Azure Weekly

Issue #277 - 31st May 2020

Firstly, if you missed any of the updates from Build last week, Anthony Bartolo and Thomas Maurer have run through all of the latest Azure News from Build 2020.

James Serra has also provided an overview of the Azure Blob Storage enhancements which have been announced. There's some really powerful stuff in there so definitely worth checking out! Following from the announcement that Static Web Apps are now in preview, Jay Gordon has provided a walkthrough on how to Deploy Next.js with Azure Static Web App Service and GitHub Actions Video and Tutorial; this is a welcome addition to Azure, but the bar has been set quite high already by Netlify.

And, on the Azure blog, Sam George has spotlighted the new IoT updates and rollout. Elsewhere, Robert Smit has provided a handy walkthrough on how to Update all AZ. Azure Powershell Modules.

If you use Cosmos DB, Oren Eini has just released Cosmos DB Profiler, which enabled you to profile and optimise your queries to improve performance and cut costs. It's fantastic to see 3rd parties invest in tooling around this service.

And, on the endjin blog, Jess has listed 5 things C# Developers need to know about Azure Synapse, and answered the question: Does Azure Synapse Analytics spell the end for Azure Databricks?

⚙️ AI + Machine Learning

The Azure updates team announces that Machine Learning on Azure SQL Managed Instance limited preview is available
On the DEV site, Anirudh Garg asks: Why use Azure Functions for ML inference?

🔎 Analytics

On the endjin blog, Jess Panni (@JessPanni) lists 5 things C# Developers need to know about Azure Synapse and asks: Does Azure Synapse Analytics spell the end for Azure Databricks?
The Azure updates team highlights the Azure Synapse Analytics meter ID changes effective as of July 1, 2020
Andy Leonard (@AndyLeonard) explains how to Stop an Azure-SSIS Files Integration Runtime Safely
Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine (@CtrlAltAzure) discuss How they turned a coffee call into a website analytics solution on Azure

🖥️ Compute

On Dev.to, Jayendran Arumugam (@Jayendran_A) talks about Serverless Prediction of a Product Feedback

🚢 Containers

On the DEV site, Abhishek Gupta (@abhi_tweeter) explains How to auto-scale Kafka applications on Kubernetes with KEDA
Also on the DEV site, Jay Gordon (@jaydestro) has provided a video tutorial on Azure Kubernetes Service Deployment Center With GitHub Actions
Pixel Robots. blogs about Gen 2 VMs in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
On the Azure Developer Community Blog, Stephane Eyskens (@stephaneeyskens) provides a Tip: running a cheap AKS lab
On Cloudify Blog, Jonny Rosen has recorded a podcast on Kubernetes: CNCF Survey Breakdown
On the Azure blog, Daniel Sol walks through Streamlining your image building process with Azure Image Builder
On Hackernoon, Naseem Mohammed describes a SQL Server container in Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)

🗄️ Databases

The Azure updates team announces that Azure Database for MySQL support for intelligent performance with MySQL 8.0 is now available, Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Single Server now available in the France South region and that you can now Backup your SAP HANA databases running on RHEL using Azure Backup
On Channel 9, Emily Lisa and Anna Hoffman discuss Azure SQL Zone Redundant Configuration for High Availability
On the Premier Developer blog, Nasir Syed blogs about Azure SQL TDE failures – Activity log Alerts to rescue
On the Azure SQL Database blog, Marisa Brasile walk through the Azure SQL Zone Redundant Configuration for High Availability
On the MSSQL Tips site, John Miner (@JohnMiner3) discusses the Business Critical Tier of Azure SQL Services
On the Azure blog, John 'jg' Chirapurath discusses The Azure SQL family: Innovation and value in the cloud
Also on the MSSQL Tips site, Rick Dobson talks about Query Tuning in SQL Server with Set Statistics IO

🛠️ Developer Tools

The Azure updates team announces the Azure Databases extension for Visual Studio Code
On the Microsoft BI Tools blog, Joost van Rossum (@ssisjoost) explains how to Create and deploy a Python Azure Function
On Channel 9, Erich Gammam, Asim Hussain and Simona Cotin talk about The History of Visual Studio Code

🔩 DevOps

On the Daily Dot Net Tips blog, Abhijit Jana (@AbhijitJana) explains how to Exclude Work Item Types in Azure DevOps Projects
On the Azure blog, Usha Narayanabhatta explains how to Deploy to Azure using GitHub Actions from your favorite tools
The Azure updates team announces that Azure DevTest Labs environments are now available in Azure Government and in Switzerland regions
On Channel 9, Jim Semick talks about How you can track your roadmap in Azure DevOps with ProductPlan
7Pace blog, Christina Marfice writes Most Teams Aren’t Using Azure DevOps to Its Full Potential

🧬 Hybrid

Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) asks: How do I integrate Azure Stack Hub in your Datacenter?
Andy Leonard (@AndyLeonard) talks about The SSIS Catalog and SCCPAC Files
Daniel Neumann (@neumanndaniel) explains how to Connect KinD with Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes

🎭 Identity

Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) inivtes us to Join The Az Update Show with the latest Azure News from Microsoft Build 2020 and blogs about Open Source at Microsoft
On the endjin blog, James Dawson discusses Using multiple azure-cli credentials within automation
Christos Matskas (@ChristosMatskas) explains how to Create an Azure AD protected API using Azure Functions and .NET Core 3.1
On the DEV site, Jeremy Likness (@jeremylikness) showcases a Azure AD Secured Serverless Cosmos DB from Blazor WebAssembly
Robert Smit (@Clustermvp) explains how to Update all AZ. Azure Powershell Modules

🔌 Integration

On the Planet Geek blog, Daniel Marbach (@danielmarbach) continues his Azure Service Bus .NET SDK Deep Dive – Transfer DLQ
The Azure updates team announces that Service Bus Explorer on the Azure portal is now available in preview
Mark Heath (@mark_heath) talks about Messaging with Azure Service Bus - Part 9 - Premium Features
Sean Feldman (@sfeldman) describes Safe Batching with the Azure Service Bus SDK
On the Serverless360 blog, Balasubramaniam Murugesan describes How to encrypt a file using Azure Logic App
Gyanendra Kumar Gautam provides a Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS

💡 Internet of Things

On the Azure blog, Sam George (@samjgeorge) runs through the Virtual Build spotlights IoT updates and rollouts

⚖️ Management and Governance

On the Azure blog, Mark Russinovich (@markrussinovich) blogs about Azure Lighthouse—managing cloud, hybrid, and edge environments at-scale through a single control plane
The Azure updates team have made quite a few announcements:
Azure Private Link for Azure Monitor is now available,
Improved Azure Monitor Logs workspace delete and recovery experiences,
Log Analytics New Query Experience - Example Queries,
Azure Monitor for VMs is now in preview in US Gov Virginia,
Azure Monitor Logs IntelliSense improvements are now available,
Azure Monitor Logs—New experience for agents is now available,
Azure Advisor recommendation digests now available
and Azure Site Recovery now supports proximity placement groups
On the Premier Developer blog, Nasir Syed asks: Application Insights Connector – What happened to it?
Also on the Premier Developer blog, John Tran discusses Monitoring & Alerting – Operations in the Cloud
On the Azure SQL Database blog, Danimir Ljepava (@danimir) covers Backup storage consumption on Managed Instance
Henry Been (@henry_been) blogs about The pain of naming conventions
On Channel 9, Archana Balakrishnan talks about Azure Lighthouse: A unified control plane for managing Azure at scale
Trevor Sullivan (@pcgeek86) explains how to Update Default Payment Method for Microsoft Azure Subscriptions
Yung Chou (@yungchou) walks through Disabling/Enabling Azure VM BootDiagnostic Using PowerShell
The Azure updates team announces that Emerging issues are now available in Azure Service Health
On the Microsoft site, Reporter announces: Microsoft launches new cloud computing services in UK Azure regions
Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren) walks through Using Azure Application Change Analysis to discover configuration changes in Azure services

🚌 Migration

On the SQL Server Blog, John 'jg' Chirapurath writes about how you can Save money and improve agility and scale by modernizing your SQL Server to Azure SQL
The Azure updates team writes about how to Rehost or modernize existing applications and support modern cloud apps with Azure SQL

🌐 Networking

Jose Moreno (@erjosito) covers Filtering traffic to Private Endpoints with Azure Firewall
The Azure updates team has highlighted the Azure Firewall May 2020 updates and announces that Azure Content Delivery Network from Verizon Rules Engine is upgrading to V4
The Azure updates team announces that the Minimal TLS version setting is now available for Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics
On the Azure blog, Yousef Khalidi (@YousefkAzure) explains how to Optimize for internet traffic with Peering Service and the routing preference option
Jose Moreno (@erjosito) has written about A day in the life of a packet in Azure Redhat Openshift part 1 and part 2

🔐 Security

Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) describes How To Get Azure Security Center Secure Scores Via REST APIs
The Azure updates team announces that Azure server-side encryption with customer-managed keys is now available for Azure Ultra Disks

📦 Storage

James Serra (@JamesSerra) highlights the More Azure Blob Storage enhancements
The Azure updates team announces that Azure Ultra Disk Storage is now available in more regions and that Azure Backup now provides protection against accidental deletion of Azure file shares
Also on the DEV site, Jay Gordon (@jaydestro) runs through Solving problems using Azure Storage

🔗 Web

On the DEV site, Burke Holland (@burkeholland) has provided a way to Learn Azure Static Web Apps in 6 minutes
Also on the DEV site, Jay Gordon (@jaydestro) explains how to Deploy Next.js with Azure Static Web App Service and GitHub Actions (Video and Tutorial)
On the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, Ben and Scott explain why Azure Static Web Apps != Azure Static Websites

💻 Windows Virtual Desktop

Christiaan Brinkhoff (@Brinkhoff_C) describes how to Accelerate your RDS and VDI migration to Windows Virtual Desktop with Azure Migrate
Travis Roberts (@Ciraltos) covers Windows Virtual Desktop Validation Host Pools