Azure Weekly Issue 264: 1st March 2020
There have been a couple of announcements this week from the Azure updates team: Active Directory authentication support on Azure Files is now in preview and you can now drill into the costs for your resources!
The retirement of a few different services has been announced:
- A8 – A11 Azure Virtual Machine sizes
- Azure AD Domain Services classic VNET support
- Retiring some Azure Site Recovery support options
- Retiring Azure Media Analytics preview processors
- Cognitive Services Bing Speech API
We've had an exciting week here at endjin as Carmel (@Carmel_Eve) and Jess (@JessPanni) presented at Azure Oxford! If you missed out, fear not, as a recording of their NDC London session on the same topic is now available.
And on the endjin blog, James has written a great post about Azure Analysis Services on How to query all the measures in a model from .NET, and Jon (@jon_george1 discusses Exposing legacy batch processing code online using Azure Durable Functions, API Management and Kubernetes.
We have some very big announcements next week around exciting work we've been doing in the Cloud Native space for the last 8 months. I can't wait to share what we've been working on. It's really very cool.
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) talks about MLOPS for R with Azure Machine Learning
- On Channel 9, Seth Juarez (@sethjuarez) investigates Microsoft France: Surfrider EU and the Plastic Origins Project
- Also on Channel 9, Seth Juarez (@sethjuarez) talks about Data Science, Convolutional Neural Networks, and Machine Learning in the Cloud (Part 3 of 4)
- The Azure updates team announces that Azure Cognitive Services Computer Vision Read API v3.0 is now in preview
- The Azure updates team writes about Cognitive Services Bing Speech API is being retired November 1, 2021
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
- On the endjin blog, James Broome (@broomej) talks about Azure Analysis Services – How to query all the measures in a model from .NET
Blockchain
Covering: Azure Blockchain Service, Azure Blockchain Tokens, Azure Blockchain Workbench
- On Channel 9, Mike Walker and David Havera bring us the first part in their Digital ecosystems and GE's journey - 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
- On the Azure blog, Evan Burness (@evanburness) describes how Azure HBv2 Virtual Machines eclipse 80,000 cores for MPI HPC
- The Azure updates team announces that A8 – A11 Azure Virtual Machine sizes will be retired on March 1, 2021
- On Code Project, Shweta Lodha blogs about Utilizing Azure Blob and WebJob to Convert Excel Files to Flat File Format
- Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) describes Handling Huge Traffic Spikes with Azure Functions and Cloudflare
Containers
Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, CNAB, CNCF, Container Instances, Container Registry, Porter, WSL, Web App for Containers
- On the Kloud blog, Santhosh Kumar writes about How-To deploy Docker images to Azure Kubernetes Services AKS
- Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) describes How to set up Docker within Windows System for Linux WSL2 on Windows 10
- Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine (@CtrlAltAzure) are Talking about securing your Azure Container Registry ACR
- On the Azure blog, Fardau van Neerden discusses Burst 4K encoding on Azure Kubernetes Service
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
- On the Azure SQL Database blog, Kate Smith (@aKateSmithSQL) writes about Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database – What and Why, Fundamental Concepts for Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database and walks through Creating an Elastic Jobs Agent, Credentials, and Jobs for Azure SQL Database in PowerShell
- On medium, Davide Mauri (@mauridb) writes about 10K Request per Second: a REST API with Azure SQL, Dapper and JSON
- On Channel 9, Vicky Harp talks about How to use Jupyter Notebooks 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
- On the DEV site, Michael Crump (@mbcrump) talks about Use Blazor and C# to host a static website in Azure Storage
- On Channel 9, Jon Galloway asks What is Visual Studio for Mac?, walks through how to Install Visual Studio for Mac and run C#, talks about Visual Studio for Mac .NET productivity and finally about Visual Studio for Mac - How to Get Involved
- Also on Channel 9, Kayla Cinnamon talks about Windows Terminal: the secret to command line happiness Tabs vs Spaces
- On Azure Tips and Tricks, Michael Crump (@mbcrump) describes the Top 5 VS Code extensions for Azure developers
DevOps
Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations
- On the DEV site, Aaron Powell (@slace) discusses Using GitHub Actions With Azure Functions
- Pixel Robots. talks about Use Trivy and Azure DevOps to scan container images for Vulnerabilities
- On Channel 9, April Edwards talks about Terraform using GitHub Actions
- Also on Channel 9, Robert Green and Aaron Powell discuss the GitHub Actions Visual Studio Toolbox
- On the Whizlabs blog, Neeru Jain lists the Top 25 Azure DevOps Interview Questions
Hybrid
Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack
- Roelf Zomerman describes Azure Extended network ("L2" – ish connections)
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services
- On the Azure blog, Yuemin Lu announces the Preview of Active Directory authentication support on Azure Files
- The Azure updates team announces that they are Retiring Azure AD Domain Services classic VNET support on March 1, 2023
- On the Azure Developer Community Blog, Andreas Helland blogs about “Magic” SignIn & Invitation Mails in Azure AD B2C
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) blogs about Demystifying system-assigned managed identity and user-assigned managed identity for Azure Resources
Integration
Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus
- On Code Project, Venkatesh Subbarao explains how to Create, Deploy Webjobs and Schedule Using Azure Logic Apps
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 MSSQL Tips site, Eduardo Pivaral explains How to Capture IoT Data in Azure
- The Azure updates team announces that A secure foundation for IoT, Azure Sphere is now generally available
- On Channel 9, Olivier Bloch (@obloch) talks about How Stora Enso IoT Solution is Impacting Carbon Footprint and Sustainability
- The Azure updates team announces Azure Security Center for IoT real-time operating system support
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
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) discusses Use Azure Tags to organize Resources
- On the Azure blog, Michael Flanakin (@flanakin) lists the Azure Cost Management + Billing updates
- On the Azure blog, The Azure updates team announces that you can now Drill into the costs for your resources, Azure Monitor Log Analytics now has new, upgraded visualizations and that they're Retiring some Azure Site Recovery support options on March 1, 2023
- On the Tallan blog, Byron Branning describes Azure Governance – Management Groups
- Sam Cogan (@samcogan) describes ARM Template Deployment Scopes
- Also on medium, Itay Podhajcer blogs about Terraforming Load Balanced Multi-Region Hyperledger Besu Nodes on Azure
- On Azure Tips and Tricks, Michael Crump (@mbcrump) discusses Deploying a Node.js Web App using Visual Studio Code, GitHub Actions and Azure
Media
Covering: Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Media Analytics, Media Services, Video Indexer
- The Azure updates team announces that they're Retiring Azure Media Analytics preview processors on June 1, 2020
Mixed Reality
Covering: Kinect DK, Remote rendering, Spatial anchors
Migration
Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box
- On the endjin blog, Jonathan George (@jon_george1) blogs about Exposing legacy batch processing code online using Azure Durable Functions, API Management and Kubernetes
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
- On the Azure blog, Jared Ross covers ExpressRoute Global Reach: Building your own cloud-based global backbone
- The Azure updates team announces that Azure Virtual Network service endpoint policies feature is now available and Azure Load Balancer TCP resets on idle timeout is now available
- On Channel 9, Sohamn Chatterjee talks about How to use HTTP overrides on Azure CDN from Microsoft
- Travis Roberts (@Ciraltos) describes Azure Virtual Networking Service Endpoints and Private Endpoints
Security
Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center
- Thuan Nguyen writes about the Alert Grouping feature in Azure Sentinel
- The Azure updates team announces that Fileless attack detection for Linux is now in preview
- Antariksh Mistry discusses Securing your Logic App via API Management
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
- Gaurav Mantri (@gmantri) writes about Avoiding “AuthorizationFailed” error when hand-crafting Shared Access Signature for Azure Storage
Web
Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps
- The Azure updates team brings us the Azure API Management update
- On the Serverless360 blog, Pavithra Rajendran writes: Azure API App vs Web App
- The Azure updates team announces that Azure Site Recovery data encryption feature will be retired April 30, 2022
Windows Virtual Desktop
Covering: Windows Virtual Desktop
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