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The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:
- Announcing new AMD EPYC™-based Azure Virtual Machines via Girish Bablani
- How to Measure the Cost of Azure Functions via Mikhail Shilkov
- Onboard to Azure Security Center for IoT via Microsoft Developer
- Azure Sentinel – Where to start? via Joe Carlyle
- Working with Azure DevOps using the Azure DevOps CLI | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
- Azure SignalR Service now supports Event Grid! via Ken Chen
- Custom Startup script for PHP – Azure App Service Linux via jsanders
- Introducing the new HBv2 Azure Virtual Machines for high-performance computing via Evan Burness
- Introducing NVv4 Azure Virtual Machines for GPU visualization workloads via Vijay Kanchanahalli
- Microsoft adds Azure Dedicated Host option for running VMs on single-tenant servers via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
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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)
- Microsoft adds Azure Dedicated Host option for running VMs on single-tenant servers via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Azure Dedicated Host for your Azure VMs via Thomas Maurer
- How to – Reduce your Azure IaaS Costs via Joe Carlyle
- Custom Startup script for PHP – Azure App Service Linux via jsanders
- Disaster recovery of Azure disk encryption (V2) enabled virtual machines via Sujay Talasila
- Announcing new AMD EPYC™-based Azure Virtual Machines via Girish Bablani
- Introducing the new HBv2 Azure Virtual Machines for high-performance computing via Evan Burness
- Introducing NVv4 Azure Virtual Machines for GPU visualization workloads via Vijay Kanchanahalli
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Custom Startup script for PHP – Azure App Service Linux via jsanders
- How to create Azure Web App for Containers via Martin Brandl
- Azure App Service–Deny or Allow HTTP Verbs via jsanders
- August 5, 2019 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS via Gautam
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- How to Measure the Cost of Azure Functions via Mikhail Shilkov
Database and Big Data
- Announcing Azure Databricks unit pre-purchase plan and new regional availability via Yatharth Gupta
- Azure SignalR Service now supports Event Grid! via Ken Chen
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Onboard to Azure Security Center for IoT via Microsoft Developer
Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Overcoming language difficulties with AI and Azure services via David Houlding
DevOps and Development
- A Deep Dive into Git Performance using Trace2 via Jeff Hostetler
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) and Service Fabric
- How to create Azure Web App for Containers via Martin Brandl
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Onboard to Azure Security Center for IoT via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft is phasing out the Basic edition of Azure Active Directory via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Learning and Certification
- Microsoft Learning: Your path to success via Nancy Tandy, Business Strategy Manager, Worldwide Learning
Other
- Azure API Management Disaster Recovery in Standard – Part 1 – Backup and restore configuration via Sanganak – Authority
- Azure API Management Disaster Recovery in Standard – Part 2 – Traffic Manager with custom domain and way forward via Sanganak – Authority
- We’re making Azure Archive Storage better with new lower pricing via Kumail Hussain
- Azure and Informatica team up to remove barriers for cloud analytics migration via John ‘JG’ Chirapurath
- Confidential Consortium Framework (CCF) Part II: A deeper look and demos via Microsoft Developer
- Get insights into your team’s health with Azure Boards Reports via Romi Koifman
- AMD Doubles Down – And Up – With Rome Epyc Server Chips via Timothy Prickett Morgan
- Azure Stream Analytics now supports MATCH_RECOGNIZE via Rodrigo Alves
- Building Resilient ExpressRoute Connectivity for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery via Ram Balakrishnan
- Azure Sentinel – Where to start? via Joe Carlyle
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- Working with Azure DevOps using the Azure DevOps CLI | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
- A conversation about SLA for Azure SQL Database | Data Exposed via Channel 9
- Testing in production with Azure App Service | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- Debugging and optimizing Azure Cosmos DB performance | 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 314 | Azure is the new Mainframe with Steve Steuart via Microsoft Cloud Show
- Episode 291 – Azure Data Box Edge via The Azure Podcast
- Episode 137 – Azure and Office 365 News via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:- Azure IoT Edge support in Azure DevOps Project and Azure Pipelines
- Azure Migrate is now available in Australia, Canada, India, and Japan
- Disaster recovery of Azure Disk Encryption-enabled virtual machines
- Azure Firewall feature updates for July 2019
- Azure Blob Storage on IoT Edge is now generally available
- Navigator now provides dependency mapping and change analysis in App Service Diagnostics
- Azure Monitor for Containers with Prometheus support for AKS engines is now in preview
- New budgets creation experience is now available
- New AMD-based Azure VMs for general purpose and memory intensive workloads in preview
- Azure API Management updates for August
- Cognitive Services—Azure Active Directory authentication and custom subdomains are now in preview
- Azure Backup is available in new Azure regions
- Azure Government support is now available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in preview
- Azure Site Recovery is now available in new Azure regions
- Azure Geo and Zone Redundant Storage in public preview
- Audit logging in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now generally available
- M-series virtual machines (VMs) are now generally available in the Brazil South Region
- Azure NetApp Files is now available in three new regions
- Create virtual machines (VMs) using an earlier shared image version
- Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK Version 4 is now in preview
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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.
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