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The Weeks Top Links

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

• Connect Azure Cloud Shell to Virtual Network vNet via Thomas Maurer
• Tip 274 – Set Your AzContext Interactively via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Tip 273 – Getting started with Azure Image Builder via Azure Tips and Tricks
• How to use Terraform to Create Azure DevOps Projects via chrisjeffrey_uk
• Standard Chartered Bank selects Azure as a preferred cloud, will deploy Microsoft Teams for 84,000 employees via Pradeep
• Microsoft readies its AWS Outposts hybrid competitor: Azure Stack ‘Fiji’ via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
• Microsoft to launch Xbox Series X in November via Tom Warren
• Apple reveals why they’re gatekeeping Project xCloud from iOS users via Lewis White

Recent Videos from Build5Nines

• Getting Started with Azure CLI and Cloud Shell – Azure CLI Kung Fu Series
• A Look at winget, Windows Package Manager for Windows 10
• Properly Shutdown Azure VM to Save Money
• Create Azure IoT Hub in Azure Portal
• Microsoft Azure IoT Developer Certification (AZ-220) Prerequisites, Objectives, and Study Tips

Microsoft Azure Service Updates

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

• Windows 10 IoT Core Services are generally available
• Azure Functions: PowerShell 7 support is now generally available
• Azure Cloud Shell can now run in an isolated virtual network (public preview)
• The Azure Cloud Shell tools image is now open sourced
• Data encryption with customer managed keys for Azure DB for PostgreSQL-single server
• Infrastructure double encryption for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-single server is in preview
• Data encryption with customer managed keys for Azure Database for MySQL is now generally
• Infrastructure double encryption for Azure Database for MySQL is in public preview
• New GPU NCas T4 v3 VMs are in public preview
• Additional Azure SQL Database gateways changes effective September 10, 2020
• Selective disks backup for Azure Virtual Machine is in public preview
• Azure France has achieved GSMA accreditation
• Azure Monitor for containers with Azure Portal now supports Kubernetes resource view
• App Service: .NET Framework 4.8 Support now available
• Large storage for Azure Database for MariaDB
• Backup storage cost savings for Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance
• Configurable backup storage redundancy option for Azure SQL Managed Instance
• Azure Cosmos DB Management with PowerShell cmdlets is in public preview
• No downtime indexing updates in Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure Cosmos DB: Azure CLI support for autoscale
• Simplify and Modernize your Java and Spring workloads with Azure Service Bus
• Azure Advisor Quick Fix is now available
• Audit Logs of Azure Monitor logs queries now available
• Kubernetes resource view is in public preview
• SQL Server FCI on Shared Disks for SQL Server on virtual machines
• Configure backup for Azure file shares directly from the file share blade
• Azure Security Center—News and updates for July 2020
• Azure Analytics Data Bricks Meters

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