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Scott Hanselman

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Azure SQL Database: Multi-model features
Azure SQL Database: Multi-model features
Apr 26 2022
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Azure SQL Database: Multi-model features
Azure SQL Database: Multi-model features
In recent years, developers pushed for relational databases to be more flexible and open to the many different formats (e.g., JSON, graph, and spatial) to store and manipulate data. Davide Mauri joins Lara Rubbelke to show how Azure SQL Database enables you to take advantage of the rock-solid foundation of relational databases with the flexibility offered by non-relational models. And best of all, it's seamlessly integrated to empower you to choose the best technology for the job. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Working with JSON data 11:34 - SQL graph 17:17 - Samples 18:19 - Spatial data 19:35 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Work with JSON data in SQL Server SQL Graph Architecture Spatial Data Types Overview Browse Azure SQL DB code samples Azure SQL DB Samples and Best Practices on GitHub Connect Lara Rubbelke | Twitter: @SQLGal Davide Mauri | Twitter: @MauriDB Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday
Apr 26 2022
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Architecting multitenant solutions on Azure
Architecting multitenant solutions on Azure
John Downs joins Scott Hanselman to discuss how to design, architect, and build multitenant solutions on Azure. If you're building a SaaS product or another multitenant service, there's a lot to consider when you want to ensure high performance, tenant isolation, and managing deployments. We'll walk through some example SaaS architectures and see how Microsoft provides guidance to help you to build a multitenant solution on top of Azure. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:23 - Multitenancy in the cloud 06:28 - Multitenancy guidance 07:00 - Design considerations 16:09 - Architectural approaches 18:07 - Service-specific guidance 20:28 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Architect multitenant solutions on Azure Architecting multitenant solutions Livestream event Share your feedback Create a Pay-as-You-Go account (Azure) Create a free account (Azure) Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @SHanselman John Downs | Twitter: @JDwns Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday
Apr 25 2022
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Azure SQL Database: A developer's best friend
Azure SQL Database: A developer's best friend
In the first of a series of episodes about Azure SQL Database, Davide Mauri joins Lara Rubbelke to give an overview of Grouping Sets and Windowing Functions, which can make you, your solution, and your code much more efficient. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:01 - Discussion 03:58 - Grouping Sets 11:56 - Windowing Functions 25:11 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Azure SQL Database Azure SQL documentation Azure SQL Database code samples Write queries that use window functions 10 reasons to use Azure SQL in your next project Connect Lara Rubbelke | Twitter: @SQLGal Davide Mauri | Twitter: @MauriDB Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday
Apr 24 2022
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Azure DDoS Protection and other cloud native security options
Azure DDoS Protection and other cloud native security options
Tanya Janca joins Scott Hanselman to discuss the various security features within Azure that are cloud native and what that means for security professionals. Discussing the benefits of DDoS protection (and what DDoS is) will help you understand its value and when it's needed. We also discuss the added value of Azure Defender features such as JIT, FIM, and Application Adaptive Controls in preventing ransomware. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:20 - Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks 03:00 - DDoS Protection in Azure 05:55 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud 06:42 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Workload protections 10:53 - We Hack Purple Community 11:42 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Azure DDoS Protection Standard overview What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud? We Hack Purple Community Top 5 security items to consider before pushing to production Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @SHanselman Tanya Janca | Twitter: @SheHacksPurple We Hack Purple Academy & Community! | Twitter: @WeHackPurple Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday
Apr 18 2022
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Using Azure Cognitive Services to create more accessible experiences
Using Azure Cognitive Services to create more accessible experiences
Henk Boelman joins Scott Hanselman to discuss how AI can help to create more accessible experiences with Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services, and Azure Media Services. They will look at the AI building blocks available in Azure and see how these building blocks can be applied. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:32 - Henk's demo environment using Jupyter notebooks 05:28 - Computer Vision demo 10:42 - Custom Vision demo 16:59 - Face demo 20:20 - Handwriting example 20:59 - Text to speech example 22:38 - Bonus demo: Accessible stream with Azure Media Services 26:42 - Wrap-up Recommended resources hnky / azure-friday Computer Vision documentation Custom Vision documentation Face documentation Tech A11y Summit Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @SHanselman Henk Boelman | Twitter: @HBoelman Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday
Apr 8 2022
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Introducing Azure Load Testing
Introducing Azure Load Testing
John Stallo joins Scott Hanselman to introduce Azure’s new, fully managed load testing service that enables developers and testers to generate high-scale load and gain actionable insights to catch performance bottlenecks at scale. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:07 - Getting Started with Azure Load Testing 05:43 - Running a load test 08:54 - How did the application components behave? 15:00 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Azure Load Testing What is Azure Load Testing Preview? Quickstart: Create and run a load test with Azure Load Testing Preview GitHub: microsoft / azure-load-testing
Mar 31 2022
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Optimize query performance with Azure Cosmos DB indexing metrics
Optimize query performance with Azure Cosmos DB indexing metrics
Learn how to use the new Azure Cosmos DB indexing metrics to improve query performance. Tim Sander shows Scott Hanselman how to obtain, interpret, and make changes based on the indexing metrics. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 02:23 - Default indexing policy 04:18 - Optimizing for write performance 07:23 - Index metrics 09:32 - Composite indexes 16:42 - Roadmap insights 18:00 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Optimize query performance with Azure Cosmos DB indexing metrics Troubleshoot query issues when using Azure Cosmos DB New ways to use composite indexes in Azure Cosmos DB Indexing metrics in Azure Cosmos DB Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @shanselman Tim Sander | Twitter: @_TimSander Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday
Mar 25 2022
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Add rich search experiences to your applications in Azure with Elastic
Add rich search experiences to your applications in Azure with Elastic
Isaac Levin from Elastic joins Scott Hanselman to discuss Elastic Cloud on Azure. Elastic Cloud is an Elasticsearch and Kibana managed service - with solutions for enterprise search, observability, and security. Running Elastic on Azure enables you to take data from any source - reliably and securely, in any format - then search, analyze, and visualize that data in real time. Elastic on Azure users experience frictionless integration directly within the Azure portal, allowing for faster time to market. With deployment models to meet your unique use case, you'll gain the speed, scale, and relevance you need to react quickly to support your rapidly evolving business needs. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:04 - Getting started with Elasticsearch 04:05 - Enterprise search 05:10 - App Search: Engines 06:06 - App Search: Analytics 06:58 - App Search: Web crawler 08:16 - App Search: Search UI 10:17 - App Search: Relevance tuning 12:13 - App Search: Synonyms 14:56 - App Search: Curations 17:15 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Elastic on Azure Elastic Enterprise Search Elastic Search UI Create a free account Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @shanselman Isaac Levin | Twitter: @isaacrlevin Elastic | Twitter: @elastic Azure Friday | Twitter: @azurefriday
Feb 15 2022
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Azure Cosmos DB extension for Azure Functions update with AAD support
Azure Cosmos DB extension for Azure Functions update with AAD support
Matias Quaranta joins Scott Hanselman to show how the updated Azure Cosmos DB extension for Azure Functions uses the latest Azure Cosmos DB .NET SDK to add support for Azure AD authentication. Dispense with connection strings required, improve performance, and get support for custom serialization. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:31 - Identity-based connections with managed identities 09:50 - Performance improvements 12:15 - Custom serialization 13:59 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Azure Functions developer guide Built-in role definitions Azure Cosmos DB trigger for Azure Functions Create a free account (Azure) Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @shanselman Matias Quaranta | Twitter: @ealsur Azure Friday | Twitter: @azurefriday
Feb 14 2022
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Deploy and connect to an Azure Red Hat OpenShift cluster
Deploy and connect to an Azure Red Hat OpenShift cluster
Kavitha Gowda joins Scott Hanselman to discuss and demo Azure Red Hat OpenShift, which is jointly engineered, operated, and supported by Microsoft and Red Hat to provide an integrated support experience. There are no virtual machines to operate, and no patching is required. Master, infrastructure, and application nodes are patched, updated, and monitored on your behalf by Microsoft and Red Hat. Your Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters are deployed into your Azure subscription and are included on your Azure bill. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Overview 07:15 - Cluster creation 12:38 - Cluster connection and exploration 15:35 - Creating a new MachineSet 19:42 - AAD integration with Group Sync Operator 20:26 - Install Azure resources with Azure Service Operator 21:30 - Azure Arc integration 22:18 - GitOps 23:09 - Monitoring 24:38 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Azure Red Hat OpenShift (Azure.com) Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift (RedHat.com) Azure Red Hat OpenShift docs Overview of responsibilities for Azure Red Hat OpenShift Create a free account (Azure) Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @shanselman Kavitha Gowda | Twitter: @KavithaJPGowda Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday
Feb 2 2022
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Accelerate your Azure Static Web Apps with enterprise-grade edge
Accelerate your Azure Static Web Apps with enterprise-grade edge
Simona Cotin shows Scott Hanselman how Azure Static Web Apps enterprise-grade edge powered by Azure Front Door enables faster page loads, enhanced security, and increased reliability for your global apps with no configuration or additional code required. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Overview 02:45 - Enabling enterprise-grade edge 04:03 - Reducing latency with points of presence 06:03 - Powered by Azure Front Door 08:05 - "Back in the old days..." 09:42 - Observing the performance impact 13:40 - Manually configure Azure Front Door 14:51 - Wrap-up Recommended resources In Preview Announcement blog post What is Azure Static Web Apps? Enterprise-grade edge (Preview) Build Fast, Secure and Globally Distributed Web Apps webinar Tutorial: Manually configure Azure Front Door for Azure Static Web Apps Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @shanselman Simona Cotin | Twitter: @simona_cotin Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday
Jan 26 2022
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Rapidly build and deliver secure apps with DevSecOps practices
Rapidly build and deliver secure apps with DevSecOps practices
April Edwards joins Scott Hanselman to show how delivering apps in a DevOps world also means shifting security left. To securely deliver our apps, organizations must harden their dev environments, while leveraging tooling to scan and proactively protect their repositories, ensuring continuous delivery is secure. Azure Friday Quiz Sweepstakes Watch the episode to the end and then submit your answers to our five-question quiz about the info April covered with Scott. Eligible participants who answer all five questions correctly will be entered into a Sweepstakes with a chance to be one of ten lucky winners to win a box of Microsoft swag! The Azure Friday Quiz Sweepstakes ends at 11:59pm PT on February 12, 2022. Take the quiz! | Terms and conditions | Privacy statement Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:14 - GitHub Codespaces 04:17 - GitHub Code Security (Dependabot, CodeQL, and Secret scanning) 05:51 - Environment workflows 06:38 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud 07:47 - Relationship between Dependabot and Microsoft Defender for Cloud 09:01 - Wrap-up Recommended resources GitHub Codespaces GitHub Code Security GitHub CodeQL Understand security in the Pipeline Identify vulnerable container images in your CI/CD workflows Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter: @shanselman April Edwards | Twitter: @TheAprilEdwards Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday
Jan 14 2022
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Working with data from SAP in Azure and Office 365
Working with data from SAP in Azure and Office 365
Over 77% of transaction revenue in the world touches an SAP system, and more SAP systems are running in the cloud each year. The SAP platform provides a foundation for innovation for many companies and can handle various workloads natively. Holger Bruchelt joins Scott Hanselman to show how you can combine Microsoft Cloud with SAP on Azure to extend with Power Platform, integrate with Azure APIM and Logic Apps, and more. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:50 - SAP on Azure overview 04:55 - Demo: Azure Bastion to connect to a VM running SAP 05:43 - Demo: Azure Active Directory for SSO with SAP Fiori UI 10:15 - Demo: Power Automate and Azure API Management from Excel 14:48 - Demo: Calling Azure Logic Apps from Word 19:36 - Demo: Azure Bot Service 23:00 - Demo: Trigger workflows from Outlook 25:01 - Wrap-up Recommended resources SAP on Azure YouTube channel SAP on Azure Podcast SAP on Azure solution SAP certified offerings for Azure SAP on Azure GitHub
Jan 7 2022
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An introduction to Azure Chaos Studio
An introduction to Azure Chaos Studio
Azure Chaos Studio is a is a fully managed chaos engineering experimentation platform for accelerating discovery of hard-to-find problems, from late-stage development through production. John Engel-Kemnetz joins Scott Hanselman to show how you can disrupt your apps intentionally to identify gaps and plan mitigations before your customers are impacted by a problem. 00:00 - Introduction 0:41 - Chaos engineering 3:58 - Demo context 4:49 - Demo of a chaos experiment 15:22 - Wrap-up Resources: What is Azure Chaos Studio preview Create a chaos experiment Azure Chaos Studio overview Understanding chaos engineering and resilience Create a free account (Azure)
Dec 17 2021
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An introduction to App Service Environment v3
An introduction to App Service Environment v3
The Azure App Service Environment is an Azure App Service feature that provides a fully isolated and dedicated environment for securely running App Service apps at high scale. Christina Compy joins Scott Hanselman to introduce ASE v3. 00:00 - Introduction 04:26 - Demo 08:39 - Resources 09:48 - ASEv3 vs ASEv2 13:19 - Wrap-up Resources: App Service Environment overview Create an App Service Environment Using an App Service Environment Securing web workloads with App Service Environments Create a free account (Azure)
Dec 10 2021
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Deploy OpenAPI enabled Azure Functions with .NET in Visual Studio
Deploy OpenAPI enabled Azure Functions with .NET in Visual Studio
Justin Yoo joins Scott Hanselman to demonstrate an extension he developed for adding OpenAPI capabilities to Azure Functions apps. See how easy it is to get HTTP-triggered .NET functions with OpenAPI support and deploy an Azure Functions app with Azure API Management from Visual Studio. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 03:15 - Create 09:20 - Publish 12:56 - Consume 22:48 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Create serverless APIs in Visual Studio using Azure Functions and API Management integration (preview) Azure Functions OpenAPI Extension Create a free account (Azure)
Nov 12 2021
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Looking at Azure yesterday, today, and tomorrow with Jason Zander
Looking at Azure yesterday, today, and tomorrow with Jason Zander
Jason Zander, executive vice president of the Azure Team joins Scott Hanselman to celebrate the 8th anniversary of Azure Friday. In this special crossover episode with Hanselminutes, they reflect on Azure's history and Jason's career at Microsoft during that timeframe. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:13 - Jason's history at Microsoft 08:25 - Microsoft's evolution 10:44 - Cloud before the cloud 19:38 - Developers as execs 23:03 - Azure today 25:25 - Looking forward 30:33 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Hanselminutes Podcast 63 - Scott Guthrie and Jason Zander on Silverlight New Team, New Challenges (Jason Zander's blog) Getting Started with Windows Azure, the SDK, and Visual Studio Microsoft Quantum Create a free account (Azure)
Nov 12 2021
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Enable advanced IoT Edge scenarios with ACR connected registry
Enable advanced IoT Edge scenarios with ACR connected registry
Toddy Mladenov and Jeanine Burke join Scott Hanselman to talk about the new IoT Edge scenarios enabled by ACR connected registry, which is an on-premises extension of the Azure Container Registry. See how you can deploy hierarchical IoT Edge infrastructure, pull container images from the connected registry without direct internet access, and use the connected registry in disconnected scenarios.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:37]– Conceptual overview[0:06:25]– Demo setup[0:10:07]– Demo: Create a connected registry[0:13:24]– Demo: Deploy and use a connected registry (parent and child)[0:31:47]– Demo: Offline connection[0:33:28]– Demo: Connected registry synchronization[0:37:55]– Wrap-upWhat is a connected registry?Quickstart: Deploy a connected registry to an IoT Edge deviceTutorial: Deploy a connected registry to a nested IoT Edge hierarchyScheduled Synchronization of Registry Artifacts for Shipping Scenarios Using ACR Connected RegistryCreate a free account (Azure)
Nov 5 2021
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Datadog integration with Azure offers a seamless configuration experience
Datadog integration with Azure offers a seamless configuration experience
Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for large-scale applications. It encompasses infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, and user-experience monitoring. Sreekanth Thirthala from Azure and Ryan MacLean from Datadog join Scott Hanselman to show how Datadog's offering in the Azure Marketplace enables you to manage Datadog in the Azure console as an integrated service.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:51]– Overview of Datadog in Azure[0:04:08]– Demo of Datadog in Azure[0:10:22]– Datadog offering in Azure Marketplace[0:00:00]– Wrap-upNew Datadog integration with Azure offers a seamless configuration experienceWhat is Datadog?Datadog in Azure MarketplaceManage the Datadog resourceCreate a free account (Azure)
Oct 29 2021
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Govern your data wherever it resides with Azure Purview
Govern your data wherever it resides with Azure Purview
Last December, Gaurav was on Azure Friday with Scott Hanselman to introduce a new Azure service: Azure Purview. He showed how Azure Purview scans and map all your data—no matter where it is. Azure Purview is now generally available, and Gaurav is back to show what's new and what's on the roadmap.[0:00:00]– Introduction[0:00:30]– Azure Purview overview[0:05:40]– Key GA Announcements[0:18:40]– Roadmap[0:19:05]– Wrap-upWhat is Azure Purview?Quickstart: Create an Azure Purview account in the Azure portalIntroduction to Azure Purview learning moduleAzure Purview documentationCreate a free account (Azure)
Oct 22 2021
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