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The team meets with Stephane Erbrech to talk about Azure Kubernetes Fleet and learns why it is necessary and also why it isn't the same thing as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode510.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/h9rJNihhZPM
Resources:
The OSS bits powering Fleet Manager dataplane: https://github.com/Azure/fleet
The service doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/kubernetes-fleet/
Other updates:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cynthiakreng_nbafoundation-nbaallstar-nbafpitch-activity-7269908869684830209-MJlS
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In this episode of the Azure Podcast, co-hosts, Sujit D'Mello, Evan Basalik, Russell Young, Cynthia Kreng, and Cale Teeter welcome special guest Thiago Almeida from the Azure Functions team. They dive into the details of the new Azure Functions Flex Consumption Plan, discussing its features, benefits, and how it fits into the broader landscape of Azure's compute options. Thiago shares insights on the programming model, pricing, and the improvements in cold start times, as well as the integration with networking features. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in serverless computing and Azure Functions.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode509.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/WMdzxYy_tQ4
Resources:
Ignite news from Functions https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/azure-functions-ignite-2024-update/4298757
Flex Consumption GA announcement https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/azure-functions-flex-consumption-is-now-generally-available/4298778
Azure Functions cold start improvements https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/appsonazureblog/our-latest-work-to-improve-azure-functions-cold-starts/4164500
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Cale, Evan, Russell and Sujit discuss the recent updates in Azure and specially cover the Azure-related announcements in the recent Ignite 2024 conference.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode508.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/DwSqEMjmcn0
Resources:
https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2024-book-of-news/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/mysql/flexible-server/concepts-business-continuity
https://aka.ms/configure-pon
olling upgrades with MaxSurge for Virtual Machine Scale Sets - Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | Microsoft Learn
https://aka.ms/vmss-zonal-expansion
Azure Container Apps planned maintenance (preview) | Microsoft Learn
Release ProcDump-for-Mac 1.0 · microsoft/ProcDump-for-Mac
Workspaces in Azure API Management | Microsoft Learn
Protect APIs in API Management with Defender for APIs | Microsoft Learn
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Gabriel Monteiro Nepomuceno, a Software Engineer and Cloud architect in Microsoft's ISE team, explains the concept of Azure Verified Modules (AVM). These include both resource and pattern modules. These modules ensure consistency and compliance with best practices, making it easier for users to deploy secure and well-architected solutions. They are also supported by Microsoft, so customers get long-term stability for their deployments.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode507.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/BB5HQ_VkHG0
Resources:https://azure.github.io/Azure-Verified-Modules/
Other updates:
Empower innovation and transformation through AI and data-driven insights on Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/empower-innovation-and-transformation-through-ai-and-data-driven-insights-on-azure/
How higher education is reimagining student experiences with Azure OpenAI Service
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/how-higher-education-is-reimagining-student-experiences-with-azure-openai-service/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Azure-Cobalt-100-Arm-based-Virtual-Machines
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/VM-watch-on-Azure-VMs
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Ermetro-ga-announcement
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/ExpressRoute-guided-configuration-experience
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Simulate-everyday-interactions-with-your-GenAI-App-Public-Preview
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The team meets up with Vaclav Jirovsky and Cody Hosterman from Pure Storage to learn about Pure's CBS solution and why Azure customers should consider using it.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode506.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/wCbd5vdcBPQ
Resources:
https://www.purestorage.com/products/cloud-block-storage/cbs.html
https://support.purestorage.com/bundle/m_cbs_for_azure/page/Pure_Cloud_Block_Store/CBS_for_Azure/topics/topic/t_cbs_for_azure_overview.html
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Willie Ahlers, Principal Architect, joins Cale, Cynthia and Russell to discuss the challenges and processes to get value from AI projects and make them successful in a live environment.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode505.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/1GsuH-YylP0
MAIVA - Microsoft AI Value Accelerator PlaybookData Science Toolkit - a collection of proven ML and AI implementation acceleratorsOther updates:
Public Preview: Expanded GenAI Gateway capabilities in Azure API ManagementAzure AI Model Inference APIPublic Preview: Low-Code RAG ingestion with built-in document parsing and chunking in Logic Apps StandardPublic Preview – Templates Support in Azure Logic Apps StandardPublic Preview – Out of box monitoring dashboards for Logic Apps StandardGenerally Available: Java on Azure Container AppsGenerally Available: Azure Application Gateway v2 Basic SKUIntroducing o1: OpenAI’s new reasoning model series for developers and enterprises on AzureAdvanced Container Networking Services: Enhancing security and observability in AKS -
Sadaf Khan joins Evan and Russell to explain and talk about Service Reliability Engineering in the Azure engineering group.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode504.mp3
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNGdTnb1W90&t=1684s
Public Preview: Customer managed planned failover for Azure StoragePublic Preview: Instance Mix on Virtual Machine Scale SetsGenerally Available: Workspaces in Azure API ManagementGenerally Available: Azure NetApp Files storage with cool access for all service levelsGenerally Available: Larger Enterprise tier cache instances for Azure Cache for RedisGenerally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift Now Supports Clusters Up to 250 NodesKey Topics:
Azure Reliability SRE: Evan introduced the episode's focus on Azure reliability SRE and mentioned a special guest, Sadaf, who would provide insights on the topic. 0:19Azure Storage Public Preview Feature: Russell discussed a new public preview feature for Azure storage that allows customers to manage planned failovers, enhancing the service's reliability. 1:10Virtual Machine Scale Set Update: Russell highlighted an update to virtual machine scale sets that allows mixing different instances, improving flexibility and scalability. 1:38Azure API Management Workspace: Russell introduced a new feature in Azure API management that enables teams to have more autonomy in managing and publishing APIs. 2:08NetApp Files Storage Update: Russell mentioned the general availability of cool access for NetApp files storage, allowing for more cost-effective data storage based on access patterns. 2:40Redis Cache Update: Russell discussed a new tier for Redis Cache that supports larger enterprises with increased memory and compute capabilities. 3:02Azure Red Hat Openshift Update: Russell shared an update on Azure Red Hat Openshift, which now supports up to 250 nodes, significantly increasing scalability. 3:29SRE Role and Impact: Sadaf explained the role of SRE in improving service reliability and quality, detailing their engagement model with various Azure services. 4:52SRE Engagement and Resistance: Sadaf shared insights on the initial resistance faced from service teams during SRE engagements and how trust is built over time to allow for more impactful changes. 7:49SRE's Approach to Service Improvement: Sadaf outlined the SRE team's structured approach to service improvement, focusing on fundamentals, service health, operational efficiency, and scalability. 10:51AI Initiatives in SRE: Sadaf discussed the SRE team's initiatives in leveraging AI to analyze incident data and generate insights, aiming to reduce the cognitive load on engineers. 30:27 -
In this episode of the Azure Podcast, Cale, Evan, and Sujit engage in a comprehensive discussion about the Secure Future Initiative at Microsoft. They explore how this initiative influences our use of Azure and why it's beneficial for customers to consider implementing similar strategies in their own Azure environments.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode503.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/TyvkKhdRR5k
Resources:
https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-cloud/resources/secure-future-initiative#tabx6a6ce2c0327741938ac10b008d5cff64
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/well-architected/security/design-patterns
SFI Updates
Other resources:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Volume-enhancements
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Dedicated-log-analytics-tables-in-Application-Gateway
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/ANF-Double-Encryption-at-rest
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/FIPS-mutability-support-in-AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/CNI-Powered-by-Cilium-Azure-CNI-Overlay-support-AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/New-features-in-AKS-extension-for-Visual-Studio-Code
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Enable-multifactor-authentication-for-your-tenant-by-15-October-2024 (also below)
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/generally-available-azure-chaos-studio-supports-a-new-network-isolation-fault-for-virtual-machines
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/High-Scale-mode-Container-Insights
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Azure Open AI is widely used in industry but there are number of security aspects that must be taken into account when using the technology. Luckily for us, Audrey Long, a Software Engineer at Microsoft, security expert and renowned conference speaker, gives us insights into securing LLMs and provides various tips, tricks and tools to help developers use these models safely in their applications.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode502.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/64Achcz97PI
Resources:
AI Tooling:
Azure AI Tooling Announcing new tools in Azure AI to help you build more secure and trustworthy generative AI applications | Microsoft Azure BlogPrompt Shields to detect and block prompt injection attacks, including a new model for identifying indirect prompt attacks before they impact your model, coming soon and now available in preview in Azure AI Content Safety. Groundedness detection to detect “hallucinations” in model outputs, coming soon. Safety system messagesto steer your model’s behavior toward safe, responsible outputs, coming soon.Safety evaluations to assess an application’s vulnerability to jailbreak attacks and to generating content risks, now available in preview. Risk and safety monitoring to understand what model inputs, outputs, and end users are triggering content filters to inform mitigations, coming soon, and now available in preview in Azure OpenAI Service.AI Defender for CloudAI Security Posture Management AI security posture management (Preview) - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft LearnAI Workloads Enable threat protection for AI workloads (preview) - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn AI Red Teaming ToolAnnouncing Microsoft’s open automation framework to red team generative AI Systems | Microsoft Security BlogAI Development Considerations:
AI Assessment from MicrosoftConduct an AI assessment using Microsoft’s Responsible AI Impact Assessment TemplateResponsible AI Impact Assessment Guide for detailed instructionsMicrosoft Responsible AI ProcessesFollow Microsoft’s Responsible AI principles: fairness, reliability, safety, privacy, security, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountabilityUtilize tools like the Responsible AI Dashboard for continuous monitoring and improvementDefine Use Case and Model ArchitectureDetermine the specific use case for your LLMDesign the model architecture, focusing on the Transformer architecture Content Filtering SystemHow to use content filters (preview) with Azure OpenAI Service - Azure OpenAI | Microsoft LearnAzure OpenAI Service includes a content filtering system that works alongside core models, including DALL-E image generation models. This system uses an ensemble of classification models to detect and prevent harmful content in both input prompts and output completionsThe filtering system covers four main categories: hate, sexual, violence, and self-harmEach category is assessed at four severity levels: safe, low, medium, and highAdditional classifiers are available for detecting jailbreak risks and known content for text and code. JailBreaking Content FiltersRed Teaming the LLMPlan and conduct red teaming exercises to identify potential vulnerabilitiesUse diverse red teamers to simulate adversarial attacks and test the model’s robustnessMicrosoft AI Red Team building future of safer AI | Microsoft Security BlogCreate a Threat Model with OWASP Top 10owasp.org/www-project-top-10-for-large-language-model-applications/assets/PDF/OWASP-Top-10-for-LLMs-2023-slides-v1_1.pdfDevelop a threat model and implement mitigations based on identified risksOther updates:
Los Angeles Azure Extended ZonesCarbon OptimizationApp Config Ref GAOS SKU In-Place Migration for AKSOperator CRD Support with Azure Monitor Managed ServiceAzure API Center Visual Studio Code Extension Pre-releaseAzure API Management WordPress PluginAnnouncing a New OpenAI Feature for Developers on Azure -
In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of ARM processors on Azure. We're thrilled to have Arpita Chatterjee and Noah Wood, both Program Managers at Azure, join us. They share valuable insights into the new Microsoft ARM processor, currently in Preview, and discuss when and how customers can best leverage these innovative SKUs.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode501.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/z5GN4-WjiJo
Resources:
https://aka.ms/Cobalt100-VM-Preview-Blog
https://aka.ms/Cobalt100-VM-Preview-Signup
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/convert-to-azure-premium-ssd-v2
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Azure-Monitor-Basic-Logs-Updates
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/App-Service-Environment-Retirement-Update
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Azure-Functions-supports-NET8-using-in-process-model
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Redis-Extension-Azure-Functions
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Pgvector-support-in-Azure-Database
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Update-Records-in-Kutso-Databases
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The team catches up with Daniel Taylor and Bradley Ball of the Azure Fast Track team and learns about how Database Watcher can help customers better manage and debug their Azure SQL, Elastic Pools, SQL Managed Instances, and Hyperscale and the replicas.
Daniel and Bradley also share the really cool work they are doing helping Azure customers learn about Azure with their Tales from the Field YouTube channel, plus we hear about some upcoming events where you can see Daniel and Bradley in person!!!
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode500.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z_jBWLUBY9g
Resources:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-overview?view=azuresql
https://youtu.be/qr1Qxwao68M?si=mO24KZF3PAvTnnmn
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Guest-OS-Family-Retirement
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/cmk-for-backup-vaults-ga/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Azure-Elastic-SAN-Feature-Updates
Azure classic resource providers will be retired on 31 August 2024 | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
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Prashant Nayak, a Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft, gives us a quick background on AVS and enlightens us with the latest updates in migration and licensing to support customers wanted to move to Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode499.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ut-iUJZXtI4
Resources:
Microsoft and Broadcom to support license portability for VMware Cloud Foundation on Azure VMware Solution | Microsoft Azure BlogIntroducing the VMware Rapid Migration Plan | Microsoft Azure BlogTutorial - Network planning checklist - Azure VMware Solution | Microsoft LearnIntroduction to the Azure VMware Solution adoption scenario - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft LearnEnterprise-scale network topology and connectivity for Azure VMware Solution - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft LearnRun VMware resources on Azure VMware Solution - Training | Microsoft LearnAzure VMware Solution Documentation Hub - Azure VMware Solution | Microsoft LearnAzure VMware Solution Videos - YouTube (Videos)Other updates:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-observability-blog/advanced-network-observability-for-your-azure-kubernetes-service/ba-p/4176736
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Databricks-Jobs-Serverless-Compute
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/interactive-serverless-compute-AU
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/DLT-Serverless-Compute
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/v2/Cross-Subscription-Load-Balancer
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We get an update on the fascinating topic of Quantum Computing on Azure from Cloud Solutions Architect and Quantum enthusiast Delbert Murphy. He gives us the latest status on Quantum, Quantum Elements and the Q# programming language and provides guidance on the type of use-cases that can take advantage of these services.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode498.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/2bZD2Ns91O8
Resources:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/microsoft-has-demonstrated-the-underlying-physics-required-to-create-a-new-kind-of-qubit/
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/quantum/2024/04/03/how-microsoft-and-quantinuum-achieved-reliable-quantum-computing/
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/quantum/2024/05/30/in-collaboration-with-microsoft-photonic-demonstrates-quantum-entanglement-at-telecom-wavelengths/
https://www.qir-alliance.org/
https://github.com/microsoft/qsharp/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/hybrid-computing-overview
https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/experience/quantum-katas
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/qsharp/design-fault-tolerant-quantum-computing-applications-with-the-open-source-resource-estimator/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/quantum-innovator-series/
https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/quantum-elements/product-overview
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/quantum/2024/06/18/introducing-two-powerful-new-capabilities-in-azure-quantum-elements-generative-chemistry-and-accelerated-dft/
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/quantum/2024/01/09/unlocking-a-new-era-for-scientific-discovery-with-ai-how-microsofts-ai-screened-over-32-million-candidates-to-find-a-better-battery/
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/quantum/2024/02/29/microsoft-and-1910-genetics-partner-to-turbocharge-rd-productivity-for-the-pharmaceutical-industry/
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/06/18/empowering-every-scientist-with-ai-augmented-scientific-discovery/
https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/quantum-elements/azure-quantum-elements
https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/experience/quantum-cryptography
Other Updates:
Generally Available: az command invoke in AKS
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/access-private-cluster?tabs=azure-cli
Public Preview: Cluster operation status for AKS
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/manage-abort-operations?tabs=azure-cli
Public Preview: Geo-Replication for Azure Service Bus Premium
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-bus-messaging/service-bus-geo-replication
Public Preview: Force detach zone redundant data disks during zone outage
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-updates/week-of-june-20-2024-azure-updates/ba-p/4173016
How hollow core fiber is accelerating AI
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/how-hollow-core-fiber-is-accelerating-ai/
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Rishabh Tewari, a Software Engineer on the Azure team, gives us insights into Project Sirius. This is an upgrade to the Azure software that lights up Accelerated Connections for any resource that uses a network interface. Using a specialized SDN, customers and ISVs can achieve very high number of connections per second throughput across all of their Azure and non-Azure resources.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode497.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZVgBBrRlZGQ
Resources:
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/nsdi23-bansal.pdf
Other updates:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-audit-logging-in-azure-api-management-developer-portal/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/log-analytics-simple-mode
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Cale, Evan and Sujit have an insightful discussion with Niko Pamboukas and Siri Velauthapillai about the new Azure Boost feature that is being deployed into the Azure substrate for VMs. They explain the specialized FPGAs and ARM SoCs that provide extreme IOPs for storage and networking and almost no downtime for system upgrades.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode496.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/4FPQCAmYrzw
Resources:
Learn more about Azure Boost at https://aka.ms/AzureBoost
Learn about accelerated networking with Boost at https://aka.ms/MANA
Learn about accelerated storage with Boost at https://aka.ms/NVMe
Other updates:
Public preview: Azure Load Balancer now supports Admin State | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-bastion-premium/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/kubernetesmetadataandlogsfilteringpublicpreview/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-load-balancer-health-event-logs/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-azure-chaos-studio-supports-a-new-pause-process-fault-for-windows-virtual-machines/
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Hearing how our ISVs are using Azure in innovative ways is always eye-opening. So, we are fortunate to have Saquib Rashid, a Technical Strategist in the Azure partner organization, give us insights into how Backbase used APIM and the Azure Service Operator to integrate with their customers and backend systems.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode495.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/qFwOoSNpDME
Resources:
Backbase Grand CentralMicrosoft Customer Story-Backbase seeks to usher in a new era of engagement banking with its Grand Central platform and Azure API ManagementAPIM links: Azure API Management - v2 tiers | Microsoft LearnASO links:Azure/azure-service-operator: Azure Service Operator allows you to create Azure resources using kubectl (github.com)Azure Service Operator v2Other updates:
Public Preview - Azure Compute Fleet | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/copilot/#Usecases
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-postgresql/gen-ai-simplified-the-azure-ai-extension-now-generally-available/ba-p/4146139
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql-blog/microsoft-copilot-in-azure-extends-capabilities-to-azure-sql/ba-p/4075408
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We are fortunate to have Vlad Joanovic to give us the valuable insights into ARM. He shares the importance of ARM in Azure, provides details on performance and reliability investments and gives us tips on how to make effective use of it to deploy and manage your workloads in Azure.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode494.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/kaeXdi2khTc
Resources:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-tools-blog/azure-cli-and-powershell-tools-build-2024-announcement/ba-p/4148584
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/resource-graph/changes/view-resource-changes
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-governance-and-management/what-s-new-across-azure-governance-services-microsoft-build-2024/ba-p/4150428
Other updates:
Public preview: Azure Log Analytics enhances resilience with workspace replication across regions | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Update on Inter-Availability Zone Data Transfer Pricing | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
General availability: ExpressRoute Seamless Gateway Migration | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
App Service Environment version 1 and version 2 will be retired on 31 August 2024 | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-application-gateway-v2-basic-sku/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cloud-services-classic-retirement-announcement-may2024/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/gpt4-turbo-vision/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-sensitive-data-protection-for-azure-front-door-web-application-firewall/
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The team catches up with Priyanka Khare to learn about recent advancements in Azure Advisor and how customers can use Advisor to help ensure their workloads are more stable.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode493.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y9LVYhSiGgE
Resources:
Azure Advisor: Advisor - Microsoft Azure
Advisor Workbooks: Advisor Workbooks
Advisor WAF Assessments: Advisor WAF Assessments
Advisor Recommendations: Advisor Recommendations
Advisor Manage Reviews: Advisor Manage Reviews
What's new on Azure Advisor: What's new in Azure Advisor - Azure Advisor | Microsoft Learn
Engage with Microsoft for a Resiliency Review: Azure Advisor resiliency reviews - Azure Advisor | Microsoft Learn
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Evan and Sujit catch up on a number of recent news items in the Azure space spanning Networking, Open AI and IBM Mainframes???
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode492.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/WslylOKwXDM
Resources:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/announcing-app-service-multi-plan-subnet-join/ba-p/3971493
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-of-azure-logic-apps-connectors-for-ibm-mainframe-and-midranges/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-of-azure-openai-and-ai-search-inapp-connectors-for-logic-apps-standard/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/alt-fairfax/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-backup-vm-disk-access-public-preview/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/stream-analytics/write-to-delta-lake
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-high-performance-computing-leads-to-developing-amazing-products-at-microsoft-surface/
General availability: Azure Virtual Network encryption availability in all regions | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Azure Data Box Disk is now available with hardware encryption | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
General availability: HBv4-series & HX-series VMs are now available in Sweden Central. | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/expressroutemetro/
Public Preview – DR for Shared Disks – Azure Site Recovery | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Using Azure OpenAI speech to create our intro/exit segments in the podcast https://speech.microsoft.com/portal
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The team talks with Amit Bajaj about the new Retirement Workbook customers can use to keep track of services they are using that are being retired.
Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode491.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z83s9lhOUTg
Resources:
Prepare migration of your workloads impacted by service retirements. - Azure Advisor | Microsoft Learn
Azure Service Retirement Workbook (microsoft.com)
Visualize Azure Service Retirements (microsoft.com)
3-Year Notification Subset - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Learn
Other updates:
Public preview: Public IP Domain Name Label Scope | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public preview: Database watcher for Azure SQL | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Public Preview: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on VMware | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
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