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:- Should Microsoft acquire Canonical / Ubuntu? via Chris Pietschmann
- Linux is Most Used OS in Microsoft Azure – over 50 percent of VM cores via Chris Pietschmann
- Saving Money with Azure Dev/Test Subscriptions via Dan Patrick
- Minecraft developer rebranded as Mojang Studios via Lewis White
- Tip 264 – Working with Azure Spring Cloud via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Review of the Surface Book 3 for Developers via Scott Hanselman
- Docker development VM in Azure via Dan Patrick
- Top 15 Security Certifications for your Job Role in 2021 via Chris Pietschmann
- U.S. to Charge Google with Antitrust Violations via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella does not think Work from Home should be permanent via Surur
- Microsoft: we were wrong about open source via Tom Warren
- Microsoft close to emulating x64 code on ARM laptops via Surur
- Minecraft still incredibly popular as sales top 200 million and 126 million play monthly via Tom Warren
- Running Azure Functions in a Docker Container via Abhijit Jana
- Deploying Azure ARM Templates From Azure DevOps – With A Complete Example via AFinn
- Nvidia’s first Ampere GPU is designed for data centers and AI, not your PC via Tom Warren
- Hackers are impersonating Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet for phishing scams via Jay Peters
- Updates about what Linux distributions you can install SQL Server on via Kevin
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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)
- Updates about what Linux distributions you can install SQL Server on via Kevin
- Forcing HTTPS with Azure Front Door Rules via samcogan.com
- Az Update: Azure Spot Virtual Machines, Azure Front Door Rules Engine and more via Anthony Bartolo
- Docker development VM in Azure via Dan Patrick
- How To – Convert Azure Managed Disk Performance SKU via Joe Carlyle
- What is Azure Front Door? via andywahr
- Azure Cost Management News via Hannes Lagler-Gruener
- How to SSH into an Azure VM from Windows Terminal Menu via Thomas Maurer
- Azure Virtual Machine Security:- 6 Security suggestions to get you started via Thomas Thornton
- How to troubleshoot Azure IaaS VMs using the Azure Serial Console via thomasmaurer
- Then and Now: Comparing Kubernetes to Linux via Richard MacManus
- Announcing Azure Front Door Rules Engine in preview via Megan Beatty
- Announcing the general availability of Azure Spot Virtual Machines via Varun Shandilya
- Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets now provide simpler management during scale-in via Avirishu Verma
- PowerShell: Set customizations for a Windows Server 2016 or 2019 base image via wmatthyssen
- Use Azure Firewall for secure and cost-effective Windows Virtual Desktop protection via Yair Tor
- How Autonomous Linux Simplifies DevSecOps for Developers via Richard MacManus
- Linux is Most Used OS in Microsoft Azure – over 50 percent of VM cores via Chris Pietschmann
- Have you correctly licensed your migrated SQL Server VMs in Azure? via Alan Kinane
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Hosting Blazor WebAssembly Hosted Apps in Azure App Service Web Apps via PeteCodes
- Azure DevOps, GitHub, React Deployment – Deployment Center in Azure App Service (Video) via Jay Gordon
- How To: Promote Azure Blob Storage to Hot Tier via Rick Vanover
- Azure Blob Storage enhancing data protection and recovery capabilities via Klaas Langhout
Power Platform
- Microsoft Power Platform: Power BI + PowerApps + Power Automate + Office 365 video and slides are available at Integration Monday via Sandro Pereira
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Running Azure Functions in a Docker Container via Abhijit Jana
- Optimize your Azure Function PowerShell run duration in the consumption plan via Daniel
Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Microsoft Power Platform: Power BI + PowerApps + Power Automate + Office 365 video and slides are available at Integration Monday via Sandro Pereira
- How To Increase Value and Lower Cost with Microsoft Office 365 via Chris Parker
- Hackers are impersonating Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet for phishing scams via Jay Peters
- Running your user group on Microsoft Teams via Techielass
Command-Line (CLI) / ARM Templates
- Optimize your Azure Function PowerShell run duration in the consumption plan via Daniel
- How to SSH into an Azure VM from Windows Terminal Menu via Thomas Maurer
- Deploying Azure ARM Templates From Azure DevOps – With A Complete Example via AFinn
- PowerShell: Set customizations for a Windows Server 2016 or 2019 base image via wmatthyssen
Big Data / Database
- Updates about what Linux distributions you can install SQL Server on via Kevin
- The Unattributable “db8151dd” Data Breach via Troy Hunt
- Nvidia’s first Ampere GPU is designed for data centers and AI, not your PC via Tom Warren
- Secured-core PCs help customers stay ahead of advanced data theft via Eric Avena
- Messaging with Azure Service Bus – Part 8 – Commands and Events via Mark Heath
- Tutorial: Data pipeline using MongoDB and Kafka Connect on Kubernetes via Abhishek Gupta
- Learn how to deliver insights faster with Azure Synapse Analytics via Kaiser Larsen
- Kasten: Data Management for Kubernetes via Susan Hall
- Microsoft releases more open-sourced cloud datacenter components, specs via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Office Licensing Service and Azure Cosmos DB part 1: Migrating the production workload via Parul Matah
- Office Licensing Service and Azure Cosmos DB part 2: Improved performance and availability via Parul Matah
- Azure Blob Storage enhancing data protection and recovery capabilities via Klaas Langhout
- Have you correctly licensed your migrated SQL Server VMs in Azure? via Alan Kinane
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Azure Sphere update 20.05 now available for compatibility testing via Featured Blog
- IoT at Microsoft Build 2020 via Featured Blog
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Using Blazor, Tensorflow and ML.NET to Identify Images via Daniel Jimenez Garcia
- Tutorial: Create Training and Inferencing Pipelines with Azure ML Designer via Janakiram MSV
- Nvidia’s first Ampere GPU is designed for data centers and AI, not your PC via Tom Warren
DevOps / Development
- Minecraft developer rebranded as Mojang Studios via Lewis White
- Social Opinion API: A low-code way to consume the Twitter Labs APIs using C# via jamie_maguire
- One Ops Question: I’m a system administrator, and DevOps seems scary, how do I get started? via Pierre Roman
- Plan your cloud migration with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and Azure DevOps via Utkarsh Shigihalli
- Azure DevOps, GitHub, React Deployment – Deployment Center in Azure App Service (Video) via Jay Gordon
- Microsoft Announces New Azure Regions in Europe to Accelerate Digital Transformation via Russell Smith
- Review of the Surface Book 3 for Developers via Scott Hanselman
- Docker development VM in Azure via Dan Patrick
- Updated: How to use .env files with the Azure SDK for Java via Jon Gallant
- Deploying Azure ARM Templates From Azure DevOps – With A Complete Example via AFinn
- Microsoft and Redis Labs collaborate to give developers new Azure Cache for Redis capabilities via Julia Liuson
- Posso criar Diagramas com Visual Studio Code?! via Glaucia Lemos
- How Autonomous Linux Simplifies DevSecOps for Developers via Richard MacManus
- Azure Resource Dependencies and Terraform Depends_On via AZApril
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Running Azure Functions in a Docker Container via Abhijit Jana
- Docker development VM in Azure via Dan Patrick
- Tutorial: Data pipeline using MongoDB and Kafka Connect on Kubernetes via Abhishek Gupta
- Then and Now: Comparing Kubernetes to Linux via Richard MacManus
- Kasten: Data Management for Kubernetes via Susan Hall
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Top 15 Security Certifications for your Job Role in 2021 via Chris Pietschmann
- Empowering your remote workforce with end-user security awareness via Todd VanderArk
- Azure Virtual Machine Security:- 6 Security suggestions to get you started via Thomas Thornton
- Monitor your Azure workload compliance with Azure Security Benchmark via Avi Ben-Menahem
- Automating cybersecurity guardrails with new Zero Trust blueprint and Azure integrations via Lily Kim
Learning / Training / Certification
- Top 15 Security Certifications for your Job Role in 2021 via Chris Pietschmann
- Deploying Azure ARM Templates From Azure DevOps – With A Complete Example via AFinn
Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Minecraft still incredibly popular as sales top 200 million and 126 million play monthly via Tom Warren
- Posso criar Diagramas com Visual Studio Code?! via Glaucia Lemos
Hardware
- Review of the Surface Book 3 for Developers via Scott Hanselman
- The new Surface Go 2, Surface Buds and Surface Headphones 2 are now available for order via Pradeep
Events
- Microsoft Build session catalog is now live via Pradeep
- IoT at Microsoft Build 2020 via Featured Blog
Other
- On.NET Episode: Scaling .NET for Apache Spark processing jobs via Cecil L. Phillip 🇦🇬
- Microsoft and FedEx announce a major partnership to reinvent the end-to-end commerce experience via Pradeep
- Microsoft: we were wrong about open source via Tom Warren
- Microsoft close to emulating x64 code on ARM laptops via Surur
- Hosting a static site in Azure via Boris Wilhelms
- Tip 264 – Working with Azure Spring Cloud via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella does not think Work from Home should be permanent via Surur
- #AzureHeroes An Honor to be Recognized, and a Great Way to Recognize Others via dwnatwick
- U.S. to Charge Google with Antitrust Violations via Paul Thurrott
- Visual Brand Detection with Azure Video Indexer via PythicCoder
- Announcing Uno Platform 2.4 – macOS support and Windows Calculator on macOS via Uno Platform Team
- It’s not just you, YouTube is down for users around the world via Sean Chan
- Should Microsoft acquire Canonical / Ubuntu? via Chris Pietschmann
- Open Sourcing Your Creativity via Jay Gordon
- Microsoft buys cloud communications software vendor Metaswitch Networks to bolster 5G via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Migrate to Azure: Save now, be future ready via Julia White
- Breaking Down a Monolith – Blocked by a static MAC address via AZApril
- Minecraft Earth players can now easily share builds via Ash
- LinkedIn Virtual Events brings LinkedIn Live and LinkedIn Events together via Pradeep
- Report: Microsoft acquiring Microvision, a leader in ultra-miniature projection display via Pradeep
- Microsoft deepens partnership with Redis to improve capabilities of Azure Cache for Redis via Pradeep
- What do you want to learn about “The Cloud” today? via Jay Gordon
- Microsoft sending out Build 2020 swag to early registrants via Surur
- Wunderlist founder teases a new To-Do app as Microsoft kills the original app via Sean Chan
- Discuss: What was your first experience in deploying to the cloud like? via Jay Gordon
- An Alternative to VSTS App in Slack app store via Divya Vaishnavi
- Saving Money with Azure Dev/Test Subscriptions via Dan Patrick
- Microsoft begins limited preview testing of its Family Safety app for Android and iOS via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Windows Virtual Desktop Now Backed by Azure Resource Manager via Russell Smith
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- Video Indexer – Unlock Insights from your video via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Inside Anomaly Detector via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Using AI to mine unstructured research papers to fight COVID-19 via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure Cognitive Search: What’s new in security via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure Cognitive Search: Deep Dive with Debug Sessions via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Conversational AI and human agents working together via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Bot Framework Composer: Bot Framework’s new collaborative Conversational AI development environment 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
- Active Learning with Azure Cognitive Search via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Advanced Language Understanding & Language Generation with Bot Framework Composer via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Use the Efficiency of Low-Code with the Extensibility to Azure to Design World-Class Chatbots via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- The Science Behind InterpretML: LIME via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- InterpretML in Practice at Scandinavian Airlines via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- TWC9: #MSBuild Preview, VS Codespaces, GitHub Satellite, TypeScript 3.9 and more via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Fairlearn in Practice at EY via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- How to Test Models for Fairness with Fairlearn Deep-Dive via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- The Science Behind WhiteNoise: Differential Privacy via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Differential Privacy in Practice at Microsoft: Windows via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Confidential Machine Learning Deep-Dive via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Data to ML Tracking with Azure Machine Learning via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Edit and run Jupyter notebooks without leaving Azure Machine Learning studio via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Bringing AI to the Edge via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Learn how to be a ML Hero using AutoML via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- How to do Batch Inference using AML ParallelRunStep via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Increase your productivity with Data labeling in AML via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- How to Explain Models with IntepretML Deep Dive via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- How to Explain Text Models with IntepretML Deep Dive via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- The Science Behind InterpretML: SHAP via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- The Science Behind InterpretML: Explainable Boosting Machine via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- AzUrlShortener: An open source, budget-friendly URL shortener | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- Private Link for Azure SQL Database – Part 1 via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Scaling .NET for Apache Spark processing jobs with Azure Synapse | On .NET via Channel 9
- Stream94 – Adding Edit feature to the project Azure Url Shortener via Frank Boucher
- Get started with Reinforcement Learning on Azure Machine Learning via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Stream 93 – Adding Edit feature to the project Azure Url Shortener via Frank Boucher
- AI Show: Time Series Forecasting with Automated Machine Learning via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Integrating with Azure DevOps and DAS Deployer! | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
- Get Started with Reinforcement Learning on Azure Machine Learning | AI Show via Channel 9
- Data processing with .NET for Apache Spark | On .NET via Channel 9
- Time Series Forecasting with Automated Machine Learning | AI Show via Channel 9
- IoT at Microsoft Build 2020 | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
- Cradlepoint NetCloud Edge Connector for Azure IoT Central 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:- Microsoft Build Week with Jeffrey Palermo – Episode 89 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Episode 330 – Availability Sets and Zones via The Azure Podcast
- Azure Security Podcast – In-depth Container Security via The Azure Security Podcast
- Episode 359 | Github Codespaces, NFL Teams Teams, and the News via Microsoft Cloud Show
- Episode 177 – Friends Should Let Friends Buy Microsoft 365 Business Premium via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- 029 – What is Azure Web Application Firewall? via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
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