Surface Duo First Impressions

The first-ever Microsoft Android phone arrived yesterday, and I have to say I’m impressed with the device. It’s been about 72 hours since I received it so I thought I would give you my first impressions.

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Nvidia acquiring ARM for $40 Billion

Nvidia has recently reported they will be acquiring ARM Holdings; the company behind ARM microprocessors. Nvidia is the top graphics processor company in the industry, and over the last 10+ years ARM processors (CPUs) have become the standard in all kinds of mobile devices.

ARM Holdings is currently owned by SoftBank; which purchased the company four years ago back in 2016 for $32 Billion. Nvidia has reported to be acquiring ARM Holding from SoftBank for $40 Billion. While SoftBank has reportedly struggled to grow the business, the Nvidia acquisition would mark a big win for SoftBank.

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The Weeks Top Links

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

• Surface Duo First Impressions via Dan Patrick
• Tip 277 – Azure Functions on Kubernetes with KEDA Part 1 of 2 via Azure Tips and Tricks
• Nvidia acquiring ARM for $40 Billion – Create AI Powerhouse via Chris Pietschmann
• Azure Bicep: Create IoT Hub and Device Provisioning Service (DPS) via Chris Pietschmann
• Deliver your app at global scale with security & resiliency with Azure Front Door via Pantelis Apostolidis
• Using distroless images in Istio on Azure Kubernetes Service via Daniel
• Understanding TimerTriggers in Azure Functions via Sander van de Velde

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:

• Public Preview – Get Retail Rates for all Azure Products/Services
• Azure Site Recovery update rollup 50 – September 2020
• Azure IoT Central new and updated features—August 2020
• Azure Private Link Service is now generally available in China
• IT Service Management Connector (ITSMC) is now available in Azure Government
• Azure Pipelines announces the general availability of scale-set agents
• Azure Time Series Insights now supports AAD groups
• Azure Virtual Machines DCsv2-series are now available in Southeast Asia
• Public Preview: Application Insight in UK West, Germany West Central, Switzerland West and Australia Central 2
• IoT Hub TLS certificate update
• Azure Sphere OS update 20.09 is now available for compatibility testing
• Additional Azure SQL Database gateways changes effective October 12, 2020
• Update .NET to 4.7.2 for Azure Data Factory upgrade by 01 Dec 2020
• Query Acceleration for Azure Data Lake Storage is now generally available
• Azure Synapse SQL on-demand now enforces TLS 1.2 on outbound connections
• Azure Cloud Services – Introducing support for Resource Health
• Custom Translator—September new features, improvements and bug fixes
• Azure Blob storage object replication is now generally available
• Change feed support is now generally available for Azure Blob Storage
• Automatic VM guest patching is now in public preview

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