The Weeks Top Links

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

• Should Microsoft acquire Canonical / Ubuntu? via Chris Pietschmann
• Linux is Most Used OS in Microsoft Azure – over 50 percent of VM cores via Chris Pietschmann
• Saving Money with Azure Dev/Test Subscriptions via Dan Patrick
• Minecraft developer rebranded as Mojang Studios via Lewis White
• Tip 264 – Working with Azure Spring Cloud via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Review of the Surface Book 3 for Developers via Scott Hanselman
• Docker development VM in Azure via Dan Patrick
• Top 15 Security Certifications for your Job Role in 2021 via Chris Pietschmann
• U.S. to Charge Google with Antitrust Violations via Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella does not think Work from Home should be permanent via Surur
• Microsoft: we were wrong about open source via Tom Warren
• Microsoft close to emulating x64 code on ARM laptops via Surur
• Minecraft still incredibly popular as sales top 200 million and 126 million play monthly via Tom Warren
• Running Azure Functions in a Docker Container via Abhijit Jana
• Deploying Azure ARM Templates From Azure DevOps – With A Complete Example via AFinn
• Nvidia’s first Ampere GPU is designed for data centers and AI, not your PC via Tom Warren
• Hackers are impersonating Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet for phishing scams via Jay Peters
• Updates about what Linux distributions you can install SQL Server on via Kevin

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Microsoft Azure Service Updates

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

• Azure Security Center—News and updates for May 2020
• Azure Blob versioning public preview now available
• Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 PowerShell and CLI are now generally available
• Azure Private Link is now available for multiple new Azure services
• Azure Pipelines YAML CD features are now available with Azure DevOps update
• Azure IoT Central—April 2020 new features
• Azure IoT Central—April 2020 updates
• Azure Monitor for Containers is moving the health feature to limited preview
• Azure Automation TLS 1.2 enforcement begins September 1, 2020
• Azure Sphere update 20.05 is now available for compatibility testing
• Private endpoints for Azure Storage are now generally available in the Azure Government region
• Azure Private Link is now generally available in US Government regions
• Azure Private Link for Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics is now available in all US government regions
• Azure Monitor Logs is now available in the US Gov Arizona region
• Azure SQL Auditing to storage account behind Virtual Network and firewall now generally available
• App Service is now an events publisher on Azure Event Grid (in preview)
• Virtual machine (VM)-level disk bursting
• Rules Engine for Azure Front Door Service is now in preview
• Private Link is now available on Event Grid
• Optional Uptime SLA now available for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)

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