The Weeks Top Links

• Microsoft Cleared as Winner of DoD JEDI Contract; sorry Amazon via Chris Pietschmann
• Policy-Based Routing on Unifi USG PRO 4 via Dan Patrick
• Tip 260 – Using Azure Functions Premium Plan to avoid cold-start via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Azure CLI: Create and Manage Service Principals via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft Azure IoT Developer (AZ-220) Certification is now LIVE via Chris Pietschmann

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Here’s a collection of some of the most note worthy blog articles posted over the past week:

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

• WTH are Azure Spot VMs? via samcogan.com
• Kubernetes Is the New Control Plane for Infrastructure via Murli Thirumale
• cloud-init does not appear to be running error after installing WALinuxAgent fix via Thomas Thornton
• How to join Windows Server 2019 to the Azure AD #AAD #Winserv #WIMVP #AD #Hybrid #Azure via Robert Smit [MVP]
• AZ-304 Study Guide: Microsoft Azure Architect Design via Thomas Maurer

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Configuring Logging in Azure App Services via Steve Smith
• April 13, 2020 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS via Gautam

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• Tip 260 – Using Azure Functions Premium Plan to avoid cold-start via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Tutorial: Refactor Your Node.js and Express APIs to Serverless APIs with Azure Functions via John Papa
• Refactor Your Node.js and Express APIs to Serverless APIs with Azure Functions via John Papa
• Azure Function for generating Azure AD Token using .NET core via Sanganak – Authority
• ONNX: No, it’s not a Pokemon! Deploy your ONNX model with C# and Azure Functions via Cassie
• Deploying Azure Functions with Visual Studio Code via Nick Korte

Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Microsoft Teams Gets New Yammer Integration via Mehedi Hassan
• Master 365: Getting Started with OneDrive Personal Vault (Premium) via Paul Thurrott
• Free Developer-friendly high-res backgrounds for Microsoft Teams via Uno Platform
• Tips on organizing an online conference using Microsoft Teams via Antti K. Koskela
• How to change your background in Microsoft Teams via Barbara Krasnoff

Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates

• Azure CLI: Create and Manage Service Principals via Chris Pietschmann
• Pre-Requisites to Build a Replica Domain Controller ARM Template via shankuehn

Big Data / Database

• Messaging with Azure Service Bus – Part 2 – The Challenges of Messaging via Mark Heath
• Messaging with Azure Service Bus – Part 1 – Why Use Messaging? via Mark Heath
• Creating an Event Grid Topic subscription to a resource in a different resource group via Jan-V.nl
• T-SQL Tuesday #125 – Unit Testing database changes via Kevin
• New Azure Database and DataAnalyst Exams Available DA-100 & DP-300 via RogerG117
• Deep Data Dive with Kusto for Azure Data Explorer and Log Analytics via Jeremy Likness ⚡️

Internet of Things (IoT)

• Az Update Azure IoT Certification, more on IaC and the new Az Update Show Live! via thomasmaurer
• Azure Sphere releases support for the Public Web API via Featured Blog
• IoT Edge @ NVIDIA GTC DIGITAL 2020 via Featured Blog
• Microsoft Azure IoT Developer (AZ-220) Certification is now LIVE via Chris Pietschmann
• What Arable learned bringing the IoT to farmers via Stacey Higginbotham

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• 10 Azure ML Code Examples Every Cloud AI Developer Should Know via PythicCoder
• Microsoft Becomes the Official AI Partner for the NBA via Mehedi Hassan
• Secure the software development lifecycle with machine learning via Jim Flack
• Microsoft Cognitive Services at the Edge via elbruno
• Machine Learning for Twitter Sentiment Analysis via Arawan Gajajiva

DevOps / Development

• Deleting Failed AzureDevOps Service Connections via Calvin A. Allen
• Azure Function for generating Azure AD Token using .NET core via Sanganak – Authority
• ONNX: No, it’s not a Pokemon! Deploy your ONNX model with C# and Azure Functions via Cassie
• Best Practices for Adopting a DevOps Culture via Brian Pawlowsk
• 10 Azure ML Code Examples Every Cloud AI Developer Should Know via PythicCoder
• Free Developer-friendly high-res backgrounds for Microsoft Teams via Uno Platform
• Secure the software development lifecycle with machine learning via Jim Flack
• IoT Edge @ NVIDIA GTC DIGITAL 2020 via Featured Blog
• Microsoft Azure IoT Developer (AZ-220) Certification is now LIVE via Chris Pietschmann
• GitHub Makes Its Core Features Free for Everyone via Mehedi Hassan
• April patches for Azure DevOps Server and Team Foundation Server via Gloridel Morales
• GitHub cuts subscription price by more than half and opens up free tier to private developers via Nick Statt
• Deploying Azure Functions with Visual Studio Code via Nick Korte
• GitHub Actions Error -refusing to allow an OAuth App to create or update workflow via Gregor Suttie
• Java distributed caching in the cloud with the new Azure discovery plugin for Hazelcast via Julien Dubois
• How to use .env files with the Azure SDK for Java via Jon Gallant
• Updates to Azure Maps Web SDK includes powerful new features via Ricky Brundritt
• Afternoon Cyber Tea: Building operational resilience in a digital world via Todd VanderArk

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• Learn how YOU can get started with Docker and Kubernetes via Chris Noring
• Build and Deploy Future Proof Application with Azure Kubernetes Service in 10 Minutes (Nodejs, Go + AKS) via Sajeetharan
• AKS | Webinar – 16 Security Best Practices for Azure Kubernetes Service via zigmax
• Kubernetes Is the New Control Plane for Infrastructure via Murli Thirumale
• Kafka Connect on Kubernetes, the easy way! via Abhishek Gupta
• Trow, a Container Registry to Run Inside Your Kubernetes Cluster via Joab Jackson

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• Azure Security Center enhancements via Gilad Elyashar
• Getting started with Azure AD Administrative Units via Christian Müller
• What’s the difference between Azure Active Directory Identity Protection and Conditional Access? via Sonia Cuff
• Azure Function for generating Azure AD Token using .NET core via Sanganak – Authority
• How I pass the Azure Security Exam Az-500 via RogerG117
• AKS | Webinar – 16 Security Best Practices for Azure Kubernetes Service via zigmax
• Security guidance for remote desktop adoption via Todd VanderArk
• How to join Windows Server 2019 to the Azure AD #AAD #Winserv #WIMVP #AD #Hybrid #Azure via Robert Smit [MVP]
• Cybersecurity tips for Remote Workers – Get online, stay informed, stay secure! via Tobias Zimmergren
• From Cloud Security Alert to Open Source Bugfix via Bernd Verst

Learning / Training / Certification

• How I pass the Azure Security Exam Az-500 via RogerG117
• 10 Azure ML Code Examples Every Cloud AI Developer Should Know via PythicCoder
• Az Update Azure IoT Certification, more on IaC and the new Az Update Show Live! via thomasmaurer
• Microsoft Azure IoT Developer (AZ-220) Certification is now LIVE via Chris Pietschmann
• AZ-304 Study Guide: Microsoft Azure Architect Design via Thomas Maurer
• New Azure Database and DataAnalyst Exams Available DA-100 & DP-300 via RogerG117

Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

• AKS | Webinar – 16 Security Best Practices for Azure Kubernetes Service via zigmax
• Microsoft signs multiyear deal with the NBA for Azure and Surface via Tom Warren
• cloud-init does not appear to be running error after installing WALinuxAgent fix via Thomas Thornton

Hardware

• Surface Go 2 Could Feature a Slightly Larger Screen, Slimmer Bezels via Mehedi Hassan
• Microsoft’s Surface Go 2 Might Have Just Passed FCC via Mehedi Hassan

Events

• Global Azure Virtual 2020 is close including two sessions from me via RogerG117

Other

• Using Azure Resource Graph to show ASC container image scan findings via Daniel
• Remove Typing Noises from your Recordings via Techie Lass Blog
• Azure DP-300 Study Guide via Gregor Suttie
• European Cloud Conference via Gregor Suttie
• Policy-Based Routing on Unifi USG PRO 4 via Dan Patrick
• Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) vs Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) via Chris Parker
• Guide to Remote Work with Courtney Nash via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
• Enhanced Features Support Fleets as Delivery Demand Surges Amid COVID-19 via Bing Team
• Three things to remember when migrating servers to Azure via Techielass
• Join the Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Improving Reliability Through Modern Cloud Operations Practices via Thomas Maurer
• Microsoft Cleared as Winner of DoD JEDI Contract; sorry Amazon via Chris Pietschmann
• Pentagon’s inspector general says Microsoft’s JEDI cloud win should stand via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• DOD Clears Microsoft’s JEDI Contract Award via Paul Thurrott
• Azure Unblogged – How to get Azure unblocked with Microsoft Services via Thomas Maurer
• Join the Bing Maps Team at Microsoft’s ISV Partner Day via Bing Team
• Azure portal features via Hannes Lagler-Gruener
• How I Build a Budget-friendly URL Shortener Easy to Deploy and Customized via Frank Boucher
• Azureheads #23 | Clusters in the Cloud via Pantelis Apostolidis
• Power BI: (Workaround) Power BI Service only provides UTC-based relative date and time filters via greglowblog
• Let’s learn how to to build a chat application with Redis, WebSocket and Go via Abhishek Gupta
• Service Endpoints and Private Link – What’s the difference? via samcogan.com

Videos

• Building an automatic video converter with Azure Media Services (AMS) – (stream 88) via Frank Boucher
• Writing code and having fun with Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock | Azure Friday via Channel 9
• What is Microsoft doing to engage with the open source community? | One Dev Question via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Updating connection policies for Azure SQL | Data Exposed via Channel 9
• Updating connection policies for Azure SQL | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Similarity and Scoring in Azure Cognitive Search | AI Show via Channel 9
• What stats should we add at our URL Shortener (aka. AzUrlShortener) via Frank Boucher
• What is the future of .Net and .NET Core? | One Dev Question via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• AI Show | Similarity and Scoring in Azure Cognitive Search via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Custom Skills in Azure Cognitive Search | AI Show via Channel 9
• Knowledge Stores In Azure Cognitive Search via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How I Build a Budget-friendly URL Shortener Easy to Deploy and Customized via Frank Boucher

Azure Service Updates

• Azure Migrate is now available in Azure Government
• Azure Support API is generally available
• Automatic instance repairs for virtual machine scale sets now available
• Azure DevOps update to increase productivity and reduce latency
• Azure Analysis Services—Improved query replica synchronization now available
• Azure Analysis Services—Query interleaving is now generally available
• Azure SQL Database Hyperscale—Change tracking support now available
• SQL Server 2019 IaaS images with Linux distribution support now available
• Workflow automation with Logic Apps
• Advanced integrations with export of Security Center recommendations and alerts
• Azure Monitor for virtual machines is now generally available
• Azure Spot support for Azure Kubernetes Service is in preview
• IoT Hub deprecation of support for TLS 1.0/1.1 is postponed
• Many-to-many relationships in Azure Analysis Services are now generally available
• Azure Analysis Services calculation groups are now generally available
• Virtual machine scale sets—Automatic image upgrades for custom images
• Azure Virtual Network now supports reverse DNS lookup
• Replace existing disks is now supported for virtual machines with custom images
• New Azure API Management Visual Studio Code extension now available
• Azure Machine Learning—New log streaming feature is now available

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