Klaas Langhout shows Scott Hanselman how to use Azure Blob Storage for a variety of cloud workloads while optimizing costs related to controlling capacity and tier, Premium tier for transaction cost savings, choosing the right redundancy, and routing preference. [0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:52]– Presentation - overview[0:02:42]– General Q&A [0:09:32]– Presentation - cost drivers[0:13:25]– Discussion of RPO and redundancy[0:16:45]– Demo[0:20:20]– Wrap-up Azure Blob Storage overviewAzure Blob Storage docsAzure Storage Day (29 April 2021)Cloud storage overview learning pathCreate a free account (Azure)

Using Networks Insights to view health, metrics, alerts, and signals from all network monitoring tools in one place, Dalan Mendonca shows Scott Hanselman that there's no need to scramble across tools to troubleshoot your network issues in Azure. [0:00:00]– Intro to Network Insights[0:04:30]– Network health tab[0:08:48]– Connectivity tab[0:10:14]– Traffic tab[0:10:49]– Discussion [0:12:58]– Wrap-up Azure Monitor Network InsightsWhat is Azure Network Watcher?Network Connectivity Monitoring with Connection MonitorNetwork Watcher – Traffic AnalyticsCreate a free account (Azure)

Khaled Zayed joins Scott Hanselman to show how to troubleshoot availability, performance, and policy issues in your API Management service using API Management Diagnostics. [0:00:00]– Introduction[0:03:43]– Demo: Troubleshooting Availability and Performance[0:07:49]– Demo: Troubleshooting Gateway Performance[0:11:59]– Demo: Troubleshooting API Policies[0:13:54]– Wrap-up Azure API Management Diagnostics overviewAzure API ManagementArchitect API integration in AzureGet API analytics in Azure API ManagementCreate a free account (Azure)

Mike Hall shows Scott Hanselman how his team built a self-balancing robot using Azure Sphere and Azure RTOS that can be controlled and updated remotely from Azure IoT Central. In addition, the robot supports deferred updates for the OS and applications, which ensures the robot is in a safe position before initiating an update. [0:00:00]– Introduction [0:02:30]– Azure Sphere, Azure RTOS, and embedded systems [0:07:45]– DEMO: Updating a real time system [0:17:12]– DEMO: Balancing robot [0:19:51]– Development, prototype, and custom boards Azure Sphere, and IoT Security SolutionAzure Real Time Operating System (RTOS)Building a Balancing Robot with Azure SphereDevelop secure IoT solutions for Azure Sphere, Azure RTOS and Azure IoT CentralCreate a free account (Azure)

Jose Portugal joins Scott Hanselman to show how to use Azure Advisor to optimize your Azure workload usage, lower costs, increase efficiency, and improve security. [0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:27]– Demo: Azure Advisor[0:06:30]– Demo: Alerts[0:07:06]– Demo: Recommendation digests[0:08:43]– Demo: Advisor Score[0:12:42]– Discussion and wrap-up Introduction to Azure AdvisorGet started with Azure AdvisorOptimize Azure workloads by using Advisor ScoreAzure Advisor overviewCreate a free account (Azure)

Irene Huang joins Scott Hanselman to show him Cross-region Load Balancer, which recently became available for Public Preview. Cross-region Load Balancer is a Public layer-4 network load balancer serving as a single point of contact for global traffic. It provides efficient routing by leveraging Microsoft's global backbone network and geo-proximity load balancing algorithm. You can build regional resilient application by setting up a Cross-region Load Balancer in front of regional deployments. [0:00:00]– Introduction[0:04:12]– Concepts[0:06:31]– Demo: Config & deploy[0:14:10]– Demo: Verifying normal behavior[0:15:53]– Demo: Testing failover[0:17:46]– Discussion and wrap-up Cross-region load balancerTutorial: Create a cross-region Azure Load Balancer using the Azure portal Azure Load Balancer overviewImprove application scalability and resiliency by using Azure Load BalancerCreate a free account (Azure)

Azure Orbital is a fully managed cloud-based ground station as a service that enables you to communicate with your spacecraft or satellite constellations, downlink and uplink data, process your data in the cloud, chain services with Azure services in unique scenarios, and generate products for your customers. Hrishi Shelar joins Scott Hanselman on his birthday to discuss Azure Orbital and how it can help you manage your satellite constellation and how to use the service. [0:00:00]– Introduction[0:09:35]– Demo setup[0:13:30]– Demo registering your spacecraft[0:17:15]– Demo scheduling a contact[0:22:30]– Demo satellite pass[0:37:00]– Discussion & wrap-up Azure Orbital overviewAzure Orbital docsAzure Orbital - Ground Stations as a Service at IgniteCreate a free account (Azure)

Azure Container Instances (ACI) allow for a quick, simple, and cost effective way to run serverless containers in production. ACI is generally available and is for hosting serverless containerized workloads, including ETL pipelines, serverless batch jobs, and API microservices. Come hang out with Scott Hanselman and Jessica Deen as we learn about ACI, GitHub Actions, and container best practices. [0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:30]– Demo ACI best practices[0:14:05]– Demo GitHub Actions workflow[0:16:07]– Discussion & wrap-up Azure Friday Image Resizer CodeRun Docker containers with Azure Container InstancesAzure Container Instances docsHow to keep secure your Docker ImageCreate a free account (Azure)

Gaurav Malhotra joins Scott Hanselman to show him what's new in Azure Purview since it was released in public preview in December 2020. Azure Purview is a unified data governance service that helps you manage and govern your on-premises, multicloud, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) data. Easily create a holistic, up-to-date map of your data landscape with automated data discovery, sensitive data classification, and end-to-end data lineage. [0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:44]– What's new in Azure Purview[0:02:39]– Demo new connectors[0:11:57]– Demo hierarchical business glossary[0:13:33]– Demo private endpoints[0:15:04]– Demo Purview-powered search in Synapse Studio[0:17:22]– Discussion & wrap-up Azure Purview overview​Azure Purview docsAzure Purview feedbackAzure Purview blog on Tech CommunityAzure Purview discussion on Tech CommunityCreate a free account (Azure)

David Justo joins Scott Hanselman to discuss durable functions in Python, which is an extension of Azure Functions for writing stateful functions in a serverless compute environment. The extension is already available for C# and JavaScript and is now available for Python. [0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:38]– Overview of durable functions and patterns[0:07:13]– A few demos[0:16:41]– Discussion and wrap-up Create your first durable function in PythonWhat are Durable Functions?Azure / azure-functions-durable-python on GitHubCreate a long-running serverless workflow with Durable FunctionsCreate a free account (Azure)