Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and never miss a thing!The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:- Azure IoT Hub and DPS to only support TLS 1.2 on July 1, 2020 via Chris Pietschmann
- What is an Ubuntu LTS Release? Long Term Support via Chris Pietschmann
- The 2010s: Microsoft, the cloud company via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Azure founders reflect on Microsoft’s first decade as a public cloud vendor via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Plan for changes coming in the Azure Sphere February release via Featured Blog
- How the U.S. Air Force Deployed Kubernetes and Istio on an F-16 in 45 days via Tom Krazit
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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)
- Data Platform Tips 34 – Manage firewall settings in Azure SQL Database via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Deploying NTT Data UniKix in Azure, Part 1 Deploying the VM via Steve Read
- The Linux Kernel as a Case Study on Rapid Development for Complex Software via Jack Wallen
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Azure Blob Storage on IoT Edge is now Generally Available via Featured Blog
- Data Platform Tips 33 – Azure Storage Explorer via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- December 23, 2019 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS via Gautam
- How To Manage Files Between Local And Azure Storage With AZCopy via June Castillote
- December 23, 2019 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS via Gautam
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- We’ve updated Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals exam: Take the MB-901 beta exam today! via Liberty Munson (Microsoft)
Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates
- Quickstart: Send telemetry from a device to an IoT hub and monitor it with the Azure CLI via Featured Blog
Big Data / Database
- Data Platform Tips 35 – Azure Data Explorer vs. Azure Stream Analytics via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 34 – Manage firewall settings in Azure SQL Database via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Clustering point data in Azure Maps via Featured Blog
- Deploying NTT Data UniKix in Azure, Part 1 Deploying the VM via Steve Read
- Deploying NTT Data UniKix in Azure, Part 2 – Configure TPE and compile the ACCT Application via Steve Read
- Data Platform Tips 33 – Azure Storage Explorer via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 32 – Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Azure Stream Analytics via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 31 – Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Azure Data Factory v2 via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 30 – Integrate Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 with Azure Databricks using Spark via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 29 – Integrate Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2 with Power BI via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 28 – Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2 via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- When Is Data “Public”? (And 2.5M Public Factual Records in HIBP) via Troy Hunt
- Data Platform Tips 27 – SQL Data Sync with On-premises Database via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 26 – SQL Data Sync with Azure Databases via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Azure IoT Hub and DPS to only support TLS 1.2 on July 1, 2020 via Chris Pietschmann
- Build Azure IoT Apps with .NET Core IoT targeting Raspberry Pi Linux via Featured Blog
- Azure Blob Storage on IoT Edge is now Generally Available via Featured Blog
- Processing ordered IoT streams in Azure via Featured Blog
- An IoT Platform For Things That Move via Featured Blog
- Computer vision at the Edge with NVIDIA DeepStream and Azure IoT Edge via Featured Blog
- Quickstart: Send telemetry from a device to an IoT hub and monitor it with the Azure CLI via Featured Blog
- How to secure your IoT deployment during the security talent shortage via Featured Blog
- Plan for changes coming in the Azure Sphere February release via Featured Blog
- It’s #ThisWeekInIoT day – Your weekly Microsoft IoT news, updates and playlist digest via Featured Blog
- Standalone Azure IoT EdgeHub Dev Tool (iotedgehubdev) Introduction via Renlong Tu
- Build Azure IoT Apps with .NET Core IoT targeting Raspberry Pi Linux via Featured Blog
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Azure Machine Learning: Building Recommendation Systems via Ed Price
- How the U.S. Air Force Deployed Kubernetes and Istio on an F-16 in 45 days via Tom Krazit
DevOps / Development
- Accelerating DevOps with Advanced Container Security via Lior Cohen
- Build Azure IoT Apps with .NET Core IoT targeting Raspberry Pi Linux via Featured Blog
- Azure Resource GitHub Repository via Gregor Suttie
- Quick Tip: Using Visual Studio Code from the Command-Line on macOS via Calvin A. Allen
- The Linux Kernel as a Case Study on Rapid Development for Complex Software via Jack Wallen
- C# 8 is old news. Onward, to C# 9! via Calvin A. Allen
- Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2019.12.20 via Sasha Rosenbaum
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Hosting .NET Application with DB on Docker via Cesar Younes
- How the U.S. Air Force Deployed Kubernetes and Istio on an F-16 in 45 days via Tom Krazit
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Accelerating DevOps with Advanced Container Security via Lior Cohen
- Post-GA Revisit of “Sign In with Apple” for Azure AD B2C via Andreas Helland
- How to secure your IoT deployment during the security talent shortage via Featured Blog
- Testing Azure AD-protected APIs, part 3: Automated integration tests via Joonas Westlin
- 010 – Thoughts about Azure Security Center essentials via Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine
Azure Stack
- Video Microsoft Ignite Live 2019 – Azure Stack HCI via Thomas Maurer
Learning / Training / Certification
- We’ve updated Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals exam: Take the MB-901 beta exam today! via Liberty Munson (Microsoft)
Events
- Video Microsoft Ignite Live 2019 – Azure Stack HCI via Thomas Maurer
Other
- Re-Imagining the Network for the Cloud Native Era via Vijoy Pandey
- Warm storage now available in Azure Time Series Insights via Featured Blog
- Create a Secure Azure Sphere App using the Grove Shield Sensor Kit via Featured Blog
- Announcing: Google Maps to Azure Maps Migration Guide via Featured Blog
- The 2010s: Microsoft, the cloud company via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Azure founders reflect on Microsoft’s first decade as a public cloud vendor via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- New Protocol Allows ‘Noisy’ Quantum Computers to Auto-Assess Their Accuracy via Kimberley Mok
- What is an Ubuntu LTS Release? Long Term Support via Chris Pietschmann
- The Hybrid Cloud for High Availability via Dave Bermingham
- Running a Minecraft server on Azure using ACI via Simon J.K. Pedersen
- How to Download and Install the AZCopy Tool via June Castillote
- CISO series: Lessons learned from the Microsoft SOC—Part 3b: A day in the life via Todd VanderArk
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- VISEO’s solution for visualizing drone data in IoT apps via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Data Drift Monitoring for Azure ML Datasets via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- 2019-12-18 (VOD) Project: Use-R-Vote – Deploying to Azure a website with social login from GitHub via Frank Boucher
- The Intelligent Edge by Microsoft | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
- The Intelligent Edge by Microsoft 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:- Episode 341 | Current State of Microsoft 365 Development With Mark Rackley via Microsoft Cloud Show
- Setting Up Your Machine for .NET Core with Kathleen Dollard – Episode 69 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Podcast: Should I put my IoT devices on a guest network? via Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
- Episode 157 – The “why” of Microsoft cloud services? via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- Episode 340 | Reflecting on 2019 via Microsoft Cloud Show
- Episode 309 – Azure at Scale via The Azure Podcast
- Sudhanva Huruli on the Open Application Model – Episode 68 via Azure DevOps Podcast
Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:Latest Featured Articles
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