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Hello & Happy New Year! I was intending to publish the first new issue of Azure Weekly on the 14th of January, but there was such a torrent of updates over the festive break that I thought it would be worthwhile creating a bumper edition covering the last three weeks.
First off, possibly the #1 item on most organisations risk logs for 2018: GDPR. Microsoft France have released a detailed implementation guide:
GDPR How-to: Get organized and implement the right processes. The second big noteworthy announcement was around pricing changes for Cosmos DB entry point for unlimited containers is now 60% cheaper and other improvements.HDInsights had three big announcements: both integration with Azure Log Analytics and Apache Kafka for Azure HDInsight have reached General Availability, while Enterprise Security Package preview is available. Other announcements include Azure Service Bus Geo-disaster recovery goes GA, while New Alerts in Azure Monitor and subscription level budgets via ARM APIs are available in preview.
Items also worth reading are; Serverless workflows with Durable Functions On .NET, another reference architecture and automation blueprint has been released, this time for for Financial Services web applications, and finally the new Channel 9 AI Show has an interesting episode focusing on Neuroscience with Azure Machine Learning.
Normal Azure Weekly service will resume on Sunday 14th of January.
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, Anand Kumar R (@ranand12) posts Azure Serverless Computing Explained in less than 5 minutes
- Also on MSDN, Justin Clareburt writes Take a Break with Azure Functions
- Jason Boeshart (@jboeshart) discusses Using Managed Service Identities in Functions to Access Key Vault
- On TechNet, Tsuyoshi Ushio (@sandayuu) talks about Azure Functions dynamic queue message routing for Storage Queue and Service Bus samples
- On Channel 9, Rich Lander and Chris Gillum talk about Serverless workflows with Durable Functions on the On .NET show
- John Savill explains if it is possible to Add NICs to an Azure VM and describes how to Auto shutdown Azure VMs
- Vincent-Philippe Lauzon writes about Recurrent serverless batch job with Azure Batch
Networking
Covering: Virtual Network, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, VPN Gateway, Azure DNS, Content Delivery Network, Traffic Manager, ExpressRoute, Network Watcher
- No content this week
Storage
Covering: Blob storage, Queue storage, File storage, Disk storage, Data Lake Store, StorSimple, Backup
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) writes Demystify how Shared Access Signature SAS is created inside Azure Storage
- Sonia Gupta announces that Azure Backup now supports BEK encrypted Azure virtual machines
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 capture an ASP.NET Core memory dump on Azure App Service, explains how to Deploy to an Azure App Service using KUDU and a zip file, describes How to make a local deployment and create a zip file for drag and drop deployment and talks about the Azure App Service Disk Length Queue
- Simon J.K. Pedersen writes Lets Encrypt on Azure Web Apps using a Function App for Automated Renewal
- On Code Project, Debendra Dash covers Hosting Your MVC Application in Cloud with DataBase Migration from Local to Azure
Containers
Covering: Container Service, Container Registry
- On the Azure podcast, Evan Basilik, Cale Teeter, Dan Garfield and Jessica Deen present Episode 209 - DevOps with Kubernetes
- On Code Project, Allen O'Neil walks through Exposing ports to Kubernetes pods on Azure
- On MSDN, Monu Bambroo writes Docker Blog Series Part 5 – Understanding new container management features in Service Fabric
- Also on MSDN, Steve Lasker (@SteveLasker) blogs about OS & Framework Patching with Docker Containers – a paradigm shift
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, Linda Wang presents the New connectors available in Azure Data Factory V2
- Also on the Azure blog, Rimma Nehme (@rimmanehme) talks about Azure CosmosDB: Entry point for unlimited containers is now 60% cheaper and other improvements
- On TechNet, the SQL Server Team announces that The December release of SQL Operations Studio is now available
- Rohit Minni (@rohit_minni) blogs about Performing SQL Bulk Copy with Azure Automation/PowerShell while modifying source data
- On the MSSQL Tips site, Vitor Montalvao writes Learn how to Migrate a SQL Server database to SQL Azure server and gives an Azure SQL Database Backup and Restore Overview
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) gives some Azure SQL Data Sync Tips and Tricks
- On MSDN, Michael Hansen writes SQL Server 2017 Always On with Cloud Witness – Azure Resource Manager Template
- Simon Foster (@funkysi1701) describes Getting started with Azure Table Storage
Data + Analytics
Covering: HDInsight, Machine Learning, Stream Analytics, Azure Bot Service, Data Lake Analytics, Power BI Embedded, Data Catalog
- On MSDN, Ashish Thapliyal (@ashishth) announces that Azure HDInsight Integration with Azure Log Analytics is now generally available, and, on the Azure blog, writes XBox - Analytics on petabytes of gaming data with Azure HDInsight and Azure HDInsight Performance Benchmarking: Interactive Query, Spark and Presto
- Raghav Mohan announces the Apache Kafka for Azure HDInsight general availability
- On Channel 9, Scott Hanselman and Raghav Mohan talk about Apache Kafka on HDInsight on Azure Friday
- Bhanu Prakash announces the Enterprise Security Package preview for Azure HDInsight
- Buck Woody carries on his series DevOps for Data Science – Automated Testing
- Devin Knight (@knight_devin) gives his Power BI Custom Visuals Class Module 82 – Text Filter and Module 83 – ChartAccent – LineChart
- Manuel A Quintana covers Power BI – Problem, Design, Solution Folder Source Option for JSON files
- Vincent-Philippe Lauzon writes Azure Databricks – Getting Started
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 Channel 9, Sonya Koptyev and a guest present Neuroscience with Azure Machine Learning on the AI Show
- Samuel Lester presents Exploring Big Data: Course 9 – Developing Big Data Solutions with Azure Machine Learning
- Lee Stott (@lee_stott) describes Microsoft Cognitive Services: The Language Understanding LUIS and presents Azure Deep Learning and ND, NC series with NVidia
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) writes Azure Tips and Tricks Part 70 - Key Phrase Extraction with Cognitive Service and Azure, Part 71 - Language Detection with Cognitive Service and Azure and Part 72 - Sentiment Analysis with Cognitive Service and Azure
Internet of Things
Covering: IoT Hub, IoT Edge, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics, Notification Hubs, Time Series Insights
- On MSDN, Ch. Wolf announces that Azure Event Hubs Managed Service Identity MSI and Role-based access control RBAC preview released
- On Channel 9, Olivier Bloch and Tim Laverty present: Meet the new Azure IoT Remote Monitoring Preconfigured Solution on the Internet of Things Show
- Radu Vunvulea (@RaduVunvulea) writes IoT Home Automation - Device tracking capabilities
Enterprise Integration
Covering: Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management, BizTalk Services
- On MSDN, Ch. Wolf announces that Azure Service Bus Geo-disaster recovery is now generally available
- Also on MSDN, Sjoukje Zaal (@SjoukjeZaal) writes Azure Content Spotlight – Azure Logic Apps On-premises Data Gateway
- On Code Project, Ashwin Upadhyay writes Azure Logic Apps - Debatching Pattern
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 the Azure blog, Ben Kliger writes Announcing the public preview for Adaptive Application Controls
- Also on the Azure blog, Eric Tierling writes about the GDPR How-to: Get organized and implement the right processes
- Yossi Weizman and Dotan Patrich explain How Azure Security Center detects vulnerabilities using administrative tools
- Yuri Diogenes (@yuridiogenes) writes a few posts about the Azure Security Center: Upcoming Azure Security Center Book, Azure Security Center User Voice, Azure Security Center Overview Page Updated and Exporting Computers that are not Compliant with Security Baseline Recommendations in Azure Security Center
- On TechNet, Courtenay Bernier talks about Azure AD B2B... how to work with partners and subsidiaries
- On the ITProToday site, John Savill answers: What is Azure AD Pass-through Authentication?
- Andrei Dzimchuk covers Setting up your ASP.NET Core 2.0 apps and services for Azure AD B2C
- Sam Cogan (@samcogan) describes Azure Security Audits with Pester
Developer Tools
Covering: Visual Studio Team Services, Azure DevTest Labs, HockeyApp, Developer tools and SDKs, Xamarin, Storage Explorer
- Michael Crump (@mbcrump) writes Azure Tips and Tricks Part 69 - Access and embed Azure Cloud Shell Anywhere
- On MSDN, Julian Atanasoae describes How to build a VSTS assistant – The Life and Times of a Kanban bot – Part 1
- On the .NET Curry blog, Subodh Sohoni (@subodhsohoni) talks about NuGet Package Management in VSTS
- Donovan Brown highlights that Load Tests are not in every VSTS Region
- On Stackify Blog, Matt Watson presents Developer Things 3: How Stackify Does DevOps Without an Ops Team with Jason Taylor
- On TechNet, Willem Kasdorp writes about Get-UniqueString: generate unique ID for Azure Deployments
Monitoring + Management
Covering: Microsoft Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Automation, Site Recovery, Scheduler
- On the Azure blog, Shankar Sivadasan and Kiran Madnani write about the New Alerts (preview) in Azure Monitor
- Also on the Azure blog, Vinod Kurpad announces the preview release of subscription level budgets via ARM APIs
- On TechNet, Rob Davies (@rodavies) describes Monitoring Application Gateway with Azure Log Analytics
- Stefan Roth (@stefanroth_net) blogs about Azure Log Analytics – Portal Refresh
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
- 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
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