The Weeks Top Links

• Top FREE Microsoft Certification Hands-on Labs via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 via Microsoft
• Rated Top Book to Read in 2020: Ultimate Guide to Microsoft Certification via Chris Pietschmann
• Tip 241 – Azure Sentinel – What is it and why should I care? via Azure Tips and Tricks
• PowerShell: Create Azure IoT Hub via Chris Pietschmann
• Contest Winners: Secure Everything with Azure Sphere by Hackster, Microsoft, and AVNet via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft HoloLens 2 Hardware Specs vs HoloLens 1 via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft for Startups: Free Azure and Other Benefits via Chris Pietschmann
• IoT Signals retail report: IoT’s promise for retail will be unlocked addressing security, privacy and compliance via Sam George
• Self Hosting Azure Functions in Kubernetes via Torgeir Helgevold
• Microsoft Sustainability Calculator helps enterprises analyze the carbon emissions of their IT infrastructure via Noelle Walsh

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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)

• Contest Winners: Secure Everything with Azure Sphere by Hackster, Microsoft, and AVNet via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft Sustainability Calculator helps enterprises analyze the carbon emissions of their IT infrastructure via Noelle Walsh
• How to Send Email from Exchange Server VM with Azure #Azure #SendGrid #Email #Exchange #SMTP Relay via Cary Sun
• Turning to a new chapter of Windows Server innovation via Vijay Kumar
• Learning from cryptocurrency mining attack scripts on Linux via Russell McDonald
• Microsoft patches Windows 10 security flaw discovered by the NSA via Tom Warren
• Microsoft Delivers the Final Windows 7 Updates via Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft bids farewell to Windows 7 and the millions of PCs that still run it via Tom Warren
• Lessons Learned Testing the ‘Configure Backup on VMs’ Azure Policy via AdinErmie
• Microsoft Edge to Follow Chrome Support Schedule on Windows 7 via Paul Thurrott

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Run Spack on Azure and integrate the build cache with Azure Blob Storage via CormacGarvey

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• Self Hosting Azure Functions in Kubernetes via Torgeir Helgevold
• Solving Serverless and Tracing Is Key to Success in Observability via Lawrence E Hecht

Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates

• PowerShell: Create Azure IoT Hub via Chris Pietschmann
• Azure Cloud Shell + zsh, oh-my-zsh, tmux, and badass terminal! via jldeen

Big Data / Database

• Investigating into Azure Data Lake Storage and its Multi-protocol Access via Sajeetharan
• Lessons learned by a time travelling SQL Server DBA – Part Two “The Future” via Kevin
• Data Platform Tips 54 – Azure HDInsight via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
• Data Platform Tips 53 – Time to Live (TTL) in Azure Cosmos DB via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
• Data Platform Tips 52 – Consistency levels in Azure Cosmos DB via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
• Data Platform Tips 51 – Automatic Failover for Azure Cosmos DB via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
• Data Platform Tips 50 – Choosing appropriate API for Azure Cosmos DB via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
• Azure Data Explorer and Stream Analytics for anomaly detection via James Ding
• Exporting Visual Studio App Center Data to Azure Application Insights via Abhijit Jana
• Data Platform Tips 49 – Creating a container on Azure Cosmos DB via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
• The Inevitability Of FPGAs In The Datacenter via Timothy Prickett Morgan
• Data Platform Tips 48 – Provisioning Azure Cosmos DB using Azure Portal via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
• Data Platform Tips 47 – Azure Table Storage via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)

Internet of Things (IoT)

• The future of retail is tracking and IoT via Stacey Higginbotham
• Is My IoT Device Secure? 7 Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself Today. via Benjamin Cabé
• PowerShell: Create Azure IoT Hub via Chris Pietschmann
• Contest Winners: Secure Everything with Azure Sphere by Hackster, Microsoft, and AVNet via Chris Pietschmann
• 012 – Azure IoT Hub and Raspberry Pi via Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine
• IoT Signals retail report: IoT’s promise for retail will be unlocked addressing security, privacy and compliance via Sam George
• Retailers embrace Azure IoT Central via Adam Lanteigne

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Machine Learning on Windows : Installing tooling and setting up an environment via admin
• Azure DevOps – YAML for CI-CD Pipelines via Gouri Sohoni
• Creating a more accessible world with Azure AI via John ‘JG’ Chirapurath

DevOps / Development

• Microsoft to add new Chief Strategy and Digital Officers to its executive roster via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Azure DevOps – YAML for CI-CD Pipelines via Gouri Sohoni
• GCast 69: Azure DevOps Branch Policies via David Giard
• Exporting Visual Studio App Center Data to Azure Application Insights via Abhijit Jana
• Moving to the Azure Pipelines agent pool via WouterDeKort
• Understanding Azure DevOps Variables [Complete Guide] via Adam Bertram

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• Comparing Azure Kubernetes Networking Scenarios – Part 4 Http App Routing via elbruno
• Self Hosting Azure Functions in Kubernetes via Torgeir Helgevold
• Updating the my blog from AppService to Containers…finally via Shayne Boyer
• Check cluster manageability with Azure Kubernetes Service Diagnostics via Daniel

Blockchain / Smart Contracts

• Learning from cryptocurrency mining attack scripts on Linux via Russell McDonald

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• Setting Up Hybrid Azure AD-Join: The Best of Both Worlds via Adam Bertram
• Creating an Azure AD Conditional Access Policy Requiring MFA for Admins via John O’Neill Sr.
• The Case Of Error Enabling Security Defaults for Azure AD via John O’Neill Sr.
• Microsoft patches Windows 10 security flaw discovered by the NSA via Tom Warren
• IoT Signals retail report: IoT’s promise for retail will be unlocked addressing security, privacy and compliance via Sam George
• Azure is now certified for the ISO/IEC 27701 privacy standard via David Burt

Azure Stack

• NEW WHITEPAPER: Best Practices for Running Applications on Azure Stack via Ed Price
• The Case of Migrating an Azure Stack HCI Cluster to a new Fabric Domain – #AzureStackHCI #S2D via Dave Kawula

Learning / Training / Certification

• Top FREE Microsoft Certification Hands-on Labs via Chris Pietschmann
• Easy Auth– Using x-ms-token-aad-access-token as a bearer token via jsanders
• Free Certification Exam Offer at Microsoft Ignite The Tour via Thomas Maurer
• Azure is now certified for the ISO/IEC 27701 privacy standard via David Burt
• Rated Top Book to Read in 2020: Ultimate Guide to Microsoft Certification via Chris Pietschmann

XBox / xCloud

• Microsoft tries to improve child abuse detection by opening its Xbox chat tool to other companies via Kim Lyons

Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

• Microsoft HoloLens 2 Hardware Specs vs HoloLens 1 via Chris Pietschmann

Software

• The New Microsoft Edge Lands on ARM in Beta via Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft Edge to Follow Chrome Support Schedule on Windows 7 via Paul Thurrott

Events

• Free Certification Exam Offer at Microsoft Ignite The Tour via Thomas Maurer
• Azure Subject Matter Expert #MSIgniteTheTour #Toronto via Deepak
• Global Azure BootCamp 2020 – Glasgow Edition via Gregor Suttie

Other

• Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 via Microsoft
• How companies can prepare for a heightened threat environment via Todd VanderArk
• NEW WHITEPAPER: Stromasys legacy server emulation on Azure via Ed Price
• #RaspberryPi – 1st setup without monitor: auto connect to WiFi, enable SSH, rename, update and more! via elbruno
• #RaspberryPi – setup without monitor: enable VNC via elbruno
• Transferring EA Subscriptions to CSP via Wesley Haakman
• Tip 241 – Azure Sentinel – What is it and why should I care? via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Ignite the Tour: London via Joe Carlyle
• Back Teaching – Implementing Secure Azure Networks via AFinn
• Introducing Microsoft Application Inspector via Todd VanderArk
• New Azure blueprint for CIS Benchmark via John Molesky
• Microsoft for Startups: Free Azure and Other Benefits via Chris Pietschmann
• How to create a Free SendGrid Account at Azure #Azure #SendGrid #Email #Exchange #SMTP Relay via Cary Sun
• Rethinking cyber scenarios—learning (and training) as you defend via Elizabeth Wolk
• Microsoft CEO says encryption backdoors are a ‘terrible idea’ via Russell Brandom
• Troubleshooting Tips – Fixed failed to publish blog after enable SSL certificate at Blog site issues #Azure #MVPHOUR #Blog #Word via Cary Sun
• Starting out with Windows Admin Center (WAC) via Bert Wolters
• How to enable SSL certificate at website of Azure #Azure #SSL #BLOG #WEBSITE #Mpvhour via Cary Sun

Videos

• Azure Maps Mobility Services via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Generate Logic Apps and Flows to Publish Data to SQL DB Part II via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How to do Bulk and Transactional Batch operations with the Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
• How to set up a direct interconnection between Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
• How to set up a direct interconnection between Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Azure Friday via Channel 9
• How to do Bulk and Transactional Batch operations with the Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK | Azure Friday via Channel 9
• How to connect to Azure SQL Database from Azure Data Studio | Data Exposed via Channel 9
• Microsoft France: About Cloud Advocate, Christopher Maneu | CodeStories via Channel 9
• Let’s Talk IoT Security via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Device Display Information (Xamarin.Essentials API of the Week) | The Xamarin Show via Channel 9
• Messaging with Azure Event Hubs | On .NET via Channel 9
• Mostly Cloudy (Azure CDN & Front Door) | Partly Cloudy via Channel 9
• Blockchain Trends 2020 | Block Talk via Channel 9
• Azure Machine Learning Datasets | AI Show via Channel 9
• Azure Cognitive Services brings intelligence & increased productivity to your business processes via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Geofencing with Azure Maps via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How to build and deploy a containerized app to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) | Azure Friday via Channel 9

Podcast

• Episode 160 – Office Cloud Policy Service via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
• Episode 311 – Pivotal on Azure via The Azure Podcast
• Azure Cloud Solution Architects Podcast 11 – Azure Hybrid using Stack & Arc via Thomas Maurer
• Episode 342 | Looking Forward to 2020 via Microsoft Cloud Show
• Christina Rudolph on DevOps from a Product Manager’s Perspective – Episode 71 via Azure DevOps Podcast

Azure Service Updates

• Improved query replica synchronization in Azure Analysis Services is in preview
• Azure App Service—SameSite cookie handling and .NET Framework 4.7.2 patch
• Azure Data Factory supports loading data into Azure Synapse Analytics using COPY statement
• Azure Data Factory copy activity supports resume from last failed run
• Azure Data Factory supports copying data into SFTP
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bring-Your-Own-Subscription Gold Images now Generally Available in Azure
• Azure Storage Blobs User Delegation SAS Tokens now Generally Available
• Azure Batch updates—December 2019
• Azure Active Directory B2C—Send customized emails using a custom policy
• Log Analytics gateway in Azure Monitor update—December 2019
• The Azure Blockchain Workbench Solidity compiler has been upgraded to version 0.5.10
• Additional Regions Available for Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.8.0
• Azure HDInsight TLS 1.2 Enforcement
• Private Link for Azure Database for MariaDB is now in preview
• Private Link for Azure Database for MySQL is now in preview
• Private Link for Azure Database for PostgreSQL single server now in preview

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