The team catches up with April Edwards to learn about the benefits of using Bicep to deploy Azure resources.

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode452.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/FhniwXjDBe0

Resources: 

IaC Blog: Infrastructure as Code - comparing tools (microsoft.com)

MS Learn path for BIcep: Learn Live: Use Bicep to deploy your Azure infrastructure as code - Events | Microsoft Learn

Learn Live: Building your first Bicep Template: Learn Live - Build your first Bicep template - YouTube

Learn Live: Build Your First Bicep Deployment Workflow using GitHub Actions : Learn Live - Build your first Bicep deployment workflow by using GitHub Actions - YouTube

Other updates:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-automation-extension/

Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB to Azure Data Explorer Synapse Link | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

General availability of Azure OpenAI Service expands access to large, advanced AI models with added enterprise benefits

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/general-availability-of-azure-openai-service-expands-access-to-large-advanced-ai-models-with-added-enterprise-benefits

Public preview: Capture Event Hubs data with Stream Analytics no-code editor in Delta Lake format | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure