 Update
- Public Environment Repository in Labs
- Hardening the security of Azure IoT Edge
- Azure IoT Edge 1.0.1 release
- Cross-subscription disaster recovery for Azure virtual machines
- Logic Apps, Flow connectors will make Automating Video Indexer simpler than ever
- Respond to threats faster with Security Center's Confidence Score
- Reduce your exposure to brute force attacks from the virtual machine blade
- Expanded Azure Blueprint for FFIEC compliant workloads
- //DevTalk : App Service – SSL Settings Revamp
On Channel 9, Miguel A. Castejon and Tara Shankar Jana introduce Sketch2Code, a new solution using Cognitive Services, Azure Functions and more to take those whiteboard UI designs and turn them into reality. Elsewhere, Hemant Kathuria talks through numerous Azure Block Blob Storage Backup options and, on .NET Rocks, Carl and Richard are joined by Adam Cogan to present The Nine Knights of Azure - a wide ranging chat about numerous Azure services and how to get going.
⚙️ AI + Machine Learning
- On the Revolution Analytics blog, David Smith (@revodavid) highlights the Video by Siraj Raval on Azure Machine Learning
- On Channel 9, Miguel A. Castejon and Tara Shankar Jana talk about Sketch2Code AI Show
🔎 Analytics
- The Azure updates team announces the Kafka 1.1 support on Azure HDInsight, writes that Azure HDInsight is now available in South India and writes that Data Factory supports service principal and MSI authentication for Azure Blob connectors
- Bhushan Gawale writes about a Cost effective way of running Azure Data Factory Pipelines with Integration Runtime
- On the Power BI blog, Mohammad Ali (@mohaali45) presents Python Episode 1 – A New hope and announces that Ask A Question GAs in Power BI Desktop
- Also on the Power BI blog, Nimrod Shalit announces the Multi-geo support preview for Power BI Embedded in Azure
- On the Catapult Systems blog, Larry Clark write about Crossing the Streams: Connecting from Tableau Desktop to a Power BI Desktop Data Model
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Esat Erkec covers Creating a Rolling Average Graph with Power BI
- Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) talks about Creating Map Small Multiples In Power BI With The Azure Maps API
- Devin Knight (@knight_devin) presents Power BI Custom Visuals Class Module 116 – Scatter Chart by Akvelon
🖥️ Compute
- On the Azure blog, Laxmana Rao Battula announces that the DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) for Linux VMs now generally available
- The Azure updates team writes that AV2 series VMs are available in Azure HDInsight and also G-series VMs are available in Azure HDInsight
- On MSDN, the Service Fabric Team writes about the Microsoft Azure Service Fabric 6.3 Refresh Release CU1 Notes
- Also on MSDN, Cameron Gardiner writes about Orica's S/4HANA Foundational Architecture Design on Azure
- Also on MSDN, Mariam Elgabry describes how to Design against crime & Microsoft Azure with Shiny
- On Code Project, Ahmad Awais writes about A Custom WordPress Dashboard with MongoDB Atlas, Microsoft Azure, & Serverless Functions
🚢 Containers
- Vincent-Philippe Lauzon (@vplauzon) writes about the Kubernetes Services in Azure AKS – Network integration
- Daniel Neumann (@neumanndaniel) blogs about Using dysk in Azure Kubernetes Service as persistent storage option
🗄️ Databases
- On the Azure blog, Igor Stanko announces that Azure SQL Data Warehouse Gen2 now generally available in France and Australia
- On MSDN, Jovan Popovic writes about Reaching Azure disk storage limit on General Purpose Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
- James Serra (@JamesSerra) writes about Azure SQL Database high availability
- The Azure Updates Team highlights the Managed instance general purpose name changes
- Also on MSDN, Bob Taylor presents Next on the Menu – A new tool! xel2sql
🛠️ Developer Tools
- On the Azure blog, Zeyad Rajabi writes about the Multi-member consortium support with Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.3.0
- On MSDN, Dominic Nahous announces Visual Studio for Mac version 7.6
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) writes Azure Tips and Tricks Part 150 - Use the Mac Touch Bar to launch the Azure Portal
- Also on the Azure blog, Grace Sturman writes about the Speech Services August 2018 update
🔩 DevOps
- The VSTS team explains how to Ease customization by migrating projects to the Inheritance process model – VSTS Sprint 139 Update
- On MSDN, Alex Nichols writes about What's new in VSTS Sprint 138 Update
- Also on MSDN, Gregg Boer blogs about the Analytics Private Preview for Customers on TFS 2018 Update 2
- Also on MSDN, joweibel writes about Modern Security- & Load-Testing with VSTS when bound to on-premises
- Also on MSDN, Roger Best writes about the Public Environment Repository in Labs
🎭 Identity
- Vincent-Philippe Lauzon (@vplauzon) discusses Creating a Service Principal with Azure CLI
🔌 Integration
- On the Serverless360 blog, Catherine Heath writes What is Serverless iPaaS in Microsoft Azure?
- Also on the Serverless360 blog, Sean Feldman talks about Dealing with large Service Bus messages using claim check pattern
- On the Azure blog, Christine Alford highlights the Azure Marketplace consulting offers: May
💡 Internet of Things
- On the Azure blog, Eustace Asanghanwa discusses Hardening the security of Azure IoT Edge
- The Azure updates team writes about the Azure IoT Edge 1.0.1 release
- On Channel 9, Olivier Bloch (@obloch) talks about Azure IoT for Smart Spaces with Lyrana Hughes and talks about the Microsoft Smart IoT Campus with Jeremy Richmond
⚖️ Management and Governance
- On the Azure blog, Sujay Talasila announces the Cross-subscription disaster recovery for Azure virtual machines
- ALso on the Azure blog, Bharath Sivaraman explains how to Migrate Windows Server 2008 to Azure with Azure Site Recovery
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) discusses HPE OneView for Microsoft Azure Log Analytics
- Stefan Roth (@stefanroth_net) writes about Azure Monitor – Modify Alerts Using Logic App
- Wouter de Kort describes Using custom SonarQube rules to validate ARM templates
🎬 Media
- On the Azure blog, Uri Greenberg talks about the Logic Apps, Flow connectors will make Automating Video Indexer simpler than ever
⚙️ Microsoft Azure Stack
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) describe how to Sync Azure Blob Storage with Azure Stack Blob Storage
- On Channel 9, Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) talks about Azure Stack - An extension of Azure with Ultan Kinahan
🚌 Migration
- On Channel 9, Corey Sanders (@CoreySandersWA) provides an Awesome Demo of Azure Migrate tool with Abhishek Hemrajani
📱 Mobile
- On the Xamarin blog, Larry O'Brien covers Exploring New iOS 12 ARKit Capabilities With Xamarin
- Also on the Xamarin blog, Mark McLemore walks through Getting Started with Android Pie
- On Code Project, Silvia Campo describes How to Display a Battery Charge Level in Xamarin Forms using Font Awesome
- On Geeks with Blogs, Anirudha Gupta (@anirugu) explains How to refresh the UI in Xamarin without having to stop debugging
- On Channel 9, James Montemagno (@JamesMontemagno) presents a series of videos: Installing Visual Studio for Mac for Mobile Development with .NET, Installing Visual Studio 2017 for Mobile Development with .NET, Building Your First iOS & Android App in Visual Studio for Mac, Building Your First Android & iOS App in Visual Studio 2017, Creating Cloud Connected Mobile Apps with Azure Functions and Visual Studio for Mac, Creating Cloud Connected Mobile Apps with Azure Functions and Visual Studio 2017 and Deploying & Debugging .NET iOS apps with Visual Studio 2017
🌐 Networking
- Sam Cogan (@samcogan) describe how to Troubleshoot Azure NSG issues with Network Watcher
- On the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, Ben Stegink and Scott Hoag present Episode 79 – Azure Application Gateway
🔐 Security
- On the Azure blog, Liza Mash Levin explains how to Respond to threats faster with Security Center's Confidence Score
- Also on the Azure blog, Miri Landau explains how to Reduce your exposure to brute force attacks from the virtual machine blade
- On TechNet, Yuri Diogenes (@yuridiogenes) explores the Microsoft Antimalware Alert in Azure Security Center
- James van Den Berg blogs about Microsoft Azure Security Center Investigation Dashboard (Preview)
- Also on the Azure blog, Alan Ross talks about the Expanded Azure Blueprint for FFIEC compliant workloads
- On Channel 9, Robert Green talks about Managing User Secrets with Andrew Cheung and Alicia Chan
📦 Storage
- On the Azure blog, Hemant Kathuria covers Azure Block Blob Storage Backup
- On the Azure podcast, the Azure podcast team (@AzurePodcast) presents Episode 243 - Azure File Sync with Sibonay Koo
🔗 Web
- Jen Stirrup blogs about Accessing the Azure WordPress Installation using FTP
- On MSDN, Sander Rossel (@SanderRossel) covers WebJobs in Azure with .NET Core 2.1
- On Microsoft Cloud Show, Andrew Connell Chris Johnson present Episode 267 | Future of App Development with Azure AD
- Also on MSDN, Chibi Chakaravarthi V writes //DevTalk : App Service – SSL Settings Revamp
- On .NET Rocks, Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell talks about The Nine Knights of Azure with Adam Cogan