Azure Weekly Issue 91: 11th September 2016
On the endjin blog, Matthew Adams explains how to use Power BI Embedded with AspNetCore.
Over on Azure, Tom Keane reveals Microsoft Azure is now available from UK datacenters and Trinadh Kotturu writes about enterprise-level policy management for Azure VM backup in the Recovery Services vault.
Vladimir Ivanovic explains how improved Automatic Tuning boosts your Azure SQL Database performance, while Wale Martins discusses Microsoft Ignite and all things Azure Stack.
Finally, Olivier Martin writes about Azure Networking Fridays with the Azure Black Belt Team.
AI + Machine Learning
Covering: Azure Batch AI, Azure Bot Service, Microsoft Genomics, Machine Learning services, Machine Learning Studio, Cognitive Services, Bing APIs, Computer Vision API, Content moderator, Custom Services, Emotion API, Face API, Language Understanding (LUIS), Linguistic Analysis API, QnA Maker API, Speaker Recognition API, Text Analytics API, Translator Speech API, Translator Text API, Web Language Model API
Analytics
Covering: Azure Databricks, HDInsight, Data Factory, Stream Analytics, Data Lake Analytics, Event Hubs, Power BI, Azure Analysis Services, Apache Spark for HDInsight, Apache Storm for HDInsight, R Server for HDInsight, Data Catalog
On the endjin blog, Matthew Adams (@ythos) explains how to use Power BI Embedded with AspNetCore.
Lee Stott (@lee_stott) covers utilising the Microsoft Data Science Virtual Machine for your labs.
On MSDN, Yan Li explains why getting started with Azure Data Lake Analytics and Store has never been faster.
On TechNet, Lus Henrique Demetrio (@demetrio_casao) writes about Azure Redis Cache on ASP.NET Core.
On Channel 9, Seth Juarez (@shanselman) talks about Azure Redis Security Caching.
On the Azure blog, Vladimir Ivanovic explains how improved Automatic Tuning boosts your Azure SQL Database performance.
On MSDN, Raghda Aldeen asks if Azure SQL DB supports automatic indexed views.
Compute
Covering: Virtual Machines, Functions, Batch, Service Fabric, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Cloud Services, Linux Virtual Machines, SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances
On the Kloud blog, Justin Yoo tests Azure Functions in an emulated environment with ScriptCs.
On MSDN, Deva (@devagnanam) writes about training for Microsoft Azure IaaS Deep Dive Jump start.
Mahesh M Kshirsagar covers deploying the Java WAR File to Azure Service Fabric using VSTS.
On MSDN, Lee Stott (@lee_stott) blogs about using MATLAB MDCS, Generic Scheduler and Source control with Azure & VSTS.
Containers
Covering: Container Registry, Container Instances, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Web App for Containers
Databases
Covering: Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, SQL Data Warehouse, Redis Cache, SQL Server Stretch Database, SQL Server on virtual machines, Table storage, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MySQL
Developer Tools
Covering: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, SDKs, Developer tool integrations, CLIs, Blockchain Workbench
DevOps
Covering: Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations, Azure DevOps Projects, Azure Lab Services
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory, Multi-factor Authentication, Azure Active Directory Domain Services, Azure Active Directory B2C
On TechNet, Andrew Cobb looks at an Azure AD App Proxy and MFA quick demo.
On SystemCentrerPoint, Jan Vidar Elven (@skillriver) explains how to enable Azure MFA for online PowerShell Modules that don’t support MFA.
On the Catapult Systems blog, Chad Simmons blogs about the Azure AD join error 80180026
Dishan Francis has a step-by-step guide to managing DNS records In an Azure managed domain.
On the Database Journal site, Marcin Policht discusses the Azure SQL Database and Azure AD Authentication.
Swaroop Krishnamurthy (@swaroop_kmurthy) discusses a known issue about B2C application management.
Integration
Covering: Service Bus, Logic Apps, Event Grid
On the Azure blog, Wale Martins (@walemsft) discusses Microsoft Ignite and all things Azure Stack.
Robert Smit (@Clustermvp) explains how to use Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V VM Groups.
Internet of Things
Covering: IoT Hub, IoT Suite, IoT Edge, IoT Central, IoT solution accelerators, Time Series Insights, Azure Maps, Azure Sphere
Management and Governance
Covering: Backup, Site Recovery, App Insights, Azure Advisor, Sceduler, Automation, Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, Security & Compliance, Protection & Recovery, Automation & Control, Insight & Analytics, Azure Service Health, Microsoft Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager, Cloud Shell, the Azure mobile app, Azure Policy, Cost Management, Azure Managed Applications
On the Azure blog, Tom Keane reveals Microsoft Azure is now available from UK datacenters.
On MSDN, Thomas W Shinder (@tshinder) writes about UK governance, security and compliance issues post Brexit and Azure SQL Database threat detection.
Bulent Ozkir shares Azure Resource Manager RBAC management practical tips.
Also on the Kloud blog, Simon Waight (@simonwaight) looks into deploying to Azure VMs using VSTS Release Management.
Also on TechNet, Paulo Marques walks through using an Azure Resource Manager Template to domain join an existing Windows VM to an existing domain.
On TechNet, Anthony Watherston unveils ARM Template will deploy a technical preview.
On TechNet, Taehee Lee covers the Powershell Script task scheduler, and scheduling shutdown Azure VMs.
On Code Project, Hemang Maradia covers Azure VM operations through Runbooks.
Robert Smit (@Clustermvp) reveals TechDays will be broadcasting live from the Microsoft Campus.
Media
Covering: Media services, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Media Analytics, Video Indexer
Microsoft Azure Stack
Covering: Azure Stack
Migration
Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box
Mobile
Covering: App Service (Mobile), Notification Hubs, Mobile apps, API apps, Visual Studio App Centre, Xamarin
Networking
Covering: ExpressRoute, Azure DNS, Virtual Network, Traffic Manager, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway, Network Watcher
On MSDN, Lus Henrique Demetrio (@demetrio_casao) introduces Azure Traffic Manager and publishes ASP.NET Core on Azure with AppService and Traffic Manager for Technet.
On the Kemp Technologies blog, Kurt Jung walks through moving SharePoint web applications to Azure.
On the Azure blog, Olivier Martin discusses Azure Networking Fridays with the Azure Black Belt Team.
Harry Chen blogs about using the Azure DNS Service from Azure VMs.
Security
Covering: Azure Information Protection, Key Vault, Security Center, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Advanced Threat Protection
Storage
Covering: Storage, StorSimple, Data Lake Store, Blob Storage, Disk Storage, Managed Disks, Queue Storage, File Storage, Storage Explorer, Archive Storage
On the Azure blog, Trinadh Kotturu (@f2003629) writes about enterprise-level policy management for Azure VM backup in the Recovery Services vault.
On the All Things Cloud blog, Roberto (@soyroberto) covers backing up SQL 2016 to an Azure BLOB.
Also on MSDN, Maheshk (@MahesKBlr) explores accessing the Azure Storage Services REST API
Web
Covering: App Service (Web), API Management, Content Delivery Network, Azure Search, Web apps, Azure SignalR Service
On the Kloud blog, Jorge Arteiro (@JorgeArteiro) writes about Azure API Management.
Richard Seroter (@rseroter) tries out the standard and enterprise templates in Azure Logic Apps.
On MSDN, Lee Stott (@lee_stott) explains that Azure IoT Hub enable reliable secure bidirectional communications between millions of IoT devices.
On Channel 9, Robert Green and Daniel Jacobson talk about building a Windows 10 IOT App.
Seth Juarez (@sethjuarez) looks at device to device communication using Azure IoT Hub.
On TechNet, Tim Walton blogs about application development, DevOps and open source solutions.
On the .NET Curry blog, Edin Kapic (@ekapic) writes about scalable applications in Azure.
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