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Microsoft Build 2019 Aftermath!
Last week was Microsoft’s Build 2019 conference. As a result, there were a ton of new features and service announcements released by Microsoft surrounding the event. As you’ll see, this edition of Build Azure Weekly is fairly large due to all the amazing stuff released and announced. There are also lots of links to video recordings of sessions from Microsoft Build.
Have a great week catching up to the all new current state of the Microsoft cloud!
The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:
- Visual Studio Online Web-based IDE Private Preview via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Blockchain Confidential Consortium Framework (CCF) Released via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure IoT DevKit Simulator (MXChip AZ3166) via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum Released via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure Tips and Tricks Part 196 – Testing Azure Functions via Michael Crump
- Windows 10 is getting a Microsoft-built Linux kernel via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Replacing Azure Automation using Azure CLI and Azure Devops via Gregor Suttie
- An experiment – The Azure Cloud Shell at the command line with AZ SHELL via Scott Hanselman
- A new Console for Windows – It’s the open source Windows Terminal via Scott Hanselman
Azure Service Updates
- Corrected billing for Azure SQL Data Warehouse and other Azure services
- Azure Lab Services update: Address range feature now available
- Azure Monitor BUILD 2019 updates
- Azure Red Hat OpenShift now available
- New networking features for App Service Linux are now in preview
- Perpetual free tier offering for Linux-based applications on App Service
- App Service support for Java 11 (Linux and Windows) is now available
- Azure App Service new full screen experience is now available
- New-and-improved SAP connector is now generally available
- Improved distributed tracing of serverless applications built with Functions and API Management is now available
- Expose a Function App via API Management by linking it to a new or existing API is now available
- Durable Functions now supports a new stateful entities pattern
- Azure Cosmos DB API for etcd in preview
- Azure IoT Edge 1.0.7 release is now available
- IoT Plug and Play announcement at Build
- Azure Cost Management multi-cloud for AWS is in preview
- Azure AD admin roles for B2C are in public preview
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BYOS images now available
- Azure Shared Image Gallery is now generally available
- Azure ExpressRoute is generally available in eight additional locations
- Announcing Ephemeral OS Disk in Public Preview
- Inline Code for Azure Logic Apps is in preview
- RosettaNet connector and standard support is now in preview
- Adaptive network hardening – now in public preview
- Adaptive application controls – changing a VM group membership
- Azure Container Instances Windows Server 2019 container support is now in preview
- New features for Azure Machine Learning are now available
- Visual Studio Subscription with GitHub Enterprise offering
- Public Preview of Azure Data Explorer capabilities to integrate deeper with ADLS Gen 2
- Public Preview of tighter integration of Azure Data Explorer with Python and Spark
- New series of Azure Bot Framework enhancements now available
- New features for Azure Machine Learning are now in preview
- Language Understanding now in preview
- Azure now supports GitHub identity single sign-on
- Azure Policy for AKS is now in public preview
- Built-in support for Apache Spark in Azure Cosmos DB now in preview
- Azure now supports GitHub identity single sign-on
- Hyperscale (Citus) is now in preview on Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- Azure Search now supports complex search types
- HBase accelerated writes in Azure HDInsight is now in preview
- Azure SQL Database serverless compute tier is now in preview
- Group Targeting for Non-Azure Servers in Azure Update Management
- New services and capabilities in Azure Cognitive Services
- Azure Cognitive Services capabilities that are now generally available
- Azure Active Directory B2C in China
- Azure Blockchain Service is now available in preview
- Notebook support for all Azure Cosmos DB APIs is in preview
- Azure Event Hubs clusters can now be created in the Azure portal (in preview)
- Rules engine for Azure Content Delivery Network is now in preview
- User-defined network policy in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now available
- Azure Container Registry virtual network and firewall rules support is now in preview
- Video Indexer: multiple facial recognition enhancements have been added
- Authenticated IP for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now in preview
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) virtual node is now available
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) multi node pools is in preview
- Azure Stream Analytics support for Visual Studio Code is in preview
- Autoscale for Azure HDInsight is now in preview
- Azure SQL Database managed instance SKU recommendation for Data Migration Assistant is now available
- Azure VMware Solutions is now generally available
- Azure App Configuration is now in preview
- Azure Quickstart Center enables new customers to build cloud projects with confidence
- Azure Maps Mobility Services is in preview
- Premium Live Encoder now supports streaming at 1080p and 30 fps
- The Cognitive Search feature of Azure Search is now available
- Azure App Service (Linux) support for Python is now available
- Azure SignalR Service support for ASP.NET is now available
- Cross availability zones support for Azure Service Fabric clusters is now available
- Oracle to Azure Database for PostgreSQL online migration is in preview
- Azure Container Registry content trust is now available
- A new enhancement for Azure Bot Service, QnA Maker, is now in preview
- Azure Container Registry Helm webhooks is now in preview
- Azure Container Registry tag locking policy is now generally available
- Azure Dev Spaces is now generally available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Implement C based custom de-serializers in Azure Stream Analytics (in preview)
- Azure Serial Console updated with VMSS support and improved language support
- Regulatory Compliance Dashboard in Azure Security Center is now generally available
- Azure SQL Database Hyperscale support for single databases is now available
- Virtual machine scale set support – now generally available
- Advanced Threat Protection for Azure Storage – now generally available
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)
- Infrastructure as Code (or Continuous Delivery Infrastructure) – BRK3030 via Microsoft Developer
- How to bring your VMware-based applications to Azure – BDL2027 via Microsoft Developer
- The new Windows subsystem for Linux architecture: a deep dive – BRK3068 via Microsoft Developer
- Host multiplayer Minecraft: Education Edition on Azure Virtual Machines via Sarah Guthals
- Azure App Service update: Free Linux Tier, Python and Java support, and more via Stefan Schackow
- Operate your application & infrastructure with PowerShell in Azure Functions – PRE01 via Microsoft Developer
- Windows 10 is getting a Microsoft-built Linux kernel via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Migrating your applications data and infrastructure to Azure – BRK2021 via Microsoft Developer
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Azure PaaS Journey: Insights into app latency networking and security from Walmart – BRK3045 via Microsoft Developer
- Serverless web apps with Blazor Azure Functions and Azure Storage – THR2003 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure App Service update: Free Linux Tier, Python and Java support, and more via Stefan Schackow
- Keeping your Azure App Service and Azure Functions apps healthy and happy – PRE12 via Microsoft Developer
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Event-driven design patterns to enhance existing applications using Azure Functions – BRK3041 via Microsoft Developer
- Where should I host my code? Choosing between Kubernetes Containers and Serverless – THR2005 via Microsoft Developer
- 6 things you need to know about serverless – THR3009 via Microsoft Developer
- Bring serverless apps to life with Azure SignalR Service – THR3008 via Microsoft Developer
- Mixing Stateful and Serverless – workflow orchestration and actors – THR3011 via Microsoft Developer
- The good the bad and the ugly of Serverless – CFS2025 via Microsoft Developer
- Connecting the colossal: How to scale innovation with serverless integration via Skyler Hartle
- Serverless as Simple Callbacks with Pulumi and Azure Functions via Mikhail Shilkov
- Serverless web apps with Blazor Azure Functions and Azure Storage – THR2003 via Microsoft Developer
- Building event driven apps with Azure Functions and Azure Cosmos DB change feed – BRK3053 via Microsoft Developer
- Build Scalable APIs using GraphQL and Serverless – CFS3003 via Microsoft Developer
- Closing the key gaps of serverless with Azure Functions – BRK3042 via Microsoft Developer
- Reshaping the business landscape with serverless APIs via Skyler Hartle
- Advancing the developer experience for serverless apps with Azure Functions via Eduardo Laureano
- Operate your application & infrastructure with PowerShell in Azure Functions – PRE01 via Microsoft Developer
- What’s New With Logic Apps – PRE03 via Microsoft Developer
- Serverless Python Applications with Azure Functions – PRE13 via Microsoft Developer
- Serverless Kubernetes KEDA and Azure Functions – PRE14 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure AD B2C Custom Policies Now GA- Integration With Azure Functions For Data – PRE07 via Microsoft Developer
- Keeping your Azure App Service and Azure Functions apps healthy and happy – PRE12 via Microsoft Developer
- Black Friday? Logic apps to the rescue… – CFS2005 via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft Integration Weekly Update: May 6, 2019 via Gautam
- Build 2019: Microsoft, Red Hat develop open-source service for auto-scaling serverless containers on Kubernetes via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft Integration Weekly Update: May 6, 2019 via Gautam
- Azure Tips and Tricks Part 196 – Testing Azure Functions via Michael Crump
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Sprinkle some DevOps on your PowerApps & Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement projects – BRK3093 via Microsoft Developer
- Sprinkle some DevOps on your PowerApps & Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement projects – BRK3093 via Microsoft Developer
- Leveraging your code with APIs from Excel 3.0 to Office 365 Azure Power BI and Flow – CFS2021 via Microsoft Developer
- Automating background processes across Microsoft 365 data using Microsoft Graph and – BRK3079 via Microsoft Developer
- The Microsoft 365 Platform: A Vision for Windows and Office Developers – TK02 via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft Graph: Powering your applications with Microsoft 365 services – BRK2024 via Microsoft Developer
Command-Line and ARM Templates
- Replacing Azure Automation using Azure CLI and Azure Devops via Gregor Suttie
- 3 Clicks to a Kubernetes Cluster with NetApp – THR1003 via Microsoft Developer
- An experiment – The Azure Cloud Shell at the command line with AZ SHELL via Scott Hanselman
- Operate your application & infrastructure with PowerShell in Azure Functions – PRE01 via Microsoft Developer
Database and Big Data
- Coding from scratch a realtime Azure data and AI pipeline – CFS2010 via Microsoft Developer
- Data Architect’s guide for successful Open Source patterns in Azure w/ Spark Hive – BRK3059 via Microsoft Developer
- Coding from scratch a realtime Azure data and AI pipeline – CFS2010 via Microsoft Developer
- Deep dive: Mission-critical multi-tenant apps with Cosmos DB multi-master – BRK4005 via Microsoft Developer
- How to prevent biased datasets when training AI models – CFS2016 via Microsoft Developer
- Deploying apps for on-premises and hybrid ML+AI on SQL Server 2019 big data clusters – BRK3097 via Microsoft Developer
- Power BI Meets Azure SQL Data Warehouse: Amplifying your data stack with – BRK3057 via Microsoft Developer
- Managing your ML lifecycle with Azure Databricks and Azure ML – BRK3010 via Microsoft Developer
- Building data pipelines for Modern Data Warehouse with Spark and .NET in Azure – BRK3055 via Microsoft Developer
- Best practices for Azure Cosmos DB: Data modeling Partitioning and RUs – BRK3054 via Microsoft Developer
- Building Azure Apps using the Common Data Service – BRK4012 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure Notebooks for Data Science Developers – CFS2004 via Microsoft Developer
- Real-time Analytics with Azure Cosmos DB and Apache Spark – BRK4004 via Microsoft Developer
- Automating background processes across Microsoft 365 data using Microsoft Graph and – BRK3079 via Microsoft Developer
- Contributing and building extensions for Azure Data Studio – BRK3049 via Microsoft Developer
- Inside Azure datacenter architecture with Mark Russinovich – BRK3060 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure SQL Data Warehouse releases new capabilities for performance and security via Igor Stanko
- Building Azure Apps using the Common Data Service – BRK4012 via Microsoft Developer
- SAP and Microsoft bring IoT data to the core of the business applications via Tony Shakib
- BAM! Taking Azure Databricks for Machine Learning up a Notch – CFS3002 via Microsoft Developer
- Machine Learning in Azure Data Studio – THR3013 via Microsoft Developer
- Building event driven apps with Azure Functions and Azure Cosmos DB change feed – BRK3053 via Microsoft Developer
- Code-free data integration at scale for Azure SQL Data Warehouse with Azure Data – BRK3056 via Microsoft Developer
- Build cloud native apps using MySQL that scale to 500 million transactions a day on – BRK3051 via Microsoft Developer
- Migrate on-premises SQL Servers reaching end of support to Azure using DMS service – THR2006 via Microsoft Developer
- Power BI: Enabling a data culture – BDL2041 via Microsoft Developer
- Build modern database applications using Azure SQL Database Managed Instance ADF and – BRK3052 via Microsoft Developer
- Architecting Cloud-Native Apps with AKS and Cosmos DB – CFS2002 via Microsoft Developer
- MLOps: How to Bring Your Data Science to Production – BDL2026 via Microsoft Developer
- Breaking the Wall between Data Scientists and App Developers with MLOps – BRK2004 via Microsoft Developer
- Run AI powered apps on the edge with Azure Data Box Edge – BRK3065 via Microsoft Developer
- Develop data application on a no-limits SQL data platform – BRK4003 via Microsoft Developer
- Tips & Tricks for getting data of any shape and size into Azure Data Lake using – THR3018 via Microsoft Developer
- Power BI & Azure Data Services – Better together – BRK3086 via Microsoft Developer
- Built for Speed: SQL Server Database Application Design for Performance – BRK3098 via Microsoft Developer
- Planet scale operational analytics and AI with Azure Cosmos DB via Rimma Nehme
- Cosmos DB Announcements from Build 2019 via Cameron Vetter
- Processing telematics data using Azure EventHubs Cosmos DB and NodeJs – CFS2023 via Microsoft Developer
- #MSBuild Azure Open Datasets via Jen Stirrup
- Azure AD B2C Custom Policies Now GA- Integration With Azure Functions For Data – PRE07 via Microsoft Developer
- Simplify Edge Architecture with Azure SQL Database Edge – BRK2014 via Microsoft Developer
- Migrating your applications data and infrastructure to Azure – BRK2021 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure’s Data Platform – Powering Modern Applications and Cloud Scale Analytics at – BRK2013 via Microsoft Developer
- Get high-performance scaling for your Azure database workloads with Hyperscale via Rohan Kumar
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Windows IoT: The foundation for your Intelligent Edge – BRK3036 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure IoT Edge & AI: Enabling the Intelligent Edge – BRK3033 via Microsoft Developer
- Prototyping an internet connected smart home device with Azure IoT hub – THR2020 via Microsoft Developer
- IoT Lab with Paul DeCarlo – CB08 via Microsoft Developer
- Windows IoT: The foundation for your Intelligent Edge – BRK3036 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure Sphere: Securely unlocking IoT for your Enterprise – BRK3035 via Microsoft Developer
- Top 14 IoT Mobile App Development Trends to Expect in 2019 (and Beyond) via Geet Patel
- SAP and Microsoft bring IoT data to the core of the business applications via Tony Shakib
- Using IoT to improve people’s health and brain power – CFS2027 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure Digital Twins + HoloLens: Powering the Next Generation of IoT – THR1002 via Microsoft Developer
- Building and updating secure IoT devices – BDL2015 via Microsoft Developer
- All you need to know about Microsoft’s IoT news and futures – BDL2013 via Microsoft Developer
- Enabling rapid IoT solution development with Azure IoT Central and new Azure IoT – BRK3032 via Microsoft Developer
- Our IoT Vision and Roadmap – BRK2011 via Microsoft Developer
- Starbucks IoT Implementation – Beyond Hardware and Software – THR2023 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure IoT Platform & Security Innovations: Foundation of a modern and secure IoT – BRK3034 via Microsoft Developer
- Build with Azure IoT Central and IoT Plug and Play via Peter Provost
- Azure IoT at Build: making IoT solutions easier to develop, more powerful to use via Sam George
- Azure IoT DevKit Simulator (MXChip AZ3166) via Chris Pietschmann
Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- ML .Net Model Builder from Build 2019 via Cameron Vetter
- Coding from scratch a realtime Azure data and AI pipeline – CFS2010 via Microsoft Developer
- Simplifying AI with automated ML no-code web interface via Tzvi Keisar
- Coding from scratch a realtime Azure data and AI pipeline – CFS2010 via Microsoft Developer
- How to prevent biased datasets when training AI models – CFS2016 via Microsoft Developer
- Deploying apps for on-premises and hybrid ML+AI on SQL Server 2019 big data clusters – BRK3097 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure IoT Edge & AI: Enabling the Intelligent Edge – BRK3033 via Microsoft Developer
- Managing your ML lifecycle with Azure Databricks and Azure ML – BRK3010 via Microsoft Developer
- Using AI and automation to build resiliency into Azure DevOps – CFS2026 via Microsoft Developer
- How to use Azure Conversational AI to scale your business for the next generation- A – BRK3003 via Microsoft Developer
- Tips and Tricks to get productive with Azure Machine Learning service – BDL2007 via Microsoft Developer
- Digital Ink: Building for the Web Fueled By Cloud AI – THR3016 via Microsoft Developer
- From Zero to AI Hero–Automatically generate ML models using Azure Machine Learning – BRK3009 via Microsoft Developer
- AI in Power BI – BRK3090 via Microsoft Developer
- Designing AI Responsibly – BRK2003 via Microsoft Developer
- BAM! Taking Azure Databricks for Machine Learning up a Notch – CFS3002 via Microsoft Developer
- Introducing AI-driven content understanding with Cognitive Search and Cognitive – BRK2001 via Microsoft Developer
- Machine Learning in Azure Data Studio – THR3013 via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft AI for all – Empowering Developers – THR3002 via Microsoft Developer
- What’s new with Azure Cognitive Services – BDL2003 via Microsoft Developer
- How to build enterprise ready scalable AI solutions using Azure Cognitive Services – BRK3004 via Microsoft Developer
- Machine Learning with ML.NET 1.0 – BDL2050 via Microsoft Developer
- Create a truly conversational bot in minutes using the QnA Maker Cognitive Service – BDL2023 via Microsoft Developer
- Build “zero code” machine learning models with visual workflow capabilities in Azure – BRK3008 via Microsoft Developer
- Breaking the Wall between Data Scientists and App Developers with MLOps – BRK2004 via Microsoft Developer
- Run AI powered apps on the edge with Azure Data Box Edge – BRK3065 via Microsoft Developer
- Enhance your existing application with cognitive services – BRK3077 via Microsoft Developer
- Planet scale operational analytics and AI with Azure Cosmos DB via Rimma Nehme
- Introducing new product innovations for SAP HANA, Expanded AI collaboration with SAP and more via Girish Bablani
- Azure AI: Making AI real for every developer and every organization – BRK2006 via Microsoft Developer
- YAML Release Pipelines in Azure DevOps – PRE06 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure AI Overview – BDL2005 via Microsoft Developer
- BP explores Azure AI to boost safety, increase efficiency, and drive business success via Microsoft Developer
- #MSBuild Announcements: Making your AI Easier with updates to Azure Machine Learning, #MLOps, or #DevOps for Machine Learning via Jen Stirrup
DevOps and Development
- Troubleshooting SpecFlow in Visual Studio via FitGeekGirl
- Microsoft Azure: Empowering Every Developer – TK01 via Microsoft Developer
- Sprinkle some DevOps on your PowerApps & Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement projects – BRK3093 via Microsoft Developer
- Sprinkle some DevOps on your PowerApps & Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement projects – BRK3093 via Microsoft Developer
- Building Python Web Applications with Visual Studio Code Docker and Azure – BRK3020 via Microsoft Developer
- Programming for a quantum computer with Q# and Visual Studio – THR2021 via Microsoft Developer
- Ship it to every platform with Azure Pipelines – BRK2008 via Microsoft Developer
- DevOps for applications running on Windows – BRK3073 via Microsoft Developer
- Using AI and automation to build resiliency into Azure DevOps – CFS2026 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure Pipelines and DevOps – BDL2008 via Microsoft Developer
- Moving Fastify to Azure Pipelines – BDL2059 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure Notebooks for Data Science Developers – CFS2004 via Microsoft Developer
- Digital Ink: Building for the Web Fueled By Cloud AI – THR3016 via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft Azure: Empowering Every Developer – TK01 via Microsoft Developer
- Learning Q# with Python: building the quantum programming community – CFS2020 via Microsoft Developer
- Implementing control at scale in a cloud & devops centric environment using policy – BRK2018 via Microsoft Developer
- Replacing Azure Automation using Azure CLI and Azure Devops via Gregor Suttie
- Top 14 IoT Mobile App Development Trends to Expect in 2019 (and Beyond) via Geet Patel
- Signing into Azure DevOps using your GitHub credentials via Rajesh Ramamurthy (MSFT)
- End to End Azure DevOps – THR2004 via Microsoft Developer
- Building the new Windows Terminal with Visual Studio 2019 via Donovan Brown
- Azure Digital Twins + HoloLens: Powering the Next Generation of IoT – THR1002 via Microsoft Developer
- From Zero to DevOps Superhero: The Container Edition – BRK3028 via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft AI for all – Empowering Developers – THR3002 via Microsoft Developer
- Productive front-end development with JavaScript Visual Studio Code and Azure – BRK3021 via Microsoft Developer
- Super Productive JavaScript Development with Visual Studio Code and Azure – BDL2022 via Microsoft Developer
- The Microsoft 365 Platform: A Vision for Windows and Office Developers – TK02 via Microsoft Developer
- Simplifying blockchain development with Azure Blockchain Service – BRK3061 via Microsoft Developer
- Enabling rapid IoT solution development with Azure IoT Central and new Azure IoT – BRK3032 via Microsoft Developer
- End to end application development and DevOps on Azure Kubernetes Service – BRK3039 via Microsoft Developer
- Visual Studio Code Tips and Tricks – now with… (join us to find out) – BRK3022 via Microsoft Developer
- Breaking the Wall between Data Scientists and App Developers with MLOps – BRK2004 via Microsoft Developer
- DevOps – Where to start? – THR2002 via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft’s journey to becoming an open source enterprise with GitHub – BRK3029 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure App Service update: Free Linux Tier, Python and Java support, and more via Stefan Schackow
- Advancing the developer experience for serverless apps with Azure Functions via Eduardo Laureano
- Visual Studio Online Web-based IDE Private Preview via Chris Pietschmann
- Introduction to Azure App Configuration for Developers with C# .NET Core via Tobias Zimmergren
- Introducing Azure Boards to the GitHub Marketplace via Alex Nichols
- What’s new with Azure Pipelines via Gopinath C H[MSFT]
- Azure AI: Making AI real for every developer and every organization – BRK2006 via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft Azure: Empowering Every Developer – TK01 via Microsoft Developer
- Serverless Python Applications with Azure Functions – PRE13 via Microsoft Developer
- YAML Release Pipelines in Azure DevOps – PRE06 via Microsoft Developer
- Integrating GitHub and Azure Boards – PRE11 via Microsoft Developer
- .NET Application Modernization with Pivotal and Azure DevOps – CFS2001 via Microsoft Developer
- No more last mile problems! Quickly deploy .NET Python Java and Node apps on Azure – BRK3046 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum Released via Chris Pietschmann
- Building the Pandas project in the open with GitHub and Azure Pipelines via Microsoft Developer
- Mike Benkovich on Visual Studio 2019 via David Giard
- Announcing Kubernetes integration for Azure Pipelines via Gopinath C H[MSFT]
- Accelerating DevOps with GitHub and Azure via Nicole Herskowitz
- #MSBuild Announcements: Making your AI Easier with updates to Azure Machine Learning, #MLOps, or #DevOps for Machine Learning via Jen Stirrup
- A simpler way to buy Azure DevOps via Todd Manion
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) and Service Fabric
- 5 Reasons to Containerize Production Windows Apps on Docker Enterprise via David Friedlander
- Service Fabric Mesh refresh announcement via Service Fabric Team
- Building Python Web Applications with Visual Studio Code Docker and Azure – BRK3020 via Microsoft Developer
- Where should I host my code? Choosing between Kubernetes Containers and Serverless – THR2005 via Microsoft Developer
- Monitoring metrics in AKS via Vincent-Philippe Lauzon
- Enterprise security in the era of containers and Kubernetes – BRK3040 via Microsoft Developer
- Service Mesh on AKS the future is now – CFS3020 via Microsoft Developer
- 3 Clicks to a Kubernetes Cluster with NetApp – THR1003 via Microsoft Developer
- Architecting Cloud-Native Apps with AKS and Cosmos DB – CFS2002 via Microsoft Developer
- New Things in AKS – BDL2019 via Microsoft Developer
- End to end application development and DevOps on Azure Kubernetes Service – BRK3039 via Microsoft Developer
- Known Issue with Latest Azure Service Fabric 6.4 Refresh Release via Service Fabric Team
- Service Fabric Patch Orchestration Application Open Source Announcement via Service Fabric Team
- Serverless Kubernetes KEDA and Azure Functions – PRE14 via Microsoft Developer
- Govern Your AKS Clusters with Azure Policy – PRE04 via Microsoft Developer
- Fundamentals of Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure and the road ahead – BRK3038 via Microsoft Developer
- Announcing Kubernetes integration for Azure Pipelines via Gopinath C H[MSFT]
- Build 2019: Microsoft, Red Hat develop open-source service for auto-scaling serverless containers on Kubernetes via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Partnering with the community to make Kubernetes easier via Brendan Burns
Blockchain and Smart Contracts
- Cloud + Blockchain – Build Live with Mark Russinovich and Vitalik Buterin – BDL2024 via Microsoft Developer
- Simplifying blockchain development with Azure Blockchain Service – BRK3061 via Microsoft Developer
- Real World Blockchain – Customer Scenario Showcase – THR2008 via Microsoft Developer
- Intro to Blockchain – BRK3050 via Microsoft Developer
- What the Rise of Blockchain can Teach the Regulatory Environment via Brady Fletcher
- Microsoft Blockchain Confidential Consortium Framework (CCF) Released via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure Blockchain Development Kit for Ethereum Released via Chris Pietschmann
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Azure Security: Can you keep a secret? – BRK3063 via Microsoft Developer
- Enterprise security in the era of containers and Kubernetes – BRK3040 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure PaaS Journey: Insights into app latency networking and security from Walmart – BRK3045 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure SQL Data Warehouse releases new capabilities for performance and security via Igor Stanko
- Azure IoT Platform & Security Innovations: Foundation of a modern and secure IoT – BRK3034 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure AD B2C Custom Policies Now GA- Integration With Azure Functions For Data – PRE07 via Microsoft Developer
- DIY Azure Security Assessments – CFS2013 via Microsoft Developer
- Resource Owner Password Credentials grant flow in Azure AD via Joonas Westlin
Azure Stack
- Architecting and Building Hybrid Cloud Apps for Azure and Azure Stack – BRK3064 via Microsoft Developer
Learning and Certification
- Azure Notebooks for Data Science Developers – CFS2004 via Microsoft Developer
- Studying for the Azure Fundamentals exam (AZ-900) via David Giard
Government
- Govern Your AKS Clusters with Azure Policy – PRE04 via Microsoft Developer
Other
- Cursor shapes for new Windows Terminal via Donovan Brown
- How to add profiles to the new Windows Terminal via Donovan Brown
- PowerApps component framework – BRK2037 via Microsoft Developer
- Large request upcoming support for Azure Logic App SAP Connector via David Burg
- Moving the web forward with Microsoft Edge – BRK3074 via Microsoft Developer
- Top Stories from Microsoft Build – 2019.05.10 via Edward Thomson
- Microsoft pushes ahead with conversation transcription, virtual microphone arrays via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Troubleshooting SAP configuration for Azure Logic App SAP trigger via David Burg
- Creating your minimum viable product in under one (1) hour – BRK3043 via Microsoft Developer
- Building Progressive Web Apps to extend existing web apps in Windows and Microsoft – BRK3078 via Microsoft Developer
- Stopping threats with WAF at the edge – THR2009 via Microsoft Developer
- Kafka on Azure – A canonical customer scenario – THR2010 via Microsoft Developer
- From Monolith to Microservice: How Azure powered Vipps to become the No. 1 payment – BRK3044 via Microsoft Developer
- Intelligent process automation with Microsoft Flow – BRK2032 via Microsoft Developer
- Airbus makes more of the sky with Azure – CFS3001 via Microsoft Developer
- How we did it? Exposing internal web services to the cloud using Azure – CFS4001 via Microsoft Developer
- There is strength in numbers – of resilient application patterns in Azure – BRK2019 via Microsoft Developer
- LiveShare Demo – CB02 via Microsoft Developer
- Learn How to Monetize your Product through AppSource and Azure Marketplace – THR2018 via Microsoft Developer
- Build Mission Critical .NET microservices – BRK3047 via Microsoft Developer
- Pay-per-GB pricing and more Azure Artifacts updates via Alex Mullans
- Microsoft Reboots the PowerToys for Windows 10 via Paul Thurrott
- What’s new with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) – BRK3031 via Microsoft Developer
- How to deploy and run complex and scalable applications in Azure – BRK3066 via Microsoft Developer
- Introducing health integrated rollouts to Azure Deployment Manager via David Tepper
- Improved cloud service performance through ASIC acceleration via Kushagra Vaid
- Pay-per-GB pricing and more Azure Artifacts updates via Alex Mullans
- Microsoft wants to close the UWP, Win32 divide with ‘Windows Apps’ via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- What’s new in Speech Services and how to utilize them to build speech-enabled – BRK3006 via Microsoft Developer
- How to protect and deploy business apps on mobile devices with the Microsoft Intune – THR2017 via Microsoft Developer
- Building Autonomous Systems with Machine Teaching – THR3006 via Microsoft Developer
- Power Platform Tip Show : Microsoft Flow compose vs. variables, outages, and creating planner tasks via CRM Audio: Network Feed
- Introduction to template apps in Power BI – THR2014 via Microsoft Developer
- Imagine Cup World Championship – ICWC via Microsoft Developer
- The Ethical Challenges of Building Facial Recognition Systems – CFS2014 via Microsoft Developer
- Embed low-code/no-code capabilities in your app with PowerApps and Flow – BRK3091 via Microsoft Developer
- Intro to Developing for Azure Kinect – BRK1001 via Microsoft Developer
- Bringing the Heat to Azure – BDL2055 via Microsoft Developer
- Integrating Microsoft Graph into your existing apps – BDL2032 via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft Flow & Microsoft Graph – Automated processing of information intelligently – CFS3009 via Microsoft Developer
- Building a Microsoft Graph-powered productivity app – BRK3082 via Microsoft Developer
- Developing with Power BI embedded analytics – BRK2030 via Microsoft Developer
- Roadmap for Enterprise Modeling with Power BI and Azure AS – BRK3087 via Microsoft Developer
- From cloud to the intelligent edge: Drive real-time decisions with Azure Stream – BRK3058 via Microsoft Developer
- Guaranteed High Availability in Azure via David Giard
- Level up your Azure Platform as a Service applications with Pulumi via Mikhail Shilkov
- Key improvements to the Azure portal user experience via Leon Welicki
- Generally available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift via Brendan Burns
- What’s new in Azure Monitor via Shiva Sivakumar
- Microsoft Graph – PRE08 via Microsoft Developer
- (Re-)Introducing Azure Artifacts – PRE05 via Microsoft Developer
- Keynote Recap with Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott – BDL1002 via Microsoft Developer
- Vision Keynote – Satya Nadella – KEY via Microsoft Developer
- Imagine Cup World Championship – ICWF via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft Azure with Scott Guthrie – BDL2037 via Microsoft Developer
- Azure Tips and Tricks: Become more productive with Azure – THR2001 via Microsoft Developer
- Developing Mobile Augmented Reality (AR) Applications with Azure Spatial Anchors – BRK2034 via Microsoft Developer
- Announcing new Marketplace revenue opportunities via Charlotte Yarkoni
- Build 2019: Windows 10 to Pick Up Tabbed Terminal, More via Paul Thurrott
- Build 2019: Microsoft Announces .NET 5 via Paul Thurrott
- Bing Maps Multi-Itinerary Optimization API Launches Today via Bing Team
- Bing Maps releases three new services: Mixed Reality Map Control, iOS & Android Controls preview & MIO API via Bing Team
- Bing Maps SDK Public Preview for Android and iOS Launches Today via Bing Team
- Analytics in Azure remains unmatched with new innovations via Rohan Kumar
- Build 2019: Microsoft promises new ‘conversational engine’ to make virtual assistants, including Cortana, more useful via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft Build 2019: Fluid Framework promises a more collaborative Web via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Everything around you can become a computer | Ivan Poupyrev via contact@ted.com (TED)
- Event: Boston #Azure / MIT edition of Global Azure Bootcamp via Bill Wilder
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:
- Azure Friday Live – Helm 3: Distributed app package management for Kubernetes | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- Azure Friday Live – Azure App Service full-screen create experience | Azure Friday via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure Friday Live – Helm 3: Distributed app package management for Kubernetes | Azure Friday via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure Friday Live – Building serverless Python apps with Azure Functions | Azure Friday via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure Governance and the latest updates on Azure Policy | Azure Friday via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure Friday Live – Azure App Service full-screen create experience via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Azure Governance and the latest updates on Azure Policy via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Build ETL pipelines collaboratively using Git integration in Azure Data Factory via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Azure Friday Live – Helm 3: Distributed app package management for Kubernetes via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Azure Friday Live – Building serverless Python apps with Azure Functions via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Azure Friday Live – Building serverless Python apps with Azure Functions | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- Getting Started Faster with Git and GitHub | Visual Studio Toolbox via Channel 9
- Machine Learning with ML.NET 1.0 from Build 2019 | On .NET via Channel 9
- Introduction to IoT Plug and Play | Internet of Things Show 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 278 – Build 2019 – App Service Updates via The Azure Podcast
- Episode 124 – Everything Came Back Up via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- .NET Core 3 and Beyond with Scott Hunter via .NET Rocks!
- Episode 301 | Periodic Table of Office 365 with Matt Wade via Microsoft Cloud Show
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