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The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:
- Microsoft named a Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration Tools via Jessica Hawk
- Terraform: Deploy Azure ExpressRoute Circuit with VNet Gateway via Chris Pietschmann
- Terraform Expression: Get List Object by Attribute Value Lookup via Chris Pietschmann
- Securely connect to your Azure Linux Virtual Machine with Tailscale SSH via Paul Yu
- High availability solutions on Microsoft Azure by SLES for SAP Applications via Ralitza Deltcheva
- Continuous Development on Kubernetes with GitOps Approach via piotr.minkowski
- “Who Should Write the Terraform?” via zwischenzugs
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)
- High availability solutions on Microsoft Azure by SLES for SAP Applications via Ralitza Deltcheva
- Deploying ION Node’s Microservices on Azure Virtual Machines via Itay Podhajcer
- Terraform: Deploy Azure ExpressRoute Circuit with VNet Gateway via Chris Pietschmann
- Update Management Center and Azure Arc for Linux Server Patch Management via Matthew Quickenden
- Securely connect to your Azure Linux Virtual Machine with Tailscale SSH via Paul Yu
- Azure Arc & Automanage for MAAS via Matthew Quickenden
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Where Does Microsoft Teams Store the Files I Share? via Russell Smith
DevOps
- The Secret to Unleashing PowerShell GitHub Abilities via Bart Tacken
- Getting Started with Microsoft Graph and PowerShell via Travis Roberts
- Terraform: Deploy Azure ExpressRoute Circuit with VNet Gateway via Chris Pietschmann
- Terraform Expression: Get List Object by Attribute Value Lookup via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure Networking: Configure NSG Flow Logs for all NSGs in an Azure Subscription with an Azure PowerShell script via wmatthyssen
- New Survey Shows Broad Cloud Waste — HashiCorp Terraform Can Help via Melar Chen
- Industrialized Workflows – Using Microsoft CAF Patterns and Terraform via David Wright
- Continuous Development on Kubernetes with GitOps Approach via piotr.minkowski
- Manage Kubernetes Cluster with Terraform and Argo CD via piotr.minkowski
- “Who Should Write the Terraform?” via zwischenzugs
Data
- Microsoft named a Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration Tools via Jessica Hawk
- File tests for Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 via Kevin Chant
- Azure Data Explorer: Log and telemetry analytics benchmark via Arun Ulagaratchagan
- Gain Deeper Insights with Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform via Vicki Beizer
Development
- Microsoft Dev Box now ready for developers to try cloud-powered workstations via Tom Warren
- Part 2- Infra Cost Optimisation In The Cloud – Practical Design Steps For Architects and Developers via shanebaldacchino
- Continuous Development on Kubernetes with GitOps Approach via piotr.minkowski
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Nephio Extends Kubernetes to Solve Cloud Native Automation via Sagar Nangare
- Continuous Development on Kubernetes with GitOps Approach via piotr.minkowski
- Manage Kubernetes Cluster with Terraform and Argo CD via piotr.minkowski
- Manage Secrets on Kubernetes with ArgoCD and Vault via piotr.minkowski
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- How to Leverage Azure AD Connect Delta Sync For Faster Syncs via June Castillote
- Which Azure AD Connect Versions Are Currently Supported? via Michael Reinders
Linux
- Update Management Center and Azure Arc for Linux Server Patch Management via Matthew Quickenden
- Securely connect to your Azure Linux Virtual Machine with Tailscale SSH via Paul Yu
Other
- Microsoft recognized as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Endpoint Management Tools via Christine Barrett
- How to Automate with Microsoft Azure Runbooks via Adam Bertram
- Microsoft is putting more ads in Outlook on iOS and Android via Tom Warren
- Azure Automation Subscription Null or Empty via Travis Roberts
- Bicep Scenarios via Gregor Suttie
- Dive deep into NAT gateway’s SNAT port behavior via Aimee Littleton
- Hardware-based threat defense against increasingly complex cryptojackers via Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
- Finding Resource Groups With No Resources via Aaron Powell
- Monoliths to Microservices: 4 Modernization Best Practices via Oliver J. White
- How to Automate with Microsoft Azure Runbooks via Nicholas Xuan Nguyen
- Microsoft Launches Dev Box Preview via Darryl K. Taft
- Announcing Microsoft Dev Box Preview via Anthony Cangialosi
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:
- Terminating an Azure Logic App when a Condition is Not Met via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Using For Loops in Azure Logic Apps retrieve Azure DevOps Work Items – No Code Micro Workshop Clip via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Fluent UI Insights: Styling via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Comparing Data in Azure Logic Apps using a Condition Connector via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Ep 63 | Deep Dive into Responsible AI Dashboard and Scorecard via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- No Code Micro Workshop Part 4: How to create an Azure Boards Chatbot with Power Virtual Agents via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- No Code Micro Workshop Using Azure DevOps, Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate, &Power Virtual Agents 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:
- Jeffrey Palermo: The Process of Architecture – Episode 207 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Episode 435 – HPC on Azure via The Azure Podcast
- Episode 295 – The artist formerly known as Azure Purview via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- 147 – What is the new Azure Developer CLI? via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:
- Generally available: UAE North Availability Zones
- Public preview: Four new features in no code editor in Event Hubs
- Generally available: Public IP Capability for Azure VMware Solution
- Generally available: vRealize Log Insight Cloud with Azure VMware Solution integration
- Generally available: Azure VMware Solution now in Sweden Central
- Generally available: JetStream DR for AVS supports Azure NetApp Files datastores
- General availability: Network security groups support for private endpoints
- General availability: User-defined routes support for private endpoints
- Public preview: Microsoft Azure Load Testing supports private endpoints testing
- Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-August 2022
- Generally available: Hierarchical forecasting for Azure Machine Learning
- Azure Machine Learning—Public preview updates for August 2022
- Public preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- General availability: Server logs for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server
- General availability: Reserved instance pricing for Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise
- Public preview: Backup database with S3-compatible storage for Arc-enabled SQL MI
- Public preview: App Configuration geo replication support
- Public preview: Use managed identity-based authentication to enable Azure Monitor container insights
- Public preview: Azure Monitor basic logs, archive, restore and search jobs
- Generally available: Azure Monitor container insights agent renaming
- Public preview: AKS DevX extension for Visual Studio Code
- Generally available: Kubernetes 1.24 support
- Generally available: Azure Dedicated Host Support
- Generally available: Key management system integration with AKS
- Public preview: Blob CSI support in AKS
- Public preview: Automated deployments in AKS
- Generally available: Azure API Management – expanded support for Azure Policy definitions
- Generally available: Azure API Management support for MSAL in developer portal
- Generally available: Azure Monitor Logs data export supports application insights tables
- General availability: Dapr release 1.8 support in Azure Container Apps
- Generally available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift new regions
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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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