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The Weeks Top Links

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

New Microsoft Azure Certification Paths Coming in 2018 by Chris Pietschmann
Introducing the Azure Administrator Certification Track from Microsoft by Chris Pietschmann
Azure Security Center is now integrated into the subscription experience by Miri Landau
Azure Service Fabric Mesh is now in public preview by Chacko Daniel
eBook: Serverless Apps: Architecture, Patterns, and Azure Implementation by Jeremy Likness by Chris Pietschmann
Microsoft Posts Monster Numbers for Quarter, Fiscal Year by Paul Thurrott
Microsoft crosses $100 billion annual revenue mark for the first time via ZDNet
Seamless A/B Testing, Deployment Slots and DNS Rollover with Azure Functions and Cloudflare Workers by Troy Hunt
Azure Cloud Shell editor | Azure Friday via Channel 9

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 -Windows VM RDP Port got disabled on MS Firewall by Tzachi Elkabatz
Score one for the IT Pro: Azure File Sync is now generally available! by Tad Brockway
The Azure Firewall by Thomas Maurer
Protected: Setting up Application Gateway with WAF with an App Service that uses multiple Custom Domain names by Prashant Pratap
Azure Monitor: Route AAD Activity Logs using diagnostic settings by John Kemnetz

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Azure Tips and Tricks Part 141 – Generate a Zip file from Azure Blob Storage Files by Michael Crump
Exploring Azure App Service – Azure Diagnostics by Angelos Petropoulos
IP Restrictions on Azure App Service as expected behavior by Benjamin Perkins
Using Storage Explorer in the Azure Portal by Abhijit Jana

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

eBook: Serverless Apps: Architecture, Patterns, and Azure Implementation by Jeremy Likness by Chris Pietschmann
System.Diagnostics.Trace Application Logging Log Stream on Azure App Service Function App by Benjamin Perkins
Seamless A/B Testing, Deployment Slots and DNS Rollover with Azure Functions and Cloudflare Workers by Troy Hunt

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Microsoft is Killing Skype Classic on September 1 by Paul Thurrott
Microsoft says Teams is now at ‘feature parity’ with Skype for Business Online via ZDNet
Report: Facebook Could Be Ditching Office 365 for Google’s G Suite by Mehedi Hassan

Command-Line / ARM Templates / Azure Resource Manager

How to find apiVersion used for REST API or ARM templates by Benjamin Perkins
Your Cloud Shell session will be ephemeral by grave
Loading PowerShell types into VSCode by Donovan Brown
Using Azure Tags to make managing your Azure Spend Easier Bill Chesnut
You can now run a Visual Studio Code based editor in Azure Cloud Shell by Thomas Maurer
Announcing the Azure Cloud Shell editor in collaboration with Visual Studio Code by Brendan Burns

Database / Big Data

Public Preview of MATCH support in MERGE DML for Graph tables in Azure SQL Database by Shreya Verma
Public Preview of Row Mode Memory Grant Feedback in Azure SQL Database by Joseph Sack
Spring Data Gremlin for Azure Cosmos DB Graph API by Yitao Dong
Select Azure Data Factory in Authoring Tool by Abhijit Jana
Public Preview of Table Variable Deferred Compilation in Azure SQL Database by Joseph Sack
Globally replicated data lakes with LiveData using WANdisco on Azure by Pranav Rastogi
Storage performance best practices and considerations for Azure SQL DB Managed Instance (General Purpose) by Kun Cheng, Borko Novakovic, Jovan Popovic, Denzil Ribeiro, Rajesh Setlem, Arvind Shyamsundar, Branislav Uzelac
How to Monitor Azure Data Factory Pipeline? by Abhijit Jana
Azure Tips and Tricks Part 140 – Easily copy your SQL Azure database to your local development server by Michael Crump
Automatic Azure Data Factory Pipeline Creation using Copy Data Wizard by Abhijit Jana
Setting up Code Repository for Azure Data Factory by Abhijit Jana
AI and Big Data Landscape via AzureFabric
Exploring Azure Data Factory Activity Execution Details by Abhijit Jana

Internet of Things (IoT)

When you cannot use Azure IoT Device Provisioning Service by Holger Kenn
Use VS Code to call Azure IoT Hub REST APIs by formulahendry
Call Azure IoT Hub REST APIs in VS Code by formulahendry
Getting started with IoT: how to connect, secure, and manage your “things” by Olivier Bloch

Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence

AI and Big Data Landscape via AzureFabric
Bot Framework V4: What I learnt in 4 days in July 2018 by Martin Kearn
Foretell and prevent downtime with predictive maintenance by Diego Tamburini
AI and Digital Feedback Loops by Guggs

Development and DevOps

Back to basics: Building static website using Jekyll in VSTS by Utkarsh Shigihalli
Supercharging the Git Commit Graph IV: Bloom Filters by Derrick Stolee
DevOps for Data Science On The DevOps Lab Show via Microsoft MVP Award Program Blog
Dashboard Updates Generally Available by Francisco Garcia-Ascanio
New web app tutorials in the VS and VS Code Python docs, and docs feedback by Kraig Brockschmidt

Containers / Service Fabric

Azure Service Fabric Mesh is now in public preview by Chacko Daniel
Azure Container Registry Build Supports All Windows Versions (Preview of Preview) by Steve Lasker
Faster build and deploy, by using Kubernetes and Azure Dev Spaces within Visual Studio by Aram Koukia
Making Application Collaboration Easier with Docker Application Packages by Chris Crone

Blockchain / Smart Contracts

Blockchain as a tool for anti-fraud by David Houlding

Security / Privacy

Azure Security Center is now integrated into the subscription experience by Miri Landau
How To Delete aN App Registration in Azure by Bronwen Zande
Azure AD Managed Service Identity updates by Arturo Lucatero

Learning / Certification

New Microsoft Azure Certification Paths Coming in 2018 by Chris Pietschmann
Introducing the Azure Administrator Certification Track from Microsoft by Chris Pietschmann
Calling All Azure Administrators! Introducing a New Certification Just for You… by Liberty Munson
AZ-100 Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment Certification Exam by Chris Pietschmann
AZ-101 Microsoft Azure Integration and Security Certification Exam by Chris Pietschmann
AZ-102 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Transition Exam by Chris Pietschmann
Microsoft MVP – Ten Years and Counting by Thomas LaRock
Download your copy of “Cloud Application Architecture Guide” ebook by esseemme
New Microsoft Azure Certifications announced by Thomas Maurer

Azure Government

Azure Government Marketplace expanding with new Pay-As-You-Go offers by Sarah Weldon

Other

Azure Marketplace June container offers by Christine Alford
Microsoft crosses $100 billion annual revenue mark for the first time via ZDNet
Microsoft Builds Quantum Strategy Around Q# by Nicole Hemsoth
Intelligent Healthcare with Azure Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) technology by Alice Kupcik
Azure cost forecast API and other updates by Vinod Kurpad
R3 on Azure: Launch of Corda Enterprise v3.1 by Yorke Rhodes III

Videos

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

Azure Service Fabric Mesh preview | Azure Friday via Channel 9
Azure Automation Runbooks with PowerShell | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
‘Azure MySQL Database by David Giard
What your smart devices know (and share) about you | Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu via TED Talks Daily
Deliver Rich Live Events for Corporate Training Using Teams – Modern Workplace Tips by Mike Gannotti
Azure Cloud Shell editor | Azure Friday via Channel 9
A Perspective on Industrial IoT Security by TrendMicro | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
Getting Started with Cloud Native Infrastructure | The Open Source Show via Channel 9
Event-based data integration with Azure Data Factory via Azure Friday
TWC9: Azure Cloud Shell Gets VSCode-like, Imagine Cup Finals are coming, cheap email with Azure DNS, Windows 98 PC builds and more | This Week On Channel 9 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:

Node on Azure with John Papa via .NET Rocks!
Dynamics 365 Practice Podcast – Episode 24 – Getting on AppSource with Daniel Hesketh via The Microsoft Business Applications Podcast
Episode 74 – Securing Office 365 (Part 1) via The Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
Episode 263 | What’s making news with Azure and Office 365 via The Cloud Show
CRM Audio 89: New Dynamics 365 update process via The Microsoft Business Applications Podcast

General Cloud / Related

Here’s some noteworthy links about Cloud computing and other related topics that aren’t necessarily specific to Microsoft Azure:

Sign up for the weekly Python on micrcontrollers newsletter @adafruit #circuitpython via Adafruit
CSAIL Deep-Learning System can Isolate Instruments in Videos #MusicMonday via Adafruit
5 Forecasts About the Future of Machine Learning by Damien Wolf
FPGA Maker Snaps Up Deep Learning Chip Startup by Nicole Hemsoth
Making Amazon Alexa respond to Sign Language using AI by Jessie Mae
5 Real Life Blockchain Implementations Outside of Cryptocurrency by Bill Doerrfeld
Netflix Updates Its Speed Test Tool to Provide More Information Mahedi Hassan
When Does Kubernetes Become Invisible And Ubiquitous? by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Tech Giants Join Forces to Enable Seamless Data Transfer Across Platforms by Mahedi Hassan
Introducing Docker Application Guides by Jim Armstrong

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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.