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The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:- Tip 247 – Creating custom bindings for Azure Functions via Azure Tips and Tricks
- It’s time for you to install Windows Terminal via Scott Hanselman
- AZ-303 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies Certification Exam (New in 2020!) via Chris Pietschmann
- AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design Certification Exam (New in 2020!) 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)
- Windows 10X has already been installed on a MacBook and a Surface Go via Tom Warren
- Announcing the preview of Azure Shared Disks for clustered applications via Tad Brockway
- How to Apply DSC Configurations to VMs in Azure ARM Templates via Adam Bertram
- Windows 10X Dual Screen & Containers – What The Tech Ep. 465 via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft Updates Surface Duo SDK, Introduces macOS and Linux Support via Mehedi Hassan
- Deploy a VM with IoT Edge configured with one command via Featured Blog
- Microsoft shows off how containerized apps will work in Windows 10X via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft promises Windows 10X updates will take ‘less than 90 seconds’ via Tom Warren
- Vulnerability Assessment for Azure VMs included in ASC via Pantelis Apostolidis
- AZ-303 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies Certification Exam (New in 2020!) via Chris Pietschmann
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- February 10, 2020 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS via Gautam
- February 10, 2020 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS via Gautam
Power Platform
- Automate Azure Resources with PowerApps via Sajeetharan
- Migrating a Power Automate Flow to an Azure Logic App via David Giard
- Comparing Azure Logic Apps with Microsoft Power Automate via David Giard
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Tip 247 – Creating custom bindings for Azure Functions via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Migrating to Durable Functions via Mark Heath
- OpenFaaS comes to k9s, the Kubernetes CUI via Alex Ellis
- Hosting Azure Functions in Google Cloud Run via Mikhail Shilkov
- Re-use service instances by Implementing Dependency Injection in Azure Functions via Tobias Zimmergren
- Updated maximum nodes limit – Azure Function App – AKS Azure CNI IP address calculation via Daniel
- Comparing Azure Logic Apps with Microsoft Power Automate via David Giard
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Mattress Firm deployed Azure Active Directory to securely connect Firstline Workers to their SaaS apps and to each other via Todd VanderArk
- It’s Microsoft 365 Developer Day! via Paul Thurrott
Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates
- It’s time for you to install Windows Terminal via Scott Hanselman
- Windows Terminal Hits Version 0.9, Adds New Features via Paul Thurrott
- How to Apply DSC Configurations to VMs in Azure ARM Templates via Adam Bertram
Big Data / Database
- Data Platform Tips 82 – Heap tables in Azure Synapse Analytics via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 81 – Azure Synapse Analytics – Distribution Strategies via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 79 – Job Diagram in Azure Stream Analytics for Debugging via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- SQL Server runs best on Azure. Here’s why. via John ‘JG’ Chirapurath
- Data Platform Tips 78 – Event Delivery Guarantees in Azure Stream Analytics via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- What every relational database developer needs to know about NoSQL via Burke Holland
- On.NET Episode: Lesser known features of the Cosmos DB SDK for .NET via Cecil L. Phillip 🇦🇬
- Data Platform Tips 77 – Azure Stream Analytics on IoT Edge via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Modify SQL Audit for Azure SQL Database via Thomas LaRock
- Data Platform Tips 76 – Metrics to monitor on Azure Stream Analytics via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Apache Cassandra: Persistent Data Storage for Scalable Microservices Applications via Patrick Callaghan
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Setting an Azure IoT Hub connection string in code on an MXChip via Jim Bennett
- Data Platform Tips 77 – Azure Stream Analytics on IoT Edge via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Deploy a VM with IoT Edge configured with one command via Featured Blog
- SigmaDots is building decentralized IoT security for everything via Stacey Higginbotham
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Afternoon Cyber Tea—From threat intelligence to chatbots: A look at AI in cybersecurity via Todd VanderArk
DevOps / Development
- Creating Functions With VS Code via Aaron Powell
- Introducing Scalar: Git at scale for everyone via Derrick Stolee
- Deploy Angular9 App to Azure with Github Actions via Sajeetharan
- GCast 73: Build an Azure DevOps Release Pipeline via David Giard
- Getting Started with GitHub Actions and Terraform: A Hands-On Tutorial via Michael Levan
- How to change the Azure DevOps Projects Process? via Abhijit Jana
- What every relational database developer needs to know about NoSQL via Burke Holland
- On.NET Episode: Lesser known features of the Cosmos DB SDK for .NET via Cecil L. Phillip 🇦🇬
- Microsoft Updates Surface Duo SDK, Introduces macOS and Linux Support via Mehedi Hassan
- Azure DevOps Roadmap update for 2020 Q1 via Gloridel Morales
- It’s Microsoft 365 Developer Day! via Paul Thurrott
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- OpenFaaS comes to k9s, the Kubernetes CUI via Alex Ellis
- Get a TLS-enabled Docker registry in 5 minutes via Alex Ellis
- Microsoft sneaks working Surface Duo demo into failed event recording via Tom Warren
- Windows 10X Dual Screen & Containers – What The Tech Ep. 465 via Paul Thurrott
- Updated maximum nodes limit – Azure Function App – AKS Azure CNI IP address calculation via Daniel
- Hack Week: How Docker Drives Innovation from the Inside via Robert Duffner
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Mattress Firm deployed Azure Active Directory to securely connect Firstline Workers to their SaaS apps and to each other via Todd VanderArk
- Call Azure AD protected Functions from Single Page App via Janne Hansen
- Step by Step Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Connect Cloud Provisioning via Robert Smit [MVP]
- SigmaDots is building decentralized IoT security for everything via Stacey Higginbotham
- Generating Azure AD “Look-Alike” Tokens via Andreas Helland
- Afternoon Cyber Tea—From threat intelligence to chatbots: A look at AI in cybersecurity via Todd VanderArk
Azure Stack
- NEW WHITEPAPER: Migrate to Azure Stack Hub via AzureCAT
Learning / Training / Certification
- How to Share your Microsoft Certification Transcript via Thomas Maurer
- AZ-303 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies Certification Exam (New in 2020!) via Chris Pietschmann
- AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design Certification Exam (New in 2020!) via Chris Pietschmann
XBox / xCloud
- Comparing iOS and Android xCloud Streaming via Brad Sams
- Project xCloud Comes to iOS in Limited Preview via Mehedi Hassan
- Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming arrives on iOS with some Apple restrictions via Tom Warren
- Microsoft and Samsung partner on Xbox cloud-based game streaming via Tom Warren
Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Debugging Angular 9: Interacting with Components via John Papa
Hardware
- The Sams Report: Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2 Specs Revealed via Brad Sams
- Microsoft to Launch Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2 in the Spring via Paul Thurrott
Other
- Creating an Azure Logic App via David Giard
- You Can Download the Surface Duo Ringtone via Paul Thurrott
- U.S. Charges Huawei with Racketeering, Trade Secret Theft via Paul Thurrott
- Cloud Comparison: Amazon Web Services vs Microsoft Azure vs Google Cloud via Chris Parker
- Changing the Monolith—Part 4: Quick tech wins for a cloud-first world via Todd VanderArk
- US Federal Court judge grants AWS request to temporarily block JEDI contract work via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Amazon pauses Microsoft’s $10 billion Pentagon contract as trial proceeds via Kim Lyons
- Micro Focus Enterprise Server 5.0 Quick Start Template on Azure via Steve Read
- Keep checking Azure for changes via Kevin
- The Cloud Pod Faster on Azure… No Wait AWS – Episode 58 via Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker and Peter Roosakos
- Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) via parisamoosavinezhad
- Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform: trends and investment areas via Tara Prakriya
- CNCF: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe Still on; Coronavirus Progress Monitored via Joab Jackson
- A decade later: Microsoft Azure at ten – Interview on Nigel Frank via Thomas Maurer
- Build Your Enterprise Azure Network Foundation via Deepak
- IBM Adopts Slack for All 350,000 of Its Employees via Mehedi Hassan
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- How to connect and deliver services privately on Azure with Azure Private Link via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- How to manage platform updates with Maintenance Control in Azure via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- An Intuitive Approach to Machine Learning Models (Part 1 of 4) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- VS Code Integration with GitHub and Azure | Visual Studio Toolbox via Channel 9
- Microsoft France: Developer Community at Ignite the Tour | CodeStories via Channel 9
- Learn all about Open Application Model (OAM) via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Intro to Rudr: A Kubernetes Implementation of the Open Application Model via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Expanding Azure IoT Central Portfolio with IoT Edge via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Terraform and Azure DevOps – Delivering a continuous and automated deployment | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
- An Intuitive Approach to Machine Learning Models (Part 1 of 4) | AI Show via Channel 9
- Deploying Models with Vision AI DevKit via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Deploying Models with Vision AI DevKit | 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:- Jeremy Likness on DevOps Automation – Episode 76 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Episode 164 – Certificates are hard via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- Combating Illegal Fishing using Machine Learning with Carmel Eve and Jess Panni via .NET Rocks!
- 016 – Migrating SQL Server databases to Azure SQL via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Episode 314 – Azure Sphere via The Azure Podcast
- Episode 346 | Cloud Earnings and Microsoft Reorgs via Microsoft Cloud Show
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Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:- Azure IoT C# and Java SDKs release new long-term support (LTS) branches
- Power BI report authoring APIs now support a new aggregation function
- Azure Private Link is now generally available
- Azure Backup now supports Windows Server 2008 Virtual Machine backup
- Kubernetes on Azure Stack in GA
- Move from App Center Auth and Data Preview services to alternative Azure services before 3 May 2020
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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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