056 - News in Azure, November 2020

A look at the latest and greatest Azure announcements for November 2020. In this episode, we take a look at about 10 new announcements we feel are most useful to understand. Both small and large things!

Show Notes

• Enforce a minimum required version of Transport Layer Security (TLS) for incoming requests (Microsoft Docs)
• Integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure Policy (Microsoft Docs)
• Visual Studio Code extension diagnostics + periscope (Azure Updates)
• App Service Discount for Premium Plans (Azure Updates)
• Generate a new function app from an OpenAPI specification (Azure Updates)
• Grant permission to applications to access an Azure key vault using Azure RBAC (Microsoft Docs)
• Monitoring Key Vault with Azure Event Grid (Microsoft Docs)
• Get notified of changes in Azure Key Vault by using Event Grid (Zimmergren)
• Azure Modular Datacenter (Microsoft)
• New datacenter: Taiwan, and Greece (Microsoft)
• SQL Server IaaS Agent Extension (Microsoft Docs)
• Soft delete for Azure File Shares is now generally available (Microsoft)

Creators & Guests

Host

Jussi Roine | Microsoft MVP

Hey 👋 Awesome with Security + AI. Building high-performing businesses | Microsoft MVP/MCM/MCT | Ctrl+Alt+Azure 🎙️ | Dad of 3 | Powerlifting + 🥦

Host

Tobias Zimmergren

Principal Content Lead @Microsoft. Co-host @CtrlAltAzure. Tweets about #azure, #security, #cybersecurity, #architecture, and more. Ex MVP (13yrs)

What is Ctrl+Alt+Azure?

This is the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast. We talk about all things Microsoft, including Microsoft Azure, and share our experiences and thoughts on the way. Your hosts are Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine.