Azure Weekly Issue 299: 8th November 2020
This week, the Azure team have announced that the Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 recursive access control list update is generally available, meaning that you can now update access control lists recursively over a folder structure.
On the Azure blog, Julia White discusses how Microsoft is committing to sustainable urban environments for World Cities Day 2020 and Deborah Bach walks through how a cloud-based solution is transforming care for people with cystic fibrosis.
On the Microsoft Developer blog, Donovan Brown asks: "What is DevOps?"
And finally, one of the recent nice innovations from the Visual Studio team is GitHub Codespaces AKA the Azure powered development experience. Worth checking out to understand how the coding experience is evolving.
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
- Michael Jonsson (@Michael_Jonsson) discusses an AI supported Parking Space finder.
- On Channel 9, Sarah Guthals (@sarahguthals) talks about how to Use Azure Custom Vision to Repurpose the Lunar Rover
- Damien Bowden (@damien_bod) explains how to Implement a Blazor full text search using Azure Cognitive Search
- The Azure updates team announces that Bing Search APIs will transition from Azure Cognitive Services to Azure Marketplace on 31 October 2023
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
- James Serra (@JamesSerra) writes about External tables vs T-SQL views on files in a data lake
- Greg Low (@greglow) discusses Time zone support in Data Factory – a Small Change but so Important
- On the Microsoft BI Tools blog, Joost van Rossum (@ssisjoost) provides an ADF Snack: Adding metadata columns
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 DEV site, Laurent Bugnion writes about Best practice when naming Durable Functions in C#
- On the Serverless360 blog, Nadeem Ahamed (@Nadeem_ahamed_r) discusses the updates from Azure Functions Live – October 2020
- The Azure updates team announces New Azure Batch capabilities, and some New Azure Batch capabilities available in preview and announces a New region added to Azure HDInsight
Containers
Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, CNAB, CNCF, Container Instances, Container Registry, Porter, WSL, Web App for Containers
- The Azure updates team announces that Azure Monitor for containers now support monitoring of Network configurations with Network Policy Manager Preview
- Gregor Suttie (@gregor_suttie) discusses Windows Docker containers
- Tobias Zimmergren (@zimmergren) covers Linux on Windows with WSL 2 and talks about Purging container images from Azure Container Registry
- Travis Roberts (@Ciraltos) discusses Azure Image Builder
- Daniel Neumann (@neumanndaniel) explains how to Automate taking backups from Azure disks attached to 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 Channel 9, Sunil Kamath (@kamathsun) talks about Introducing Flexible Server in Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL
- Also on Channel 9, Uros Milanovic talks about Understanding Backup Storage Redundancy in Azure SQL
- The Azure updates team announces Soft delete for SQL Server in Azure VM and SAP HANA
- On the DEV site, Abhishek Gupta (@abhi_tweeter) describes Change Data Capture from PostgreSQL to Azure Data Explorer using Kafka Connect
Developer Tools
Covering: App Configuration, Azure Lab Services, CLIs, Developer tool integrations, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Online
- The Azure updates team announces that you can now Generate Azure Functions using Azure API Management extension for Visual Studio Code
- On Channel 9, Vix Ryan (@vixgrows) talks about GitHub Codespaces
- Also on Channel 9, Sarah Guthals (@sarahguthals) talks about Predicting Meteor Showers Using Python and Visual Studio Code
DevOps
Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations
- Rahul Nath (@rahulpnath) describes How To Create An ARM Template For Cosmos DB
- On the DEV site, Justin Yoo (@justinchronicle) talks about Deploying Azure Functions via GitHub Actions without Publish Profile
- On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Jay Gordon (@jaydestro) discusses "What is DevOps?" with Donovan Brown
- Also on the Microsoft DevOps blog, Jessica Deen (@jldeen) discusses Things to consider when running visual tests in CI/CD pipelines: Azure Devops & GitHub Actions (Part 2)
- Thomas Thornton (@tamstar1234) blogs about Deploying Terraform using Azure DevOps with Build Artifacts
- Kevin Chant discusses Sharing personal Azure DevOps organizations to test SQL Server deployments
Hybrid
Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) talks about Telkomtelstra (Azure Stack Hub Partner Solutions Series) and provides a recording around Hybrid Cloud Management (Experts Live Switzerland 2020)
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services
- Vignesh Mudliar talks about Azure AD Premium P1 vs P2: Which One to Choose?
Integration
Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus
- On BizTalk Gurus, Sandro Pereira (@sandro_asp) discusses an Error while calling Logic App thru PowerShell: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send.
- On the Codit blog, Stijn Moreels walks through Message Flow Control with Azure Service Bus in Arcus Messaging v0.5
- On the Serverless360 blog, Sandro Pereira (@sandro_asp) provides a Azure Logic Apps 101 – Developer tools: what are my options (Part III)
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 announces that Azure Time Series Insights Gen2 Preview APIs are Deprecated and HoloLens 2 Development Edition is now available for purchase in the United States
- On Channel 9, Rita Cao talks about how you can Bring your whole IoT Solution on premises with IoT Hub on Azure Stack Hub
- Also on Channel 9, Sarah Beaudoin (@toeberto) talks about Fast Track Azure IoT Edge Projects at Scale with ZEDEDA Edge Orchestration
- On the Azure Developer Community Blog, Isaac Levin (@isaac2004) describes Using IoT and Azure to Help with Family Chores
- Sander van de Velde blogs about Sending IoT Hub telemetry to a Blazor Web App
- On the Microsoft blog, Deborah Bach highlights How a cloud-based solution is transforming care for people with cystic fibrosis
- On the Microsoft blog, Julia White (@julwhite) discusses how Microsoft is Committing to sustainable urban environments for World Cities Day 2020
Learning
Covering: Microsoft Certifications, Azure Certifications, Microsoft Learning Paths, Certification Pathway Information
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) explains How to get started learning Microsoft Azure and Cloud Computing
- Sajeetharan Sinnathurai blogs about how to Learn Modules while youre in Azure Portal
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 announces that Azure Monitor Application Insights Java 3.0 is now generally available
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Kenneth Omorodion covers Visualizing Azure Resource Metrics Data in Power BI
- On the Azure blog, Brenda Bell discusses how to Reduce costs with new memory-optimized Azure Virtual Machines certified for SAP HANA
Media
Covering: Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Media Analytics, Media Services, Video Indexer
- Aaron Powell (@slace) continues his series on Azure Communication Services (ACS) with: Building a Video Chat App, Part 3 - Displaying Video
Migration
Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box
- On the Azure blog, Rahul Gupta discusses At-scale migration automation support with Azure Migrate and Azure PowerShell
- The Azure updates team announces that PowerShell support for Server Migration with Azure Migrate is now generally available
- Aidan Finn (@joe_elway) blogs about Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – October 2020 Edition
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 announces that Azure HDInsight now supports Private Link in preview
- Nicolas Bonnet (@nico_bonnet) discusses Microsoft tunnel
Security
Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center
- The Azure updates team highlights the Azure Security Center news and updates for October 2020
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) explains How To Check Azure Defender Status on Azure Subscription With PowerShell
- On The Azure Podcast, Sujit D'Mello talks about Azure Security
- On the DEV site, Justin Yoo (@justinchronicle) describes Updating Azure DNS and SSL Certificate via Github Actions
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 endjin YouTube channel, Carmel Eve (@Carmel_Eve) discusses Building a secure data solution using Azure Data Lake Store
- The Azure updates team announces that Soft delete for Azure file shares is now generally available in all regions and that Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 recursive access control list ACL update is generally available
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) describes How to Configure Application Gateway in Front of Azure Blob Storage
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) describes Data protection from deletion in Azure Storage
- Yi Ai (@yia333) runs through Automated Data Replication From AWS S3 To Microsoft Azure Storage
Web
Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps
- On SQL Server Central, Diogo Souza writes about Static Hosting with Azure Blob Storage and Azure CDN
Windows Virtual Desktop
Covering: Windows Virtual Desktop
- Christiaan Brinkhoff (@Brinkhoff_C) discusses Performance Optimizations for Windows Virtual Desktop, with Robert and Tim
- On ZDNet, Liam Tung (@LiamT) highlights a Leak revealing new details on upcoming Azure-powered remote desktop
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