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The Weeks Top Links

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

• Why HashiCorp Terraform is Essential for SREs and DevOps Engineers via Chris Pietschmann
• Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool v2.0 via Chris Pietschmann
• Building a secure Azure reference architecture with Terraform via David Wright
• New Azure App Service plans fuel greater choice and savings via Naga Surendran
• Announcing the new Terraform Associate 003 Certification exam via Ashley Norman

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)

• How 5G and wireless edge infrastructure power digital operations with Microsoft via Joe Biron
• Secure Linux Access Using Azure Virtual Desktop via John_Kelbley
• Streamlining AWS Cloud Infrastructure Management with Terraform: A Step-by-Step Guide via Syed Zoheb
• Series: Blog 2 – Deploying Azure Virtual Machines using Terraform via Roland Xavier
• Mastering Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Terragrunt via Ali Gorithm
• Automating Istio Installation on AKS with Terraform and Securing Traffic with Azure Front Door via Saverio Proto
• Enhanced Azure Arc integration with Datadog simplifies hybrid and multicloud observability via Pang Ngernsupaluck
• Terraform Drift Detection: How to monitor and remediate cloud infrastructure drift via Mike Tyson of the Cloud

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Manage your APIs with Azure API Management’s self-hosted gateway v2 via Fernando Mejia
• New Azure App Service plans fuel greater choice and savings via Naga Surendran
• Series: Post 8: Deploying App Service And configure App Gateways using Terraform via Roland Xavier
• 100% Automated Wiki deployment with Terraform using Microsoft Azure App Service (Docker-based) and… via Luis Parraguez

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• Using Terraform to host a serverless static website on AWS via Weitzmax

DevOps / SRE

• Protect production branches from having secrets through an Azure DevOps branch policy via James Dumont le Douarec
• CDK for Terraform 0.16 improves automatic HCL conversion via Rohan Kumar Tripathy
• Using Loops in Terraform Code via Vartika Srivastava
• Creating Teams in GitHub with Terraform via Mahira Technology- Innovate. Transform. Thrive.
• Importing your existing Azure resources under the management of Terraform using Azure Terrafy via Oladipupo Olimene
• Setting up your Ubuntu system for DevOps via Mohit Kumar
• Use Local Terraform Provider for Testing via Ibrohim Kholilul Islam
• Using Terraform to host a serverless static website on AWS via Weitzmax
• Using GitHub Actions variables as Terraform variables via Thomas Thornton
• Building a secure Azure reference architecture with Terraform via David Wright
• How 5G and wireless edge infrastructure power digital operations with Microsoft via Joe Biron
• Ansible vs Terraform: Choosing the Right IaC Tool for Your Organization!! via Prathamesh Sandesh Bhongale
• Test and debug your Terraform expressions locally via Radu Zidarescu
• Announcing Azure DevOps Server 2022.0.1 RC via Gloridel Morales
• Azure DevOps 2023 Q2 Roadmap update  via Gloridel Morales
• Building Secure Container Images with GitHub Actions, Azure Container Registry and Microsoft… via Ala Raddaoui
• GitHub Action Workflow hashicorp/setup-terraform@v2 ERROR: Please run ‘az login’ to setup accountGitHub Action Workflow hashicorp/setup-terraform@v2 error: via Thomas Thornton
• Deploy Github code using Terraform and Github Actions: working example via Elvis Ciotti
• Getting Started with Managing Secrets in GCP using Terraform and Secret Manager via Andi Ashari
• Why HashiCorp Terraform is Essential for SREs and DevOps Engineers via Chris Pietschmann
• Azure Space technologies advance digital transformation across government agencies via Stephen Kitay
• Terraform: Auto-Scaling and Load Balancing With Terraform via Shomarri Diaz
• Deploying a HTTPS web server on Amazon with Terraform via xfated
• Streamlining AWS Cloud Infrastructure Management with Terraform: A Step-by-Step Guide via Syed Zoheb
• Series: Post 8: Deploying App Service And configure App Gateways using Terraform via Roland Xavier
• Series: Post 6: Deploying Azure Application Gateway using Terraform via Roland Xavier
• Day 11: Azure Logging and Monitoring using Terraform via Roland Xavier
• Generating first time use passwords with Terraform via Phil Atkinson
• Introduction to Terraform for Data Engineers via Misa
• Yarn Build and deploy image to Azure Container Registry using GitHub Actions via Thomas Thornton
• Terraform Secret Management in Azure using Azure Key Vault via Thomas Thornton
• 100% Automated Wiki deployment with Terraform using Microsoft Azure App Service (Docker-based) and… via Luis Parraguez
• HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure End of Life via Steven Wang
• Web Apps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) with Brian Love on Web Rush #228 via John Papa
• 4. Build a receipts app with GitHub Copilot via Dave Glover
• Announcing the new Terraform Associate 003 Certification exam via Ashley Norman
• Terraform Self-Service Provisioning with AWS Service Catalog via Lahiru Peramune
• Create a high available WordPress website with Azure, Terraform and Github Actions via Victor Muchiaroni
• Series: Blog 2 – Deploying Azure Virtual Machines using Terraform via Roland Xavier
• Terraform: How To Deploy Jenkins CI/CD Pipelines Using Terraform via Shomarri Diaz
• Using Terraform to Manage Azure Data Lake Storage via ECD3
• Mastering Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Terragrunt via Ali Gorithm
• Introducing Service Principal and Managed Identity support on Azure DevOps via Angel Wong
• Automating Istio Installation on AKS with Terraform and Securing Traffic with Azure Front Door via Saverio Proto
• Renew your existing HashiCorp Certifications via Ashley Norman
• HashiCorp Terraform ecosystem passes 3,000 providers with over 250 partners via Aurora Chun
• Codename Project Bose: Part 2 – how to implement the codebase from GitHub repo via pranabpaul
• Using OpenAI and PowerShell to build your Bicep Language Code via Dave R – Microsoft Azure MVP☁️
• Terraform Drift Detection: How to monitor and remediate cloud infrastructure drift via Mike Tyson of the Cloud
• Writing Terraform custom code for unsupported resources via Mike Tyson of the Cloud
• Why is it a bad idea not to use remote state with terraform? via Tech Tales Club

Data

• Using ChatGPT for Questions Specific to Your Company Data via Madhukar Kumar
• The future of healthcare is data-driven via Rudeon Snell
• Introduction to Terraform for Data Engineers via Misa
• Now everyone claims Microsoft will build a data center on the Foxconn land in Wisconsin via Josh Dzieza
• Common Azure Synapse Link for SQL storage permission issues via Kevin Chant
• Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool v2.0 via Chris Pietschmann
• My First Experience with Databricks via Rafael Escoto
• Using Terraform to Manage Azure Data Lake Storage via ECD3
• What’s new in Azure Data & AI: Azure is built for generative AI apps via Jessica Hawk
• Enhanced Azure Arc integration with Datadog simplifies hybrid and multicloud observability via Pang Ngernsupaluck

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Azure AI for Machine Learning Developers via Dave Glover
• Microsoft reportedly working on its own AI chips that may rival Nvidia’s via Tom Warren
• Protecting Machines from Us with Lelapa AI’s Pelonomi Moiloa via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
• Azure AI for Intelligent App Developers via Dave Glover
• 5. Learn key Azure ML Concepts via Dave Glover
• #PowerAutomate – Using OpenAI APIs, like ChatGPT, Dall-E and more. Also in Azure! via El Bruno
• What’s new in Azure Data & AI: Azure is built for generative AI apps via Jessica Hawk
• The Story of Visual Studio Code with Erich Gamma and Kai Maetzel via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
• Microsoft Sentinel — Azure OpenAI Incident Response Playbook via Antonio Formato
• Using OpenAI and PowerShell to build your Bicep Language Code via Dave R – Microsoft Azure MVP☁️
• Microsoft Security Copilot is a new GPT-4 AI assistant for cybersecurity via Tom Warren
• Mastering Azure AI: #30DaysOfAzureAI launches today with daily posts over April via Dave Glover

Development

• Azure AI for Machine Learning Developers via Dave Glover
• Announcing .NET 8 Preview 3 via Jiachen Jiang
• Using Application Insights in .NET Desktop Applications via Rick Strahl
• Azure AI for Intelligent App Developers via Dave Glover
• Running .NET Console Apps in Azure Container Instances via Mark Heath
• The Story of Visual Studio Code with Erich Gamma and Kai Maetzel via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• Announcing the general availability of Azure CNI Overlay in Azure Kubernetes Service via Deepak Bansal
• 100% Automated Wiki deployment with Terraform using Microsoft Azure App Service (Docker-based) and… via Luis Parraguez
• Running .NET Console Apps in Azure Container Instances via Mark Heath
• Automating Istio Installation on AKS with Terraform and Securing Traffic with Azure Front Door via Saverio Proto

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• Improve supply chain security and resiliency with Microsoft   via Christine Barrett
• Introducing Service Principal and Managed Identity support on Azure DevOps via Angel Wong
• Latest Microsoft Entra advancements strengthen identity security via Christine Barrett
• Microsoft Secure: Explore innovations transforming the future of security via Christine Barrett
• Microsoft Security Copilot is a new GPT-4 AI assistant for cybersecurity via Tom Warren

Learning / Training / Certification

• Deploy Github code using Terraform and Github Actions: working example via Elvis Ciotti
• Announcing the new Terraform Associate 003 Certification exam via Ashley Norman
• Renew your existing HashiCorp Certifications via Ashley Norman

Government

• Azure Space technologies advance digital transformation across government agencies via Stephen Kitay

Hardware

• Microsoft updates Surface Laptop 3 with March 2023 firmware version via Joe Rogun

Linux

• Setting up your Ubuntu system for DevOps via Mohit Kumar
• Secure Linux Access Using Azure Virtual Desktop via John_Kelbley

Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

• Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 is Getting an Optional Windows 11 Upgrade via Laurent Giret

Other

• Isovalent Cilium Enterprise in Azure Marketplace via Deepak Bansal
• Inside Azure for IT: 3 cloud strategies to navigate market uncertainty via Erin Chapple
• 73% of Organizations Don’t Enforce Multifactor Authentication via Heather Joslyn
• Nation-state threat actor Mint Sandstorm refines tradecraft to attack high-value targets via Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence
• Microsoft shifts to a new threat actor naming taxonomy via Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence – Editor
• Migrate local State file to Remote via VijayaLakshmi Yvl
• Threat actors strive to cause Tax Day headaches via Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence – Editor
• Defend against DDoS attacks with Azure DDoS IP Protection via Amir Dahan
• Microsoft Cost Management updates—March 2023 via Michael Flanakin
• Monitor Key Vault Certificates via Billy York
• 203: From vaporware to visual apps – AWS App Composer Generally Available via Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas and Peter Roosakos
• 205: The Cloud Pod decides to Bard or not to Bard. What’s the question? via Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas and Peter Roosakos

Videos

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

• Ask the Expert: Deploying a Python Project with Azure Container Apps (Replay) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Improve the security of your Azure environment using the Cloud Adoption Framework Security Review via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Registering SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines with New IaaS Agent Extension Benefits (Ep. 12) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What languages can you use to interact with Azure services? via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Build Scalable Financial Applications with Azure Cosmos DB – Asset Management/Trading use-case via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Top 5 ways to save money with Azure Cosmos DB via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Don’t overcomplicate it: adventures in building SaaS with Azure Cosmos DB and little else via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• An Introduction to the new Data Migration Tool for Azure Cosmos DB via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How To Stream Azure Cosmos DB Change Feed into ADLS via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• The Latest Model Updates in Azure Form Recognizer via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2023 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:

• Tim Corey: Learning Programming – Episode 241 via Azure DevOps Podcast
• Episode 75: What’s new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud via The Azure Security Podcast
• Episode 329 – Catching up on news via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
• 181 – Keeping skills relevant and renewing your certifications via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
• Bojan Magusic: Azure Security – Episode 240 via Azure DevOps Podcast
• Episode 74: What’s New in Azure Policy via The Azure Security Podcast
• Episode 328 – Get hands-on with the new Microsoft Teams via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
• 180 – Build your own ChatGPT solution with Azure OpenAI via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
• 206: The TCP Podcast Ponders Security Copilot or Vaporware – You Decide! via The Cloud Pod
• Episode 327 – The Loop app is not enabled in your organization via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast

Azure Service Updates

Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:

• Generally Available: Azure App Service – New Premium v3 Offerings
• Public Preview: Isovalent Cilium Enterprise through Azure Marketplace
• Regional expansion: Azure Elastic SAN Public Preview is now available in more regions.
• General Availability: Azure CNI Overlay
• Retirement notice: transition to the Authentication methods policy for Azure Active Directory
• Connect Azure Stream Analytics to Azure Data Explorer using managed private endpoint.
• Use Stream Analytics to process exported data from Application Insights
• Generally available: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL REST APIs
• Public Preview: Performance troubleshooting workbooks for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
• Generally available: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL cluster compute start and stop
• Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-April 2023
• Azure Machine Learning – General Availability for April
• Public preview: Node Resource Group (NRG) lockdown
• General Availability: Azure App Health Extension – Rich Health States
• General availability: Improved scaling model for Azure Functions with Target Based Scaling
• General availability: Azure DevOps 2023 Q1
• General availability: Read replicas for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
• Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-April 2023
• Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in the Australia Central region.
• Generally Available: New burstable SKUs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
• Public preview: Azure Container Apps offers new plan and pricing structure
• Public Preview of query performance insight for Azure Database for PostgreSQL- Flexible Server
• Hotpatch now available for Windows Server VMs on Azure with desktop experience
• Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB serverless container with 1 TB storage
• Generally available: Static Web Apps support for Python 3.10
• Public preview: Azure Functions V4 programming model for Node.js
• Public preview: Azure Container Apps supports user defined routes (UDR) and smaller subnets
• General Availability: App Configuration geo-replication
• Public Preview: Database-is-alive metrics for monitoring Azure Postgres Flexible Server database availability.

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