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Top Links

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

• The right cloud platform can help ISVs meet escalating customer expectations by Lynda Stadmueller
• Blockchain is not just for Cryptocurrency, but for Enterprises and the Future by Chris Pietschmann
• Managed Applications are now Generally Available in the Azure Marketplace by Corey Sanders
• Detecting in-memory attacks with Sysmon and Azure Security Center by Tim Burrell
• Getting started with the new Azure IoT Suite Remote Monitoring preconfigured solution by Cory Newton-Smith
• What’s New in Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB via Azure Friday
• An Introduction to Azure Functions in Java by Lee Stott
• Interested in Quantum Computing by Lee Stott
• Microsoft Azure set to triple its capacity in China in next six months via Microsoft Azure Blog
• Microsoft’s ‘CrystalNet’ Azure-network emulator may be available to customers one day via ZDNet
• Microsoft says 40 percent of all VMs in Azure now are running Linux via ZDNet

Service Updates

Here’s a list of the Microsoft Azure Service Updates from over the past week:

• Elastic Query between SQL Data Warehouse and SQL Database
• Azure DevTest Labs: Kali Linux image available in your lab

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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)

• Creating workshop machines on Azure by FreddyDK
• Deleting an Azure Recovery Services Vault with all Backup Items by mihansen
• Automated deployment of environments in Azure DevTest Labs by Peter Hauge
• Microsoft’s ‘CrystalNet’ Azure-network emulator may be available to customers one day via ZDNet
• Microsoft says 40 percent of all VMs in Azure now are running Linux via ZDNet
• Resize Azure VMs in bulk by James R Tabor

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• October 2017 App Service Update by Byron Tardif
• API Management: Quota versus Rate Limits by SanketBa
• App Service Certificates now supports public certificates (.cer) by mksunitha
• Ghost 1.0 on Azure App Service by Radoslav Gatev
• Enable Azure CDN directly from Azure Cloud Services portal extension by Manling Zhang
• Let’s encrypt for Azure WebApps by Armin Reiter
• Load Azure Storage Data into Cloudera HDFS by Bryan C Smith

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• Monitor Logic App action inputs/outputs in Log Analytics (OMS) using tracked properties by Sumit Kumar
• Troubleshooting Logic Apps X12, EDIFACT schema not found issues by David Burg
• A first step into Azure Functions and other Azure services by Lee Stott
• Azure Tips and Tricks Part 44 – Deploying Azure Logic App through Visual Studio 2017 by Michael Crump
• Setup for populating Cosmos DB with random data using Logic Apps by Vincent-Philippe Lauzon
• An Introduction to Azure Functions in Java by Lee Stott
• Azure Tips and Tricks Part 43 – Working with Azure Logic App using Visual Studio 2017 by Michael Crump
• Azure Tips and Tricks Part 42 – Modifying an existing API Connection with Azure Logic App by Michael Crump
• SOAP services support in Azure Logic App by David Burg
• Azure Tips and Tricks Part 41 – Quickly Roll Back to a Previous Version of an Azure Logic App by Michael Crump

Command Line and ARM Templates

• Creating a Service Principal with the Azure CLI by SoundCode
• Choosing the right tooling for Azure and side by side Azure CLI and PowerShell commands by Pam Lahoud
• Deploying ARM Templates with the Azure CLI by SoundCode

Database / Big Data

• Deploying Teradata Database Developer Tier on Azure by Arsen Vladimirskiy
• Skype for Business Rate My Call with Power BI Analysis by Mahmoud Badran
• Power BI Custom Authentication in ISV applications (Custom Data Connector) by Tsuyoshi Matsuzaki
• Just enough Azure for Hadoop – Part 1 by Anagha Khanolkar
• Just enough Azure for Hadoop – Part 3 by Anagha Khanolkar
• Just enough Azure for Hadoop – Part 4 by Anagha Khanolkar
• Azure Time Series Insights in Preview by Faruk Celik

Internet of Things (IoT)

• How Government is Using IoT to Provide Better Services to Citizens by Azure Gov Team
• IoT for Anyone by Greg Duncan
• Getting started with the new Azure IoT Suite Remote Monitoring preconfigured solution by Cory Newton-Smith

Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence

• Microsoft enters race to find cancer cure by Tim Sandle

Development and DevOps

• Continuous Integration and Deployment of Java web apps to Azure with VSTS by Christos Matskas
• Trying Out Microsoft’s Spring Boot Starters by Richard Seroter
• DevOps is not for sale by Robert Shanks
• DevOps for Data Science – Who needs it? by BuckWoody
• Publishing a Web App to an Azure VM from Visual Studio by Justin Clareburt
• Deploying Your Angular Application To Azure Using Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) by Pam Lahoud

Containers and Service Fabric

• Azure Tips and Tricks Part 45 – Getting Started with Docker and Azure by Michael Crump
• Deploy a Docker Container to your local Service Fabric Cluster by Aram Koukia
• Modernize existing .NET apps with Windows Containers and Azure by Cesar de la Torre
• Service Fabric 6.0 Refresh Release Roll-out Completed via Service Fabric Team
• Exposing services on different domains in Azure Service Fabric by Andrei Dzimchuk
• Setting up vscode to use the docker extension with bash for windows as terminal shell by Maninderjit Bindra
• Managing Azure Kubernetes Managed Service (AKS) using Cabin app! by Ali Mazaheri
• What is docker? What are Containers? What can I use containers for? (NAV on Docker #3) by FreddyDK
• Optimizing ASP.NET Core Docker Image sizes by Scott Hanselman
• Last week in Azure: Cray supercomputers, managed Kubernetes, GDPR help, & more by Rob Caron
• SQL Server on Linux on Docker quick and easy by Orrin E
• Create an Azure Service Fabric Cluster on your local Windows Server by Aram Koukia

Security

• Cloud developer guidance: Microsoft Graph or Azure AD Graph? by Deva
• Detecting in-memory attacks with Sysmon and Azure Security Center by Tim Burrell
• Azure Security Center previews new threat detections for Linux by Ram Rliskin
• Recent Updates to setting up SQL Server Availability Groups in Azure VM with AAD Domain Services by Rajesh Setlem
• Missing “UserType” attribute in Azure AD by Ronni Pedersen
• Office 365 Subscribers Now Have Access to Enhanced Security via IT Pro

Learning / Certification

• New Certification Exam Prep Sessions from Ignite on YouTube by Selina Winter

Events

• Missed Azure OpenDev 10.2017? No worries. Watch the videos on-demand now! by Ashley McNamara
• Reproducible infrastructure with Terraform and Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure OpenDev 10.2017 via Channel 9
• Contributing to open source (it’s not just about code) | Microsoft Azure OpenDev 10.2017 by Ashley McNamara
• Hey, Data Architect! Attending PASS Summit 2017? Our Team Would Like to Meet You by Matthew Calder

Azure Government

• How Government is Using IoT to Provide Better Services to Citizens by Azure Gov Team
• Azure is certified to meet strict UK Government Cyber Essentials PLUS requirements by Alice Rison
• Microsoft Azure set to triple its capacity in China in next six months via Microsoft Azure Blog

Blockchain

• Blockchain is not just for Cryptocurrency, but for Enterprises and the Future by Chris Pietschmann
• Enterprise Smart Contracts: resolving the truth for blockchains by Marley Gray

Other

• Azure Content Spotlight – New Release Notes for Azure Active Directory by Sjoukje Zaal
• The right cloud platform can help ISVs meet escalating customer expectations by Lynda Stadmueller
• Azure Managed Application in Azure Marketplace: Under the hood by Gaurav Bhafnagar
• Managed Applications are now Generally Available in the Azure Marketplace by Corey Sanders
• New offers in Azure Marketplace – September 2017 by Christine Alford
• Interested in Quantum Computing by Lee Stott
• Satya Nadella on Digital Transformation (2018) by JD Meier
• Modernize your applications with the Microsoft Data Accelerator Program via Microsoft Azure Blog
• Microsoft is Killing Outlook.com Premium by Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft is Bringing Outlook.com Premium Features to Office 365 by Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft’s software for quantum computing, Liqui|> by Lee Stott

Videos

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

• TWC9: 29 New HoloLens Markets, Behind Surface Pro LTE, Lots of Azure, Comic Ray Pyramid and more… | This Week On Channel 9 via Greg Duncan, Christina Warren
• Part 2 Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour NYC 2017 | Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour NYC 2017 by Scott Guthrie
• What’s New in Azure Cosmos DB’s API for MongoDB via Azure Friday
• Get Intelligent Insights for Improving Azure SQL Database Performance via Azure Friday
• Improve Azure SQL Database Performance with Automatic Tuning | Azure Friday via Azure Friday

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:

• Episode 202 – Cloud Shell via The Azure Podcast
• Episode 223 | The Business of Office 365 and Azure with Microsoft’s Matt Bremer via Microsoft Cloud Show
• Merwan Hade on Microsoft Flow via David Giard
• AI for Developers with David Carmona via .NET Rocks!

General Cloud / Related

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

• Scaling the OpenFaaS Community through Pods by Alex Ellis
• Interview with Ross Smith, Director Skype for Good | GALs by Soumow Atitallah
• Linux Foundation Unveils Plans for Machine Learning Project by Christine Hall
• IBM Builds Private Cloud Stack With Kubernetes And Containers by Jeffrey Burt
• Modernizing Applications from PoC to Production with Docker Enterprise Edition by Lee Namba
• Meet Docker Enthusiasts Near You! by Karen Bajza
• Microsoft Flat Lens Patent Could Improve Next Generation HoloLens by Rebecca Hills-Duty
• Hilscher NetPi: Raspberry Pi 3 for industrial automation (Part 1) by Holger Kenn
• How to Prepare for AWS’s Move to Its Own Certificate Authority by Jonathan Kozolchyk
• Is more IoT driving more cyber attacks? by Fei Zhao
• Microsoft Ventures joins in $30 million round for 3D printer startup by Laurent Giret

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