The Azure Podcast

We chat with Bharathram Sivaraman, Principal PM Manager of Azure Migrate on different pathways to migrate on-prem applications to the cloud. He walked us through the portal experience and explained the functionalities of app containerization, now available through Azure Migrate, which even looks through your existing environment to recommend a suitable container image.   Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode381.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/zG5f2OAhzTg Resources: Learn more about Azure Migrate: https://aka.ms/azuremigrate Learn more about Azure Migrate App Containerization: https://aka.ms/appcontainerization   Other updates:  Advancing in-datacenter critical environment infrastructure availability https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/advancing-indatacenter-critical-environment-infrastructure-availability/ Azure API for FHIR enables health organizations to deliver CMS Patient Access and Provider Directory APIs https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-api-for-fhir-enables-health-organizations-to-deliver-cms-patient-access-and-provider-directory-apis/ Azure Virtual Desktop: The flexible cloud VDI platform for the hybrid workplace https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-virtual-desktop-the-desktop-and-app-virtualization-platform-for-the-hybrid-workplace/  

Azure PM and #1 Fan of App Service Environment, Christina Compy talks to us about new ASE V3 which is currently being Previewed. She shares several key updates in the latest version and provides tips and guidance to use this SKU of App Services. Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode380.mp3 YouTube: Azure Podcast - App Service Environment - YouTube Resources: ASEv3 preview announcement ASEv3 overview  ASEv3 march to GA blog JBoss EAP video A fully managed Jakarta EE-certified platform Updates: Build cloud-native applications that run anywhere

The team is joined by Shawn Hakl, VP of Program Management for Azure for Operators to learn more about Azure's investments in products and services for the telecommunications industry. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode379.mp3 YouTube: Episode 379 Azure for Operators - YouTube Resources: O2 partners with Microsoft to develop Mobile Edge Computing capability within a Private 5G Network - O2 The Blue Telefónica Tech partners with Microsoft to provide the industrial sector with private 5G connectivity and on-premises edge computing | News Detail | News | Press Office | Telefónica (telefonica.com) https://mybuild.microsoft.com/home  

Azure PM Jerry Steele gives us the inside scoop on the new VMSS Flexible Orchestration feature that is currently in Preview. He gives us a primer on VMSS and how the Flex updates take it to the next level. Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode378.mp3 YouTube: Episode 378 - VMSS Flex - YouTube Resources: Find Jerry at @fjsteele Docs can be found at aka.ms/vmss/docs Updates: Ground processing with space data 5x faster with Azure Enable your mission-critical workloads with SUSE on Azure—sign up for SUSECON General availability: Azure Key Vault SLA raised to 99.99%

The Azure Podcast hosters get together for a round-table discussion on NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) led by our resident Blockchain expert Cale Teeter. Cale explains what they are and why they are growing in importance. He also provides information on how Azure services such as compute and storage can help applications that want to leverage NFTs. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode377.mp3 YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/5NT8cZUjB38   Resources: https://www.cryptokitties.co/kitty/1338266 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrNOYudaMAc   Other resources: Company officials are predicting that Microsoft will be building 50 to 100 new datacenters each year for the foreseeable future. Microsoft currently operates more than 200 datacenters. Its currently operating and planned datacenters are located in 34 countries worldwide, networked with more than 165,000 miles of subsea cable, officials said. The company is expecting to add datacenters in at least 10 more countries in calendar 2021, with Malaysia being the most recently announced. Microsoft typically provides customers with  Azure, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 services in all of its cloud datacenters. And last month, officials pledged to offer Azure Availability Zones in every country in which Microsoft publicly operates by the end of calendar 2021, plus offering Availability Zones in all new Azure regions Microsoft launches going forward. https://www.msn.com/en-US/money/other/microsoft-we-re-on-pace-to-build-50-to-100-new-datacenters-each-year https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-static-web-apps-is-now-generally-available/  

The team for a chance to talk with David Giard, Sr. Software Engineer in Commerical Software Engineering about Azure Media Services - what it does, who should use it, and what type of events can take advantage of the capability that it offers.   Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode376.mp3 YouTube: Episode 376 - Azure Media Services - YouTube Resources: GCast - aka.ms/gcast Updates: New NPv1 virtual machines are now generally available Public preview: AKS support for Secrets Store Container Storage Interface Microsoft Azure Web PubSub service now in public preview Microsoft acquires Kinvolk to accelerate container-optimized innovation  

Justin Mourfield, PM in CXP (Customer Experience Program) comes on the Azure Podcast and spoke to the team about dangling domains, the danger, the consequences of subdomain takeover, and some short- and long-term steps Microsoft is taking to help address these concerns. Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode375.mp3 YouTube: Episode 375 - The Case of the Dangling Domain - YouTube Resources:  Prevent subdomain takeovers with Azure DNS alias records and Azure App Service's custom domain verification Azure-Network-Security/Cross Product/DNS - Find Dangling DNS Records at master Updates: An invitation to innovate and transform your business on Azure SQL  Upgrade your infrastructure with the latest Dv5/Ev5 Azure VMs in preview Register for Build

John Savill, Azure Cloud Solution Architect and YouTube personality for his very popular series of Azure training videos, has a lot to say about customers using Azure and how you can keep up with all of the latest innovations in the Cloud. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode374.mp3 YouTube: Episode 374 - John Savill on Staying Current with Azure - YouTube Resources: John Savill - YouTube   Other updates: Empowering operators on their cloud migration journey https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/empowering-operators-on-their-cloud-migration-journey/ AzureFunBytes Episode – Intro to Azure Machine Learning with Henk Boelman! https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/azurefunbytes-episode-intro-to-azure-machine-learning-with-henk-boelman/ Public preview: Azure Machine Learning VS Code Integration https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/how-to-set-up-vs-code-remote?tabs=extension Open source API Portal now generally available https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/apiportal/ Microsoft announces plans to establish first datacenter region in Malaysia https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/microsoft-announces-plans-to-establish-first-datacenter-region-in-malaysia/  

The Azure Podcast hosters had Chris Reddington, a fellow hoster on the show to talk about all things GitHub Actions - ranging from what GitHub Actions are, the community aspect of GitHub Actions, pipeline as code via YAML, and much more.  Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode373.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/BCDAfjE33gY Resources: Cloud With Chris Other Updates: Start virtual machine connect - Azure | Microsoft Docs Digital event: 5 reasons to attend Azure Storage Day | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure Build secure manufacturing operations with nesting capabilities for Azure IoT Edge | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure Public preview: Functions upgrade in Azure Monitor log analytics | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure    

The team talks to Azure Program Manager Mike Budzynski about the API Management service. He discusses the common use-cases for the service and tips to get started so you can expose your APIs securely. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode372.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZnrBuYq3HHs Resources: https://aka.ms/apimrocks - marketing page https://aka.ms/apimlove - library of interesting resources you won't find in the docs Other Updates: Cloud Services (extended support) is generally available, migration tool in preview https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/cloud-services-extended-support-is-generally-available-migration-tool-in-preview/ Deepen the value chain for geospatial earth imagery on cloud using Azure Orbital https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/deepen-the-value-chain-for-geospatial-earth-imagery-on-cloud-using-azure-orbital/ Microsoft gets two-phase immersion cooling running in an Azure datacenter https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-gets-two-phase-immersion-cooling-running-in-an-azure-datacenter/