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The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:
- Azure Tips and Tricks Part 195 – Use Azure Monitor to track custom events via Michael Crump
- BuildAzure.com Ranked Top Microsoft Azure Blog to Follow in 2019 via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Cloud Workshops: Free Microsoft Azure Hands-on Labs via Chris Pietschmann
- How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB via Kaduk Frantisek
- Run your VMware natively on Azure with Azure VMware Solutions via Thomas Maurer
- The Azure IoT team gets ready for Microsoft Build 2019 via Microsoft Developer
Azure Service Updates
Here’s a list of the Microsoft Azure Service Updates from over the past week:
- PowerShell support in Azure Functions
- General availability: AzCopy v10
- Azure Kubernetes Service: Kubernetes 1.9 end-of-life notice
- In development: Model many-to-many relationships with Azure Analysis Services
- In development: Reuse BI calculations with calculation groups in Azure Analysis Services
- Azure Site Recovery: Update Rollup 35 (March 2019)
- Azure Site Recovery: Update Rollup 34 (Feb 2019)
- Azure Site Recovery: Update Rollup 33 (February 2019)
- New governance setting for cache refreshes from Azure Analysis Services
- Update 19.04 for Azure Sphere public preview now available in Retail feed
- Changes to HDInsight cluster configuration access
- Public Preview: Microsoft adds full IPv6 support for Azure VNets
- Azure HDInsight is now available in China East 2
- Public Preview: Resource Change History API
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)
- Run your VMware natively on Azure with Azure VMware Solutions via Thomas Maurer
- Microsoft, Dell unveil new Azure-VMware integrations via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Verify your Linux Kernel for Container Compatibility via Docker Pirates ARMed with explosive stuff
- Docker Engine on Intel Linux runs Arm Containers via Docker Pirates ARMed with explosive stuff
- How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB via Kaduk Frantisek
- Azure DevOps Labs now includes Azure DevOps Server 2019 VM and labs via Sachin
- Accelerate supercomputing in the cloud with Cray ClusterStor via Kevin Raines
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Serverless automation using PowerShell preview in Azure Functions via Eamon O’Reilly
- Microsoft Integration Weekly Update: April 29, 2019 via Gautam
- Global Azure Bootcamp 2019 Lisbon | April 27, 2019 | How we are using Logic Apps (and/or Microsoft Flow): Real cases scenarios via Sandro Pereira
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Manage Office 365 Exchange Online from Cloud Shell via Thomas Maurer
Command-Line and ARM Templates
- Serverless automation using PowerShell preview in Azure Functions via Eamon O’Reilly
- Manage Office 365 Exchange Online from Cloud Shell via Thomas Maurer
- Deploying an ARM template hierarchy via Vincent-Philippe Lauzon
- Using the Azure CLI for IaC via Donovan Brown
Database and Big Data
- Understanding HDInsight Spark jobs and data through visualizations in the Jupyter Notebook via Ruixin Xu
- Microsoft container registry unaffected by the recent Docker Hub data exposure via Steve Lasker
- Speaking at the Cloud and Datacenter Conference Germany 2019 via Thomas Maurer
- How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB via Kaduk Frantisek
- Securing Azure SQL Databases with managed identities just got easier via Nick Brown
- Optimize performance using Azure Database for PostgreSQL Recommendations via Manish Kumar
- Understanding HDInsight Spark jobs and data through visualizations in the Jupyter Notebook via Ruixin Xu
Internet of Things (IoT)
- The Azure IoT team gets ready for Microsoft Build 2019 via Microsoft Developer
- How Website Design Integrates with the Internet of Things (IoT) via Kanav Singh
Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Deep Dive: Machine Learning on the Edge – Predictive Maintenance via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft is readying AI-powered Azure digital inking services via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Spark + AI Summit – Developing for the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge via Rohan Kumar
- Dear Spark developers: Welcome to Azure Cognitive Services via Anand Raman
- AI for Good: Developer challenge! via Siddhartha Chaturvedi
DevOps and Development
- Microsoft wants to help business users to build their own customized digital assistants via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Tips on appearing AZ-400 Azure DevOps Engineer Expert [Meta-blog] via Wriju Ghosh
- Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2019.04.26 via Edward Thomson
- Azure DevOps Labs now includes Azure DevOps Server 2019 VM and labs via Sachin
- Microsoft Issues Digital Personal Assistant Report via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft is readying AI-powered Azure digital inking services via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- 5 tips to get more out of Azure Stream Analytics Visual Studio Tools via Jie Su
- Dear Spark developers: Welcome to Azure Cognitive Services via Anand Raman
- AI for Good: Developer challenge! via Siddhartha Chaturvedi
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) and Service Fabric
- Microsoft container registry unaffected by the recent Docker Hub data exposure via Steve Lasker
- Docker Engine on Intel Linux runs Arm Containers via Docker Pirates ARMed with explosive stuff
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Advanced Home Realm Discovery in Azure AD B2C via Andreas Helland
Learning and Certification
- Tips on appearing AZ-400 Azure DevOps Engineer Expert [Meta-blog] via Wriju Ghosh
- Microsoft Certified Professionals Tell Us What You Think about the Certification Program via Liberty Munson (Microsoft)
Government
- Governance setting for cache refreshes from Azure Analysis Services via Christian Wade
Other
- Azure.Source – Volume 80 via Rob Caron
- Quest powers Spotlight Cloud with Azure via Deborah Chen
- Microsoft Ignite The Tour 2019 Azure Hybrid Session Recordings via Thomas Maurer
- Azure Tips and Tricks Part 195 – Use Azure Monitor to track custom events via Michael Crump
- Slide from my presentation at Global Azure Bootcamp 2019 [Meta-blogging] via Wriju Ghosh
- Azure Tips and Tricks – Become more productive with Azure via Michael Crump
- Azure SignalR Service now supports ASP.NET! via Zhidi Shang
- Countdown for Microsoft Build: Things to Do Part 2 via Microsoft Developer
- Connecting Global Azure Bootcampers with a cosmic chat app via Thomas Weiss
- Get ready for Global Azure Bootcamp 2019 via Rob Caron
- Announcing Azure Backup support to move Recovery Services vaults via Sonia Gupta
- Future Analysis Services posts on Power BI blog via Christian Wade
- Microsoft Earns $8.8 Billion on Revenues of $30.6 Billion via Paul Thurrott
- Test Azure Function App Key access via jsanders
- Where are the archived AppServicesTeam blogs? via jsanders
- Best practices in migrating SAP applications to Azure – part 2 via Marshal Whatley
- Azure Notification Hubs and Google’s Firebase Cloud Messaging Migration via John M. Wargo
- BuildAzure.com Ranked Top Microsoft Azure Blog to Follow in 2019 via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Cloud Workshops: Free Microsoft Azure Hands-on Labs via Chris Pietschmann
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:
- Code-free modern data warehouse using Azure Data Factory | Azure Friday via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Code-free modern data warehouse using Azure SQL DW and Data Factory via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Serverless automation using PowerShell in Azure Functions | Azure Friday via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Code-free modern data warehouse using Azure SQL DW and Data Factory | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- Serverless automation using PowerShell in Azure Functions via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Serverless automation using PowerShell in Azure Functions | Azure Friday via Channel 9
Podcast
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 276 – Cloud Simplified via The Azure Podcast
- Episode 122 – Saving Money on Compute in Azure via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- Episode 299 | Microsoft Graph Data Connect with Tyler Lenig via Microsoft Cloud Show
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Chris Pietschmann
Microsoft MVP – Azure
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