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The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:- A Cloud Guru acquires Linux Academy: Creates Largest Cloud Training Library via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure Media AI Hands-on Lab – Microsoft Cloud Workshop via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure Blockchain Hands-on Lab – Microsoft Cloud Workshop via Chris Pietschmann
- Setting up Azure DevOps CI/CD for a .NET Core 3.1 Web App hosted in Azure App Service for Linux via Scott Hanselman
- Windows 7 End of Life Jan. 14, 2020: Is your Enterprise prepared? via Chris Pietschmann
- Moving an ASP.NET Core from Azure App Service on Windows to Linux by testing in WSL and Docker first via Scott Hanselman
- Tip 238 – Secure traffic between pods using network policies in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Azure IoT Hub: Create using Azure Portal via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure CLI 2.0: Create Azure IoT Hub via Chris Pietschmann
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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)
- Azure Lighthouse: The managed service provider perspective via Karanmeet Singh
- Modern Infrastructure as Code with Pulumi’s Joe Duffy via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
- Storage Account Enhancements with Azure Disk Bursting via Rick Vanover
- How to Install WSL 2 on Windows 10 on ARM via Thomas Maurer
- Setting up Azure DevOps CI/CD for a .NET Core 3.1 Web App hosted in Azure App Service for Linux via Scott Hanselman
- Windows 7 End of Life Jan. 14, 2020: Is your Enterprise prepared? via Chris Pietschmann
- Moving an ASP.NET Core from Azure App Service on Windows to Linux by testing in WSL and Docker first via Scott Hanselman
- Microsoft delivers first Windows 10 Fast Ring build from its new development branch via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft gets ready to roll out the new Edge to Windows 10 via Windows Update via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Better performance with bursting enhancement on Azure Disks via Yuemin Lu
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Setting up Azure DevOps CI/CD for a .NET Core 3.1 Web App hosted in Azure App Service for Linux via Scott Hanselman
- Moving an ASP.NET Core from Azure App Service on Windows to Linux by testing in WSL and Docker first via Scott Hanselman
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- faas-containerd – serverless without Kubernetes via Alex Ellis
- How to Generate an Azure SAS Token to Access Storage Accounts via June Castillote
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Data governance and retention in your Microsoft 365 tenant—a secure and highly capable solution via Todd VanderArk
Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates
- Azure CLI 2.0: Create Azure IoT Hub via Chris Pietschmann
- How to Install WSL 2 on Windows 10 on ARM via Thomas Maurer
- Curl vs. PowerShell: Comparing Use Cases via Devin Rich
- Getting Started Running PowerShell Scripts in Jenkins via Jeff Christman
- Moving an ASP.NET Core from Azure App Service on Windows to Linux by testing in WSL and Docker first via Scott Hanselman
Big Data / Database
- Data Platform Tips 24 – Azure SQL Database Elastic Query via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data governance and retention in your Microsoft 365 tenant—a secure and highly capable solution via Todd VanderArk
- Data science for cybersecurity: A probabilistic time series model for detecting RDP inbound brute force attacks via Eric Avena
- Deploying NTT Data UniKix in Azure, Part 2 – Configure TPE and compile the ACCT Application via Steve Read
- Spin up Azure HDInsight clusters on demand via Pantelis Apostolidis
Internet of Things (IoT)
- It’s #ThisWeekInIoT day – Your weekly Microsoft IoT news, updates and playlist digest via Featured Blog
- Subscribe your IoTHub to EventGrid as event source via Sander van de Velde
- Azure IoT Hub: Create using Azure Portal via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure CLI 2.0: Create Azure IoT Hub via Chris Pietschmann
- Plan for changes coming in the Azure Sphere February release via Featured Blog
- New enhancements for Azure IoT Edge automatic deployments via Chris Green
- How to secure your IoT deployment during the security talent shortage via Todd VanderArk
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Azure Media AI Hands-on Lab – Microsoft Cloud Workshop via Chris Pietschmann
- Global AI Bootcamp, Athens 2019 via Pantelis Apostolidis
DevOps / Development
- GCast 67: Azure Repos, Branches, and Pull Requests via David Giard
- Deploy to Azure Directly From the Repository with GitHub Actions via Frank Boucher
- Setting up Azure DevOps CI/CD for a .NET Core 3.1 Web App hosted in Azure App Service for Linux via Scott Hanselman
- C# 8 Interfaces: Static Main — Why Not? via Jeremy
- Use the new Azure SDKs with Managed Identities via Tobias Zimmergren
- Moving an ASP.NET Core from Azure App Service on Windows to Linux by testing in WSL and Docker first via Scott Hanselman
- Microsoft delivers first Windows 10 Fast Ring build from its new development branch via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Using Azure DevOps for CI / CD of ASP.NET Core application to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) via Subodh Sohoni
- C# 8 Interfaces: Static Members via Jeremy
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- faas-containerd – serverless without Kubernetes via Alex Ellis
- eShopOnContainers .NET Microservices Sample Reference Application via Cesar Younes
- Moving an ASP.NET Core from Azure App Service on Windows to Linux by testing in WSL and Docker first via Scott Hanselman
- Using Azure DevOps for CI / CD of ASP.NET Core application to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) via Subodh Sohoni
- Deep Dive Into the New Docker Desktop filesharing Implementation Using FUSE via David Scott
- Tip 238 – Secure traffic between pods using network policies in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) via Azure Tips and Tricks
Blockchain / Smart Contracts
- Azure Blockchain Hands-on Lab – Microsoft Cloud Workshop via Chris Pietschmann
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Azure Advent Calendar via jamie_maguire
- Data science for cybersecurity: A probabilistic time series model for detecting RDP inbound brute force attacks via Eric Avena
- Advancing Azure Active Directory availability via Mark Russinovich
- How to secure your IoT deployment during the security talent shortage via Todd VanderArk
Learning / Training / Certification
- A Cloud Guru acquires Linux Academy: Creates Largest Cloud Training Library via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Learn: Wherever you are in your career, learning new skills should be on your list via Nancy Tandy, Business Strategy Manager, Worldwide Learning
XBox / xCloud
- Xbox Series X: Sizing Up The Hardware Iterations via Brad Sams
Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Microsoft has a big year of hardware for 2020 via Tom Warren
Government
- Data governance and retention in your Microsoft 365 tenant—a secure and highly capable solution via Todd VanderArk
Other
- Announcing: Google Maps to Azure Maps Migration Guide via Featured Blog
- Facebook is Working on Its Own Operating System via Paul Thurrott
- Facebook Acquires Cloud Video Gaming Company PlayGiga via Mehedi Hassan
- Ericsson to build its Connected Vehicle Cloud on top of Microsoft’s Connected Vehicle Platform via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Connecting Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud in the UK and Canada via Boris Baryshnikov
- Tips for learning Azure in the new year via Michael Crump
- Mobile threat defense and intelligence are a core part of cyber defense via Todd VanderArk
- Create a Secure Azure Sphere App using the Grove Shield Sensor Kit via Featured Blog
- New features in Azure Monitor Metrics Explorer based on your feedback via Vitaly Gorbenko
- Amazon, Apple, and Google Partner to Standardize the Smart Home via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft is a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Streaming Analytics, Q3 2019 via Krishna Mamidipaka
- HO HO HO! Microsoft and Bing Maps help NORAD track Santa! via Bing Team
- Using OPC-Twin for OPC-UA discovery and sending back commands via Sander van de Velde
- Ransomware response—to pay or not to pay? via Todd VanderArk
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- How to share data in place from Azure Data Explorer | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- An introduction to Azure FarmBeats at Microsoft Ignite 2019 | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- Best Practices – Async / Await | The Xamarin Show | The Xamarin Show via Channel 9
- What is SandDance? | Data Exposed via Channel 9
- Uno Platform Part 2 | Visual Studio Toolbox via Channel 9
- Power BI integration with TSI | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
- Global AI Bootcamp Keynote | AI Show via Channel 9
- Device Authority Keyscaler integration with IoT Hub and DPS for PKI/Cert management | 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 156 – Microsoft Teams Problems! via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- Going Live on Containers with Michele Leroux Bustamante via .NET Rocks!
- Episode 339 | Building Stronger, Faster and More Resilient Software with Nicholas Lane From Raygun via Microsoft Cloud Show
- Episode 308 – Azure Data Share via The Azure Podcast
- Elton Stoneman on Docker in a DevOps World — Episode 67 via Azure DevOps Podcast
Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:- Azure Active Directory Domain Services meter name changes
- Csharp and Java SDKs for IoT Plug and Play are now in Preview
- Azure Australia Central Region Changes
- Azure Cognitive Speech Services meter ID changes
- Azure DevOps—Create a dashboard without a team
- Azure Backup resource group for virtual machines
- Azure SQL Database Gen 4 hardware approaching end of life in 2020
- IoT devices and applications to only use TLS 1.2 for communication with IoT Hub and DPS
- Azure Search meter names will change on February 1, 2020
- Azure SQL Database managed instance meter PITRs name changes
- Azure IOT Central meter IDs will change on February 3, 2020
- Azure Data Box Disk is now available in East Asia
- Serial console for Azure Virual Machines now available in US Government Cloud
- Azure Monitor for VMs now stores data in dedicated data types
- Azure Service Map now stores data in dedicated data types
- Data Factory Expands Data Flow Parameterization Capabilities
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