Build5Nines Weekly - March 27, 2023

Here's your weekly dose of the latest cloud and enterprise news and other community content for the week! Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within this newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week.

Now let's get to the weeks top news, blog articles, videos, podcasts, and more within the Cloud & Enterprise space!

The Weeks Top Links

Here are some of the most notable links from the week:

• Announcing the New Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool via Mark Brown
• Build Intelligent Applications using ChatGPT & Azure Cosmos DB via Mark Brown, Sandeep S. Nair
• Protect against cyberattacks with the new Azure Firewall Basic via Mark Gakman
• Creating an Azure Data Factory with Terraform and Azure DevOps via Rollend Xavier
• What is Azure Firewall Basic and How to Deploy One via Travis Roberts
• Microsoft is building a cryptocurrency wallet into its Edge browser via Tom Warren

Microsoft Azure Service Updates

Here are the Microsoft Azure updates from the week:

• Batch custom image pools using VHD or managed images will be retired on 31 March 2026
• Docker container runtime retirement for Windows node pools effective May 1, 2023
• AKS will stop support for Windows Server 2019 on March 1 2026
• Batch Service in select regions will be retired on 31 March 2026
• Azure Automation is retiring Agent-based User Hybrid Runbook Worker (Windows & Linux) on 31 August 2024
• Generally available: Azure Private Link support for Inbound traffic in Azure API Management
• Public Preview: Workspaces in Azure API Management
• Public preview: Azure Maps Creator – Improved indoor maps onboarding and new Features API
• General availability: Azure Virtual Network Manager
• General availability: Reserved namespaces for subdomains
• Announcement: Azure Active Directory backed authentication for JMS 2.0 API on Azure Service Bus
• General Availability: ASP. NET web app migration to Azure App Service using PowerShell Scripts
• Azure Maps is now HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant
• Generally available: Encryption scopes on hierarchical namespace enabled storage accounts
• General availability: Serilog Sink for Azure Data Explorer

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