Episode 420 - Infrastructure as Code

by Sujit D'Mello April 14, 2022

Microsoft MVP, Director of Solution Architecture at WTW and all things Azure expert, Sam Cogan, joins us for an in-depth discussion on Infrastructure as Code. He shares his views and give us valuable tips for having a good IaC strategy.

 

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode420.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/PlfAS6eUfzE

Blog: https://samcogan.com

 

Other updates:

Generally available: Azure storage table access using Azure Active Directory | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

 

Microsoft is announcing the general availability of the Ebs/Ebds v5 memory optimized Azure VM series, that deliver up to 300% increase in remote storage performance compared to prior generation VMs.

 

Generally available: Azure Data Explorer Inline script deployment with ARM Template | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

 

General availability: Azure Data Explorer supports Azure private endpoints | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

No need to expose public endpoints or expose data over public internet to enable access from ADX clusters.

 

Update: Azure AD Graph retirement date | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

Extended retirement to move to Microsoft Graph - now 31 Dec 2022 (was 30 June 22).  Feature updates are going into MS Graph, not AD Graph

 

General availability: Azure Backup now supports vault-archive tier for Azure VMs | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

More GB but cheaper overall, using vault-archive instead of vault-standard

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-future-is-on-fhir-for-sas-and-microsoft-azure/

 

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-metrics-and-alerts-support-in-azure-container-apps/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-health-probes-support-in-azure-container-apps/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-visual-studio-support-for-azure-container-apps/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-visual-studio-code-extension-for-azure-container-apps/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-managed-identities-support-in-azure-container-apps/

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Episode 419 - Azure Front Door

by Evan Basalik April 7, 2022

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Episode 418 - Azure Marketplace

by Sujit D'Mello March 31, 2022

We have a wonderful discussion with David Starr, a Principal Software Engineer from the Commercial Marketplace Services team (and fellow hoster of his own Podcast) to talk about the services available to ISVs and customers to get their cloud applications and solutions visibility via the Azure Marketplace so then can monetize them. We discuss Azure Managed Apps, App Source and various technical and business details around these services.

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode418.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gu8N0sjnkLA

Resources:

Azure Marketplace - https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/

AppSource - https://appsource.microsoft.com/

Mastering the Marketplace technical learning library - https://aka.ms/MasteringTheMarketplace

Azure for Executives podcast - https://aka.ms/AzureForExec

Get started here - https://partner.microsoft.com

 

Other updates:

App Service Environment version 1 and version 2 will be retired on 31 August 2024

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/app-service-environment-v1-and-v2-retirement-announcement/

 

http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-ondemand-capacity-reservations/

 

Diversifying the telecommunications supply chain with Open RAN

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/diversifying-the-telecommunications-supply-chain-with-open-ran/

 

Accelerate silicon design innovation on Azure with Synopsys Cloud

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/accelerate-silicon-design-innovation-on-azure-with-synopsys-cloud/

 

Introducing the new Azure Front Door: Reimagined for modern apps and content

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-the-new-azure-front-door-reimagined-for-modern-apps-and-content/

 

Public preview: Azure dedicated host support in AKS

 

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-dedicated-host-support-in-aks/

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Episode 417 - App Service Diagnostics

by Cynthia Kreng March 23, 2022

Yun Jung Choi, a PM in the Azure team, give us details about a valuable feature of the popular App Service, that allows customers to perform a variety of advanced troubleshooting tasks right within the Azure Portal.

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode417.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/A8IB5A2YWFI

Resources: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/overview-diagnostics

 

Other updates:

Manage port forwarding for backend pool with Azure Load Balancer

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/manage-port-forwarding-for-backend-pool-with-azure-load-balancer/

 

5 reasons to attend the Modernize and Migrate with Hybrid Cloud Flexibility digital event

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/5-reasons-to-attend-the-modernize-and-migrate-with-hybrid-cloud-flexibility-digital-event/

 

Accelerate graphics-heavy workloads using NVads A10 v5 Azure

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/accelerate-graphicsheavy-workloads-using-nvads-a10-v5-azure/

 

Azure confidential computing with NVIDIA GPUs for trustworthy AI

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-confidential-computing-with-nvidia-gpus-for-trustworthy-ai/

 

Public preview: Azure Container Registry on Azure Stack Hub | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

 

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/we-ll-retire-azure-time-series-insights-on-31-of-march-2025/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/netcore31/

 

Azure QnA Maker will be retired on 31 March 2025

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-qna-maker-will-be-retired-on-31-march-2025/

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Episode 416 - Azure Purview

by Cynthia Kreng March 18, 2022

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Episode 415 - International Women's Day Special with Kathleen Mitford

by Cynthia Kreng March 8, 2022

The team speaks with Kathleen Mitford, CVP of Azure Marketing, as a celebration for International Women's Day. Kathleen shared her new stay at home habits, thoughts on the evolution of women in tech, family life, career journey, and vision for where she sees Azure going with the rise of Digital Natives.

Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode415.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/a-WSdcmSl8Y

 

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Episode 414 - Azure DNS

by Evan Basalik March 4, 2022

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Episode 413 - Thinking Cloud Native

by Sujit D'Mello February 26, 2022

Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect Stephen Kaufman gives us valuable insights into the considerations for making applications 'Cloud Native' when hosting them on Azure. 

 

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode413.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/6xUmrgL1dNM

Resources:

CNCF Cloud Native Interactive Landscape

Link to the CNCF Trail map

 

Other updates:

Public preview: Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-spring-cloud-enterprise/

 

Public preview: WordPress enhancements for App Service

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-wordpress-enhancements-for-app-service/

 

Generally available: Direct enterprise agreement on Azure Cost Management and Billing

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/ea-azure-billing-experience-on-cost-management-and-billing-3/

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Episode 412 - Azure Database for Postgres

by Evan Basalik February 17, 2022

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Episode 411 - Event Driven Architectures on Azure

by Sujit D'Mello February 10, 2022

Cloud Solution Architects Suhas Rao and Graeme Foster have implemented several Event Driven Architectures on Azure. They talk to Cynthia and Sujit about why customers are looking at these application patterns and provide valuable insights into implementing them on Azure.

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode411.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/tbNqKLhKisY

Resources:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/event-sourcing

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/saga/saga

https://vasters.com/archive/Sagas.html

https://developer.lightbend.com/docs/akka-platform-guide/concepts/message-driven-event-driven.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKCRSUsyP0&t=299s

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-grid/compare-messaging-services

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iuMjjKQnhg

https://yourazurecoach.com/2021/08/11/azure-service-bus-vs-event-grid/

https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/3867165/top-10-strategic-technology-trends-for-2018-event-driven0

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/retry-service-specific

 

Other updates:

General availability: Deployment enhancements for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

 

Public preview: Anomaly Detector adds synchronous multivariate detection and improved anomaly interpretation | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

 

Public preview: Azure Bastion now supports file transfer via the native client | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

 

Private preview: AKS cluster persistent volume backup | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

 

General availability: Azure Cache for Redis active geo-replication in enterprise tiers | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

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