Azure Weekly Issue 207: 13th January 2019
Not a great deal of announcements to share:
- New year, newly available IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service features (now GA)
- Gain insight into your Azure Cosmos DB data with QlikView and Qlik Sense
- Additional compute levels added to vCore-based Azure SQL databases and elastic pools
- Cognitive Services Speech SDK 1.2 – December update – Python, Node.js/NPM and other improvements
- Streamlined development experience with Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.6.0
- Azure IoT Hub Toolkit 2.1.0: Great performance optimization, more code generation templates and UX improvement
- PHP Minor Version Update for January 2019
- Azure Site Recovery - Update Rollup 32
- Final reminder: OMS portal moving to the Azure portal
- Announcing the general availability of Azure Data Box Disk
- Support for MySQL to Azure Database for MySQL online migrations
- Support for PostgreSQL to Azure Database for PostgreSQL online migrations
- Support for SQL to Azure SQL Database online migrations
- New Azure Migrate and Azure Site Recovery enhancements for cloud migration
- Multi-modal topic inferencing from videos
Here's some other content to take a look at this week: Suneet Nangia and Mark Fussell walk through Running Minecraft on Service Fabric Mesh, Kees Schollaart provides a new Azure Cost Insights ADO extension, and Christoph Siegert answers some questions on data residency and compliance in Microsoft Azure.
AI + Machine Learning
Covering: Azure Batch AI, Azure Bot Service, Microsoft Genomics, Machine Learning services, Machine Learning Studio, Cognitive Services, Bing APIs, Computer Vision API, Content moderator, Custom Services, Emotion API, Face API, Language Understanding (LUIS), Linguistic Analysis API, QnA Maker API, Speaker Recognition API, Text Analytics API, Translator Speech API, Translator Text API, Web Language Model API
- On the Revolution Analytics blog, David Smith (@revodavid) writes In case you missed it: December 2018 roundup
- Also on the Revolution Analytics blog, David Smith (@revodavid) highlights that AzureR packages now on CRAN
- On Channel 9, Noelle Lacharite (@NoelleLaCharite) talks about What's New? A Single Key for Cognitive Services AI Show
Analytics
Covering: Azure Databricks, HDInsight, Data Factory, Stream Analytics, Data Lake Analytics, Event Hubs, Power BI, Azure Analysis Services, Apache Spark for HDInsight, Apache Storm for HDInsight, R Server for HDInsight, Data Catalog
- Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) covers ODBC Data Sources, The SqlCapabilities Option And Power Query/Power BI Data Refresh Performance and highlights that the Updated Power BI Video Training Course Now Available
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Siddharth Mehta explains how to Read and Import Data from PDF Files using Power BI
- On the Power BI blog, Charles Sterling (@chass) highlights the Webinar 1/8: How to effectively tell a story with your data and Power BI with Ruth Pozuelo Martinez and blogs about Jan 10 Webinar: Text Recognition (OCR) using Cognitive Service, Microsoft Flow, and Power Apps by Leila Etaati
- Also on the Power BI blog, Lukasz Pawlowski describes how to Easily embed secure Power BI reports in your internal portals or websites
- On MSDN, the AzureCAT team provides an Azure Data Architecture Guide – Blog 9: Extract, transform, load ETL
Compute
Covering: Virtual Machines, Functions, Batch, Service Fabric, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Cloud Services, Linux Virtual Machines, SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances
- On MSDN, Suneet Nangia and Mark Fussell blog about Running Minecraft on Service Fabric Mesh
- On TechNet, Beystor Makoala provides some Field Notes: The case of a crashing Hyper-V VM – Integration Services Out of Date
- On the Azure blog, Avishay Balter writes To infinity and beyond: The definitive guide to scaling 10k VMs on Azure
- Also on MSDN, Nicole Welch talks about Renaming an Azure Windows VM (Managed Disks)
Containers
Covering: Container Registry, Container Instances, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Web App for Containers
- Steve Buchanan (@buchatech) explains how to Deploy MySQL and WordPress on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Daniel Neumann (@neumanndaniel) describes Taking backups from Azure disks attached to AKS via Azure Automation
- Julien Corioland (@jcorioland) describes Using Azure Front Door to handle SSL termination with Azure Kubernetes Service
- On MSDN, Andreas Helland discusses Setting up a Docker Containers Infrastructure with Azure DevOps
Databases
Covering: Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, SQL Data Warehouse, Redis Cache, SQL Server Stretch Database, SQL Server on virtual machines, Table storage, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MySQL
- On the Azure blog, Aleksey Savateyev describes how to Gain insight into your Azure Cosmos DB data with QlikView and Qlik Sense
- On Channel 9, Donovan Brown (@DonovanBrown) talks about Global real-time multi-user apps with Azure Cosmos DB with Chris Anderson
- Also on the Azure blog, Harini Gupta highlights some Best practices for alerting on metrics with Azure Database for MariaDB monitoring
- Also on the Azure blog, Harini Gupta describes Performance troubleshooting using new Azure Database for PostgreSQL features
- On the Database Journal site, Marcin Policht provides an Overview of Azure SQL Database Performance Monitoring
- The Azure updates team highlights that Additional compute levels added to vCore-based Azure SQL databases and elastic pools
- On Code Project, Vivek Johari (@VivekJohari) covers Point In Time Restore for Azure SQL Database
- On the MSSQL Tips site, John Martin (@SQLDiplomat) explains how to Install DBATools with Azure VM Custom Script Extension - Github
Developer Tools
Covering: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, SDKs, Developer tool integrations, CLIs, Blockchain Workbench
- On the Azure blog, Wolfgang Manousek writes about the Cognitive Services Speech SDK 1.2 – December update – Python, Node.js/NPM and other improvements
- On the Azure blog, Brenda Lee announces the Streamlined development experience with Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.6.0
- On MSDN, Liya Liki Du writes New year, new experience and new sample for Azure IoT Device Workbench
- On Code Project, Sibeesh Passion (@SibeeshVenu) talks about an MXChip Device with Pressure, Humidity, Temperature Info using Azure IoT Workbench
- Also on MSDN, Xin Shi introduces the Azure IoT Tools for Visual Studio Code
- Also on MSDN, Jun Han (@formulahendry) writes about the Azure IoT Hub Toolkit 2.1.0: Great performance optimization, more code generation templates and UX improvement
- On Channel 9, Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) talks about Interning in Azure Engineering and the Visual Studio Code extension for ACR Build with Jackson Stokes, Rutu Samai and Esteban Rey
- Mark Heath (@mark_heath) discusses Deploying Azure Functions with the Azure CLI
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) describes Mastering Azure with Cloud Shell
- The Azure updates team highlights that Python 2.7 available for App Service on Linux
- Also on MSDN, Ed Price (@UserEd_) highlights the NEW WHITEPAPER: Microsoft Azure Government cloud for mainframe applications by Larry Mead
- Simon Waight (@simonwaight) provides some Recommended Azure developer sessions at Microsoft Ignite The Tour: Sydney 2019
- On TechNet, Chris Walden provides A view of Connect from the UK Azure User Group
- Gregor Suttie (@gregor_suttie) provides some AZ-302 Exam Study Notes
- Also on MSDN, the Azure Gov Team says to Join us for the Azure Government Innovation Tour – coming to a city near you
- Jakob Ehn talks about Running .NET Core Unit Tests with Docker and Azure Pipelines
DevOps
Covering: Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations, Azure DevOps Projects, Azure Lab Services
- On the .NET Curry blog, Sandeep Chadda writes that VSTS is now Azure DevOps. What has changed and why?
- On MSDN, Tanmayee Kamath highlights A few ongoing issues currently in DevTest Labs
- On MDSN, Máté Barabás talks about Azure DevOps Agents on Azure Container Instances (ACI)
- Also on MSDN, Edward Thomson (@ethomson) lists the Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2019.01.11
- Simon Waight (@simonwaight) explains how to Deploy Python-based Azure Functions using Azure DevOps
- Jeremy Lindsay (@jeremylindsayni) describes how to Load your work items into Azure DevOps Boards with .NET
- Kees Schollaart provides an ADO extension: Azure Cost Insights
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory, Multi-factor Authentication, Azure Active Directory Domain Services, Azure Active Directory B2C
- Mark Heath (@mark_heath) covers Accessing Key Vault from Azure Functions using Managed Identities
- Nicolas Bonnet explains how to Configure Pass-through Authentication
Integration
Covering: Service Bus, Logic Apps, Event Grid
- On the Planet Geek blog, Daniel Marbach (@danielmarbach) covers Azure Service Bus Topologies
- On the Codit blog, Toon Vanhoutte writes about Logic Apps Event Grid Trigger Not Firing
- On the Serverless360 blog, Nadeem Ahamed explains how to Manage your Azure VMs using Azure Event Grid
- On the Serverless360 blog, Kent Weare writes about Hands-on Experience with Azure Logic Apps Integration Service Environment
- On Microsoft Cloud Blogs, Niv Goldenberg talks about Automating Security workflows with Microsofts CASB and MS Flow
Internet of Things
Covering: IoT Hub, IoT Suite, IoT Edge, IoT Central, IoT solution accelerators, Time Series Insights, Azure Maps, Azure Sphere
- On the Azure blog, Nicole Berdy (@nberdy) writes New year, newly available IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service features (now GA)
- Also on the Azure blog, Sam George (@samjgeorge) talks about CES 2019: Microsoft partners, customers showcase breakthrough innovation with Azure IoT, AI, and Mixed Reality
- Also on the Azure blog, Galen Hunt writes about the New smart device security research: Consumers call on manufacturers to do more
- On Channel 9, Olivier Bloch (@obloch) talks about the Azure IoT Microsoft Professional Program with Ranga Vadlamudi
- The Azure updates team discusses the Azure Sphere: Update to the 18.11 release
- On the Azure podcast, the Azure podcast team (@AzurePodcast) present Episode 260 - Azure Sphere
Management and Governance
Covering: Backup, Site Recovery, App Insights, Azure Advisor, Sceduler, Automation, Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, Security & Compliance, Protection & Recovery, Automation & Control, Insight & Analytics, Azure Service Health, Microsoft Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager, Cloud Shell, the Azure mobile app, Azure Policy, Cost Management, Azure Managed Applications
- On the MSSQL Tips site, John Miner (@JohnMiner3) blogs about Azure Automation and PowerShell Runbooks
- Henry Been (@henry_been) covers Azure Policy 4: Azure policy for Management groups
- The Azure updates team talks about Azure Site Recovery - Update Rollup 32 and posts a Final reminder: OMS portal moving to the Azure portal
- James van Den Berg (@JamesvandenBerg) blogs about Microsoft Azure Monitor and Service Map Insights workbooks (Preview)
- Marcel Zehner (@marcelzehner) provides an Azure Resource Graph Introduction
- John Savill (@NTFAQGuy) blogs about Infrastructure as Code for the IT Admin
- On the Daily Dot Net Tips blog, Abhijit Jana (@AbhijitJana) explains how to Choose your default view in Azure Portal
Media
Covering: Media services, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Media Analytics, Video Indexer
- On the Azure blog, Oron Nir introduces Multi-modal topic inferencing from videos
Microsoft Azure Stack
Covering: Azure Stack
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) discusses Getting Started With Terraform On Azure Stack
Migration
Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box
- On the Azure blog, Madhuri N announces the general availability of Azure Data Box Disk
- Also on the Azure blog, Sneha Agrawal writes about the New Azure Migrate and Azure Site Recovery enhancements for cloud migration
- Also on the Azure blog, Nilabja Ball provides a Teradata to Azure SQL Data Warehouse migration guide
- The Azure updates team blogs about the Support for MySQL to Azure Database for MySQL online migrations, the Support for PostgreSQL to Azure Database for PostgreSQL online migrations and the Support for SQL to Azure SQL Database online migrations
Mobile
Covering: App Service (Mobile), Notification Hubs, Mobile apps, API apps, Visual Studio App Centre, Xamarin
- On the Xamarin blog, Larry O'Brien writes Hackathon Superweapon: F# and Fabulous
- Also on the Xamarin blog, Andrei Nitescu covers Xamarin.Forms 3.5: A Little Bindable Love
- On Code Project, Harshit Gindra talks about Xamarin Forms: Check and Request for Permissions and covers Xamarin Forms: Share Media With Other Apps
- On Channel 9, James Montemagno (@JamesMontemagno) talks about Connectivity (Essential API of the Week) and provides a Xamarin.Forms 101: Data Binding The Xamarin Show
Networking
Covering: ExpressRoute, Azure DNS, Virtual Network, Traffic Manager, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway, Network Watcher
- On MSDN, Wriju Ghosh (@wrijugh) points to a Azure Latency Test
Security
Covering: Azure Information Protection, Key Vault, Security Center, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Advanced Threat Protection
- On the Azure blog, Christoph Siegert blogs Questions on data residency and compliance in Microsoft Azure? We got answers!
- James van Den Berg (@JamesvandenBerg) highlights the Whitepaper Achieving Compliant Data Residency and Security with Azure Cloud
Storage
Covering: Storage, StorSimple, Data Lake Store, Blob Storage, Disk Storage, Managed Disks, Queue Storage, File Storage, Storage Explorer, Archive Storage
- On Code Project, Arkadeep De (@ArkadeepDe) posts Azure Storage Account Part 1: What is Blob and Part 2: Upload Files in Blob Storage using C
Web
Covering: App Service (Web), API Management, Content Delivery Network, Azure Search, Web apps, Azure SignalR Service
- Jessica Deen (@jldeen) describes How to set up a Let's Encrypt SSL Cert for Azure Web App with Linux in 5 steps
- On MSDN, Yi Liao highlights the PHP Minor Version Update for January 2019
- On the Azure Citadel blog, Ben Coleman (@BenCodeGeek) talks about Integrating with Azure Search
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