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We're well and truly inside 2021 now, I'm back at work after the Christmas break.  I'm sure most of you will be getting back into your work routine as well.  It's still very slow in terms of the new things happening in Azure, but there are some bits of news that have happened.

- What's new in Azure Security Centre

- Azure Automation is now available in UAE North

- Enable screen capture protection in Windows Virtual Desktop

My video graphics were created by the awesome Krist McKenna from Ratworks - http://www.ratworks.net/

Music by https://www.bensound.com and https://youtube.com/ikson

Happy New Year everyone! In this update I talk about how 2020 treated me and what I want to aim for in 2021! Enjoy!

This week I went live with my update on YouTube and Facebook! 

I talked in my update about the new certification renewals at Microsoft and also about the new Text-to-Speech voices added.

My video graphics were created by the awesome Krist McKenna from Ratworks 

- Music by https://www.bensound.com and https://youtube.com/ikson  

In this weekly update I talk about the latest Azure datacentre regions that have been announced, the announcements from GitHub Universe and also the trouble I've had with recording a session for an event this week!

🔴 Azure Stack HCI announcement

🔴 Denmark datacentre region

🔴 Chile datacentre region

📽 Azure Unblogged Video Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjt5SKzX1iI-JC60PPx_C60pF_0oITmza

My video graphics were created by the awesome Krist McKenna from Ratworks - http://www.ratworks.net/

Music by https://www.bensound.com and https://youtube.com/ikson

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This week has went so fast, been busy with work meetings and pulling long days.  Crazy to see meetings pop into my diary talking about 2021 events and activities!  But we've had some snow here in Scotland this week and it's made me smile and given me a boost of energy, I love snow! ❄

During my update I mentioned the following things:

- Cloud Adoption Framework | Azure Enablement Show

- Azure Blog Storage Inventory

- Azure Security Centre Secure Score Continuous Export 

- Azure Security Centre System Updates recommendation enhancement 

- Azure Site Recovery Rollup Update 

This week I talk about how I had to rebuild my laptop and the process that took.   The video series and new videos that I am working on and I cover off a bunch of Azure news. 

🔴 Azure Cloud Shell Update - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/updates/the-azure-cloud-shell-image-has-been-updated/?WT.mc_id=modinfra-11316-salean

🔴 Sweden datacener region - https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/microsoft-to-establish-its-first-datacenter-region-in-sweden/?WT.mc_id=modinfra-11316-salean

🔴 Azure Resource Manager template support for Azure file share backup - https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/azure-resource-manager-template-support-for-azure-file-share-backup/?WT.mc_id=modinfra-11316-salean

🔴 Cloud Adoption Framework | Azure Enablement Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Vk-YNdSdQ&list=PLjt5SKzX1iI-CcjEzIVyymuPIKwI8cCYf

Join me as I catch up on the news within the Azure world and talk about how school kids in Scotland used technology to find a new colony of emperor penguins!  

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I am officially on some annual leave from work, enjoying some much needed down time after a hectic few weeks.  Am hoping for some good weather (which is a relative term in Scotland) so I can enjoy some walks and time outside.

However, I don't like to break my cadence of weekly updates, so let's catch up with some Azure news. 😉

During my update I mentioned the following things:

- New recommendations from Azure Advisor are now available

- New constrained vCPUs capable VMs now available

- .NET 5 now available in App Service

This week I am prioritising my workload in an effort to clear the decks before I have some time off next week.   

During my update I mentioned some pieces of Azure news:   

- Azure Automation is now available in Switzerland North region 

- Azure Security Center—News and updates for October 2020

- PowerShell support for Server Migration with Azure Migrate is now generally available

My video graphics were created by the awesome Krist McKenna from Ratworks - http://www.ratworks.net/ 

Music by https://www.bensound.com and https://youtube.com/ikson

In this week's update I talk about the Azure news that has happened this week and also the fun I am having with video and recording video! 

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