March 2021

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 Backup: Operational backup for Azure Blobs is now in public preview

Posted on 1 March, 2021

Operational backup for Azure Blobs gives you a managed data protection solution for block blobs in your storage accounts. Read More

Role-based access control (RBAC) with Azure Active Directory (AAD) on Azure Cosmos DB in public preview

Posted on 2 March, 2021

Benefit from finer-grained access control to data and leverage AAD authentication with role-based access control (RBAC) with Azure Active Directory (AAD) for Azure Cosmos DB, now in preview. Read More

Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB supports version 4.0

Posted on 2 March, 2021

Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB 4.0 (general availability) adds several new features, including multi-document transactions, making it easier to model complex transactional business logic. Read More

Azure Cosmos DB: Continuous backup with point in time restore in public preview

Posted on 2 March, 2021

Continuous backup mode capability (now in preview) for new SQL and MongoDB API accounts helps you handle accidental deletes in your account or container or accidental modification of the data. Read More

Azure API Management extension for Visual Studio Code now generally available

Posted on 3 March, 2021

Perform common management operations on your Azure API Management service instances without switching away from Visual Studio Code. Read More

General availability: Azure API Management now has named values integration with Azure Key Vault

Posted on 3 March, 2021

API Management’s named values can now be stored and managed in Azure Key Vault. Read More

Node.js 14 in Azure Functions is now generally available

Posted on 10 March, 2021

Azure Functions support for the Node.js 14 runtime is now in general availability. Read More

General availability: Azure Functions supports .NET 5 in production

Posted on 10 March, 2021

Azure Functions now supports running production applications in .NET 5, the latest version of .NET. Read More

Python Durable Functions support in Azure Functions is now generally available

Posted on 10 March, 2021

Python developers can now create serverless workflows to orchestrate complex data processing and data science workloads in Azure Functions. Read More

Azure Storage — Routing Preferences now generally available

Posted on 10 March, 2021

Routing Preference for Azure Storage provides the flexibility to optimize traffic between clients external to Azure and your storage account for premium network reliability and performance over the Microsoft global network or for cost efficiency using the transit ISP network. Read More

Azure API Management support for request and response validation policies has reached general availability.

Posted on 17 March, 2021

Protect your APIs from several OWASP API Security Top 10 vulnerabilities without requiring an add-on solution. Read More

Encryption scopes in Azure Storage now generally available

Posted on 29 March, 2021

Encryption scopes enable you to provision multiple encryption keys to manage encryption at the container or blob level.  Customers and ISVs can now use a single storage account for multi-tenancy scenarios by provisioning separate encryption keys for each customer. Read More

Public preview: Azure Event Grid now provides support for delivery headers and additional advanced filters among other updates

Posted on 29 March, 2021

Azure Event Grid now supports as a public preview release additional advanced filters, setting customer headers on requests delivering events, configuring TTL on messages delivered to Azure Storage Queues, and setting system-assigned managed identities on regional SystemsSSSS Topics. 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. Using Azure App Configuration in .NET 5 Functions
   By Rick van den Bosch
2. Understanding the consumer side of Azure Event Hubs (Checkpoint, InitialOffsetProvider, EventProcessorHost)
   By Arunkumar Kumaresan
3. Event-Driven KeyVault Secrets Rotation Management
   By Justin Yoo
4. Test Driven Development of Azure Functions with C# Part 1: Introduction to the application
   By Santanu Paul
5. How to troubleshoot CORS error in Azure API Management service
   By Hailey Ding
6. Azure Functions Live – March 2021
   By Modhana
7. Making Auth Simpler for Static Web App APIs
   By Aaron Powell
8. Manage your data retention policies with Azure Storage Lifecycle Management
   By Tidjani Belmansour
9. Azure Functions in .NET 5 and beyond
   By Oscar van Tol
10. Microsoft Azure Storage Account
    By Madhavan
11. What is Azure Functions? How to get started with Azure Functions?
    By Mahesh Chand
12. Get Notified Via Azure Event Grid Whenever Azure Blob Is Updated
    By Shweta Lodha
13. Azure Functions hacks
    By Jorge Castro
14. Exploring Azure Function Triggers and Bindings
    By Yaser Adel Mehraban
15. Create REST API with Azure Function App
    By Manikanta
16. .NET on Azure Functions Roadmap
    By Anthony Chu
17. Azure Cosmos DB Basics
    By Rupesh Tiwari