The Podcast from Beyond The Corner Office

Podcast 004: Podcast from Beyond the Corner Office

https://jgardner04.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/004podcast-mixdown-1_01.mp3 [https://jgardner04.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/004podcast-mixdown-1_01.mp3] AZURE UPDATES AZURE DATA LAKE REACHES PUBLIC PREVIEW [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-data-lake-reaches-public-preview/] Data Lake is made up of 2 parts, analytics and storage. The analytics portion is based on Apache YARN and supports Azure Active Directory access. The service is only billed while jobs are running against the analytics engine. The storage prtion is based on HDFS. U-SQL [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/09/28/introducing-u-sql.aspx] U-SQL was designed to ease the learning curve for Big Data and is based on SQL and C#. DYNAMIC DATA MASKING IS GA [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/dynamic-data-masking-generally-available/] * Azure SQL V12 * Limit access to sensitive data in the database on-the-fly * No need to modify database procedures or application code * Supports Azure Active Directory authentication and groups AZURE BACKUP SUPPORT FOR LOAD BALANCED AND ENCRYPTED VMS [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-backup-supports-loadbalancer-cloudlink-virtualmachines/] * VMs that are in a load balanced config can now be backed up * Encrypted VMs using CloudLink GENERAL DISCUSSION Extreme Ownership [http://amzn.to/1Ov6zVS] Filed under: Podcast [https://beyondthecorneroffice.com/category/podcast/] Tagged: Podcast [https://beyondthecorneroffice.com/tag/podcast/] [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/facebook/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/twitter/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123227/ [https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=beyondthecorneroffice.com&blog=3994854&post=165123227&subd=jgardner04&ref=&feed=1]

Podcast 003: Podcast from Beyond the Corner Office

https://jgardner04.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/podcast003-mixdown-1_01.mp3 [https://jgardner04.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/podcast003-mixdown-1_01.mp3] Azure Announcements Azure Cloud Switch [http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-showcases-the-azure-cloud-switch-acs/]      Software for running network devices like switches      Cross-platform modular operating system for data center networking build on Linux           We effectively made our own distro of Linux      Uses Switch Abstraction Interface specification to share across hardware platforms Docker Swam Clusters on Azure [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/docker-swarm-clusters-on-azure/]      Uses Azure Resource Manager Templates to deploy Docker Swam cluster      Swam is Docker’s native clustering tool that makes multiple Docker Engines a cluster but makes it look like a single engine.      Three swam manager VMs are created to ensure the control plane is highly available. Integration of Power BI with Azure SQL Data Warehouse [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/integration-of-power-bi-with-azure-sql-data-warehouse/] AzureCon 2015 Announcements      Storage [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azurecon-2015-azure-storage-announcements/]           Exposing file shares using SMB protocol           Added support for SMB 3.0           File Explorer functionality in the Azure Portal           Metrics      HDInsight on Linux [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-hdinsight-makes-linux-generally-available-at-strata/]      Azure IoT Suite is available for purchase [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/real-time-analytics-on-your-iot/]      Azure Document DB raises Query Limits [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/documentdb-raises-sql-query-limits/]           This is really about expanding the number of parameters and joins on a query      Full Support of Cloudera Enterprise on Azure [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/full-cloudera-enterprise-edh-support-on-azure/]           This means that Impala, HBase, Spark, and Solr components are supported           Support for DS-14 instance types with up to 10 1TB Premium Storage VHDs attached for worker nodes GENERAL DISCUSSION Architecture changes      Cloud Design Patterns [https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/dn568099.aspx]      Architecture Blueprints [https://msdn.microsoft.com/dn630664]      The way that we talk about products on our website has even changed: http://bit.ly/1HaZxyo [http://bit.ly/1HaZxyo] WHAT I’M READING I read a lot of tech articles and information.  I feel it is important to keep a balance in authors/style/genre. It helps creativity. Running Blind: A Jack Reacher Novel [http://amzn.to/1jYP5Vr] Filed under: Podcast [https://beyondthecorneroffice.com/category/podcast/] [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/facebook/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/twitter/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123163/ [https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=beyondthecorneroffice.com&blog=3994854&post=165123163&subd=jgardner04&ref=&feed=1]

Podcast 002: Podcast from Beyond the Corner Office

https://jgardner04.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/podcast002mp3.mp3 [https://jgardner04.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/podcast002mp3.mp3] AZURE ANNOUNCEMENTS * Excel Add-in for Azure ML [http://bit.ly/1Xcy3T3] * Azure GS-Series VMs [http://bit.ly/1KIo8ji] * Azure Service Bus Premium Messaging [http://bit.ly/1KLMwAz] * AzureCon [http://bit.ly/1Flbz7w] GENERAL DISCUSSION * Social Media Workflow * Source * Curation * Feedly [http://feedly.com/] * Reading * Pocket [http://getpocket.com/] * Sharing * BufferApp [http://bufferapp.com/] * Engaged Employees and the Customer Experience [https://beyondthecorneroffice.com/engaged-employees-and-the-customer-experience/] THINGS I LIKE RIGHT NOW * Rode Podcaster Microphone [http://amzn.to/1hz4Dhq] * Epson Workforce ET-4550 [http://amzn.to/1QbCEjF] * 2 years of ink per fill! * Printers were sent from Hell [http://theoatmeal.com/comics/printers] GOOD RESOURCES * Azure Friday on Channel9 [http://bit.ly/1hUn0hq] * Blog Post: Increasing value and developing customers for life [http://bit.ly/1EBBxZJ] WHAT I’M READING/WATCHING * Blog: You’re probably doing email introductions wrong. [http://bit.ly/1JyMCaf] * Video: Gordon Ramsay’s Scrambled Eggs [http://bit.ly/1JBIR6b] – Hint, you are doing them wrong. Filed under: Podcast [https://beyondthecorneroffice.com/category/podcast/] [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/facebook/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/twitter/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123157/ [https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=beyondthecorneroffice.com&blog=3994854&post=165123157&subd=jgardner04&ref=&feed=1]

Podcast 001: The Podcast from Beyond the Corner Office

https://jgardner04.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/podcast_001mp3.mp3 [https://jgardner04.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/podcast_001mp3.mp3] Azure Announcements * Azure Backup Update [http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/08/24/azure-backup-update-new-features-in-iaas-vm-backup-support/] * * Improved data disk limit on VMs – 16 data disks in addition to the OS disk * Support for long-term retention – up to 99yrs * Enhanced monitoring and reporting * * Downloadable summary report gives a snapshot of backup and restore operations on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. * Every backup job now includes the backup data size transferred value * Export job functionality provides detailed information on jobs triggered in specified time frames and can be customized * Row-Level Security for SQL Database is GA [http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/08/20/row-level-security-for-sql-database-is-generally-available/] * * Restricting access to financial data based on region and role * Multi-tenant application can only access their rows of data * Reporting based on position. * Mobile Apps update [http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/08/20/azure-mobile-apps-august-2015-update/] * * Changes to the Mobile App Portal * * streamlining the experience * * put mobile and web experience together * Azure SQL Database Updates [http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/announcing-great-new-sql-database-capabilities-in-azure?wt.mc_id=WW_ABG_MAPPS_OO_SCL_TW] * * New pricing tiers for Elastic Database Pool * * Basic and Premium * * Basic Elastic Database Pools are great for light-usage SaaS scenarios. Basic Elastic Database Pools allows individual databases performance bursts up to 5 eDTUs. * Premium Elastic Database Pools are designed for databases that require the highest performance per database. Premium Elastic Database Pools allows individual database performance bursts up to 1,000 eDTUs. * Easy migration between database tiers for individual items.  * * If customer grows it can be upgraded. * Higer-end scale options for SQL database General Discussion * Project Nami [http://projectnami.org/] – WordPress for SQL Server * Containerization * * Form of Operating-system-level virtuliiztion * * Allows for multiple isolated user-space instances * Benefits * * Configuration definition to standardize deployment of applications * Can be run on an already virtualized environment no double inception issues. * Vendors/Technologies * * Docker – Azure * Kubernets (coo ber neties) – Google built on top of Docker * Amazon EC2 Container Service – AWS Management Service for Docker * OpenVZ * Viiruozo * VMWare ThinApp Good Resources * Azure Partner Readiness Catalog [https://azurepartnerreadinesscatalog.azurewebsites.net/] * * Crowdsourced content * Updated regularly Things I like right now * Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop [http://amzn.to/1JmL59i] * Polk Audio Hampden speakers [http://amzn.to/1JmL59i] * Trunk Club [https://www.trunkclub.com/invite/2WHMGX] What I’m reading * How to Win Friends and Influence People [http://amzn.to/1V8nqPl] * Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire [http://amzn.to/1JxdNpn] * Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae [http://amzn.to/1JxdFX8] Filed under: Podcast [https://beyondthecorneroffice.com/category/podcast/] [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/facebook/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/twitter/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/ [http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/]http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/jgardner04.wordpress.com/165123038/ [https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=beyondthecorneroffice.com&blog=3994854&post=165123038&subd=jgardner04&ref=&feed=1]