The Weeks Top Links

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

• Azure Regions Interactive Map via Chris Pietschmann
• Azure Web App: Connection Strings via Chris Pietschmann
• Tip 270 – Getting Started with the Azure Quickstart Center via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Microsoft Acquires 60 Employees from Surface Duo OS Partner Movial (Updated) via Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft acquires the Surface Duo development team from Movial via Surur
• Microsoft to spin off its Xiaoice chatbot work into an independent company via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Microsoft’s military HoloLens 2 project threatened by budget cuts via Surur
• #JulyOT – Configure and Deploy “Intelligent Video Analytics” to IoT Edge Runtime on NVIDIA Jetson via Paul DeCarlo
• Making buildings smarter with Azure IoT via Kirsten M. Walker
• Deploy ARM template using Terraform via Thomas Thornton
• Using Azure Bastion to connect securely to your Azure VMs via Abou Conde

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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)

• AzureFunBytes Episode 6 – VNETs with @AbelSquidHead Reminder – 2PM EDT Thursday 7/16/2020 via Jay Gordon
• Using Azure Bastion to connect securely to your Azure VMs via Abou Conde
• Azure Log Analytics for Azure Arc Enabled Servers via Thomas Maurer
• Configuring NAT for Hyper-V VMs via Abou Conde
• AzureFunBytes Episode 5 – Windows Virtual Machines on @Azure with @TechieLass via Jay Gordon
• How to move VMware workloads to Azure VMware Solution with Azure Migrate via Techielass
• Az Update: Azure Arc enabled SQL, Azure File Sync Private Endpoints, and IoT Digital Twin updates via thomasmaurer
• Az Update: Azure Arc enabled SQL, Private Endpoints Azure File Sync, Azure Automation, and more via thomasmaurer
• Azure Arc enabled SQL Server Preview is now available via Thomas Maurer
• #AzureFunBytes Episode 5 – Cloud Windows VM with @TechieLass Reminder – 2PM EDT Thursday 7/9/2020 via Jay Gordon
• Developing in an Azure Virtual Machine via Jan-V.nl
• Assess your VMware workloads for a move to Azure VMware Solution with Azure Migrate via Techielass
• How to Add the Microsoft Monitoring Agent to Azure Arc Servers via Thomas Maurer
• Improve performance, security, and reliability for your Azure VMs with Azure Advisor via thomasmaurer
• Microsoft Azure Advisor: How to Improve performance, security, and reliability of your Azure VMs via thomasmaurer

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Azure Storage Explorer Updated with one Clutch New Capability for Blobs via Rick Vanover
• Azure Files support and new updates in advanced threat protection for Azure Storage via Hasan Abo-Shally
• Azure Web App: Connection Strings via Chris Pietschmann
• So You want to be an Azure Solutions Architect Expert…the blog series…PaaS via dwnatwick
• Azure Mini Fun Bytes: How to create a static web site using blob storage via jaydestro

Power Platform

• Unleash the Potential of PowerApps with BigData via Lena Hall
• Connect your Java App with Power Apps via Sandra Ahlgrimm
• Get Started with Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) via Cassie

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• A Deep Dive into POWERful Serverless Application via Simona Cotin

Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Microsoft details new Time and Task Management tools in Microsoft 365 via Surur
• Microsoft is Retiring OneDrive File Fetching via Paul Thurrott
• PowerShell Basics: How to Delete Microsoft Teams Cache for All Users via Anthony Bartolo
• Microsoft Teams Toolkit for VS Code now generally available for developers via Pradeep

DevOps

• Newsletter #3: Stay on top of the Azure Governance game via Tobias Zimmergren
• July patches for Azure DevOps Server and Team Foundation Server via Gloridel Morales
• Newsletter #2: I am giving away consulting advice for Azure via Tobias Zimmergren
• PowerShell Basics: How to Delete Microsoft Teams Cache for All Users via Anthony Bartolo
• How To Deploy Containers to Azure ACI using Docker CLI and Compose via Peter McKee
• Kayla Cinnamon on Windows Terminal via David Giard
• Microsoft’s LinkedIn sued for iOS clipboard snooping via Surur
• GitHub Integration with Azure DevOps via Subodh Sohoni
• Notifications Client Step 1.0: Creating the FCM project via Laurent Bugnion
• Extending your Powerful Apps with Azure, GitHub Actions, and .NET via Abel Wang
• Az Update: Azure Arc enabled SQL, Azure File Sync Private Endpoints, and IoT Digital Twin updates via thomasmaurer
• Deploy ARM template using Terraform via Thomas Thornton
• Deploy Terraform using Azure DevOps via Thomas Thornton

Data

• Manage Azure Event Hubs with Azure Service Operator on Kubernetes via Abhishek Gupta
• Rotating Event Hubs RP External Certificate on Azure Stack Hub via Danny McDermott
• Consuming and Modeling Object Detection Data with Azure Time Series Insights via Paul DeCarlo
• Unleash the Potential of PowerApps with BigData via Lena Hall
• Az Update: Azure Arc enabled SQL, Azure File Sync Private Endpoints, and IoT Digital Twin updates via thomasmaurer
• Az Update: Azure Arc enabled SQL, Private Endpoints Azure File Sync, Azure Automation, and more via thomasmaurer
• Diabetes and Data Science with Dr. Alex Constantin via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
• Azure Arc enabled SQL Server Preview is now available via Thomas Maurer
• Introducing Kernel Data Protection, a new platform security technology for preventing data corruption via Eric Avena

Internet of Things (IoT)

• Building smart garden ornaments with a Raspberry Pi and micro:bits via Jim Bennett ☁️
• Raspberry Pi cloud-connected Hat Cam via Jim Bennett ☁️
• Making buildings smarter with Azure IoT via Kirsten M. Walker
• Az Update: Azure Arc enabled SQL, Azure File Sync Private Endpoints, and IoT Digital Twin updates via thomasmaurer
• #JulyOT – Develop and deploy Custom Object Detection Models with IoT Edge DeepSteam SDK Module via Paul DeCarlo
• Secure enterprise Wi-Fi access: EAP-TLS on Azure Sphere via Featured Blog
• #JulyOT – Configure and Deploy “Intelligent Video Analytics” to IoT Edge Runtime on NVIDIA Jetson via Paul DeCarlo
• #julyot Devs, Learn the basics of IoT Solutions this month! via Christopher Maneu

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Microsoft replaces more editors with AI at Microsoft News via Pradeep
• An Architecture for Artificial Intelligence Storage via Jeffrey Burt
• How to Make AI Feel Less like Sci-Fi with AI Builder via Chloe Condon 🎀
• Microsoft announces new Azure Cognitive Services capabilities via Pradeep
• #Event – Let’s hack a drone, hack the camera and use AI! virtual with Microsoft Reactor @MSFTReactor via elbruno
• Microsoft continues to build out its Azure Cognitive Services API family via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Azure AI: Build mission-critical AI apps with new Cognitive Services capabilities via Eric Boyd

Development

• Run devcontainer outside of Visual Studio Code via Boris Wilhelms
• Microsoft offers developer guidelines for HoloLens 2’s cool hand-attached menu feature via Surur
• Extending your Powerful Apps with Azure, GitHub Actions, and .NET via Abel Wang
• Connect your Java App with Power Apps via Sandra Ahlgrimm
• #JulyOT – Develop and deploy Custom Object Detection Models with IoT Edge DeepSteam SDK Module via Paul DeCarlo
• JavaScript ❤ PCF via Aaron Powell
• Microsoft Teams Toolkit for VS Code now generally available for developers via Pradeep
• Microsoft acquires the Surface Duo development team from Movial via Surur

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• How To Deploy Containers to Azure ACI using Docker CLI and Compose via Peter McKee
• Manage Azure Event Hubs with Azure Service Operator on Kubernetes via Abhishek Gupta
• Kafka on Kubernetes, the Strimzi way! (Part 3) via Abhishek Gupta
• Programmatically create Azure Container Instances and connect a Managed Identity via Tobias Zimmergren

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• An Active Directory Domain Controller (ADDC) for the domain could not be contacted via Abou Conde
• Manage Servers On-premises with Microsoft Azure Cloud Services #Azure #Arc #Security #Cloud #AzureMonitor #ASC via James van den Berg
• Microsoft Intelligent Security Association expands to include managed security service providers via Jim Flack
• Create a custom Azure Security Center recommendation with Azure Policy via Tobias Zimmergren
• Introducing Kernel Data Protection, a new platform security technology for preventing data corruption via Eric Avena
• Improve performance, security, and reliability for your Azure VMs with Azure Advisor via thomasmaurer
• Programmatically create Azure Container Instances and connect a Managed Identity via Tobias Zimmergren
• Microsoft Azure Advisor: How to Improve performance, security, and reliability of your Azure VMs via thomasmaurer

Azure Stack

• Rotating Event Hubs RP External Certificate on Azure Stack Hub via Danny McDermott

Government

• Newsletter #3: Stay on top of the Azure Governance game via Tobias Zimmergren
• Microsoft’s military HoloLens 2 project threatened by budget cuts via Surur

Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

• Microsoft’s military HoloLens 2 project threatened by budget cuts via Surur
• Microsoft offers developer guidelines for HoloLens 2’s cool hand-attached menu feature via Surur

Other

• How to Manage Azure Resources via Frank Boucher ☁
• Microsoft is asking for feedback on hiding the http and sub-domain from the URL in Edge via Surur
• Azure Partner Zone brings new resources and special events for Partners via Nick Vossburg
• Microsoft invests in Kano, a company that makes buildable laptops for school kids via Pradeep
• Azure Monitor, Sentinel QuickStart Workbook templates via Billy York
• Microsoft and Citrix announce new cloud partnership, on-premises Citrix customers will be moved to Azure via Pradeep
• Microsoft and Citrix commit to moving on-premises Citrix users to Azure via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• #JulyOT – Building the Intelligent Edge with Jetson and Azure ft. the NVIDIA Embedded team via Paul DeCarlo
• GraphQL on Azure: Part 1 – Getting Started via Aaron Powell
• Microsoft to spin off its Xiaoice chatbot work into an independent company via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Microsoft’s new Microsoft Consulting Services unit to launch July 14 via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Azure Maps Power BI visual now in preview via Ricky Brundritt
• Microsoft Flight Simulator will launch on August 18th on PC via Tom Warren
• Tip 270 – Getting Started with the Azure Quickstart Center via Azure Tips and Tricks
• GraphQL on Azure: Part 1 – Getting Started via Posts on LINQ to Fail
• One Ops Question: What is Azure Sentinel? via Pierre Roman
• Episode 77 – The Cloud Pod Enjoys a Snowcone via jbrodley
• Azure Boards Summer Update via Dan Hellem
• A rock-paper-scissors app with gesture detection and voice via Em Lazer-Walker
• Surface Duo shows up on Twitter with a Pro X style Slim pen via Sean Chan
• Surface Duo set to pass Android Compatibility test, may launch soon via Sean Chan
• Making Azure Sentinel work for you via Jim Flack
• Properly Sizing Azure for Your Organization via Samantha Mills
• Inside Microsoft Threat Protection: Correlating and consolidating attacks into incidents via Eric Avena
• Microsoft buys vision system vendor Orions Systems via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Power to the Enterprise – Building Bots with Power Virtual Agents via LaBrina Loving
• Microsoft Integration and Azure Stencils Pack for Visio: New version available (v6.3.0) via Sandro Pereira
• Azure Regions Interactive Map via Chris Pietschmann
• Protecting your remote workforce from application-based attacks like consent phishing via Jim Flack
• LinkedIn release iOS app update which removes snooping code via Surur
• Microsoft takes the fight to COVID-19 scammers with new legal action to seize malicious domains via Surur
• AzureFunBytes – Fault Tolerance for Azure via Jay Gordon
• Microsoft Acquires 60 Employees from Surface Duo OS Partner Movial (Updated) via Paul Thurrott
• Configuring a Point-to-Site VPN connection to Azure via Abou Conde
• Azure Virtual WAN Introducing A New Kind Of Route Table via AFinn
• Microsoft is Refreshing Office.com via Paul Thurrott

Videos

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

• The Benefits of Advanced Threat Protection in Azure SQL Database | Data Exposed via Channel 9
• The Benefits of Advanced Threat Protection in Azure SQL Database | Data Exposed: MVP Edition via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Distributed Processing via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Using Azure Time Series Insights to create an Industrial IoT analytics platform via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• IoT Show – Deep Dive: Developing with Azure Sphere via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Richard Hammond and Rocky Howard from Uncrowd | Source Code: Real Stories from Startup Founders via Channel 9
• Using Azure Time Series Insights to create an Industrial IoT analytics platform | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
• Introduction to the Developer’s Intro to Data Science Video Series (1 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What is the Data Science Lifecycle? (2 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What is Machine Learning? (4 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Which Machine Learning Algorithm Should You Use? (5 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What is AutoML? (6 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How do you create a machine learning resource in Azure? (7 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How do you setup your local environment for data exploration? (8 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How do Jupyter notebooks work in Visual Studio Code? (9 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Connect your Machine Learning resources to your local Visual Studio Code environment? (10 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How do you evaluate and retrieve a time series forecast from Azure Machine Learning? (20 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How do you prepare your data for a time series forecast? (11 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Why do you split data into testing and training data in data science? (12 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What is an AutoML Config file? (13 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What should your parameters be when creating an AutoML Config file? (14 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What is Azure Machine Learning? (16 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How can you collaborate on Jupyter Notebooks using Azure Machine Learning studio? (17 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How do you choose the best model and perform feature engineering? (18 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How do you use Azure ML for best model selection and featurization? (19 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How do you create an AutoML Config file & run your data science experiments on the cloud? (15 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How do you score your machine learning model on accuracy? (21 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How do you deploy a machine learning model as a web service within Azure? (22 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What have you learned from deploying a machine learning model as a web service? (23 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Concluding the Developer’s Intro to Data Science Video Series (28 of 28) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How to manage the Power Platform at enterprise scale AND help solve REAL problems with Alan Chai | #LessCodeMorePower via Channel 9
• Introduction to the Developer’s Intro to Data Science Video Series (1 of 28) | Dev Intro to Data Science via Channel 9
• Why Azure SQL is Best for Developers (Part 2) | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Why Azure SQL is Best for Developers – Part 2 | Data Exposed via Channel 9
• Performance Profiling | Part 1 An Introduction | Visual Studio Toolbox via Channel 9
• App Center + App Insights = Better Together | The Xamarin Show | The Xamarin Show via Channel 9
• Insight’s Connected Platform for Detection and Prevention on IoT Edge via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Insight’s Connected Platform for Detection and Prevention on IoT Edge | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
• Demystifying ARM Templates: Parameters | 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:

• 038 – Remote development with Visual Studio Code via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
• Episode 367 | CJ goes solo with Microsoft news via Microsoft Cloud Show
• Danny Vandergriff on Empowering Developers – Episode 97 via Azure DevOps Podcast
• Episode 185 – Microsoft Teams for Personal Life via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
• Episode 337 – Azure Data Lake Storage Static Website via The Azure Podcast
• Azure Security Podcast – Incident Response and Compromise Recovery via The Azure Security Podcast
• ASP.NET Core API Endpoints with Steve Smith via .NET Rocks!
• 037 – Discussing the Chaos Engineering methodology via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
• Episode 366 | News & AC’s SharePoint Framework Wishlist via Microsoft Cloud Show

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Azure Service Updates

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

• Revocation of non-compliant Certificate Authorities potentially impacting customer’s Azure service(s).
• Notification of upcoming changes to Azure Time Series Insights web experience URL
• Generally available: Azure Private Link for Azure SignalR Service
• Azure Site Recovery now supports replication with private links
• Azure Data Box Disk is now available in China
• New Azure SQL Database gateways in Australia East, Canada Central, and West US 2
• Azure Site Recovery update rollup 47—July 2020
• Azure Private Link support for Azure Automation is now available in preview
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports confidential workloads through DCSv2 SKUs (private preview)
• Private endpoints for Azure File Sync are now generally available
• .NET Core support for Azure Analysis Services client libraries is in preview
• Create virtual machines from Azure Shared Image Gallery (SIG)
• Introducing Azure Load Balancer Insights using Azure Monitor for Networks
• Azure Digital Twins enhanced features are now in preview
• Azure Machine Learning studio web experience is generally available
• Neural Text to Speech expands to new languages
• Text Analytics for health is now available in preview
• Custom Commands is now generally available
• Distributed network name for SQL Server on Virtual Machines is now available
• Preview support for Azure Shared Disks for SQL Server failover cluster instance on Azure IaaS is now available
• Azure Digital Twins enhanced features now in public preview
• Form Recognizer is now generally available

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