Cale Teeter gives us the latest scoop on all the things Microsoft is doing in the Blockchain space. (Cale in Kiev talking about Blockchain) Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode199.mp3 Indexed video: https://www.videoindexer.ai/media/102578ea8b/ Other updates:  Announcing Azure Files share snapshots public preview https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/announcing-azure-files-share-snapshots-public-preview/ Get alerts faster with near real-time alerting for Azure platform metrics https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/get-alerts-faster-with-near-real-time-alerting-for-azure-platform-metrics/ Embed Stunning Visuals into your Apps with Power BI Embedded- Generally Available https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/embed-stunning-visuals-into-your-apps-with-power-bi-embedded-generally-available/ Today we’re excited and honored to be recognized for three Developer Satisfaction awards from SlashData, a leading analyst firm in the developer community. https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-s-azure-sql-database-ranked-1-database-as-a-service-for-developer-satisfaction-by-slashdata/ Accelerated Networking is now in an expanded preview. General availability (Windows) and preview (Linux): Accelerated Networking Public preview: Azure subscription cost reporting and analysis for enterprise customers Azure EA users can view and analyze their subscription costs across different pivots in the Azure portal https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/cost-reporting-for-enterprise-preview/ Announcing support for X.509 CA on Azure IoT Hub Announcing support for X.509 Certificates Authorities (X.509 CA) on Azure IoT Hub. Simplifies creation of initial unique IoT device identities enabling IoT at scale. Ready for provisioning using DPS.