Azure Weekly

Issue #237 - 11th August 2019

We'sre switching things up a little this week. As time has progressed and the larger Azure has grown, more and more updates and announcements have been making their way into this editorial. We've decided to stop with the long list of updates, and rather only cherry-pick a few. You'll find the rest in the main body of the newsletter, as you do every week. So, bear that in mind from now on! Here are this week's featured announcements:

• Azure Databricks unit pre-purchase plan and new regional availability - there's now an option to pre-purchase Databricks compute for a one-year or three-year term, which can prove to be cheaper in the long run
• Introducing NVv4 Azure Virtual Machines for GPU visualization workloads - these new VM sizes are tailored towards CAD/gaming/simulation scenarios
• Get insights into your teams health with Azure Boards Reports - three new interactive reports, making it easier to track the state and health of your team's work processes

And now for this week's featured articles. Maxim Zhukov has listed his Top 5 Azure App Configuration Features (still in preview), Adam Marczak has described Securing Logic App with Azure AD authentication using API Management, and Jane Mareth has introduced Azure Foundation for nonprofits in an episode on Channel 9 with Scott Hanselman.