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The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:- Check the Ubuntu Server Version Installed/Running via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Learn is the new Microsoft Virtual Academy via Chris Pietschmann
- Security of Azure Container Registry Image Promotion Flow via Jim Counts
- .NET Core 3.0 Released / .NET 5 is vNext via Chris Pietschmann
- What Is Azure Sphere Security Service? via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure DevOps Demo Generator is now open source via Dave McKinstry
- Visualize your templates with the Azure ARM Template Viewer extension for VS Code via Tobias Zimmergren
- Tips on how to take Microsoft Azure Certification Exams via Thomas Maurer
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 VMs – Export to CSV via Sanganak – Authority
- 12 TB VMs, Expanded SAP partnership on Blockchain, Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions via Girish Bablani
- Debug Azure IoT Edge C# Remote Linux Module Container with Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.3 via Renlong Tu
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Announcing Azure Storage Explorer 1.10.0 via Catherine Wang
- New disk support capabilities in Azure Storage Explorer via Catherine Wang
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Containers versus Serverless for Microservices via Mark Heath
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Monitoring Office 365 tenants with Azure Sentinel via Tobias Zimmergren
- Microsoft starts selling consumer OneDrive extended storage plans via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Command-Line and ARM Templates
- Visualize your templates with the Azure ARM Template Viewer extension for VS Code via Tobias Zimmergren
Database and Big Data
- Raj Krishnan on Azure Data Explorer via David Giard
- How To Build Globally Distributed Applications with Azure Cosmos DB and Pulumi via Mikhail Shilkov
- Hot patching SQL Server Engine in Azure SQL Database via Hans Olav Norheim
Internet of Things (IoT)
- What Is Azure Sphere Security Service? via Chris Pietschmann
- Visual Studio Cloud Explorer now supports Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service via Chaoyi Yuan
- Debug Azure IoT Edge C# Remote Linux Module Container with Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.3 via Renlong Tu
Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Microsoft Releases Vision AI Development Kit Based on Qualcomm’s Vision Intelligence Platform via Cabe Atwell
DevOps and Development
- Microsoft Releases Vision AI Development Kit Based on Qualcomm’s Vision Intelligence Platform via Cabe Atwell
- Azure DevOps Demo Generator is now open source via Dave McKinstry
- Visual Studio Cloud Explorer now supports Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service via Chaoyi Yuan
- What’s new in Azure DevOps Sprint 157 via Sasha Rosenbaum
- Visualize your templates with the Azure ARM Template Viewer extension for VS Code via Tobias Zimmergren
- Announcing free C#, .NET, and ASP.NET for beginners video courses and tutorials via Scott Hanselman
- Debug Azure IoT Edge C# Remote Linux Module Container with Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.3 via Renlong Tu
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, etc) and Service Fabric
- Containers versus Serverless for Microservices via Mark Heath
Blockchain and Smart Contracts
- 12 TB VMs, Expanded SAP partnership on Blockchain, Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions via Girish Bablani
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- What Is Azure Sphere Security Service? via Chris Pietschmann
- Talk: Running #Azure Securely – Are all these security features for me? via Bill Wilder
- Stay on top of best practices with Azure Advisor alerts via Saket Gupta
- Security of Azure Container Registry Image Promotion Flow via Jim Counts
- Using Azure AD B2C with Angular 8 via Martin Brandl
Learning and Certification
- Microsoft Learn is the new Microsoft Virtual Academy via Chris Pietschmann
- Tips on how to take Microsoft Azure Certification Exams via Thomas Maurer
Other
- Check the Ubuntu Server Version Installed/Running via Chris Pietschmann
- Principles of Cloud Adoption via Bert Wolters
- Migrating iSeries(AS/400) Legacy Applications to Azure with Infinite via ricardogalvan
- SAP on Azure Architecture – Designing for performance and scalability via Shibli Subhani
- Azure Sentinel general availability: A modern SIEM reimagined in the cloud via Steve Dispensa
- How to – Choose an Azure Naming Convention via Joe Carlyle
- Quick Start Guide to Azure Sentinel via Bert Wolters
- dotnet new – Behind the Scenes via Mark Heath
- Azure Api Management using Okta to secure using OAuth 2.0 via Gregor Suttie
- Microsoft and SWIFT extend partnership to make cloud native payments a reality via Andrew Dapre
- Introducing cost-effective increment snapshots of Azure managed disks in preview via Raman Kumar
- New Azure Blueprint enables SWIFT CSP compliance on Azure via Lily Kim
- Microsoft to hit 1 billion Windows 10 devices in 2020 via Tom Warren
- .NET Core 3.0 Released / .NET 5 is vNext via Chris Pietschmann
- Navigating the intelligent edge: answers to top questions via Olivier Bloch
- How to develop your service health alerting strategy via Stephen Baron
- Visualizing locations and paths on a map with Azure Maps via Jim Bennett
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- How to reserve a public IP range in Azure using Public IP Prefix | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- How to reduce inter-VM latency with Proximity Placement Groups | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- How to switch an existing Azure SQL Database from Provisioned Compute to Serverless | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- How to switch an existing Azure SQL Database from Provisioned Compute to Serverless | Data Exposed via Channel 9
- Deploying to on-premises Windows machines with Azure DevOps – Part 1 | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
- Azure AI: Bringing artificial intelligence to every developer via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure AI: Bringing artificial intelligence to every developer | AI Show via Channel 9
- Introduction to LoRaWAN and The Things Network 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:- Episode 144 – Acronym Soup with RMS, AIP, ATP, and ATA via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- Kayla Cinnamon and Rich Turner on DevOps on the Windows Terminal Team – Episode 54 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Episode 298 – Storage HA/DR via The Azure Podcast
- Oren Eini on DevOps Success at RavenDB (Part 1) – Episode 55 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Episode 321 | New Azure Price Reductions, Features, Goodies, and More News via Microsoft Cloud Show
Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:- Azure Security Center—Control container security recommendation using Azure Policy
- Azure Security Center—1-click remediation for security recommendations is now available
- Azure API Management update—September 2019
- Azure Sphere Preview—Update 19.09 is now available for evaluation
- Azure Cosmos DB recommendations keep you on the right track
- Register your SQL Server on Azure VMs self-installations with Resource Provider
- Azure portal September 2019 feature update
- Data Factory supports copying data into Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- Azure CLI support for Azure HDInsight is now available
- Extending the retirement date for Scheduler to December 31, 2019
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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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