Azure Weekly
Issue #81 - 26th June 2016
The last two Cloud Cover shows have been particularly interesting; episode 207: looks at the Netflix Spinnaker open source project, which is a cross-cloud platform (AWS, Google, Kubernetes & Cloud Foundary) CI/CD pipeline and Microsoft have just added 1st class support to Azure. Episode 208 looks at Blockchain, Ethereum & the Azure Marketplace.
Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) has an interesing post asserting that vertical scalability is dead end, especialy when your app runs in cloud.
🔎 Analytics
On Channel 9, Scott Klein (@SQLScott) brings you the June 2016 edition of SQL Unplugged.
On TechNet, Harsha Bennur (@HBennur) has an introduction to data science, machine learning, and the partner opportunity.
Rob Davies (@rodavies) explains how to ingest Azure Diagnostic logging in Log Analytics OMS - Part 1 and Part 2.
On the MSSQL Tips site, Mohammed Moinudheen looks at accessing the SQL Server instance on Azure VM using a local copy of Management Studio.
🖥️ Compute
On the Azure blog, Raman Kumar announces that General availability of Azure DevTest Labs – VSTS extension and Clemens Reijnen discusses Azure DevTest Labs.
Freek Berson (@fberson) talks about Azure RemoteApp Use Cases for RDS Gurus.
Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) explains why vertical scalability is a dead end, especialy when your app runs in the cloud.
On the Azure blog, John Bruno announces that Microsoft Azure Government adds Premium Storage and expanded virtual machine image coverage and Tom Keane blogs about Azure Government cloud expands coverage with DoD Impact Level 4 Provisional Authorization, ITAR readiness and FedRAMP High
🎭 Identity
Gunjan Jain (@gunjanjain123) announces Azure Active Directory is a leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant.
On Windows IT Pro, Bill Stewart explains how to get BitLocker Recovery Information from AD using PowerShell.
Shannon Gowen talks about how to get Tenant ID using Azure AD PowerShell and users and assigned licenses.
On the Catapult Systems blog, Chad Simmons blogs about ConfigMgr reporting of AD timestamps.
On TechNet, Aaron Guilmette explains how to remove an unwanted ProxyAddress pattern from users via AADConnect.
Glenn Blinckmann asks if you can provision an enterprise Office 365 tenant without a provisioning system.
🔌 Integration
On MSDN, John Taubensee (@jtaubensee) reavels Service Bus client 3.2.3 is now live.
Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) has more useful exception information on Event Hub and Service Bus.
⚖️ Management and Governance
On the Docker blog, Michael Friis (@friism) describes Introducing the Docker for AWS and Azure Beta, Trisha McCanna describes Docker Datacenter in AWS and Azure in a few clicks, on Channel 9, Corey Sanders talks about Tuesdays with Corey: DockerCon Announcements Tuesdays With Corey and the Openness Team describes how Microsoft and Docker deliver container innovation for the enterprise
Fabien Dibot (@fdibot) takes you through your first steps with Azure Container Services.
On TechNet, Yuri Diogenes (@yuridiogenes) explores considerations when enabling Data Collection in Azure Security Center.
On the Azure blog, Gareth Bradshaw discusses DNS security appliances in Azure.
Meanwhile on Kloud, Justin Yoo talks about creating Web Tests for Application Insights Programmatically.
John Savill (@NTFAQGuy) explains how to delete an ARM VHD that is no longer needed.
🎬 Media
On the Azure blog, Mingfei Yan (@mingfeiy) announces that Azure Media Services has added support to manage resources through Azure Resources Manager.
🌐 Networking
On TechNet, Pierre Roman (@pierreroman) revisits a step-by-step guide to Multi-Site Azure VPN.
📦 Storage
John Savill (@NTFAQGuy) writes about Shared Access Signatures and how to retrieve a storage context with ARM for Windows IT Pro.
On TechNet, Ajit Kumar Thakur explains how to create a Blob Container in Azure Storage.
James van Den Berg (@JamesvandenBerg) writes about the SQL Server Backup to Microsoft Azure Tool and guides you through SQL 2016 Hybrid Hyperscale Architecture and implementation.
On the Azure blog, Adam Glick updates the high availability and disaster recovery app design.
Sharath Suryanarayan announces StorSimple Virtual Array, software version 10.0.10280.0 (Update 0.2) is now available.
🔗 Web
On MSDN, Jim Cheshire writes about troubleshooting Azure App Service Apps using Web Server Logs.
Prashant Pratap talks about the App Service Plan and moving Azure Websites from one AppServicePlan to another.
Rick Rainey (@rickraineytx) explains how to Add a Custom Device to the Azure IoT Suite Remote Monitoring Solution and on Code Project, Intel Corporation blogs about Using Microsoft Azure IoT Suite with Intel IoT Devices and Gateways