Episode 489 - Storage Revisited

by Sujit D'Mello March 6, 2024

In this episode, we delve into a cornerstone service within Azure that is sometimes underestimated or missed in design discussions: the Azure Storage service. Our guest, Ben Hummerstone, a seasoned Cloud Solution Architect based in the UK, brings his expertise in storage and other infrastructure services to the forefront. Ben shares a valuable set of guiding principles to assist you in crafting the optimal storage architecture for your application.

 

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode489.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/XIKxPRI1G-Y

Resources:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-government/azure-secure-isolation-guidance#high-level-azure-storage-architecture

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/scalability-targets

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/access-tiers-overview

 

Other updates:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-functions-support-for-http-streams-in-nodejs/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-kubernetes-129-support-in-aks/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cloud-services-classic-retirement-announcement-feb2024/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-netapp-files-volume-enhancement-allow-the-same-file-path-for-volumes-in-different-availability-zones/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-os-sku-inplace-migration-for-linux-nodes/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/ga-istiobased-service-mesh-addon-for-azure-kubernetes-service/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-disable-network-policy-for-migration-in-aks/ 

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-capacity-reservations-support-in-aks/

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Episode 488 - Express Route Resiliency and Monitoring

by Russell Young March 1, 2024

Jose Moreno a Customer Engineer in the FastTrack for Azure team joins Sujit and Russell to talk about Networking, and more specifically discusses best practices for Express Route configuration and monitoring with an eye on resiliency and performance.

 

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode488.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/KUhODMaQjEU

Resources:

Other updates:

Episode 487 - Tales from the field with Azure Key Vault

by Sujit D'Mello February 27, 2024

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Episode 486 - Azure Savings Plans

by Sujit D'Mello February 14, 2024

Technical Program Manager in the Azure Commerce team, Obinna Nwokolo explains exactly what the new Azure Savings Plan is all about and how you can easily take advantage of it via the Portal experience. He digs into the various options for cutting costs in Azure and when the Savings Plan makes sense for you.

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode486.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qwt728PUz0U

Resources:

 

Other updates:

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

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Episode 485 - Copilot for Azure

by Sujit D'Mello February 9, 2024

Santosh Somayajula, a Principal Product Manager in Azure, breaks down the new Copilot for Azure service which is currently in Private Preview in the Azure Portal. Using this feature, administrators and management can perform operations in the Portal using simple verbal commands instead of navigating the UI.

 

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode485.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gqv-qOOoK28

Resources: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/overview

 https://aka.ms/MSCopilotforAzurePreviewRequest

 

Other updates:

General Availability: Azure Virtual Network encryption | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

 

Public preview: ExpressRoute guided portal experience for multi-site resiliency | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

 

General Availability: Azure MySQL Import feature for Azure Database for MySQL Single to Flexible Server migrations | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure 

 

Public Preview: Circuit Breaker in Azure API Management | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure  

 

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-topology/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/mount-azure-storage-as-a-local-share-in-app-service-linux-now-supports-nfs/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-continuous-model-monitoring-in-azure-machine-learning/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-api-center-features/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-new-major-version-of-durable-functions-extension/

 

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-outbound-type-migration-in-aks/

 

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Episode 484 - Production LiveSite Review

by Sujit D'Mello January 15, 2024

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Episode 483 - Azure VMware Solution Landing Zone Accelerator

by Sujit D'Mello January 10, 2024

Azure Cloud Solution Architects Elena Krasteva and Sabine Blair help us understand what the Azure VMWare Solution is all about and how the Landing Zone Accelerator helps make it easier for customers looking to migrate VMWare workloads to Azure.

 

 

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode483.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Onj876JxOaw

Resources:

1) Product page: https://aka.ms/avs 

2) LinkedIn: (20) Azure VMware Solution Pros | Groups | LinkedIn

3) Well Architected Workload Guidance: https://aka.ms/avswafdocs 

4) Landing Zone Accelerator: https://aka.ms/avsaccelerator

4) TechCommunity Blog: Azure Migration and Modernization Blog - Microsoft Community Hub

5) Learn Modules: Run VMware resources on Azure VMware Solution - Training | Microsoft Learn

6) Discovery Assessment: Azure VMware Solution assessment calculations in Azure Migrate - Azure Migrate | Microsoft Learn

 

Other updates:

Microsoft puts Azure Quantum Elements to work

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/09/microsoft-puts-azure-quantum-elements-to-work/

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/azure-spring-apps-enterprise-is-now-eligible-for-azure-savings/ba-p/4021532

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Episode 482 - Network Watcher

by Sujit D'Mello December 21, 2023

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Episode 481 - AKS Fleet Manager

by Sujit D'Mello December 18, 2023

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Episode 480 - Ignite 2023 Updates

by Sujit D'Mello December 1, 2023

Mark Eisenberg joins Cale and Sujit to dissect the Azure-related updates announced at the Ignite Conference in November 2023.

 

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode480.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/bbt4wTjo7G4

Resources:

https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2023-book-of-news/

Mark Russinovich - Inside AI Innovations

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