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The Weeks Top Links

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

• Azure Arm64-based VM Sizes Available (Arm-based Dv5-Series & Ev5-Series) via Chris Pietschmann
• CDK for Terraform: Write IaC using Language of Choice via Chris Pietschmann
• Twenty Years of .NET Rocks! via .NET Rocks!
• Vulnerability in TikTok Android app could lead to one-click account hijacking via Katie McCafferty
• Deploying Azure Container Apps into your virtual network using Terraform and AzAPI via Thomas Thornton

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)

• Deploying Azure Container Apps into your virtual network using Terraform and AzAPI via Thomas Thornton
• Microsoft’s Arm-based Azure VMs with Ampere Altra Chips Are Now Generally Available via Rabia Noureen
• Azure Arm64-based VM Sizes Available (Arm-based Dv5-Series & Ev5-Series) via Chris Pietschmann
• Passwordless Azure for CI/CD, Infrastructure and User Experiences via Andreas Helland
• Microsoft is Investigating Azure Outage Affecting Ubuntu VMs via Rabia Noureen

DevOps

• Deploying Azure Container Apps into your virtual network using Terraform and AzAPI via Thomas Thornton
• Stop Ransomware with Microsoft Security digital event presents threat intelligence in action via Christine Barrett
• Deploying multiple Container Apps in Azure using Terraform and AzAPI via Thomas Thornton
• Microsoft saves TikTok users after reporting vulnerability leading to “one-click account hijacking” via Sharron Bennet
• Vulnerability in TikTok Android app could lead to one-click account hijacking via Katie McCafferty
• CDK for Terraform: Write IaC using Language of Choice via Chris Pietschmann

Data

• azure application gateway data for certificate is invalid error fix via Thomas Thornton
• Microsoft’s New Azure Managed Grafana Service Improves Data Visualizations via Rabia Noureen

Development

• Twenty Years of .NET Rocks! via .NET Rocks!

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• Deploying 100+ physical server MicroK8s Kubernetes Cluster using MAAS and connecting to Azure via Matthew Quickenden

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• Stop Ransomware with Microsoft Security digital event presents threat intelligence in action via Christine Barrett

Linux

• Microsoft Azure outage continues for some services relying on Ubuntu ‘Bionic’ release via ZDNET | microsoft RSS
• Microsoft is Investigating Azure Outage Affecting Ubuntu VMs via Rabia Noureen

Other

• Microsoft announces a new Power BI component for Vue.js applications via Joe Rogun
• Unlocking innovative at-home patient care solutions with Azure via Paul Swider
• Changing Your Career with Rocky Lhotka via .NET Rocks!
• Start with Cloud Adoption Framework enterprise-scale landing zones #CAF #Azure #Cloud #MVPBuzz via Robert Smit [MVP]
• How to Standardize Cryptography in the Enterprise with HashiCorp Vault via Chris Smith
• Why WAF: Driving Technical Excellence in Delivery for your Organization via Todd Fine
• #Tip – The best way to start with Azure ☁️ for FREE via El Bruno
• Elevate your visualizations with Azure Managed Grafana—now generally available via Arti Gulwadi
• Introduction to DevSecOps on Azure via Daniel Krzyczkowski

Videos

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

• Introduction to Java Modules | Java for Beginners 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:

• Steve Smith: Domain-Driven Design and Architecture via Azure DevOps Podcast
• Microservices Architectures with Shawn Wildermuth via .NET Rocks!
• Microservices Architectures with Shawn Wildermuth via .NET Rocks!
• Episode 297 – Microsoft Teams, Planner, and PowerApps Rough Edges via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
• 149 – Developing in the cloud with Microsoft Dev Box via Ctrl+Alt+Azure

Azure Service Updates

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

• Generally available: New Azure Virtual Machines with Ampere Altra Arm-based processors
• Public preview: Encrypt storage account with cross-tenant customer-managed keys
• General availability: Managed identity to connect Azure Cache for Redis to storage
• Public preview: Node.js 18 in Azure Functions
• Azure SQL—General availability updates for late August 2022
• Azure SQL—Public preview updates for late August 2022
• Generally available: Unity Catalog for Azure Databricks
• General availability: Azure Cosmos DB integrated cache
• Public preview: App Configuration references for App Service and Azure Functions
• Generally available: Azure Functions extension for Event Grid blob trigger
• Public preview: Azure Storage Explorer support for Azure App Configuration resources
• Generally available: Enterprise-grade edge for Azure Static Web Apps
• Generally available: API Management custom widget support in developer portal
• General availability: Azure Communication Services support for Teams identities
• Generally available: Enterprise-ready Azure Monitor change analysis capability released
• Public preview: Enterprise VMware Cloud Director Service for Azure VMware Solution
• Generally available: Live resize for Premium SSD and Standard SSD Disk Storage
• Public preview: Azure Arc-enabled servers in Azure China
• Generally available: Azure Arc-enabled servers in South Africa North
• Public preview: Ephemeral OS disks supports host-based encryption using customer managed key
• Generally available: IoT Edge 1.4

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