Azure Weekly
Issue #499 - 19th January 2025
Starting off in Analytics: A Brief Introduction to Streamlit Development, and Spark dev containers: running Spark locally, a useful Updated checklist for the DP-700 exam for the new Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering certification, and Efficient log management with Microsoft Fabric, and SQL Databases in Fabric
In AI; a fascinating 4 part series: Deep Dive Into Fine-Tuning An LM Using KAITO on AKS Part 1: Intro, Part 2: Execution, Part 3: Deploying the FT Model, and Part 4: Evaluation.
Finally and interesting deep dive explaining that Azure Virtual Networks Do Not Exist, and Introducing the new community site for Azure API Management aka.ms/apimlove.
⚙️ AI + Machine Learning
- Natasha Crampton discusses Innovating in line with the European Unions AI Act
- Sethu Raman (@sethu20) announces Data Zones for Azure OpenAI Batch
- Cynthia Johnson discusses Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Agent Starter Kit
- Dom Rob walks through Introducing Gretel Navigator to Azure AI Foundry Model Catalog.
- Qinying Liao explains how to Create a custom text to speech avatar through self-service
- Reanne Wong explains how to Improved Copilot experiences for commercial organizations
- On Visual Studio Magazine - Blogs, David Ramel (@dramel) talks about Microsoft Execs to Tackle AI and Cloud in Dev Conference Keynotes
- Sharmila Chockalingam describes Introducing Codestral 25.01: Mistral's First Code Model in Azure AI Model Catalog
- Alberto Santamaria-Pang writes Meet the Dynamic Duo: Revolutionizing Cancer Survival Predictions with Radiology-Pathology Analysis
- Venkat Malladi introduces BioAgents: Advancing Bioinformatics with Multi-Agent Systems
- Xinyu Wei talks about Dify work with Microsoft AI Search and walks through Phi-3.5-vision Fine tuning
- Sri Kantan discusses From Vector Databases to Integrated Vector Databases: Revolutionizing AI-Powered Search
🔎 Analytics
- Ian Griffiths (@idg10) presents Spark dev containers: running Spark locally
- On Microsoft Fabric Blog, Sowmya Sivaraman blogs about Service principal support for Fabric Data Warehouse
- Subhojit Basak describes how to Speed up your SQL databases with the Performance Dashboard
- Dori Rabin delves into Efficient log management with Microsoft Fabric
- Jakub Szymaszek (@JakubSzymaszek) explains how to Manage access for SQL databases in Microsoft Fabric with workspace roles and item permissions
- Sarah Lean (@TechieLass) answers What is Kusto Query Language?
🖥️ Compute
- Vinil Vadakkepurakkal delves into GPU Slicing in CycleCloud Slurm with CUDA Multi-Process Service MPS
- On the Microsoft Mechanics show, Jeremy Chapman (@deployjeremy) and Mark Russinovich discuss High Performance Computing in Azure
🚢 Containers
- Jani Karhunen writes Build and publish auditable container images with SBOM and SLSA attestation to Azure Container Registry using GitHub Actions
- Richard Hooper (@Pixel_Robots) explores AKS Pricing Tiers: Free, Standard, and Premium
- Roy Kim (@roykimyyz) does a Deep Dive Into Fine-Tuning An LM Using KAITO on AKS Part 1: Intro, writes about Part 2: Execution, Part 3: Deploying the FT Model and Part 4: Evaluation
- Tobias Fenster walks through Moving my Spin application to Azure Kubernetes Service and Cache for Redis
- Daniel Neumann (@neumanndaniel) blogs about Egress traffic blocking with Cilium cluster-wide network policies on Azure Kubernetes Service
🗄️ Databases
- On the SQL Server Blog, Bob Ward (@bobwardms) covers The year ahead for SQL Server: Ground to cloud to fabric
- Sasa Popovic discusses Stream data changes from Azure SQL Database - a call for Private Preview of Change Event Streaming
- Sravani Saluru explains how to Enhanced Server Audit for Azure SQL Database: Greater Performance, Availability and Reliability
- Jared Westover discusses SQL Databases in Fabric
- Attinder Pal Singh describes how to Troubleshoot and optimize Hyperscale named replicas performance
- Rajendra Gupta (@rajendragupta16) provides an Overview of Azure Options for SQL Server
🛠️ Developer Tools
- On the Visual Studio blog, Jim Harrer explains how to Join us at VS Live 2025 Las Vegas
- Mryam Girmay explains how to Enhanced Change Signature in C++
- Jason Chlus writes about Our Favorite NEW Visual Studio Features of 2024
- Saloni Agrawal covers Introducing Azure CLI 1.4.0: Unlocking New Capabilities for Azure Load Testing
- On episode 1933 of the .NET Rocks podcast, Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell (@richcampbell) are joined by Rob Conery to talk about Viper.NET
- Erik Ejlskov Introduces MSBuild.Sdk.SqlProj 3.0 - create, build, validate, analyze, pack and deploy SQL database projects with .NET 9
🔩 DevOps
- Dan Rios (@danonazure) explains how to Automate .NET Dependency Management in Azure DevOps with GitHubs Dependabot
- Karol Pieciukiewicz talks about Azure Managed DevOps Pool – Terraform
- J. Tower talks about Reverse-Engineering Azure Resources: Kickstart IaC with Terraform
⚙️ Hybrid + Multicloud
- Kiana Harris discusses Arc Jumpstart Newsletter: January 2025 Edition
🎭 Identity
- Ric Lewis explains how to Take action by February 1: Azure AD Graph is retiring
- Kristopher Bash talks about Action required: MSOnline and AzureAD PowerShell retirement - 2025 info and resources
- Vivek Datir writes about New Unified Contacts in Microsoft Teams and Outlook, now generally available
- Dishan Francis provides a Step-by-Step Guide : How to use Temporary Access Pass TAP with internal guest users
- Travis Roberts (@Ciraltos) discusses Mastering Entra Private Access: Global Secure Access Enterprise Applications
🔌 Integration
- Jose Barreto discusses MGDC for SharePoint and SharePoint Embedded
💡 Internet of Things
- Juergen Mayrbaeurl writes about Integrating Litmus Edge with Azure IoT Operations
📚 Learning
- Kevin Chant (@kevchant) talks about an Updated checklist for the DP-700 exam for the new Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering certification
- Mindy Rosenthal writes about New Azure Digital & App Innovation course coming in late February
- Mike Tholfsen explains how to What's New in Microsoft EDU, BETT 2025 Edition
- Mindy Rosenthal covers ILT Course Retirement: DP-203T00: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure
- On episode 332 of the Azure DevOps podcast, Jeffrey Palermo (@jeffreypalermo) and James Montemagno talk about .NET Aspire with Azd
- John Kilmister (@johnkilmister) discusses Demystifying Azure with 10 Commonly Confused Services
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) writes about Cloud Myths: Cloud Means You Dont Need IT Teams Pill 4 of 5 / Cloud Pills and Cloud Myths: Cloud is Always ON Pill 5 of 5 / Cloud Pills
⚖️ Management and Governance
- Tanya Golovina blogs about Exciting News: AMBA Portal Accelerator is now Generally Available
- The Intune Support Team writes about New block screen capture for iOS/iPadOS MAM protected apps
- Ramkumar Chandrasekaran walks through Using Azure Automation PowerShell runbooks with MySQL flexible servers
- Jask Singh writes about SAP Kernel Upgrade Automation Using Azure Center for SAP Solutions
🚌 Migration
- Nitish Reddy Kotha delves into Oracle to Azure SQL Post Migration Optimization: Handling Oracle Function-Based Indexes in Azure SQL
- Ty Russel writes about Seamless Cross-Tenant Migration of Azure SQL Databases without Modifying Connection Strings
🌐 Networking
- Aidan Finn (@joe_elway) writes Azure Virtual Networks Do Not Exist
🔐 Security
- Ofer Shezaf (@oshezaf) discusses Whats New: Bicep Support in Microsoft Sentinel Repositories
📦 Storage
- Ushna Arshad Khan writes Introducing new Storage Capabilities to Copilot in Azure Preview
- Zoran Rilak describes Service endpoint policies for Azure Storage now generally available in SQL Managed Instance subnets
- On the Azure blog, Aung Oo And Maneesh Sah describes Azure Storage—A look back and a look forward
- Anthony Mashford (@anthonymashford) explains how to Configure Azure NetApp Files Backup Using Terraform
🔗 Web
- Chris Noring (@chris_noring) describes Introducing the new community site for Azure API Management aka.ms/apimlove
- Denver Brittain explains How to View Minor & Patch Java Version, Web Server Version on App Service Linux
- Pamela Fox explains how to Add speech input & output to your app with the free browser APIs
- On the endjin blog, Carmel Eve (@Carmel_Eve) provides A Brief Introduction to Streamlit Development
- Syed Shahriyar delves into Seamless File Management in ASP.NET Core: Azure Blob Storage with Configurable Local Mode