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GitHub Codespaces (GitHub)Azure VPN Client for macOS (Azure Updates)Azure Automation: Az module support (Azure Updates)PowerShell 7 support in Azure Automation (Azure Updates)Azure AD support for Azure Automation (Azure Updates)Discovery and assessment for ASP.NET web apps with Azure Migrate (Azure Updates)Azure to Azure Disaster Recovery (Microsoft Docs)Support matrix for Azure to Azure DR (Microsoft Docs)Azure Defender for SQL details (TechCommunity)Start VM on connect capability in Azure Virtual Desktop (Microsoft Docs)Azure Cost Management and Billing updates (Azure Blog)Azure Migrate blog post (Jussi)

Windows 365 overview (Microsoft Docs)Pricing for Windows 365 (Microsoft)A look at Windows 365 (Jussi)

Twitter's strong authentication stats (BleepingComputer.com)Mark's tweet about passwordless (Twitter.com)Windows Hello for Business planning guide (Microsoft Docs)Enable passwordless with Microsoft Authenticator app (Microsoft Docs)Enable passwordless using a security key (Microsoft Docs)Nudge users to set up Microsoft Authenticator (Microsoft Docs)Temporary Access Pass (Microsoft Docs)Becoming passwordless in Microsoft 365 using Surface Go and a FIDO2 key (Jussi)

Azure AD authentication for App Insights (Microsoft Docs)Work item integration (Microsoft Docs)Availability tests overview (Microsoft Docs)Using Azure Application Insights to monitor for expiring SSL certificates (Jussi)Downtime, SLA and outages workbook (Microsoft Docs)Alert based smart detection for App Insights (Microsoft Docs)Easily create tickets from Azure Monitor to Azure DevOps or GitHub (Tobias)

Azure Image Builder services overview (Microsoft Docs)NAT on Azure VPN Gateway (Microsoft Docs)IoT Plug and Play Mobile App (Microsoft Docs)Azure Bastion Standard SKU (Microsoft Docs)Windows 365 (Techcommunity)Session and Cache provider using Azure Cosmos DB (Microsoft Docs)Azure Service Bus support for large messages (Microsoft Docs)Azure AD Authentication for Application Insights (Microsoft Docs)API Management and Event Grid (Microsoft Docs)

Cloud Adoption Framework (Microsoft Docs)Ctrl+Alt+Azure Episode #026 - Succeeding with Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)Azure Automanage overview (Microsoft Docs)

Jussi's ground floor chartAzure Data Encryption at rest (Microsoft Docs)dm-crypt (Wikipedia)Get-AzVMDiskEncryptionStatus (Microsoft Docs)Securing your Linux VMs in Azure with Azure Disk Encryption (Jussi)

Log Analytics Open in Excel (Azure Updates)Azure Key Vault Managed HSM (Microsoft Docs)Migrate Azure Monitor Application Insights smart detection to alerts (Microsoft Docs)Public preview: Default Rule Set 2.0 for Azure Web Application Firewall (Azure Updates)Microsoft Azure available from new cloud regions in Arizona (Azure Updates) - see also hereGA: Azure Defender for Azure Database for MySQL – Single Server (Azure Updates)Now Available: Pricing changes to Azure Sentinel and Azure Monitor to help you reduce costs (Azure Updates)

AZ-500 (Microsoft Docs)Free learning resources for AZ-500 (MS Learn)AZ-500 labs (GitHub)Passing AZ-500: Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate (Zimmergren)

Vesa Tikkanen on TwitterVesa Tikkanen on LinkedInAzure Synapse Analytics (Microsoft Docs)Azure Databricks (Microsoft Docs)Getting started with Snowflake on Azure (Snowflake.com)

Azure Arc with App Service, Functions, and Logic Apps (preview)Custom locations (Microsoft Docs)Deploy and manage Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes cluster extensions (Microsoft Docs)

In this episode, we focus on creating Azure-hosted custom connectors, that Power Platform can use. We briefly take a look at what Power Platform is, and then move on to how to host your custom connectors and what Azure services to utilize. Lots of talk about APIs, Swagger, and serverless! Jussi also asks Tobi an unexpected question.

Build 2021 Book of NewsThe main blog post on Build from MicrosoftJussi's recap of the Build announcements and keynoteAzure Security Center and container scan results (Microsoft Tech Community)Azure Bicep (GitHub)GPT-3 integrates with Power Apps (Microsoft Power Apps blog)Logic Apps gets new hosting optionsUpdates to Azure Communication ServicesAzure AI updates (Microsoft Docs)Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) (Microsoft Docs)Power Platform updates (Microsoft Power Platform blog)Azure Confidential Ledger (Microsoft Azure)

Data residency (Microsoft)Further documentation (Microsoft Docs)Power BI Report (Microsoft)Jussi's blog on Azure data residency

Microsoft Azure Web PubSub service in public preview (Microsoft Azure)Application Insights work item integration in Azure Monitor (Microsoft Docs) Stateful and 1-minute frequency log alerts in Azure Monitor (Azure Updates)Azure Cache for Redis Event Grid overview (Microsoft Docs)New Azure Policy built-in definitions for data encryption in Azure Monitor (Azure Updates)Using Policy with Azure Site Recovery (Microsoft Docs)Upgrade your infrastructure with the latest Dv5/Ev5 Azure VMs in preview (Microsoft Blog)Enhancements to encryption using customer managed keys for Azure Backup (Microsoft Blog)URL Rewrite for Azure Application Gateway (Microsoft Docs)Open Source API Portal (GitHub repo)

Thomas Maurer's blogThomas Maurer on TwitterManage hybrid infrastructure with Azure Arc (MS Learn)Azure Arc jump startAzure Arc on Microsoft Tech CommunityJussi's blog on Azure Arc

Azure Bicep on GitHubPSArmThread on Twitter about Azure Bicep likes and dislikes (thanks @ryanyates1990 & @CloudCristoph!)Getting started with Azure Bicep (Tobi)

Public preview: Announcing platform support migration of Azure Cloud Services (classic) to Azure Resource ManagerGA: Log Analytics Windows Agent for Winter 2021 now generally availableGA: Updated App Service Authentication portal experience is now generally availableGA: Changes coming to Azure Pipelines free grantsGA: Azure Communication ServicesGA: Azure Blob Storage supports objects up to 200 TB in sizePreview: Azure STIG Solution templates to accelerate compliance for DoDAzure Security Center updatesPreview: Event Grid provides support for delivery headersJussi's felt mousepad! (Grovemade)

Azure AD App Proxy licensing (Microsoft Docs)Building secure access to Teslamate using Azure (Jussi)Publishing Qlik via Azure AD App Proxy (Microsoft Docs)

Certification poster (Microsoft)The AZ-204 certification (Microsoft Docs)How I prepare and (often) succeed with technical Microsoft certification exams (Jussi)AZ-204 labs (GitHub)

REST API for querying SAS tokens in a Storage Account (Microsoft Docs)Azure Clean!

Running Azure Functions on .NET 5 (Microsoft Docs)Differences with .NET class library functions (In-process vs out-of-process) (Microsoft Docs)Network routing preferences for Azure Storage (Microsoft Docs)Azure API Management for Visual Studio Code (Visual Studio Code Marketplace)Introducing Microsoft Power Fx (Microsoft Power Apps)RBAC with Cosmos DB (Microsoft Docs)Security Center Updates, February 2021 (Microsoft Docs)Routing preference (Microsoft Docs)Trusted launch for VMs (Microsoft Docs)Automatic VM guest patching (Microsoft Docs)Request access to on-demand capacity reservationsAzure Purview (Microsoft Docs)Azure VPN Gateway updates (Microsoft Blog)Azure Media Services HEVC encoding support (Microsoft Docs)

Securing Microsoft Teams (Tobias Zimmergren)

Martijn Brant on TwitterMartijn Brant on LinkedInScheveningenCatch up on IgniteIgnite: Book of NewsCertificate renewalMicrosoft MeshAzure Bicep v0.3Windows Server 2022Windows Admin Center with Azure PortalDevice Update for Azure IoT HubAzure PerceptAzure Route ServerAzure Resource MoverAzure Backup Center

041 - Optimize your workloads with the Azure Well-Architected Framework021 - Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten Goet

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Building a print-anywhere setup using Universal Printing and an old HP LaserJet (Jussi)Removing a print connector (Microsoft Docs)

Prevent Shared Key Authorization for an Azure Storage Account (Microsoft Docs)Azure Cache for Redis Event Grid Overview (Microsoft Docs)Secure backend services using client certificate authentication in Azure API Management (Microsoft Docs)Security Center Preview Updates January 2021 (Microsoft Docs)Security Center GA Updates January 2021 (Microsoft Docs)General availability: Soft delete for Azure file shares is now on by default for new storage accounts (Microsoft Docs)Append blob support for Azure Data Lake Storage is now in limited public preview (Microsoft Docs)New Azure Monitor Agent available on latest Linux distros and new regions (Microsoft Docs)General availability: Stop/start functionality for Azure Database for MySQL (Microsoft Docs)

Load test projects in VS2019 (Micrsooft Docs)Playwright GitHub repoBrowserless.ioSeleniumCreating a custom Azure Function on Linux using a custom container (Microsoft Docs)

Encryption of backup data using Customer-Managed Keys (CMK) (Microsoft Docs)View changes at scale with Application Change Analysis (Azure)Azure Security Center - News and Updates for December 2020 (Azure)Intro to flow logging for NSGs (Microsoft Docs)ARM template support for NSG flow logs (Microsoft Blog)Deploy and manage NSG Flow Logs using Azure Policy (Microsoft Docs)Chile Azure region announcement (Microsoft Blog)

Transient Fault Handling (Microsoft Docs)Error handling for resilient applications in Azure (Microsoft Docs)Retry Guidance for specific Azure Services (Microsoft Docs)Retry Pattern (Microsoft Docs)Overview of the Reliability pillar in the Azure Well-Architected Framework (Microsoft Docs)

LobeHow to train with TensorFlow (Microsoft Docs)How to deploy a local container notebook (Microsoft Docs)How to deploy machine learning models with TensorFlowBuilding a machine learning model with Lobe, easily (Jussi)

Create a Zone-redundant Azure Container Registry (Microsoft Docs)App Service Environment v3 now available in Public Preview (Azure Updates)App Configuration is now GA in China and US Gov (Azure Updates)Azure Functions in Any Language with Custom Handlers (Microsoft Tech Community)Five more services available in Azure free services (Azure Updates)Digital Twins is GA (Azure Updates)Azure Stack HCI is GA (Azure Updates)Azure Stack HCI CatalogAzure Storage account recovery portal (Azure Updates)

Azure Maps overview (Microsoft Docs)Creator Preview (Microsoft Docs)

29 preview recommendations in Azure Security Benchmark NIST SP 800 171 R2 added to the regulatory compliance dashboard Recommendations list now includes filters Auto provisioning experience improved and expanded Secure score is now available in continuous export (preview) "System updates should be installed on your machines" recommendation now includes sub-recommendations Policy management page in the Azure portal now shows status of default policy assignmentsAzure Storage Account Blob inventory (Microsoft Docs) Implement Azure Policy as Code with GitHub (Microsoft Docs) Understanding provisioning for Premium file shares (Microsoft Docs) Azure Purview (Microsoft Docs) Anti-virus logs in App Service logs (App Service Blog) Updates to Logic Apps runtime (Microsoft Blog) Denmark Azure region (Microsoft Blog)

Tamás Gémesi on LinkedInFinOps FoundationIntroduction to FinOps courseCost Management (Microsoft)Azure VM comparisonCloud Economics v2.0: The FinOps HandbookShareGate OvercastCloud Custodian

Microsoft Azure SpaceThe announcement on Azure SpaceIntroducing Azure OrbitalAzure Orbital docsI am interested in Azure Orbital

Announcing ASP.NET Core in .NET 5 (Microsoft ASP.NET Blog)Azure Cache for Redis (Microsoft Azure)Azure Cosmos DB serverless (Microsoft Docs)Azure Advisor (Microsoft Docs)Azure Firewall DNS settings (Microsoft Docs)Use FQDN filtering in network rules (Microsoft Docs)Create Bing Search resource through Azure Marketplace (Microsoft Docs)At-scale migration automation support with Azure Migrate and Azure PowerShell (Microsoft Azure)Oracle WebLogic Server on Azure Kubernetes Service (Microsoft Azure)Azure Machine Learning updates (Microsoft Azure)QnA Maker Deep Learning (Microsoft Azure)Reduced vCPU VMs (Microsoft Azure)

Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure Policy (Microsoft Docs)Built-in Azure Policies for Azure Key Vault (Microsoft Docs)

Enforce a minimum required version of Transport Layer Security (TLS) for incoming requests (Microsoft Docs)Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure Policy (Microsoft Docs)Visual Studio Code extension diagnostics + periscope (Azure Updates)App Service Discount for Premium Plans (Azure Updates)Generate a new function app from an OpenAPI specification (Azure Updates)Grant permission to applications to access an Azure key vault using Azure RBAC (Microsoft Docs)Monitoring Key Vault with Azure Event Grid (Microsoft Docs)Get notified of changes in Azure Key Vault by using Event Grid (Zimmergren)Azure Modular Datacenter (Microsoft)New datacenter: Taiwan, and Greece (Microsoft)SQL Server IaaS Agent Extension (Microsoft Docs)Soft delete for Azure File Shares is now generally available (Microsoft)

Best Practices for building Azure Functions (Zimmergren)Reflections on Azure Logic Apps (Ctrl+Alt+Azure Podcast)Event Grid message delivery and retry (Microsoft Docs)Subscription and tenant limits / throttling (Microsoft Docs)

Sideloading a custom Linux distroBuilding a local WordPress test environment using Windows 10, Docker Desktop, and WSL 2 (Jussi)Installing WSL 2 (Microsoft Docs)

Azure Backup Center announcement (Microsoft)Support matrix for Backup Center (Microsoft Docs)Overview of Azure Backup Center (Microsoft Docs)

Get Started Guide for Azure Developers (Microsoft Docs)Developing with Azure Resource Manager - Azure Resource Explorer (Zimmergren)Microsoft Architecture Center (Microsoft Docs)Microsoft Learn - Azure (Microsoft Docs)What is Azure Active Directory? (Microsoft Docs)

.NET 5 RC1 (Microsoft Devblogs)Azure Private Marketplace (Microsoft Docs)Azure SQL Edge (Microsoft Docs)Azure Logic Apps updates (Microsoft Techcommunity)Azure Resource Mover (Microsoft Docs)022 - Getting Started with Azure Arc, the modern Group Policies (Ctrl+Alt+Azure episode)Azure Arc updates (Microsoft)Azure Backup Center (Microsoft Docs)Azure Backup Center Support Matrix (Microsoft Docs)

Overview of Azure Communication Services (Microsoft)Microsoft Mechanics video on the service (Youtube)Get a phone number (Microsoft)Events supported by ACS (Microsoft)Hero sample on group chat (Microsoft)

Azure Automanage (Microsoft)Azure Sentinel Updates (Microsoft)Microsoft Compliance Manager (Microsoft)Microsoft Compliance Manager Licensing and Terms (Microsoft)

Testing application fault resiliencyAutomate Always On availability group deployments with SQL Virtual Machine resource providerAzure Cache for Visual Studio Code Extension (Preview)ASC: Security principals recommendationAKS: CVE-2020-8559 information (GitHub)Durable Functions v2.3.0 (GitHub)

Azure FarmBeats announcement (Microsoft)Overview of Azure FarmBeats (Microsoft)Integrating with Azure FarmBeats (Microsoft)Building a Translator component (Microsoft)

Elio's blogPimp Your Own Device webshop for stickers!Visual Studio Code extension for Front MatterAzure Static Web Apps Preview (Microsoft)Static website hosting on Azure Storage (Microsoft)