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The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:
- Terraform: GitHub Actions Automated Deployment via Chris Pietschmann
- Do Microsoft Certifications Expire? via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification via Chris Pietschmann
- GitHub Copilot for Business is Now Available via Paul Thurrott
- GitHub is Laying Off 10 Percent of Staff, Going Fully Remote via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft and NVIDIA experts talk AI infrastructure via John Lee
- Microsoft shifts to a comprehensive SaaS security solution via Christine Barrett
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)
- Cannot Remove Subnet Because of App Service VNet Integration via AFinn
- How to Use Azure DNS Private Resolver and Inbound Endpoints via Travis Roberts
- Microsoft and NVIDIA experts talk AI infrastructure via John Lee
- Azure Red Hat OpenShift for Microsoft Azure Government—now generally available via Puneet Konghot
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Cannot Remove Subnet Because of App Service VNet Integration via AFinn
- Using Azure Monitor to alert on all Azure web app restarts via jjoyner
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Microsoft 365 Adoption Documents and Guides via Andre Camillo
- Microsoft shifts to a comprehensive SaaS security solution via Christine Barrett
- SaaS RootKit: Attack to Create Hidden Rules in Office 365 via Maor Bin
- How to restore SharePoint Data from retrieved data in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- How to restore Exchange data from retrieved data in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- How to restore Microsoft Teams data from Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- How to restore OneDrive for Business data from Veeam Explorer for Microsoft OneDrive in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- How to restore SharePoint Online data from Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- How to create a OneDrive data retrieval job in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- 5 Tips for Controlling your Microsoft 365 Budget via Hailey Austin
DevOps / SRE
- Terraform: GitHub Actions Automated Deployment via Chris Pietschmann
- GitHub Copilot for Business is Now Available via Paul Thurrott
- February patches for Azure DevOps Server via Gloridel Morales
- Onboard an Azure subscription in Microsoft Defender for Cloud using an Azure PowerShell script via wmatthyssen
- Will Platform Engineering Replace DevOps? via Russell Smith
- GitHub is Laying Off 10 Percent of Staff, Going Fully Remote via Paul Thurrott
Data
- How to restore SharePoint Data from retrieved data in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- T-SQL Tuesday 159 – Azure Synapse Link and certifications via Kevin Chant
- How to restore Exchange data from retrieved data in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- Querying structured data with Azure OpenAI via Valentina Alto
- How to restore Microsoft Teams data from Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- How to restore OneDrive for Business data from Veeam Explorer for Microsoft OneDrive in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- How to restore SharePoint Online data from Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
- InfluxData raises $81M for IoT database and real time data via Stacey Higginbotham
- Nomad 1.5 beta adds single sign-on and dynamic node metadata via Mike Nomitch
- Using Azure SQL Deploy v2 for dedicated SQL Pool deployments via Kevin Chant
- How to create a OneDrive data retrieval job in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 via Cary Sun
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Automatic IoT Edge Certificate Management with GlobalSign EST via jlianMSFT
- The industrial IoT is ready to embrace developers via Stacey Higginbotham
- InfluxData raises $81M for IoT database and real time data via Stacey Higginbotham
- General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.02 expected on February 21 via AzureSphereTeam
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Here’s why you’re still waiting for Bing AI via Tom Warren
- These are Microsoft’s Bing AI secret rules and why it says it’s named Sydney via Tom Warren
- Microsoft to demo its new ChatGPT-like AI in Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook soon via Tom Warren
- Microsoft and NVIDIA experts talk AI infrastructure via John Lee
- Learn what an AI-driven future means for cybersecurity at Microsoft Secure via Christine Barrett
- Microsoft and Google are about to Open an AI battle via Tom Warren
Development
- The industrial IoT is ready to embrace developers via Stacey Higginbotham
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Why Kubernetes Has Emerged as the ‘OS’ of the Cloud via Chris J. Preimesberger
- Kubernetes Probes (and Why They Matter for Autoscaling) via Patrick Tavares
- AKS Edge Essentials – deploying the latest version via Danny McDermott
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Microsoft shifts to a comprehensive SaaS security solution via Christine Barrett
- Microsoft Azure Security expands variant hunting capacity at a cloud tempo via Shawn Hernan
- Learn what an AI-driven future means for cybersecurity at Microsoft Secure via Christine Barrett
- Azure Tip: Set up email notifications for high-severity security alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud via wmatthyssen
- The U.S. secretly passed a medical cybersecurity law via Stacey Higginbotham
Learning / Training / Certification
- T-SQL Tuesday 159 – Azure Synapse Link and certifications via Kevin Chant
- Do Microsoft Certifications Expire? via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification via Chris Pietschmann
Government
Hardware
- ‘Frontline’ workers: Microsoft’s next target for its Windows 365 Cloud PC service via mjfoley@directionsonmicrosoft.com
- Microsoft starts pushing February 2023 firmware update to Surface Pro 7+ via Joe Rogun
- Microsoft rolling out February 2023 firmware update for Surface Pro 7 via Joe Rogun
Software
Linux
Other
- TCP-Talks: A New Approach to Spatial Simulations with Rahul Thakkar via Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas and Peter Roosakos
- Microsoft’s Bing is an emotionally manipulative liar, and people love it via James Vincent
- Azure Load Testing Managed Service First Thoughts via Thomas Thornton
- Boundary 0.12 introduces multi-hop sessions and SSH certificate injection via Anando Chatterjee
- Microsoft starts releasing ChatGPT-powered Bing to users on the waitlist via Sharron Bennet
- Microsoft joins the FinOps Foundation via Michael Flanakin
- Codename Project Bose: Calculate Azure Cost of an Enterprise by cost centers, divisions, projects via pranabpaul
- Here’s an open source smart home energy management solution via Kevin C. Tofel
- How to edit a JSON object inside an Azure Logic App via Frank Boucher ☁
- Microsoft says more than 1 million people joined waitlist in 48 hours to try the new Bing via Joe Rogun
- How to edit a JSON object inside an Azure Logic App via Frank Boucher
- Automate your attack response with Azure DDoS Protection solution for Microsoft Sentinel via Amir Dahan
- Why We do Tech Outreach with Coding By Sophy via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
- 198: Cloudtrail ingests activity events, CloudPod ingests Pizza via Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas and Peter Roosakos
- Performant on-device inferencing with ONNX Runtime via Faith Xu and Brian Lambert
- ACP Azure CSP Onboarding Prozess via Stefan Denninger
- Track IP addresses consumption with Azure Application Insights — Part 2 via James Dumont le Douarec
- Tune in today: Learn Live experts are ready to accelerate your skilling via Lanna Teh
- Secure your application traffic with Application Gateway mTLS via Rajesh Nautiyal
- HCP Vault and HCP Consul add new Canada, Japan, and US AWS regions via Megan LaFlamme
- Hands-on with the new Bing: Microsoft’s step beyond ChatGPT via Tom Warren
- Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing is open for everyone to try starting today via Mitchell Clark
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:
- Welcome to Bash for Beginners [1 of 20] | Bash for Beginners via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Causing Chaos in Azure! – LunchBytes via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- What are Azure Functions? | One Dev Questions via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Learn Live – Integrate OpenAPI-enabled Web APIs with Azure API Management through Visual Studio via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Adding a task to your Azure Pipeline configuration file to use a secrets file via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- How to edit a JSON object from a Azure Logic Apps via Frank Boucher
- Creating Azure DevOps Management Reports via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Why should I use Azure API Management? via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- ATE: Cloud-Native New Year – Azure Kubernetes Service via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Self-service data discovery and access management using Microsoft Purview | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- AI Show Live – How Voiceflow Incorporates OpenAI for Enterprise Use Cases via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Load testing your test engines with Azure Load Testing via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Integrating a mission-critical workload with Azure landing zones via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Learn Live – Access data from Azure Blob Storage by using multiple protocols via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Introduction to Performance Troubleshooting [1 of 7] | Azure SQL for beginners via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Learning how Microsoft Defender for Cloud can help provide a single view for your container images via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Changing your Azure Storage Tiers from Hot to Cold via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Resolving Azure Data Studio’s Identity Crises via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Learn Live – Control and govern your Azure environment by deploying your infrastructure as code 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:
- 173 – Understanding Power Platform for Azure professionals with Antti Pajunen via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Episode 71: Azure SQL Database and Always Encrypted using Virtualization-Based Security Enclaves via The Azure Security Podcast
- Episode 70: Microsoft Purview via The Azure Security Podcast
- Lars Klint: Microsoft Azure State of the Art – Episode 232 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Episode 320 – Teams Premium is here via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- Functional C# with Simon Painter via .NET Rocks!
- 172 – Azure Updates via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Episode 453 – In the Real World – How Azure Networking Support uses Azure to support Azure customers via The Azure Podcast
Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:
- Public preview: Serverless Hyperscale in Azure SQL Database
- Generally Available: Azure Functions Linux Elastic Premium plan increased maximum scale-out limits
- Generally Available: Availability zones support for Azure Functions in new regions
- Generally Available: Durable Functions support for .NET isolated model
- Public Preview: Azure Monitor container insights offers customizable cost optimization settings
- Public Preview: Azure Communication Services Chat for Bot Framework
- Public preview: Major version upgrade in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
- General availability: Encryption using CMK for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
- GA: 50K relationships per twin support in Azure Digital Twins
- Public preview: VBS enclaves for Always Encrypted in Azure SQL Database
- Public Preview: Jobs API to support bulk import in Azure Digital Twins
- Public preview: Cluster key index in Azure Cosmos DB for Apache Cassandra
- Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-February 2023
- General availability: Azure Active Directory for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
- General availability: Improved geo-replication for Azure Cache for Redis
- Public Preview: SDK type bindings
- Generally available: Azure Functions support for Python 3.10
- Public preview: Python 3.10 Support
- Public preview: Upgrade scheduler
- Public preview: New General-Purpose VMs – Dlsv5 and Dldsv5
- Public Preview: Import Jobs API Support in Azure Digital Twins
- Public preview: Azure Digital Twins connector for Microsoft Power Platform
- Public Preview: Azure Native New Relic Service
- General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.02 expected on February 21
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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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