Azure Weekly Issue 261: 9th February 2020
A few highlighted announcements from Azure this week: we've been told that the Backup Explorer is now available in preview, that Azure API Management now supports integration with Azure App Service and that OpenAPI v3 support in Azure API Management is now generally available.
Elsewhere this week, Ed Elliott has written about Passing status messages and results back from Databricks to ADF, Dimitri Furman has described Compute-optimized Fsv2 hardware in Azure SQL Database and Mark Russinovich has spoken about Advancing safe deployment practices.
Last week, a number of endjineers attended NDC London, which was a great success with many fascinating sessions. We've distilled all of our experiences into a number of blogs, for example, Jon George has written about dangerous AI, microservices, diagnostics and Blazor in his overview of day 1, whilst Ian and Carmel have also provided their takes on the day.
Finally, Carmel has written a brilliant, brave, thought-provoking blog post about her experiences with mental health and managing the challenges of remote working. It is well worth a read, whether or not you work from home.
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
- The Azure updates team writes about the Custom Translator—January 2020 improvements and language models update
- Anand Kumar R (@ranand12) presents Episode #12 – Phil Coachman – Principal Data scientist demystifies “Data Science”, the future of Data Science and a really cool ML project
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
- Ed Elliott (@EdDebug) walks through Passing status messages and results back from Databricks to ADF
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Koen Verbeeck (@Ko_Ver) provides an Azure Data Factory Multiple File Load Example - Part 2
- The Azure updates team blogs about Azure Stream Analytics—Machine learning–based anomaly detection functions
Blockchain
Covering: Azure Blockchain Service, Azure Blockchain Tokens, Azure Blockchain Workbench
- The Azure updates team posts a few updates: Azure Cloud and Direct Billing Are Now Generally Available in Kaleido's Blockchain Platform, Hyperledger Fabric on Azure Kubernetes Service is now in preview and Azure Blockchain development kit for Ethereum is now generally available
- On Channel 9, Chris Segura (@IoTHybridCloud) describes how to Increase your productivity with blockchain data manager Block Talk
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
- Jason Roberts (@robertsjason) describes Refactoring an Azure Functions App to use Function Monkey and describes Writing Azure Functions with Function Monkey: Dependency Injection
- The Azure updates team highlights the Azure Service Fabric 7.0 Second Refresh Release, writes that New AMD-based Dav4 and Eav4 Azure VMs are available in additional regions and highlights that HBv2-Series VMs are now Generally Available
- Mohit Gupta (@MohitGu48372760) provides code for an Azure Function App for Encryption and DeCryption using PGPCore
Containers
Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, CNAB, CNCF, Container Instances, Container Registry, Porter, WSL, Web App for Containers
- Jen Stirrup (@jenstirrup) provides a Container Security heads-up: Microsoft Container Registry changes
- Richard Hooper (@Pixel_Robots) provides an Overview of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Diagnostics
- Sam Cogan (@samcogan) posts Azure Spring Clean: Azure Policy for AKS
- Dave Rendón blogs about Azure DevOps: Automate your release pipeline to provision a Docker container to Azure Web App for containers and describes Monitoring containers using Windows Admin Center
- On Code Project, Tiago Cavalcante Trindade talks about Linux on Windows
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 writes that the Spring Data Azure Cosmos DB SDK 2.2.2 release is now generally available
- Greg Low (@greglow) discusses SDU Tools: Version 18 shipped and adds support for Azure SQL Database
- On the Azure SQL Database blog, Dimitri Furman (@DimitriFurman) writes about Compute-optimized Fsv2 hardware in Azure SQL Database
- Also on the Azure SQL Database blog, Davide Mauri (@mauridb) talks about Autoscaling Azure SQL Hyperscale
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) posts Tip 244 - How to user PowerShell in Azure Data Studio
Developer Tools
Covering: App Configuration, Azure Lab Services, CLIs, Developer tool integrations, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Online
- Jakob Ehn (@jakobehn) describes How Visual Studio 2019 supports containerized applications
- On the DEV site, Michael Crump (@mbcrump) writes about a Colorful Git Prompt for Azure Cloud Shell and Visual Studio Code
- On Channel 9, Seth Juarez (@sethjuarez) talks about Jupyter Notebooks in Visual Studio Code with Jeffrey Mew
- Sarah Lean (@TechieLass) blogs about Azure Terminology
- On the Whizlabs blog, Neeru Jain provides a Microsoft Azure Cheat Sheet
- On the Azure Developer Community Blog, Matt Johnson-Pint (@mj1856) writes It's 2020. Is your code ready for leap day?
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) blogs about Azure Tools - Azure Cloud Explorer
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, Mark Russinovich (@markrussinovich) writes about Advancing safe deployment practices
- The Azure updates team explains how to Enable managed identities on lab virtual machines in Azure DevTest Labs
- Barbara Forbes (@Ba4bes) explains how to Manage Azure DevOps user licenses with PowerShell
- Jeffrey Palermo (@jeffreypalermo) talks with Jeffrey Opdam on Azure DevOps with AWS - Episode 74
- On the Daily Dot Net Tips blog, Abhijit Jana (@AbhijitJana) explains how to Create a Dashboard without a Team in Azure DevOps
- Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) writes about Hosting your own NuGet Server and Feed for build artifacts with BaGet
- Adam Bertram (@adbertram) explains How to Build an Azure DevOps Pipeline for a PowerShell Module and explains how to Publish NuGet Packages to Azure Artifacts Automagically
Hybrid
Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services
- Travis Roberts (@Ciraltos) explains how to Deploy Azure AD Domain Service and Join a Server to the Domain
- Roelf Zomerman writes that Even strong passwords are... stupid - Part 2 - FIDO2
Integration
Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus
- On the Codit blog, Tom Kerkhove (@TomKerkhove) explains How Azure Event Grid is different from logs, alerts, change feeds and webhooks
- On the Serverless360 blog, Sandro Pereira (@sandro_asp) describes How to access a property value of repeating object in a JSON message
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
- The Azure updates team writes that Azure Sphere Update 20.01 public preview now available, that Azure Event Grid on Azure IoT Edge preview 2 is now available and highlights the New IoT Central Pricing Plans
- On Channel 9, Olivier Bloch (@obloch) describes how to Use Audio on the Vision AI DevKit with Kevin Saye
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
- On the Azure blog, Aditya Balaji highlights that the Backup Explorer now available in preview
- The Azure updates team highlights a number of updates: Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP High now available in new regions, FastTrack for Azure is now generally available in Japan, FastTrack for Azure is now generally available in Asia Pacific regions and Azure Backup now supports selective disk backup and restore using Azure Virtual machine backup solution
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) explains how to Prevent Azure Resources from unexpected deletion using Locks
- Stefan Roth (@stefanroth_net) discusses Azure Policy – Audit and Deploy CanNotDelete Lock on Resource Group Based on Tags
- Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine (@CtrlAltAzure) present Episode 15 - A brief overview of Application Insights
- On Code Project, Owen Davies (@OwenDavies) talks about Setting Up Web Endpoint Monitoring in Azure
Media
Covering: Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Media Analytics, Media Services, Video Indexer
Mixed Reality
Covering: Kinect DK, Remote rendering, Spatial anchors
Migration
Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box
- Nicolas Bonnet (@nico_bonnet) writes about Azure Migrate
Mobile
Covering: App Service (Mobile), Mobile apps, Notification Hubs, Visual Studio App Centre, Xamarin
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
- The Azure updates team highlights that Azure DNS private zones is now available in Azure Government and Azure China
Security
Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) talks about What's New In System Center 2019 Data Protection Manager Update Rollup 1 and writes that the Update Rollup 1 for System Center 2019 is Now Available SystemCenter SysCtr
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 the Check your Logs blog, Rick Vanover (@RickVanover) writes about Nomenclature for Azure Storage Accounts
- Jon Gallant (@jongallant) describes how to Use HTTPS and DefaultAzureCredential with Azurite for Local Azure Storage Emulation, and writes about How to Upload Blobs to Azure Storage from an Azure Function with Azure Managed Identities (Part 1), How to Upload Blobs to Azure Storage from an Azure Function with Azure Managed Identities (Part 2) and How to Upload Blobs to Azure Storage from an Azure Function with Azure Managed Identities (Part 3)
Web
Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps
- The Azure updates team writes that Azure API Management now supports integration with Azure App Service and writes that OpenAPI v3 support in Azure API Management is now generally available
- Callon Campbell (@flying_maverick) provides an Introduction to Azure App Configuration
Windows Virtual Desktop
Covering: Windows Virtual Desktop
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