AzureFeeds Newsletter

Weekly Update: Saturday March 30 2024 to Saturday April 06 2024

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Azure Updates11
Tech Community38
Microsoft Security2
Azure Community19

Azure Updates (11 new azure updates)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication DayCategory
Public preview: ExpressRoute Metro for High Resiliencyhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/expressroutemetro/ExpressRoute lets you extend your on-premises networks into the Microsoft cloud over a private connection with the help of a connectivity provider. With ExpressRoute, you can […]TuesdayAzure Updates
Public preview: Azure Backup supports long term retention for backup of Azure Database for MySQL– Flexible Serverhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/mysql-flexibleserverlongtermretenttion/Now you can retain backups for up to 10 years by defining your own backup and retention policy for MySQL- Flexible server.TuesdayAzure Updates,Azure Backup
Public Preview: Azure Backup enables vaulted backups for Azure Files for comprehensive data protection.https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azurefiles-vaultedbackups/Azure Backup now supports transferring Azure Files backups to the vault for comprehensive protection against severe data loss scenarios like ransomware attack.TuesdayAzure Updates,Azure Database for PostgreSQL; Azure Backup
General Availability of Azure Logic Apps connectors for IBM Mainframe and Midrangeshttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-of-azure-logic-apps-connectors-for-ibm-mainframe-and-midranges/Exciting news! Our IBM Mainframe and Midrange connectors, including IBM 3270, IBM CICS, IBM DB2, IBM i, IBM MQ, and IBM IMS, are now generally available. […]WednesdayAzure Updates,Azure Logic Apps
Public Preview of Azure OpenAI and AI Search in-app connectors for Logic Apps (Standard)https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-of-azure-openai-and-ai-search-inapp-connectors-for-logic-apps-standard/We’re thrilled to announce two new built-in connectors for Azure Logic Apps: Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search. With the increasing adoption of AI technologies, there’s […]WednesdayAzure Updates,Azure Logic Apps
Public Preview: Resiliency Review on Azure Advisorhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-resiliency-review-on-azure-advisor/Improve your workload’s resiliency and optimize your cloud deployments by reviewing recommendations on AdvisorWednesdayAzure Updates
Generally Available: AKS cost viewshttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/ga-aks-cost-views-2/The Kubernetes clusters and Kubernetes namespaces cost views are now generally available in Cost analysis within Azure portal. You can view the aggregated costs for all […]WednesdayAzure Updates,AzurePortal
Announcing General Availability of Azure API Management Basic v2 and Standard v2 Tiershttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/announcing-general-availability-of-azure-api-management-basic-v2-and-standard-v2-tiers/We’re thrilled to announce the General Availability of Azure API Management’s newest pricing tiers – Basic v2 and Standard v2. The Azure API Management v2 pricing […]WednesdayAzure Updates,API Management
Public preview: New Generation Intel VMs – Dv6/Ev6https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-new-generation-intel-v6-vms/Azure introduces the latest generation Intel-based VM series in public preview with up to 20% higher CPU performance and 3X remote storage throughput.WednesdayAzure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager Security Admin Rule generally available in 45 regionshttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-virtual-network-manager-security-admin-rule-generally-available-in-45-regions/Azure Virtual Network Manager’s security admin rule configuration is now generally available in 45 regions, empowering users to enforce security rules across their virtual networks globally.FridayAzure Updates
Long Audio API will be retired on 31 March 2027 – Migrate to the new batch synthesis APIhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/long-audio-api-will-be-retired-on-31-march-2027-migrate-to-the-new-batch-synthesis-api/Long Audio API will be retired on March 31, 2027SaturdayAzure Updates

Tech Community (38 new articles)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication DayCategory
ISV network connectivity pattern for data exchange over public IP address between Azure and onPremhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/isv-network-connectivity-pattern-for-data-exchange-over-public/ba-p/4089685This blog discusses  ISV connectivity patterns for a customer who wants to exchange data with an Azure SaaS provider.   Contoso Corporation (Customer) Contoso Corporation  wants […]SundayTech Community
Deploy Logic App Standard to storage account with private endpoints using Terraformhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/deploy-logic-app-standard-to-storage-account-with-private/ba-p/4101998Last year I have published a blog using Terraform to deploy standard logic app in public network (Deploy Logic App Standard with Terraform and Azure DevOps […]MondayTech Community
Get Azure Reservations and Savings Plans Insights with the Azure Optimization Enginehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/get-azure-reservations-and-savings-plans-insights-with-the-azure/ba-p/4100750Introduction   Azure Reservations and Savings Plans commitments have been adopted by many customers with a predictable and steady Azure consumption to achieve considerable savings over […]MondayTech Community
Four Strategies for Cost-Effective Azure Monitoring and Log Analyticshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-governance-and-management/four-strategies-for-cost-effective-azure-monitoring-and-log/ba-p/4101784Effective cost management in Azure Monitor and Azure Log Analytics is essential for controlling cloud expenditures. It involves strategic measures to reduce costs while maximizing the […]MondayTech Community
Configuring App Service Certificate in Application Gatewayhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/configuring-app-service-certificate-in-application-gateway/ba-p/4083933Application gateway allows you to have an App Service app as a backend pool member with a custom domain.   You can use App Service Certificate […]TuesdayTech Community
Logic Apps Aviators Newsletter – April 2024https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/logic-apps-aviators-newsletter-april-2024/ba-p/4094722In this issue: Ace Aviator of the Month Customer Corner News from our product group News from our community   Ace Aviator of the Month   […]TuesdayTech Community
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Pricing updatehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/linux-and-open-source-blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-pricing-update/ba-p/4097754As announced, Red Hat is updating its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) royalty model to a scalable model to achieve better consistency with the most common model for […]TuesdayTech Community
Get ready for Microsoft Build: Explore cloud-native, AI, GitHub Copilot, and morehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/get-ready-for-microsoft-build-explore-cloud-native-ai-github/ba-p/4102491Microsoft Build is next month! To get ready for the big event, we’re exploring resources from Microsoft Learn so developers can get a head start on […]TuesdayTech Community
Helm charts managed through Terraform to deploy an Azure SecretProviderClass on AKShttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/helm-charts-managed-through-terraform-to-deploy-an-azure/ba-p/4101439Introduction   In this article we will see how to benefit from the advantages of two infrastructure and template management solutions: Helm charts and Terraform.   In order to […]TuesdayTech Community
Unlocking Security Excellence: A Comprehensive Guide to Azure Managed HSM for Regulated Industrieshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/unlocking-security-excellence-a-comprehensive-guide-to-azure/ba-p/4100749Introduction: Azure Managed HSM is an FIPS 140 Level 3 complaint device, using it customers gain exclusive control over all operations within their key store solution. […]WednesdayTech Community
Contributor Stories: John Azizhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/contributor-stories-john-aziz/ba-p/4098543If you’ve ever engaged with the content on the Microsoft Learn platform, it’s highly likely that the material you used was written or co-authored by dedicated […]WednesdayTech Community
Run federated queries on Trino with HDInsight on AKShttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/analytics-on-azure-blog/run-federated-queries-on-trino-with-hdinsight-on-aks/ba-p/4100607HDInsight on AKS is a modern, reliable, secure, and fully managed Platform as a Service (PaaS) that runs on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). HDInsight on AKS […]WednesdayTech Community
Microsoft and Azure private MEC at Embedded Worldhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-for-operators-blog/microsoft-and-azure-private-mec-at-embedded-world/ba-p/4103279Microsoft is excited to participate in Embedded World, April 9-11, 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany, the leading international fair for embedded systems. This event showcases the latest […]WednesdayTech Community
Harnessing GitHub Copilot as your Coding GPShttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/harnessing-github-copilot-as-your-coding-gps/ba-p/4103480GitHub Copilot is a coding assistant powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), which can run in various environments and help you be more efficient in your daily […]WednesdayTech Community
NTT DATA and Microsoft pair up to modernize customer communications with generative AIhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-communication-services/ntt-data-and-microsoft-pair-up-to-modernize-customer/ba-p/4102681A core component of business-to-customer communication includes the contact center. However, many companies have committed to multi-year agreements with contact center services that have been surpassed […]WednesdayTech Community
A Comprehensive Guide to Azure Managed HSM for Regulated Industrieshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/a-comprehensive-guide-to-azure-managed-hsm-for-regulated/ba-p/4100749Introduction: Azure Managed HSM is an FIPS 140 Level 3 complaint device, using it customers gain exclusive control over all operations within their key store solution. […]WednesdayTech Community
Announcing General Availability of Azure API Management Basic v2 and Standard v2 Tiershttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/announcing-general-availability-of-azure-api-management-basic-v2/ba-p/4104681We’re thrilled to announce the General Availability of Azure API Management’s newest pricing tiers – Basic v2 and Standard v2. Trusted by thousands of the world’s […]ThursdayTech Community
Choosing the right Azure API Management tier for your networking scenarioshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/choosing-the-right-azure-api-management-tier-for-your-networking/ba-p/4104621Last updated 4/3/2024 to include v2 Tiers features.   Authors: Faisal Mustafa, Ben Gimblett, Jose Moreno, Srini Padala, and Fernando Mejia.   There are different options […]ThursdayTech Community
File Systems Connector Support on Workflow Standard Planshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-integration-services-blog/file-systems-connector-support-on-workflow-standard-plans/ba-p/4093382The File Systems Connector allows your workflows to connect to files shares inside your virtual network. Until now, this was only supported on Logic Apps Standard […]ThursdayTech Community
Coming Soon: Transition to WS2012/R2 ESUs enabled by Azure Arc for Year 2 and beyondhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc-blog/coming-soon-transition-to-ws2012-r2-esus-enabled-by-azure-arc/ba-p/4104060Announced during last week’s Windows Server Summit 2024, customers will be able to transition to Azure Arc for WS2012 Extended Security Updates enabled by Azure Arc […]ThursdayTech Community
Managed SD-WAN in vWAN: throughput considerations and underlay optionshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/managed-sd-wan-in-vwan-throughput-considerations-and-underlay/ba-p/4097864Context   Azure Virtual WAN (vWAN) simplifies large-scale branch connectivity by optimizing routing using the Microsoft global network for connectivity of branch offices, on-premises data centers […]ThursdayTech Community
Use Logic App to monitor Application Gateway Backend Healthhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/use-logic-app-to-monitor-application-gateway-backend-health/ba-p/4104759Problem statement: While Azure Application Gateway probes backend health and reports the status, it does not log failed health probe requests. These logs if stored can […]ThursdayTech Community
Using Slash Commands in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studiohttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/using-slash-commands-in-github-copilot-for-visual-studio/ba-p/4105447GitHub Copilot is a coding assistant powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), which can run in various environments and help you be more efficient in your daily […]FridayTech Community
Java, Cloud, and AI: Insights and Takeaways from Microsoft JDConf 2024https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/java-cloud-and-ai-insights-and-takeaways-from-microsoft-jdconf/ba-p/4105167A huge thank you to all the attendees, speakers, our hosts, and the Microsoft Reactor team who made Microsoft JDConf 2024 such a success! We couldn’t […]FridayTech Community
ConfigMgr: Avoiding Remote Management Point Pitfallshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/configmgr-avoiding-remote-management-point-pitfalls/ba-p/4102508Hello!   I’m Pavel Yurenev, a Support Escalation Engineer specializing in Microsoft Configuration Manager at Microsoft Customer Service & Support (CSS). As Reactive Support, we assist customers […]FridayTech Community
Microsoft Fabric Co-Existing as Semantic Layer with Power BI & Snowflakehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/microsoft-fabric-co-existing-as-semantic-layer-with-power-bi-amp/ba-p/4088246Overview Customers have modernized their data warehouse by hosting it on Snowflake (in AWS) and have chosen Power BI (in Azure) as their single reporting/analytics platform. […]FridayTech Community
Microsoft at Open Source Summit North America 2024https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/linux-and-open-source-blog/microsoft-at-open-source-summit-north-america-2024/ba-p/4105773  Open source is fundamental at Microsoft and can be found throughout the company today – across Microsoft, developers are using open source technology and building […]FridayTech Community
Announcing Java 21 and Tomcat 10.1 on Azure App Service!https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/announcing-java-21-and-tomcat-10-1-on-azure-app-service/ba-p/4105714You can now use Java 21 and Tomcat 10.1 on Azure App Service!      For more information about Java Stacks and Support on App Service, […]FridayTech Community
Enabling satellite operators to offer AI at the edge in spacehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-space-blog/enabling-satellite-operators-to-offer-ai-at-the-edge-in-space/ba-p/4104808  Azure Space fuses cloud computing and space technology, empowering industries and innovators with connectivity and access to space data to reach for the stars. Azure […]FridayTech Community
Armchair Architects: Are AI Charters Valuable?https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/armchair-architects-are-ai-charters-valuable/ba-p/4106592In this blog, our host, David Blank-Edelman and our armchair architects Uli Homann and Eric Charran will be delving into the significance of establishing an AI charter […]FridayTech Community
How to fix Azure Classic Cloud Service prepare failure while using in-built ARM migration featurehttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-paas-blog/how-to-fix-azure-classic-cloud-service-prepare-failure-while/ba-p/4105588Introduction:   Over the years, Azure Cloud Services (classic) has played a central role in Microsoft’s cloud offerings. However, as technology advances, there arises a demand […]FridayTech Community
Azure Verified Modules – Monthly Update [March]https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-tools-blog/azure-verified-modules-monthly-update-march/ba-p/4103913New To This Series? For Azure Verified Modules, we will be producing monthly updates in which, we will share with you the latest news and features […]FridayTech Community
Building a RAG Pattern chat bot with Azure OpenAI and LangChain.js | Azure Developers JavaScript Dayhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/building-a-rag-pattern-chat-bot-with-azure-openai-and-langchain/ba-p/4105727  In this second article on this year’s Microsoft event aimed at JavaScript developers: Azure Developers JavaScript Day 2024, we’re going to talk about creating a chatbot […]FridayTech Community
ExpressRoute MSEE hairpin design considerationshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/expressroute-msee-hairpin-design-considerations/ba-p/4101161In this article, we will explore the concept of hair-pinning, also referred to as MSEE hair-pinning. This involves a process where traffic from a VNET, connected […]SaturdayTech Community
Azure Communication Services April 2024 Feature Updateshttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-communication-services/azure-communication-services-april-2024-feature-updates/ba-p/4106987The Azure Communication Services team is excited to share several new product and feature updates released in March 2024. (You can view previous blog articles here.)   […]SaturdayTech Community
Leverage Large Language Models such as ChatGPT for your Ecommerce Systemhttps://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/leverage-large-language-models-such-as-chatgpt-for-your/ba-p/4100471ChatGPT Ecommerce System  This solution guide presents a novel approach that leverages Large Language Models, such as ChatGPT, to address the limitations found in traditional recommendation […]SaturdayTech Community
LangChain.js + Azure: A Generative AI App Journey | Azure Developers JavaScript Day 2024https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-developer-community/langchain-js-azure-a-generative-ai-app-journey-azure-developers/ba-p/4101261Microsoft recently organized an event dedicated to JavaScript developers, the Azure Developers JavaScript Day 2024. The event featured various technical and practical sessions, including a session on […]SaturdayTech Community
Annual Roundup of AI Infrastructure Breakthroughs for 2023https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/annual-roundup-of-ai-infrastructure-breakthroughs-for-2023/ba-p/4097737What a difference a year makes! Last year I said 2022 was a banner year for AI developments… if 2022 was a banner year then how […]SaturdayTech Community

Microsoft Security (2 articles)

NameLinkDescriptionPublication Day
Embracing innovation: Derrick’s transition from banking to Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence teamhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2024/04/embracing-innovation-derricks-transition-from-banking-to-microsofts-threat-intelligence-team/Meet Derrick, a Senior Program Manager on the Operational Threat Intelligence team at Microsoft. Derrick’s role involves understanding and roadmapping the complete set of tools that […]Tuesday
Microsoft Priva announces new solutions to help modernize your privacy programhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/04/02/microsoft-priva-announces-new-solutions-to-help-modernize-your-privacy-program/We know managing privacy is harder than ever. The increasing complexity of regulatory requirements and constantly changing regulations make day-to-day privacy management a challenge. Manual, inefficient […]Wednesday

Azure Community articles courtesy of The Cloud Pirate

Name Title URL
Daniel Bradley Limit local administrators on Microsoft Entra joined devices Link
John Savill's Technical Training Azure Update - 29th March 2024 Link
Suryendu Bhattacharyya Entra Powershell Connector for Dummies Link
Suryendu Bhattacharyya Unlocking the Mysteries of the Entra PowerShell Connector, A Beginner’s Guide Link
Imran Rashid Azure Storage Account Lifecycle Management rule scopes explained Link
Richard Hooper Implementing Deployment Safeguards in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): A Step-by-Step Guide Link
Steve Buchanan Azure Friday: Safeguard your containerized workloads using AKS backupAzure Friday: Link
Nicholas Chang Unlocking AI Insights using LangChain and Azure Search Link
Gijs Reijn Azure Update Manager series — Configure Event Subscription for Azure Functions Link
Chris Bradshaw Azure WebApps- What's New: March 2024 Link
Nicholas Chang Interview with Chirag Patel at MVPSummit2024 Link
Dan Rios Azure SQL Managed Instance: Network Intent Policy error fix in Azure Bicep Link
Luke Murray Azure Container Apps - Overview Link
Thomas Maurer The Azure Adaptive Cloud Community Link
Richard Hooper Optimize AKS Load Balancing: Upgrading to IP-Address Pool Management Link
Batsirai Tambo Azure AI Speech to Text vs OpenAI Whisper Link
Build5Nines Why do Azure Resource Groups have an Azure Region association? Link
Olivier Miossec User-defined function in Azure Bicep Link
Nicholas Chang Cloud Journey from University to Principle Architect/Microsoft Tech Lead with Martin O'Neill Link

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