Azure Weekly Newsletter Issue #484

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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

• Charles Chukwudozie covers Exploring AI Agent-Driven Auto Insurance Claims RAG Pipeline.
• Carlos Crestana covers Introducing SDAIA and Their Latest Arabic LLM on Azure AI Model Catalog
• Lee Stott talks about Unlocking the Power of Responsible AI with Microsoft Azure
• Mohamad Al Jazaery covers LLM Load Test on Azure Serverless & Managed-Compute
• On the Perficient blog, Jos Flrez Restrepo discusses Custom Weather Forecast Model Using ML Net
• Pamela Fox covers Integrating vision into RAG applications

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, Jianlei Shen announces New Storage Integration Support in Snowflake Connector for Fabric Data Factory, discusses Introducing the New Feature in Lakehouse Connector in Fabric Data Factory: Schema Support for Reading and Writing Data and announces New Data Factory Connectors Released in Q3 2024
• Also on Microsoft Fabric Blog, Rick Xu discusses Microsoft Fabric Achieves HITRUST CSF Certification
• Also on Microsoft Fabric Blog, Miguel Escobar (@EscobarMiguel90) discusses Dive into Data Factory at the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference Europe
• On the endjin blog, Barry Smart (@barry_j_a_smart) covers Microsoft Fabric Machine Learning Tutorial - Part 5 - Observability
• On the MSSQL Tips site, Koen Verbeeck (@Ko_Ver) writes about API for GraphQL in Microsoft Fabric
• Jaspreet Dhamija discusses Copilot for Microsoft Fabric - Starter Series Healthcare Focus
• Kapil Samant walks through Building Bronze Layer of Medallion Architecture in Fabric Lakehouse using WAL2JSON
• Sparsh Agrawat covers Unlock Analytics and AI for Oracle DatabaseAzure with Microsoft Fabric and OCI GoldenGate
• On the Redmond magazine site, Gladys Rama covers Oracle-Microsoft 'DatabaseAzure' Service Getting Fabric, Sentinel Hooks

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

• Elio Struyf (@eliostruyf) blogs about Fix Azure Function Node.js GitHub Actions Windows workflow
• Marco Netto discusses Accelerating water wading simulation using Altair nanoFluidX on Azure Nvidia A100 and Nvidia H100
• Fawad Khan discusses Azure Lab Services - Upcoming maintenance update on October 12, 2024
• Gregor Wohlfarter explains How to save money on Azure Compute with Savings Plans

Containers

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

• Sander van de Velde (@svelde) walks through Running a stateful MQTT client in Azure Container Instances
• Francis Laniel writes 'Inspektor Gadget is available in AzureLinux 3'
• Henry Yan blogs about Microsoft at Open Source Summit Europe 2024
• Roosevelt Nelson Jr describes Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues between a Virtual Machine VM and an Azure Container App
• Tsubasa Nomura describes How to monitor applications by using OpenTelemetry on Azure Container Apps
• On Diagrid Blog, Fernando Rocha blogs about Dapr & Service Mesh: What Are They, & How Do They Complement Each Other For Distributed Apps
• Sean Li announces the General Availability of Java experiences on Azure Container Apps

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

• David Giard (@DavidGiard) discusses Justine Cocchi on Building Applications using Azure Cosmos DB
• On the MSSQL Tips site, Rajendra Gupta (@rajendragupta16) explains how to Implement Azure Database for MySQL Step-by-Step
• Arvind Shyamsundar writes about Elastic pools for Azure SQL Database Hyperscale now Generally Available
• Jose M Jurado (@jmjuradodiaz) covers Lesson Learned 508: Monitoring Wait Stats and Handling Large Data Set
• Yochanan Rachamim (@ryochanan) blogs about CurrentBackupStorageRedundancy of my master database on Azure SQL Server
• Sparsh Agrawat announces availability of Oracle DatabaseAzure in Australia East
• Ziyu Zhang writes about Built-in Oracle DB - using JKS keystore to support certification validation

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, Anders Sundheim covers Break for Async User-Unhandled exceptions in the Visual Studio Debugger
• Dominic Nahous (@DomsterFire) covers VisualStudio.Extensibility 17.11: Settings and more Remote UI support
• Also on the Visual Studio blog, Harshada Hole discusses Supercharge C++ Debugging with AI-Generated breakpoint expressions
• Also on the Visual Studio blog, Leah Tran covers Search scoping helps you find what youre looking for
• Thite Nitin covers Azure CLI: The Ultimate Tool for Efficient Cloud Management
• Tim Deschryver writes about My recommendations to configure Visual Studio Code for Angular Development
• Tobias Fenster writes about My remote SSH development setup with VS Code, part II
• On Visual Studio Magazine - Blogs, David Ramel (@dramel) writes about VS Code Experiments Boost AI Copilot Functionality
• Jeffrey Palermo (@jeffreypalermo) talks about Kent Beck: Tidy First - Episode 314
• Rochelle Sonnenberg blogs about Rockford Lhotka and Eric Boyd Share Their Expertise at Visual Studio Live 2024
• Aabha Thipsay covers Microsoft's quantum-resistant cryptography is here

DevOps

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

• Drew Skwiers-Koballa talks about Preview release of SDK-style SQL projects in Visual Studio 2022
• John Folberth (@j_folberth) describes Deploying .dapacs to Azure SQL via Azure DevOps Pipelines

Hybrid + Multicloud

Covering: Azure Arc, Azure Stack

• Mladen Andzic writes about Native JSON support now in preview in Azure SQL Managed Instance
• Nupur Goyal blogs about Omdias perspective on Microsofts SSE solution
• Thomas Maurer (@thomasmaurer) writes about Remote Desktop Connection RDP to Azure Arc-enabled Windows Server machines anywhere

Identity

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

• Maxime Guillemin covers Android and Certificate Based Authentication
• On the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast, Tobias Zimmergren & Jussi Roine (@CtrlAltAzure) chat about Reliability in the Well-Architected Framework with Bastian Ulke
• Emily Liu writes about Welcome to the Microsoft Incident Response Ninja Hub
• Thomas Thornton (@tamstar1234) explains How to Create Dynamic Environment Variables in GitHub Actions

Integration

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

• Dieter Gobeyn describes how to Unlock Azure Logic Apps Insights: Must-Know KQL Queries
• Sandro Pereira (@sandro_asp) blogs about FinOps On Azure: Cost Management Best Practices for Azure Integration Solutions
• Harold Campos describes Increasing business value by integrating SOAP legacy assets with Azure logic Apps and Azure APIM
• Vesa Juvonen writes about Most widely used SharePoint Framework ISVs from the Store - August 2024

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

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Learning

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

• David Norman writes about New pricing for Microsoft Certification exams effective November 1, 2024
• Jeewan Kumar Bhatta explains How to Stand Out as a Microsoft Student Ambassador: Perks, Process, and More...
• Mindy Rosenthal covers Coming soon: New MB courses for ILT for Dynamics 365.
• Justin Royal writes about More ways to sell through the marketplace with professional services
• Martin Tatar covers Microsoft MVPs x. Microsoft Zero to Hero Community
• Mindy Rosenthal talks about ILT Course Retirement- AZ-1005: Configuring Azure Virtual Desktop for the Enterprise
• Mayunk Jain explains how to Build the next generation of AI applications with Microsoft Azure at DevIntersection, Las Vegas

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

• James Serra (@JamesSerra) blogs about Microsoft Purview FAQ
• Gregor Suttie (@gregor_suttie) highlights Azure Advisor workbook hidden gems
• Dolev Shor blogs about Maximizing Azure Resource Insights: Introducing the Azure Inventory Gateway
• Mark Litwin writes about Quick Items to Review for a Smooth Microsoft 365 Copilot Deployment
• Miriam Wiesner (@miriamxyra) covers The power of Data Collection Rules: Collecting events for advanced use cases in Microsoft USOP

Media

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

• Milan Kaur describes Azure Communication Services at the DEVIntersection Conference

Migration

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

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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

• Geert van Teylingen (@teylemans) walks through Harnessing Generative AI with Weaviate on Azure Kubernetes Service and Azure NetApp Files
• Ishan Shukla explains how to Deny inbound NSG Rule creation via Azure Policy and explains how to Manage NSG association on Subnets via Azure Policy
• Naveed Kharadi blogs about Securing Containerized Applications with SSH Tunneling
• Sam Cogan (@samcogan) explains how to Be Very Careful with Allow Rules in Azure WAF's
• Leo Visser (@autosysops) explains how to Improve azure virtual network security

Security

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

• Charbel Nemnom (@charbelnemnom) writes about Deep Dive into Microsoft Sentinel UEBA User and Entity Behavior Analytics
• On the Azure Developer Community Blog, Sina Salam blogs about Enhancing Data Security and Digital Trust in the Cloud using Azure Services.
• Sharon Ben Yosef covers Microsoft Defender for Identity: the critical role of identities in automatic attack disruption
• On the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, Episode 384 focuses on Securing Azure with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Prateek Taneja discusses SIEM Migration Update: Now Migrate with contextual depth in translations with Microsoft Sentinel

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

• Travis Roberts (@Ciraltos) talks about Master Azure Files with NTFS and Entra Domain Services

Web

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

• Damien Bowden (@damien_bod) explains how to Implement OpenID Connect Back-Channel Logout using ASP.NET Core, Keycloak and .NET Aspire
• Danilo Diaz talks about Ensuring Platform Resiliency: The Next Step in AI Deployment
• Elad Tal covers OpenAI at Scale: Maximizing API Management through Effective Service Utilization
• Abhishek Reddy explains how to Managed Identity support for WordPress on App Service

Azure Virtual Desktop

Covering: Azure Virtual Desktop

• Luxmi Nagaraj explains how to Learn about ThinPrints transactable partner solution in Azure Marketplace
• Christiaan Brinkhoff (@Brinkhoff_C) describes IGEL Disrupt 2024 Bootcamp in Munich w/ Claus Emrich Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop and delves into Windows in the Cloud GPU-enhanced Windows 365 Cloud PCs

Community 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!
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• 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
• 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.
• Farmer - This is a DSL for ARM template creation - "Making repeatable Azure deployments easy"!