Azure Weekly Issue 251: 17th November 2019
A couple of GA announcements this week: the new Azure HPC Cache service is now GA, a service to help with the more demanding workloads out there, and GitHub Actions for Azure is now generally available - check out Mike's blog Comparing GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines if you're unsure how they compare.
Elsewhere this week, Rimma Nehme and Mikhail Shilkov have written about How to build globally distributed applications with Azure Cosmos DB and Pulumi, Eldert Grootenboer has described Implementing smart caching of secrets in Azure API Management policies, and Abhishek Gupta has provided a Tutorial: Using Azure Event Hubs and Blob Storage with the Dapr framework.
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
- On the Revolution Analytics blog, David Smith (@revodavid) writes about the Azure AI and Machine Learning talk series
- Also on the Revolution Analytics blog, Hong Ooi provides some AzureR updates: AzureStor, AzureVM, AzureGraph, AzureContainers
- The Azure updates team highlights that Azure Kinect DK coming to Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom and tells us to Migrate from Bing Speech to Speech Services and the Speech SDK by January 14, 2020
- On Channel 9, Seth Juarez (@sethjuarez) talks about Azure Machine Learning Studio with Stephanie Lindsey and talks about the New Azure Machine Learning Basic and Enterprise Editions
- On the DEV site, Chloe Condon (@ChloeCondon) writes Wine Not Build a Bot
- On the Azure blog, Shon Shah walks through Democratizing agriculture intelligence: introducing Azure FarmBeats
Analytics
Covering: Apache Spark for HDInsight, Apache Storm for HDInsight, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Data Share, Azure Databricks, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Catalog, Data Factory, Data Lake Analytics, Event Hubs, HDInsight, .NET for Apache Spark, R Server for HDInsight
- The Azure updates team highlights a number of updates: Online scaling for Stream Analytics jobs, Azure Data Factory has added Avro and CosmosDB to data flows, Azure Stream Analytics—Managed Identity authentication with Power BI, Azure Stream Analytics—C custom deserializers in Cloud and IoT edge and Azure Stream Analytics—Real-time scoring with custom machine learning models
- James Serra (@JamesSerra) lists the Azure Synapse Analytics new features
Blockchain
Covering: Azure Blockchain Service, Azure Blockchain Tokens, Azure Blockchain Workbench
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
- The Azure updates team talks about HPC Specialized VMs - HB and HC-series
- Mike Pfeiffer (@mike_pfeiffer) presents 049: Serverless Automation with PowerShell and Azure Functions
- On the DEV site, Chris Noring (@chris_noring) explains How YOU can learn to author your first Serverless function using this video
Containers
Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, CNAB, CNCF, Container Instances, Container Registry, Porter, WSL, Web App for Containers
- On the Azure blog, Reshmi Mangalore (@rmangalore) talks about Azure Container Registry: preview of repository-scoped permissions
- Also on the Azure blog, Rohit Tatachar also writes about Azure Container Registry: Preview of diagnostic and audit logs
- Also on the Azure blog, Keiko Harada (@keikomsft) walks through Improving observability of your Kubernetes deployments with Azure Monitor for containers
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
- The Azure updates team provides a number of updates: Azure Database for MySQL—Large storage is now generally available, Azure Database for MySQL—Reserved capacity is now available, Large storage for Azure Database for PostgreSQL–Single is now available, Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server—Reserved capacity is now available, Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale Citus—User role management is now available, Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale Citus—64 vCore compute option is now available, Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale Citus—High availability HA is now generally available and Azure Database for MariaDB—Reserved capacity is now available
- On the Azure SQL Database blog, Joe Sack (@JoeSackMSFT) writes about the General availability: Database compatibility level 150 in Azure SQL Database
- On the Azure blog, Rimma Nehme and Mikhail Shilkov explain How to build globally distributed applications with Azure Cosmos DB and Pulumi
- On the Azure podcast, The Azure podcast team (@AzurePodcast) presents Episode 305 - Cosmos DB Updates with Andrew Liu
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, Cody Beyer (@cl_beyer) writes about Visual Studio for Mac: Take Control of Your IDE with Keybindings
- Robert Smit (@Clustermvp) provides a Step by Step Windows Virtual Desktop Troubleshooting Manual Add VM to HostPool
- Gregor Suttie (@gregor_suttie) provides some Azure Advent Calendar Participant Information
- Sarah Lean (@TechieLass) writes about the New Microsoft Beta Exams
- Mike Pfeiffer (@mike_pfeiffer) presents 048: Microsoft Ignite 2019 with Tim Warner
- On the DEV site, Abhishek Gupta (@abhi_tweeter) provides a Tutorial: Using Azure Event Hubs and Blob Storage with the Dapr framework
DevOps
Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations
- On the Azure blog, Ori Zohar (@orizhr) shares the DevOps journey at Microsoft
- Also on the Azure blog, Usha Narayanabhatta writes that GitHub Actions for Azure is now generally available
- The Azure updates team provides a few updates: Public and project-scoped feeds for Azure Artifacts, Azure DevOps—New sprint burndown widget and improved pipelines security, Azure Synapse Analytics—Continuous integration and deployment with SSDT is now available and Release of Microsoft Secure Code Analysis toolkit to help you build secure code
- Jessica Deen (@jldeen) describes Using Helm 3 with Azure DevOps
- On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Addie Andreeva writes New with Azure Artifacts: public and project-scoped feeds
- Also on the Microsoft DevOps blog, Derrick Stolee (@stolee) highlights the Updates to the Git Commit Graph Feature
- Also on the Microsoft DevOps blog, Sasha Rosenbaum (@DivineOps) lists the Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2019.11.08 and describes What's new in Azure DevOps Sprint 160 with Martin Woodward
- On the Premier Developer blog, Bryan Soltis (@bryan_soltis) discusses Simplifying Azure DevOps Pipelines with Decorators
- Gregor Suttie (@gregor_suttie) writes about the Azure DevOps Generator – New Content
- Also on the Microsoft DevOps blog, Matt Cooper (@vtbassmatt) writes that Uploading to Codecov just got easier
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) writes Tip 233 - Getting started with GitHub Actions on Azure
Hybrid
Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services
- Anuj Chaudhary provides a PowerShell sample for Privileged Identity Management PIM for Azure Resources
- Nicolas Bonnet (@nico_bonnet) talks about Azure Identity Protection
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) talks about Azure AD and AWS Managed Microsoft AD side-by-side
Integration
Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus
- The Azure updates team discusses the Azure Logic Apps updates for September and October 2019
- Justin Yoo (@justinchronicle) describes Getting the Latest Array Item with Inline Script in Logic App
- Sam Cogan (@samcogan) writes WTH is Azure Arc
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
- On the Azure blog, Bert Van Hoof walks through Democratizing Smart City solutions with Azure IoT Central
- On Microsoft Cloud Blogs, Jaishree Subramania (@JaishreeMS) writes that Forrester names Microsoft a leader in Wave report for Industrial IoT Software Platforms
- On Channel 9, Olivier Bloch (@obloch) talks about Clustering point data in Azure Maps with Ricky Brundritt
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, Sceduler
- The Azure updates team highlights the New Azure Advisor recommendation category: operational excellence and provides the Azure Site Recovery update rollup 42—November 2019
- Adam Marczak (@MarczakIO) provides an Azure Automation Intro
- On the Azure blog, Lily Kim writes that FedRAMP Moderate Blueprints helps automate US federal agency compliance
- On the Azure podcast, The Azure podcast team (@AzurePodcast) covers Episode 304 - Cloud Economics
- Daniel Örneling (@DanielOrneling) delves into Azure Governance – What's that and why should I care?
- ,, Tao Yang (@MrTaoYang) highlights 100 Days of Infrastructure as Code in Azure
- Also on the Azure blog, Yashesvi Sharma describes how to Save more on Azure usage—Announcing reservations for six more services
Media
Covering: Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Media Analytics, Media Services, Video Indexer
Microsoft Azure Stack
Covering: Azure Stack
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) writes about the Microsoft Ignite 2019 Hybrid Cloud Management Session and provides An Overview at the New Azure Stack Portfolio
Mixed Reality
Covering: Kinect DK, Remote rendering, Spatial anchors
Migration
Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box
Mobile
Covering: App Service (Mobile), Mobile apps, Notification Hubs, Visual Studio App Centre, Xamarin
- Matthew Soucoup (@CodeMillMatt) provides a Partly Cloudy Episode 5 Recap: If The Shell Fits
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
- Aidan Finn (@joe_elway) writes about the error: Failed to add new rule: IpSecurityRestriction.VnetSubnetResourceId is invalid.
Security
Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center
- On Microsoft Cloud Blogs, Kim Kischel (@KimKischel) covers the Microsoft Cloud App Security news at Ignite 2019
- The Azure updates team provides a number of updates: Threat Protection for Azure Storage includes Malware Reputation Screening, Azure Disk Encryption in more places, and more services offering customer-managed keys, Threat Protection for Azure Key Vault in Public Preview in North America Regions, New Azure policies to manage certificates across your organization, currently in preview, Azure Key Vault Virtual Machine extension now generally available and Extension of Customer Lockbox for Microsoft Azure beyond virtual machines
- On the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, Ben Stegink (@benstegink) presents Episode 151 – Microsoft Information Protection with Gagan Gulati and Adam Hall
- On the DEV site, Dean Bryen (@deanbryen) writes My Top 5 Azure Security Announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2019
- Roelf Zomerman talks about Azure KeyVault BYOK
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
- On Hackernoon, Uche Nebed (@uchenebed) provides an Azure Hack: Use AzCopy on Azure Cloud Shell to Upload Large Files to Storage Accounts
- On the Azure blog, Scott Jeschonek announces the general availability of the new Azure HPC Cache service
Web
Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps
- The Azure updates team provides a Azure CDN Standard Rules Engine preview update
- Simon Waight (@simonwaight) presents Red Dog for Dev Episode Two
- On Channel 9, Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) talks about How to keep your apps healthy with Genie and Navigator in App Service Diagnostics with Jen Lee
- Vincent-Philippe Lauzon (@vplauzon) discusses Tracing request in Azure API Management
- Eldert Grootenboer (@egrootenboer) blogs about Implementing smart caching of secrets in Azure API Management policies
Windows Virtual Desktop
Covering: Windows Virtual Desktop
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