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The Weeks Top Links

Here are some of the most notable links from the week:

• Configuring Manual Triggers in GitHub Actions with `workflow_dispatch` via Chris Pietschmann
• Terraform: Use for_each to deploy multiple resources via Chris Pietschmann
• Get Started with Python Scripting and Automation via Chris Pietschmann
• What are the Microsoft Certified Associate Certifications? via Chris Pietschmann
• How to become a DevOps Engineer via Chris Pietschmann
• Deploy Terraform using Azure DevOps YAML Pipelines via Chris Pietschmann
• Deploying Azure Bicep Templates using the Azure CLI via Chris Pietschmann
• Get Started with Azure CLI infrastructure as code scripting via Chris Pietschmann
• Getting Started with the Power Platform CLI via Daniel Laskewitz
• 7 reasons to join us at Azure Open Source Day via David Dennis
• How to integrate ChatGPT, a large language model, with Azure via Deepak
• What is DevOps? via Chris Pietschmann

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)

• Get Started with Azure CLI infrastructure as code scripting via Chris Pietschmann
• DDoS Mitigation with Microsoft Azure Front Door via Dave Burkhardt

Power Platform

• Getting Started with the Power Platform CLI via Daniel Laskewitz

Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Microsoft Teams is getting big performance improvements next month via Tom Warren
• How to Simplify your Microsoft 365 License Management via Hailey Austin

DevOps / SRE

• Microsoft and Rockwell Automation collaborate on digital solutions for manufacturers via Kam VedBrat
• Fetching Credentials with the Azure CLI via Mark Heath
• End of support for Azure Pipelines agents running on CentOS 6, Debian 4.9, Fedora 32, Ubuntu 16, macOS 10.14, and older versions via Bohdan Janousek
• Configuring Manual Triggers in GitHub Actions with `workflow_dispatch` via Chris Pietschmann
• Assigning Service Principals to Groups and Roles with the Azure CLI via Mark Heath
• Exploring mTLS setup to send a client certificate to the backend and OCSP validation via Rajesh Nautiyal
• Enable simulation scenarios by ingesting large graphs in Azure Digital Twins through the Jobs API via ShipraMishra
• Writing Terraform for unsupported resources via Rob Barnes
• Deploy Container App and pull image from Azure Container Registry using Terraform via Thomas Thornton
• Sql-action v2 GitHub Action for Azure SQL Database deployments via Kevin Chant
• What is DevOps? via Chris Pietschmann
• Terraform: Use for_each to deploy multiple resources via Chris Pietschmann
• How to become a DevOps Engineer via Chris Pietschmann
• Deploy Terraform using Azure DevOps YAML Pipelines via Chris Pietschmann
• Getting Started with the Power Platform CLI via Daniel Laskewitz
• Deploying Azure Bicep Templates using the Azure CLI via Chris Pietschmann
• Get Started with Azure CLI infrastructure as code scripting via Chris Pietschmann
• Waypoint 0.11 strengthens Terraform integrations and allows user API access via Gerald Yerden

Data

• Sql-action v2 GitHub Action for Azure SQL Database deployments via Kevin Chant

Internet of Things (IoT)

• General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.02 via AzureSphereTeam

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Azure Managed Lustre—Parallel file system for HPC and AI workloads via Dilip Sundarraj
• Azure Managed Lustre—Parallel filing for HPC and AI workloads via Dilip Sundarraj
• Microsoft’s new Bing AI chatbot could be coming to the enterprise, too via mjfoley@directionsonmicrosoft.com
• 6 ways to improve accessibility with Azure AI via Andy Beatman
• Morning Show: Canadian Microsoft MVP’S unlocking the Full Potential of Azure OpenAI with ChatGPT via Deepak
• 199: All AI Products Agree, Earnings are down via Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas and Peter Roosakos
• Deploy Terraform using Azure DevOps YAML Pipelines via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft Acknowledges Feedback on its New Bing AI Chatbot via Laurent Giret

Development

• Get Started with Python Scripting and Automation via Chris Pietschmann

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• Cybersecurity health and how to stay ahead of attackers with Linda Grasso via Christine Barrett

Learning / Training / Certification

• What are the Microsoft Certified Associate Certifications? via Chris Pietschmann

Hardware

• Azure Managed Lustre—Parallel file system for HPC and AI workloads via Dilip Sundarraj
• Azure Managed Lustre—Parallel filing for HPC and AI workloads via Dilip Sundarraj

Linux

• End of support for Azure Pipelines agents running on CentOS 6, Debian 4.9, Fedora 32, Ubuntu 16, macOS 10.14, and older versions via Bohdan Janousek

Other

• Logic App Consumption Deployment: The inputs of template action ‘…’ cannot reference action ‘…’ via Sandro Pereira
• Azure Policy to enable network policies for private endpoints via Pantelis Apostolidis
• How to integrate ChatGPT, a large language model, with Azure via Deepak
• Join the Azure Collective on Stack Overflow via Courtney Bowler
• Microsoft to support Windows 11 on Apple M1 and M2 Macs through Parallels partnership via Tom Warren
• 7 reasons to join us at Azure Open Source Day via David Dennis
• Wired for Hybrid – Episode 3 – What’s New in Azure Networking – February 2023 Edition via Pierre Roman
• Logic App Consumption: Run after settings disabled and settings are missing via Sandro Pereira
• Microsoft says talking to Bing for too long can cause it to go off the rails via Tom Warren

Videos

Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:

• What’s Next for Azure Data Studio via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Integrate OpenAI with the Power Platform 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:

• Podcast 411: IoT is ready to tackle data privacy via Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
• Episode 454 – Sustainability and Azure via The Azure Podcast
• 174 – Preparing for the SC-900 Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals certification via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
• Modern Web Front End Development with Amy Kapernick via .NET Rocks!
• Christian Wenz: ASP.NET Core Security – Episode 233 via Azure DevOps Podcast
• Episode 321 – ChapGPT comes to Bing via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast

Azure Service Updates

Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:

• GA: Create disks from CMK-encrypted snapshots across subscriptions and in the same tenant
• Public preview: Azure Managed Lustre
• General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.02
• General availability: Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu 22.04
• Now Available: Azure Monitor Query client module for Go
• General availability: Azure Data Explorer Dashboards
• Public Preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption
• Public preview: New General-Purpose VMs – Dlsv5 and Dldsv5
• Read-write premium caching now in public preview
• Azure Backup: Enhanced experience for creating and managing private endpoints for Recovery Services vaults is now available
• Generally available: Azure Site Recovery update rollup 66 – February 2023

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