Azure Friday

GitHub Actions makes it easy to automate all your software workflows. Tim Heuer joins Scott Hanselman to saunter through the process of deploying .NET Core apps to Azure using GitHub Actions.[0:00:00]- Overview[0:00:19]- Project setup[0:04:02]- Configuring the workflow[0:07:29]- Build job - setting up the environment[0:13:18]- Build job - configuring the build[0:16:07]- Getting the publish profile from Azure[0:17:45]- Build job - handling secrets[0:20:37]- Build job - deploying to Azure[0:22:34]- Actions tab in GitHub and workflow log review[0:24:59]- Adding artifacts to the job [0:27:59]- Wrap-upGitHub Actions on GitHubGitHub Actions Documentation.NET Core overviewAzure Web AppsGitHub Action to setup .NET Core SDKDeploy to Azure using GitHub ActionsASP.NET Core Deployment sampleBlazor Wasm Deployment sampleCreate a free account (Azure Friday)

Azure MVP Gwyneth Peña joins Scott Hanselman to show him how she got started as a cloud engineer not only by learning by doing, but also by documenting what she was learning and sharing her journey with others. [0:00:00]- Overview[0:00:21]- Getting started as a cloud engineer[0:05:11]- Building the Made by GPS channel[0:06:20]- 100 Days of Cloud challenge[0:08:02]- How to be a Cloud Engineer in 2020[0:10:09]- Disrupting the Cloud podcast[0:11:00]- Episode wrap-upMade by GPS YouTube channelAzure Certifications100 Days of Cloud on GitHubDisrupting the Cloud podcastCreate a free account (Azure)

Jimmy Campbell is back to show Scott Hanselman how to use App Configuration for feature management. Traditionally, shipping a new application feature requires a complete redeployment of the application itself, and testing a feature often requires multiple deployments of the application. Now you can use feature flags in App Configuration to grant early access to new app functionality in production.[0:00:00]- Introduction[0:00:24]- Episode start[0:03:47]- Demo: Simple feature flags[0:06:56]- Exploring the code[0:12:26]- Demo: Conditional processing with feature filters[0:19:35]- Episode wrap-upApp ConfigurationQuickstart: Add feature flags to an ASP.NET Core appGetting started with Azure App Configurationmicrosoft / FeatureManagement-Dotnet on GitHubFeature management overviewCreate a free account (Azure)

Scott Hanselman sits down with Cosmos Darwin to learn about Azure Stack HCI, which is a new host operating system for hyperconverged infrastructure. Delivered as an Azure service, Azure Stack HCI provides the latest and up to date security, performance, and feature updates. To illustrate the flexibility of Azure Stack HCI, Cosmos also shows his "cluster in a wooden box" - a self-contained, battery-powered datacenter built into a custom-made wooden briefcase.[0:00:00]- Introduction[0:00:28]- Episode start[0:02:37]- Unpacking Azure Stack HCI[0:05:13]- Demo: Azure Stack HCI in the Azure portal[0:08:35]- Demo: Seamlessly replicate VMs to Azure[0:10:18]- A cluster in a wooden box[0:12:32]- Azure Stack HCI use cases, hardware, and cost[0:14:40]- Episode wrap-upAzure Stack HCI overviewAzure Stack HCI documentationAzure Stack HCI announcement blog postcluster in a wooden box (ciwb) on LinkedInAzure Stack HCI Overview white paperCreate a free account (Azure)

Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running in Azure to enable secure remote work. Christiaan Brinkhoff joins Scott Hanselman to show how WVD is different from other desktop virtualization technologies, as well as how easy it is to implement and maintain. Deploy and scale your Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes and get built-in security and compliance features.[0:00:00]- Introduction[0:00:25]- Episode start[0:01:07]- WVD architecture[0:03:40]- Deploying WVD in the Azure portal[0:07:30]- Managing host pools and sessions[0:10:17]- Azure Log Analytics and Azure Monitor[0:12:10]- Connecting to virtual desktops and apps[0:14:42]- Centralized storage for profiles and files[0:17:00]- High-performance virtual desktops[0:19:00]- Using Teams in WVD[0:21:13]- Virtual applications (MSIX app attach)[0:23:21]- Feature roadmap & episode wrap-upWindows Virtual Desktop overviewGetting started: Windows Virtual Desktop ARM-based Azure portalProactively monitor ARM-based Windows Virtual Desktop with Azure Log Analytics and Azure MonitorCreate a profile container with Azure Files and AD Domain ServicesDeliver remote desktops and apps from Azure with Windows Virtual DesktopSet up MSIX app attachMicrosoft 365 RoadmapWVD CommunityCreate a free account (Azure)

Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions is an Azure-native monitoring solution for customers running their SAP landscapes on Azure.  Syeda Persia Aziz joins Scott Hanselman to show how it collects and consolidates telemetry data from Azure infrastructure and databases at one central location, regardless of the underlying infrastructure (Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Large Instances, or both).  You can then use this data to correlate telemetry visually between different components for faster troubleshooting.[0:00:00]- Intro[0:00:36]- Episode start[0:02:14]- Architectural design discussion[0:03:04]- Demo/tour[0:09:05]- Q&A[0:11:33]- Episode wrap-upAzure monitor for SAP solutions (preview)Azure monitor for SAP solutions providers (preview)Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions is now in previewAzure Monitor overviewQuickStart: Azure Monitor for SAP SolutionsGitHub: Azure/AzureMonitorForSAPSolutionsCreate your Azure free account today

Maintaining an elevated level of security and governance in regulated industries like financial services can introduce complexity and friction. Geoff Langfield from Fidelity Investments joins Scott Hanselman to show how they're eliminating this friction by using automation to onboard their large developer community to Azure at scale.[0:00:00]- Intro[0:00:40]- Episode start[0:03:47]- Demo: Fidelity's AAF user portal, Part 1[0:05:50]- Explanation of the automation workflow[0:09:36]- Demo: Fidelity's AAF user portal, Part 2[0:10:47]- Architectural design discussion[0:13:47]- Episode wrap-upAzure AutomationAzure FunctionsAzure Logic AppsAzure LighthouseCreate a free account (Azure)

Azure Security Center enables you to strengthen your security posture. Yuri Diogenes joins Scott Hanselman to show how Security Center helps you identify and perform the hardening tasks recommended as security best practices and implement them across your machines, data services, and apps.[0:00:00]- Intro[0:00:24]- Episode start[0:04:41]- Demo: Security Center dashboard[0:05:20]- Demo: Security recommendations[0:06:20]- Demo: Quick fix remediation[0:07:20]- Demo: View remediation logic[0:08:00]- Demo: Regulatory compliance[0:09:06]- Demo: Standard tier overview (threat protection)[0:11:48]- Demo: Security alerts[0:13:19]- Demo: Security alert suppression rules[0:15:54]- Episode wrap-upHow to Effectively Perform an Azure Security Center PoCAzure Security Center documentationMicrosoft Azure Security Center, 2nd EditionMicrosoft Azure Security Center (Video)Create a free account (Azure)

Archana Balakrishnan joins Scott Hanselman to show how Azure Lighthouse can manage thousands of customers and millions of resources from a unified control plane. Azure Lighthouse helps deliver managed services with comprehensive and robust management tooling available in Azure.[0:00:00]- Intro[0:00:23]- Episode start[0:02:53]- Demo[0:11:27]- Final Q&AAzure Lighthouse overviewWhat is Azure Lighthouse?Azure Lighthouse docsAzure Lighthouse templates on GitHubAzure Lighthouse—managing cloud, hybrid, and edge environments at-scale through a single control plane (Azure blog)Create a free account (Azure)

AzUrlShortener is an open source, budget-friendly URL shortener you can deploy directly from GitHub with one click into your Azure subscription. In this episode, Frank Boucher joins Scott Hanselman to explain how to get it, why it's inexpensive, and explores the source code.[0:01:34] - DemoFBoucher/AzUrlShortener GitHub projectAzUrlShortener: How It WorksAzure Functions overviewTable storage overviewAzure Cosmos DB Table APIFrank Boucher videos: Project: Azure Url Shortener (AzUrlShortener)Create a free account (Azure)