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Python Scripting in the Azure Cloud Shell

Did you know the Azure Cloud Shell includes support for Python? You can write Python scripts, save then, upload, and run them directly within the Azure Cloud Shell. This offers the ability to do more than just Bash or PowerShell scripting in the Cloud Shell, but also utilize the full power of the Python programming language directly in the Azure Cloud Shell.

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HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate DevOps Certification

The popularity of HashiCorp Terraform has really taken off in the last couple of years. Terraform has become an extremely popular tool for writing declarative Infrastructure as Code (IaC) used to deploy and manage cloud infrastructure across one or even multiple clouds (think “Polynimbus“). With this growing popularity, HashCorp is recognizing the need for enterprises to be able to hire qualified candidates when it comes to using Terraform. They have done this by introducing the HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate certification!

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The Weeks Top Links

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

• Introducing the Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter via Bill Karagounis
• Binding Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate to Azure Functions via Justin Yoo
• What do I need to do to start developing Logic Apps from Visual Studio? via Sandro Pereira
• Tip 292 – 5 Things you didn’t know about Azure SQL Database via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Tip 289 – How to Add Azure Feature Flags to Angular projects via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Tip 290 – How to secure a Blazor application with Azure Active Directory via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Tip 291 – 5 Things you didn’t know about Azure App Service via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Microsoft releases Chromium-based Edge preview for Linux 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)

• Azure Migrate and PowerBI via Techielass
• Video Recording: Azure Architecture Best Practices via Thomas Maurer
• Microsoft Edge is Now Available on Linux in Preview via Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft releases Chromium-based Edge preview for Linux via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 – Addressing Traffic Routing Issues via chrisjeffrey_uk
• Tip 284 – Creating a private video conferencing service with Jitsi on a Microsoft Azure VM via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Tip 285 – A Lap around the new Azure VM Extension for VS Code via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Azure Migrate Dependencies Script via Techie Lass Blog
• What is infrastructure as code? via Jay Gordon
• AzUpdate: Microsoft 365 Apps Admin Center, Azure Site Recovery TLS Certificate Changes and more via Anthony Bartolo
• Microsoft Teams native ARM64 client now available for all Windows 10 on ARM users via Pradeep
• Tip 280 – Learn 5 Tips to reduce cost with Azure Virtual Machines via Azure Tips and Tricks

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Tip 291 – 5 Things you didn’t know about Azure App Service via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Static Web App PR Workflow for Azure App Service Using Azure DevOps via Abel

Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)

• How to configure Azure Function’s startup? via Antti K. Koskela
• On .NET Episode: Scaling Azure Functions on Kubernetes with KEDA via Cecil L. Phillip 🇦🇬
• Tip 286 – Blazor and Azure Functions for Serverless Websites via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Serverless Streaming At Scale with Azure SQL via Davide Mauri
• What do I need to do to start developing Logic Apps from Visual Studio? via Sandro Pereira
• Binding Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate to Azure Functions via Justin Yoo
• Tip 279 – How to perform Serverless operations with Azure DevOps via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Tip 278 – Azure Functions on Kubernetes with KEDA Part 2 of 2 via Azure Tips and Tricks

Software as a Service (SaaS)

• 250 million reasons to build applications on Microsoft 365 via Waldek Mastykarz
• Microsoft Teams to get improved AI-based real-time noise suppression via Surur
• AzUpdate: Microsoft 365 Apps Admin Center, Azure Site Recovery TLS Certificate Changes and more via Anthony Bartolo
• Microsoft Teams native ARM64 client now available for all Windows 10 on ARM users via Pradeep
• Zoom is copying several features of Microsoft Teams via Pradeep

DevOps

• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate DevOps Certification via Chris Pietschmann
• Manage release flow using pipelines in Azure DevOps via Daniel Krzyczkowski
• Microsoft will power the all-digital CES 2021 event via Pradeep
• Azure DevOps Roadmap update for 2020 Q4 via Sidi Merzouk
• Static Web App PR Workflow for Azure App Service Using Azure DevOps via Abel
• Python Scripting in the Azure Cloud Shell via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft Teams native ARM64 client now available for all Windows 10 on ARM users via Pradeep
• Tip 279 – How to perform Serverless operations with Azure DevOps via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Getting Started in Web Automation with PowerShell and Selenium via June Castillote

Data

• Tip 292 – 5 Things you didn’t know about Azure SQL Database via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Quickly get started with samples in Azure Synapse Analytics via John Macintyre
• Deliver your Datacentre Migration Project Successfully via Techie Lass Blog
• Access Azure SQL Always Encrypted Data in Power BI Reports using Managed Identity and ODBC via Inderjit Rana
• Azure Databricks Workload Types — Data Analytics, Data Engineering and Data Engineering Light… via Inderjit Rana
• CISO Spotlight: How diversity of data (and people) defeats today’s cyber threats via Teri Seals-Dormer
• Tip 288 – How to Configure Advanced Threat Protection in Azure SQL Database via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Introducing the Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter via Bill Karagounis
• Serverless Streaming At Scale with Azure SQL via Davide Mauri
• Gain real-time insights on Oracle E-Business Suite data with Azure and Incorta via Daniel Yu
• Migrate Large Azure MySQL Between Subscriptions via DaveLawlor

Internet of Things (IoT)

• Addressing cybersecurity risk in industrial IoT and OT via Teri Seals-Dormer
• Developing Secure Coding in Azure Sphere via JewellSeay
• Solving IoT device security at scale through standards via Eustace Asanghanwa
• Azure Sphere 20.10 is now available for compatibility testing via AzureSphereTeam

Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Cyberattacks against machine learning systems are more common than you think via Teri Seals-Dormer
• AzureFunBytes Short – AI on @Azure via Jay Gordon
• Configuring Native Azure ML Logging with PyTorch Lighting via Aaron (Ari) Bornstein
• Microsoft Teams to get improved AI-based real-time noise suppression via Surur
• Building an Instagram Analytics Web App using .NET Core and Azure AI via jamie_maguire
• Microsoft achieves human parity in AI image captioning via Pradeep
• Microsoft’s new image-captioning AI will help accessibility in Word, Outlook, and beyond via James Vincent

Development

• On .NET Episode: Scaling Azure Functions on Kubernetes with KEDA via Cecil L. Phillip 🇦🇬
• Tip 285 – A Lap around the new Azure VM Extension for VS Code via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Building an Instagram Analytics Web App using .NET Core and Azure AI via jamie_maguire
• What do I need to do to start developing Logic Apps from Visual Studio? via Sandro Pereira
• Python Scripting in the Azure Cloud Shell via Chris Pietschmann
• Tip 281 – How developers and teams can learn to work remotely via Azure Tips and Tricks

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)

• Azure Policy for AKS via Shankar1080
• Azure monitor for containers — metrics & alerts explained via Vishwanath
• On .NET Episode: Scaling Azure Functions on Kubernetes with KEDA via Cecil L. Phillip 🇦🇬
• Understanding Kubernetes Networking — Part 3 via Sumeet Kumar
• Understanding Kubernetes Networking — Part 2 via Sumeet Kumar
• Understanding Kubernetes Networking — Part 1 via Sumeet Kumar
• Understanding Kubernetes Networking — Part 4 via Sumeet Kumar
• Load Balancing Azure Container Instances with Envoy via Itay Podhajcer
• Running Containers on Azure – All Options Explained via Max Melcher
• Azure Policy for Azure Kubernetes Service via Daniel
• Tip 278 – Azure Functions on Kubernetes with KEDA Part 2 of 2 via Azure Tips and Tricks

Security, Identity, and Privacy

• How to Decipher Azure AD Audit Logs via Adam Bertram
• Access Azure SQL Always Encrypted Data in Power BI Reports using Managed Identity and ODBC via Inderjit Rana
• Tip 290 – How to secure a Blazor application with Azure Active Directory via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Addressing cybersecurity risk in industrial IoT and OT via Teri Seals-Dormer
• Solving IoT device security at scale through standards via Eustace Asanghanwa
• CISO Stressbusters: 7 tips for weathering the cybersecurity storms via Teri Seals-Dormer
• HashiCorp Adds Vault to Its Cloud Platform, Launches Access Security Project via B. Cameron Gain

Azure Stack

• Azure Stack Hub Partner Solutions Series – Salt via Thomas Maurer
• Azure Stack Hub Partner Solutions Series – iVedha via Thomas Maurer

Learning / Training / Certification

• Windows apps now run on Chromebooks with Parallels Desktop via Tom Warren
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate DevOps Certification via Chris Pietschmann

Software

• Microsoft Edge is Now Available on Linux in Preview via Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft releases Chromium-based Edge preview for Linux via ZDNet | microsoft RSS

Linux

• Microsoft Edge is Now Available on Linux in Preview via Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft releases Chromium-based Edge preview for Linux via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 – Addressing Traffic Routing Issues via chrisjeffrey_uk

Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

• Tip 289 – How to Add Azure Feature Flags to Angular projects via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Introducing the Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter via Bill Karagounis

Other

• Building a Video Chat App, Part 2 – Accessing Cameras via Aaron Powell
• AzureFunBytes Episode 18 – Combos! @JFrog and @Azure with @Dixie3Flatline via Jay Gordon
• Microsoft Forms is Now Available for Consumers via Paul Thurrott
• Managing and Rotating Secrets with Azure KeyVault, Managed Services, and some automation – Part 1 via GaryKli
• Top 3 Learnings from #JDConf via JennyMEvents
• Choosing the right networking hub in Azure via Mahesh Kshirsagar
• Managing your Cloud resources with Azure Resource Manager ARM via Chris Noring
• Load Balancing on Azure – An Overview via Max Melcher
• Saving Halloween 2020 with Azure Maps and Candy Caches via Jen Looper
• How to deploy Elastic Cloud on Microsoft Azure via Aaron M. Schifman
• Microsoft overtakes Google to enter top three of Best Global Brands via Pradeep
• Episode 88: The Chronicles of The Cloud Pod via jbrodley
• AMA & AllThingsOpen: Let’s Talk Mobile Dev! via Nitya Narasimhan
• Microsoft Brings Integrated SIEM and XDR Tools to Defender and Azure Sentinel via Russell Smith
• Microsoft announces Azure Space and a new partnership with SpaceX Starlink via Pradeep
• Microsoft launches Azure Space initiative; partners with SpaceX via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• How to create Azure Hybrid Cloud Architectures via Thomas Maurer
• Tip 287 – How to use a GraphQL on Azure via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Microsoft and Verizon announce partnership to offer private 5G mobile edge computing via Pradeep
• Monitor Azure Solution With Azure Application Insights via Daniel Krzyczkowski
• Microsoft launches Zero Trust Deployment Center via Surur
• Remote Working – Azure WVD Important Announcements via kunalchandratre
• Microsoft Research introduce SurfaceFleet, a computing concept unbound from time and space via Surur
• Azure Cloud Adoption Framework, Location, and Azure Policy via kunalchandratre
• Azure Policy- Prevent The Use Of Wildcard For Source In Azure Just In Time via bonJoeV
• Track Updates And Changes To Azure Services With AzureCharts via bonJoeV
• Access Your Desktop And Applications From Anywhere via bonJoeV
• Working With Azure, Helpful Links To Get You Started via bonJoeV
• Prioritize critical messages from your edge device to the Cloud via Emmanuel_Bertrand
• Announcing the Zero Trust Deployment Center via Teri Seals-Dormer
• What is Azure Hybrid Benefit? via Techielass
• FedRAMP and Azure via DaveLawlor
• Zone Redundancy for Azure Cache for Redis now in preview via Kyle Teegarden
• Azure and Intel commit to delivering next generation confidential computing via Mark Russinovich
• Microsoft is working to fix LinkedIn Premium subscription cancellation problems via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Azure Managed Identities and Service Principals via Thomas Thornton

Videos

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

• How to Assess Readiness of SQL Server Data Estate Migrating to Azure SQL | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• It’s just SQL: Linked Servers in Azure SQL Database Managed Instance | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• 8-Bits Hosted by Chloe Condon + Brandon Minnick, with guest Jay Gordon via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How to Deploy Azure Arc Data Services Anywhere | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Get Started with PyTorch | AI Show via Channel 9
• How to Deploy Azure Arc Data Services Anywhere | Data Exposed via Channel 9
• GitHub for Your Octopus Deploy | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
• What’s the difference between Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence? One Dev Question via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Working Smarter: 5 Steps to Getting Unstuck via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Confusion is the Sweat of Learning via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Intro to Twitch: Join the Live Coding Community! via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• What is an API? via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Intro to Cyber Security via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Rethink the Modern Mobile App: An Intro to Mobile Development via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• How to Start Contributing To Open-Source via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Career Switcher Stories via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Welcome and Keynote: The Art of Computers via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• “Hello, World!” in 3 Languages via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Computer Science Fundamentals with Python via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Intro to Visual Studio Code with NodeJS via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Hello Cloud Computing World! via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Build a Beautiful Web site the Easy Way Using Azure Static Web Apps via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Introduction to GitHub via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Quickly coding with Codespaces via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Intro to Data Concepts and Databases via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Bring compute, storage, and intelligence to the edge with Azure Stack Edge | Azure Friday via Channel 9
• Faster and Lighter Model Inference with ONNX Runtime from Cloud to Client via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Start. Dev. Change : Day 2 via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Why and How Use Azure Active Directory (AAD) with Blazor Web Assembly (WASM) via Frank Boucher
• Build SQL Database Projects Easily in Azure Data Studio | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
• Developing the Last Mile of IIoT and Predictive Operations Solutions with TwinThread | Internet of Things Show 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:

• 052 – Recommendations if we started working with Azure today! via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
• Episode 351 – Azure Spring Cloud via The Azure Podcast
• Episode 381 | Catch Up on the Latest Microsoft News via Microsoft Cloud Show
• Rod Paddock on the New Normal – Episode 111 via Azure DevOps Podcast
• Episode 350 – Azure Time Series Insights via The Azure Podcast
• Azure Security Podcast – Azure Security Benchmarks via The Azure Security Podcast
• Migrating .NET Applications to Azure with Mike Richter via .NET Rocks!

Azure Service Updates

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

• Public preview: Zone redundant configuration for Azure SQL DB general purpose tier
• Change in verification code SMS content
• Azure Site Recovery update rollup 51 – October 2020
• Azure API Management updates- October 2020
• Log Analytics Linux Agent for Fall 2020 now available
• Azure Cognitive Services Translator — Canadian French language text translation now available
• Fluent Bit connector for Azure Storage to support Azure Data Explorer streaming
• Azure role-based access control (RBAC) for Azure Key Vault data plane authorization is now in preview
• Azure Key Vault Event Grid integration is now available
• Windows Virtual Desktop is now generally available in the Azure Government cloud

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