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 269 – Azure Certifications for Developers via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Azure Web App: Application Settings via Chris Pietschmann
- Adding Extensions for Azure App Service via Abhijit Jana
- Azure Firewall Manager is now generally available via Gopikrishna Kannan
- Chris Pietschmann Awarded 2020 Microsoft MVP in Azure via Chris Pietschmann
- Use Azure App Service Diagnostics – Improve performance, best practices, security and more. via Tobias Zimmergren
- From VS Code to Azure Pipelines – Basic CI/CD with Azure Functions via Nick Korte
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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)
- Programmatically create Azure Container Instances in an existing Virtual Network via Tobias Zimmergren
- How to copy-paste files to Hyper-V VMs via Abou Conde
- #AzureFunBytes Episode 4 – Linux with @bketelsen via Jay Gordon
- Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – June 2020 Edition via Aidan Finn
- Az Update: Azure Firewall Manager, Azure VMware Solutions, Cost Management and more! via thomasmaurer
- So You want to be an Azure Solutions Architect Expert…the blog series…IaaS via dwnatwick
- One Ops Question: How can I simplify management of my Windows Servers on-prem and Azure? via Pierre Roman
- Plan your migration to Azure VMware solution using Azure Migrate via Rashi Joshi
- Rethinking Firewall Management With Azure Firewall Manager via AFinn
- Disabling Hyper-V on Windows 10 with PowerShell via Abou Conde
- Build, distribute, and deploy application updates to Azure virtual machine scale sets via Mayank Nayar
- Microsoft Refreshes the Start Menu in Latest Windows 10 Insider Build via Brad Sams
- Microsoft announces new Windows 10 Start menu design and updated Alt-Tab via Tom Warren
- Azure Firewall Manager is now generally available via Gopikrishna Kannan
- Download the Microsoft Azure Migrate E-Book for your Cloud Migration #Azure #Migrate #Cloud via James van den Berg
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Use Azure App Service Diagnostics – Improve performance, best practices, security and more. via Tobias Zimmergren
- Azure Web App: Application Settings via Chris Pietschmann
- Adding Extensions for Azure App Service via Abhijit Jana
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
DevOps
- From VS Code to Azure Pipelines – Basic CI/CD with Azure Functions via Nick Korte
- Disabling Hyper-V on Windows 10 with PowerShell via Abou Conde
- Announcing Azure DevOps Server 2020 RC1 via Gloridel Morales
Data
- Tutorial: Set up a Change Data Capture architecture on Azure using Debezium, Postgres and Kafka via Abhishek Gupta
- Azure Security Center | Policies for enabling Threat Protection and Advanced Data Security via zigmax
- Microsoft Excel’s new STOCKHISTORY function gives you access to historical stock data via Pradeep
- Build a Jar file for the Apache Spark SQL Server and Azure SQL Connector Using SBT. via jbernec
Internet of Things (IoT)
- #JulyOT – Getting Started with NVIDIA Jetson Nano: Object Detection via Paul DeCarlo
- Afternoon Cyber Tea: Cybersecurity & IoT: New risks and how to minimize them via Jim Flack
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- #JulyOT – Artificial Intelligence at the Edge via Paul DeCarlo
- Xbox Series X has a ring on its bottom for better air flow via Lewis White
Development
- Tip 269 – Azure Certifications for Developers via Azure Tips and Tricks
- From VS Code to Azure Pipelines – Basic CI/CD with Azure Functions via Nick Korte
- Loop through JavaScript Arrays using for, forEach, and map functions via Chris Pietschmann
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Programmatically create Azure Container Instances in an existing Virtual Network via Tobias Zimmergren
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Azure Security Center | Policies for enabling Threat Protection and Advanced Data Security via zigmax
- Use Azure App Service Diagnostics – Improve performance, best practices, security and more. via Tobias Zimmergren
- Afternoon Cyber Tea: Cybersecurity & IoT: New risks and how to minimize them via Jim Flack
Azure Stack
- Azure Stack Family Part 2 via lisaattheedge
- One Ops Question: What are the common Azure Stack Hub use cases via Pierre Roman
Learning / Training / Certification
- Tip 269 – Azure Certifications for Developers via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Azure Fundamental Exams via Techie Lass Blog
Linux
- #AzureFunBytes Episode 4 – Linux with @bketelsen via Jay Gordon
XBox / xCloud / Gaming
- Xbox Series X has a ring on its bottom for better air flow via Lewis White
Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
Other
- Episode 76: IBM Blames Cloud Pod for Outages via jbrodley
- One Ops Question: What are Azure Blueprints? via Pierre Roman
- Linus Torvalds on Diversity, Longevity, Rust, and ARM Chips via David Cassel
- Azure B2B vs. B2C via Travis Roberts
- Unraveling the Azure Maya Mystery and Building A World via Jen Looper
- Quickly Switch Azure Subscriptions with PSNotes via admin
- Guest Post: How Maplytics uses Bing Maps Truck Routing API for hassle-free delivery via Bing Team
- Chris Pietschmann Awarded 2020 Microsoft MVP in Azure via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft Remote Desktop for iOS gets updated with new animations and more via Rahul
- Microsoft Launches Global Skills Initiative via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft is pushing out the new Edge browser to more PCs via Surur
- Automatic Edge Rollout to Expand to Education, then Businesses via Paul Thurrott
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:
- ASP.NET Core Series: Deploying your Microservice to Azure Container Instances | On .NET via Channel 9
- Why Azure SQL is Best For Developers – Part 1 | Data Exposed via Channel 9
- Why Azure SQL is Best For Developers (Part 1) | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- How Fidelity Investments enabled Azure at scale for their developers via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- How Fidelity Investments enabled Azure at scale for their developers | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- Entity Framework Core In-Depth Part 7 | Visual Studio Toolbox via Channel 9
- Deep Dive: Analyzing IoT data using Time Series Insights via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- ASP.NET Core Series: Getting started with the Worker templates | On .NET via Channel 9
- Demystifying ARM Templates: Creating Your First Template | The DevOps Lab 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:
- Simon Brown on Architecture for Developers – Episode 96 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Azure Stack Podcast Episodes via Lisa at the Edge
- Episode 184 – OneDrive for Business Shortcuts via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- 036 – All things Security with Sami Laiho via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
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Azure Service Updates
Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:
- Azure Virtual WAN: Multiple capabilities and new partners now generally available
- Disabling public network access for Azure IoT Hub will disable access to built-in Azure Event Hub endpoint on September 30, 2020
- Azure Firewall Manager is now generally available
- Virtual machine scale sets—Automatic image upgrades for custom images now available
- Azure Security Center—News and updates for June 2020
- Azure Active Directory B2C meter IDs will change on August 1, 2020
- Visual Studio Online meter names will change on August 1, 2020
- Azure Maps private atlas meter names will change on August 1, 2020
- Azure Data Lake Storage immutable storage is now in preview
- Azure Data Lake Storage archive tier is now generally available
- Azure Data Lake Storage file snapshots are now in preview
- Azure Data Lake Storage static website now in preview
- Azure Storage 200 TB block blob size is now in preview
- Azure Firewall July 2020 update
- Company branding feature is now available on your organization’s Azure AD sign-in page
- Plan your migration to Azure VMware Solution using the Azure Migrate server assessment tool
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Chris Pietschmann
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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