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The Weeks Top Links

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

• Announcing the New Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool via Mark Brown
• Build Intelligent Applications using ChatGPT & Azure Cosmos DB via Mark Brown, Sandeep S. Nair
• Protect against cyberattacks with the new Azure Firewall Basic via Mark Gakman
• Creating an Azure Data Factory with Terraform and Azure DevOps via Rollend Xavier
• What is Azure Firewall Basic and How to Deploy One via Travis Roberts
• Microsoft is building a cryptocurrency wallet into its Edge browser via Tom Warren

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)

• What is Azure Firewall Basic and How to Deploy One via Travis Roberts
• Azure VMware Solution – Monitoring Quickstart Guide via AmyColyer
• Connect, secure, and simplify your network resources with Azure Virtual Network Manager via Andrea Michael
• Automating Istio Installation on AKS with Terraform and Securing Traffic with Azure Front Door via Saverio Proto
• Protect against cyberattacks with the new Azure Firewall Basic via Mark Gakman

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Kubernetes Volumes with Azure Files in AKS via Alim Azad

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• How To Build an AI Bot using Azure Functions, Chat GPT and the Twitter API v2 with C# via jamie_maguire
• Logic Apps and DocuSign integration via Sandro Pereira
• Validate data using an Azure Function and Great Expectations via Eduard van Valkenburg

DevOps / SRE

• Moving resources in Terraform State via Andre Aguiar
• Importing Unmanaged Resources in Terraform | Harsh Patel via Harsh Patel
• Using Terraform to build an AWS environment via Emily Yan
• How to pass the #Hashicorp #Certified #Terraform #Associate Exam in 2022 via S3CloudHub
• Storing and retrieving secrets in Azure Key Vault with GitHub Actions via Thomas Thornton
• Azure & Terraform: Add Customer-managed Key to Git-managed Data Factory via Terraform via Gerrit Stapper
• Automating Istio Installation on AKS with Terraform and Securing Traffic with Azure Front Door via Saverio Proto
• GitHub Copilot gets a new ChatGPT-like assistant to help developers write and fix code via Tom Warren
• Creating an Azure Data Factory with Terraform and Azure DevOps via Rollend Xavier
• Deploying Kubernetes from Scratch with Terraform: A Step-by-Step Guide via Abhimanyubajaj
• Why you should be using tools like Terraform in 2023 via Eunan Hardy
• Using Terraform to Deploy Nginx Webserver on AWS EC2 Instance via Aarya Deshpande
• HashiStack: Automating Terraform Cloud via Nik Long
• HashiCorp Sentinel: Ensuring Compliance in Terraform via Matías Salinas
• Securing Your Terraform and Azure Environment: Best Practices and Strategies via ECD3

Data

• Announcing the New Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool via Mark Brown
• Build Intelligent Applications using ChatGPT & Azure Cosmos DB via Mark Brown, Sandeep S. Nair
• Streaming data analysis with Free Azure Data Explorer via Sander van de Velde | Microsoft MVP | IoT Solution Architect | Speaker | Maker
• Programmatically ingest data into Azure Data Explorer via Sander van de Velde | Microsoft MVP | IoT Solution Architect | Speaker | Maker
• Validate data using an Azure Function and Great Expectations via Eduard van Valkenburg
• Unleashing the Power of Secure Data: Accelerating Healthcare Research with Leidos and Azure Confidential Computing via Tressha
• Azure & Terraform: Add Customer-managed Key to Git-managed Data Factory via Terraform via Gerrit Stapper
• Creating an Azure Data Factory with Terraform and Azure DevOps via Rollend Xavier

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• How To Build an AI Bot using Azure Functions, Chat GPT and the Twitter API v2 with C# via jamie_maguire
• Modernize your apps and accelerate business growth with AI via Anthony Joseph
• Microsoft introduces GPT-4 in Azure OpenAI Service via Joe Rogun
• Build Intelligent Applications using ChatGPT & Azure Cosmos DB via Mark Brown, Sandeep S. Nair

Development

• How To Build an AI Bot using Azure Functions, Chat GPT and the Twitter API v2 with C# via jamie_maguire
• GitHub Copilot gets a new ChatGPT-like assistant to help developers write and fix code via Tom Warren

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• Automating Istio Installation on AKS with Terraform and Securing Traffic with Azure Front Door via Saverio Proto
• Kubernetes Volumes with Azure Files in AKS via Alim Azad
• Using Kata Containers on Azure Kubernetes Service for sandboxing containers via danielstechblog
• Deploying Kubernetes from Scratch with Terraform: A Step-by-Step Guide via Abhimanyubajaj
• Managing secrets deployment in kubernetes using sealed secrets via Frankpromiseedah

Blockchain / Smart Contracts

• Microsoft is building a cryptocurrency wallet into its Edge browser via Tom Warren

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• The next wave of multicloud security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, a Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) via Christine Barrett
• Join us at Microsoft Secure to discover the latest security solutions via Emma Williams
• Wired for Hybrid – Deep Dive 1 – Azure AD introduces support for IPV6 via Pierre Roman

Learning / Training / Certification

• How to pass the #Hashicorp #Certified #Terraform #Associate Exam in 2022 via S3CloudHub

Other

• Lively Azure Dashboards with Azure Resource Graph via Radoslav Gatev
• Build Software Supply Chain Trust with a DevSecOps Platform via Diego Lapiduz
• 204: Amazon eats Pi with their own version of S3FS via Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas and Peter Roosakos
• High-performance deep learning in Oracle Cloud with ONNX Runtime via Faith Xu
• Azure Hub and Spoke architecture: How to painlessly transit from on-prem to cloud. via Adam.Obrebski
• GraphQL on Azure: Part 12 – GraphQL as a Service via LINQ to Fail
• Microsoft brings GPT-4 to LinkedIn via Sharron Bennet
• You can play with Microsoft’s Bing GPT-4 chatbot right now, no waitlist necessary via Tom Warren

Videos

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

• Connect to a Database directly from Static Web Apps [Part 21] | Azure Tips and Tricks 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 456 – Azure Programmable Connectivity via The Azure Podcast
• Episode 73: Microsoft Defender for Cloud as Code via The Azure Security Podcast
• Episode 326 – Using Microsoft Teams to run study groups via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
• Blazor United with Javier Nelson and Steve Sanderson via .NET Rocks!
• 178 – Using Microsoft Assessments to establish your cloud posture via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
• Episode 325 – How do I migrate from SharePoint Online to Azure blob storage? via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
• Developer Velocity in the Cloud with Bryan Foster via .NET Rocks!
• 177 – Security in the Azure Well-Architected Framework via Ctrl+Alt+Azure

Azure Service Updates

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

• Batch custom image pools using VHD or managed images will be retired on 31 March 2026
• Docker container runtime retirement for Windows node pools effective May 1, 2023
• AKS will stop support for Windows Server 2019 on March 1 2026
• Batch Service in select regions will be retired on 31 March 2026
• Azure Automation is retiring Agent-based User Hybrid Runbook Worker (Windows & Linux) on 31 August 2024
• Generally available: Azure Private Link support for Inbound traffic in Azure API Management
• Public Preview: Workspaces in Azure API Management
• Public preview: Azure Maps Creator – Improved indoor maps onboarding and new Features API
• General availability: Azure Virtual Network Manager
• General availability: Reserved namespaces for subdomains
• Announcement: Azure Active Directory backed authentication for JMS 2.0 API on Azure Service Bus
• General Availability: ASP. NET web app migration to Azure App Service using PowerShell Scripts
• Azure Maps is now HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant
• Generally available: Encryption scopes on hierarchical namespace enabled storage accounts
• General availability: Serilog Sink for Azure Data Explorer

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