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Datadog integration with Azure offers a seamless configuration experience

<p>Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for large-scale applications. It encompasses infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, and user-experience monitoring. Sreekanth Thirthala from Azure and Ryan MacLean from Datadog join Scott Hanselman to show how Datadog's offering in the Azure Marketplace enables you to manage Datadog in the Azure console as an integrated service.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:51]– Overview of Datadog in Azure[0:04:08]– Demo of Datadog in Azure[0:10:22]– Datadog offering in Azure Marketplace[0:00:00]– Wrap-upNew Datadog integration with Azure offers a seamless configuration experienceWhat is Datadog?Datadog in Azure MarketplaceManage the Datadog resourceCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Oct 29, 2021

Govern your data wherever it resides with Azure Purview

<p>Last December, Gaurav was on Azure Friday with Scott Hanselman to introduce a new Azure service: Azure Purview. He showed how Azure Purview scans and map all your data—no matter where it is. Azure Purview is now generally available, and Gaurav is back to show what's new and what's on the roadmap.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:30]– Azure Purview overview[0:05:40]– Key GA Announcements[0:18:40]– Roadmap[0:19:05]– Wrap-upWhat is Azure Purview?Quickstart: Create an Azure Purview account in the Azure portalIntroduction to Azure Purview learning moduleAzure Purview documentationCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Oct 22, 2021

Automate threat response with Azure Sentinel

<p>Sarah Young joins Scott Hanselman to discuss updates to Azure Sentinel automation and how you can use it to accelerate and streamline threat response for your security operations.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:41]– Azure Sentinel automation rules[0:06:15]– Automating responses with playbooks [0:09:30]– Playbook templates [0:12:56]– Wrap-upAutomate incident handling in Azure Sentinel with automation rulesAutomate threat response with playbooks in Azure SentinelSecurity Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) in Azure SentinelAzure / Azure Sentinel GitHub repoCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Oct 15, 2021

Add communications user experiences with Azure Communication Services

<p>David de Matheu joins Scott Hanselman to show how the Azure Communication Services UI Library enables you to add communications capabilities to your applications with only a couple lines of code plus composable components and turn-key composites. [0:00:00]– Overview[0:00:49]– General concepts[0:05:54]– Azure Communication Services UI Library storybook[0:12:22]– Demo[0:19:43]– Wrap-upAzure Communication ServicesAzure Communication Services UI Library storybookAdd Calling Communications to your Application with Two Lines of CodeAzure Communication Services documentationCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Oct 8, 2021

Demystifying Azure Arc-enabled data services

<p>Lior Kamrat joins Scott Hanselman to show how Azure Arc-enabled data services bring Azure data solutions – such as SQL Managed Instance and PostgreSQL Hyperscale – to your own infrastructure and how to modernize your data layer using Azure services, outside of Azure.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:14]– Overview and architecture[0:04:22]– Demo: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance deployment flow[0:14:00]– Demo: Azure Arc-enabled data services operations[0:23:34]– Wrap-upWhat are Azure Arc-enabled data services?Azure Arc JumpstartJumpstart ArcBox - OverviewManage hybrid infrastructure with Azure Arc learning pathCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Oct 1, 2021

Azure Cosmos DB: autoscale, session state, monitoring, and more

<p>Kirill Gavrylyuk, Matias Quaranta, Deborah Chen, and Estefani Arroyo join Scott Hanselman to provide another set of updates for Azure Cosmos DB. Learn about: using Azure Cosmos DB as a Session State Provider for ASP.NET Core; the latest updates for Azure Cosmos DB free tier; how to optimize cost and performance by scaling the throughput (RU/s) of your database or container automatically and instantly; and the great new monitoring and diagnostic features that make it even easier to monitor and debug your Azure Cosmos DB resources using insights, workbooks and logs.[0:00:00]– Introduction with Kirill Gavrylyuk[0:01:56]– Session state provider with Matias Quaranta[0:10:32]– Free tier with Deborah Chen[0:12:57]– Autoscale with Deborah Chen[0:25:18]– Monitoring and Diagnostics with Estefani Arroyo[0:33:21]– Wrap-upMicrosoft Caching Extension using Azure Cosmos DB (GitHub)Azure Cosmos DB free tierCreate Azure Cosmos containers and databases with autoscale throughputProvision autoscale throughput on database or container in Azure Cosmos DB - SQL APIHow to choose between standard (manual) and autoscale provisioned throughputMonitor Azure Cosmos DB data by using diagnostic settings in AzureMonitor and debug with insights in Azure Cosmos DBWork with NoSQL data in Azure Cosmos DB learning pathCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Sep 24, 2021

Enable government missions in the cloud with Azure Government

<p>Steve Michelotti joins Scott Hanselman to show what's new in Azure Government, which provides a physically separate and network-isolated instance of Azure for U.S. federal, state, and local governments in multiple regions in the United States. Learn how Azure Government is both the same and different from Azure public cloud.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:38]– What is Azure Government?[0:05:19]– Azure Government in the Azure portal[0:12:27]– Azure Government in a terminal or shell[0:17:21]– Azure Government in developer tools[0:22:35]– Wrap-upAzure for government overviewAzure for U.S. governmentAzure Government docsOptimize government operations with Azure learning pathCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Sep 17, 2021

Get a secure baseline architecture for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

<p>Derek Martin joins Scott Hanselman to discuss the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Secure Baseline reference implementation from the Azure Architecture Center. Learn what it is, how it works, and how you can use it to start your production deployment in a secure and compliant manner. You'll also learn about the available additions for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS 3.2.1) compliance and multi-region cluster support.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:36]– Overview [0:02:41]– Getting to a production-ready, secure baseline[0:06:47]– Making it your own[0:10:12]– Multiregion clusters[0:12:38]– PCI-DSS compliance[0:15:23]– Wrap-upAzure Architecture CenterBaseline architecture for an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusterAKS baseline for multiregion clustersIntroduction of an AKS regulated cluster for PCI-DSS 3.2.1Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Baseline Cluster (GitHub)Create a free account (Azure)</p>

Sep 10, 2021

Eliminate data silos with NFS 3.0 support for Azure Blob Storage

<p>Yuan Zheng joins Scott Hanselman to discuss and demonstrate Blob storage support for the NFS 3.0 protocol, which enables you to run your applications on a single storage platform. With no application rewrites necessary you will also help eliminate data silos.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:00]– Overview of NFS v3 support for Azure Blob Storage[0:04:42]– Demo: Enabling NFSv3 in your Storage account[0:05:49]– Demo: Secure access using virtual networks[0:07:20]– Demo: Blob storage compatibility with VMs using NFS v3[0:09:12]– Demo: Writing to Blob storage from within a VM[0:12:45]– Wrap-upModernize large-scale NFS workloads and eliminate data silos with Azure Blob StorageNetwork File System (NFS) 3.0 protocol support in Azure Blob StorageAzure Blob Storage overviewConfigure blob storage – Microsoft Learn moduleCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Sep 3, 2021

Quantum-inspired algorithms and the Azure Quantum optimization service

<p>Delbert Murphy joins Scott Hanselman to show how quantum-inspired algorithms mimic quantum physics to solve difficult optimization problems. Quantum-Inspired Optimization (QIO) takes state-of-the-art algorithmic techniques from quantum physics and makes these capabilities available in Azure on conventional hardware, and callable from a Python client. You can use QIO to solve problems with hundreds of thousands of variables, combined into millions of terms, in a few minutes, with this easy-to-consume Azure service.[0:00:00]– Introduction [0:00:40]– What problems can you solve with quantum-inspired optimization?[0:05:35]– A concrete example: Secret Santa[0:08:52]– Demo, Part I: Solving Secret Santa with QIO[0:17:58]– Demo, Part II: Running the code[0:21:12]– Quantum-inspired algorithms[0:24:33]– Wrap-up Solve optimization problems by using quantum-inspired optimizationWhat are quantum-inspired algorithms?Ising formulations of many NP problems (Cornell University)A Tutorial on Formulating and Using QUBO Models (Cornell University)Sample code: delbert/secret-santa (GitHub)Azure Quantum optimization service samples (GitHub)Create a free account (Azure)</p>

Aug 27, 2021

Accelerate time to insights with Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse

<p>Josh Caplan, Sabin Nair, and Priyanka Langade join Scott Hanselman to show how you can use native Azure Synapse Analytical runtimes to analyze Dataverse data and get actionable insights. Dataverse structures a variety of data and business logic to support interconnected applications and processes in a secure and compliant manner. Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse is the fastest path to success for you to slice and dice large volumes of Dataverse data and run AI and ML on it. [0:00:00]– Intro[0:00:51]– Josh Caplan: Overview[0:03:20]– Sabin Nair: Dataverse and the Power Apps Portal[0:08:32]– Priyanka Langade: Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse[0:12:51]– Josh Caplan: Wrap-upAccelerate time to insight with Azure Synapse Link for DataverseWhat is Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse?Link a Microsoft Dataverse environment to Azure Synapse Analytics workspace and bring Dynamics 365 data to AzureCreate an Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse with your Azure Synapse Workspace (Preview)Microsoft Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse integration (YouTube)Create a free account (Azure)</p>

Aug 21, 2021

An introduction to the unified Azure SDK

<p>Connie Yau joins Scott Hanselman to demonstrate the advantages of using the new Azure SDK by comparing rewrites of the same application, one using the legacy library and the other using the unified Azure SDK. In this example, Connie uses the Azure SDK for Java.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:45]– Cloud Clipboard sample app[0:03:07]– Adding authentication[0:06:02]– Common Azure core functions (pagination, logging, etc.)[0:07:51]– How it started vs. how it's going[0:08:54]– Idiomatic design principle[0:10:05]– Wrap-upDownload the Azure SDKAzure SDK for Java on GitHubAzure SDK code samplesAzure SDK design guidelinesConnie's Cloud Clipboard sample on GitHubCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Aug 13, 2021

Enable Zero Trust with Azure AD PIM and Azure Lighthouse

<p>Azure AD Privileged Identity Management integration in Azure Lighthouse is now in public preview. Meagan Olsen and Saif Kayani show Scott Hanselman how partners can now use just-in-time access permissions, combined with MFA, to securely deliver secure managed services.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:43]– Overview with Meagan Olsen[0:04:50]– Demo with Saif Kayani[0:17:55]– Wrap-upCreate eligible authorizationsUse Azure Lighthouse with your managed service businessAzure Lighthouse overviewAzure Lighthouse on Azure FridayCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Aug 6, 2021

Getting started with Azure Static Web Apps

<p>Anthony Chu joins Scott Hanselman to show how to build, debug, and deploy a full-stack serverless application in minutes with Azure Static Web Apps.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:55]– Overview[0:03:03]– Demo - basic stuff[0:12:48]– Demo - a little more advanced[0:18:41]– Wrap-upWhat is Azure Static Web Apps?Azure Static Web Apps learning pathAzure Static Web Apps CLI (preview)Getting Started with Create React App repoCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Jul 30, 2021

Quantum programming with Q# and running on hardware with Azure Quantum

<p>Mariia Mykhailova joins Scott Hanselman to discuss quantum computing and quantum programming with Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK), from writing Q# code to running it on hardware via Azure Quantum.[0:00:00]– Intro[0:00:51]– Overview[0:05:43]– From algorithm to coding and unit tests[0:20:58]– Jupyter notebook support for Q#[0:34:17]– Wrap-upMicrosoft Quantum overviewAzure Quantum documentationQuantum computing foundationsQuantum KatasCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Jul 23, 2021

Issue and accept verifiable credentials using Azure Active Directory

<p>Sydney Morton joins Scott Hanselman to show how verifiable credentials enable you to own and prove who you are in the digital world. See how to enable decentralized identity through seamless user and developer experiences.[0:00:00]– Intro[0:00:37]– Overview[0:03:01]– Demo – end user experience[0:06:14]– Demo – relying party experience[0:09:53]– Demo – admin experience[0:13:00]– Wrap-upAn introduction to decentralized identities | Azure FridayIdentity verification solutions - Microsoft SecurityAzure Active Directory Verifiable Credentials documentationDecentralized Identity FoundationCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Jul 16, 2021

Azure Cosmos DB cache, serverless MongoDB and Managed Apache Cassandra

<p>Kirill Gavrylyuk and friends join Scott Hanselman to discuss Azure Cosmos DB updates: integrated cache, serverless for MongoDB API, and Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra with dual write proxy.[0:00:00]– Opening[0:01:33]– Integrated cache with Tim Sander[0:17:36]– Serverless for MongoDB API with Gahl Levy[0:24:00]– Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra with Theo van Kraay[0:37:35]– Wrap-upHow to configure the Azure Cosmos DB integrated cache (Preview)Azure Cosmos DB serverlessAzure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra documentationGitHub - Azure-Samples / cassandra-proxyLearning path: Work with NoSQL data in Azure Cosmos DBCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Jul 9, 2021

New ways to get started with Azure Database for PostgreSQL

<p>Claire Giordano joins Scott Hanselman to show how the new Free account for Flexible Server & the new Basic tier for Hyperscale (Citus) in Azure Database for PostgreSQL makes it easier and cheaper to get started with Postgres on Azure.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:15]– What you might not know about Postgres on Azure[0:02:50]– Flexible Server available in Azure free account[0:04:00]– Getting started with Hyperscale (Citus)[0:09:05]– Demo: Hyperscale (Citus)[0:18:20]– Wrap-upFlexible Server (Preview) documentationTutorial: Deploy Django app with App Service and Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server (Preview)DEMO: 3 Hyperscale (Citus) superpowers to scale PostgreSQL (YouTube)Citus (PostgreSQL extension) GitHub repoAzure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus) documentationNew Postgres superpowers in Hyperscale (Citus) with Citus 10Sharding Postgres with Basic tier in Hyperscale (Citus), how why & whenMicrosoft Learn: Introduction to Azure Database for PostgreSQLIntroducing Flexible Server in Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL (Ch 9)How do you pronounce Citus?Create a free account (Azure)</p>

Jul 2, 2021

An introduction to the Microsoft identity platform

<p>Christos Matskas joins Scott Hanselman to show how the Microsoft identity platform enables you to add identity authentication and authorization to your solution in a few easy steps.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:03:19]– Overview of the Microsoft identity platform[0:10:50]– Demo: ASP.NET Core Web App with AAD authentication[0:12:53]– Demo: Registering an application in AAD[0:16:05]– Wrap-upWhat is the Microsoft identity platform?Microsoft identity platform documentationMicrosoft 365 Developer ProgramThe 425 ShowLearn: Secure your identities by using Azure Active DirectoryCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Jun 25, 2021

Better Azure content, programs & services through applied data science

<p>Lisa Cohen joins Scott Hanselman to explain how Microsoft uses data science to help Azure customers. Learn about content, programs, and services to guide you on your cloud journey while getting a glimpse behind the scenes into how data drives product investments.[0:00:00]– Opening[0:00:25]– Introduction[0:03:10]– Azure Quickstart Center for early success[0:04:07]– Azure portal improvements and the Azure mobile app[0:04:45]– Experimenting with Azure.com, free accounts, and offers[0:07:15]– Evolving Azure Marketplace[0:08:07]– Azure support[0:09:17]– Using data to optimize your experience[0:09:56]– Documentation and feedback[0:11:14]– Wrap-upData Science at MicrosoftFind, try, and buy apps on Azure MarketplaceMicrosoft Azure portal overviewMicrosoft Garage: Azure Quickstart CenterCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Jun 18, 2021

Run your VMware workloads natively on Azure with Azure VMware Solution

<p>Azure VMware Solution delivers a VMware environment as a service, which enables you to run native VMware workloads on Azure. Shannon Kuehn shows Scott Hanselman the seamless experience to migrate VMs directly from on-premises to Azure.[0:00:23]– Introduction[0:01:44]– Background[0:04:10]– Architecture[0:05:18]– Demo[0:15:02]– Wrap-upAzure VMware Solution overviewAzure VMware Solution documentationWMware Hands-on LabsPrepare to migrate VMware workloads to Azure by deploying Azure VMware SolutionCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Jun 11, 2021

An overview of Azure Web PubSub

<p>Develop web applications with real-time messaging using Azure Web PubSub, a fully managed service that supports native and serverless WebSockets. David Fowler and Liangying Wei join Scott Hanselman to show how to build real time applications with WebSockets and Azure Web PubSub.[0:00:23]– Introduction[0:05:55]– Live chat demo[0:12:52]– Collaborative whiteboard demo[0:13:41]– Using with ngrok and CloudEvents[0:17:30]– Using Azure CLI to broadcast messages[0:18:45]– Wrap-upAzure Web PubSub product overviewAzure Web PubSub repo (Azure/azure-webpubsub)Azure Web PubSub Service GitHub PagesAzure SignalR Service product overviewCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Jun 4, 2021

Azure Data Factory update: governance, data flow startup, and CI/CD

<p>Wee Hyong Tok joins Scott Hanselman to provide an Azure Data Factory update with several members of the Azure Data Factory engineering team.[0:00:22]– Intro[0:02:48]– Using Azure Data Factory and Azure Purview for data governance and data integration (Linda Wang)[0:16:37]– Fast startup time to data flow compute clusters (Mark Kromer)[0:31:46]– CI/CD improvements with Azure Data Factory (Abhishek Narain)[0:47:08]– Wrap-upAzure Data FactoryPush Data Factory lineage data to Azure Purview (Preview)How to startup your data flows execution in less than 5 seconds! (Public Preview)Automated publishing for continuous integration and deliveryData integration at scale with Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse PipelineCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

May 28, 2021

Azure Cosmos DB update: MongoDB 4.0, notebooks, and continuous backup

<p>Kirill Gavrylyuk joins Scott Hanselman to provide another Azure Cosmos DB update with several members of the Azure Cosmos DB engineering team.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:20]– MongoDB 4.0 (Gahl Levy)[0:12:30]– Azure Cosmos DB notebooks (Tanuj Mittal)[0:22:43]– Continuous backups (Govind Kanshi)[0:31:25]– Wrap-upAzure Cosmos DB's API for MongoDB (4.0 server version): supported features and syntaxUpgrade the API version of your Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB accountPublish notebooks to the Azure Cosmos DB notebook galleryImport notebooks from a GitHub repo into Azure Cosmos DBContinuous backup with point-in-time restore (Preview) feature in Azure Cosmos DBCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

May 21, 2021

Real-time streaming now faster, easier with Confluent Cloud on Azure

<p>Ramya Oruganti shows Scott Hanselman how much faster and easier it is to provision Confluent Cloud resources directly from Azure. Ramya also shows a real-time search use case demo that leverages Azure Database for MySQL, RediSearch, Azure Spring Cloud, and Confluent Cloud on Azure.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:03]– Background[0:05:06]– Demo: Provisioning Confluent Cloud from Azure [0:09:27]– Demo: Real-time search scenario[0:17:03]– Wrap-upIntroducing seamless integration between Microsoft Azure and Confluent CloudWhat is Apache Kafka for Confluent Cloud?Confluent and Microsoft Announce Strategic AllianceReal-Time search use case: Powered by MySQL, Kafka and RediSearch on Azure (GitHub)QuickStart: Get started with Apache Kafka for Confluent CloudCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

May 14, 2021

Retro Game Translation with Azure Cognitive Services and IoT Edge

<p>Paul DeCarlo shows Scott Hanselman how Azure IoT Edge enables you to deploy cloud intelligence locally on edge devices. By moving certain workloads to the edge of your network, your devices spend less time communicating with the cloud, can react more quickly to local changes, and operate reliably even in extended offline periods. In this example, Paul uses IoT Edge with Cognitive Services Containers to enhance his favorite retro videogames.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:08]– How it all started[0:08:18]– The approach[0:10:17]– The solution[0:12:42]– Demo[0:19:40]– Wrap-upRetro Video Game Translation Tablet with IoT EdgeAzure IoT EdgeWhat is Azure IoT EdgeInstall Read OCR Docker containersRetroArchLakka - The DIY open source retrogaming emulation consoleRetroArch-AI-with-IoTEdge repo on GitHubazure-iot-edge-device-container repo on GitHubIrfanViewCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

May 7, 2021

Simplify moving resources between regions with Azure Resource Mover

<p>Sujay Talasila joins Scott Hanselman to discuss various scenarios and benefits of Azure Resource Mover for moving your resources across regions using a seamless unified experience.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:35]– Demo: Moving resources across regions[0:11:46]– Demo: Change configuration during move[0:15:57]– Discussion[0:18:00]– Wrap-upAzure Resource Mover overviewAzure Resource Mover docsAzure Resource Mover now generally available: Move seamlessly between Azure regionsCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Apr 30, 2021

Optimizing your storage costs with Azure Blob Storage

<p>Klaas Langhout shows Scott Hanselman how to use Azure Blob Storage for a variety of cloud workloads while optimizing costs related to controlling capacity and tier, Premium tier for transaction cost savings, choosing the right redundancy, and routing preference.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:52]– Presentation - overview[0:02:42]– General Q&A [0:09:32]– Presentation - cost drivers[0:13:25]– Discussion of RPO and redundancy[0:16:45]– Demo[0:20:20]– Wrap-upAzure Blob Storage overviewAzure Blob Storage docsAzure Storage Day (29 April 2021)Cloud storage overview learning pathCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Apr 24, 2021

Get a unified network monitoring experience with Network Insights

<p>Using Networks Insights to view health, metrics, alerts, and signals from all network monitoring tools in one place, Dalan Mendonca shows Scott Hanselman that there's no need to scramble across tools to troubleshoot your network issues in Azure.[0:00:00]– Intro to Network Insights[0:04:30]– Network health tab[0:08:48]– Connectivity tab[0:10:14]– Traffic tab[0:10:49]– Discussion [0:12:58]– Wrap-upAzure Monitor Network InsightsWhat is Azure Network Watcher?Network Connectivity Monitoring with Connection MonitorNetwork Watcher – Traffic AnalyticsCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Apr 19, 2021

Diagnose and solve problems with Azure API Management Diagnostics

<p>Khaled Zayed joins Scott Hanselman to show how to troubleshoot availability, performance, and policy issues in your API Management service using API Management Diagnostics.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:03:43]– Demo: Troubleshooting Availability and Performance[0:07:49]– Demo: Troubleshooting Gateway Performance[0:11:59]– Demo: Troubleshooting API Policies[0:13:54]– Wrap-upAzure API Management Diagnostics overviewAzure API ManagementArchitect API integration in AzureGet API analytics in Azure API ManagementCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Apr 9, 2021

Building a balancing robot with Azure Sphere

<p>Mike Hall shows Scott Hanselman how his team built a self-balancing robot using Azure Sphere and Azure RTOS that can be controlled and updated remotely from Azure IoT Central. In addition, the robot supports deferred updates for the OS and applications, which ensures the robot is in a safe position before initiating an update.[0:00:00]– Introduction [0:02:30]– Azure Sphere, Azure RTOS, and embedded systems [0:07:45]– DEMO: Updating a real time system [0:17:12]– DEMO: Balancing robot [0:19:51]– Development, prototype, and custom boardsAzure Sphere, and IoT Security SolutionAzure Real Time Operating System (RTOS)Building a Balancing Robot with Azure SphereDevelop secure IoT solutions for Azure Sphere, Azure RTOS and Azure IoT CentralCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Apr 2, 2021

Azure Advisor – Your free, personalized guide to Azure best practices

<p>Jose Portugal joins Scott Hanselman to show how to use Azure Advisor to optimize your Azure workload usage, lower costs, increase efficiency, and improve security.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:27]– Demo: Azure Advisor[0:06:30]– Demo: Alerts[0:07:06]– Demo: Recommendation digests[0:08:43]– Demo: Advisor Score[0:12:42]– Discussion and wrap-upIntroduction to Azure AdvisorGet started with Azure AdvisorOptimize Azure workloads by using Advisor ScoreAzure Advisor overviewCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Mar 26, 2021

Using Azure Cross-region Load Balancer for high availability scenarios

<p>Irene Huang joins Scott Hanselman to show him Cross-region Load Balancer, which recently became available for Public Preview. Cross-region Load Balancer is a Public layer-4 network load balancer serving as a single point of contact for global traffic. It provides efficient routing by leveraging Microsoft's global backbone network and geo-proximity load balancing algorithm. You can build regional resilient application by setting up a Cross-region Load Balancer in front of regional deployments.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:04:12]– Concepts[0:06:31]– Demo: Config & deploy[0:14:10]– Demo: Verifying normal behavior[0:15:53]– Demo: Testing failover[0:17:46]– Discussion and wrap-upCross-region load balancerTutorial: Create a cross-region Azure Load Balancer using the Azure portal Azure Load Balancer overviewImprove application scalability and resiliency by using Azure Load BalancerCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Mar 26, 2021

How to use Azure Orbital to communicate with your satellites

<p>Azure Orbital is a fully managed cloud-based ground station as a service that enables you to communicate with your spacecraft or satellite constellations, downlink and uplink data, process your data in the cloud, chain services with Azure services in unique scenarios, and generate products for your customers. Hrishi Shelar joins Scott Hanselman on his birthday to discuss Azure Orbital and how it can help you manage your satellite constellation and how to use the service.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:09:35]– Demo setup[0:13:30]– Demo registering your spacecraft[0:17:15]– Demo scheduling a contact[0:22:30]– Demo satellite pass[0:37:00]– Discussion & wrap-upAzure Orbital overviewAzure Orbital docsAzure Orbital - Ground Stations as a Service at IgniteCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Mar 19, 2021

Best practices for Azure Container Instances (ACI) with GitHub Actions

<p>Azure Container Instances (ACI) allow for a quick, simple, and cost effective way to run serverless containers in production. ACI is generally available and is for hosting serverless containerized workloads, including ETL pipelines, serverless batch jobs, and API microservices. Come hang out with Scott Hanselman and Jessica Deen as we learn about ACI, GitHub Actions, and container best practices.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:30]– Demo ACI best practices[0:14:05]– Demo GitHub Actions workflow[0:16:07]– Discussion & wrap-upAzure Friday Image Resizer CodeRun Docker containers with Azure Container InstancesAzure Container Instances docsHow to keep secure your Docker ImageCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Mar 19, 2021

Azure Purview: New connectors, Synapse integration, enhanced business glossary, and more

<p>Gaurav Malhotra joins Scott Hanselman to show him what's new in Azure Purview since it was released in public preview in December 2020. Azure Purview is a unified data governance service that helps you manage and govern your on-premises, multicloud, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) data. Easily create a holistic, up-to-date map of your data landscape with automated data discovery, sensitive data classification, and end-to-end data lineage.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:44]– What's new in Azure Purview[0:02:39]– Demo new connectors[0:11:57]– Demo hierarchical business glossary[0:13:33]– Demo private endpoints[0:15:04]– Demo Purview-powered search in Synapse Studio[0:17:22]– Discussion & wrap-upAzure Purview overview​Azure Purview docsAzure Purview feedbackAzure Purview blog on Tech CommunityAzure Purview discussion on Tech CommunityCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Mar 12, 2021

Durable functions in Python for Azure Functions

<p>David Justo joins Scott Hanselman to discuss durable functions in Python, which is an extension of Azure Functions for writing stateful functions in a serverless compute environment. The extension is already available for C# and JavaScript and is now available for Python.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:38]– Overview of durable functions and patterns[0:07:13]– A few demos[0:16:41]– Discussion and wrap-upCreate your first durable function in PythonWhat are Durable Functions?Azure / azure-functions-durable-python on GitHubCreate a long-running serverless workflow with Durable FunctionsCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Mar 12, 2021

What to use for monitoring your applications in Azure

<p>Knowing how your application is doing is vital to keep your users happy. In Azure, there are many services that can help you with this. In this episode, Azure Barry shows Scott Hanselman how to choose the right Azure service to monitor your application.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:59]– Options for Monitoring Applications in Azure[0:04:04]– Questions to Ask[0:05:13]– Azure Application Insights[0:08:37]– Azure Monitor[0:12:10]– Azure Security Center vs. Azure Sentinel[0:15:30]– Comparing Options for Monitoring in Azure[0:15:54]– Wrap-upAzure Monitor overviewWhat is Application Insights?Azure SentinelMicrosoft Azure for Developers: What to Use When (Pluralsight)Create a free account (Azure)</p>

Mar 5, 2021

What to use for deploying and testing your applications in Azure

<p>Friends don't let friends right-click deploy. Azure provides many ways to deploy your application. In this episode, Azure Barry shows Scott Hanselman how to choose the right Azure service with which to deploy and test your app.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:23]– Continuous Integration and Delivery[0:05:37]– Options for Deploying and Testing in Azure[0:07:22]– Deploying your app: Questions to Ask[0:08:00]– Azure DevOps Starter[0:11:03]– Wrap-upGitHub ActionsAzure DevOpsVisual Studio App CenterMicrosoft Azure for Developers: What to Use When (Pluralsight)Create a free account (Azure)</p>

Mar 5, 2021

Troubleshoot AKS cluster issues with AKS Diagnostics and AKS Periscope

<p>Yun Jung Choi shows Scott Hanselman how to use AKS Diagnostics and AKS Periscope to troubleshoot issues on your AKS cluster. Use AKS Diagnostics to identify problems and get actionable recommendations on how to resolve AKS cluster issues. Run AKS Periscope in VS Code to easily collect and export node and pod level logs on your AKS cluster. [0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:48]– AKS Diagnostics and demo[0:09:00]– AKS Periscope and demo[0:13:00]– Discussion and wrap-upAzure Kubernetes Service Diagnostics (preview) overviewAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Extension for Visual Studio Code (Preview)Azure Kubernetes ServiceIntroduction to Azure Kubernetes ServiceCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Feb 26, 2021

Autoscale applications on Kubernetes with Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaling (KEDA)

<p>Do you want to scale your workloads on Kubernetes without having to worry about the details? Do you want to run Azure Functions anywhere and easily scale it yourself? Tom Kerkhove shows Scott Hanselman how Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaling (KEDA) makes application autoscaling dead simple.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:10]– Presentation[0:07:57]– Demo[0:17:45]– Discussion and wrap-upKubernetes Event-driven AutoscalingKEDA on GitHubAzure Functions on Kubernetes with KEDAAzure Friday - Azure Serverless on Kubernetes with KEDACreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Feb 26, 2021

Make the most of your Azure portal experience

<p>The Azure portal is the single pane of glass where you can create, monitor, manage and operate hundreds of Azure services. In this episode, Leon Welicki shows Scott Hanselman some of the core interactions in the portal that enable you to create, find, and manage instances of any resource type. Learn a few tips and apply them across Azure.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:37]– Azure homepage[0:03:45]– Finding and charting your resources[0:12:45]– Azure Resource Graph Explorer[0:17:08]– Creating resources[0:23:13]– Managing resources[0:26:50]– Azure mobile app connection + wrap-upAzure portalAzure portal (Preview)Azure Portal "How To" SeriesLearn how to manage services with the Azure portalCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Feb 19, 2021

Managing Azure from your phone with the Azure mobile app

<p>Ilse Terrazas Ortega joins Scott Hanselman to show you how to take advantage of the Azure mobile app to monitor and manage your Azure environment. From Azure alerts to Cloud Shell, this powerful tool will help you take control of your environment right from the convenience of your phone.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:55]– Four tenets of the Azure mobile app[0:02:45]– Demo: Azure mobile app[0:07:30]– Setting up Azure alerts in the Azure portal[0:09:42]– Discussion and wrap-upAzure mobile appAzure mobile app (iOS)Azure mobile app (Android)Choose the best tools for managing and configuring your Azure environmentCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Feb 19, 2021

Building modern hybrid applications with Azure Arc and Azure Stack

<p>Thomas Maurer joins Scott Hanselman to show how developers can be more collaborative in developing, deploying, and managing applications across multiple environments and clouds. Build and deploy a truly consistent app experience everywhere in your hybrid cloud using your existing DevOps pipelines, Kubernetes manifests, and Helm Charts – as well as your choice of tools. Azure Arc is integrated with GitHub, Azure Monitor, Security Center, Update and more.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:20]– Presentation + Azure Architecture Center[0:05:13]– Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes cluster demo[0:11:37]– Azure Arc enabled data services demo[0:13:53]– Azure Stack portfolio[0:16:06]– Wrap-upAzure Architecture - Hybrid categoryAzure Arc overviewHybrid and multicloud solutionsManage hybrid infrastructure with Azure Arc learning pathCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Feb 12, 2021

How to get better outbound connectivity using Azure NAT Gateway

<p>When your private virtual networks in Azure need to talk to the Internet, a network translation is needed for your applications to talk to endpoints on the Internet. Christian Kuhtz joins Scott Hanselman to show how it works and why Azure NAT Gateway is the best and most scalable way to do Source Network Address Translation (SNAT).[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:18]– Presentation[0:06:58]– Demo[0:12:59]– Discussion[0:21:02]– Wrap-upWhat is Virtual Network NAT?Designing virtual networks with NAT gateway resourcesVirtual Network pricing (NAT Gateway)Troubleshoot Azure Virtual Network NAT connectivityAzure Virtual Network NAT metricsCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Feb 12, 2021

Operational best practices for web apps on Azure App Service

<p>Azure App Service hosts millions of apps, serves trillions of requests per day, and has an SLA of 99.95%. But what should you do when your app has issues in production? Byron Tardif joins Scott Hanselman to discuss some operational best practices for running your web apps on Azure App Service.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:49]– Demo setup[0:02:23]– Demo[0:19:24]– Discussion & wrap-upTutorial: Troubleshoot an App Service app with Azure MonitorAzure App Service deployment slotsAzure App Service monitoringAzure App ServiceAZ-400: Develop a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) strategyCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Feb 6, 2021

Scale your cloud app with Azure Cache for Redis

<p>Ye Gu joins Scott Hanselman to discuss Azure Cache for Redis, a popular open-source in-memory data store that uses DRAM to store the most frequently used or time-sensitive data for fast retrieval. With it, you can create applications on Azure that handle millions of requests per second at down to sub-millisecond latency. Now, Azure Cache for Redis is becoming even more powerful through the integration of Redis Enterprise in partnership with Redis Labs.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:46]– Presentation[0:06:34]– Demo[0:15:48]– Discussion & wrap-upMeeting developer needs with powerful new features in Azure Cache for RedisAzure Cache for RedisQuickstart: Create an Enterprise tier cache (preview)How to Improve Your Azure SQL Performance by up to 800%Optimize your web applications by caching read-only data with RedisCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Feb 6, 2021

Zone to Zone Disaster Recovery with Azure Site Recovery

<p>With zone to zone disaster recovery, you can bring the power of Availability zones to augment your Disaster Recovery story. Siddharth Deekshit joins Scott Hanselman to show how you can now protect your Azure VMs by replicating them from one availability zone to another within the same region.[0:00:00]– Overview[0:03:28]– Presentation[0:06:34]– Demo[0:13:39]– Discussion and wrap-upEnable Azure VM disaster recovery between availability zonesProtect your Azure infrastructure with Azure Site RecoveryAzure Site Recovery overviewCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Jan 29, 2021

Enable unified data governance with Azure Purview

<p>Azure Purview is a unified data governance service that helps you manage and govern your on-premises, multi-cloud, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) data. Gaurav Malhotra joins Scott Hanselman to show how easy it is to create a holistic, up-to-date map of your data landscape with automated data discovery, sensitive data classification, and end-to-end data lineage so that you can empower your data consumers to find valuable, trustworthy data.[0:00:00]– Overview[0:01:08]– What is Azure Purview?[0:02:21]– Azure Purview in the Azure portal and Purview Studio[0:03:08]– Automated data discovery and scans[0:10:43]– Purview Data Catalog – Glossary terms[0:14:08]– Purview Data Catalog – Data classification[0:15:28]– Purview Data Map – Lineage of assets[0:19:42]– "Open in" and bulk edit experiences[0:21:02]– Purview Data Insights [0:23:49]– Wrap-upAzure Purview overviewAzure Purview docsAzure Purview feedbackAzure Purview blog on Tech CommunityAzure Purview discussion on Tech CommunityCreate a free account (Azure)</p>

Dec 11, 2020

Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes with GitOps

<p>Lior Kamrat shows Scott Hanselman how Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes provides an easy way to apply GitOps configurations on Kubernetes clusters deployed outside of Azure, which enables you to control and govern those clusters and applications using GitHub repositories as the "single source of truth."[0:00:00]– Overview[0:02:27]– Demo kickoff[0:04:01]– Home-brewed Raspberry Pi clusters![0:06:35]– GitOps configurations[0:08:40]– Flux, the GitOps Kubernetes operator[0:09:32]– Demo application repo in GitHub[0:10:53]– Demo application running in 3 clusters[0:12:17]– Triggering an update with a code change[0:15:04]– Azure Arc Jumpstart[0:17:48]– Wrap-upAzure Arc overviewAzure Arc pricingAzure Arc JumpstartAzure Arc enabled Kubernetes with GitOpsCreate a free account (Azure) </p>

Dec 4, 2020