Azure Weekly Newsletter Issue #441

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AI + Machine Learning

Covering: Anomaly detector, Azure Bot Service, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Open Datasets, Bing APIs, Cognitive Services, Computer Vision, Content moderator, Custom vision, Data Science Virtual Machines, Face, Form Recogniser, Immersive Reader, Ink Recogniser, Language Understanding (LUIS), Machine Learning Studio, Microsoft Genomics, ML.NET, Personaliser, Project Cortex, QnA Maker, Speaker Recognition, Speech-to-Text, Speech translation, Text Analytics, Text to Speech , Translator Speech, Translator Text

• The Azure Updates Team announces Azure Machine Learning Features - General Availability for October
• The Azure Updates Team announces General Availability: Azure AI Content Safety
• The Azure Updates Team announces Azure Machine Learning Features - Public Preview for October
• Louise Han announces the General Availability of Azure AI Content Safety
• Facundo Santiago explains how to Streamline your MLOps practice with model packages
• Alicia Frame announces the public preview of Fine Tuning: now available with Azure OpenAI Service
• Mahsa Rouzbahman introduces GPT 3.5 Turbo, Babbage-002 and Davinci-002 Fine-tuning in AzureML Model Catalog
• Foteini Savvidou walks through Building a vector similarity search app with Azure AI Vision and PostgreSQL
• Matt Gotteiner talks about Access Control in Generative AI applications with Azure Cognitive Search
• Gia Mondragon describes Introducing the Chat with your data solution accelerator – now available on GitHub
• On Code Project, the Cloud Native Apps Team write Jumpstart Your AI Journey: Building Your First Intelligent App with Azure AI and AKS - Part 2, discuss Powering Intelligent Apps with a Multi-Model Database Using Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Kubernetes Service, and delve into Scaling Intelligent Apps on Azure Kubernetes Services - Part 1 and Part 2

Analytics

Covering: Apache Spark for HDInsight, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Data Share, Azure Databricks, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Event Hubs, HDInsight, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric

• On Microsoft Fabric Blog, Elizabeth Oldag discusses OneLake file explorer: easy access to open workspaces and items online
• On the Microsoft Fabric Blog, Kinfey Lo shows how to Chat your data in Microsoft Fabric with Semantic Kernel
• Ujval Gandhi blogs about Using Spark as a cornerstone for an Analytic Initiative
• Sucharita Das walks through GIT Configuration and Automated Release for Azure Data Factory
• Kevin Chant discusses Git integration and deployment pipeline updates on the Microsoft Fabric roadmap
• Sairam Yeturi walks through Running your first Apache Flink job with Azure HDInsight on AKS
• Temidayo Omoniyi blogs about Azure Databricks Tables - Delta Lake, Hive Metastore, TempViews, Managed, External
• Ron L'Esteve writes about Low Code Data Analysis and Engineering with Bamboolib and Databricks AI Assistant
• Stithi Panigrahi explains How to capture TCP dump from Azure Databricks notebook.
• Huidong Liu walks through Synapse or ADF pipeline access Logic App within private network

Compute

Covering: Azure CycleCloud, Azure Dedicated Host, Azure Functions, Azure VMware Solution by CloudSimple, Batch, Cloud Services, Linux Virtual Machines, SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances, Service Fabric, Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets

• The Azure Updates Team announces Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— updates and more information
• Bryan Kelly talks about OCP-SAFE, a systematic hardware security appraisal framework
• Rahul Shah talks about Shift-left OCP System Evaluation with Virtual Client library VC for Azure
• Omer Demir explains how to Migrating existing HPC workloads from Azure Cyclecloud to Azure Batch
• On the Q Sharp blog, Martin Roetteler writes about Azure Quantum Integrated Hybrid unlocks algorithmic primitives

Containers

Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, CNAB, CNCF, Container Instances, Container Registry, Porter, WSL, Web App for Containers

• Nate Ceres explains how to Join Microsoft at Azure Day & KubeCon North America 2023 in Chicago
• On Diagrid Blog, Marc Duiker (@marcduiker) describes Dapr v1.12 Release Highlights
• Toddy Mladenov (@toddysm) writes about Notary Project - the signing technology behind AKS Image Integrity

Databases

Covering: Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database for MariaDB, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database Edge, Azure Cache for Redis, SQL Data Warehouse, SQL Server on virtual machines, SQL Server Stretch Database, Table storage

• Jose M Jurado (@jmjuradodiaz) talks about Lesson Learned 445:Unlocking the Mystery of Recompilations in SQL Server: A Practical Lab
• Thamires Lemes covers Troubleshooting High Log Utilization Due to ACTIVETRANSACTION
• Sravani Saluru talks about SQL Auditing support for OBO access request from middle tier applications in Microsoft Entra

Developer Tools

Covering: App Configuration, Azure Lab Services, CLIs, Developer tool integrations, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Online

• On the Visual Studio blog, Mehul Harry writes about Visual Studio Innovations at .NET Conf 2023: Save The Date
• Swati Devgan writes about General Availability of Azure Automation extension for Visual Studio Code
• On the Redmond magazine site, Kurt Mackie (@kurmac) discusses Microsoft Offers New Tool for Cleaning Up Azure IT Role Permissions
• Elio Struyf (@eliostruyf) walks through Using Vite for bundling your Visual Studio Code extension

DevOps

Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, Azure DevTest Labs, DevOps tool integrations

• On the Microsoft DevOps blog, Vinayak Joshi explains how to Improved Code Coverage Tab Experience
• Richard Fennell (@richardfennell) writes about a New problem when generating build agents using Packer
• Vinod Soni covers Setup Azure DevOps Self Hosted Agent On-Premise & Troubleshooting Guidelines - Part 2

Hybrid + Multicloud

Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack

• Wim Matthyssen (@wmatthyssen) covers Azure Arc: Set up Extended Security Updates for your Windows Server 2012 machines with Azure Arc
• Sarah Lean (@TechieLass) walks through Updating the Azure Arc Agent Connected Machine Agent

Identity

Covering: Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Active Directory Domain Services

• Jairo Cadena discusses Entra ID now enables you to receive emails in your preferred language.
• Sehrish Khan explains how to Authenticate Outbound Email to Improve Deliverability
• Snaheth Thumathy announces AuthorizationResources in Azure Resource Graph
• On the Microsoft Mechanics show, Jeremy Chapman (@deployjeremy) provides a Microsoft Entra ID Beginner's Tutorial
• Vladislav Antonyuk discusses Microsoft Identity Platform Authentication in Blazor Web Application

Integration

Covering: Azure API for FHIR, Event Grid, Logic Apps, Service Bus

• Kent Weare (@wearsy) talks about Application Insights Enhancements for Azure Logic Apps Standard reaches General Availability
• Ben Gimblett blogs about Logic Apps Standard Hosting & Performance Tips
• Bryan Bennett announces and discusses the Public Preview of Resubmitting from an Action in Logic Apps Workflows
• Jie Cao provides an Introduction to Logic App Standard Advanced Tools – Part I and explains How to use azure logic app to update AAD users password automatically
• Kent Weare (@wearsy) writes about .NET Framework Custom Code for Azure Logic Apps Standard Reaches General Availability
• Mohammad Shboul describes AS2 Encode/Decode processing of PDF & ZIP files
• On BizTalk Gurus, Sandro Pereira (@sandro_asp) blogs about BizTalk To Azure The Migration Journey:Azure Integration in Action – BizTalk to Azure Transition Case Studies
• On episode 356 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, Scott Hoag (@ciphertxt) and Ben Stegink (@benstegink) talk about The ROI of Microsoft 365 Copilot

Internet of Things

Covering: Azure Digital Twins, Azure IoT Central, Azure IoT Edge, Azure IoT Hub, Azure IoT solution accelerators, Azure Maps, Azure Sphere, Azure Time Series Insights, IoT DevKit, WildernessLabs, Windows 10 IoT Core Services

• On episode 267 of the Azure DevOps podcast, Jeffrey Palermo (@jeffreypalermo) is joined by Jeff Julian (@JeffJulianKC) to talk about IoT with Meadow and Wilderness Labs

Learning

Covering: Microsoft Certifications, Azure Certifications, Microsoft Learning Paths, Certification Pathway Information

• Daniel Calbimonte discusses DP-100 Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure Exam Prep
• Nina Sui writes Watch on demand: Develop modern connected apps with the MEC Accelerator and 5G Kit
• Lee Stott (@lee_stott) talks about Mastering Azure OpenAI Services: A Comprehensive Learning Path for Aspiring AI Engineers
• On episode 208 of the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast, Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine (@CtrlAltAzure) talk about Expectations on Microsoft Ignite 2023
• Malena Lopez-Sotelo explains how to Join Microsoft experts for our Make Azure AI Real livestream series
• Lee Stott (@lee_stott) talks about Microsoft AI Classroom Hackathon: Reimagine Education with Azure AI and Databases 26th Oct - 5th Dec

Management and Governance

Covering: Automation, Azure Advisor, Azure Backup, Azure Blueprints, Azure Lighthouse, Azure Managed Applications, Azure mobile app, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Service Health, Azure Site Recovery, Cloud Shell, Cost Management, Microsoft Azure portal, Scheduler, Azure Purview

• Adam Listek blogs about Automating Azure Resource Deployments in PowerShell: Part 1
• Sally Dabbah walks through Exploring Insights: A Visual Exploration of Logs and Metrics in Managed Airflow within ADF
• Cary Sun (@SifuSun) explains How to permanent failover of the virtual machine at Veeam Backup and Replication v12
• Prashant Kumar walks through Managing Azure Policies through Python SDK
• Jasper Hedegaard Bojsen covers The Bespoke Art of SaaS: Crafting Unique Solutions in the Cloud

Media

Covering: Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Media Analytics, Media Services, Video Indexer

• No content this week

Migration

Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box

• No content this week

Mobile

Covering: App Service (Mobile), Mobile apps, Notification Hubs, Visual Studio App Centre, Xamarin

• No content this week

Networking

Covering: Application Gateway, Azure Bastion, Azure DNS, Azure ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Azure Firewall Manager, Azure Front Door, Azure Internet Analyzer, Azure Private Link, Content Delivery Network, Load Balancer, Network Watcher, Traffic Manager, Virtual Network, Virtual WAN, VPN Gateway, Web Application Firewall

• Pierre Roman (@pierreroman) presents Wired for Hybrid What's New in Azure Networking September 2023 Edition

Security

Covering: Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Information Protection, Azure Sentinel, Key Vault, Security Center

• Shravana Mukherjee covers Security Copilot with Microsoft Intune: Early Access Program
• Jim Cheng describes Microsoft Defender Cloud Now Supports CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark 2.0.0 and blogs about Microsoft Defender for Cloud Now Supports CIS Azure Security Foundations Benchmark 2.0.0
• On the Azure Medium blog, Antonio Formato explains how to Chat with your Cyber Threat Intelligence data with Azure OpenAI

Storage

Covering: Archive Storage, Avere vFXT for Azure, Azure Data Lake Store, Azure FXT Edge Filer, Azure HPC Cache, Azure NetApp Files, Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, Managed Disks, Queue Storage, Storage Accounts, Storage Explorer, StorSimple

• The Azure Updates Team announces Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in more regions

Web

Covering: API apps, API Management, App Service (Web), Azure Cognitive Search, Azure SignalR Service, Azure Spring Cloud, Web apps

• Clemens Schotte talks about Help customers find your business with the Azure Maps Store Locator
• John Reilly (@johnny_reilly) covers Bicep: Link Azure Application Insights to Static Web Apps
• Damien Bowden (@damien_bod) explains how to Fix missing tokens when using downstream APIs and Microsoft Identity in ASP.NET Core
• Srini Padala talks about Migrating API Management platform version from stv1 to stv2
• Antti K. Koskela (@koskila) covers swa emulator throwing Could not connect to http://localhost:7071. Is the server up and running

Azure Virtual Desktop

Covering: Azure Virtual Desktop

• Pavithra Thiruvengadam writes about OneDrive support for Azure Virtual Desktop RemoteApps in public preview

Useful Links

• Azure Resource Inventory - Azure Resource Inventory - It's a Powerful tool to create EXCEL inventory from Azure Resources with low effort
• Azure Quick Review (azqr) - A command-line interface (CLI) tool specifically designed to analyze Azure resources and identify whether they comply with Azure's best practices and recommendations.
• AzSaveMoney - Clean-up and save money by identifying and marking unused Azure resources/groups as subject for deletion by tagging.
• Azure Cost CLI - CLI tool to perform cost analysis on your Azure subscription
• Azure Code Samples - Explore Microsoft's samples and discover the things you can build.
• Azure Resource Inventory - Azure Resource Inventory is a powerful script written in PowerShell to generate an Excel report of any Azure Environment you have read access
• Azure Quickstart Templates - Learn how to deploy to Azure using ARM Templates. Over 850 examples in this repo.
• Azure CNAB Quickstarts Library - You can deploy to the Cloud, on Prem and on the Edge using CNAB & Porter. This library provides a number of quickstart templates to help you get started, fast!
• Power BI Weekly - Interested in Power BI? Sign up to our sister newsletter Power BI Weekly to receive all the week's Power BI news.
• Azure Resources - A fantastic collection of resources contained in this repo. Issue a PR if you have resources to share. Managed by Azure MVP Gregor Suttie.
• Azure Charts - Azure Charts is a set of auto-rebuilt charts to keep you updated on Azure changes, news, stats. Public updates, RSS channels and web pages are used as data sources
• 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.
• Cyber Security Demystified - ebook from Microsoft describing how to keep your organisation safe.
• Azure Resource Center - Whitepapers, code samples, solution architectures
• 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.
• Design scalable and performant tables - a guide from the storage team.
• Azure Speed Test 2.0 - a simple web tool that measures the latency between you and Azure Datacenters to suggest which might be fastest for you location.
• 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).
• Microsoft cloud for IT architects illustrations - These cloud architecture posters give you information about Microsoft cloud services, including Microsoft 365, Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and hybrid on-premises and cloud solutions.
• Whitepapers for Power BI - numerous whitepapers ranging various Power BI topics
• Farmer - This is a DSL for ARM template creation - "Making repeatable Azure deployments easy"!