Azure Friday

Ramya Oruganti shows Scott Hanselman how much faster and easier it is to provision Confluent Cloud resources directly from Azure.  Ramya also shows a real-time search use case demo that leverages Azure Database for MySQL, RediSearch, Azure Spring Cloud, and Confluent Cloud on Azure.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:01:03]– Background[0:05:06]– Demo: Provisioning Confluent Cloud from Azure [0:09:27]– Demo: Real-time search scenario[0:17:03]– Wrap-upIntroducing seamless integration between Microsoft Azure and Confluent CloudWhat is Apache Kafka for Confluent Cloud?Confluent and Microsoft Announce Strategic AllianceReal-Time search use case: Powered by MySQL, Kafka and RediSearch on Azure (GitHub)QuickStart: Get started with Apache Kafka for Confluent CloudCreate a free account (Azure)

Paul DeCarlo shows Scott Hanselman how Azure IoT Edge enables you to deploy cloud intelligence locally on edge devices.  By moving certain workloads to the edge of your network, your devices spend less time communicating with the cloud, can react more quickly to local changes, and operate reliably even in extended offline periods.  In this example, Paul uses IoT Edge with Cognitive Services Containers to enhance his favorite retro videogames.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:08]– How it all started[0:08:18]– The approach[0:10:17]– The solution[0:12:42]– Demo[0:19:40]– Wrap-upRetro Video Game Translation Tablet with IoT EdgeAzure IoT EdgeWhat is Azure IoT EdgeInstall Read OCR Docker containersRetroArchLakka - The DIY open source retrogaming emulation consoleRetroArch-AI-with-IoTEdge repo on GitHubazure-iot-edge-device-container repo on GitHubIrfanViewCreate a free account (Azure)

Sujay Talasila joins Scott Hanselman to discuss various scenarios and benefits of Azure Resource Mover for moving your resources across regions using a seamless unified experience.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:02:35]– Demo: Moving resources across regions[0:11:46]– Demo: Change configuration during move[0:15:57]– Discussion[0:18:00]– Wrap-upAzure Resource Mover overviewAzure Resource Mover docsAzure Resource Mover now generally available: Move seamlessly between Azure regionsCreate a free account (Azure)

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-upAzure 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-upAzure 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-upAzure 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 boardsAzure 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-upIntroduction 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-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)