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:- Goodbye: MCSE, MCSD, and MCSA Certifications are Retiring via Chris Pietschmann
- Windows Server and SQL Server Certifications are Gone via Chris Pietschmann
- Tip 251 – Working With Azure Functions in VS Code and GitHub via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Tip 250 – Using Visual Studio Online via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Tip 249 – Deploying a Node.js Web App using Visual Studio Code, GitHub Actions and Azure via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Azure + AI Conference – Apr 2020 in Orlando, FL – Chris Pietschmann Speaking on Azure IoT via Chris Pietschmann
- How to set up Docker within Windows System for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 10 via Scott Hanselman
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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 deployment and Disaster Recovery for SAP workload via Deepak
- How to – Troubleshoot Azure Firewall via Joe Carlyle
- Windows Server and SQL Server Certifications are Gone via Chris Pietschmann
- Run WRF v4 on Azure HPC Virtual Machines via CormacGarvey
- Azure HBv2 Virtual Machines eclipse 80,000 cores for MPI HPC via Evan Burness
- Azure Cost Management + Billing updates – February 2020 via Michael Flanakin
- How to set up Docker within Windows System for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 10 via Scott Hanselman
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Secure your Azure web applications via Tidjani Belmansour, Ph.D.
- App Service: Will it blend? via Bas Wassenaar
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Tip 251 – Working With Azure Functions in VS Code and GitHub via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Using GitHub Actions With Azure Functions via Aaron Powell
Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates
- Working with Azure DevOps using Azure DevOps CLI via Saumilkumar Shah
- Azure HBv2 Virtual Machines eclipse 80,000 cores for MPI HPC via Evan Burness
- How to set up Docker within Windows System for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 10 via Scott Hanselman
Big Data / Database
- 10K RPS REST API with Azure SQL, Dapper and JSON via Davide Mauri
- Windows Server and SQL Server Certifications are Gone via Chris Pietschmann
- Pathways to Data Science with Sri Megha Vujjini via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
- GCast 75: Creating an Azure SQL Server Logical Server via David Giard
Internet of Things (IoT)
- #ThisWeekInIoT: Azure Sphere GA and more! via Featured Blog
- Azure IoT releases a new version of the Python SDK via Featured Blog
- #RaspberryPi – 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now only $35 via elbruno
- Azure + AI Conference – Apr 2020 in Orlando, FL – Chris Pietschmann Speaking on Azure IoT via Chris Pietschmann
- Power Down: Low power mode for Azure Sphere via Featured Blog
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Azure + AI Conference – Apr 2020 in Orlando, FL – Chris Pietschmann Speaking on Azure IoT via Chris Pietschmann
DevOps / Development
- Working with Azure DevOps using Azure DevOps CLI via Saumilkumar Shah
- Tip 251 – Working With Azure Functions in VS Code and GitHub via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Tip 250 – Using Visual Studio Online via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Azure IoT releases a new version of the Python SDK via Featured Blog
- Using GitHub Actions With Azure Functions via Aaron Powell
- Tip 249 – Deploying a Node.js Web App using Visual Studio Code, GitHub Actions and Azure via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Introduction to Bot Framework Composer: Drag and Drop Chatbot Development via jamie_maguire
- Use Trivy and Azure DevOps to scan container images for Vulnerabilities via Pixel Robots.
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Using Kafka with Dapr on Kubernetes via Abhishek Gupta
- Scalable Apache JMeter Test Framework using Azure Kubernetes Service and Grafana via AzureCAT
- How to set up Docker within Windows System for Linux (WSL2) on Windows 10 via Scott Hanselman
Learning / Training / Certification
- Windows Server and SQL Server Certifications are Gone via Chris Pietschmann
- Goodbye: MCSE, MCSD, and MCSA Certifications are Retiring via Chris Pietschmann
Hardware
- Run WRF v4 on Azure HPC Virtual Machines via CormacGarvey
Other
- Tips for keeping your Azure Subscriptions Clean via Michael Crump
- Running Locust on Azure via Davide Mauri
- Integrating Bot Framework Composer and Adaptive Dialog to create dynamic, user-configurable chatbots via jamie_maguire
- Accelerate Your cloud strategy with Skytap on Azure via Eric Lockard
- ExpressRoute Global Reach: Building your own cloud-based global backbone via Jared Ross
- Send your JMeter test results to Application Insights via admoreno
- Send your JMeter test results to Azure Application Insights via admoreno
- Microsoft to open Azure regions in Spain, expands Telefonica relationship via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Azure Dashboard using Resource Graph Explorer via Pantelis Apostolidis
- Azure Reconnaissance and Scanning for Ethical Hackers and Special Ops Team [free whitepaper] By Nino Crudele via Sandro Pereira
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- A quick intro to the Azure Stack portfolio via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- End-to-end IoT device security with Azure Sphere | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- Windows Terminal: the secret to command line happiness! via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- What capabilities does the emulator have | One Dev Question via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Microsoft Encarta: Let Wizard Do It | Retro Tech via Channel 9
- Data Science, Convolutional Neural Networks, and Machine Learning in the Cloud (Part 3 of 4) | AI Show 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:- Iain Foulds on Learning Azure – Episode 78 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Podcast: Microsoft’s IoT security play is finally here via Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
- Episode 166 – Gear and Tech via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- Episode 348 | Azure Data Factory & the Latest Microsoft Cloud News via Microsoft Cloud Show
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Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:- Service Management REST APIs and support will be retired on November 1, 2021
- Migrate your IaaS resources to Azure Resource Manager by March 1, 2023
- Azure Site Recovery data encryption feature will be retired April 30, 2022
- We are retiring Azure AD Domain Services classic VNET support on March 1, 2023
- Azure Load Balancer TCP resets on idle timeout is now available
- We’re retiring some Azure Site Recovery support options on March 1, 2023
- Azure StorSimple 8000/1200 series will no longer be supported starting December 31, 2022
- Azure Virtual Network service endpoint policies feature is now available
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- A8 – A11 Azure Virtual Machine sizes will be retired on March 1, 2021
- Virtual machines NVv4 series meter name changes
- Public IP prefix static IP addresses meter ID changes
- Azure API Management update—February 2020
- Cognitive Services Bing Speech API is being retired November 1, 2021
- We are retiring Azure Media Analytics preview processors on June 1, 2020
- Azure Cognitive Services Computer Vision Read API v3.0 now in preview
- Fileless attack detection for Linux is now in preview
- Azure Security Center for IoT real-time operating system support
- A secure foundation for IoT, Azure Sphere now generally available
- Azure Monitor Log Analytics now has new, upgraded visualizations
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Chris Pietschmann
Chris Pietschmann is a Microsoft MVP, HashiCorp Ambassador, and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with 20+ years of experience designing and building Cloud & Enterprise systems. He has worked with companies of all sizes from startups to large enterprises. He has a passion for technology and sharing what he learns with others to help enable them to learn faster and be more productive.
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