The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:- How to Install WSL 2 on Windows Server via Thomas Maurer
- Azure Load Balancer becomes more efficient via Raman Deep Singh
- Azure and VMware innovation and momentum via Arpan Shah
- Setting up DevOps Project for Azure IoT Edge application via Abhijit Jana
- Generating Web Services from Smart Contracts Based on Logic Apps, Flows, and Azure Functions via Microsoft Developer
- Microsoft Azure Regions in Switzerland now available via Thomas Maurer
- Harnessing the power of the Location of Things with Azure Maps via Chris Pendleton
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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)
- Deploying a MSDeploy-packaged Web application to a Linux Azure App Service with Azure DevOps via Scott Hanselman
- Microsoft to Bring exFAT Support to the Linux Kernel via Paul Thurrott
- How to – Use a Public IP Address Prefix with a Virtual Network Gateway via Joe Carlyle
- How to Install WSL 2 on Windows Server via Thomas Maurer
- Azure Load Balancer becomes more efficient via Raman Deep Singh
- Azure and VMware innovation and momentum via Arpan Shah
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Deploying a MSDeploy-packaged Web application to a Linux Azure App Service with Azure DevOps via Scott Hanselman
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Generating Web Services from Smart Contracts Based on Logic Apps, Flows, and Azure Functions via Microsoft Developer
- Creating automated reports using Logic Apps for Log Analytics queries via Thomas Thornton
Database and Big Data
- Azure Data Explorer for IoT Data Analytics via Microsoft Developer
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Azure Data Explorer for IoT Data Analytics via Microsoft Developer
- Setting up DevOps Project for Azure IoT Edge application via Abhijit Jana
- Azure IoT Edge Blob module posts BlockBlobs blocks dosed in Storage via Sander van de Velde
Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Global AI Nights Event – limited space available! via Cameron Vetter
DevOps and Development
- Sign up now! Bing Maps APIs Developer Webinar via Bing Team
- Setting up DevOps Project for Azure IoT Edge application via Abhijit Jana
- Using Secrets in Azure Pipelines via Subodh Sohoni
- Deploying a MSDeploy-packaged Web application to a Linux Azure App Service with Azure DevOps via Scott Hanselman
- Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2019.08.30 via Martin Woodward
Blockchain and Smart Contracts
- Generating Web Services from Smart Contracts Based on Logic Apps, Flows, and Azure Functions via Microsoft Developer
Other
- Learning Azure, becoming an MVP, failure and more via Gregor Suttie
- Update on my job in the Azure Cloud Advocacy team – Methods and Practices via Thomas Maurer
- Track the health of your disaster recovery with Log Analytics via Mayuri Gupta
- Enabling DevSecOps with Synopsys and Microsoft via Alessandro Segala
- Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 headset may go on sale in September via Tom Warren
- Redesigning Configuration Refresh for Azure App Configuration via Abhilash Arora
- Azure Marketplace new offers – Volume 42 via Christine Alford
- Latency is the new currency of the Cloud: Announcing 31 new Azure edge sites via Yousef Khalidi
- Building scalable cloud systems with great performance using Azure Cache for Redis via Tobias Zimmergren
- PyTorch on Azure: Full support for PyTorch 1.2 via Prasanth Pulavarthi
- Microsoft Azure available from new cloud regions in Switzerland via Tom Keane
- Microsoft Azure Regions in Switzerland now available via Thomas Maurer
- Harnessing the power of the Location of Things with Azure Maps via Chris Pendleton
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- Taking Advantage of the Azure DevOps Wiki as a Developer | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
- Azure Cosmos DB update for August 2019 via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- How to identify web app changes to triage and root cause live site issues via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Simplify and Automate Azure IoT Edge Devices Deployment in Global Projects | 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 294 – Microsoft for Startups via The Azure Podcast
- Episode 140 – Preparing For The End Of Skype For Business via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- Episode 317 | Live From SharePoint Fest Seattle Azure DevOps via Microsoft Cloud Show
Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:Latest Featured Articles
Terraform: Deploy Azure Storage Account and Blob Container
HashiCorp Terraform is a great tool for deploying and managing Microsoft Azure resource. This includes management of Azure Storage Accounts and Blob Containers. Azure Storage is one of the primary, foundational PaaS (Platform as a Service) services in Microsoft Azure...
Why HashiCorp Terraform is Essential for SREs and DevOps Engineers
As a DevOps Engineer or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), managing cloud infrastructure deployments is a critical aspect of your daily activities. It is vital to use tools that automate the provisioning and configuration of cloud infrastructure to achieve efficient and...
Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool v2.0
The Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool is a command-line tool that provides data import and export capabilities for using with Azure Cosmos DB. The tool helps with both migrating data from several data sources into Azure Cosmos DB, as well as exporting data...
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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.
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