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The Weeks Top Links

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

• Future Benefits of using AI as a Site Reliability Engineer with insight from ChatGPT via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft Acquires Fungible to Improve Datacenter Efficiency via Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft Acquires Fungible to Bolster Azure Networking and Storage via Rabia Noureen
• Microsoft acquires Fungible to accelerate datacenter innovation via Joe Rogun
• Terraform: Import Existing Azure Resources into State (.tfstate) via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft is ending Windows 7 extended security updates this Tuesday via Sharron Bennet
• Microsoft named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Public Cloud Development and Infrastructure Platforms, 2022 via Kathleen Mitford
• Microsoft might integrate ChatGPT’s AI feature into Bing to take on Google via Joe Rogun
• Microsoft Formally Recognizes Its First U.S. Union via Paul Thurrott

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)

• Microsoft Ends Support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 Today via Laurent Giret
• Microsoft named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Public Cloud Development and Infrastructure Platforms, 2022 via Kathleen Mitford
• Creating Azure Architecture Diagrams from scratch (almost) via Gregor Suttie
• Microsoft is ending Windows 7 extended security updates this Tuesday via Sharron Bennet
• WTH is Azure Firewall Basic? via samcogan.com
• Getting Started with Azure Internal Load Balancers via Travis Roberts
• Azure SQL Server VNet Integrated using Bicep via Gregor Suttie

Power Platform

• Proving that low-code is limitless with Azure IoT, Power Platform and Philips Hue via Dries Augustyns

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• Azure Logic Apps Standard REST APIs (Part I) via Sandro Pereira

DevOps / SRE

• Future Benefits of using AI as a Site Reliability Engineer with insight from ChatGPT via Chris Pietschmann
• GitHub offers new ‘default setup’ option for code scanning via Sharron Bennet
• DevOps: Kubernetes Help Desk or Self-Driven Innovation? via Joe Pelletier
• Node runner update guidance for Azure Pipelines task authors via Eric van Wijk
• Exploring Azure Digital Twins Graph history via Sander van de Velde | Microsoft MVP | IoT Solution Architect | Speaker | Maker
• SRE vs. DevOps vs. Platform Engineering via Anirudh Menon
• Terraform: Import Existing Azure Resources into State (.tfstate) via Chris Pietschmann

Data

• Microsoft Acquires Fungible to Improve Datacenter Efficiency via Paul Thurrott
• Azure Data Fundamentals DP-900 on LinkedIn Learning via Gregor Suttie
• Microsoft acquires Fungible to accelerate datacenter innovation via Joe Rogun
• Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server using Bicep via Gregor Suttie
• Azure SQL Server VNet Integrated using Bicep via Gregor Suttie
• Recommended Azure Synapse Analytics certifications via Kevin Chant
• Process Azure Event Hubs data using Azure Data Factory Mapping Data Flows via Inderjit Rana
• Recommended certifications for Azure Databricks enthusiasts via Kevin Chant

Internet of Things (IoT)

• Proving that low-code is limitless with Azure IoT, Power Platform and Philips Hue via Dries Augustyns

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Future Benefits of using AI as a Site Reliability Engineer with insight from ChatGPT via Chris Pietschmann
• Aside from Bing, Microsoft also wants to inject ChatGPT AI into its Office apps via Sharron Bennet
• Microsoft might integrate ChatGPT’s AI feature into Bing to take on Google via Joe Rogun
• Azure Cognitive Service for Language via Valentina Alto

Development

• Microsoft named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Public Cloud Development and Infrastructure Platforms, 2022 via Kathleen Mitford
• Part 3: Architectural Cost Optimisation – Practical Design Steps for Architects and Developers via shanebaldacchino
• How to Become a Developer Advocate: Part 1, Public Speaking via Melissa Gurney Greene
• Wiring Up Azure AD to ASP.NET 7 via Shawn Wildermuth’s Blog

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• Learnings from the field – Running Fluent Bit on Azure Kubernetes Service – Part 1 via danielstechblog
• A Look at Kubernetes Deployment via Phil Britt
• DevOps: Kubernetes Help Desk or Self-Driven Innovation? via Joe Pelletier

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• ​​Microsoft Entra: 5 identity priorities for 2023 via Christine Barrett
• Microsoft is ending Windows 7 extended security updates this Tuesday via Sharron Bennet
• OT Cloud Enablement – Azure Active Directory Tenant via Johan Grant
• Wiring Up Azure AD to ASP.NET 7 via Shawn Wildermuth’s Blog

Learning / Training / Certification

• Recommended certifications for Power BI enthusiasts via Kevin Chant
• Recommended Azure Synapse Analytics certifications via Kevin Chant
• Recommended certifications for Azure Databricks enthusiasts via Kevin Chant

Hardware

• Microsoft releases 2023’s first firmware update for Surface Pro 8 via Joe Rogun
• Surface Duo 2 is out of stock in several markets via Sharron Bennet

Other

• Report: Microsoft is Considering $10 Billion Investment in ChatGPT Creator via Laurent Giret
• Microsoft Acquires Fungible to Bolster Azure Networking and Storage via Rabia Noureen
• Microsoft named a Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Insight Engines via Pablo Castro
• Enabling Defender for Cloud using Bicep via Gregor Suttie
• Armchair Architects: Architects vs. The Ivory Tower via EricCharran
• Authenticate to Azure Resources with Azure Managed Identities via Geert Baeke
• Report: Microsoft is Bringing ChatGPT to Office Applications Too via Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft PowerToys v0.66.0 is now rolling out to all via Joe Rogun
• Introduction to DevSecOps on Azure via Daniel Krzyczkowski
• Unraveling the techniques of Mac ransomware via Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence – Editor
• “Unlock the Power of Azure: How Azure Gateways Can Connect Your On-Premises and Cloud Resources” via Musunuru Sharmila
• Microsoft Bing is Reportedly Getting a ChatGPT Upgrade via Laurent Giret
• Microsoft Formally Recognizes Its First U.S. Union via Paul Thurrott

Videos

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

• Preparing for the PL-100 Power Platform App Maker Certification Exam via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Learn Live – Manage multiple environments by using Bicep and GitHub Actions via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Learn Live – Configure the network for your virtual machines via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Azure SQL VM: Azure Backup & restore for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines – Ep10 | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Building Your Own Containers – The Reactor Code Lab 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:

• Marco Rossignoli: Automated Code Coverage Measurement – Episode 227 via Azure DevOps Podcast
• Episode 315 – Loop makes me loopy via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
• Alice and Bob Learn App Security with Tanya Janca via .NET Rocks!
• Guest on AzureTalks Podcast – Containerize apps to AKS with Azure Draft, and Hybrid with Azure Arc via Buchatech.com
• 167 – Azure Updates via Ctrl+Alt+Azure

Azure Service Updates

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

• Public preview: Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.3
• At-scale monitoring for Azure Site Recovery with Backup center
• Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer Synapse Link
• Public preview: Capture Event Hubs data with Stream Analytics no-code editor in Delta Lake format
• Azure VM backup: General availability updates for Dec, 2022
• Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift in Brazil Southeast
• General availability: Apache log4J2 sink to Azure Data Explorer
• General Availability: Azure Sphere support for European Data Boundary
• Public Preview: IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) is now certified with ServiceNow Tokyo version
• Azure Backup for SAP HANA: General availability updates for Dec 2022
• Private Preview: Featured Clothing
• General availability: Encryption using CMK for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
• Public preview: Azure Cosmos DB V2 Connector for Power BI

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