Azure Weekly Issue 302: 29th November 2020
Firstly, I'd like to highlight an event happening next week - Create:Data. This is a Microsoft-run event about all things data and analytics. Tune in on the 7th of December to hear what the experts have to say about upcoming trends, best practices and how data can be used as a force for good!
On the Azure blog, Noelle Walsh discusses achieving 100% renewable energy with 24/7 monitoring in Microsoft Sweden. If you;re interested in governance of your Azure estate you can now export and manage Azure Policy as code with GitHub. GitOps FTW! Matt Cooper highlights the new "View YAML" experience in Azure DevOps.
Finally, on the dev site, Nitya Narasimhan invites us to join the Virtual Festive Potluck Challenge with "Seasons of Serverless". A great way to get into the festive mood!
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 Tech Community blog, Lee Stott (@lee_stott) provides a Developers Guide to AI
- On the DEV site, Natalie Huang talks about Using the Microsoft Face API, Spotify, and Azure Functions to get *emotional*
- Adam Jackson (@adamj89) blogs about AzureML, PyTorchLightning & More
- Ashly Yeo introduces Asynchronous APIs for Text Analytics and Text Analytics for Health
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
- Suzanne Chen (@suzannechen) highlights an upcoming event: Create:Data
- The Azure updates team announces that Azure Data Factory has added cached lookups and enhanced zoom design to data flows
- On Tech Community blog, Mike Cornell blogs about the Key Features of SQL Analytics in Azure Databricks
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
- Mark Heath (@mark_heath) dicusses Azure Durable Entities: What are they good for?
- On the DEV site, Nitya Narasimhan invites us to Join the Virtual Festive Potluck Challenge (SeasonsOfServerless)!
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 New features are now generally available in Azure Shared Image Gallery
- On Tech Community blog, Peter Pogorski highlights a risk: Service Fabric Clusters secured with certificates issued by DigiCert
- Also on Tech Community blog, Mahmoud El Zayet describes How to design secure and convenient access to AKS clusters
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
- Abhijit Jana (@AbhijitJana) discusses how to Design a cost-effective solution using Azure Cosmos DB Consumption-Based model
- On Tech Community blog, Denny Cherry describes Improving Performance Tuning with Automatic Tuning in Azure SQL Database
- Kevin Chant runs through Deploying to Azure SQL Database using GitHub Actions
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Carla Albanes discusses Building SQL Server Cluster on Azure with Storage Spaces Direct - Part 1
- Yochanan Rachamim explains How to cancel Azure SQL Database Import or Export operation
- Amit Banerjee lists the Top Reasons To Rehost your SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
- Jose M Jurado (@jmjuradodiaz) runs through Identifying the query that is taking too much time/resources in Azure Database
- On Azure Tips and Tricks, Michael Crump (@mbcrump) walks through How to work with Azure Cosmos DB with PowerShell
Developer Tools
Covering: App Configuration, Azure Lab Services, CLIs, Developer tool integrations, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Online
- On Channel 9, Paul Yuknewicz (@paulyuki99) talks about Code to Cloud with VS Code and Docker
- On Tech Community blog, a member covers Azure CLI improvements for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Single server
- On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Jay Gordon (@jaydestro) covers Cloud Shell
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) explains how to Get The List of Non-Compliant Azure Resources With PowerShell
DevOps
Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations
- Scott Nichols discusses The State of Azure - Part 2
- The Azure updates team announces that Delivery Plans 2.0 is now in preview in Azure Boards
- On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Matt Cooper (@vtbassmatt) highlights the New "View YAML" experience
- Also on the Microsoft DevOps blog, as always, Steven Murawski (@StevenMurawski) lists the Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community
- Also on the Microsoft DevOps blog, Zachary Deptawa asks: ARM Templates Or HashiCorp Terraform – What Should I Use?
- On Channel 9, James Tramel (@tramel_james) talks about how to Get Started with Individual Dev/Test
- On Code Project, Greg Reyes covers Setting Up a Build and Release Pipeline for Asp.Net Core 3.1 and Angular 10 in Azure DevOps
- Antti K. Koskela (@koskila) solves an issue - Pulumi task on Azure DevOps fails with error "azureblob.OpenBucket: accountName is required"
- On SQL Server Central, Steve Jones writes about Simple Credential Management for DevOps Database Release to Azure SQL Database
Hybrid
Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) covers Career Development & Azure Arc, explains how to Organize Azure Arc enabled Servers and discusses BORDONARO IT with Dino Bordonaro
- James van Den Berg talks about Deploying Azure Stack HCI Cluster with Windows Admin Center and discusses Azure Arc Security remediation on Azure Stack HCI Cluster
- On Tech Community blog, Jose M Jurado (@jmjuradodiaz) discusses Restoring a backup from Azure SQL Managed Instance to OnPremises
- Robert Smit (@Clustermvp) walks through Step by Step Azure Stack Edge – Azure Data Box Gateway for a Hybrid Cloud
- On the Azure blog, Lena Hall (@lenadroid) discusses Hybrid and multicloud strategies for financial services organizations
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services
- On Tech Community blog, Abhishek Narain highlights that Azure Databricks activities now support Managed Identity authentication
- Also on Tech Community blog, Alex Simons (@Alex_A_Simons) writes about Simple and secure customization with B2C user flows
- Brian Smith (@LunchWithALens) discusses App + User authentication and Project Online development
- Tan Tran covers Ransomware Attack against Microsoft Defender Solution
- On Microsoft Security blog, Jenny Erie highlights: Microsoft Azure Active Directory again a “Leader” in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management
- Damien Bowden (@damien_bod) walks through Using the Microsoft Graph API in ASP.NET Core
Integration
Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus
- Simon J.K. Pedersen (@simped) explains how to Generate OpenAPI Specifications for Logic Apps
- On Tech Community blog, Anthony Roman talks about Enriching DDoS Protection Alerts with 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 Channel 9, Sandeep Pujar talks about The future of IoT solutions development
- And, on the Tech Community blog, Sandeep Pujar walks through Democratizing IoT with IoT Plug and Play and New Pricing for Azure IoT Central
- On Microsoft Security blog, Lauren Goodwin discusses IoT security: how Microsoft protects Azure Datacenters
- Also on Microsoft Security blog, Teri Seals-Dormer writes: Go inside the new Azure Defender for IoT including CyberX
- Also on Tech Community blog, Alex Simons (@Alex_A_Simons) explains how to Customize and configure shared devices for Firstline Workers at scale
- Also on Tech Community blog, Yannis Lempidakis highlights that Windows Autopilot for HoloLens 2 public preview
Learning
Covering: Microsoft Certifications, Azure Certifications, Microsoft Learning Paths, Certification Pathway Information
- Mark Heath (@mark_heath) talks about AZ-204 Exam Preparation: Implement Azure Functions
- Sarah Lean (@TechieLass) highlights a Cloud Advocate AMA
- On the Perficient blog, Mike Campbell blogs about the Baseline Certifications for Professionals working in the M365, Power Platform, and Azure spaces
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 Stringer shares how to access Azure Consumption Summary from the Command Line
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) explains How to Monitor an Azure virtual machine with Azure Monitor
- On the Azure blog, Xema Pathak highlights the Guest health feature in Azure Monitor for virtual machines
- The Azure updates team announces that The Azure Cloud Shell image has been updated, highlights Azure Resource Manager template support for Azure file share backup, announces that you can now Export and manage Azure Policy as code with GitHub, highlights the Azure portal November 2020 update and announces: Microsoft to establish its first datacenter region in Sweden
- On Tech Community blog, Oren Salzberg talks about a Cross Service Query - Azure Monitor and Azure Data Explorer
- Peter Rombouts (@prombouts) describes Why and how you should test your Terraform
- On SQL Server Central, Kenneth Omorodion talks about Visualizing Azure Resource Metrics Data in Power BI
- Also on Tech Community blog, Emmanuel Abram-Profeta blogs about Handling Errors in SAP BAPI Transactions
- On the Azure blog, Noelle Walsh discusses Achieving 100 percent renewable energy with 24/7 monitoring in Microsoft Sweden
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
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) continues the series on Tools, templates and assessments for the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), covering Tthe Adopt phase and the Govern phase
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) discusses Cloud Migration (Azure)
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 Multiple new features for Azure VPN Gateway are now generally available and that Unified Connection Monitor in Network Watcher is now generally available
Security
Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center
- Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine (@CtrlAltAzure) discuss Azure Policy and Azure Key Vault integration
- The Azure updates team announces: Azure Databricks Achieves FedRAMP High Authorization on Microsoft Azure Government
- Also on Tech Community blog, Zoheb Shaikh asks: Are your IaaS DC's Secured in Azure?
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
- The Azure updates team announces: More IOPS at no additional cost for Azure Files premium tier
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) walks through how to Enable Azure Backup for Existing File Shares using ARM Templates
Web
Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps
- Jaliya Udagedara (@JaliyaUdagedara) discusses Azure Static Web Apps with Blazor
Windows Virtual Desktop
Covering: Windows Virtual Desktop
- Freek Berson (@fberson) discusses Putting Project 'Bicep' 0.2 to the test, a WVD deployment use case
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