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:- Microsoft Azure Certification: Where to Start? via Chris Pietschmann
- Tip 239 – How to create read replicas for Azure MySQL Database via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Microsoft Linux Conference WSLConf is SOLD OUT for General Admission via Chris Pietschmann
- Build5Nines.com Ranked Top Microsoft Azure Blog to Follow in 2020 via Chris Pietschmann
- Introduction to Azure IoT Edge and Edge Modules by Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Shows off Xbox Series X CPU via Brad Sams
- Microservices Architecture Hands-on Lab: Developer Edition – Microsoft Cloud Workshop via Chris Pietschmann
- Microservices Architecture Hands-on Lab: Infrastructure Edition – Microsoft Cloud Workshop via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure Advent Calendar wrap-up via Gregor Suttie
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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)
- Azure Migrate – Use the Import Server Assessment Option via Techie Lass Blog
- Partner Admin Link & Azure Lighthouse: Deep Dive and AMA via Richard Cheney
- Use Azure Security Center with Windows Server on-premises via Thomas Maurer
- Azure Cost Management 2019 year in review via Michael Flanakin
- Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – December 2019 Edition via Aidan Finn
- Using Azure Storage Explorer to remove unattached VM disks via Rick Vanover
- Microsoft Linux Conference WSLConf is SOLD OUT for General Admission via Chris Pietschmann
- Microservices Architecture Hands-on Lab: Infrastructure Edition – Microsoft Cloud Workshop via Chris Pietschmann
- Run a custom Linux shell in Windows Terminal with WSL via Guy Bowerman
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Using Azure Storage Explorer to remove unattached VM disks via Rick Vanover
- January 06, 2020 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS via Gautam
- How to get and Analyze a Memory Dump–Azure App Services via jsanders
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- A quick how-to send data from Azure Logic Apps to Log Analytics via Pixel Robots.
- Data Platform Tips 41 – Push Alerts to MS Teams using Logic Apps and Azure Alerts via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Microsoft 365 helps governments adopt a Zero Trust security model via Todd VanderArk
Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates
- Deploy AKS with Node Pools and AAD authentication using ARM Templates via Pixel Robots.
- Data Platform Tips 42 – Azure Cloud Shell and Azure SQL Database via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Microsoft Linux Conference WSLConf is SOLD OUT for General Admission via Chris Pietschmann
- Run a custom Linux shell in Windows Terminal with WSL via Guy Bowerman
Big Data / Database
- A quick how-to send data from Azure Logic Apps to Log Analytics via Pixel Robots.
- Fixing the SQL / MySQL RP update procedure on Azure Stack Hub 1910 via Danny McDermott
- Data Platform Tips 42 – Azure Cloud Shell and Azure SQL Database via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Azure Data Transfer Solution Suggestions for Storage Accounts via Thomas Thornton
- Data Platform Tips 41 – Push Alerts to MS Teams using Logic Apps and Azure Alerts via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 40 – Alerts for monitoring Azure SQL Database via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Tip 239 – How to create read replicas for Azure MySQL Database via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Data Platform Tips 39 – Visualise Azure Data Explorer Data in Power BI via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 38 – Query data in Azure Data Explorer Web Interface via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 37 – Ingesting data into Azure Data Explorer via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
- Data Platform Tips 36 – Provisioning Azure Data Explorer Service via noreply@blogger.com (Anupama Natarajan)
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Introduction to Azure IoT Edge and Edge Modules via Chris Pietschmann
- Integrate Azure Sphere with Azure IoT Central via Featured Blog
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Deep Learning AI Tool Identifies ‘Fake News’ with Automated Fact Checking via Kimberley Mok
- Migrating AIX Workloads to Azure: Approaches and Best Practices via Steve Read
DevOps / Development
- 011 – Considerations and Good Practices for Azure Developers via Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine
- Testing Azure AD-protected APIs, part 4: GitHub Actions CI workflow via Joonas Westlin
- GCast 69: Azure DevOps Branch Policies via David Giard
- Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2020.01.03 via Sasha Rosenbaum
- Microservices Architecture Hands-on Lab: Developer Edition – Microsoft Cloud Workshop via Chris Pietschmann
- NetApp’s DevOps Struggles and Lessons Learned via B. Cameron Gain
- Basics of JavaScript Class Inheritance via Chris Pietschmann
- Embrace a Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) for Azure via Tobias Zimmergren
- Create and Deploy your Python Django App using Azure DevOps Project via Abhijit Jana
- GCast 68: Azure DevOps Work Items via David Giard
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Secure Kubernetes API server access in Azure Kubernetes Service via Daniel
- Using Octant as alternative Kubernetes dashboard for Azure Kubernetes Service via Daniel
- Deploy AKS with Node Pools and AAD authentication using ARM Templates via Pixel Robots.
- Enterprise Adoption and the Kubernetes Community via Tasha Drew
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Microsoft 365 helps governments adopt a Zero Trust security model via Todd VanderArk
- Threat hunting in Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) via Todd VanderArk
- Use Azure Security Center with Windows Server on-premises via Thomas Maurer
- How to Revoke Azure AD Tokens from Expired AD Users via Adam Bertram
- Testing Azure AD-protected APIs, part 4: GitHub Actions CI workflow via Joonas Westlin
- Azure Advent Calendar wrap-up via Gregor Suttie
- Embrace a Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) for Azure via Tobias Zimmergren
Azure Stack
- Fixing the SQL / MySQL RP update procedure on Azure Stack Hub 1910 via Danny McDermott
Learning / Training / Certification
- Microsoft Azure Certification: Where to Start? via Chris Pietschmann
XBox / xCloud
- Microsoft Shows off Xbox Series X CPU via Brad Sams
Government
- Microsoft 365 helps governments adopt a Zero Trust security model via Todd VanderArk
Hardware
- Urgent HPC Can Burst Affordably To The Cloud via Timothy Prickett Morgan
Other
- Auditing for Backup with Azure Policy via AdinErmie
- Adding Azure Application Insights to your WordPress.com Site via Thomas Thornton
- Compliance Report using Azure Policy via Pantelis Apostolidis
- Converting Classic Azure Resources (ASM) to Azure Resource Manager (ARM) – Where to Start? via Joe Carlyle
- Setting Up Azure – The Three Permissions You Will Need via AFinn
- BizTalk360 Azure Marketplace Installer for BizTalk 2016 via Sivaramakrishnan Arumugam
- The Other Way To Bring Arm CPUs To Servers via Timothy Prickett Morgan
- Build5Nines.com Ranked Top Microsoft Azure Blog to Follow in 2020 via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure Cost Management 2019 year in review via Michael Flanakin
- Azure Advent Calendar wrap-up via Gregor Suttie
- Advancing no-impact and low-impact maintenance technologies via Mark Russinovich
- Samsung Sold Over 6.7 Million 5G Smartphones in 2019 via Paul Thurrott
- Google Disables Xiaomi Access to Assistant, Home, and Nest via Paul Thurrott
- Lenovo Upgrades ThinkPad Line With New 10th Gen Intel Processors via Mehedi Hassan
- How to Build an Azure Pipeline (Build/Release) from Scratch via Adam Bertram
- Brain Science and Programmers with Dr. Mireille Reece via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
- Dell Debuts New XPS 13 Ahead of CES via Paul Thurrott
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- Ctrl + S (App Center Data) | Partly Cloudy via Channel 9
- Data Drift Monitoring for Azure ML Datasets | AI Show via Channel 9
- Azure Service Bus Core Features | On .NET via Channel 9
- Azure Machine Learning Datasets via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Unboxing the Vision AI DevKit | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
- Unboxing the Vision AI DevKit via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- It’s just SQL: Collations in Azure SQL Database Managed Instance | Data Exposed via Channel 9
- Intro to IoT with .NET Core [1 of 9] | IoT 101 via Channel 9
- Azure Service Bus from the ground up | On .NET 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:- 3 Essential DevOps Scenarios for Your DevOps Pipeline – Episode 70 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Episode 158 – What are security defaults? via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:- Azure Container Registry now available in Switzerland North region
- New Power BI API generates embed tokens for multiple items
- Power BI Clone and Rebind APIs now support shared datasets
- Connect a Power BI report to a dataset using dynamic binding
- Azure HDInsight is now available in the UAE North region
- Minimum virtual machine sizing for Azure HDInsight cluster head nodes
- Azure spot virtual machine meter changes
- The new Power BI filter pane goes live in all reports
- Azure Bastion now generally available in East US 2 and West US 2
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