Azure Weekly Newsletter Issue #153
powered by endjin
A relatively quiet week on the Azure front after the deluge of the last few weeks. There has been a couple of preview announcements, including Azure Migrate which was revealed at this year's Microsoft Ignite, along with the very interesting Azure Location Based Services, which enable developers, enterprises and ISVs to create location aware apps and IoT, mobility, logistics and asset tracking solutions.
Microsoft has also expanded a couple of its partnerships recently, about which you can read in the following articles: Microsoft and SAP announce partnership to help more companies digitally transform, and Box Platform Now Available in Microsoft Azure
If your interests lie mainly with Databases, there has been a couple of announcements this week. There is a new version of the Elastic Database Client Library for Azure SQL database supporting Java, and automatic tuning in Azure SQL Database becomes even more flexible, by introducing Automatic plan correction and T-SQL management.
In the Data & Analytics area, Azure Analysis Services is now integrated with Azure Monitor Resource Diagnostic Logs, and there is a handy new feature around using Server Aliases which allows users to connect to an alias server name instead of the server name exposed in the Azure portal.
For the developers out there, there are a couple of new features in Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio: it now supports Python & R programming and ad-hoc U-SQL queries.
Now, a couple of non-announcements, but interesting links nonetheless: Azure WebJobs and Azure Functions are compared in a detailed article about running apps on Azure, and there is an interesting podcast about AI at Microsoft on .NET Rocks.
If you have any content you'd like to contribute to the newsletter, please tweet @AzureWeekly or ping an email to AzureWeekly@endjin.com.
@HowardvRooijen, @edfreeman_ | @endjin
Compute
Covering: Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Functions, Batch, Service Fabric, Cloud Services
- Ed Elliot has created an Azure Virtual Machine + Premium Disk Throughput Calculator, and has written a blog post describing how to use it.
- On the Azure blog, Shon Shah writes about the Launching preview of Azure Migrate
- On MSDN, Devendra Tiwari Principal PM Director Azure Engg introduces Azure Disk Encryption with EncryptFormatAll feature for Data disks on Linux IaaS VM
- Marc Schweigert (@devkeydet) talks about Using Azure Functions with Dynamics 365
- Prashant Pratap describes how to Scale up AppServicePlan from Azure Function App
- On Stackify Blog, Simon Timms (@stimms) compares Azure WebJobs vs. Azure Functions
- Sacha Barber gives an Azure Service Fabric Demo
- Vincent-Philippe Lauzon discusses Serverless compute with Azure Functions – Getting Started
- Andrei Dzimchuk describes Moving Azure VM with managed disks to another subscription
Networking
Covering: Virtual Network, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, VPN Gateway, Azure DNS, Content Delivery Network, Traffic Manager, ExpressRoute, Network Watcher
- On Stefan Johner's blog, Stefan Johner (@JohnerStefan) writes about Circuits, Peerings, Pricing, Latency… All you need to know about Azure ExpressRoute
- On MSDN, Wu Shuai explains how to Manage Azure CDN Endpoint by SPN in Node.js
Storage
Covering: Blob storage, Queue storage, File storage, Disk storage, Data Lake Store, StorSimple, Backup
- No content this week
Web & Mobile
Covering: App Service, Web apps, Mobile apps, API apps, Content Delivery Network, Media Services, Azure Search
- On MSDN, Ben Perkins (@csharpguitar) describes How to make an Azure App Service HTTPS only
- Jeff Sanders (@jsandersrocks) describes a fix to: Image files do not deploy when I add them to ASP.Net project
- Mark Heath (@mark_heath) describes Four Ways to Deploy an ASP.NET Core 2 Website in Azure
- On MSDN, Ben Perkins (@csharpguitar) describes Drag and drop deployment to an Azure App Service, quick, for simple small changes
Containers
Covering: Container Service, Container Registry
- On the Kloud blog, Simon Waight (@simonwaight) writes about Understanding Azures Container PaaS Capabilities
- On MSDN, 'FreddyDK' answers the question: Can I run NAV 2015 and earlier on Docker?
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) posts Azure Tips and Tricks Part 58 - Continuous Deployment with Docker and Web App for Containers, and Part 60 - Use Visual Studio 2017 with Docker Support
- On the Azure podcast, Cale Teeter, Evan Basalik and Sujit D'Mello present Episode 206 - Kubernetes
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 Azure blog, Danimir Ljepava writes that SQL Database introduces automatic tuning, automatic plan correction, and T-SQL management
- Also on the Azure blog, Anum Jang Sher announces that Elastic database tools for Java
- On MSDN, Samuel Lester continues his "Exploring Big Data" course, with Course 8 – Orchestrating Big Data with Azure Data Factory
- On Channel 9, Dmitry Lyalin and Jeremy Likness talk about CosmosDB: Serverless NoSQL for the .NET Developer Visual Studio Toolbox
Data + Analytics
Covering: HDInsight, Machine Learning, Stream Analytics, Azure Bot Service, Data Lake Analytics, Power BI Embedded, Data Catalog
- On the Azure blog, Christian Wade (@_christianWade) announces the Azure Analysis Services integration with Azure Diagnostic Logs and writes about the Server aliases for Azure Analysis Services
- Devin Knight (@knight_devin) gives Power BI Custom Visuals Class Module 79 – Venn Diagram MAQ Software
- Buck Woody discusses DevOps for Data Science – Infrastructure as Code
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 .NET Rocks, Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell discuss Artificial Intelligence and the Future with Joseph Sirosh
Internet of Things
Covering: IoT Hub, IoT Edge, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics, Notification Hubs, Time Series Insights
- No content this week
Enterprise Integration
Covering: Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management, BizTalk Services
- On MSDN, David Burg lists some Logic Apps resources
- On the Azure blog, Chris Pendleton announces the Azure Location Based Services public preview
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, Yuri Diogenes (@yuridiogenes) describes Using Azure Activity Log to query security alerts originated by Azure Security Center
- Armin Reiter (@arminreiter) explains how to Get started with Azure key vault
Developer Tools
Covering: Visual Studio Team Services, Azure DevTest Labs, HockeyApp, Developer tools and SDKs, Xamarin, Storage Explorer
- On the Azure blog, Jenny Jiang reveals that ADL Tools for Visual Studio Code VSCode supports Python & R Programming
- On MSDN, Yanan Cai - writes about the Ad-hoc query support in Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio
- Michael Hansen discusses Team Foundation Server in Azure Government
Monitoring + Management
Covering: Microsoft Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Automation, Site Recovery, Scheduler
- On the Azure blog, Eamon O'Reilly announces the Azure Automation watcher tasks public preview
- Also on the Azure blog, Shawn Tabrizi explains how to Get notified when Azure service incidents impact your resources
- Stefan Roth (@stefanroth_net) writes Azure Log Analytics – Cross Workspace Query Resolve Workspace ID
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
- What the IO? Optimal Azure Virtual Machine IO Calculator - a useful tool to help you calculate optimal IO for your VMs.
- The Developer's Guide to Microsoft Azure (2nd Edition) - ebook from Microsoft showcasing architectural approaches and common design patterns you face when building modern applications.
- Azure Virtual Datacenter - ebook from Microsoft highlighting an approach to isolation, security, and trust in the Microsoft cloud.
- Cyber Security Demystified - ebook from Microsoft describing how to keep your organisation safe.
- 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
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