Our hosts talk to Ben Cutler from the Project Natick team and learns about the experimental work Microsoft did hosting a datacenter at the bottom of the ocean. Don’t  forget to check out the cool seal picture! Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode361.mp3 Resources: https://natick.research.microsoft.com   Other updates: Azure SQL Database named among the top 3 databases of 2020 https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-sql-database-named-among-the-top-3-databases-of-2020/   Publishing Azure Container Instances from Docker CLI ( I think I did this one on a previous call -ken) https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/publishing-azure-container-instances-from-docker-cli/ Jump Start your Developer Skills with Visual Studio Code Coding Packs https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/jump-start-your-developer-skills-with-visual-studio-code-coding/ba-p/2036765 Cross resource query between Azure Monitor and Azure Data Explorer in public preview https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cross-resource-query-between-azure-monitor-and-azure-data-explorer-in-public-preview/

The Azure Podcast co-hosts chat with Corey on his Azure journey, his favorite Microsoft services, what he saw in our customers digital transformation during COVID and many more.  Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode360.mp3 Other Updates: Digital event: Explore how data and analytics will impact the future of your business Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – November 2020 Let us know about your thoughts at https://aka.ms/azpodcastfeedback

Cynthia, Cale, Evan and Sujit reminisce about the year that was 2020. They share their highlights, lowlights and other insights in their experiences with Azure this year. We wish all of you Happy Holidays and a Very Happy New Year!   Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode359.mp3   Other updates: Watch this new series to help you navigate and adopt the cloud https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/watch-this-new-series-to-help-you-navigate-and-adopt-the-cloud/   Is Azure open-sourced? https://github.com/Azure   Azure Digital Twins is now generally available https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-digital-twins-is-now-generally-available/   https://aka.ms/azpodcastfeedback

Cale, Sujit, and Cynthia speak with Christos Matskas, Senior Program Manager in Identity about Microsoft's Identity strategy, how developers can utilize several ready-made components, the idea of Secure DevOps.  Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode358.mp3 Resources: stream: aka.ms/425Show Youtube: aka.ms/425Show/yt Blog: aka.ms/425Show/blog Discord: aka.ms/425Show/discord/join Email: [email protected] Twitter: @christosmatskas, @AzureAndChill Updates: Defining roles and responsibilities for cloud cost optimization Optimum Developer Productivity – GitHub + Visual Studio Code + Azure  

The team talks with Ankur Patel about decentralized identifiers and verifiable claims.  These are part of the next generation of identity systems and have been a part of an incubation initiation with the DIF (decentralized identity foundation).   Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode357.mp3   Other updates: New feature in public preview for intelligent ingestion from Event Hubs source https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/next-time-you-connect-event-hub-with-azure-data-explorer-use-the-1click-tool-to-easily-and-accurately-define-the-endtoend-ing/

The team talks to Conor Kelly about how Microsoft is investing in sustainable energy – not only to power the Cloud, but also to advance the technology as a whole. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode356.mp3 Resources: Azure Sustainability - Azure Sustainability—Sustainable Technologies | Microsoft Azure SSE Airtricity project - Microsoft demonstrates how to increase green energy in Ireland one rooftop at a time | Innovation Stories Azure IoT for Energy - IoT for Energy | Microsoft Azure   Other resources: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/new-sap-hana-certified-memoryoptimized-virtual-machines-now-available SAP On Azure book by Ravi Kashyap https://www.sap-press.com/sap-on-microsoft-azure_5174/  

Nate McKervey, Head of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies at Splunk, talks to the team about how Splunk technologies can make Blockchain networks on Azure more secure by providing insights into the networks that make up the distributed ledger. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode355.mp3   Other updates: Boost your performance with Azure Files SMB Multichannel https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/boost-your-client-performance-with-azure-files-smb-multichannel/ Azure Hybrid Benefit now generally available for Linux https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-hybrid-benefit-now-generally-available-for-linux/ Empowering developer velocity and efficiency with Kubernetes https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/empowering-developer-velocity-and-efficiency-with-kubernetes/ Azure high-performance computing at Supercomputing 2020 https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-high-performance-computing-supercomputing-2020/ AKS Office Hours hosted by Kendall https://github.com/Azure/aks-gbb-officehours  

The team discusses the magic behind how Wayne Overcash, Senior PM of Azure FastTrack program, orchestrates different Azure components that goes into ensuring that people can find out where Santa is on Christmas Eve. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode354.mp3

The team discusses that latest and greatest WVD capabilities with Senior PM Pavithra Thiruvengadam, plus talks about the breaking news about the recent FedRAMP High qualification of WVD. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode353.mp3 Resources: https://aka.ms/wvdroadmap https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-government/compliance/azure-services-in-fedramp-auditscope https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azuregov/windows-virtual-desktop-now-generally-available-in-azure-government/  

Kendall, Cale and Sujit talk to Michael Howard, a Senior Principal Consultant at Microsoft and an expert in Azure Security related topics. Michael has his own Podcast on these topics so we asked him about some of the trends, issues and advise he has discussed on his own Podcast. He provides some great insights into what is top-of-mind in the cloud security space.   Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode352.mp3 Resources: Podcast https://azsecuritypodcast.net/ https://twitter.com/AzureSecPod Me https://twitter.com/michael_howard https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikehow/ https://michaelhowardsecure.blog/ Other updates: Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – October 2020 https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-cost-management-billing-updates-october-2020/    Microsoft unlocks the full potential of the smart building ecosystem https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-unlocks-the-full-potential-of-the-smart-building-ecosystem/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-aks-pod-identity/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/ga-azure-spot-on-aks/