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MicrosoftProactive: Azure Blogs - Articles from 12-Feb-2024 to 18-Feb-2024
AI + Machine Learning
Covering: Anomaly Detector, Azure Bot Services, Azure Cognitive Search, Azure ML, Azure Open Datasets, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Video Indexer, Computer Vision, Content Moderator, Custom Vision, Data Science VM, Face API, Azure Form Recognizer, Azure Immersive Reader, Kinect DK, Language Understanding (LUIS), Microsoft Genomics, Personalizer, Project Bonsai, QnA Maker, Speaker recognition, Speech to Text, Speech translation, Cognitive Service for Language, Text to Speech, Translator, Azure Metrics Advisor, Health Bot, Azure Percept, Azure Applied AI Services, Azure OpenAI Service
:paperclip:Chat Service demo running Phi-2 LLM locally with Semantic Kernel
Assess how your organization feels about Microsoft Copilot
Azure AI Language: Sentiment Analysis with Durable Functions
The future of LLM: Scopriamo la RAG
Build an LLM-based application, benchmark models and evaluate output performance with Prompt Flow
Harness the Future: How to Develop Your AI Coding Skills with Azure Enablement Show (Part One)
Visual Studio Code GitHub Copilot or any Extension Auto Update Enable/Disable.
The story so far with nonprofits and AI
Vision Transformer Learning with AML (Part 1)
Build an LLM-based application, benchmark models and evaluate output performance with Prompt Flow
Drive customer engagement with the power of AI
Streamlining Azure Marketplace Deployments
Microsoft Semantic Kernel and AutoGen: Open Source Frameworks for AI Solutions
Microsoft Learn AI Skills Challenge Pitch Winner: Watch Out
Protect unmanaged or 3rd party MDM managed iOS/Android devices with MDE
Microsoft and SAP collaborate to modernize identity for SAP customers
Announcing a new way to give feedback on Microsoft Learn
Build, benchmark, evaluate and deploy real-time inference endpoint with Prompt Flow
Staying ahead of threat actors in the age of AI
Building AI Agent Applications Series - Assembling your AI agent with the Semantic Kernel
Microsoft Fabric AI Hack Workshop: Build a Custom Object Detection Model | Feb 20, 2024
Drive sustainability transformation faster with new data and AI capabilities
Analytics
Covering: Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Share, Azure Databricks, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Catalog, Data Lake Analytics, HDInsight, Power BI Embedded, R Server for HDInsight, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Graph Data Connect, Azure Chaos Studio
Register for the upcoming live webinar covering formatting in Power BI!
Understanding OneLake Architecture: The OneDrive for Data
Labeling with Microsoft Purview Data Map now supports Dataverse, Azure Databricks, and Snowflake
🤖🧵Microsoft Fabric AI Hack Together Kickoff: Ready, Set Hack! Do more with AI in Microsoft Fabric
Partner Blog | Register for the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference!
Microsoft Fabric AI Hack Workshop: Build a Custom Object Detection Model | Feb 20, 2024
Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (January 2024)
Compute
Covering: Azure CycleCloud, Azure Quantum, Azure Spot Virtual Machines, Azure VMware Solution, Batch, Linux Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Virtual Machines, Azure Dedicated Host, Azure VM Image Builder, Azure Functions, Service Fabric
Converting an AWS Lambda Function in Go into an Azure Function using LLMs
Accelerating OpenFOAM Integration with Azure CycleCloud
Azure VMware Solution Security Design Considerations
Choosing the Right Azure Spot VM for Rendering Workloads Using MoonRay
Public preview: Upgrade policies for Virtual Machine Scale Sets using Flexible Orchestration
Rapidly scope NC2 on Azure using Nutanix Sizer
Azure VMware Solution Performance Design Considerations
Azure Functions Newsletter – February 2024
Continued innovation with Azure VMware Solution
Test your Patches! A Staged Patching Solution with Azure Update Manager
Containers
Covering: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Red Hat OpenShift, Azure Container Apps, Web App for Containers, Azure Container Instances, Azure Container Registry
Public preview: AKS cluster control plane metrics in managed Prometheus
Simplifying Azure Kubernetes Service Authentication Part 1
Simplifying Azure Kubernetes Service Authentication Part 2
Using Azure Python SDK to manage Azure Container Apps - Part 1
Windows containers in Kubernetes: Automating nodepool management with Calico’s Windows HPC Support
Databases
Covering: Azure Cache for Redis, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database for MariaDB, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Edge, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure VM, Table Storage, Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, Azure Confidential Ledger
SQL Server - Minimum downtime schema updates
Azure Database for MySQL - Single Server retirement - Key updates and migration tooling available
Leveraging Redis Insights for Azure Cache for Redis
Azure SQL Managed Instance - Log Space Growth Alert using Azure Runbook/PowerShell
General availability: serverless for Hyperscale in Azure SQL Database
General availability: Azure SQL updates for mid-February 2024
General availability: Customer managed key encryption for Enterprise tier caches
Public preview: Migration service in Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Public preview: Azure SQL migration assessment enabled by Azure Arc
Let's explore Databases in Azure
Encryption and Ledger in Azure SQL Database | Data Exposed
Cumulative Update #25 for SQL Server 2019 RTM
Encryption and Ledger in Azure SQL Database | Data Exposed
SQL Server サービスが OS の起動時に自動起動してこなかった場合の対処策について
Released: SQL Server 3rd Party Backend for Django v1.4
Microsoft Drivers 5.12 for PHP for SQL Server Released
JDBC Driver 12.6 for SQL Server Released
Developer Tools
Covering: App Configuration, Azure DevTest Labs, Azure Lab Services, SDKs, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Azure Load Testing
.NET February 2024 Updates – .NET 8.0.2, 7.0.16, .NET 6.0.27
Bringing npm registry services to GitHub Codespaces
Introducing ASP.NET Core metrics and Grafana dashboards in .NET 8
.NET Framework February 2024 Security and Quality Rollup Updates
Microsoft JDConf 2024 Announces Keynote Speaker and Breakout Sessions – Java, Cloud and AI
Powering advancements of AI in the open: Apply now to GitHub Accelerator
Build code security skills with the GitHub Secure Code Game
Step by Step Practical Guide to Architecting Cloud Native Applications
DevOps
Covering: Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Test Plans, DevOps tool integrations, Azure Load Testing
Get started with v4 of GitHub Actions Artifacts
February patches for Azure DevOps Server
GitHub Availability Report: January 2024
End of SSH-RSA support for Azure Repos
JUnit Attachments Support for Publish Test Results
Enforcement of Defender CSPM for Premium DevOps Security Capabilities
Azure Pipelines deprecated tasks retirement schedule
Hybrid
Covering: Microsoft Azure Stack, Azure Arc
Hyper-V VM Migration to Azure Stack HCI, version 23H2
Public preview: Azure SQL migration assessment enabled by Azure Arc
Identity
Covering: Azure Active Directory, Multi-factor Authentication, Azure Active Directory Domain Services, Azure Active Directory External Identities
Avoid the complexity when utilizing Entra ID multi-tenants and School or Work/Microsoft Accounts
Integration
Covering: API Management, Event Grid, Logic Apps , Service Bus
Intelligent App Chronicles: Azure API Management as an Enterprise API Gateway
APIs in Action: Unlocking the Potential of APIs in Today's Digital Landscape
Announcing the availability of TLS 1.3 in Azure API Management in Preview
Internet Of Things
Covering: Azure IoT Central, Azure IoT Edge, Azure IoT Hub, Azure RTOS, Azure Sphere, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Time Series Insights, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Azure Percept, Windows for IoT
Microsoft's commitment to Azure IoT
Management and Governance
Covering: Automation, Azure Advisor, Azure Backup, Azure Blueprints, Azure Lighthouse, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Service Health, Azure Site Recovery, Cloud Shell, Cost Management, Azure Portal, Network Watcher, Azure Automanage, Azure Resource Mover, Azure Chaos Studio, Azure Managed Grafana
Hunting for QR Code AiTM Phishing and User Compromise
Streamlining Azure Marketplace Deployments
Benefits of moving to Azure Monitor SCOM managed instance
New on Azure Marketplace: February 1-7, 2024
Step by Step Practical Guide to Architecting Cloud Native Applications
Media
Covering: Azure Media Player, Content Protection, Encoding, Live and On-Demand Streaming, Media Services
No New Articles
Migration
Covering: Azure Database Migration Service, Azure Migrate, Data Box, Azure Site Recovery
No New Articles
Mixed Reality
Covering: Digital Twins, Kinect DK, Spatial Anchors, Remote Rendering, Object Anchors
No New Articles
Mobile
Covering: Azure Maps, MAUI, Notification Hubs, Visual Studio App Center, Xamarin, Azure Communication Services
No New Articles
Networking
Covering: Application Gateway, Bastion, DDoS Protection, DNS, Azure ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Load Balancer, Firewall Manager, Front Door, Internet Analyzer, Azure Private Link, Content Delivery Network, Network Watcher, Traffic Manager, Virtual Network, Virtual WAN, VPN Gateway, Web Application Firewall, Azure Orbital, Route Server, Network Function Manager, Virtual Network Manager, Azure Private 5G Core
Announcing New Monitoring and Scaling Updates in Azure Firewall
Consistent DNS resolution in a hybrid hub spoke network topology
Azure Firewall: Parallel IP Group update support is now in public preview
Security
Covering: Defender for Cloud, DDoS Protection, Dedicated HSM, Azure Information Protection, Microsoft Sentinel, Key Vault, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Microsoft Azure Attestation, Azure Confidential Ledger
General availability: Improvements in Azure Key Vault
Batch pool with user assigned Managed Identity and Key Vault extension
Enforcement of Defender CSPM for Premium DevOps Security Capabilities
Storage
Covering: Archive Storage, Avere vFXT for Azure, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Share, Files, FXT Edge Filer, HPC Cache, NetApp Files, Blob Storage, Data Box, Disk Storage, Queue Storage, Storage Accounts, Storage Explorer, StorSimple
Generally available: Zone Redundant Storage for Azure Disks is now available in Canada Central
Generally available: Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier support on Change Feed and Object Replication
Announcing general availability of FSLogix 2210 hotfix 3!
Web
Covering: App Configuration, App Service, Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Maps, Azure SignalR Service, Static Web Apps, Azure Communication Services, Azure Web PubSub, Azure Fluid Relay, Web App for Containers
Building an Azure Static Web Apps site using WordPress on App Service as a headless CMS
Migrating your JBOSS EAP apps to Azure App Service
Azure Virtual Desktop
Covering: Windows Virtual Desktop, VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for Azure
