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!Video: Azure CLI Kung Fu VM for Admins, DevOps, Developers, and SREs!
This week Dan Patrick published a video introduction to the Azure CLI Kung Fu (az-kung-fu) Virtual Machine for Administrators, DevOps, Developers, and SREs! In this video, Dan shows you how to get started setting up the VM in your Azure Subscription!The Weeks Top Links
Here are some of the most notable links from the week:- Tip 275 – Using Azure KeyVault secrets in Azure PowerShell and Azure CLI via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Surface Duo to Launch September 10 at $1399 via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft commits to three years of Android updates for the Surface Duo via Tom Warren
- Migrate your AWS VMs to Azure with Azure Migrate via Techielass
- Event sourcing with Azure Cosmos DB change feed and Azure Functions via Daniel Krzyczkowski
- ARM Template – Deploy an AKS cluster using managed identity and managed Azure AD integration via Daniel
- Build resilient applications with Kubernetes on Azure via Brendan Burns
- Early speed test results for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network leaked via Surur
- Microsoft will bid farewell to Internet Explorer and legacy Edge in 2021 via Tom Warren
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)
- AzureFunBytes Short -@Azure Linux VM Storage via Jay Gordon
- Microsoft video shows off new Fluent icons with fake Windows 10 Start Menu via Surur
- Migrate your AWS VMs to Azure with Azure Migrate via Techielass
- Onboarding : Azure Infrastructure deployment via parisamoosavinezhad
- New Microsoft Learn Modules for Azure and Windows Server IT Pros via thomasmaurer
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Getting Started with Azure App Service for Web Apps via Adam Bertram
Power Platform
- Home Automation with Power Platform – Part 1 via Justin Yoo
Serverless and Functions as a Service (FaaS)
- Event sourcing with Azure Cosmos DB change feed and Azure Functions via Daniel Krzyczkowski
- Running headless Chromium in Azure Functions with Puppeteer and Playwright via Anthony Chu
DevOps
- Running headless Chromium in Azure Functions with Puppeteer and Playwright via Anthony Chu
- Tip 275 – Using Azure KeyVault secrets in Azure PowerShell and Azure CLI via Azure Tips and Tricks
- Default branch name for new repos in Azure DevOps via Abhijit Jana
- Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2020.08.14 via Steven Murawski
- ARM Template – Deploy an AKS cluster using managed identity and managed Azure AD integration via Daniel
- Azure IoT DeviceClient SDK demonstration, the basics via Sander van de Velde
- Az Update: Azure Cloud Shell enhancements, Azure DB security enhancements and more via Anthony Bartolo
Data
- Audit streaming with Event Grid via Sam Smith
- Event sourcing with Azure Cosmos DB change feed and Azure Functions via Daniel Krzyczkowski
- Using PostgreSQL pgoutput plugin for change data capture with Debezium on Azure via Abhishek Gupta
- Azure SQL for Beginners – Video Playlist via Davide Mauri
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Known issue: Azure Sphere recovery procedure in manufacturing factory-floor scenarios via AzureSphereTeam
- Azure IoT DeviceClient SDK demonstration, the basics via Sander van de Velde
- Azure Sphere OS update 20.08 now available for compatibility testing via AzureSphereTeam
- Create a talking image recognition solution with Azure IoT Edge and Cognitive Services via glovebox
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Development
- Azure IoT DeviceClient SDK demonstration, the basics via Sander van de Velde
- AzureFunBytes Episode 10 – @Azure and Visual Studio @Code with @chris_noring via Jay Gordon
- AzureFunBytes Episode 10 – Azure and Visual Studio Code with @chris_noring Reminder – Thursday 8/13/2020 2PM EDT via Jay Gordon
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, Service Fabric, etc)
- Build resilient applications with Kubernetes on Azure via Brendan Burns
- ARM Template – Deploy an AKS cluster using managed identity and managed Azure AD integration via Daniel
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- ARM Template – Deploy an AKS cluster using managed identity and managed Azure AD integration via Daniel
- Az Update: Azure Cloud Shell enhancements, Azure DB security enhancements and more via Anthony Bartolo
- New Forrester study shows customers who deploy Microsoft Azure AD benefit from 123% ROI. via Jim Flack
Azure Stack
- Azure Stack Hub Update 2005 via Danny McDermott
Learning / Training / Certification
- New Microsoft Learn Modules for Azure and Windows Server IT Pros via thomasmaurer
Software
Linux
- AzureFunBytes Short -@Azure Linux VM Storage via Jay Gordon
XBox / xCloud / Gaming
- Xbox Series X confirmed for November launch in Japan via Sam Byford
- The Xbox Series X could launch on November 6th via Tom Warren
Other
- Microsoft’s Panos Panay joins Sonos’ board via Pradeep
- New in Azure Boards Sprint 174 via Dan Hellem
- New in Azure Boards Sprint 174 via Dan Hellem
- Microsoft will bid farewell to Internet Explorer and legacy Edge in 2021 via Tom Warren
- Early speed test results for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network leaked via Surur
- How to find Azure Log Analytics Keys via Billy York
- I’m Charles Lamanna, CVP @Microsoft for Low Code Applications Platforms. Ask Me Anything! via Dona Sarkar— #POWERfulDevs Conf
- Microsoft releases Surface Duo press event video with 30 minutes of demos via Tom Warren
- Microsoft commits to three years of Android updates for the Surface Duo via Tom Warren
- Getting Logs From Static Web Apps APIs via Aaron Powell
- The Cloud Skills Show EP1: Learning Fundamentals via Adam Jackson
- Configure NSG and ASG via parisamoosavinezhad
- Get Inspired By These BitCamp Final Projects by High School Students! via Chloe Condon 🎀
- Microsoft invented these innovative technologies for Surface Duo via Pradeep
- Surface Duo to Launch September 10 at $1399 via Paul Thurrott
- Available for preorder today, Surface Duo is purpose-built for mobile productivity via Panos Panay
- How to optimize your Azure workload costs via Omar Khan
- Getting Logs From Static Web Apps APIs via LINQ to Fail
- Azure Virtual WAN custom route tables video via workinghardinit
- Surface Duo: Microsoft’s $1,400 dual-screen Android phone coming September 10 via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft’s Surface Duo arrives on September 10th for $1,399 via Tom Warren
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- Improve Query Performance by Managing Statistics in Azure SQL | Data Exposed: MVP Edition via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- ARM Series #6: Template Output | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
- Introduction to Azure SQL Deployment and Configuration (Session 1) | Azure SQL Bootcamp via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Getting started as a cloud engineer with Gwyneth Peña | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- Azure CLI Kung Fu VM for Administrators, DevOps, Developers and SRE! via Build5Nines
- Azure SQL Capacity Planning: Overview | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Inside Custom Vision AI via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure SQL Capacity Planning: Overview | Data Exposed via Channel 9
- What’s New in the Cognitive Services Face API | AI Show via Channel 9
- Build safer, securer workplaces with IoT during the pandemic 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 372 | Legal Woes, New Devices & Some News via Microsoft Cloud Show
- Brady Gaster on SignalR and More – Episode 102 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Episode 190 – Sometimes The Waveforms Lie via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- 042 – Migrate away with Azure Migrate via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Episode 342 – Azure Digital Twins via The Azure Podcast
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- Public preview: Azure Resource Health support in AKS
- Public preview: Ephemeral OS disk support in AKS
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- Azure Data Share in-place sharing for Azure Data Explorer now generally available
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