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The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:- Microsoft acquires cloud file-migration specialist Mover via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Tip 230 – Part 3 – Use Azure Dev Spaces to collaborate with a team on Kubernetes via Azure Tips and Tricks
- How to make a pretty prompt in Windows Terminal with Powerline, Nerd Fonts, Cascadia Code, WSL, and oh-my-posh via Scott Hanselman
- Assert your assumptions – .NET Core and subtle locale issues with WSL’s Ubuntu via Scott Hanselman
- Microsoft Ignite 2019 Rumors and Predictions: What’s coming? via Chris Pietschmann
- Video Interview: Between Two Nerds – Building Careers with Empathy via Scott Hanselman
- Visual Studio for Nintendo Switch? – FUZE4 Nintendo Switch is an amazing coding app via Scott Hanselman
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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)
- Migrate VHD Disks to Azure Disks – Direct-upload to Azure managed disks #Azure #Upload #Disk #Migrate #VHD #storage #MVPBuzz #WIMVP via Robert Smit [MVP]
- SAP on Azure–Designing for Efficiency and Operations via Philip Tan
- Microsoft to start nagging Windows 7 Pro users about January 2020 end of support deadline via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Deploy and Install Windows Admin Center in an Azure VM via Thomas Maurer
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Announcing the general availability of larger, more powerful standard file shares for Azure Files via Gunjan Jain
- Azure APP Service via parisamoosavinezhad
- Azure API Management via parisamoosavinezhad
- October 14, 2019 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS via Gautam
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- OpenFaaS Cloud for Development via Alex Ellis
- Tweeting a random blog post from Rss feed using PowerShell Azure Function via Thomas Thornton
- Fronting web sites, a classic .NET app, and a serverless function with Spring Cloud Gateway via Richard Seroter
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Multifactor authentication issue hitting North American Azure, Office 365 users via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates
- How to make a pretty prompt in Windows Terminal with Powerline, Nerd Fonts, Cascadia Code, WSL, and oh-my-posh via Scott Hanselman
- Assert your assumptions – .NET Core and subtle locale issues with WSL’s Ubuntu via Scott Hanselman
- Adding Azure Hybrid Benefit to the ARM Template Deployment via Michael
- Running PowerShell Scripts With Jenkins and Git via Phillip Marshall
- Tweeting a random blog post from Rss feed using PowerShell Azure Function via Thomas Thornton
Big Data / Database
- Automatic data classification for Azure SQL Server via Armin Reiter
- Running Integration Tests in Build Pipelines with a Real Database via Steve Smith
- AWS RDS vs Microsoft Azure SQL Database: What does it mean for the business? via Jen Stirrup
- Azure SQL Database: Continuous innovation and limitless scale at an unbeatable price via John ‘JG’ Chirapurath
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Sending telemetry from IoT Edge to IoT Central via Sander van de Velde
- Kubernetes Homelab with Raspberry Pi and k3sup via Alex Ellis
- What happened this week in IoT at and around Microsoft? via Featured Blog
- Bridging the gap from third party cloud to IoT Central via Sander van de Velde
- Plan for changes coming to the Azure Sphere SDK in next release via Featured Blog
- Microsoft introduces new open-source specs for developing cloud and edge applications via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Easily send random generated D2C messages to IoT Hub with Azure IoT Hub Tools via Zhenwei Zhang
- IoT sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2019 via Sander van de Velde
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- XAML Islands Blah Blah Blah – Windows Weekly 643 via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft Azure AI hackathon’s winning projects via Amy Boyd
- Machine Learning: A Formal Learning Model via Divyesh Dharaiya
DevOps / Development
- October 2019 unified Azure SDK preview via Larry Olson
- Azure Authentication for Developers via parisamoosavinezhad
- OpenFaaS Cloud for Development via Alex Ellis
- Running PowerShell Scripts With Jenkins and Git via Phillip Marshall
- Plan for changes coming to the Azure Sphere SDK in next release via Featured Blog
- Visual Studio for Nintendo Switch? – FUZE4 Nintendo Switch is an amazing coding app via Scott Hanselman
- Azure Monitor adds Worker Service SDK, new ASP.NET core metrics via Matt McCleary
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Tip 230 – Part 3 – Use Azure Dev Spaces to collaborate with a team on Kubernetes via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Kubernetes Homelab with Raspberry Pi and k3sup via Alex Ellis
- Designing Your First App in Kubernetes: An Overview via Bill Mills
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Azure Active Directory via parisamoosavinezhad
- Trusted Cloud: security, privacy, compliance, resiliency, and IP via David Burt
- Employees can be Your Greatest Defense Against Security Threats via Matt Davey
XBox / xCloud
- Microsoft Lets More People Into the xCloud Preview via Mehedi Hassan
- Hands-on with Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming service via Tom Warren
- First Impressions: Project xCloud (Preview) via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming preview is now live via Tom Warren
- Project xCloud Public Preview is Now Live via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft unveils Xbox content filters to stop the swears and toxicity via Tom Warren
Hardware
- Microsoft Partners with PC Makers on Secure-Core PCs via Paul Thurrott
- Surface Pro 7, Laptop 3 Receive Day-One Firmware Updates via Paul Thurrott
Other
- Azure large file shares now available: How and where to use them via Rick Vanover
- My Microsoft Ignite 2019 sessions via Joanne Klein
- Microsoft acquires cloud file-migration specialist Mover via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Azure API for FHIR® moves to general availability via Heather Jordan Cartwright
- Windows Authentication and Account Caching on Web Browser Auto-Logins via Rick Strahl
- Microsoft Integration and Azure Stencils Pack for Visio: New major version available (v5.0.0) via Sandro Pereira
- Microsoft Ignite 2019 Rumors and Predictions: What’s coming? via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Integration and Azure Stencils Pack for Visio: New version available (v4.0.3) via Sandro Pereira
- Why Google risked customer goodwill to kill Works with Nest via Stacey Higginbotham
- ASP.NET Core updates in .NET Core 3.1 Preview 1 via Daniel Roth
- Video Interview: Between Two Nerds – Building Careers with Empathy via Scott Hanselman
- Microsoft Partners with Girl Scouts on STEM Badges via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft Azure Cloud Roadmap via Vikram Pendse
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- Retail Location Analytics with Azure Maps via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- 2019-10-14 (VOD) Azure Subscription Cleaner Auto deployment via Frank Boucher
- Write Blockchain-Powered Azure Functions in Python leveraging Azure Key Vault via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- How to monitor your Azure Data Factory pipelines visually using Gantt views via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- How to use Azure Bastion to connect securely to your Azure VMs | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- It’s just SQL: Native Backup and Restore | Data Exposed via Channel 9
- The Cloud Native Show – LIVE: Ep. 1 via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Write Blockchain-Powered Azure Functions in Java leveraging Azure Key Vault | Block Talk via Channel 9
- Machine Learning Interpretability Toolkit via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- IoT at Ignite: Big news and useful tips for IoT developers and operators | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
- Write Blockchain-Powered Azure Functions in Java leveraging Azure Key Vault via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- IoT at Ignite: Big news and useful tips for IoT developers and operators via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
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:- Daniel Jacobson on DevOps for Desktop Applications – Episode 59 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Episode 301 – Azure Sentinel via The Azure Podcast
- Episode 147 – All Things Microsoft Ignite with Anna Chu via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- Episode 324 | Azure DevOps, Sentinel GA and Azure in a Backpack via Microsoft Cloud Show
- Glenn Condron on New Capabilities in .NET – Episode 58 via Azure DevOps Podcast
Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:- Azure Resource Graph—New join support functionality is now available
- Cost Management features available as of October 2019
- Cost Management Preview Features October 2019
- New Azure Boards and Azure Repos app for Microsoft Teams
- SR-IOV availability schedule on NCv3 Virtual Machines SKU
- SR-IOV availability on NCv3 Virtual Machines SKU
- Azure Backup support for large disks up to 32 TB is now generally available
- Variable retention for Azure Monitor Application Insights is now generally available
- Azure Monitor log analytics ingestion service undergoing maintenance from October 14 – 25
- Performance-optimized storage configuration for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure Advisor cost recommendation enhancements
- Azure Monitor updates—Containers for China regions, Grafana dashboard template, Agent
- Azure Monitor for containers is now available in Azure US Government region
- Azure Site Recovery—Updates for Windows servicing stack and SHA-2
- Azure Container Registry is now generally available in UAE North region
- Updates to Azure Monitor for virtual machines (preview) before general availability release
- Azure IoT Central is now available in Asia Pacific
- OMS Agent for Linux October release is now available
- Azure Stream Analytics is now available in France Central region
- Azure Stream Analytics is now available in Korea Central
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