Azure Weekly
Issue #68 - 20th March 2016
Although not strictly Azure related, the big announcement last week from Microsoft was availability of SQL Server 2016 on Linux.
The Application Insights team announced a list of new performance improvements and service updates. Meanwhile, there was guidance around transitioning mobile apps from Application Insights to HockeyApp, as Application Insights moves to focus on web apps and services.
The Azure blog shows us how it's now possible to access the Red Hat Customer Portal from Azure when you provision a Red Hat Enterprise Linux VM from the Azure Marketplace.
Microsoft also announced that is has joined the Eclipse Foundation, providing a number of Eclipse-based tools to enable Azure cloud application development for the community. They provide a blog post to show how to get started deploying Java Web Apps to Azure using Eclipse.
🔎 Analytics
- On the Azure blog, Drew Dipalma discusses Azure SQL Data Warehouse: February 2016 update
🖥️ Compute
- On TechNet, 'RalfWi' explains how to Create your own VM images
🎭 Identity
- On TechNet, Mvp Dishan Francis writes about Step-By-Step: Monitoring On-Premise Active Directory via Azure AD Connect Health
- Also on TechNet, Shannon Gowen describes Tip of the Day: The Conditional Access Framework and Device Compliance for VPN Part 4
- On the Redmond magazine site, AUTHOR discusses Okta CEO: Microsoft Is Losing in Enterprise Mobility
🔌 Integration
- On TechNet, Joe Davies discusses March 2016 CAAB Webinar announcement
- On the Azure blog, Clemens Vasters (@clemensv) writes about Important changes coming for Service Bus and Events Hubs
⚖️ Management and Governance
- On the Kloud blog, Mike Wieggers explains how to Add workdays and public holidays to your Azure Automation runbooks
- On MSDN, Robert Green - Mfst writes about Visual Studio Toolbox: Infrastructure as Code
- Also on MSDN, the Schray delves into Getting your Azure Subscription GUID
- On Channel 9, Donovan Brown Robert Green talks about Infrastructure as Code Visual Studio Toolbox
- On the MSSQL Tips site, AUTHOR explains how to Configure and Customize SQL Azure Dynamic Data Masking
- On the Tech Radar site, Darren Allan talks about Windows 10 to get ground-breaking features that will 'change everything'
🌐 Networking
- On TechNet, Monica Jain Mpn writes about Digital Partner of Record – Back to Basics
📦 Storage
- On the Azure blog, Ahmet Alp Balkan (@ahmetalpbalkan), Software Engineer - Azure Compute, announces that Persistent Docker volumes with Azure File Storage
🔗 Web
- Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) explains how to Migrate your WordPress Blog to Microsoft Azure Web Apps
- On the GoorooTHINK blog, AUTHOR walks through Moving a Cloud App to a different Azure Resource Group