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The Weeks Top Links

Here are some of the most notable links from the week:

Azure Tips and Tricks Part 179 – Using Azure Media Analytics to search for specific terms in a Video via Michael Crump
App Service Environment Support for Availability Zones (Preview) via Stefan Schackow (MSFT)
Standardising Azure Resource Naming Conventions Using ARM Templates via BenJarvis
Remote debugging with VS Code on Windows to a Raspberry Pi using .NET Core on ARM via Scott Hanselman
Azure Cognitive Services adds important certifications, greater availability, and new unified key via Greg Clark
Build an Azure IoT application with Cloud Explorer for Visual Studio via Visual Studio Blog
Microsoft says all U.S. government customers are sanctioned to use Outlook Mobile via ZDNet | microsoft RSS

Azure 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)

Azure Lab Services: Users may not be able to create Windows 10 VMs in their labs via Tanmayee Kamath
Azure Site Recovery team is hosting an Ask Me Anything session via Siddharth Deekshit
Azure File Share for your Infrastructure Backup via Bas Wassenaar
Lesson Learned #58: Virtual Machine and its Load Balancer IP via Jose M Jurado – MSFT

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

App Service Environment Support for Availability Zones (Preview) via Stefan Schackow (MSFT)

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

Microsoft Integration Weekly Update: Jan 21, 2019 via Gautam
Microsoft Integration Weekly Update: Jan 21, 2019 via Gautam
Handling “Service Unavailable” error easily in Azure Logic Apps via David Burg
Invoke Azure Functions from Azure Data Factory Pipeline via Abhijit Jana
Microsoft Integration Weekly Update: Jan 14, 2019 via Gautam

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Create a New Team in Microsoft Teams via David Giard
Self Service Password Reset with on-premises writeback in Microsoft 365 Business via Nicolas Charritton

Command-Line and ARM Templates

HDInsight now supported in Azure CLI as a public preview via Tyler Fox
Standardising Azure Resource Naming Conventions Using ARM Templates via BenJarvis

Database and Big Data

Export data in near real-time from Azure IoT Central via Vivian Liu
Lesson Learned #65: Azure SQL Database – Using Read Scale Out option via Jose M Jurado – MSFT
Lesson Learned #63: It is possible to create Linked Server in Azure SQL Managed Instance? via Jose M Jurado – MSFT
Lesson Learned #62: Using Cross Database Queries in Azure SQL Managed Instance via Jose M Jurado – MSFT
Lesson Learned #61: Using Schemas in Azure SQL Managed Instance via Jose M Jurado – MSFT
Lesson Learned #60: Using Partition Option in Azure SQL Managed Instance via Jose M Jurado – MSFT
HDInsight now supported in Azure CLI as a public preview via Tyler Fox
Azure Content Spotlight – Azure Data Architecture Guide via Sjoukje Zaal
Lesson Learned #59: I would like to upload my own certificate to connect to Azure SQL Database. via Jose M Jurado – MSFT
Azure Data Explorer plugin for Grafana dashboards via Gabi Lehner
Intro to Service Meshes: Data Planes, Control Planes, and More via Microsoft Developer
GitHub Resource for Machine Learning, a list of Papers with Code #DataScience #AI #ethics #science #opensource #GitHub @GitHub via Mike Barela
Invoke Azure Functions from Azure Data Factory Pipeline via Abhijit Jana
Creating a Massively Scalable Blog with Ghost, MySQL and Azure via Rob Conery

Internet of Things (IoT)

How to control motors from Raspberry Pi with Adafruit DC Motor Controller using CircuitPython @TheSciJoy @adafruit @raspberry_pi @circuitpython via phillip torrone
Export data in near real-time from Azure IoT Central via Vivian Liu
Remote debugging with VS Code on Windows to a Raspberry Pi using .NET Core on ARM via Scott Hanselman
Build an Azure IoT application with Cloud Explorer for Visual Studio via Visual Studio Blog
We get Smarter with the Internet of Things (IoT) and so do Cities via Richard Parker
Is IoT Dead? Why IoT Is Changing and How It Lives On via Frank Landman

Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Azure Cognitive Services adds important certifications, greater availability, and new unified key via Greg Clark
Peering Into The Future Of Machine Learning Hardware via Timothy Prickett Morgan
GitHub Resource for Machine Learning, a list of Papers with Code #DataScience #AI #ethics #science #opensource #GitHub @GitHub via Mike Barela
Microsoft counters Amazon again with big Walgreens partnership, aiming to reshape healthcare via Todd Bishop

DevOps and Development

How to control motors from Raspberry Pi with Adafruit DC Motor Controller using CircuitPython @TheSciJoy @adafruit @raspberry_pi @circuitpython via phillip torrone
Hosting Python packages in Azure DevOps via Premier Developer
GitHub resources for all @github #github via phillip torrone
Remote debugging with VS Code on Windows to a Raspberry Pi using .NET Core on ARM via Scott Hanselman
DevOps and Culture, part 2 via Premier Developer
DevOps and Culture, part 1 via Premier Developer
Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Mobile Apps | The Xamarin Show via Microsoft Developer
Azure Key Vault programming with Python via sendmarsh
Build an Azure IoT application with Cloud Explorer for Visual Studio via Visual Studio Blog
Announcing the Azure DevOps Bounty Program via Buck Hodges
GitHub Resource for Machine Learning, a list of Papers with Code #DataScience #AI #ethics #science #opensource #GitHub @GitHub via Mike Barela
Include ServiceNow Change Management in Azure Pipelines via Shashank Bansal [MSFT]1

Blockchain and Smart Contracts

Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Mobile Apps | The Xamarin Show via Microsoft Developer

Security, Identity, and Privacy

Microsoft Azure obtains Korea-Information Security Management System (K-ISMS) certification via David Burt
Azure AD Set Passwords to Not Expire via michaelstephensonuk

Learning and Certification

Government

Microsoft says all U.S. government customers are sanctioned to use Outlook Mobile via ZDNet | microsoft RSS

Other

Azure.Source – Volume 66 via Rob Caron
Alerts based on Analytics query using Custom log search via Premier Developer
A Programmer’s Introduction to Mathematics with Jeremy Kun via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat via Paul Thurrott
Azure DevTest Labs: Users may not be able to edit the base image while creating a formula via Tanmayee Kamath
Dynamic mission planning for drones with Azure Maps via Roberto Lucchi
Microsoft Sends Out Invites for MWC 2019, Will Likely Talk HoloLens 2 via Mehedi Hassan
Azure Marketplace new offers – Volume 29 via Christine Alford
Could Microsoft show off its next HoloLens device at Mobile World Congress 2019? via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Azure Monitor logs in Grafana – now in public preview via Noa Kuperberg
Microsoft Azure portal January 2019 update via Leon Welicki
Germany Makes Massive Quantum, Neuromorphic Investment via Michael Feldman
Beware, Windows 7 hold-outs: Microsoft starts one-year clock to end support for popular operating system via Nat Levy
Reclaim ownership of Azure EA Subscriptions via Simon J.K. Pedersen
Creating a Massively Scalable WordPress Site on Azure’s Hosted Bits via Rob Conery
Azure Tips and Tricks Part 179 – Using Azure Media Analytics to search for specific terms in a Video via Michael Crump

Videos

Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:

Monitor your Azure Data Factory pipelines proactively with alerts | Azure Friday via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
Monitor your Azure Data Factory pipelines proactively with alerts via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
TWC9: Alexa Azure DevOps Skills, Hacking Your Career, ML.NET 0.9, 6502 Assembly in VS Code, and more | This Week On Channel 9 via Channel 9
Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Mobile Apps | The Xamarin Show via Channel 9
Using Cognitive Services in Containers | AI Show via Channel 9
Using HashiCorp Consul to connect Kubernetes clusters on Azure | Azure Friday via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
Intro to Service Meshes: Data Planes, Control Planes, and More | The Open Source Show via Channel 9
Using HashiCorp Consul to connect Kubernetes clusters on Azure via Azure Friday (HD) – 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:

CRM Audio 105: April ’19 Release Notes via CRM Audio — The Microsoft Business Applications Podcast
Episode 262 – Operationalizing Cosmos DB via The Azure Podcast
Episode 108 – Backup and Recovery in Office 365 via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
Kubernetes in 2019 with Jessica Deen via .NET Rocks!
Cloud Commercial Communities webinar and podcast newsletter – January 2019 via Microsoft Azure Blog
Episode 286 | Geek Out: Home Automation Part Deux via Microsoft Cloud Show

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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.