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The Weeks Top Links

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

• Fix Kubernetes Dashboard Strange 401 Unauthorized, 503 Service Unavailable Errors via Chris Pietschmann
• Tip 294 – 5 Things you didn’t know about Azure Kubernetes Service via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Target .NET 5 in Azure App Service via Tidjani Belmansour, Ph.D.
• Install and use Microsoft Dot NET 5 with the Raspberry Pi via PeteCodes
• Apple Reveals First MacBook Air Powered by Its New M1 Processor via Mehedi Hassan
• Microsoft takes a major step toward .NET unification with .NET 5.0 release via ZDNet | microsoft RSS

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)

• How to Demote Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Domain Controller Virtual Machine at Azure via Cary Sun
• Connect a Hybrid Server to Azure using Azure Arc via Thomas Maurer
• Azure Sentinel: Connecting the Enterprise Firewalls via jjoyner
• How to Run Scripts in your Azure VM using Run Command via Thomas Maurer
• Open Azure Day: A VIP Linux and OSS speaker line-up in one event via Brendan Burns
• New enhanced DNS features in Azure Firewall—now generally available via Suren Jamiyanaa

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Target .NET 5 in Azure App Service via Tidjani Belmansour, Ph.D.
• Microsoft Azure Developer: Implement API Management via Daniel Krzyczkowski
• Azure Files Improvements – new Tiers and Soft Delete via RogerG117

Power Platform

• No Code AI App with Azure Cognitive Services Custom Vision and Power Apps via Aysegul Yonet
• Use Microsoft Lists and Power Automate to provision Microsoft Teams via elbruno

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• Log Analytics queries to CSV emailed using Azure Logic Apps via Thomas Thornton
• Scaling Azure Functions from zero to (n) hero on Kubernetes with KEDA via Wesley Haakman
• Deploying Azure Functions via GitHub Actions without Publish Profile via Justin Yoo

Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Use Microsoft Lists and Power Automate to provision Microsoft Teams via elbruno
• Microsoft Teams multiple work-account sign-in: Not this year via ZDNet | microsoft RSS

DevOps

• GitHub Actions from CLI via Ardalis RSS Feed
• Using what-if to optimize ARM template deployments via Sam Smith
• How to setup and run Azure Cloud Shell locally via Pierre Roman
• Provision and storing Terraform backend state remotely to use with TerraformTaskV1@0 via Thomas Thornton
• Azure DevOps Pipelines Approval Gates via Thomas Thornton
• Deploy to GitHub Packages With GitHub Actions via Posts on LINQ to Fail
• Deploy SQLWATCH to SQL Server using Azure DevOps via Kevin Chant
• Deploying Azure Functions via GitHub Actions without Publish Profile via Justin Yoo

Data

• Cloudera Data Platform’s integration with Azure delivers enterprise security and governance via Chris Van Dyke
• Extend data loss prevention to your devices with Microsoft Endpoint Data Loss Prevention, now generally available via Lauren Goodwin
• PUBG will be hosted on Microsoft Azure to ensure privacy and data security via Pradeep
• Deploy SQLWATCH to SQL Server using Azure DevOps via Kevin Chant

Internet of Things (IoT)

• Install and use Microsoft Dot NET 5 with the Raspberry Pi via PeteCodes
• Nest Azure IoT Edge devices to collect insights across industrial networks in Public Preview via Emmanuel_Bertrand
• Azure Sphere version 20.10 is now available via AzureSphereTeam
• Here’s what will happen to Arm’s IoT services business via Stacey Higginbotham
• AZ-220 IoT Developer Certification Study Guide via pdecarlo

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• ARM-powered MacBook Air 2020 benchmarks faster than 2019 Intel MacBook Pro via Surur
• No Code AI App with Azure Cognitive Services Custom Vision and Power Apps via Aysegul Yonet
• Apple Reveals First MacBook Air Powered by Its New M1 Processor via Mehedi Hassan

Development

• Announcing a Free Curriculum: Web Development for Beginners via Jen Looper
• Microsoft names former McAfee CEO Christopher Young as new Business Development chief via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Target .NET 5 in Azure App Service via Tidjani Belmansour, Ph.D.
• Microsoft takes a major step toward .NET unification with .NET 5.0 release via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Meeting developer needs with powerful new features in Azure Cache for Redis via Julia Liuson
• Debug Node.js app with built-in or VS Code debugger via Yohan Lasorsa
• Microsoft Azure Developer: Instrument Solutions for Monitoring and Logging via Daniel Krzyczkowski
• Microsoft Azure Developer: Implement API Management via Daniel Krzyczkowski
• How Microsoft contributes to Java – an Interview with Monica Beckwith via Sandra Ahlgrimm
• AZ-220 IoT Developer Certification Study Guide via pdecarlo

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• Securing Kubernetes and Other Resources at Scale Using RBAC via Mike Mackrory
• Fix Kubernetes Dashboard Strange 401 Unauthorized, 503 Service Unavailable Errors via Chris Pietschmann
• Tip 294 – 5 Things you didn’t know about Azure Kubernetes Service via Azure Tips and Tricks
• How To Deploy Temporal to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) via Mikhail Shilkov
• Scaling Azure Functions from zero to (n) hero on Kubernetes with KEDA via Wesley Haakman

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• Cloudera Data Platform’s integration with Azure delivers enterprise security and governance via Chris Van Dyke
• PUBG will be hosted on Microsoft Azure to ensure privacy and data security via Pradeep

Azure Stack

• Azure Stack Hub Partner Solutions Series – RFC via thomasmaurer
• Azure Stack Hub Partner Solutions Series – RFC via Thomas Maurer

Learning / Training / Certification

• AZ-220 IoT Developer Certification Study Guide via pdecarlo

Government

• Cloudera Data Platform’s integration with Azure delivers enterprise security and governance via Chris Van Dyke

Hardware

• ARM-powered MacBook Air 2020 benchmarks faster than 2019 Intel MacBook Pro via Surur
• Apple Brings Its Own Silicon to the 13-inch MacBook Pro via Mehedi Hassan

Linux

• Open Azure Day: A VIP Linux and OSS speaker line-up in one event via Brendan Burns

XBox / xCloud / Gaming

• Microsoft is Expanding xCloud to New Regions via Brad Sams

Other

• How to optimize your Azure workload costs via Omar Khan
• Microsoft Updates on Office on Apple Silicon-Based Macs via Paul Thurrott
• Episode 92: The Cloud Pod is first in, first out via jbrodley
• Empowering employees to securely work from anywhere with an internet-first model and Zero Trust via Jenny Erie
• AzureFunBytes New Episode Reminder – 11/12/2020 2 PM EST – @Azure Key Vault w/ @WirelessLife via Jay Gordon
• Create a service principal to manage your Azure subscriptions with Management Groups via Jan-V.nl
• Apple’s Mac Mini Is Getting Its New Processor, Too via Mehedi Hassan
• Building oEmbeddr using Azure Static Web Apps with Svelte, Bootstrap 5, and TikTok! via Maxim Salnikov
• Microsoft announces public preview of Redis Enterprise on Microsoft Azure Cache via Pradeep
• Advancing global network reliability through intelligent software—part 1 of 2 via Mark Russinovich
• Recording – Introducing Azure Virtual WAN via AFinn
• Building a Video Chat App, Part 3 – Displaying Video via Aaron Powell
• How to build an audit Azure Policy with multiple parameters via Sonia Cuff
• Microsoft congratulates Joe Biden on winning the US Presidency via Surur
• Understanding How Azure Sentinel and Entity Behavior Analytics Deliver Actionable Intelligence via Russell Smith
• The Army plans to expand its cloud services to include more Microsoft Azure via Surur
• Purging container images from Azure Container Registry via Tobias Zimmergren
• Microsoft recognized as a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving via Jenny Erie

Videos

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

• All Around Azure: Summary ep44 – Azure Storage the Unsung Hero via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Essential advice for improving your Azure workloads (Part 1) | Introduction Ep. 3 : Well-Architected via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Ask the right questions about your Azure workloads | Introduction Ep. 2 : Well-Architected via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Architect successful workloads on Azure | Introduction Ep. 1: Well-Architected Series | Azure Enablement via Channel 9
• How to Kick Off Your Career with Custom Vision via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Reproducible Data Science with Machine Learning via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Learn Together – Developing apps for Teams via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Wayve | Disrupting Autonomous Driving | Tech Exceptions via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Learn with Dr. G – Crack the code and reveal a secret with Python and VS code via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Architect successful workloads on Azure | Introduction Ep. 1: Well-Architected via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Leveling Up Your Azure SQL Database Deployments | Data Exposed: MVP Edition via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Introducing QnA Maker managed: Now in public preview via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What parts of an ML project should be in source control? | On Dev Question via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Physics and collisions [5 of 7] | Beginner’s Series to Unity via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Debugging and Analyzing C# [6 of 7] | Beginner’s Series to Unity via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Unity’s input system package [4 of 7] | Beginner’s Series to Unity via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• GameObjects and C# scripts [3 of 7] | Beginner’s Series to Unity via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Building and publishing [7 of 7] | Beginner’s Series to Unity via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Azure Sphere Cellular Connectivity | Internet of Things Show via Channel 9
• Introduction to Unity [1 of 7] | Beginner’s Series to: Unity via Channel 9
• Installing Unity and Visual Studio [2 of 7] | Beginner’s Series to Unity via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Introduction to Unity [1 of 7] | Beginner’s Series to Unity via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What is Azure Arc Enabled SQL Managed Instance | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What is Azure Arc Enabled PostgreSQL Hyperscale? | Data Exposed via Channel 9
• Machine Learning and Scientific Computing with Python | AI Show via Channel 9
• What is Azure Arc Enabled PostgreSQL Hyperscale? | Data Exposed 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:

• 055 – A few thoughts on event-based automation with Azure via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
• Episode 055 – A few thoughts on event-based automation with Azure via Tobias Zimmergren’s thoughts on tech
• Episode 384 | Upcoming Cloud Conferences, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Graph Updates via Microsoft Cloud Show
• James Grenning on Test-Driven Development – Episode 114 via Azure DevOps Podcast
• Episode 353 – WVD Updates via The Azure Podcast
• Episode 383 | Prepping for MS-600 and lots of news from around Microsoft via Microsoft Cloud Show

Azure Service Updates

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

• New SAP HANA Certified Memory-Optimized Virtual Machines now available
• Node.js 14 for Azure Functions is now available in public preview
• New version of SSMS and ADS tools for serverless SQL pools in Azure Synapse Analytics
• Azure achieves Service Organization Controls compliance for 14 additional services
• Service Fabric release 7.2 is now available
• Support for Oracle WebLogic Server on Azure Kubernetes Service is now available
• .NET 5 now available in App Service
• Redis 6.0 is now in preview for Azure Cache for Redis
• Azure Machine Learning updates–November 2020
• Azure Cosmos DB transactional batch support for Java SDK 4.7.0 and above is now available
• Serverless offer for Azure Cosmos DB in preview on all APIs
• New constrained vCPUs capable VMs now available
• SQL Server Reporting Services Virtual Machine images now available
• New recommendations from Azure Advisor are now available
• Azure Automation is now available in Brazil Southeast region
• SQL Server Analysis Services Virtual Machine images now available
• Premium tier for Azure Data Lake Storage is now generally available
• QnA Maker introduces deep learning (Public Preview)
• Azure HDInsight ID Broker (HIB) is now generally available
• Azure Sphere 20.10 update is now available
• New Azure Firewall capabilities will be generally available in Q4 CY2020
• Azure Monitor Application Insights Java 3.0 is now generally available
• Azure HDInsight now supports Private Link in preview
• Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 recursive access control list (ACL) update is generally available

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