The Weeks Top Links

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

• Sysinternals ProcDump for Linux via Chris Pietschmann
• Install Azure CLI on Windows with Winget via Chris Pietschmann
• Raspberry Pi 4 Available in 2, 4, and 8 GB Options via Chris Pietschmann
• Run Office 365 Apps on Ubuntu with an Open Source Web App Wrapper via Chris Pietschmann
• Fix .NET Core HTTP Error 500.30 After Publish to App Service from Visual Studio via Chris Pietschmann
• Apple announce plans to move to their own desktop processor running on ARM. via Surur
• Microsoft to upgrade its xCloud servers to Xbox Series X hardware in 2021 via Tom Warren
• Simplifying declarative deployments in Azure via Mark Russinovich
• Microsoft acquires CyberX to accelerate and secure customers’ IoT deployments via Jim Flack
• Microsoft buys data modeling vendor ADRM Software via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Tip 267 – Using the Bot Framework Composer tool via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Hashicorp’s Terraform AzureRM Provider v2.0 – Updates and Features via AZApril
• Eliminate Cold Starts by Predicting Invocations of Serverless Functions via Mikhail Shilkov

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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)

• Check Azure VMs Advisor Recommendation Directly from the VMs via Abhijit Jana
• AzureFunBytes – AZ-900 Stream, Network Security Groups, SSH Keys, Linux VMs, and your questions. via Jay Gordon
• #Microsoft Windows Admin Center and Azure Backup Management #WAC #Azure via James van den Berg
• Configure Azure Advisor Recommendation Rules for Azure VMs via Abhijit Jana
• Sysinternals ProcDump for Linux via Chris Pietschmann
• Achieve higher performance and cost savings on Azure with virtual machine bursting via Alec Becker
• Azure Cost Management + Billing updates – May 2020 via Michael Flanakin
• Az Update: Azure Arc Server Extension Management, Azure Migrate Updates, and more via Anthony Bartolo
• Azure Arc Enabled Servers Extension Management via Thomas Maurer
• Seven ways to achieve cost savings and deliver efficiencies with Azure infrastructure via Arpan Shah
• Deploy a Windows Server container on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) via thomasmaurer
• New general purpose and memory-optimized Azure Virtual Machines with Intel now available via Brenda Bell
• Learn how you can use Infrastructure as Code via Chris Noring
• Six reasons customers trust Azure to run their SAP solutions via Talal Alqinawi
• Optimize costs and increase agility with the latest SAP on Azure offerings via Girish Bablani
• Securing A Storage Account Static Website Using VNet Web Application Firewall via AFinn

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• June 22, 2020 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS via Gautam
• Enable / Disable Automated Access Tier Change Rules in Azure Blob Storage via Abhijit Jana
• Working with Azure EasyAuth (Azure App Service Authentication) and .NET Core 3.1 via Christos Matskas
• Fix .NET Core HTTP Error 500.30 After Publish to App Service from Visual Studio via Chris Pietschmann
• Automatically updates Access Tier in Azure Blob Storage via Abhijit Jana

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• Which Database should I use in my Azure Serverless App? via Mark Heath
• Eliminate Cold Starts by Predicting Invocations of Serverless Functions via Mikhail Shilkov
• Logic Apps: Best practices, Tips, and Tricks video and slides are available at Integration Monday via Sandro Pereira

Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Microsoft Teams now available for personal use as Microsoft targets friends and families via Tom Warren
• Microsoft Teams to get the walkie talkie feature in mid-July via Rahul
• Run Office 365 Apps on Ubuntu with an Open Source Web App Wrapper via Chris Pietschmann
• Advancing Microsoft Teams on Azure—operating at pandemic scale via Mark Russinovich
• Like Zoom, Microsoft Teams will let you see 49 people at a time this fall via Kim Lyons
• An alternative to the Azure DevOps App in the Microsoft Teams app store via Divya Vaishnavi

DevOps

• GitHub for the IT Pro via Techie Lass Blog
• Visualize ARM Template in Visual Studio Code via Abhijit Jana
• Hashicorp’s Terraform AzureRM Provider v2.0 – Updates and Features via AZApril
• Azure CI/CD with ARM templates and GitHub Actions via Alan Kinane
• Azure Cloud Shell: Use PowerShell in Bash via Tidjani Belmansour, Ph.D.
• Windows Terminal Preview 1.1 released with several new features via Pradeep
• AzureFunBytes – Episode 3 – Azure Cloud Shell with @StevenMurawski via Jay Gordon
• Building a notifications client with Xamarin and Azure via Laurent Bugnion
• Install Azure CLI on Windows with Winget via Chris Pietschmann
• How to Configure Azure CLI Default Output Format via Thomas Maurer
• An alternative to the Azure DevOps App in the Microsoft Teams app store via Divya Vaishnavi

Data

• How to bridge RabbitMQ with Azure Service Bus via Alvaro Videla
• Which Database should I use in my Azure Serverless App? via Mark Heath
• Making your data residency choices easier with Azure via Christoph Siegert
• Microsoft buys data modeling vendor ADRM Software via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Using version control with an Azure Data Studio Notebook via Kevin
• How to resolve : Cosmos DB x-ms-partitionkey Error via Sajeetharan

Internet of Things (IoT)

• Microsoft acquires CyberX to accelerate and secure customers’ IoT deployments via Jim Flack
• Microsoft buys IoT security firm CyberX via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Microsoft acquires CyberX, an Israel-based IoT security company via Pradeep
• Learn how to start your cloud journey with an introduction to Azure IoT via Deepak
• How Azure Sphere prevents rollback attacks via Featured Blog
• Town of Cary innovates flood prediction with IoT via Kirsten M. Walker
• COVID-19 will drive IoT solutions for SMBs, but at what cost? via Stacey Higginbotham
• Raspberry Pi 4 Available in 2, 4, and 8 GB Options via Chris Pietschmann

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Machine learning on Azure for baseball decision analysis via AzureCAT
• Announcing Azure Machine Learning scholarships and courses with Udacity via Julia White

Development

• Visualize ARM Template in Visual Studio Code via Abhijit Jana
• Cost optimization strategies for cloud-native application development via Ahmed Sabbour
• Solved: .NET Core Azure AD in Docker Container Incorrectly Uses a non-https redirect URI via Sean Killeen
• How to setup Visual Studio Codespaces for collaborative use via April Edwards
• gRPC-Web for .NET now available via James Newton-King
• How to Develop Inside a Container Using Visual Studio Code Remote Containers via Jochen Zehnder
• Working with Azure EasyAuth (Azure App Service Authentication) and .NET Core 3.1 via Christos Matskas
• Fix .NET Core HTTP Error 500.30 After Publish to App Service from Visual Studio via Chris Pietschmann

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• Solved: .NET Core Azure AD in Docker Container Incorrectly Uses a non-https redirect URI via Sean Killeen
• Upgrading the node image of an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster via Daniel
• Kafka on Kubernetes, the Strimzi way! (Part 2) via Abhishek Gupta
• Deploy a Windows Server container on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) via thomasmaurer
• How to Develop Inside a Container Using Visual Studio Code Remote Containers via Jochen Zehnder

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• AzureFunBytes – AZ-900 Stream, Network Security Groups, SSH Keys, Linux VMs, and your questions. via Jay Gordon
• Why Microsoft acquired OT security firm CyberX via Stacey Higginbotham
• Modernizing the security operations center to better secure a remote workforce via Jim Flack
• Microsoft buys IoT security firm CyberX via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Microsoft acquires CyberX, an Israel-based IoT security company via Pradeep
• Azure Point-to-Site VPN with Azure AD Authentication and MFA via Travis Roberts
• Configure Azure Advisor Recommendation Rules for Azure VMs via Abhijit Jana
• How to: Move Azure Resources into another Azure AD via Sean Killeen
• Set up Digests for Azure Advisor Recommendation via Abhijit Jana
• Solved: .NET Core Azure AD in Docker Container Incorrectly Uses a non-https redirect URI via Sean Killeen
• Configure Azure Advisor for Specific Resources via Abhijit Jana
• Stay ahead of multi-cloud attacks with Azure Security Center via Jim Flack
• Microsoft Azure AD outage causes authentication issues for customers via Pradeep

Learning / Training / Certification

• AzureFunBytes – AZ-900 Stream, Network Security Groups, SSH Keys, Linux VMs, and your questions. via Jay Gordon
• Microsoft to shut down its Mixer live streaming service, partner with Facebook Gaming via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming via Tom Warren
• MJFChat: What’s New With Azure Certifications via Mary Jo Foley
• Using version control with an Azure Data Studio Notebook via Kevin
• AzureFunBytes – The AZ-900 Badge, Your First Triumph on Azure via Jay Gordon
• How to resolve : Cosmos DB x-ms-partitionkey Error via Sajeetharan
• AzureFunBytes – 1:1 Guest Stream: Azure Fundamentals and Microsoft Learn via Jay Gordon

Hardware

• Apple’s foldable iPhone may just be a Surface Duo look-alike via Rahul

Linux

• AzureFunBytes – AZ-900 Stream, Network Security Groups, SSH Keys, Linux VMs, and your questions. via Jay Gordon
• Sysinternals ProcDump for Linux via Chris Pietschmann
• Run Office 365 Apps on Ubuntu with an Open Source Web App Wrapper via Chris Pietschmann

XBox / xCloud / Gaming

• Microsoft to shut down its Mixer live streaming service, partner with Facebook Gaming via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming via Tom Warren
• Microsoft to upgrade its xCloud servers to Xbox Series X hardware in 2021 via Tom Warren

Other

• Apple Details its Plan to Switch to ARM via Brad Sams
• Apple announce plans to move to their own desktop processor running on ARM. via Surur
• HashiCorp Cloud Platform Unifies Company Portfolio for Seamless Multicloud Use via B. Cameron Gain
• With iOS 14, did Apple copy Windows Phone or Android widgets? via Surur
• Apple Announces iOS 14 with Widgets, PIP, Threads, and More via Brad Sams
• Microsoft starts rolling out consumer features for its Teams apps on iOS and Android via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Simplifying declarative deployments in Azure via Mark Russinovich
• Business Continuity With Azure via Techie Lass Blog
• Failover Clustering Networking Basics and Fundamentals via John Marlin
• SSO is your doorkeeper, watch it with Azure Sentinel via jjoyner
• Get the Azure Connected Machine Agent (Azcmagent) Version via Thomas Maurer
• Azure Point-to-Site VPN with Certificate Based Authentication via Travis Roberts
• How to check the list of all Azure Free Services in Azure Portal? via Abhijit Jana
• Microsoft isn’t happy with Apple’s App Store bullying either via Tom Warren
• Japan rolls out Microsoft-developed COVID-19 contact tracing app via Sam Byford
• Minimize disruption with cost-effective backup and disaster recovery solutions on Azure via Arpan Shah
• New Azure maps make identifying local compliance options easy via David Burt
• Will your next laptop use an ARM processor? with Jeremy Sinclair via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
• Barracuda and Microsoft: Securing applications in public cloud via Jim Flack
• Inside Microsoft Threat Protection: Mapping attack chains from cloud to endpoint via Eric Avena
• #AzureFunBytes Episode 3 with @StevenMurawski Reminder – 2PM EDT Thursday 6/18/2020 via Jay Gordon
• Episode 75: The Cloud Pod Deletes Everything (But Keeps Copies) via jbrodley
• Moving to cloud-based SIEM: the cost advantage via Jim Flack
• Optimize your Azure costs to help meet your financial objectives via Omar Khan
• UEFI scanner brings Microsoft Defender ATP protection to a new level via Eric Avena
• What is Azure Bastion? via Techie Lass Blog
• Applied Cloud Stories: Winning Entries via Lena Hall
• Microsoft Stores remain closed as Apple and Best Buy continue reopening via Chris Welch
• Microsoft goes public with more of its Azure capacity improvement plans via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Exploiting a crisis: How cybercriminals behaved during the outbreak via Eric Avena
• A Guide to Contributing to Microsoft Docs via Techielass
• Azure responds to COVID-19 via Mark Russinovich
• Be prepared for what’s next: Accelerate cloud migration via Jeremy Winter
• Microsoft says more than 150 million students and teachers are using Microsoft Education products for remote learning via Surur
• Money in Excel is Now Available via Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft starts rolling out Money in Excel personal finance-management feature via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Tip 267 – Using the Bot Framework Composer tool via Azure Tips and Tricks

Videos

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

• Microsoft IoT Deep Dive Embedded C SDK via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• TWC9: .NET 5.0 Preview 5, Windows Terminal 1.1 Preview, WSL GPU Support, and more | This Week On Channel 9 via Channel 9
• Stream summary 104 – No idea what I’m doing – Building a Twitch chatbot in JavaScript via Frank Boucher
• Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) with Azure Security Center via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
• Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) with Azure Security Center | Azure Friday via Channel 9
• Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database – Part 1 | Data Exposed via Channel 9
• Low Power Scenarios with Azure Sphere | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
• Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database – Part 1 | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Low Power Scenarios with Azure Sphere via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Stream #103 Adding an Azure Key Vault into project TinyBlazorAdmin via Frank Boucher
• API Security with 42Crunch | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
• Deep Dive Getting Started With Azure RTOS 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:

• Elton Stoneman on the State of Containers – Episode 94 via Azure DevOps Podcast
• Episode 335 – Azure Data Explorer via The Azure Podcast
• Episode 182 – Hands-On Kubernetes on Azure with Nills Franssens via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
• 034 – Measuring your Developer Velocity via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
• Episode 363 | Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework With Wayne Meyer via Microsoft Cloud Show
• Steve Hickman on DevOps in K-12 – Episode 93 via Azure DevOps Podcast

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Azure Service Updates

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

• Azure Cosmos DB transport layer security (TLS) 1.2 enforcement starts on July 29, 2020
• Azure Automation updated DNS records
• Azure Migrate now supports multiple credentials for discovery of physical servers
• Azure SDKs—June 2020 release
• Azure Virtual Machines DCsv2-series is now available in West Europe
• Azure Automation is now available in the USGov Arizona region
• Announcing extended term reservation for the Azure HBv2 Virtual Machine
• Public Preview for Azure Monitor for VMs on Arc Enabled Servers
• An update to Python SDK v2 for Azure IoT has been released
• Azure Monitor for Containers support for Azure Arc is in preview
• Recommended code changes to accommodate updates to Azure Time Series Insights
• Azure geo-zone-redundant storage is now generally available
• Azure Storage account failover is now generally available
• Azure Private Link for Azure Batch is now generally available in select regions
• Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines is now in preview in US Gov Arizona

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