March 2020

Azure Serverless Monthly

Your Serverless digest!

Azure Serverless Monthly is a quick read version that includes all the latest Microsoft Azure Serverless Updates like blog articles, podcasts and videos from Microsoft Azure and the rich ecosystem built around this community.

It is aimed at Developer, Architect working in your Enterprise Application Integration projects involving Azure Serverless components trying to keep on top of the latest Azure serverless developments.

Azure SQL Database managed instance now enforces TLS 1.2 on outbound connections

Posted on 11 March, 2020

In January 2020 Microsoft enforced TLS 1.2 for intra-service traffic in all Azure services. For Azure SQL Database managed instance, this resulted in TLS 1.2 being enforced on outbound connections used for replication and linked server connections to SQL Server. [Read More]

Azure Monitor Source Map Integration with Azure Blob Storage Enables Faster Debugging

Posted on 11 March, 2020

Serverless Framework plugin for Azure API Management and Azure Functions is now available [Read More]

Log Analytics gateway in Azure Monitor update—December 2019

Posted on 14 January, 2020

An updated version of the Log Analytics (OMS) gateway in Azure Monitor is now available. [Read More]

Azure Storage Blobs User Delegation SAS Tokens now Generally Available

Posted on 15 January, 2020

User Delegation SAS Tokens allow for the creation of SAS tokens using AAD identities and without required access to the storage account access key and are now generally available and supported for use with production workloads. [Read More]

Azure Application Insights now available in US Gov Arizona

Posted on 11 March, 2020

Azure Data Factory now supports SFTP as a sink and as a source. Use copy activity to copy data from any supported data store to your SFTP server located on-premises or in the cloud. [Read More]

Azure Monitor Source Map Integration with Azure Blob Storage Enables Faster Debugging

Posted on 11 March, 2020

Unminify JavaScript with One Click. [Read More]

Azure SQL Database default configurations are changing

Posted on 12 March, 2020

Azure SQL Database now has the latest Gen 5 hardware in place to ensure optimal service performance. [Read More]

Azure Monitor Application Insights now supports Python

Posted on 12 March, 2020

Azure Monitor now supports distributed tracing, metric collection and logging of Python applications through integration with OpenCensus. [Read More]

Event Grid Premium tier is now in preview

Posted on 23 March, 2020

Event Grid Premium tier is aimed at solving the specific requirements of customers with advanced security, throughput, availability and more.[Read More]

Private Endpoints for Azure Storage are now Generally Available

Posted on 23 March, 2020

Private Endpoints provide secure connectivity to Azure Storage from a Azure virtual network (VNet). [Read More]

Azure Functions—Python 3.8 support is now generally available

Posted on 13 March, 2020

Azure Functions support for Python 3.8 is now generally available. [Read More]

Private Link for Azure SQL Database is now available

Posted on 13 March, 2020

Connect privately from an Azure Virtual Network to Azure SQL Database using Private Link, now in general availability. [Read More]

Azure Functions custom handlers are now in preview

Posted on 18 March, 2020

Extend the Azure Functions runtime with support for your preferred language or language version using a lightweight HTTP server. [Read More]

Community Content

Here's a collection of some of the most note worthy blog articles posted by community enthusiast over the last month.

1. Azure Storage Queue vs Service Bus Queue
   by Pavithra
2. Azure API App vs Web App
   by Pavithra
3. Use Blazor and C# to host a static website in Azure Storage
   by Michael Crump
4. Handling Huge Traffic Spikes with Azure Functions and Cloudflare
   by Troy Hunt
5. Azure Integration Accounts and Logic Apps
   by David
6. Using GitHub Actions With Azure Functions
   by Aaron Powell
7. Azure Functions Live - February 2020
   by Nadeem Ahamed
8. How to use managed identity with Azure Function App
   by Tibson Ali
9. Turbo360 (Formerly Serverless360) BAM – A Quick Walkthrough
   by Amritha
10. Defer mode in Azure Service Bus
    by Ranjith
11. Azure Service Bus Topic vs Event Grid
    by Bala
12. Azure Functions Live - March 2020
    by Nadeem Ahamed