Senior Azure PM Sumeet Mittal does an awesome job explaining the brand new and hotly anticipated feature, Azure Private Link. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode302.mp3 Transcript: Resources: Blog:  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-azure-private-link/ Product page: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/private-link/ Documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/private-link-overview#availability   Other updates: In the latest update of Azure DevOps, we've added user assignment-based billing. With this feature, the number of Basic or Basic + Test Plan licenses will change as you add or remove users. This means that you’ll only pay for the licenses you’re using. We’ve also added a new setting that lets you choose whether new users get full Basic access or limited/free Stakeholder access. See the list of new features for more information. Managed instance, a deployment capability of Azure SQL Database, is transitioning from a manual to service-aided subnet configuration, now in preview. SR-IOV availability schedule on NCv3 Virtual Machines SKU Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2019 As part of Azure’s ongoing commitment to providing industry-leading performance, we are enabling support for all MPI types and versions, and RDMA verbs for InfiniBand-equipped virtual machines, beginning with NCv3 coming in early November 2019.  The upgrade WILL INVOLVE SERVER DOWNTIME on a regional basis and, if you intend to utilize the InfiniBand network using MPI, this REQUIRES AN UPDATE TO YOUR VMs. Please read the following post for full details. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/sr-iov-availability-schedule-on-ncv3-virtual-machines-sku/   Microsoft integrates OpenZeppelin Contracts into Microsoft Azure https://blog.openzeppelin.com/microsoft-integrates-openzeppelin-contracts-into-microsoft-azure-vscode-plugin/ October 2019 unified Azure SDK preview https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/october-2019-unified-azure-sdk-preview/ Announcing the general availability of larger, more powerful standard file shares for Azure Files https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-general-availability-of-larger-more-powerful-standard-file-shares-for-azure-files/ Trusted Cloud: security, privacy, compliance, resiliency, and IP https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/trusted-cloud-security-privacy-compliance-resiliency-and-ip/