Azure Weekly Issue 319: 11th April 2021
Let's start this week with two fascinating posts: Deepen the value chain for geospatial earth imagery on cloud using Azure Orbital and Building a balancing robot with Azure Sphere.
Next up, there's is now a Azure Static Web Apps CLI, you can now convert your favorite App Insights Workbooks, and also run Logic Apps in a Docker container.
There's a great interview with Mike Budzynski about API Management, a nice post from Stanislav Zhelyazkov with Tips on creating Azure policies for Azure SQL Databases, and from Alex Simons confidently modernize to cloud authentication with Azure AD staged rollout and the Azure Updates Team share the new Azure Cloud Services deployment model now generally available.
Finally, I wanted to apologise to Stephane Eyskens for accidentally misattributing someone else to his excellent post about The Azure Security Architect Map but to also highlight the book that he and Ed Price have written, called The Azure Cloud Native Architecture Mapbook - check it out!
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, Wolfgang Pauli walks through Reducing the distance to your Azure ML remote compute jobs
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, Azure Purview
- On the Azure blog, Tom Keane (@tomwkeane) discusses how to Deepen the value chain for geospatial earth imagery on cloud using Azure Orbital
- The Azure Updates Team announces that Azure Data Factory just became generally available in two more regions
- On SQL Server Central, Diponkar Paul blogs about Reading Stored Procedure Output Parameters in Azure Data Factory
- On the Microsoft BI Tools blog, Joost van Rossum (@ssisjoost) runs through how to Hide activity input and output from log in Azure Data Factory
- Wee Hyong Tok runs through the Azure Data Factory Product April 2021 Updates - At a Glance
- Manoj Raheja explains how to Get Started with Azure Data Explorer using Apache Spark for Azure Synapse Analytics
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Fikrat Azizov explains how to Analyze real-time data streams with Azure Synapse Analytics and Cosmos DB
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
- Barbara Forbes (@Ba4bes) explains how to Create a secure GitHub webhook to trigger an Azure PowerShell Function
- The Azure updates team announces that Azure Backup supports backup and restore of Azure Dedicated Host is generally available and Backup & restore of Azure VM Scale Sets with flexible orchestration is now supported in public preview
- Zachary Cavanell asks: Which Virtual Machine is best for your workload in Azure?
- On the Azure blog, Reza Rahman writes about New solutions for Oracle WebLogic on Azure Virtual Machines
Containers
Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, CNAB, CNCF, Container Instances, Container Registry, Porter, WSL, Web App for Containers
- Geert Baeke (@GeertBaeke) discusses Using Kyverno for Kubernetes Policies
- Craig Peters (@peterscraig) is Busting the Myths around Kubernetes Deprecation of Dockershim
- Daniel Neumann (@neumanndaniel) walks through Detecting SNAT port exhaustion on Azure Kubernetes Service
- On SQL Server Central, Carla Abanes covers some Considerations for Running SQL Server on Kubernetes
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
- Stanislav Zhelyazkov (@StanZhelyazkov) shares some Tips on creating Azure policies for Azure SQL Databases
- On SQL Server Central, Rajendra Gupta (@rajendragupta16) covers how to Query Audit data in Azure SQL Database using Kusto Query Language (KQL)
- On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Mark Brown provides an Intro to Cosmos DB
Developer Tools
Covering: App Configuration, Azure Lab Services, CLIs, Developer tool integrations, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Online
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) writes about Az Next – An AI-powered interactive assistant Azure CLI
DevOps
Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations
- On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Martina Hiemstra talks about Delivery Plans 2.0 – We got Style
- Steven Murawski (@StevenMurawski) runs through Building Your First GitHub Action
- On Channel 9, Victoria Almazova talks about DevSecOps: bringing security into your DevOps practice on Azure Azure Enablement
- Travis Roberts (@Ciraltos) covers Azure DevOps Pipeline and Image Builder
- Sharon Hart describes Controlled Automated Blue-Green Deployment with Azure App Service Slots
- Shiran Rubin runs through how to Leverage Azure DevOps pipelines to build Python packages.
Hybrid
Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack
- The Azure Updates Team announces Azure Monitor container insights support for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes extension model
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services
- Alex Simons (@Alex_A_Simons) highlights how to Confidently modernize to cloud authentication with Azure AD staged rollout and Azure AD Verifiable Credentials
- Anthony Bartolo (@WirelessLife) provides an AzUpdate: AD FS sign-in activity in Azure AD reporting, Azure Cost Management updates and more
- Luise Freese highlights the Microsoft Graph Fundamentals learning path
- Veera Reddy Gangala describes Configuring On-Premise data gateway with new user in Azure AD tenant
- Inderjit Rana provides Guidance for using Azure Storage Explorer with Azure AD authorization for Azure Storage Data Access
Integration
Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus
- Veera Reddy Gangala describes the Logic App utility to perform bulk operations on workflow runs
- On the Codit blog, Tom Kerkhove (@TomKerkhove) runs through Monitoring Azure Service Bus Topic Subscriptions
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) walks through How to run Logic Apps in a Docker container
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, Scott Hanselman & Mike Hall walks through Building a balancing robot with Azure Sphere
- Jonatan Meczyk discusses IoT Asset discovery based on FW logs
Learning
Covering: Microsoft Certifications, Azure Certifications, Microsoft Learning Paths, Certification Pathway Information
- Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine (@CtrlAltAzure) discuss: So you want to become an Azure developer? Get the AZ-204!
- Travis Roberts (@Ciraltos) discusses his Experience with the AZ-140 Exam
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, Scheduler, Azure Purview
- On PowerShell Magazine, Ravikanth Chaganti (@ravikanth) provides an Introduction to PowerShell for Azure Resource Manager
- The Azure updates team is Announcing platform support migration of Azure Cloud Services classic to Azure Resource Manager, that the New Azure Cloud Services deployment model now generally available, that Azure Purview is now available in the Central India region and finally that Azure Automation is now available in South India
- Brad Watts walks through Exploring Anomalies with Log Analytics using KQL
- Carter Socha explains how to Convert your favorite App Insights Workbooks
- Mark Heath (@mark_heath) walks through Deploying an Azure Function App with Bicep
- Trevor Davis (@vtrevordavis) runs through how to Deploy Azure VMware Solution
- Thomas Thornton (@tamstar1234) covers Importing Terraform state at scale in Azure
- Joonas Westlin (@JoonasWestlin) walks through how to Track activity and sub-orchestrator progress in Azure Durable Functions orchestrators
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
- On Channel 9, Mohamed Kabiruddin (@mdkabir) talks about how to Get Started with the New Database Migration Guides to Migrate Your Databases to Azure
- On the Whizlabs blog, Sudip Sengupta explains How to Migrate Your On-Prem SQL Server DB to Azure Cloud
- Also on Channel 9, Steven Murawski and Damian Brady discuss Migrating to App Service
- On the Azure Developer Community Blog, Stephane Eyskens (@stephaneeyskens) talks about The Azure Data Architecture Map
- On the Azure blog, Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) talks about how to Leverage enterprise-scale reference implementations for your cloud adoption
- On Tech Community blog, Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) highlights the Cloud Adoption Framework Enterprise-Scale Series and Livestream
- Aidan Finn (@joe_elway) walks through Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – March 2021 Edition
Mobile
Covering: App Service (Mobile), Mobile apps, Notification Hubs, Visual Studio App Centre, Xamarin
- On Channel 9, Maddy Leger (@maddyleger1) talks about A Journey to .NET MAUI
- Also on Channel 9, Maksym Koshovyi talks about App Localization (Xamarin Community Toolkit)
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
Security
Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center
- The Azure Updates Team runs through the Azure Security Center public preview updates for March 2021 and the Azure Security Center general availability updates for March 2021
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) delves into Monitor Azure Storage Account Activity Log With Azure Sentinel
- Younes Khaldi describes How to use Azure Sentinel for Incident Response, Orchestration and Automation
- Hesham Saad describes Group-IB Threat Intelligence and Attribution Connector in Azure Sentinel
- On Channel 9, David Trigano and David Brookler discuss Granular Permissions for Azure SQL Dynamic Data Masking
- Pierre Roman (@pierreroman) walks through Leveraging PowerShell SecretManagement to generalize a demo environment
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
- Andrew Coughlin describes Single Forest Multiple Domain Setup Troubleshooting
Web
Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps
- On the Azure podcast, Mike Budzynski (@mbudzynski) discusses API Management
- On the DEV site, Anthony Chu (@nthonyChu) talks about Azure Static Web Apps
- Sajeetharan Sinnathurai explains how to Publish an Angular Application to Azure static web apps with Azure Devops
- Anthony Chu (@nthonyChu) introduces The Azure Static Web Apps CLI
- The Azure Updates Team announces that the Updated App Service Authentication portal experience is now generally available
- On Code Project, Dashaun Carter lists 5 Reasons Redis Enterprise on Azure is the Right Move for App Developers
- Arjav Dave (@arjavdave) runs through How to Set Up Azure CDN For Lower Latency and Bandwidth Consumption
Windows Virtual Desktop
Covering: Windows Virtual Desktop
- The Azure Updates Team announces that Azure Monitor for Windows Virtual Desktop is generally available and that the Start VM on connect feature for Windows Virtual Desktop is in public preview
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