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Service Updates
Here’s a list of the Microsoft Azure Service Updates from over the past week:
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Azure DevTest Labs: Managed Disks supported in new labs
- API Management available only in the Azure portal from April 3
- General availability: Web Application Firewall
- Azure DevTest Labs: Export lab VM usage data for reporting
- Traffic Manager available only in the Azure portal from April 3
- Preview: Azure Functions Open API (Swagger) support
- PolyBase row width limit increased in SQL Data Warehouse
- External file format support for UTF-16LE encoded files in SQL Data Warehouse
- Azure SQL Data Warehouse seamless integration with Azure Data Lake Store
- General availability: Azure Advisor
- General availability: Azure resource health
- General availability: Azure Monitor
- General availability: Azure Network Watcher
Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:
- VS Code Extension with Azure Function Intellisense by John Papa
- Announcing Azure Advisor, Monitor, and resource health general availability by Oren Rosenbloom
- Function Apps. Serverless Compute. Simulated Devices. NOW with added Application Insights! How simple is this… by Pete Laker
- Azure Relay Hybrid Connections is generally available by Justin Conway
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Blog Articles
Here’s a collection of some of the most note worthy blog articles posted over the past week:
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- If you’re not using your Infrastructure turn if off! Saving costs on Azure by Lee Stott
- Want to run Windows 10 desktops virtually on Azure? Now you can via ZDNet
- Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) Generally Available by Yousef Khalidi
- Azure Network Security by Yousef Khalidi
- Azure Backup’s cloud-first approach and why it matters by Shreesh Dubey
- Microsoft Azure IaaS Architecture Best Practices for ARM by Jeff Langford
- Sizing & Pricing Virtual Machines in Azure by Vincent-Philippe Lauzon
- 4 ways of adding your application to Azure Active Directory by Sjoukje Zaal
- One-click disaster recovery of applications using Azure Site Recovery by Ruturaj Dhekane
- Assign Multiple Azure AD users to multiple roles in multiple subscriptions using Powershell by James R Tabor
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Publishing Azure Api App and it does not appear in the portal by Jeff Sanders
- Passing a file from an Azure Logic App to a Web API by Frank Boucher
- Updating Migrated Azure Mobile Services Sites for Facebook Auth by Adrian Hall
- Problem adding Push Notification Hub to Azure App Service Slot by Jeff Sanders
- Azure Logic App template for X12 connector control numbers replication for disaster recovery published on quick start by David Burg
- Send email on App Service using PHP Mailer and O365 by Mangesh Sangapu
Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Creating an Azure Functions solution diagram by brandewinder
- Configuring Azure Functions: Intellisense via JSON Schemas by John Papa
- Azure functions – Just the CLI, hold the GUI, add some git by Shayne Boyer
- Testing Azure Functions with Postman and Swagger by Shayne Boyer
- Announcing Azure Functions Open API (Swagger) support preview by Alex Karcher
- Azure Function to Authenticate Azure PowerShell into the ARM APIs by William Eastbury
- Azure Functions and Logic Apps better together! by Ali Mazaheri
Database / Big Data
- Sorting by Month Names in Power BI by Samuel Lester
- Comparing Table Styles in Power BI by Samuel Lester
- Azure DocumentDB Query Playground by Ken Cenerelli
- Exported database from Azure SQL failed to be imported to Azure SQL or to local SQL Server by Yochanan Rachamim
- Use BigDL on HDInsight Spark for Distributed Deep Learning by Xiaoyong Zhu
- Transaction Log won’t truncate when using Snapshot Replication to Azure SQLDB by Chris Skorlinski
- Talk: Spy vs. Spy (SQL Server vs. SQL #Azure SQL DB) at @NorthBTownAzure by Bill Wilder
- Azure Data Factory’s Data Movement is now available in the UK by Andres Jaurez
- Get started with the Azure Event Hubs connector by Vinay Singh
Internet of Things (IoT)
- A behind-the-scenes look into Microsoft’s IoT & AI Insider Labs by Sam George
- Costa Farms Case Study – IoT and pH values by Blain Barton
- Build your own IoT device with ESP8266 system-on-a-chip, Azure Event Hub, Stream Analytics and Azure Storage by Marcel Meurer
Machine Learning
- Optimizing Project Staffing to Improve Profitability with Cortana Intelligence via Cortana Intelligence and ML Blog Team
- Microsoft Cognitive Services – Face API by Admin Reiter
Development
Certification
- Renew MCSD & MCSE Annually by Retaking Certification Exams by Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Professional Program Expanding with More Tracks by Chris Pietschmann
- Creating a global movement with the Microsoft Professional Program by Chris Roy
- REGISTRATIONS LIVE: Data Platform Online – Sales Training for Microsoft Partners! by Sarah Arnold
- Exam Retirement Updates for March 2017 by Liberty Munson
Security
- How Azure Security Center helps reveal a Cyberattack by Greg Cottingham
- Protecting Secrets using VSTS and Azure Key Vault by Pam Lahoud
- Large-Scale Analysis of DNS Query Logs Reveals Botnets in the Cloud by Roy Levin
Other
- Syscoin joins the Azure Ecosystem by Cale Teeter
- From One Tech to Another – Investing in your evolution with Azure by Sarah Arnold
- Announcing the general availability of Azure Monitor by Ashwin Kamath
- Exploring the Azure CLI 2.0 with Windows Subsystem for Linux by Christos Matskas
- TIBCO DataSynapse launches its Cloud Adapter for autoscaling in Azure by Matthew Thomson
- Up your SaaS application game via Microsoft Azure Blog
- Adding offerings and UK Region: Azure rolls deep with PCI DSS v3.2 by Alice Rison
- Azure GPU Tensorflow Step-by-Step Setup by Lee Stott
- Large Australian Energy Company Modernizes SAP Applications & Moves to Azure Public Cloud by Cameron
- World-class HPC on demand, Azure allows you to simulate complex models without having to manage infrastructure. by Lee Stott
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:
- VIDEO: Create Ubuntu Linux VM in the Azure Portal by Chris Pietschmann
- VIDEO: Create Azure SQL Database in the Azure Portal by Chris Pietschmann
- VIDEO: Create Azure Web App in the Azure Portal by Chris Pietschmann
- Episode 226: Microsoft R Server Solutions via Channel 9
- Azure Monitor via Azure Friday
- Deploying Network Virtual Appliances for High Availability via Azure Friday
- Tuesdays with Corey: Azure Resource Policy | Tuesdays With Corey via Channel 9
- DocumentDB Stored Procedures Best Practices via Azure Friday
- Episode 225: Deep Learning with Microsoft CognitiveToolkit (CNTK) via Channel 9
Audio / Podcasts
To complete the collection of different mediums to allow you to consume your Azure news / info in any way you want, here’s a list of the podcasts released this week:
- Episode 172 – Containers Discussion via The Azure Podcast
- Episode 186 | Geek Out – Home Automation via Microsoft Cloud Show
- Episode 171 – Secure Productive Enterprise via The Azure Podcast
General Cloud / Related
Here’s some noteworthy links about Cloud computing and other related topics that aren’t necessarily specific to Microsoft Azure:
- Shutting down CodePlex by Brian Harry
- How to use AMQP protocol in Browser (JavaScript) by michaeljqzq
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