The guys talk to Todd Abel, a PM in the Azure Service Fabric team, about some considerations for using Service Fabric in real world scenarios. Todd has shared his 'best practices' deck and some hands on labs that you can try. https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtdXA-T4UyqjnI4kSqtSUT8b_7cojw Media file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode133.mp3 (First couple of minutes the sound quality is slightly degraded but the rest of the episode is fine. Sorry) Other updates: Azure HDInsight application platform: Install solutions built for the Apache Hadoop ecosystem https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-hdinsight-application-platform-install-solutions-built-for-the-apache-hadoop-ecosystem/ Two more things to keep your costs on track in DevTest Labs https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/keep-your-cost-on-track-in-devtestlabs/ Updated high availability and disaster recovery app design guidance https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/updated-high-availability-and-disaster-recovery-app-design-guidance/ DNS security appliances in Azure  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/dns-security-appliances-in-azure/ Version 1.1 of Solidity Extension released https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/caleteet/2016/06/19/version-1-1-of-solidity-extension-released/ https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/96221853-33c4-4531-bdd5-d2ea5acc4799 Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and .NET Core 1.0 Available Now https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/2016/06/27/visual-studio-2015-update-3-and-net-core-1-0-available-now/