The Weeks Top Links

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

• Subscribe to Build5Nines on YouTube! via Chris Pietschmann
• Add New Root User to Ubuntu Linux Server using Bash via Chris Pietschmann
• Host Static Web Apps in Azure App Service via Chris Pietschmann
• Check Hyper-V (Intel VT-x) Virtualization Support on macOS Computer via Chris Pietschmann
• Windows PowerToys FancyZones is the essential window manager for Windows 10 via Scott Hanselman
• Windows Gets Package Manager with winget CLI Utility via Chris Pietschmann
• Azure Announcements from Microsoft Build 2020 via Chris Pietschmann
• Microsoft acquires Softomotive, a leader in robotic process automation via Pradeep
• Windows Subsytem for Linux to Support Linux GUI Apps via Mehedi Hassan
• Xbox Live went down as Microsoft experienced ‘multiple’ service outages via Tom Warren
• Top 10 C# Developer News from Microsoft Build 2020 via Andrea Angella
• Creating the best Linux Development experience on Windows & WSL 2 via Ben De St Paer-Gotch
• Microsoft builds a supercomputer for OpenAI for training massive AI models via ZDNet | microsoft RSS

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Microsoft Azure Service Updates

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

• Improved Azure Monitor Logs workspace delete and recovery experiences
• Azure Private Link for Azure Monitor is now available
• Object replication public preview for Azure Blob storage
• Change feed with full database operations for Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure Stream Analytics now supports error codes in activity and resource logs
• Serverless pricing model for Azure Cosmos DB
• Point-in-time-restore (PITR) for Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure Media Services is now available in Switzerland and Germany
• Build updates for Azure Cognitive Search
• Azure Security Center—News and updates for May 2020
• Azure Storage—Routing preferences now available for preview
• Authenticate Azure Stream Analytics to Azure SQL Database using managed identities (preview)
• High throughput output from Stream Analytics to Azure Synapse Analytics (preview)
• Announcing .NET 5 Preview 4 and our Journey to one .NET
• ASP.NET Blazor now supports WebAssembly
• .NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) announced
• Announcing Project Bonsai and Project Moab
• ‘Learn TV’ daily online program to provide developers with education and skills
• Azure VM Image Builder service will be generally available Q3 2020
• Azure IoT Central – Build 2020 announcements
• New Azure extensions for Visual Studio Code
• Azure Container Registry diagnostic logs now generally available
• Static Web Apps single page hosting option available in App Service now in preview
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) resource provider on Azure Stack preview
• Azure Stack Hub fleet management preview
• Easily deploy and manage Azure Stack through Avanade
• CloudAssert multicloud management solution for Hub now available
• Support for Windows containers Azure Container Networking Interface on Azure Stack Hub coming soon in private preview
• Azure Stack Hub now supports cross-platform compatibility on PowerShell
• ManageIQ (formerly known as CloudForms) is now available in preview
• Manufacturing solutions with AI in factories
• Azure Container Registry on Azure Stack Hub private preview
• Azure Container Registry support for Azure Private Link and firewall is now available
• IoT Hub support for virtual networks is now generally available
• High throughput output from Azure Stream Analytics to Azure Synapse Analytics in preview
• Authenticate Azure Stream Analytics to Azure SQL Database using managed identities
• Azure Data Explorer ingests up to 10,000 blobs with auto-suggestive schema definition
• Azure HDInsight enterprise security enhancements
• Azure HDInsight Tools for Visual Studio Code—Create, run, and debug notebook
• Azure Arc support for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) engine clusters
• Azure Stack is partnering with Aware Group to offer new solutions
• FHIR Server on Azure Stack Hub
• New portal experience for Azure Functions
• Support for Linux workloads in the App Service Migration Assistant tool
• Customer-managed keys for Azure Container Registry now generally available
• Azure Event Grid partner topics are now in preview
• Azure Event Grid support for System Assigned Managed Identities is now in preview
• Azure Virtual Machines—Support for backup is now in preview
• Azure Quantum in Preview
• New Responsible ML innovation in Azure Machine Learning
• Visual Studio Live Share now supports voice chat
• Visual Studio Codespaces: New OS Support & GitHub integration
• Azure Bot Service and Bot Framework updates for Build 2020
• New network tier with routing preference is now available in preview
• Azure Peering Service is now generally available
• Azure Digital Twins now has expanded digital representation capabilities
• Azure Policy for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in preview
• New features for Azure Cosmos DB built-in Jupyter Notebook support
• Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB is now in preview
• Encryption at rest with customer-managed keys on Azure Cosmos DB now generally available
• Autoscale provisioned throughput for Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK 4.0 now available
• Azure Private Link for Azure Cosmos DB now in general availability
• Azure NetApp Files—New certifications, increased SLA, expanded regional availability
• Azure Synapse Analytics features availability now in preview
• Azure SQL Edge now in preview
• Azure Active Directory support in Azure Database for MySQL now available
• Azure Active Directory support in Azure Database for PostgreSQL—single server now available
• New Cognitive Services capabilities are now available in preview
• New Cognitive Services capabilities are now generally available
• Azure Real-Time Operating System
• New Azure Resource Manager templates capabilities released
• Azure Monitor enhancements are now available
• Azure Key Vault service enhancements now available
• Azure HDInsight enterprise security enhancements
• Learn, connect, and share feedback with Microsoft experts
• Firewall support for Azure Relay is now in preview
• Azure Relay—Azure Private Link support for sender clients is now available in preview

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