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Weekly Update: Saturday February 10 2024 to Saturday February 17 2024

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Azure Updates13
Tech Community24
Microsoft Security3
Azure Community16
Microsoft Learn0

Azure Updates (13 new azure updates)

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Public preview: AKS cluster control plane metrics in managed Prometheushttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-aks-cluster-control-plane-metrics-in-managed-prometheus/You can now monitor the health, load and performance of the API server and etcd in the control plane of your AKS clustersTuesdayAzure Updates
Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in Canada Centralhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-zone-redundant-storage-for-azure-disks-is-now-available-in-canada-central/Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disks is now available on Azure Premium SSD and Standard SSD in the Canada Central region.TuesdayAzure Updates
General availability: Improvements in Azure Key Vaulthttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-improvements-in-azure-key-vault/Improvements in Azure Key Vault: FIPS 140-2 Level 3, PCI DSS and PCI 3DS certified for all customers.TuesdayAzure Updates
Azure Firewall: Flow Trace Logs and Autoscaling based on number of connections are now generally availablehttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-firewall-flow-trace-logs-and-autoscaling-based-on-number-of-connections-and-are-now-generally-available/Flow Trace Logs provide more visibility into the TCP handshake, providing insight into whether traffic is properly flowing through the firewall. In addition, Azure Firewall can […]WednesdayAzure Updates
Azure Firewall: Parallel IP Group update support is now in public previewhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-firewall-parallel-ip-group-update-support-is-now-in-public-preview/Parallel IP Group support enables administrators to simultaneously update multiple IP Groups in a firewall, streamlining the process of implementing devOps changes.WednesdayAzure Updates
Sending a log search alert to unauthorized target resources will no longer be supportedhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/sending-a-log-search-alert-to-unauthorized-target-resources-will-no-longer-be-supported/When a log search alert rule is configured with a target resource for which the alert process does not have access or permissions, the rule has […]WednesdayAzure Updates,alerts,email
Azure Elastic SAN is now generally availablehttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-elastic-san-is-now-generally-available/Azure Elastic SAN is now generally available, the industry’s first fully managed and cloud-native SAN offering that simplifies deploying, scaling, managing, and configuring a SAN in […]WednesdayAzure Updates
Public preview: Upgrade policies for Virtual Machine Scale Sets using Flexible Orchestrationhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/upgrade-policies-for-virtual-machine-scale-sets/Upgrade Policies for Virtual Machine Scale Sets using Flexible Orchestration provide a safe and consistent method to keep your scale set instances up-to-date.WednesdayAzure Updates,Features,Virtual Machine Scale Sets,Virtual Machines
Generally available: Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier support on Change Feed and Object Replicationhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-azure-blob-storage-cold-tier-support-on-change-feed-and-object-replication/Azure Blob Change Feed and Object Replication now support Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier.ThursdayAzure Updates
General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-February 2024https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-sql-updates-for-midfebruary-2024/General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-February 2024.ThursdayAzure Updates
General availability: Customer managed key encryption for Enterprise tier cacheshttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-customer-managed-key-encryption-for-enterprise-tier-caches/Encrypt Redis persistence files using customer managed keys.ThursdayAzure Updates
Public preview: Migration service in Azure Database for PostgreSQLhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-migration-service-in-azure-database-for-postgresql/Easily migrate PostgreSQL to Azure with a managed service supporting full schema and data migrations, without complexity.ThursdayAzure Updates
Public preview: Azure SQL migration assessment enabled by Azure Archttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-sql-migration-assessment-enabled-by-azure-arc/With SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc you can now begin your migration journey from directly within the Azure Arc environment with recommended Azure SQL deployment […]ThursdayAzure Updates

Tech Community (24 new articles)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication DayCategory
Test your Patches! A Staged Patching Solution with Azure Update Managerhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/test-your-patches-a-staged-patching-solution-with-azure-update/ba-p/4051716A common challenge faced by most enterprise organizations who, hopefully, automate their operating systems patching cycles is to ensure that only the Windows and Linux packages […]MondayTech Community
Migrate classic Cloud Service to CSES when SKU is unsupported without original projecthttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-paas-blog/migrate-classic-cloud-service-to-cses-when-sku-is-unsupported/ba-p/4052877With the impending retirement of the classic Cloud Service (CS) on August 31st, 2024, an increasing number of users have initiated the migration of their classic […]MondayTech Community
Contributor Stories: Carlos Solís Salazarhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/contributor-stories-carlos-sol%C3%ADs-salazar/ba-p/4051361If you’ve ever engaged with the content on the Microsoft Learn platform, it’s highly likely that the material you utilized was written or co-authored by dedicated […]TuesdayTech Community
Converting an AWS Lambda Function in Go into an Azure Function using LLMshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/converting-an-aws-lambda-function-in-go-into-an-azure-function/ba-p/4054916Converting an AWS Lambda into an Azure Function using LLMs in Go The goal of this post is to show some strategies that can be used […]TuesdayTech Community
Simplifying Azure Kubernetes Service Authentication Part 2https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/simplifying-azure-kubernetes-service-authentication-part-2/ba-p/4055332Welcome to the second installment of our multipart series on simplifying Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) authentication. In this article, we delve deeper into the intricacies of AKS setup, […]TuesdayTech Community
Leveraging Redis Insights for Azure Cache for Redishttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-paas-blog/leveraging-redis-insights-for-azure-cache-for-redis/ba-p/4054484The blog talks about how to leverage Redis Insights GUI tool while working with Azure Cache for Redis. We will look at some of the option […]TuesdayTech Community
Accelerating OpenFOAM Integration with Azure CycleCloudhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/accelerating-openfoam-integration-with-azure-cyclecloud/ba-p/4055616OpenFOAM, which stands for Open Field Operation and Manipulation, is a free, open-source software framework primarily used for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. It provides a […]TuesdayTech Community
Hyper-V VM Migration to Azure Stack HCI, version 23H2https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-stack-blog/hyper-v-vm-migration-to-azure-stack-hci-version-23h2/ba-p/4052691Written by Kerim Hanif, Senior Program Manager on the Azure Edge & Platform team     Azure Migrate is a unified platform that simplifies migration, modernization, and […]TuesdayTech Community
Building an Azure Static Web Apps site using WordPress on App Service as a headless CMShttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/building-an-azure-static-web-apps-site-using-wordpress-on-app/ba-p/4004955Azure Static Web Apps is the ideal service to host static content sites on Azure. Many static sites are built using content from content management systems […]WednesdayTech Community
Migrating your JBOSS EAP apps to Azure App Servicehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/migrating-your-jboss-eap-apps-to-azure-app-service/ba-p/4053972Migrating web apps to App Service typically follows a 4-step process:  Discover Assess Upgrade Migrate We’ll take a look at each of these for a JBOSS […]WednesdayTech Community
APIs in Action: Unlocking the Potential of APIs in Today’s Digital Landscapehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/apis-in-action-unlocking-the-potential-of-apis-in-today-s/ba-p/4056390In today’s world, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are essential for connecting applications and services, driving digital innovation. But with the rise of hybrid and multi-cloud setups, […]WednesdayTech Community
Avoid the complexity when utilizing Entra ID multi-tenants and School or Work/Microsoft Accountshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/avoid-the-complexity-when-utilizing-entra-id-multi-tenants-and/ba-p/4057265Ideally, it would be convenient to manage the Prod env, Test env, and Dev env within a single Entra ID tenant. However, from the perspective of […]ThursdayTech Community
IP address changes for Azure Service Bus and IP/DNS Changes for Azure Relayhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/messaging-on-azure-blog/ip-address-changes-for-azure-service-bus-and-ip-dns-changes-for/ba-p/4057507What is Changing?  The infrastructure layer of Azure Relay and Service Bus is being upgraded which will cause the IP addresses used by customer namespaces to. […]ThursdayTech Community
Streamlining Azure Marketplace Deploymentshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-tools-blog/streamlining-azure-marketplace-deployments/ba-p/4057676Streamlining Azure Marketplace Deployments   Navigating the complexity of deploying solutions to the Azure Marketplace is a common challenge faced by many of our partners at […]ThursdayTech Community
Choosing the Right Azure Spot VM for Rendering Workloads Using MoonRayhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/choosing-the-right-azure-spot-vm-for-rendering-workloads-using/ba-p/4056551Authored by: Aimee Garcia, PM AI Benchmarking, Rick Shahid, Azure HPC + AI Media and Entertainment Solution Architect, Isayah Reed, Senior Software Engineer, Jon Weisner, Director, […]ThursdayTech Community
Consistent DNS resolution in a hybrid hub spoke network topologyhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/consistent-dns-resolution-in-a-hybrid-hub-spoke-network-topology/ba-p/4049219Introduction DNS is one of the most essential networking services, next to IP routing. A modern hybrid cloud network may have various sources of DNS: Azure […]ThursdayTech Community
Step by Step Practical Guide to Architecting Cloud Native Applicationshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/step-by-step-practical-guide-to-architecting-cloud-native/ba-p/4057960This is a step by step, no fluff guide to building and architecting cloud native applications. Cloud application development introduces unique challenges: applications are distributed, scale […]FridayTech Community
MODELLING MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365 DATA USING DATA VAULT 2.0https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/analytics-on-azure-blog/modelling-microsoft-dynamics-365-data-using-data-vault-2-0/ba-p/4058196This Article is Authored By  Michael Olschimke, co-founder and CEO at Scalefree International GmbH and Co-authored with Markus Lewandowski Senior BI Consultant and Bibhush Nepal Technical Solutions Specialist from Scalefree  The Technical Review is done by Ian Clarke and Naveed Hussain – […]FridayTech Community
Microsoft JDConf 2024 Announces Keynote Speaker and Breakout Sessions – Java, Cloud and AIhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/microsoft-jdconf-2024-announces-keynote-speaker-and-breakout/ba-p/4057548Microsoft JDConf 2024 is just around the corner, making it the go-to event for Java developers everywhere. With 21 sessions, more than 10 hours of live […]FridayTech Community
Protect unmanaged or 3rd party MDM managed iOS/Android devices with MDEhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/protect-unmanaged-or-3rd-party-mdm-managed-ios-android-devices/ba-p/4057691Introduction Mobile devices are increasingly targeted by cyberattacks that can compromise your data, privacy, and productivity. To protect your devices from these threats, you need a […]FridayTech Community
Batch pool with user assigned Managed Identity and Key Vault extensionhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-paas-blog/batch-pool-with-user-assigned-managed-identity-and-key-vault/ba-p/4058893On Feb 29th, 2024, the certificate feature in Azure Batch Account will be retired. To continue using the certificate with Batch task, user will need to […]FridayTech Community
Rapidly scope NC2 on Azure using Nutanix Sizerhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-migration-and/rapidly-scope-nc2-on-azure-using-nutanix-sizer/ba-p/4059341Overview A global enterprise wants to migrate thousands of Nutanix AHV or VMware vSphere virtual machines (VMs) to Microsoft Azure as part of their application modernization […]SaturdayTech Community
Learn how to power your AI transformation with the Microsoft Cloud at NVIDIA GTC.https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/learn-how-to-power-your-ai-transformation-with-the-microsoft/ba-p/4043868  Welcome to the new era where AI is driving innovation and rapidly changing what applications look like, how they’re designed and built, and how they’re […]SaturdayTech Community
Streamlining Azure Marketplace Deployments with MODMhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/streamlining-azure-marketplace-deployments-with-modm/ba-p/4053466Streamlining Azure Marketplace Deployments   Navigating the complexity of deploying solutions to the Azure Marketplace is a common challenge faced by many of our partners at […]SaturdayTech Community

Microsoft Security (3 articles)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication Day
New Security Advisory Tab Added to the Microsoft Security Update Guidehttps://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2024/02/new-security-advisory-tab-added-to-the-microsoft-security-update-guide/Today, we are adding a new Security Advisory tab to the Security Update Guide to meet our customers’ needs for a unified and authoritative source for […]Thursday
Staying ahead of threat actors in the age of AIhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/02/14/staying-ahead-of-threat-actors-in-the-age-of-ai/Over the last year, the speed, scale, and sophistication of attacks has increased alongside the rapid development and adoption of AI. Defenders are only beginning to […]Thursday
Cyber Signals: Navigating cyberthreats and strengthening defenses in the era of AIhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/02/14/cyber-signals-navigating-cyberthreats-and-strengthening-defenses-in-the-era-of-ai/The world of cybersecurity is undergoing a massive transformation. AI is at the forefront of this change, and has the potential to empower organizations to defeat […]Thursday

Azure Community articles courtesy of The Cloud Pirate

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How to Configure a Conditional Access Policy for AVDhttps://www.ciraltos.com/how-to-configure-a-conditional-access-policy-for-avd/Enabling multi-factor authentication is one of the first steps any organization should take to secure the environment.  But, not all applications are created equally.  You may […]Travis Roberts
Navigating Azure Network Securityhttps://charbelnemnom.com/navigating-azure-network-security/In the fast-paced digital era, securing your digital assets is more critical than ever. Azure, Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, offers a robust suite of network Continue […]Charbel Nemnom
Using A Raspberry Pi 5 & Ubuntu 23.10 As A Desktop Replacement (2024)https://automation.baldacchino.net/using-a-raspberry-pi-5-ubuntu-23-10-as-a-desktop-replacement-2024/It’s the start of the year and I am between jobs. Most people have multiple devices, but I don’t. I am not one to have a […]Shane Baldacchino
Using A Raspberry Pi 5 As A Desktop Replacement in 2024https://automation.baldacchino.net/using-a-raspberry-pi-5-as-a-desktop-replacement-in-2024/It’s the start of the year and I am between jobs. I know most of you have multiple devices, but I don’t. I am not one […]Shane Baldacchino
Comparing federation with Azure AD B2C vs Entra External ID for Customers (CIAM)https://medium.com/the-new-control-plane/comparing-federation-with-azure-ad-b2c-vs-entra-external-id-for-customers-ciam-7989bcaa1966?source=rss----3a246e667a75---4My previous post was about the differences between the B2B approaches. What happens when we federate? This article describes how to set up the external ID […]Rory Braybrook
Azure Authorization – The Basicshttps://journeyofthegeek.com/2024/02/11/azure-authorization-the-basics/Hello again! I’ve been wanting to put together a series on authorization in Azure for a while now. Over the past month I spent some time […]Matt Felton
How to apply ESU patches to your SQL Server 2012 servershttps://www.techielass.com/how-to-apply-esu-patches-to-your-sql-server-2012-servers/When running End of Support servers or SQL installs, it’s important to ensure you are receiving security patches for these servers/installs. It’s also important to be […]Sarah Lean
A deeper dive into linking with Entra External ID for Customers (CIAM)https://medium.com/the-new-control-plane/a-deeper-dive-into-linking-with-entra-external-id-for-customers-ciam-9b444dbce8e4?source=rss----3a246e667a75---43-D link clay dynamic icon from Wikimedia In B2C, you can use custom policies to link two identities together, e.g. a user who authenticates with Google […]Rory Braybrook
Azure Metrics in Teams with Azure Functions and Adaptive Card Tableshttps://www.blueboxes.co.uk/azure-metrics-in-teams-with-azure-functions-and-adaptive-card-tables/Azure has many useful metrics, and we can set up email alerts but it can be easy for these to get lots. In this article, I […]John Kilmister
Azure Bicep Module for Network Security Groupshttps://blog.tyang.org/2024/02/15/bicep-module-for-nsg/Introduction Most of my work over the last couple of years has been focused on Azure Bicep and more specifically, CARML(Common Azure Resource Modules Library). I […]Tao Yang
225 – Get sustainability insights with Azure Carbon Optimization!https://share.transistor.fm/s/7dade5d0Azure now has Carbon Optimization capabilities available. We take a look at what this means, how it works, why it’s important, and what can you do […]Tobias Zimmergren
Container Image Security part 5: Copa, Trivy and Azure Container Registryhttps://www.wesleyhaakman.org/container-image-security-part-5-copacetic/Last year Microsoft released Copa (Project Copacetic), an Open Source Image Vulnerability Patching Tool and has recently been taken on as a sandbox project within CNCF. […]Wesley Haakman
Simplify Azure Automation Dependencies with Runtime Environmentshttps://samcogan.com/simplify-azure-automation-dependencies-with-runtime-environments/Versioning of runtime and packages in Azure Automation has been a pain for a long time. All of your scripts in the same automation account will […]Sam Cogan
Creating groups and roles in Entra External ID for customers (CIAM) and returning them in the JWThttps://medium.com/the-new-control-plane/creating-groups-and-roles-in-entra-external-id-for-customers-ciam-03f63609f38f?source=rss----3a246e667a75---4One of the advantages of Entra External ID for customers is that it is part of Entra ID (as opposed to Azure AD B2C that sat […]Rory Braybrook
Unveiling the Secrets of Azure Event Hubs: A Guide to Capacity Planninghttps://charbelnemnom.com/capacity-planning-for-azure-event-hubs/A critical phase in developing a system or application is ensuring the infrastructure can gracefully handle anticipated loads and traffic while staying within predefined limits. Continue […]Charbel Nemnom
Confusion around B2B with Entra External ID for customers (CIAM)https://medium.com/the-new-control-plane/confusion-around-b2b-with-entra-external-id-for-customers-ciam-82c9373bbbf6?source=rss----3a246e667a75---4Head-spinning icon from Wikimedia Entra ID B2B has two parts to it: External ID for customers (CIAM) B2B Entra ID B2B The confusion exists around the self-service sign-up user flow. […]Rory Braybrook

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