Azure Weekly Newsletter Issue #147
Welcome to the latest edition of the Azure Weekly Newsletter.
Firstly if you're going to Future Decoded I'm very pleased to announce that endjin are presenting a session about our experiences with Cosmos DB; James Broome & Mike Larah will be talking about how we used Cosmos DB in a recent project to build an Aircraft Predictive Maintenance system. I've sat in on a couple of rehersals and it's a great talk. See you on the 1st of November from 11:30 – 12:30 in L3 – Session Room 11.
Microsoft have finally provided a multi-cloud comparison map which Azure and AWS Cloud Services at a Glance. It's not quite as detailed as our Cloud Comparison Poster (which covers Google Cloud Platform and provides a review of the available services), but I'm glad Microsoft is starting to help people make the comparison, as from our experiences most organisations are experimenting with multiple cloud platforms.
The Azure API Management Team talk about New Admin UI and Mocks on Azure Friday. There's an interesting article about handling 1 Million predictions/sec with Machine Learning Server web service (formerly R Server).
You can now lift and shift your SSIS packages to run on Azure with Azure Data Factory v2, and Jenny Jiang announces the Microsoft Cosmos DB in Azure Storage Explorer public preview (yay!)
Christian Wolf writes about Azure Service Bus and Azure Event Hubs Geo-disaster recovery previews being released and Yi Zhong covers Benefits of using the Azure IoT SDKs, and pitfalls to avoid if you don't.
Yossi Yossifon reveals Azure Log Analytics workspace upgrades are in progress and Tom Keane announces new Azure Government capabilities for classified mission-critical workloads.
If you have any content you'd like to contribute to the newsletter, please tweet @AzureWeekly or ping an email to AzureWeekly@endjin.com.
Compute
Covering: Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Functions, Batch, Service Fabric, Cloud Services
· On MSDN, Ed Price (@UserEd_) writes about the New Azure Service Fabric Customer Profile from Azure CAT and CSA: Alaska Airlines.
· Shahed Chowdhuri (@shahedC) shares his Azure Functions Presentation from Philly DevOps 2017.
· Michael Crump (@mbcrump) talks about Quickly Renewing or Revoking Azure Functions Keys and on the Azure blog, reveals the Cloud Service Map for AWS and Azure is Available Now.
· Vincent-Philippe Lauzon covers Renaming Virtual Machine Disks and blogs about Azure Virtual Machines Anatomy.
· On the Stackify Blog, Barry Luijbregts asks Which Azure Deployment Model Should You Use?
Networking
Covering: Virtual Network, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, VPN Gateway, Azure DNS, Content Delivery Network, Traffic Manager, ExpressRoute, Network Watcher
· Simon Foster (@funkysi1701) covers Creating DNS records programmatically.
Storage
Covering: Blob storage, Queue storage, File storage, Disk storage, Data Lake Store, StorSimple, Backup
· On MSDN, Jovan Popovic explains how to Configure Azure Storage for SQL Database backups.
· Gaurav Mantri (@gmantri) discusses Understanding Azure Storage Blob Access Tiers.
· Mark Heath (@mark_heath) blogs about Managing Storage Queues with the Azure CLI.
· Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) explains How to get your Azure Subscription Quotas and current Usage.
· On Channel 9, Klaas Langhout talks about Hybrid Storage with Azure File Sync.
Web & Mobile
Covering: App Service, Web apps, Mobile apps, API apps, Content Delivery Network, Media Services, Azure Search
· On MSDN, Najib Zarrari talks about Modernizing a Monolithic Application using Microservices and Azure.
· Ben Perkins (@csharpguitar) explains how to Create a .NET Core 2 application on Linux with Visual Studio Code.
· Michael Crump (@mbcrump) blogs about Preventing Changes to Resources in Azure App Service.
Containers
Covering: Container Service, Container Registry
· Marcel Zehner (@marcelzehner) offers a Quick Overview of the Azure Container Instances Preview.
· On Code It Yourself, Carlos Mendible explains how to Prepare a .Net Core Console App for Docker.
· John Savill answers questions about Containers in Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10.
Databases
Covering: SQL Database, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, SQL Data Warehouse, SQL Server Stretch Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Table storage, Redis Cache, Data Factory
· On the endjin blog, Howard van Rooijen (@HowardvRooijen) announces that endjin will be talking about Cosmos DB at Future Decoded 2017.
· On MSDN, Faruk Celik shows you how to Lift and shift your SSIS packages to run on Azure with Azure Data Factory v2.
· On the Azure blog, Gaurav Malhotra announces that visual monitoring has been added to the public preview of Azure Data Factory V2.
· Josh Villareal covers Issuing Modifying search_path Parameter for Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
· Dolga Rares explains how to Get Started with the Microsoft Graph API.
· Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) explains what to do if you've Just deleted an Azure SQL Database by mistake.
· Nick Lopez walks through Restoring a Deleted Database to a Specific Point in Time.
Data + Analytics
Covering: HDInsight, Machine Learning, Stream Analytics, Azure Bot Service, Data Lake Analytics, Power BI Embedded, Data Catalog
· Pratik Palnitkar writes about 1 Million predictions/sec with Machine Learning Server web service.
· Yanan Cai describes Troubleshoot Recurring Job Problem with Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio and writes about Simple database copies with the Azure Data Lake Database Export Wizard.
· On TechNet, the SQL Security Expert discusses a Microsoft Professional Program For Data Science on EdX Overview.
· On the Azure blog, Jenny Jiang blogs about Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio Code October Updates.
· Josh Caplan (@JoshCaplan1984) invites you to Meet the Azure Analysis Services team at PASS Summit 2017.
· Chris Webb (@Technitrain) Explores The New SSRS 2017 API In Power BI.
AI + Cognitive Services
Covering: Computer Vision API, Face API, Bing Web Search API, Customised speech service, Custom Vision Service, Language Understanding Intelligent Service, Bing Custom Search
· On the Azure blog, The Microsoft Cognitive Services Team expain Bing Search API v7 and Bing Custom Search are now generally available.
· On TechNet, Jon Woodward (@/jlwoodward) discusses Data and AI Announcements at Microsoft Envision and Microsoft Ignite.
Internet of Things
Covering: IoT Hub, IoT Edge, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics, Notification Hubs, Time Series Insights
· On the Azure blog, Dan Rosanova (@DanRosanova) reveals Azure Event Grid now supports Event Hubs as a destination.
· Yi Zhong covers Benefits of using the Azure IoT SDKs, and pitfalls to avoid if you don't.
· On Channel 9, Greg Duncan (@gduncan411) talks about IoT in Action Boston on October 30th.
Enterprise Integration
Covering: Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management, BizTalk Services
· On Channel 9, Anton Babadjanov talks about Azure API Management: New Admin UI and Mocks.
· On the Kloud blog, Divikiran Ravela covers Azure Logic App and Evaluating IF condition with the help of JSON expression by passing null.
· On the Azure blog, Christian Wolf writes about Azure Service Bus and Azure Event Hubs Geo-disaster recovery previews being released.
· Vincent-Philippe Lauzon covers Invoking a Stored Procedure from a partitioned CosmosDB collection from Logic Apps.
· On the Azure blog, Vijay Tewari (@vtango) shares Updates on Intel Xeon Scalable Processors for Microsoft Azure Stack.
Security + Identity
Covering: Security Center, Azure Active Directory for developers, Key Vault, Azure Active Directory, Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services, Multi-Factor Authentication
· On TechNet, Courtenay Bernier explains how Azure AD + 3rd party MFA = Azure AD Custom Controls.
· Custodio Alexandre Rodrigues writes about Tips to Manage Azure AD Users Consent to Applications Using Azure AD Graph API.
· On TechNet, Kevin Holman (@thekevinholman) discusses Using SCOM AD integration but with a CMDB instead of LDAP wizards
· Santhosh Sethumadhavan talks about Bulk Assigning/removing Office 365 Licenses and AzureAD V2 module based PowerShell script with UI.
· Tino Donderwinkel blogs about OAuth 2.0 Confidential Clients and Active Directory Federation Services on Windows Server 2016.
· Yuri Diogenes (@yuridiogenes) talks about Searching for suspicious user in the Azure Security Center.
Developer Tools
Covering: Visual Studio Team Services, Azure DevTest Labs, HockeyApp, Developer tools and SDKs, Xamarin, Storage Explorer
· On MSDN, Sandeep Chadda explains Wiki* to turn into Wiki & many exciting features.
· On the Azure blog, Jenny Jiang announces the Microsoft Cosmos DB in Azure Storage Explorer public preview.
· Sarah Arnold explains how to Accelerate your career path with Microsoft Azure cloud skills.
· Simina Pasat shares a Mobile Center October Update.
Monitoring + Management
Covering: Microsoft Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Automation, Site Recovery, Scheduler
· Nicole Henderson writes about a New Microsoft Resource that Compares Azure and AWS Cloud Services at a Glance.
· On MSDN, Karina Homme (@karinalhomme) announces new Azure Government capabilities for classified mission-critical workloads.
· Steve Michelotti (@smichelotti) shares an Azure Government DC Hackfest + Training Recap.
· The Application Insights Service Team talk about Application Insights Planned Maintenance – 10/18 – Initial Notice.
· On TechNet, Stanislav Belov describes Windows PowerShell and DSC on Linux in Microsoft Azure.
· On the codeit blog, Tom Kerkhove (@TomKerkhove) walks through Auto-scaling your platform with Azure Monitor.
· Yossi Yossifon reveals Azure Log Analytics workspace upgrades are in progress.
· On TechNet, Mark O'Shea (@intunedin) writes about the General Availability of Windows Analytics and Update Compliance.
Thought Leadership from endjin
- Unlocking Digital Transformation with Azure API Management - a training session from endjin, explaining what Digital Transformation is, and how to use Azure API Management to take your first steps. Three versions are available: 5 minute exec summary, 20 minute overview or 50 minute deep dive.
- How to plan your cloud transformation journey - an article explaining how you should use the various bits of thought leadership content from endjin to plan your cloud journey.
- API Maturity Matrix - a spreadsheet to help you assess your organization's ability to build, test, deploy, manage and monetize an API Platform.
- Azure Technology Selector - a flowchart which guides you through the process of chosing the best Azure service for your needs.
- Cloud Comparison Poster - a free poster, comparing the three major cloud platforms - Azure, AWS & Google Cloud Platform. For more information, see the accompanying blog series.
- Cloud Migration Process - a free poster, outlining our process for cloud adoption
- Cloud Adoption: Risk & Mitigations - The Swiss Cheese Model - a free poster from endjin & Hymans Robertson outlining the risk and mitigations of adopting public cloud.
- Embracing Disruption: Financial Services & the Microsoft Cloud - a free ebooklet from endjin describing how companies in FS can take advantage of Azure.
Solutions from endjin
- Modern Data Platform Blueprint - our opinionated architecture over Azure Data Lake, which solves common security, ingestion, and data processing requirements.
- API Economy Platform Blueprint - our solution accelerator for building an API first architecure on Azure.
Useful Links
- Endjin's Azure Technology Selector - a flowchart which guides you through the process of chosing the best Azure service for your needs.
- Cloud Comparison Poster - a free poster from endjin, comparing the three major cloud platforms - Azure, AWS & Google Cloud Platform
- Cloud Migration Process - a free poster from endjin, outlining our process for cloud adoption
- Cloud Adoption: Risk & Mitigations - The Swiss Cheese Model - a free poster from endjin & Hymans Robertson outlining the risk and mitigations of adopting public cloud.
- Embracing Disruption: Financial Services & the Microsoft Cloud - a free ebooklet from endjin describing how companies in FS can take advantage of Azure.
- Microsoft's What is Azure poster - a visual overview of Azure's services and features.
- Microsoft Azure Essentials: Fundamentals of Azure - a free ebook from Microsoft Press, by Michael S. Collier and Robin E. Shahan.
- Data Science in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning and R - a free ebook on Azure Machine Learning, by Stephen F. Elston.
- Protecting Data in Microsoft Azure - a whitepaper that describes the various mechanism you can you can leverage for managing sensitive data in the Azure platform.
- A-Z of the Azure ecosystem - a slide deck outlining current Azure services.
- Azure Architecture Center - guidance from the Patterns & Practices team covering API Design, API implementation, Autoscaling, Background jobs, CDN, Caching, Data partitioning, Monitoring and diagnostics, Retry, Scalability and availability.
- Azure Architect's Reference - if you are an architect responsible for building an application on Azure, or are trying to figure out how you could migrate an application and need to dig deep into the workload, cost, security, capacity, availability, deployment and operational modelling this invaluable resource should be your first stop. An open source project, with contributions from several experienced architects, it gathers data from many different references into a single, useful guide that is constantly updated by the community.
- Azure Table Storage Design Guide - a guide from the storage team.
- Azure infrastructure services implementation guidelines - key design and implementation guidelines for deploying an IT workload in Azure infrastructure services.
- Azure Speed Test - a simple web tool that measures the latency between you and Azure Datacenters to suggest which might be fastest for you location.
- Azure Websites Cheatsheet - everything you need to know about configuring & managing Azure Websites on a single page.
- SQL Database Migration Wizard - a very useful tool for migrating existing SQL databases to SQL Azure; will fix some common conversion errors automatically.
- Azure SQL DTU Calculator - a tool to help you determine the number of DTUs for your existing SQL Server database(s) as well as a recommendation of the minimum performance level and service tier that you need before you migrate to Azure SQL Database.
- Microsoft Azure Symbol/Icon Set - a set of Visio and PowerPoint shapes for use in architecture diagrams / presentations.
- Service Bus Explorer - a free and open source tool for managing and exploring Azure Service Bus(including Event Hubs).
- Best practices for designing Azure Resource Manager Templates - guidance based on the whitepaper 'World Class ARM Templates Considerations and Proven Practices'.
- Microsoft Cloud Networking for Enterprise Architects - a downloadable guide to Azure networking, covering topics such as cloud migration and networking for PaaS and SaaS services
- Cyber Security Demystified - a free ebook from Microsoft describing how to keep your organisation safe.
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