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The Weeks Top Links

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

• Top 10 Azure Cosmos DB Planned Features Coming Soon as of July 2022 via Chris Pietschmann
• Terraform: If/Else Conditional Resource and Module Deployment via Chris Pietschmann
• What is the HashiCorp Ambassador Award? via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft Azure: Brand Logo Evolution Over Time (2009 – Present) via Chris Pietschmann
• Setup Visual Studio 2022 Development VM in Microsoft Azure via Chris Pietschmann
• Building Industrial IoT applications with the Microsoft Cloud via OlivierBloch

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 enters the final test phase for Windows 10 22H2 before rollout via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Enterprise Scale for Azure VMware Solution – Identity and Access via AmyColyer
• How to query a Private DNS Zone over Point-to-Site connection with Azure DNS Private Resolver via Alan Kinane
• Microsoft announced Azure Premium SSD v2 Disk Storage in preview – for me a big announcement this year via Gregor Reimling
• Setup Visual Studio 2022 Development VM in Microsoft Azure via Chris Pietschmann

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• Provisioning Azure Logic Apps API Connections with Terraform via Sharon Hart

Software as a Service (SaaS)

• An Azure notification API for Slack, Office 365 and more… via James Dumont le Douarec

DevOps

• Microsoft Ignite 2022 to arrive as in-person and digital event in October via Sharron Bennet
• Terraform: If/Else Conditional Resource and Module Deployment via Chris Pietschmann
• Provisioning Azure Logic Apps API Connections with Terraform via Sharon Hart
• How to implement Azure Enterprise Scale Landing zone (ESLZ) using CAF Terraform — Part 1 via Musunuru Sharmila
• Update both ends of Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 using Azure DevOps via Kevin Chant
• Associate a WAF policy with an existing Application Gateway – using Azure CLI via Danny McDermott
• Using GitHub Actions to build .NET projects via Damir Arh
• Azure DevOps and Bicep Pipelines via Travis Roberts

Data

• Top 10 Azure Cosmos DB Planned Features Coming Soon as of July 2022 via Chris Pietschmann
• Implementing Consumer Data Right (CDR) Solutions on Azure via MrFoxSQL
• Update both ends of Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 using Azure DevOps via Kevin Chant
• Oracle Teams Up with Microsoft to Launch New Database Service for Azure via Rabia Noureen

Internet of Things (IoT)

• #JulyOT 27: Building Industrial IoT applications with the Microsoft Cloud via Jim Bennett
• Building Industrial IoT applications with the Microsoft Cloud via OlivierBloch
• #AzureIoT – RTSP Webcam, add rtsp camera 📷 capabilities to your Edge Device #JulyOT via El Bruno
• Securing IoT with Azure Sphere via John Lunn
• #JulyOT 25: Exam AZ-220 Study Guide – Implement IoT Edge via Jim Bennett
• JulyOT weekly round up week 3, 🐮, AI on the edge, JulIoT, and secure embedded development via Jim Bennett
• #JulyOT 21: Microsoft Certified – Azure IoT Developer Specialty via Jim Bennett

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• JulyOT weekly round up week 3, 🐮, AI on the edge, JulIoT, and secure embedded development via Jim Bennett

Development

• Using GitHub Actions to build .NET projects via Damir Arh
• Colorize Document Tabs in Visual Studio 2022 via Abhijit Jana
• JulyOT weekly round up week 3, 🐮, AI on the edge, JulIoT, and secure embedded development via Jim Bennett
• How to Optimize Java Apps on Kubernetes  via Patrick Tavares
• Setup Visual Studio 2022 Development VM in Microsoft Azure via Chris Pietschmann
• #JulyOT 21: Microsoft Certified – Azure IoT Developer Specialty via Jim Bennett

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• Providing Disaster Recovery to CloudBees-Jenkins in AKS with Astra Control Service via GeertVanTeylingen
• How to Optimize Java Apps on Kubernetes  via Patrick Tavares

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• Enterprise Scale for Azure VMware Solution – Identity and Access via AmyColyer
• How one Microsoft product manager acts as champion for identity security via Christine Barrett
• Log Management Fundamentals for Cybersecurity Engineers via Andre Camillo
• How to pass the Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Exam Certification SC-100 via Andre Camillo

Learning / Training / Certification

• 3 Tips For MS Certification Hands-On-Labs via AFinn
• How to get a Microsoft Certification for Free as a Student. via Pikachu⚡
• #JulyOT 25: Exam AZ-220 Study Guide – Implement IoT Edge via Jim Bennett
• It’s time to renew your AZ-220 certificate via Sander van de Velde | Microsoft MVP | IoT Solution Architect | Speaker | Maker
• How to pass the Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Exam Certification SC-100 via Andre Camillo
• #JulyOT 21: Microsoft Certified – Azure IoT Developer Specialty via Jim Bennett

Events

• Microsoft Ignite 2022 to arrive as in-person and digital event in October via Sharron Bennet

XBox / xCloud / Gaming

• Xbox and Windows fall in Microsoft’s $51.9 billion quarter via Tom Warren

Other

• Microsoft Azure: Brand Logo Evolution Over Time (2009 – Present) via Chris Pietschmann
• What is the HashiCorp Ambassador Award? via Chris Pietschmann
• First Ring Daily 1279: Microsoft Earnings via Brad Sams
• Setting up DNS in a Hybrid Environment. via Pierre Roman
• Injecting lineage and attributes into Microsoft Purview via Nicholas Hurt
• Azure VPN w/ BGP to Fortigate w/ 2 ISP Uplinks via Stefan Denninger
• Pros and Cons of Public Cloud WAFs via Alessandro Fael Garcia
• Azure empowers easy-to-use, high-performance, and hyperscale model training using DeepSpeed via Kushal Datta
• Highly Effective Azure Monitoring with Azure Log Analytics via Adam Bertram
• Malicious IIS extensions quietly open persistent backdoors into servers via Katie McCafferty
• Azure Monitor Alert Workbook via Billy York
• Discover 5 lessons Microsoft has learned about compliance management via Christine Barrett
• Ready or not, the Glassholes are coming back via Sean Hollister
• Microsoft Cost Details API now generally available for EA and MCA customers via Adam Wise
• What is Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) for Azure? via Musunuru Sharmila
• #JulyOT 25: Azure Percept Learn Path via Jim Bennett
• TypeScript Tutorial: A Guide to Using the Programming Language via Jack Wallen
• Controlling Blazor Environments on Static Web Apps via LINQ to Fail
• Yes, Microsoft Will Still Block VBA Macros by Default via Paul Thurrott
• Now Microsoft Office is blocking macros by default via Richard Lawler
• XR Step-by-Step! Setting up Mixed-Reality Passthrough for your Meta Quest XR project in Unity 2022! via Lance Larsen
• #Azure – Creating an #AzureFunction ⚡ for #JulyOT via elbruno

Videos

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

• Armchair Architects: The role of Simplicity in Architecture via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Microsoft Well-Architected mission-critical workloads on Azure via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• LunchBytes – Build Cloud Native High-Scale Apps with Microsoft Orleans via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Microsoft Student Developer Day | @MSDevDay via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Create and Publish custom GitHub Actions | #AzureHappyHours via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Track your data supply chain using Azure Purview | Data Exposed: MVP Edition via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Backup and Restore your Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server workload | Data Exposed 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 432 – App Config Service via The Azure Podcast
• Episode 292 – Cross-region Load Balancer and Premium SSD v2 via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
• 144 – A look at the Power Platform API and Azure AD Service Principals via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
• Kendall Roden: Azure Container Apps – Episode 203 via Azure DevOps Podcast
• Episode 291 – I have a bandwidth problem via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast

Azure Service Updates

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

• General availability: Azure Sphere version 22.07
• Public preview: Azure Synapse Analytics Spark elastic pool storage
• Generally available: Trusted Launch support for DCsv3 and DCdsv3 series Virtual Machines
• Generally available: Guided tour experience added to Azure IoT Central
• General availability: VM Applications – Manage and deploy applications to VMs and VMSS
• Public preview: SQL DB output connector improvements in Stream Analytics
• Public preview: Share images across subscriptions and tenants with new Compute Gallery feature
• Generally available: Azure Stream Analytics in four new regions
• Generally available: New KMS DNS in Azure Global Cloud
• Public preview: Managed attributes in Microsoft Purview data catalog
• Generally available: Rich text editor in Microsoft Purview data catalog
• General availability: Microsoft Cost Details API for EA and MCA customers

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