The Weeks Top Links

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

• Microsoft Azure Sphere’s $100K IoT Hacker Bounty Challenge via Chris Pietschmann
• GitHub Satellite ’20 Announcements: Discussions, CodeSpaces, securing code, and more! via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft announces $1 billion investment plan in Poland via Pradeep
• Microsoft to add new cloud regions in Italy, New Zealand and Poland via ZDNet
• CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 Certification Exam via Chris Pietschmann
• Upgrading Ubuntu to 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa via Chris Pietschmann
• Block Ads, Trackers, and NSFW Sites on Your Network using Pi-hole and Raspberry Pi via Chris Pietschmann
• Bulk add work items into Azure DevOps via Dan Patrick
• Tip 263 – 5 Visual Studio Code extensions to remain productive while working remote via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Amazon launched another JEDI contract complaint to DOD, and Microsoft responds via Surur
• Microsoft says 150 million people are using passwordless logins every month via Sean Chan
• Microsoft Publishes the Build 2020 Agenda via Paul Thurrott
• Minecraft Earth and Azure Cosmos DB part 1: Extending Minecraft into our real world via Parul Matah

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Microsoft Azure Service Updates

Here’s a list of the Microsoft Azure Service Updates from over the past week:

• Azure Site Recovery—Zone-to-zone disaster recovery now available
• Azure App Service and Azure Functions on Azure Stack Hub update available
• SCOM management pack for Azure SQL Managed Instance is now available
• Azure Virtual Network NAT now generally available in Azure Government and Azure China
• Azure API Management update—May 2020
• Azure DevOps update to configure deployment strategies from the Azure portal
• Azure Blob storage—Blob Index now available in preview
• Select multiple resources in Azure Monitor Logs
• Azure Monitor Logs—–Additional improvements made to tables side pane
• View and navigate through changes across multiple resources
• Azure Sphere update 20.04 is now available
• Private Link for Azure Database for MariaDB now in two US government regions
• Private Link for Azure Database for MySQL now in two US government regions
• Azure Private Link for Azure Database for PostgreSQL now in Azure government regions
• New Azure VMware Solution is now in preview

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