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:- Windows 95 is 25 years old today via Tom Warren
- New data from Microsoft shows how the pandemic is accelerating the digital transformation of cyber-security via Jim Flack
- TikTok Sues the U.S. Government via Paul Thurrott
- Apple Will Not Force In-App Purchases on WordPress via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft Backs Epic in Fight with Apple via Paul Thurrott
- Run Azure Cloud Shell in Windows Admin Center via thomasmaurer
- Back Up an Azure File Share with Azure Backup via Travis Roberts
- How Azure Synapse Analytics can help you respond, adapt, and save via Kaiser Larsen
- Tutorial: How to Ingest data from Kafka into Azure Data Explorer via Abhishek Gupta
- Delivering Power Platform Projects: Truths from the Field via Jen Stirrup
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)
- Database Assessments within Azure Migrate via Techielass
- Inventory for Azure Arc enabled Servers via Thomas Maurer
- Back Up an Azure File Share with Azure Backup via Travis Roberts
- Free E-Book on Microsoft Azure Migrate, E-Book for your Cloud Migration. #Azure #Migrate #Ebook #Cloud #App #Assure via Robert Smit [MVP]
- AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design (beta) – Study Guide via Joe Carlyle
- Absolute madman hacks dual-screen support onto Windows 10 Lumia 950XL (Surface Duo should be next) via Surur
- Force Hyper-V Virtual Machine VM to turn off via Thomas Maurer
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Azure Blob Storage Lifecycle Management Rules Make Cleanup Easy via Rick Vanover
- Programmatically invite Users to Azure API Management via Martin Brandl
- August 17, 2020 Weekly Update on Microsoft Integration Platform & Azure iPaaS via Gautam
Power Platform
- Delivering Power Platform Projects: Truths from the Field via Jen Stirrup
DevOps
- Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2020.08.21 via Steven Murawski
- Creating Azure AD Users with a SPN with PowerShell using Secrets Management, Azure Key Vault, SPNs, Azure SQL Database, and dbatools via SQLDBAwithTheBeard
- Reconnect Azure DevOps Server to SQL after server name change via Donovan Brown
- New data from Microsoft shows how the pandemic is accelerating the digital transformation of cyber-security via Jim Flack
- Run Azure Cloud Shell in Windows Admin Center via thomasmaurer
Data
- Database Assessments within Azure Migrate via Techielass
- Get notified of changes in Azure Key Vault by using Event Grid via Tobias Zimmergren
- How Azure Synapse Analytics can help you respond, adapt, and save via Kaiser Larsen
- Power mission-critical applications with Azure Database for PostgreSQL via Maddy Butzbach
- AzureFunBytes Episode 11 – Combos! @Azure and @datadoghq with @ryan_maclean via Jay Gordon
- Tutorial: How to Ingest data from Kafka into Azure Data Explorer via Abhishek Gupta
- Creating Azure AD Users with a SPN with PowerShell using Secrets Management, Azure Key Vault, SPNs, Azure SQL Database, and dbatools via SQLDBAwithTheBeard
- Share big data at scale with Azure Data Share in-place sharing for Azure Data Explorer via Manoj Raheja
- AzureFunBytes New Episode Reminder – 8/20/2020 2 PM EDT – Combos! @Azure and @datadoghq with @ryan_maclean via Jay Gordon
- Reconnect Azure DevOps Server to SQL after server name change via Donovan Brown
- New data from Microsoft shows how the pandemic is accelerating the digital transformation of cyber-security via Jim Flack
Internet of Things (IoT)
- Known issue: Azure Sphere Memory Leak When Using TLS With libcurl via AzureSphereTeam
- Azure Sphere 20.08 Security Updates via JewellSeay
- Az Update: Microsoft365 to retire IE11 support, Azure IoT Central updates and more via Anthony Bartolo
- Azure Sphere OS version 20.08 is now available via AzureSphereTeam
- Azure Sphere OS version 20.08 Update 1 is now available for compatibility testing via AzureSphereTeam
Machine Learning (ML) / Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Azure Cognitive Search – Using Search APIs in an Angular Application via Mahesh Sabnis
- The Cloud Skills Show Episode 3: AI & Machine Learning (27 Aug) via Adam Jackson
- Bringing AI supercomputing to customers via Ian Finder
Development
- Court orders Apple to not block Epic’s Unreal Engine as it may harm 3rd party developers via Pradeep
Security, Identity, and Privacy
- Azure Security Centre Recommendation Refresh via Techie Lass Blog
- Azure Security Centre Recommendation Refresh via Techie Lass Blog
- Azure Sphere 20.08 Security Updates via JewellSeay
- How do I implement a Zero Trust security model for my Microsoft remote workforce? via Jim Flack
- Creating Azure AD Users with a SPN with PowerShell using Secrets Management, Azure Key Vault, SPNs, Azure SQL Database, and dbatools via SQLDBAwithTheBeard
- Taking Transport Layer Security (TLS) to the next level with TLS 1.3 via Eric Avena
- New data from Microsoft shows how the pandemic is accelerating the digital transformation of cyber-security via Jim Flack
Azure Stack
- Azure Stack Fiji? via Bas Wassenaar
Learning / Training / Certification
- AzureFunBytes – A Guide to Skills Measured for the @Azure Fundamentals Exam (AZ-900) via Jay Gordon
- Facebook may have used the Trump administration to kill off rival TikTok via Surur
- Free E-Book on Microsoft Azure Migrate, E-Book for your Cloud Migration. #Azure #Migrate #Ebook #Cloud #App #Assure via Robert Smit [MVP]
- AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design (beta) – Study Guide via Joe Carlyle
Government
- TikTok Sues the U.S. Government via Paul Thurrott
Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Azure Cognitive Search – Using Search APIs in an Angular Application via Mahesh Sabnis
Other
- AzureFunBytes – Kubecon Europe Virtual: Debrief & Roundtable – Day 2 Video Recap with @CodeFresh via Jay Gordon
- Microsoft and TSMC announce Joint Innovation Lab to accelerate silicon design on Azure via Rani Borkar
- Assigning RBAC permissions with Azure Resource Manager templates via Daniel
- Windows 95 is 25 years old today via Tom Warren
- Twenty-five years ago today: Microsoft launched Windows 95 via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Apple Will Not Force In-App Purchases on WordPress via Paul Thurrott
- Elevando o nível de microsserviços com service meshes via Lucas Santos
- Bot Framework Composer Series – 2 – Property management via bisser.io
- This is what Microsoft’s vertical tabbed PWA UI for Edge looks like via Surur
- Microsoft Backs Epic in Fight with Apple via Paul Thurrott
- Microsoft supports Epic in the court battle against Apple via Pradeep
- What is Microsoft’s MeTAOS? via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- From MQTT to InfluxDB with Dapr via Geert Baeke
- Ep 81 – Azure & GCP … Are you ok? via jbrodley
- Microsoft Releases TypeScript 4.0 via Paul Thurrott
- The Cloud Skills Show: Languages & Frameworks via Adam Jackson
- Microsoft Integration and Azure Stencils Pack for Visio: New version available (v6.4.0) via Sandro Pereira
- Make a more personal connection with Eye Contact, now generally available via Sam Morton
- A Programmer’s Guide to Computer Science with Dr. William Springer via scott@hanselman.com (Scott Hanselman)
- Apple becomes the first technology company to hit a $2 trillion market capitalization via Pradeep
- Now Oracle is Considering a TikTok Bid Too via Paul Thurrott
- First Surface Duo benchmarks impress via Surur
- Pentagon seeks an extra 30 days to decide on JEDI cloud contract via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
- Microsoft has a plan to try to improve Azure outage assistance via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Videos
Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:- Learn how to deploy .NET Core apps to Azure with GitHub Actions via Azure Friday (HD) – Channel 9
- Learn how to deploy .NET Core apps to Azure with GitHub Actions | Azure Friday via Channel 9
- Create Solutions with Azure SQL and Get Your Questions Answered | Azure SQL Bootcamp (Session 4) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Azure SQL Capacity Planning: DTU or vCore? | Data Exposed via Channel 9
- How do I get started developing for Surface Duo? | One Dev Minute via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
- Secure Azure SQL and Deliver Consistent Performance | Azure SQL Bootcamp (Session 2) 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:- Daniel Vacanti on ActionableAgile – Episode 103 via Azure DevOps Podcast
- Azure Security Podcast – Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification via The Azure Security Podcast
- Episode 343 – Virtual WAN via The Azure Podcast
- Episode 191 – Fortnite, Foldables, and Azure AD, Oh My! via Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
- 043 – Azure News in August 2020 – Part 1 via Ctrl+Alt+Azure
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