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:- Tip 262 – Learn how to reduce cost with Azure via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Free GitHub Satellite Virtual 2020 Event May 6 via Chris Pietschmann
- Visual Studio Online is now Visual Studio Codespaces via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Build 2020 Registration Open – Free Virtual Event via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Build 2020 registration is not only open, it’s FREE, it’s LIVE, it’s VIRTUAL, and it is all FOR YOU via Scott Hanselman
- GitHub CLI (gh) Cheat Sheet via Chris Pietschmann
- Jumpstart: Open the Network Connections Tab in Windows via Dan Patrick
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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)
- Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – April 2020 Edition via Aidan Finn
- AzUpdate: Windows Virtual Desktop Update, new AKS features, Red Hat & Confidential Computing! via Techielass
- Cross Region Restore (CRR) for Azure Virtual Machines using Azure Backup via Geetha Lakshmi G
- Azure Cost Management + Billing updates – April 2020 via Michael Flanakin
- Windows Subsystem for Linux started as Project Astoria on Windows Phone via Surur
- Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets via Jay Gordon
- Azure Files share snapshot management by Azure Backup is now generally available via Vishnu Charan TJ
- Microsoft Azure Arc will support OpenShift and Red Hat Enterprise Linux via Pradeep
- Building with Terraform: Azure Windows VMs via Adam Bertram
- Announcing the general availability of Windows Server containers and private clusters for Azure Kubernetes Service via Brendan Burns
- Deploy and Manage Azure Infrastructure Using Terraform, Remote State, and Azure DevOps Pipelines (YAML) via Brad Wyatt
- Azure + Red Hat: Expanding hybrid management and data services for easier innovation anywhere via Arpan Shah
- Troubleshooting Azure Arc for Servers – Status Offline via Sonia Cuff
- DCsv2-series VM now generally available from Azure confidential computing via Mark Russinovich
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- How to fix weird “Production Breakpoints” errors in an Azure App Service? via Antti K. Koskela
- Azure Files share snapshot management by Azure Backup is now generally available via Vishnu Charan TJ
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Virtual Global Azure 2020 | Lisbon | April 25, 2020 | Logic Apps: Best practices, Tips, and Tricks | Slides and Video via Sandro Pereira
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Slack CEO: Microsoft Teams is not a competitor to Slack via Tom Warren
- Microsoft Teams is not a competitor, says Slack CEO via Rahul
- Microsoft announce new Microsoft Teams Certified hardware via Surur
- Microsoft Teams Sees 70% Increase in Daily Active Users via Mehedi Hassan
- OneDrive Gets Differential Sync Support for All Users via Mehedi Hassan
Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates
- How to Delete Multiple Azure Resource Groups with Tags, Bash via Azure Cloud Shell, and the Azure CLI via Jon Gallant
- Bot Framework Ngrok PowerShell Funtion via bisser.io
- GitHub CLI (gh) Cheat Sheet via Chris Pietschmann
Big Data / Database
- Messaging with Azure Service Bus – Part 7 – Topics and Subscriptions via Mark Heath
- Azure Synapse Docs and Samples now available via Jen Stirrup
- Azure SQL, Azure Active Directory and Seamless SSO: An Overview via Geert Baeke
- Azure Container Registry: Mitigating data exfiltration with dedicated data endpoints via Steve Lasker
- Data governance matters now more than ever via Todd VanderArk
- The Datacentre Migration Discovery Phase via Techielass
- Azure related topics at Data Community Weekender Europe via Kevin
- Messaging with Azure Service Bus – Part 6 – Message Receiving Options via Mark Heath
- Azure Data Studio Connections and SSMS Registered Servers via dbland
- The Steady Patience Of AMD In The Datacenter via Timothy Prickett Morgan
- Azure + Red Hat: Expanding hybrid management and data services for easier innovation anywhere via Arpan Shah
- Messaging with Azure Service Bus – Part 5 – Message Sending Options via Mark Heath
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Attach Blazor to Azure IoT Edge routing, showing live message feed via Sander van de Velde
- Introducing Azure Sphere Developer Learning Path Labs on GitHub via Dave Glover
- Adding local persisted state to IoT Edge modules using Module twin via Sander van de Velde
- Managing risk in today’s IoT landscape: not a one-and-done via Jim Flack
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
DevOps / Development
- Free GitHub Satellite Virtual 2020 Event May 6 via Chris Pietschmann
- GitHub CLI (gh) Cheat Sheet via Chris Pietschmann
- Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2020.05.01 via Steven Murawski
- Visual Studio Online is now Visual Studio Codespaces via Chris Pietschmann
- Integrate GitHub and Discord with Webhooks via Steve Smith
- Microsoft Build 2020 goes back to developers, developers, developers via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Be more efficient developer with Azure Developer Starter Pack via Daniel Krzyczkowski
- Azure DevOps Best Practice Template Project via Gregor Suttie
- Introducing Azure Sphere Developer Learning Path Labs on GitHub via Dave Glover
- Monitoring an ASP.NET Web Application with Automated Actions using Azure Monitor via Subodh Sohoni
- Announcing General Availability of YAML CD features in Azure Pipelines via Roopesh Nair
- Deploy and Manage Azure Infrastructure Using Terraform, Remote State, and Azure DevOps Pipelines (YAML) via Brad Wyatt
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Deploy a 10 – Node Azure Service Fabric Standalone Cluster #microservices #Containers via James van den Berg
- AzUpdate: Windows Virtual Desktop Update, new AKS features, Red Hat & Confidential Computing! via Techielass
- Microsoft Azure Service Fabric Standalone Cluster for Testing #microservices #Containers #Apps via James van den Berg
- Microsoft Services is now a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider via Bahram Rushenas
- Announcing the general availability of Windows Server containers and private clusters for Azure Kubernetes Service via Brendan Burns
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Azure SQL, Azure Active Directory and Seamless SSO: An Overview via Geert Baeke
- Zero Trust Deployment Guide for Microsoft Azure Active Directory via Jim Flack
- What’s New with Azure Security Center via Michael Teske
- Accelerating Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance on Azure via Lily Kim
Learning / Training / Certification
- Accelerating Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance on Azure via Lily Kim
- Microsoft Services is now a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider via Bahram Rushenas
- The upcoming Surface Book 3 is now FCC certified, hints towards imminent launch via Rahul
XBox / xCloud
- Xbox Series X still set to launch on schedule, but games could be delayed via Tom Warren
- Project xCloud is expanding into Western Europe in 11 countries via Lewis White
Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
Government
- Data governance matters now more than ever via Todd VanderArk
- Army using military Hololens to fight coronavirus via Surur
Hardware
- Microsoft launches Surface Pro 7, Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Pro X in India via Pradeep
- Surface Book 3 appears on Energy Star certifications site, confirming rumored specs via Rahul
- Microsoft Surface Pro X gets a new firmware update to improve the Teams experience and more via Pradeep
- Microsoft reports increased PC demand during coronavirus and ‘minimal impact’ on revenue via Tom Warren
- The upcoming Surface Book 3 is now FCC certified, hints towards imminent launch via Rahul
- Which Wi-Fi 6 router should you consider for your smart home? via Kevin C. Tofel
- Microsoft announce new Microsoft Teams Certified hardware via Surur
Events
- Global Azure Virtual 2020 UK and Ireland via jamie_maguire
- Microsoft Build 2020 Registration Open – Free Virtual Event via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Build 2020 registration is not only open, it’s FREE, it’s LIVE, it’s VIRTUAL, and it is all FOR YOU via Scott Hanselman
- Microsoft Build 2020 goes back to developers, developers, developers via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Virtual Global Azure 2020 | Lisbon | April 25, 2020 | Logic Apps: Best practices, Tips, and Tricks | Slides and Video via Sandro Pereira
Other
- Microsoft To Do Now Integrates with Momentum via Paul Thurrott
- Configuring Azure Portal Directory-level inactivity timeout via Chris Gill
- Running the Glasgow Azure User Group Virtually via Techie Lass Blog
- Tip 262 – Learn how to reduce cost with Azure via Azure Tips and Tricks
- A Beginner’s Guide To Role-Based Access Control on Azure. via Jay Gordon
- Microsoft Threat Protection leads in real-world detection in MITRE ATT&CK evaluation via Jim Flack
- Enable remote work faster with new Windows Virtual Desktop capabilities via Jonathan Federico
- Microsoft is making Teams Live Events with up to 20,000 viewers free to educational establishments for a limited time via Surur
- AWS vs. Azure vs. GCP: From quandary to cloud migration via Yogiraj Aradhye
- Aumentando a Segurança de suas imagens com Azure Container Registry via Lucas Santos
- Ice Cream Or Dalmatian? Who Can Tell?! Building a Machine-Learning Powered PWA via Jen Looper
- Hacking with Microsoft Azure ☁️ via Arkodyuti Saha
- Microsoft now at 75 million daily active Teams users despite supply chain constraints affecting its cloud business via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft explains the impact of coronavirus on its financials via Pradeep
- Upcoming Dell XPS 17 9700 and Dell XPS 15 9500 specs leaked online via Pradeep
- Monoliths to Microservices: An API-First Approach via James Burns
- Bot Framework Composer Series – 1 – Use Adaptive Cards via bisser.io
- Google and Microsoft chase after Zoom with new features and free services via Tom Warren
- COVID-19 – OVERCOMING BUSINESS CHALLENGES WITH MICROSOFT AZURE via Pixel Robots.
- Long-Running Study Finds Uptake of Private Clouds from Azure, AWS and GCP via Lawrence E Hecht
- COVID-19 – overcoming business challenges with Microsoft Azure via Gregor Suttie
- Jumpstart: Open the Network Connections Tab in Windows via Dan Patrick
- Thoughts on Bring Your Own Key, or BYOK, to Azure Container Registry via Tobias Zimmergren
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- Working with NumPy | Even More Python for Beginners – Data Tools [27 of 31] via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Demo: Exploring a model’s accuracy | Even More Python for Beginners – Data Tools [26 of 31] via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Exploring a model’s accuracy | Even More Python for Beginners- Data Tools [25 of 31] via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Demo: Working with NumPy | Even More Python for Beginners – Data Tools [28 of 31] via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Testing a model with scikit-learn | Even More Python for Beginners – Data Tools [23 of 31] via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Demo: Testing a model with scikit-learn | Even More Python for Beginners – Data Tools [24 of 31] via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Auto-failover groups in Azure SQL | Data Exposed via Channel 9
- Closing | More Python for Beginners [20 of 20] via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Demo: Asynchronous operations | More Python for Beginners [19 of 20] via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Quantum Machine Learning and Azure Quantum | AI Show via Channel 9
- DevOps with Logz.io | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
- Azure Maps Weather services for developers via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure Maps Weather services for developers | 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:- #Podcast – NTN 50 – Azure Intune, Security Center (Sentinel para la próxima!) con Paloma @pgGiraudo y Juan Carlos @jc_quijano via El Bruno
- Episode 175 – File Shares for Clients in the Cloud with Azure Files via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- Episode 327 – Confidential Computing via The Azure Podcast
- 027 – All things GitHub via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Episode 357 | Latest News This Week From the Microsoft Cloud via Microsoft Cloud Show
- Episode 326 – Cosmos DB Free Tier via The Azure Podcast
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Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:- Data Factory adds new hierarchical data handling and new flexibility for complex joins
- Azure custom role creation in the Azure portal is now generally available
- Microsoft Threat Protection will automatically turn on for eligible license holders
- Azure Container Registry—Dedicated data endpoints now in preview
- Azure Monitor Logs—Concurrency query throttle is being rolled out
- Azure Sphere 20.04 update 2 is now available for compatibility testing
- Azure Monitor for Containers support for Azure Red Hat OpenShift 4.X & OpenShift 4.X in preview
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- Azure Data Explorer—One-click ingestion support is now available
- Azure Security Center—Dynamic compliance packages now generally available
- Maintenance control for platform updates now generally available
- Managed identity support in AKS is now available
- Azure Advisor integration with AKS now generally available
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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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