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The Weeks Top Links

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

• GitHub Certifications (Actions, Admin and Security) for Azure Partners via Chris Pietschmann
• Azure Bicep: Deploy Azure Bastion into Virtual Network via Chris Pietschmann
• New Azure Space products enable digital resiliency and empower the industry via Jason Zander
• Microsoft Announces Edge AI partner devices powered by NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin via Christa St Pierre
• Microsoft to Hold Surface Event on October 12 via Laurent Giret

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)

• Create an Azure Arc Service Principal with longer expiration date using PowerShell via Thomas Maurer
• Azure Bicep: Deploy Azure Bastion into Virtual Network via Chris Pietschmann
• Deploying ASDK 2206 to an Azure VM via Danny McDermott
• Microsoft Azure Arc-enabled Servers Survey 2022 via Thomas Maurer
• Useful Linux Dig Examples for the Network Admin via Nicholas Xuan Nguyen

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• 08. Functions + Serverless On Azure via Nitya Narasimhan
• .NET 7 comes to Azure Functions & Visual Studio 2022 via Melony Qin

Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Announcing a new Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Expert certification via NancyTandy
• Microsoft Teams now has a remixed ringtone from TikTok via Tom Warren

DevOps / SRE

• Introducing the dbops PowerShell module via Kevin Chant
• Azure Payment HSM achieves PCI PIN certification offering customers secure digital payments solutions in the cloud via Salim Chawro
• Terraform 1.3 Improves Extensibility and Maintainability of Terraform Modules via Kyle Ruddy
• A Look at the Slack’s New GitOps-Based Build Platform via Jessica Wachtel
• Create an Azure Arc Service Principal with longer expiration date using PowerShell via Thomas Maurer
• GitHub Certifications (Actions, Admin and Security) for Azure Partners via Chris Pietschmann
• New GitHub certifications for Azure partners via Kevin Chant
• HashiCorp Tools Explained Using a Minecraft World via Erik Veld
• New Azure Space products enable digital resiliency and empower the industry via Jason Zander
• Windows Terminal now supports colorful themes to spruce up your dev environment via Tom Warren

Data

• Build seamless automations to boost productivity with Microsoft Graph, Azure Event Hubs and Functions via Ayca Bas
• Flex your Big Data detective skills with the Kusto detective agency challenge via Sander van de Velde | Microsoft MVP | IoT Solution Architect | Speaker | Maker
• Wipro and Microsoft partner on services and accelerators for the new Microsoft Energy Data Services via Kadri Umay
• Azure Databricks With existing DNS, Azure Networks & on-premises network via Pantelis Apostolidis

Internet of Things (IoT)

• Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, version 22H2 is now generally available via joecoco
• Microsoft Announces Edge AI partner devices powered by NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin via Christa St Pierre

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Microsoft Announces Edge AI partner devices powered by NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin via Christa St Pierre
• Microsoft shares what’s next in machine learning at NVIDIA GTC via Kevin Raines

Development

• .NET 7 comes to Azure Functions & Visual Studio 2022 via Melony Qin
• Deploying ASDK 2206 to an Azure VM via Danny McDermott
• Developer Solutions for Vehicle Routing Problems via Bing Team
• Part 1: Cost Optimisation In The Cloud – Practical Design Steps For Architects and Developers via shanebaldacchino
• ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 7 Release Candidate 1 via Daniel Roth

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• DevSecOps on Azure – part3: Enhance containers security in Azure cloud via Daniel Krzyczkowski
• Clarifying Misconceptions About Web3 and Its Relevance With Docker via Marton Elek

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• Vulnerability Management & Assessment in the Microsoft Security Stack via Andre Camillo
• DevSecOps on Azure – part3: Enhance containers security in Azure cloud via Daniel Krzyczkowski
• GitHub Certifications (Actions, Admin and Security) for Azure Partners via Chris Pietschmann
• Test your team’s security readiness with the Gone Phishing Tournament via Christine Barrett
• What is the Best Container Security Workflow for Your Organization? via Tyler Charboneau

Learning / Training / Certification

• Azure Payment HSM achieves PCI PIN certification offering customers secure digital payments solutions in the cloud via Salim Chawro
• Build skills that open doors—with Microsoft Learn via erinrifkin
• Announcing a new Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Expert certification via NancyTandy
• GitHub Certifications (Actions, Admin and Security) for Azure Partners via Chris Pietschmann
• New GitHub certifications for Azure partners via Kevin Chant
• Useful Linux Dig Examples for the Network Admin via Nicholas Xuan Nguyen

Linux

• Useful Linux Dig Examples for the Network Admin via Nicholas Xuan Nguyen

XBox / xCloud / Gaming

• Microsoft Quietly Changed How DRM Work on Xbox Consoles via Laurent Giret
• HashiCorp Tools Explained Using a Minecraft World via Erik Veld

Other

• .NET Framework September 2022 Cumulative Update Preview via Salini Agarwal
• Microsoft to Hold Surface Event on October 12 via Laurent Giret
• Microsoft announces a Surface event for October 12th via Tom Warren
• Overview of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare reference architectures via Paul Swider
• So I made a LoRa-based prototype using a dev kit via Kevin C. Tofel
• Is it ever possible to eradicate Excel from the organization? via Jen Stirrup
• The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 2 via Matt Thomas
• Rewards plus: Fake mobile banking rewards apps lure users to install info-stealing RAT on Android devices via Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
• Microsoft’s October 12 Surface launch: What’s on tap via ZDNET | microsoft RSS
• Microsoft Surface rumors heat up ahead of rumored October event via Jon Porter
• Nvidia Unveils its RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs via Laurent Giret
• Link Azure Automation to Log Analytics via Travis Roberts
• Scenarios for Azure Container Apps | Stas Lebedenko via Stas(Stanislav) Lebedenko
• Discover How to Use and Manage Azure Portal via Adam Bertram
• Azure Bicep: Deploy Umbraco CMS WebApp via Dave R – Microsoft Azure MVP☁️
• Language interpretation option is now generally available on Teams via Sharron Bennet
• Azure Threat Research Matrix via zigmax
• Tips for Building Traffic Report Apps & Widgets via Bing Team
• How Microsoft is supporting students for the new academic year via Alexa_Joyce
• Microsoft releases PowerToys v0.62.1, has no new features via Joe Rogun
• New Boards Hub, Sprint 210 Update via Dan Hellem
• Implementing a Zero Trust strategy after compromise recovery via Matt Thomas
• Ensure Success by Learning Azure Key Vault Best Practices via Adam Bertram
• Microsoft expands its Azure Space satellite-connectivity options via ZDNET | microsoft RSS

Azure Service Updates

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

• Public preview: Encryption scopes on hierarchical namespace enabled storage accounts
• General availability: Improvements to Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) custom rules
• General availability (update): Improved Append Capability on Immutable Storage for Blob Storage
• Generally available: Immutable storage for Azure Data Lake Storage
• Generally available: New KMS DNS in Azure China Cloud
• Generally available: Azure Ultra Disk Storage in Qatar Central
• On 1 October 2025, the Log Analytics alert API in Azure Monitor will be retired
• Generally available: Resizing of peered virtual networks
• General availability: Azure Media Services low-latency live streaming

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