Azure Weekly

Issue #455 - 25th February 2024

First up, a new service! This looks particularly useful for orgs that have a lot of data, and want to automate the lifecycle: Introducing Azure Storage Actions: Serverless storage data management. Another useful new service is the Azure API Center: The First Look - which allows you to catalog your APIs.

Next, in AI, there's a new service which makes RAG over your own data, much simpler; On Your Data is now Generally Available in Azure OpenAI Service. Two other interesting posts: Deploying Azure Kubernetes Service Demo Store App with Azure Open AI and Embedding flows created with Microsoft Prompt Flow in your own applications.

There are a number of good Microsoft Fabric related posts: Spreadsheets to Lakehouse - A History of Microsoft Fabric and Deploying to Development, Test and Production environments in Microsoft Fabric. Using Fabric for IoT scenarios in Microsoft Fabric RTA: Copilot supports KQL, and new learning resources in Unlocking Your Career Potential with Microsoft Fabric Career Hub.

Finally, we're only a few months away from SQLBits - the leading conference for data professionals to network, develop and share data knowledge. Marisa Mathews highlights all the Microsoft sessions at SQLBits 2024. (A reminder that Ed Freeman and Barry Smart are running a 1 day workshop: DataOps: How to Deliver Data Faster and Better with Microsoft Cloud. Book now!)