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:- Subscribe to Build5Nines on YouTube! via Chris Pietschmann
- Add New Root User to Ubuntu Linux Server using Bash via Chris Pietschmann
- Host Static Web Apps in Azure App Service via Chris Pietschmann
- Check Hyper-V (Intel VT-x) Virtualization Support on macOS Computer via Chris Pietschmann
- Windows PowerToys FancyZones is the essential window manager for Windows 10 via Scott Hanselman
- Windows Gets Package Manager with winget CLI Utility via Chris Pietschmann
- Azure Announcements from Microsoft Build 2020 via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft acquires Softomotive, a leader in robotic process automation via Pradeep
- Windows Subsytem for Linux to Support Linux GUI Apps via Mehedi Hassan
- Xbox Live went down as Microsoft experienced ‘multiple’ service outages via Tom Warren
- Top 10 C# Developer News from Microsoft Build 2020 via Andrea Angella
- Creating the best Linux Development experience on Windows & WSL 2 via Ben De St Paer-Gotch
- Microsoft builds a supercomputer for OpenAI for training massive AI models via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
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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)
- Windows 10 IoT to get a major update with several new features via Pradeep
- Add New Root User to Ubuntu Linux Server using Bash via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft will reportedly bring Windows 10X’s containers to Windows 10 in future update via Surur
- Microsoft to combine Windows 10 IoT Core and IoT Enterprise in 2021 via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft Makes Windows 10 on ARM Available Virtually via Paul Thurrott
- Using VMware vRealize Automation to Deploy to Azure—An Analysis of Benefits and Limitations via Ed Price
- Windows PowerToys FancyZones is the essential window manager for Windows 10 via Scott Hanselman
- Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes preview and new ecosystem partners via Jeremy Winter
- Creating the best Linux Development experience on Windows & WSL 2 via Ben De St Paer-Gotch
- Microsoft teases Edge for Linux at Build 2020 via Surur
- Windows Subsytem for Linux to Support Linux GUI Apps via Mehedi Hassan
- Microsoft’s new PowerToys Run launcher for Windows 10 is now available to download via Tom Warren
- You can now run Linux apps on Windows using latest WSL update via Pradeep
- Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10 via Tom Warren
- Windows 10 on ARM Could Soon Support 64-Bit x86 Apps via Paul Thurrott
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Deploy Next.js with Azure Static Web App Service and GitHub Actions via Jay Gordon
- Host Static Web Apps in Azure App Service via Chris Pietschmann
- Fresh from #MSBuild – Deploy a static Hugo site with Azure Static Web App Service via Jay Gordon
- Azure Web App Service and GitHub Actions (Video Tutorial) via Jay Gordon
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Angular, Rust, WebAssembly, Node.js, Serverless, and… the NEW Azure Static Web Apps! 🎉 via Wassim Chegham
Software as a Service (SaaS)
DevOps
- How to: Use AzureSignTool to sign files with Azure DevOps using a certificate in Azure Key Vault via Sean Killeen
- How to Change the Windows Terminal Default Shell Profile via Thomas Maurer
- Deploy Next.js with Azure Static Web App Service and GitHub Actions via Jay Gordon
- How I Develop Locally With GitHub and Azure DevOps Repos via elbruno
- Az Update Build Special: Windows Package Manager, Azure Stack, Windows Terminal and much more! via thomasmaurer
- Azure Web App Service and GitHub Actions (Video Tutorial) via Jay Gordon
- Windows Gets Package Manager with winget CLI Utility via Chris Pietschmann
- Large-scale Data Analytics with Azure Synapse – Workspaces with CLI via Lena Hall
- Creating the best Linux Development experience on Windows & WSL 2 via Ben De St Paer-Gotch
- Using WSL to Launch Several Bash Command from an Application via Rick Strahl
- Microsoft Releases Windows Terminal 1.0 via Mehedi Hassan
- You can now run Linux apps on Windows using latest WSL update via Pradeep
- Azure DevOps Roadmap update for 2020 Q2 via Sidi Merzouk
Data
- One Ops Question – How do I integrate Azure Stack Hub in your Datacenter? via Thomas Maurer
- Before Long, Datacenter Will Be Nvidia’s Biggest Business via Timothy Prickett Morgan
- Azure Synapse Analytics: Insights for all via Gayle Sheppard
- Large-scale Data Analytics with Azure Synapse – Workspaces with CLI via Lena Hall
- Build apps of any size or scale with Azure Cosmos DB via Nikisha Reyes-Grange
- Microsoft Azure Synapse Link brings operational database services and analytics together in real-time via Pradeep
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Windows 10 IoT to get a major update with several new features via Pradeep
- Microsoft to combine Windows 10 IoT Core and IoT Enterprise in 2021 via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Meeting the challenges of today and tomorrow with Azure AI via Eric Boyd
- Microsoft builds a supercomputer for OpenAI for training massive AI models via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Build AI you can trust with responsible ML via Eric Boyd
- Microsoft’s hybrid platform, Azure Stack Hub, gets management, machine learning updates via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft and Sony announce partnership to make AI-powered smart cameras more accessible via Pradeep
Development
- Creating the best Linux Development experience on Windows & WSL 2 via Ben De St Paer-Gotch
- Visual Studio Live Share Will Now Let You Share Running Apps via Mehedi Hassan
- Microsoft open sources Fluid Framework to attract more developers via Pradeep
- ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 5 Preview 4 via Sourabh Shirhatti [MSFT]
- Microsoft readies more developer tools for its ‘Project Cortex’ knowledge-management service via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Visual Studio Live Share gets integrated chat and audio support via Pradeep
- Top 10 C# Developer News from Microsoft Build 2020 via Andrea Angella
- Developer Velocity: Empowering developers to fuel business performance via Scott Guthrie
- Microsoft Build brings new innovations and capabilities to keep developers and customers secure via Todd VanderArk
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Microsoft will reportedly bring Windows 10X’s containers to Windows 10 in future update via Surur
- Connect KinD with Azure Monitor for containers via Daniel
- Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes preview and new ecosystem partners via Jeremy Winter
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Microsoft Announces Azure Active Directory External Identities via Russell Smith
- Speaking at the ESPC AzureWeek about Azure Policy with Azure Security Center via RogerG117
- Success in security: reining in entropy via Jim Flack
- Cybersecurity best practices to implement highly secured devices via Todd VanderArk
- Azure Security Center | Alerts Suppression Rules via zigmax
Azure Stack
- One Ops Question – How do I integrate Azure Stack Hub in your Datacenter? via Thomas Maurer
- Az Update Build Special: Windows Package Manager, Azure Stack, Windows Terminal and much more! via thomasmaurer
- Azure Stack updates and how it enables intelligence at the edge via Natalia Mackevicius
- Microsoft’s hybrid platform, Azure Stack Hub, gets management, machine learning updates via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Learning / Training / Certification
- Check out Microsoft Learn TV Now! via Thomas Maurer
Government
- Starting With Azure Tags: What do my resources Costs .#Azure #Cost #Tags #Cloud #Governance #WiMVP #Mvpbuzz via Robert Smit [MVP]
Hardware
Linux
- Add New Root User to Ubuntu Linux Server using Bash via Chris Pietschmann
- Creating the best Linux Development experience on Windows & WSL 2 via Ben De St Paer-Gotch
- Microsoft teases Edge for Linux at Build 2020 via Surur
- Windows Subsytem for Linux to Support Linux GUI Apps via Mehedi Hassan
- You can now run Linux apps on Windows using latest WSL update via Pradeep
- Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10 via Tom Warren
Events
- Join The Az Update Show with the latest Azure News from Microsoft Build 2020 via Thomas Maurer
- Fresh from #MSBuild – Deploy a static Hugo site with Azure Static Web App Service via Jay Gordon
- Azure Announcements from Microsoft Build 2020 via Chris Pietschmann
- Microsoft teases Edge for Linux at Build 2020 via Surur
- Microsoft builds a supercomputer for OpenAI for training massive AI models via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Top 10 C# Developer News from Microsoft Build 2020 via Andrea Angella
- Microsoft Build brings new innovations and capabilities to keep developers and customers secure via Todd VanderArk
XBox / xCloud / Gaming
- Xbox Live went down as Microsoft experienced ‘multiple’ service outages via Tom Warren
- Minecraft Sales Hit 200 Million via Paul Thurrott
Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Firefox Reality web browser now available for HoloLens 2 via Pradeep
- HoloLens 2 expands markets; Azure mixed reality services now broadly available via John ‘JG’ Chirapurath
- HoloLens 2 Lands in More Parts of Europe and Asia via Mehedi Hassan
- Microsoft HoloLens 2 coming to 15 new countries via Pradeep
Other
- Comparing Azure Static Web Apps and Azure CDN/Storage via Boris Wilhelms
- Subscribe to Build5Nines on YouTube! via Chris Pietschmann
- Latest macOS Office Insider Preview Build brings event compose improvement, suggested times and more for Outlook via Rahul
- Inside Azure Management E-Book Available ! #Azure #MVPBuzz #Management #Cloud via James van den Berg
- Introducing winstall.app via Mehedi Hassan
- Azure Sentinel Syslog Workbook via Billy York
- Microsoft open sources GW-BASIC interpreter via Pradeep
- Microsoft Solitaire turns 30 years old today and still has 35 million monthly players via Tom Warren
- Build support for open source in your organization via Jim Flack
- Check Hyper-V (Intel VT-x) Virtualization Support on macOS Computer via Chris Pietschmann
- Airtable accuses Microsoft of copying its service via Pradeep
- Business Continuity with Azure – Backup via Techielass
- Webinar: Modern Azure Cloud Operations for IT Ops via Thomas Maurer
- Build support for open source in your organization via Jim Flack
- Microsoft Surface Earbuds review: comfort at a cost via Chris Welch
- Microsoft’s Azure Quantum is now in preview with select customers and partners via Pradeep
- Streaming for Auditing is now in Public Preview via Rogan Ferguson
- Microsoft Reveals New Supercomputer via Mehedi Hassan
- Microsoft introduces the first way for consumers to experience the Fluid Framework via Pradeep
- Static Web Apps – First Look via John Papa
- Microsoft continues to try to unify Win32, UWP Windows apps with ‘Project Reunion’ via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- How to build knowledge mining solution on the Azure cloud via Daniel Krzyczkowski
- How YOU can use Gatsby, React and GraphQL to author blazingly fast static apps via Chris Noring
- Top 3 Cloud migration mistakes via Shahram K
- Azure static website is just AWESOME : Deployed my MEME generator app in 10 seconds! via Sajeetharan
- Microsoft announces Project Reunion to unify Win32 and UWP APIs on Windows via Pradeep
- Microsoft buys robotic process automation vendor Softomotive via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft to unify Windows desktop and UWP apps with new Project Reunion via Tom Warren
- Realize Deploy Automático de Projetos Estáticos com Azure Static Web Apps! via Glaucia Lemos
- Deploy Blazor WebAssembly apps to Azure Static Web Apps via Christopher Maneu
- Azure Analytics: Clarity in an instant via Raghu Ramakrishnan
- Microsoft acquires Softomotive, a leader in robotic process automation via Pradeep
- Microsoft has built a new supercomputer with more than 285,000 CPU cores and 10,000 GPUs via Pradeep
- Microsoft to open source Fluid Framework; previews end-user experience via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft Lists is a new app designed for Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook via Tom Warren
- How YOU can learn to extend Gatsby further by authoring Plugins via Chris Noring
- Code, collaborate, and ship your apps from anywhere via Amanda Silver
- Announcing Uno Platform 3.0 – Support for WinUI 3.0 Preview 1 via Uno Platform Team
- Microsoft announces Windows Package Manager, a new way to install tools easily on Windows via Pradeep
- Microsoft announces first vertical cloud offering: Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Blazor WebAssembly 3.2.0 now available via Daniel Roth
- Microsoft’s new Fluid Office document is Google Docs on steroids via Tom Warren
- Sony’s Microsoft Azure partnership is “very strong” despite congestion concerns via Lewis White
- Understanding static MAC address licensing in Azure via April Edwards
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- Stream 97 – Working on the project Azure Url Shortener Adding a Title / Description to each links via Frank Boucher
- Azure Lighthouse: A unified control plane for managing Azure at scale via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Fireside Chat with Alex Kipman & Rene Schulte – Mixed Reality Dev Days 2020 via Microsoft HoloLens
- The Journey to One .NET | Microsoft Build 2020 via Channel 9
- Mark Russinovich on Azure innovation and more! | Microsoft Build 2020 via Channel 9
- Stream 96 – Working on the project Azure Url Shortener – Adding Title via Frank Boucher
- Mixed Reality Developer Days 2020 via Microsoft HoloLens
- Introducing Azure Maps Creator via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Introduction to Azure RTOS via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure IoT Hub VNET support via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Linux modules on Windows 10 IoT Enterprise via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Build a Smart Spaces solution with the Rigado Presto Kit for Azure IoT via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- ROS on Windows – CI/CD using Azure DevOps via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Introduction to the new Embedded C SDK for Azure IoT via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Author rich content in QnA Maker knowledge base and enable role based sharing via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Windows for IoT – A Roadmap update via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure Sphere and Azure RTOS via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- What can HoloLens 2 do? via Microsoft HoloLens
- Protecting Sensitive Data using Differential Privacy | AI Show via Channel 9
- Improving Productivity With Devops And Microsoft Teams | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
- Advanced Language Understanding & Language Generation with Bot Framework Composer via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- New Features in Language Understanding | AI Show via Channel 9
- NVIDIA DeepStream on Azure IoT Edge | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
- Azure IoT Developer Specialty Certification via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- What is Microsoft Learn? via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Protecting Sensitive Data using Differential Privacy via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Building fairer AI Systems with Fairlearn | AI Show via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Confidential ML | AI Show via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- New Features In Language Understanding | AI Show 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:- Episode 331 – Functions and Serverless via The Azure Podcast
- Episode 178 – Securing remote work using M365 via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- 030 – Briefly chatting about Azure Front Door via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Episode 360 | Microsoft Build 2020 Preview via Microsoft Cloud Show
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