Azure Weekly Issue 297: 25th October 2020
This week, Jen Looper discusses how Azure Maps is providing an alternative form of Halloween celebrations, as an alternative to the normal trick-or-treating.
And, particularly exciting for us at endjin, there is a new Microsoft Stories podcast, this week focusing on OceanMind! We feel very priveliged to have been a part of OceanMind's cloud migration journey, and the podcast is definitely worth a listen.
Continuing the exciting blob storage updates, the updates team have announced that Azure Blob storage lifecycle management now supports blob versions management, and in security, Azure role-based access control RBAC for Azure Key Vault data plane authorization is now in preview.
And, on the endjin blog, Ed Freeman has run through how to fix the "You need permission to access workspace..". error in Azure Synapse Analytics, and on our YouTube channel, Ian Griffiths discusses Data Exploration & Experimentation with Notebooks in Azure.
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 Microsoft site, a reporter discusses how Wayve uses Microsoft Azure to scale AI-based autonomous driving technology
- On Channel 9, Emma Ning talks about Faster and Lighter Model Inference with ONNX Runtime from Cloud to Client
- Also on Channel 9, Dmytro Dzhulgakov (@dzhulgakov) discusses how to Get Started with PyTorch
- On the DEV site, Jay Gordon (@jaydestro) discusses AI on Azure
- The Azure updates team announces that Canadian French language text translation now available in Azure Cognitive Services Translator
- Jame Maguire describes Building an Instagram Analytics Web App using .NET Core and Azure AI
- Damien Bowden (@damien_bod) explains how to Implement a full text search using Azure Cognitive Search in ASP.NET Core
- On Azure Medium, Aaron Bornstein walks through Configuring Native Azure ML Logging with PyTorch Lighting
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, Ed Freeman (@edfreeman_) explains How to fix the "You need permission to access workspace..". error in Azure Synapse Analytics
- On the endjin YouTube channel, Ian Griffiths (@idg10) discusses Data Exploration & Experimentation with Notebooks in Azure
- James Serra (@JamesSerra) lists the Top Azure Synapse Analytics and Power BI questions
- On the Azure blog, John Macintyre walks through Samples in Azure Synapse Analytics
- On the DEV site, Davide Mauri (@mauridb) blogs about Serverless Streaming At Scale with Azure SQL
- On SQL Server Central, Ryan Kennedy covers Orchestrating Azure Databricks Notebooks with Azure Data Factory
- On the Microsoft site, a reporter provides Microsoft Stories podcast: Episode 4 – OceanMind
- On Azure Medium, Inderjit Rana discusses Azure Databricks Workload Types — Data Analytics, Data Engineering and Data Engineering Light Clusters
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 Code Project, Duncan Edwards Jones (@Merrion) describes Event Sourcing on Azure Functions
- On Azure Tips and Tricks, Michael Crump (@mbcrump) discusses Creating a private video conferencing service with Jitsi on a Microsoft Azure VM
Containers
Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, CNAB, CNCF, Container Instances, Container Registry, Porter, WSL, Web App for Containers
- Thomas Stringer describes how to Run Kubernetes in Azure the Cheap Way
- Daniel Neumann (@neumanndaniel) discusses Azure Policy for Azure Kubernetes Service
- Jeff Hollan (@jeffhollan) discusses Event Driven applications on Kubernetes with KEDA
- On Azure Medium, Itay Podhajcer (@ItayPodhajcer) discusses Load Balancing Azure Container Instances with Envoy
- Also on Azure Medium, Sumeet Kumar discusses Understanding Kubernetes Networking — Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4
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 announces that Zone redundant configuration for Azure SQL DB general purpose tier is in public preview
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Haroon Ashraf talks about SQL Database Project with SQL Server Data Tools and GIT
- On Azure Tips and Tricks, Michael Crump (@mbcrump) explains How to Configure Advanced Threat Protection in Azure SQL Database and lists 5 Things you didn't know about Azure SQL Database
Developer Tools
Covering: App Configuration, Azure Lab Services, CLIs, Developer tool integrations, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Online
- On Azure Tips and Tricks, Michael Crump (@mbcrump) does A Lap around the new Azure VM Extension for VS Code
DevOps
Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations
- Jeffrey Palermo (@jeffreypalermo) talks with Rod Paddock on the New Normal
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Ron L'Esteve covers Securing Secrets in Azure DevOps
- On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Abel Wang (@abelsquidhead) discusses: What is infrastructure as code?
- Also on the Microsoft DevOps blog, Steven Murawski (@StevenMurawski) lists the Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community
- On Channel 9, Michael Levan talks about GitHub for Your Octopus Deploy
- On the DEV site, Kat Cosgrove (@Dixie3Flatline) discusses JFrog and Azure
- Marcel Zehner (@marcelzehner) discusses ARM Templates - Deployment Scripts
Hybrid
Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) describes How to create Azure Hybrid Cloud Architectures and highlights a Azure Stack Hub Partner Solutions Series – Salt
- On Channel 9, Tolga Tekin and Anna Hoffman explain How to Deploy Azure Arc Data Services Anywhere
- Also on Channel 9, Dipti Pai talks about how to Bring compute, storage, and intelligence to the edge with Azure Stack Edge
- On the Azure blog, Bill Karagounis introduces The Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services
- Damien Bowden (@damien_bod) walks through Using encrypted access tokens in Azure with Microsoft.Identity.Web and Azure App registrations
- The Azure updates team announces that Azure role-based access control RBAC for Azure Key Vault data plane authorization is now in preview
- On Azure Tips and Tricks, Michael Crump (@mbcrump) discusses How to secure a Blazor application with Azure Active Directory
- On Azure Medium, Inderjit Rana walks through how to Access Azure SQL Always Encrypted Data in Power BI Reports or Azure Data Factory using Managed Identity and ODBC
Integration
Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus
- On BizTalk Gurus, Sandro Pereira (@sandro_asp) asks: What do I need to do to start developing stateful or stateless workflows using Azure Logic Apps? (Part 1)
- The Azure updates team announces that Azure Key Vault Event Grid integration is now available
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 Channel 9, Beau Hayes-Pollard (@bahburs) discusses "Not your usual High School project"
- On the DEV site, Jen Looper (@jenlooper) discusses: Saving Halloween 2020 with Azure Maps and Candy Caches
- On the Azure blog, Eustace Asanghanwa walks through Solving IoT device security at scale through standards
Learning
Covering: Microsoft Certifications, Azure Certifications, Microsoft Learning Paths, Certification Pathway Information
- On the Whizlabs blog, Neeru Jain provides a DP-300 Exam Preparation Guide (Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure)
- Adam Marczak (@MarczakIO) continues his learning path for Az-900, covering Azure Security Center and usage scenarios and Azure Key Vault - Keys, Secrets & Certificates
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 that the Log Analytics Linux Agent for Fall 2020 now available
- On the DEV site, Chris Noring (@chris_noring) blogs about Managing your Cloud resources with ARM templates
- The Azure updates team announces that Microsoft plans to establish new cloud datacenter region in Austria
- The Azure updates team provides the Azure Site Recovery update rollup for October 2020
- On the Azure podcast, Diego Viso talks about Azure Time Series Insights
- On the DragonSpears blog, John Reiner explains how to Achieve Multi-Tenancy with Database Sharding and Azure Elastic Scale
- Antti K. Koskela (@koskila) explains How to configure Azure Functions startup
Media
Covering: Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Media Analytics, Media Services, Video Indexer
Migration
Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) covers some Azure Architecture Best Practices
- Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine (@CtrlAltAzure) discuss Recommendations if we started working with Azure today
- On The Azure Podcast, Asir Selvasingh introduces Azure Spring Cloud
Mobile
Covering: App Service (Mobile), Mobile apps, Notification Hubs, Visual Studio App Centre, Xamarin
- On the DEV site, Nitya Narasimhan writes: AMA & AllThingsOpen - Let's Talk Mobile Dev!
- Also on the DEV site, Aaron Powell (@slace) walks through Building a Video Chat App, Part 2 - Accessing Cameras
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 announces that Multiple new features for Azure VPN Gateway are now in public preview
- On Hackernoon, Spiros Dimopoulos (@spirosdm) provides an In-Depth Guide to Connecting your AWS and Microsoft Azure Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Security
Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center
- The Azure updates team announces that Azure Policy for Key Vault now supports keys, secrets, and certificates
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) covers hoe to Implement and Manage Azure Sentinel Effectively and lists the Top Best Practices for Deploying Azure Sentinel
- On Microsoft + Open Source, Aaron M. Schifman explains How to deploy Elastic Cloud on Microsoft Azure
- On the DEV site, Justin Yoo (@justinchronicle) covers Binding Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate to Azure Functions
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) explains why you should Keep your cloud secrets away from the source control repo
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, Cary Sun (@SifuSun) describes How to Install Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 1.0
- The Azure updates team announces the Fluent Bit connector for Azure Storage to support Azure Data Explorer streaming and that Azure Blob storage lifecycle management now supports blob versions management
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) explains how to Deploy an SFTP Service on Files.com and integrate With Microsoft Azure
- Nicolas Bonnet (@nico_bonnet) talks about Azure NFS and Veeam
Web
Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps
- The Azure updates team highlights the Azure API Management updates- October 2020
- Sarah Lean (@TechieLass) covers Cloud Terminology Explained
- On Azure Tips and Tricks, Michael Crump (@mbcrump) runs through Blazor and Azure Functions for Serverless Websites, explains How to use GraphQL on Azure and lists 5 Things you didn't know about Azure App Service
Windows Virtual Desktop
Covering: Windows Virtual Desktop
- The Azure updates team announces that Windows Virtual Desktop is now generally available in the Azure Government cloud
- Travis Roberts (@Ciraltos) writes: Zero to Hero with Windows Virtual Desktop
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