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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:

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
Founder, BuildAzure.com

About the Author

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.