Azure Weekly Issue 329: 20th June 2021
This week, the updates team have announced alerts based smart detection for Application Insights. They have also highlighted five more free services available with an Azure free account.
Daria Grigoriu and Brian Clark have started a new video series on Tips for Static Web Apps, starting with: What is Azure Static Web Apps and what can it be used for?
John Reilly runs through some of the updates to Azure Functions: Query params, Dependency Injection, Bicep & Build. Gopal Vashishtha announces custom containers in Azure Machine Learning managed online endpoints. David Sanchez highlights that the Azure Maps Elevation API is now generally available.
And finally, on the Code Project, Gabriel Fernández runs through creating a RESTful API with automatic documentation on Azure App Service.
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
- Lee Stott (@lee_stott) describes How University Texas Austin Students Study Machine Learning with Microsoft Azure
- On Channel 9, Ashly Yeo runs through What's new in Text Analytics for Health
- The Microsoft Docs team provide a module on how to Create a Regression Model with Azure Machine Learning designer
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) walks through How to get started with Neural Text to Speech in Azure
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 MSSQL Tips site, Ron L'Esteve runs through Snowflake Data Warehouse Loading with Azure Data Factory and Databricks
- Also on the MSSQL Tips site, Koen Verbeeck (@Ko_Ver) discusses Azure Data Factory Pipeline Scheduling, Error Handling and Monitoring - Part 2
- Vesa Tikkanen, Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine discuss Exploring Azure Synapse
- Henning Rauch (@cosh23) highlights the Update on geospatial functions in Azure Data Explorer
- Kevin Chant explains how to Create a dacpac for an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL Pool using GitHub Actions
- On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Jay Gordon (@jaydestro) provides an Intro to Azure Data Factory with Mark Kromer
- Jianlei Shen highlights that Azure Data Factory Copy now supports Always Encrypted for both source and sink
- The Azure Updates Team announces Support for SQL Server in data flows using Azure Data Factory & Azure Synapse
- Sandy Winarko describes how to Run Any SQL Anywhere in 3 Easy Steps with SSIS in Azure Data Factory
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) writes about Near real time data processing using Event Hub, Stream Analytics and Azure Redis Cache
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) discussses Azure Durable Functions for PowerShell: Human interaction
- John Reilly (@johnny_reilly) covers Azure Functions and .NET 5: Query params, Dependency Injection, Bicep & Build
- Pierre Roman (@pierreroman) asks: VMSS, VMSS Flex, what are they? And whats the differences?
- David Ramel (@dramel) highlights that Microsoft Details Sneak-Peek Preview of Azure Functions on .NET 6
- The Azure Updates Team announces that Azure Virtual Machines DCsv2-series are now available in Australia and that Maintenance control for Virtual Machine Scale Sets OS image upgrades is generally available
Containers
Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, CNAB, CNCF, Container Instances, Container Registry, Porter, WSL, Web App for Containers
- Gopal Vashishtha announces Custom containers in Azure Machine Learning managed online endpoints
- James Casey highlights the Deprecation of old azure-cli docker image on Docker Hub
- Daniel Neumann (@neumanndaniel) runs through how to Monitor the Envoy Proxy ratelimit service with Azure Monitor for containers
- Reshma Vishwanath explains How to Deploy an existing Asp.net Core Web API project as Guest executable to Service Fabric Cluster
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
- Jianlei Shen highlights some New Connectors Available in ADF: MongoDB and MongoDB Atlas are Supported as both Source and Sink
- On Channel 9, Rajesh Setlem describes how to Get Started with Azure SQL Readiness Assessments and Migrations from Azure Data Studio
- The Azure Updates Team announces Cross region Restore of SQL/SAP HANA running in Azure VM
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Ryan Kennedy discusses Azure Cloud Data Resources
Developer Tools
Covering: App Configuration, Azure Lab Services, CLIs, Developer tool integrations, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Online
- On the Visual Studio blog, Justin Johnson highlights Visual Studio 2019 16.11 Preview 2
- On Visual Studio Magazine - Blogs, David Ramel (@dramel) highlights:
VS Code v1.57 May 2021 Update Adds Terminal Tabs,Integrates Edge Dev Tools,
Visual Studio 2019 v16.11 Preview 2 Improves Git Tooling,
New VS Code Tool Eases GitHub Browsing/Editing, No Cloning Required
and First Visual Studio 2022 Preview Focuses on Testing 64-bit Support - Albert-Jan Schot (@appieschot) talks about how to Run reports on your tenant using the CLI for Microsoft and Azure Container Instances
DevOps
Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations
- Jeffrey Palermo (@jeffreypalermo) discusses Data DevOps with the SQL Team
- On the Daily Dot Net Tips blog, Abhijit Jana (@AbhijitJana) writes Dont See the Preview Features in Azure DevOps – Try It, highlights that You can now Copy Dashboard in Azure DevOps and explains how to Try Experimental Themes in Azure DevOps
- On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Gloridel Morales covers June patches for Azure DevOps Server
- Dennis Padia explains how to Deploy SAP IQ NLS HA Solution using Azure shared disk on Windows Server
Hybrid
Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack
- Jose M Jurado (@jmjuradodiaz) blogs about Connecting to Private EndPoint of Azure SQL Database from Managed Instance, runs through Using Synonyms in Azure SQL Managed Instance for Linked Server tables and highlights that It's possible to use Private Endpoint with Azure SQL External Tables
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) highlights a Azure Hybrid and Multicloud Digital Event on June 29 and talks about the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework for Hybrid and Multicloud Scenarios
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services
- On Channel 9, John Patrick Dandison (@AzureAndChill) talks about Working with Azure AD B2C in ASP.NET
- On Code Project, Aditya Sharma (@adinb007) discusses Handling Azure Data Classification in MS Excel using C# and Handling Azure Data Classification in MS Excel/Word/PDFs using C#
- On the Premier Developer blog, Reed Robison walks throguh Getting Started with Graph API and Teams
Integration
Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus
- On the DEV site, Chloe Condon (@ChloeCondon) and Jay Gordon cover Azure Logic Apps
- The Azure Updates Team Call recording for Azure Communication Services coming soon, Direct routing for Azure Communication Services coming soon and highlights the New Azure private MEC solution announced
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 the Azure blog, Tad Brockway (@tadbrockway) describes Unlocking the enterprise opportunity with 5G, edge compute, and cloud
- On Channel 9, Paul Roberts talks about Azure Defender for IoT - THE Demo
- Sander van de Velde talks about Cloud IoT dashboards using Grafana with Azure IoT
- Christine Alford (@heyalford) talks about how Tartabit IoT Bridge enabled us to deliver faster to our customers
- David Sanchez (@davidsancheza) highlights that the Azure Maps Elevation API is now Generally Available
- The Azure Updates Team announces that the Azure Maps Elevation API is now in general availability and runs through the Azure IoT Central new and updated features
Learning
Covering: Microsoft Certifications, Azure Certifications, Microsoft Learning Paths, Certification Pathway Information
- The Student Developer Team helps us Discover the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors community
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
- The Azure Updates Team announces Alerts based smart detection for Application Insights, that Microsoft Azure is available from new cloud regions in Arizona, highlights that Azure Dev Spaces retired on May 15, 2021, announces Five more free services available with an Azure free account and Azure Monitor Agent and Data Collection Rules now generally available
- Sonia Cuff (@soniacuff) asks: Am I billed for an Azure Virtual Machine if it's shut down?
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) writes about Automatic VM Activation for Windows Server in Windows Admin Center
- Ariya Khamvongsa highlights the Azure portal May 2021 update
- Arvind Chandaka covers Azure Purview Integration Runtime
- Akihiro Nishikawa (@Logico_jp) describes How to derive other metrics of Performance Counter in Azure Monitor
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 the Microsoft site, Reporter highlights how Bupa increases focus on digital healthcare by furthering commitment to Microsoft Azure
- On Microsoft + Open Source, Katie Fritsch walks through Empowering you to achieve more with open source on Azure
- On Channel 9, Shannon Kuehn (@shankuehn) talks about Run your VMware workloads natively on Azure with Azure VMware Solution
Mobile
Covering: App Service (Mobile), Mobile apps, Notification Hubs, Visual Studio App Centre, Xamarin
- On Channel 9, Eilon Lipton provides an Introduction to .NET MAUI Blazor
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 Azure Data Explorer and subnet delegation
- The Microsoft Docs team runs through Multi-region load balancing with Traffic Manager and Application Gateway
- Henning Rauch (@cosh23) talks about Azure Data Explorer and subnet delegation
- Eric Long writes about Automated Company-Wide IP Blocking via Azure Firewall and Azure Functions
- Barry Luijbregts (@azurebarry) covers Azure Datacenters and Global Network
Security
Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center
- Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) describes How to Use Watchlist in Azure Sentinel
- Bojan Magusic discusses Azure Secure Score vs. Microsoft Secure Score
- Kim Kischel (@KimKischel) highlights some New threat & vulnerability management APIs - create reports, automate, integrate
- Matt Lowe highlights Azure Sentinel Watchlist Support for ARM Templates
- Steve Thomas provides A framework for Windows endpoint management transformation
- Sumit Lahiri (@lahiri1111) talks about AKS-HCI Integrated with Azure Defender for Kubernetes for Continuous Threat Monitoring
- On Azure Sentinel blog, Cristhofer Munoz talks about UI Enhancements in Azure Sentinel
- Also on Azure Sentinel blog, Hesham Saad walks through Monitoring Microsoft Security Posture in Azure Sentinel
- Also on Azure Sentinel blog, Ofer Shezaf (@oshezaf) highlights that Azure Sentinel Information Model DNS Schema and normalized content is now public
- On Azure Sentinel Blog, Hesham Saad discusses Microsoft Defender Security Insights in Azure Sentinel
- Hannes Lagler-Gruener covers Azure sentinel playbook
- On SQL Server Central, Ron L'Esteve discusses Azure Databricks Access Controls and Row Level Security
- The Intune Support Team is Announcing Microsoft Tunnel Gateway GA and Defender for Endpoint with Tunnel client functionality
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 Azure Data Lake Storage static website is now generally available and that Azure Blob index tags now are generally available
- James Dumont le Douarec walks through how to Restore a soft deleted blob with PowerShell
Web
Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps
- On Channel 9, Daria Grigoriu (@DariaGrigoriu) asks: What is Azure Static Web Apps and what can it be used for?
- Henry Shen describes How to setup File system storage utilization alert rule for web apps and provides a Powershell script to download and restore the web app
- On the Tallan blog, Travis Dahlke describes How to use Feature Flags in ASP.NET Core using Azure
- On Code Project, Gabriel Fernández (@HughFernandez) covers Creating a RESTful API with Automatic Documentation on Azure App Service
- Sal Kimmich (@kimmich_compute) describes Site Reliability Engineering with Azure
Windows Virtual Desktop
Covering: Windows Virtual Desktop
- Sarah Lean (@TechieLass) highlights the Windows Virtual Desktop rename
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