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-upCross-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-upAzure 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-upAzure 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-upAzure 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-upCreate 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)

Knowing how your application is doing is vital to keep your users happy. In Azure, there are many services that can help you with this. In this episode, Azure Barry shows Scott Hanselman how to choose the right Azure service to monitor your application.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:59]– Options for Monitoring Applications in Azure[0:04:04]– Questions to Ask[0:05:13]– Azure Application Insights[0:08:37]– Azure Monitor[0:12:10]– Azure Security Center vs. Azure Sentinel[0:15:30]– Comparing Options for Monitoring in Azure[0:15:54]– Wrap-upAzure Monitor overviewWhat is Application Insights?Azure SentinelMicrosoft Azure for Developers: What to Use When (Pluralsight)Create a free account (Azure)

Friends don't let friends right-click deploy. Azure provides many ways to deploy your application. In this episode, Azure Barry shows Scott Hanselman how to choose the right Azure service with which to deploy and test your app.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:23]– Continuous Integration and Delivery[0:05:37]– Options for Deploying and Testing in Azure[0:07:22]– Deploying your app: Questions to Ask[0:08:00]– Azure DevOps Starter[0:11:03]– Wrap-upGitHub ActionsAzure DevOpsVisual Studio App CenterMicrosoft Azure for Developers: What to Use When (Pluralsight)Create a free account (Azure)

Yun Jung Choi shows Scott Hanselman how to use AKS Diagnostics and AKS Periscope to troubleshoot issues on your AKS cluster. Use AKS Diagnostics to identify problems and get actionable recommendations on how to resolve AKS cluster issues. Run AKS Periscope in VS Code to easily collect and export node and pod level logs on your AKS cluster. [0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:48]– AKS Diagnostics and demo[0:09:00]– AKS Periscope and demo[0:13:00]– Discussion and wrap-upAzure Kubernetes Service Diagnostics (preview) overviewAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Extension for Visual Studio Code (Preview)Azure Kubernetes ServiceIntroduction to Azure Kubernetes ServiceCreate a free account (Azure)

Do you want to scale your workloads on Kubernetes without having to worry about the details? Do you want to run Azure Functions anywhere and easily scale it yourself? Tom Kerkhove shows Scott Hanselman how Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaling (KEDA) makes application autoscaling dead simple.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:10]– Presentation[0:07:57]– Demo[0:17:45]– Discussion and wrap-upKubernetes Event-driven AutoscalingKEDA on GitHubAzure Functions on Kubernetes with KEDAAzure Friday - Azure Serverless on Kubernetes with KEDACreate a free account (Azure)

The Azure portal is the single pane of glass where you can create, monitor, manage and operate hundreds of Azure services. In this episode, Leon Welicki shows Scott Hanselman some of the core interactions in the portal that enable you to create, find, and manage instances of any resource type. Learn a few tips and apply them across Azure.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:37]– Azure homepage[0:03:45]– Finding and charting your resources[0:12:45]– Azure Resource Graph Explorer[0:17:08]– Creating resources[0:23:13]– Managing resources[0:26:50]– Azure mobile app connection + wrap-upAzure portalAzure portal (Preview)Azure Portal "How To" SeriesLearn how to manage services with the Azure portalCreate a free account (Azure)