Azure Weekly Issue 236: 4th August 2019
David Smith has written about Data on demand: Azure SQL Database in serverless mode, Eric Egland has described how Microsoft technology is Transforming law enforcement with the cloud and AI, and Vincent-Philippe Lauzon has written a detailed blog about API Management – OAuth and private back-ends.
Here are this week's announcements and updates:
- Announcing general availability for the Azure Security Center for IoT
- The latest update to Azure Sphere in preview is now available in the retail feed
- Microsoft Machine Learning Server 9.4 is now available
- Support for large test attachments now available in Azure Pipelines
- New Analytics reports and Azure Boards app available for Slack
- GPU Optimized Visualization VMs now available in South Central US, West US, West Europe and North Europe Azure Regions
- Network security group improvements—ICMP support and override default Azure platform considerations
- Cognitive Services Form Recognizer Name Changes
- New features added to Data Factory Mapping Data Flows making schema drift handling easy
- Introducing Azure Dedicated Host
- Managed Instance enhances security with network traffic containment within Azure cloud
- Theming in Visual Studio just got a lot easier
- Azure DevOps Roadmap update for 2019 Q3
- New to Microsoft 365 in July—updates to Azure AD, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and more
- Azure Site Recovery update rollup 38 July 2019
- Azure Cost Management updates – July 2019
- New Azure Blueprint simplifies compliance with NIST SP 800-53
- Introducing SIOS high availability for SQL Server 2008/R2 in Azure
- Azure Security Center launched new SQL recommendations
- Cloud providers unite on frictionless health data exchange
AI + Machine Learning
Covering: 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
- The Azure updates team highlights the Cognitive Services Form Recognizer Name Changes
- On Microsoft Industry blogs, Eric Egland describes Transforming law enforcement with the cloud and AI
- Also on the SQL Server blog, Jeroen ter Heerdt (@jeroenterheerdt) writes that Microsoft Machine Learning Server 9.4 is now available
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
- The Azure updates team writes the the New features added to Data Factory Mapping Data Flows making schema drift handling easy
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Fikrat Azizov writes about Build Azure Data Factory Pipeline Dependencies and writes Stairway to Azure Data Factory: Building pipeline dependencies
- Jayendran Arumugam talks about CICD for Azure Data Factory
- Also on the MSSQL Tips site, Koen Verbeeck (@Ko_Ver) discusses SSIS Catalog Maintenance in the Azure Cloud
- Andy Leonard (@AndyLeonard) highlights the Free Webinar – Overcome Challenges of Lifting and Shifting SSIS to Azure
Compute
Covering: Virtual Machines, Functions, Batch, Service Fabric, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Cloud Services, Linux Virtual Machines, SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances
- Jason Roberts (@robertsjason) writes Understanding Azure Durable Functions - Part 4: Passing Input To Orchestrations and Activities
- On the Azure blog, Ziv Rafalovich (@zivraf) introduces Azure Dedicated Host
- Also on the Azure blog, Jeremy Chapman (@deployjeremy) writes that Moving your VMware resources to Azure is easier than ever
- The Azure updates team highlights that GPU Optimized Visualization VMs now available in South Central US, West US, West Europe and North Europe Azure Regions
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) posts Tip 211 - Working with Azure Functions using PowerShell
Containers
Covering: Container Registry, Container Instances, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Web App for Containers
- On Code Project, Akhil Mittal (@AkhilMittal20) describes how to Containerize ASP.NET Core Applications with Docker and Azure Kubernetes Services
- On the Codit blog, Tom Kerkhove (@TomKerkhove) talks about Mounting Volumes on Azure Web App for Containers
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, Alexander (Sasha) Nosov blogs about Understanding and leveraging Azure SQL Databases SLA
- On the Revolution Analytics blog, David Smith (@revodavid) blogs about Data on demand: Azure SQL Database in serverless mode
- On the Azure SQL Database blog, Andreas Wolter (@AndreasWolter) discusses Using Query Store with least privileges instead of dbowner to achieve Separation of Duties
- Armin Reiter (@arminreiter) discusses Azure AD and SQL Server Authentication
- The Azure updates team writes that Managed Instance enhances security with network traffic containment within Azure cloud
- On the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, Ben Stegink and Scott Hoag (@msclouditpro) present Episode 136 – Azure SQL Managed Instance
- On the SQL Server blog, the SQL Server Team introduces SIOS high availability for SQL Server 2008/R2 in Azure
Developer Tools
Covering: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, SDKs, Developer tool integrations, CLIs, Blockchain Workbench
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) describes How to Install Azure CLI on Windows (one-liner)
- On the Visual Studio blog, Prasiddhi Jain, Anna Owens and James Fuller write that Theming in Visual Studio just got a lot easier
- On the Visual Studio blog, Mads Kristensen (@mkristensen) writes about the Status on Visual Studio feature suggestions
- On Channel 9, Kendra Havens (@gotheap) talks about Exploring the Visual Studio Test Platform with Sarabjot Singh
- Maxim Zhukov (@my_fsou1) writes about What is Azure App Configuration?
- On Microsoft Cloud Show, Chris Johnson (@c_f_johnson) presents Episode 313 | Solo CJ and the News
- Andy Leonard (@AndyLeonard) writes Learn Azure Part 0 – Create an Azure Account
DevOps
Covering: Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations, Azure DevOps Projects, Azure Lab Services
- On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Gloridel Morales provides the Azure DevOps Roadmap update for 2019 Q3
- Also on the Microsoft DevOps blog, Divya Vaishnavi (@divyavaishnavi) writes that Support for large test attachments now available in Azure Pipelines
- The Azure updates team writes about the New Analytics reports and Azure Boards app available for Slack
- Also on the Microsoft DevOps blog, Sasha Rosenbaum (@DivineOps) lists the Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2019.07.26
- Justin Yoo (@justinchronicle) walks through Building Azure DevOps Extension on Azure DevOps – Automated Publish 2
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory, Multi-factor Authentication, Azure Active Directory Domain Services, Azure Active Directory B2C
- On Microsoft Cloud Blogs, Kirk Koenigsbauer (@kjkoenigsbauer) writes New to Microsoft 365 in July—updates to Azure AD, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and more
Integration
Covering: Service Bus, Logic Apps, Event Grid
- Antariksh Mistry writes Integration Service Environment – Part 2
- On the Serverless360 blog, Arunprabhu Muthusamy describes how to Auto Filter Messages into Subscriptions in Azure Service Bus Topic
Internet of Things
Covering: IoT Hub, IoT Suite, IoT Edge, IoT Central, IoT solution accelerators, Time Series Insights, Azure Maps, Azure Sphere
- The Azure updates team writes that The latest update to Azure Sphere in preview is now available in the retail feed
- On Channel 9, Olivier Bloch (@obloch) talks about Solving business problems at scale with IoT and context data with Kostas Tselios
- On Microsoft Industry blogs, Jaishree Subramania describes Creating an open industrial IoT ecosystem
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 Azure blog, Michael Flanakin (@flanakin) shares some Azure Cost Management updates – July 2019
- the Azure updates team writes that Azure marketplace charges are now available in Azure Cost Management for Pay-As-You-Go customers and shares the Azure Site Recovery update rollup 38 July 2019
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) asks Should I use Azure Monitoring or Azure Service Health?
- Sam Cogan (@samcogan) describes how to Visualise your Azure Resource with Resource Graph Explorer
- Daniel Neumann (@neumanndaniel) describes Setting up Zsh with Oh My Zsh in Azure Cloud Shell
- Stefan Roth (@stefanroth_net) describes how to Export Azure Policy Definitions
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) posts Tip 210 - Working with Azure Blueprints
- Also on the Azure blog, Lily Kim writes that the New Azure Blueprint simplifies compliance with NIST SP 800-53
- On the Azure Citadel blog, Richard Cheney (@RichCheneyAzure) provides some resources for Azure Lighthouse
Media
Covering: Media services, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Media Analytics, Video Indexer
Microsoft Azure Stack
Covering: Azure Stack
- On the Azure blog, Arpan Shah (@arpanshah) describes how to Run Windows Server and SQL Server workloads seamlessly across your hybrid environments
Migration
Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box
- James Serra (@JamesSerra) lists the Top SQL Server migration questions
Mobile
Covering: App Service (Mobile), Notification Hubs, Mobile apps, API apps, Visual Studio App Centre, Xamarin
- On the Xamarin blog, Jayme Singleton (@JaymeSingleton1) writes about the Xamarin & .NET Developer Events in August
- Also on the Xamarin blog, Matt Soucoup (@CodeMillMatt) writes a Xamarin and Azure Office Hours Recap: Mid-2019
- On Channel 9, Maddy Leger (@maddyleger1) provides a Xamarin.Forms 101: OnIdiom (Adjusting UI Based on Device Type)
Networking
Covering: ExpressRoute, Azure DNS, Virtual Network, Traffic Manager, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway, Network Watcher
- On the Azure blog, Anavi Nahar (@AnaviNahar) talks about Choosing between Azure VNet Peering and VNet Gateways
- The Azure updates team writes about Network security group improvements—ICMP support and override default Azure platform considerations
- On the Kloud blog, Lucian Franghiu (@lucianfrango) blogs about What's wrong with removing a RouteTable association with AzureAz Powershell
Security
Covering: Azure Information Protection, Key Vault, Security Center, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Advanced Threat Protection
- On Microsoft Cloud Blogs, Michal Braverman-Blunmenstyk (@michalbb) announces the general availability for the Azure Security Center for IoT
- The Azure updates team highlights that Azure Security Center launched new SQL recommendations
- On Microsoft Cloud Blogs, Kim Kischel (@KimKischel) highlights the End of support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in Microsoft Cloud App Security
- On the Microsoft site, a Microsoft reporter writes that Microsoft and NCC just made moving to the cloud even easier
Storage
Covering: Storage, StorSimple, Data Lake Store, Blob Storage, Disk Storage, Managed Disks, Queue Storage, File Storage, Storage Explorer, Archive Storage
- Robert Smit (@Clustermvp) writes that Starting with Azure NetApp Files is it better than Storage Spaces Direct in Azure
- On Channel 9, Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) talks about Accelerating HPC Storage with the Azure FXT Edge Filer with Ron Hogue
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) posts Tip 212 - How to restore accidental deletion of your Azure Storage Blobs
Web
Covering: App Service (Web), API Management, Content Delivery Network, Azure Search, Web apps, Azure SignalR Service
- On the Azure blog, Josh Mandel and Heather Jordan Cartwright write that Cloud providers unite on frictionless health data exchange
- On Channel 9, Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) talks about the Azure API for FHIR Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources with Michael Hansen
- Vincent-Philippe Lauzon (@vplauzon) writes about API Management – OAuth and private back-ends
- K. Scott Allen (@OdeToCode) highlights some Advanced Azure App Service Articles and Videos
- On the Premier Developer blog, Chris Tjoumas walks through Creating a Ghost Blog on an Azure App Service
- Mikhail Shilkov writes about 7 Ways to Deal with Application Secrets in Azure
- On the Azure podcast, The Azure podcast team (@AzurePodcast) presents Episode 290 - App Service for Linux
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