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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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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

[Azure CDN] How to Purge CDN content from C# code by Maheshk

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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Chris Pietschmann

Chris Pietschmann is a Microsoft MVP, HashiCorp Ambassador, and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with 20+ years of experience designing and building Cloud & Enterprise systems. He has worked with companies of all sizes from startups to large enterprises. He has a passion for technology and sharing what he learns with others to help enable them to learn faster and be more productive.