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The Weeks Top Links

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

Microsoft Azure Sphere’s $100K IoT Hacker Bounty Challenge via Chris Pietschmann
GitHub Satellite ’20 Announcements: Discussions, CodeSpaces, securing code, and more! via Chris Pietschmann
Microsoft announces $1 billion investment plan in Poland via Pradeep
Microsoft to add new cloud regions in Italy, New Zealand and Poland via ZDNet
CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 Certification Exam via Chris Pietschmann
Upgrading Ubuntu to 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa via Chris Pietschmann
Block Ads, Trackers, and NSFW Sites on Your Network using Pi-hole and Raspberry Pi via Chris Pietschmann
Bulk add work items into Azure DevOps via Dan Patrick
Tip 263 – 5 Visual Studio Code extensions to remain productive while working remote via Azure Tips and Tricks
Amazon launched another JEDI contract complaint to DOD, and Microsoft responds via Surur
Microsoft says 150 million people are using passwordless logins every month via Sean Chan
Microsoft Publishes the Build 2020 Agenda via Paul Thurrott
Minecraft Earth and Azure Cosmos DB part 1: Extending Minecraft into our real world via Parul Matah

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Blog Articles

Here’s a collection of some of the most note worthy blog articles posted over the past week:

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates

Az Update Azure Stack HCI and the future, PowerShell 7 SSH Remoting, AI to save lives via thomasmaurer
How to find all the Azure Built-In Roles for Azure RBAC with Azure CLI, PowerShell, Docs, or AzAdvertizer via Jon Gallant
Cloud Shell Tips for SysAdmins Part V – The One Liner Guide via Jay Gordon
Digging into the Replica Domain Controller ARM Template Code via shankuehn
Announcing ARM Template Masterclass via samcogan.com
Write PowerShell Online using Visual Studio Codespaces via Thomas Maurer

Big Data / Database

Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Italy, new datacenter region coming in Milan via Pradeep
Create Storage Queue and Table Storage in your deployment via Jan-V.nl
Minecraft Earth and Azure Cosmos DB part 2: Delivering turnkey geographic distribution via Parul Matah
Minecraft Earth and Azure Cosmos DB part 1: Extending Minecraft into our real world via Parul Matah
Microsoft to open its first datacenter region in COVID-19 “Safe Haven” New Zealand via Pradeep
Azure Data Sources for Data Science and Machine Learning via Jen Stirrup
Azure SQL and Site Reliability via Jay Gordon
Manage and find data with Blob Index for Azure Storage—now in preview via Xin Huang

Internet of Things (IoT)

Microsoft Azure Sphere’s $100K IoT Hacker Bounty Challenge via Chris Pietschmann
“node-red-contrib-azure-iot-hub” considered harmful? via Sander van de Velde
Block Ads, Trackers, and NSFW Sites on Your Network using Pi-hole and Raspberry Pi via Chris Pietschmann
Azure IoT Central bridge for The Things Network via Sander van de Velde
Azure Sphere 20.04 update is now available via Featured Blog

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Script to invite externals to Azure Machine Learning Workspace governed by RBAC via Michael
Az Update Azure Stack HCI and the future, PowerShell 7 SSH Remoting, AI to save lives via thomasmaurer
Applying AI to save lives: How A Team at Microsoft made Drones Self Aware via Anthony Bartolo
Azure Data Sources for Data Science and Machine Learning via Jen Stirrup

DevOps / Development

Tip 263 – 5 Visual Studio Code extensions to remain productive while working remote via Azure Tips and Tricks
GitHub Satellite ’20 Announcements: Discussions, CodeSpaces, securing code, and more! via Chris Pietschmann
Hacker claims to have grabbed 63.2 GB of Microsoft source code from GitHub via Surur
GitHub announces several new tools and capabilities to improve developer experience via Pradeep
GitHub Announces Discussions, Codespaces via Mehedi Hassan
Configuring Azure Services and emulators using Visual Studio via Angelos Petropoulos
Microsoft makes new GitHub collaboration tools available to testers via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Bulk add work items into Azure DevOps via Dan Patrick
Code analysis tools for Azure developers coding in .NET Core via Tobias Zimmergren
Write PowerShell Online using Visual Studio Codespaces via Thomas Maurer
Git in Azure DevOps via Gouri Sohoni
Secure app development with Azure AD, Key Vault and Managed Identities via Christos Matskas
Enumerate Azure Storage File Share files with the .NET Azure SDK via Christos Matskas
Accelerating MS Graph development with the new toolkit via Christos Matskas

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

Schedule Start/Stop of Azure Container Instances via Simon J.K. Pedersen
Switching to Istio CNI plugin on Azure Kubernetes Service via Daniel
Getting started with Consul on Kubernetes via Geert Baeke
How to Build and Test Your Docker Images in the Cloud with Docker Hub via Peter McKee

Security, Identity, and Privacy

How to Choose an Azure AD Solution for Deploying Apps via Richard Burrs
Overview of Azure Monitor, Security Center & Sentinel via Billy York
Timely security enforcement with Continuous Access Evaluation via Sonia Cuff
Azure AD security enforcement with Continuous Access Evaluation via Sonia Cuff
Modern authentication with Azure AD for WinForms (native) apps via Christos Matskas
Secure app development with Azure AD, Key Vault and Managed Identities via Christos Matskas

Azure Stack

Azure Unblogged – Azure Stack HCI and the Future via thomasmaurer
Az Update Azure Stack HCI and the future, PowerShell 7 SSH Remoting, AI to save lives via thomasmaurer

Learning / Training / Certification

CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 Certification Exam via Chris Pietschmann
Evaluating Deep Learning Models in 10 Different Languages (With Examples) via PythicCoder

Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

69 – The Cloud Pod asks: Can you hear us now? via jbrodley

Government

Using the Azure Resource Graph to improve your Azure Governance game via Tobias Zimmergren
Script to invite externals to Azure Machine Learning Workspace governed by RBAC via Michael

Hardware

Surface Go 2 faster than Surface Pro X in early benchmark via Surur
Microsoft will repair for free spontaneously cracking screens on Surface Laptop 3 via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Microsoft says new Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2 webcams designed for better video conferencing via Surur
Microsoft announces Surface Go 2 with a larger 10.5-inch display and improved performance via Pradeep
Microsoft announces Surface Book 3 with 10th gen Intel CPUs and latest NVIDIA graphics via Pradeep

Software

Microsoft Outlook for iOS now lets you ‘ignore conversation’ via Rahul
Master 365: Getting Started with Microsoft Edge Collections (Premium) via Paul Thurrott

Other

Microsoft Publishes the Build 2020 Agenda via Paul Thurrott
Amazon is Quietly Still Fighting the JEDI Decision via Paul Thurrott
Microsoft says 150 million people are using passwordless logins every month via Sean Chan
Amazon fires back at Microsoft regarding JEDI contract complaint via Pradeep
Microsoft to add new cloud regions in Italy, New Zealand and Poland via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Application Gateway Ingress Controller Deployment Script via sbuchanan
Office for iPad is getting mouse and trackpad support later this year via Tom Warren
Amazon launched another JEDI contract complaint to DOD, and Microsoft responds via Surur
Introduction to GraphQL via Fikayo Adepoju
How to Save and Recover BitLocker Recovery Keys via June Castillote
Upgrading Ubuntu to 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa via Chris Pietschmann
Simplify your deployment with nested Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates via Frank Boucher
Simplify your deployment with nested Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates via Frank Boucher ☁
Microsoft announces the new USB-C Travel Hub for $99 via Pradeep
Microsoft announces Surface Headphones 2 with improved battery life via Chris Welch
Microsoft employees will reportedly continue to Work from Home until at least October via Surur
How Azure VPN helps organizations scale remote work via Ali Zaman
Microsoft announces $1 billion investment plan in Poland via Pradeep
Azure Sentinel – monitor servers using Sysmon via Christian Müller
Forget the toilet paper, now laptops are running out via Surur
Lessons learned from the Microsoft SOC—Part 3c: A day in the life part 2 via Jim Flack
Mitigating vulnerabilities in endpoint network stacks via Jim Flack

Videos

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

Azure HPC Cache – File caching for high-performance computing (HPC) via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
Drive higher utilization of Azure HDInsight clusters with Autoscale | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
Drive higher utilization of Azure HDInsight clusters with Autoscale | Data Exposed via Channel 9
Exploring the Microsoft Graph Toolkit | On .NET via Channel 9
How to make your deployment simple and flexible with nested Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template via Frank Boucher
Introduction to the Azure Sphere OS via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
Introduction to the Azure Sphere OS | Internet of Things 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:

Michael Washington on the State of Blazor – Episode 88 via Azure DevOps Podcast
Episode 329 – Hands on with AKS via The Azure Podcast
Episode 176 – April Showers Bring May Microsoft 365 Updates via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
The Azure Security Podcast #001 – Containers and Secure Enclaves via The Azure Security Podcast
028 – Succeeding with Azure DNS via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
Episode 358 | Microsoft Smashes Q2 Results + M365 and Azure News via Microsoft Cloud Show
Episode 328 – Windows Virtual Desktop via The Azure Podcast

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Azure Service Updates

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

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