Evan talks about his favorite topic, networking. Specifically high-speed networking within IaaS VMs for gaming and financial markets scenarios.

Media file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode112.mp3

http://www.ageofascent.com/azure-cloud-high-speed-networking/

Other resources:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/new-t-sql-programmability-features-in-azure-sql-database/

We are fortunate to have Azure Senior PM, Bernardo Muñoz on the show to talk about a new facility called Azure Resource Health which makes diagnosing problems with VMs etc. so much easier.

Media file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode111.mp3

Blog about this service: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/reduce-troubleshooting-time-with-azure-resource-health/

Other updates and resources:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-state-of-the-union-with-microsoft-pulse-and-azure-event-hubs/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-batch-service-update-december-2015/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/analyzing-your-azure-search-traffic/

Cale talks about his project and how he leveraged Azure Search and DocumentDB to get a project off the ground quickly.

Media file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode110.mp3

Azure Automation: Graphical and textual runbook authoring
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-automation-graphical-and-textual-runbook-authoring/

Azure Blockchain as a Service Update #3
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-blockchain-as-a-service-update-3/

API Management: Advanced caching and throttling policies
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/api-management-advanced-caching-and-throttling-policies/

Notifying users of data received from sensors or other systems
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/notifying-users-of-data-received-from-sensors-or-other-systems/

Azure Automation Desired State Configuration generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/automation-dsc-overview/?WT.mc_id=azurebg_email_Trans_981_MOSP#what-is-azure-automation-dsc

Azure Premium Storage generally available in additional region
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/premium-storage/?WT.mc_id=azurebg_email_Trans_981_MOSP

Microsoft Operations Management Suite alert notification and remediation in public preview
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/operations-management-suite/overview.aspx?WT.mc_id=azurebg_email_Trans_981_MOSP

Azure Role-Based Access Control with custom roles generally available
http://blogs.technet.com/b/ad/archive/2015/12/10/custom-roles-in-azure-rbac-is-now-ga.aspx?WT.mc_id=azurebg_email_Trans_981_MOSP

Classic NSGs now supported in Ibiza

Cale and Sujit review the podcasts in 2015 and discuss some of the highlights of the year that defined Azure.

Media file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode109.mp3

Other updates:

Introducing a simplified configuration experience for SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-configuration-experience-sql-server-virtual-machines/

Load data to Azure Data Lake Store with high throughput
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/yingqin/archive/2015/12/29/load-data-to-azure-data-lake-store-with-high-throughput.aspx

Azure WebJobs with Storage Queue and Exceptions
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mustafakasap/archive/2015/12/26/azure-webjobs-with-storage-queue-and-exceptions.aspx

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/guids-migration-documentdb/

Based on some feedback from a Twitter follower, Cale and Sujit do a bit of a deep dive on Azure Service Fabric.

Media file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode108.mp3

Other updates:

Microsoft Azure Stack: Hardware requirements for preview release
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-azure-stack-hardware-requirements-for-preview-release/

September update for Web Apps and App Service environments in the Azure Preview Portal
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/september-update-for-web-apps-and-app-service-environments-in-the-azure-preview-portal/

Backing up DocumentDB Databases
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/backing-up-documentdb-databases/

Just FYI - Support Ending for the .NET Framework 4, 4.5, 4.5.1 @ January 12, 2016
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/deva/archive/2015/12/22/just-fyi-support-ending-for-the-net-framework-4-4-5-4-5-1-january-12-2016.aspx

Open Source + Azure (series)
https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/TechNet+Radio/TechNet-Radio-Part-1-Open-Source--Azure-Building-Linux-in-the-Cloud

FREE! Online training on Azure Big Data/Machine Learning
https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/implementing-big-data-analysis-8311?l=gOOGH0Yy_4304984382

The guys talk to Piyush Joshi who is a Senior PM in the Azure Mobile Engagement Services team. He gives us the low-down on this new offering.

Media file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode107.mp3

Here are some useful links: 

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/mobile-engagement/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/mobile-engagement-overview/

Recent blog post - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-mobile-engagement-december-2015-update/

Twitter handle - https://twitter.com/AzureMobileEng

Other recent updates:

Azure Data Lake now integrated with Azure Data Catalog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-data-lake-now-integrated-with-azure-data-catalog/

DocumentDB paging support with TOP and more query improvements
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/documentdb-paging-support-with-top-and-more-query-improvements/

Announcing the StorSimple Virtual Array Preview
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-storsimple-virtual-array-preview/

Glimpse at Application Insights Telemetry
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/glimpse-application-insights/

The guys have a discussion on how customers can grapple with the various cloud vendors and frameworks.

Media file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode106.mp3

http://libcloud.apache.org/

http://www.openstack.org/

http://www.cloudscale-project.eu/

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/cloud/helion-eucalyptus-overview.html

Other updates:

Run U-SQL scripts locally with updated Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/run-u-sql-scripts-locally-with-updated-azure-data-lake-tools-for-visual-studio/

Exploring Azure DocumentDB in Visual Studio
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/exploring-azure-documentdb-in-visual-studio/

The new Recommendations feature for Azure App Service
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-recommendations-feature-for-azure-app-service/

Azure SQL Server: To upgrade or not to upgrade, that is the question
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-sql-server-to-upgrade-or-not-to-upgrade-that-is-the-question/

Microsoft offers new certification for Linux on Azure
http://news.microsoft.com/2015/12/09/microsoft-offers-new-certification-for-linux-on-azure/

We are fortunate to talk to Scott Zhang who is a Senior PM with the Open Source Technology group about the new release of the DSC for Linux Extensions.

Media file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode105.mp3

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introduce-azure-dscforlinux-extension/

Other resources:

Announcing general availability of AzCopy 5.0 with File and Table Storage support
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-of-azcopy-5-0-with-file-and-table-storage-support/

Announcing general availability of App Service Mobile Apps
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-of-app-service-mobile-apps/

Azure Container Service preview
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-container-service-preview/

Azure Security Center now available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-security-center-now-available/

Announcing availability of Debian GNU/Linux as an endorsed distribution in Azure Marketplace
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/debian-images-now-available-on-azure/

We introduce the new concept of Azure VM Scale Sets and discuss how scaling can be achieved across Azure services.

Today we are announcing the public preview of Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Audio file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode104.mp3

Other updates and resources:

http://summit7systems.com/the-performance-impact-of-premium-storage-in-microsoft-azure/

Azure Preview Portal - November 2015 update
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-preview-portal-november-2015-update/

Using Azure Machine Learning with SQL Data Warehouse
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/using-azure-machine-learning-with-sql-data-warehouse/

Azure PowerShell 1.0
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azps-1-0/

Azure App Service Updates – November 2015
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-app-service-updates-november-2015/

Here’s the subscription limits article - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/azure-subscription-service-limits/#virtual-machines-limits

As part of our make-it-real series, the guys discuss a question posed to us by a colleague regarding migrating a realtime financial app to Azure PaaS.

Media file: http://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode103.mp3

Other updates:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-app-service-authentication-authorization/

What's in ARM and what's not?

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/resource-manager-supported-services/

This post summarizes the updates and how the new tools will improve your Azure development experience.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-azure-sdk-2-8-for-net/

Azure Disk Encryption for Linux and Windows Virtual Machines-Public Preview Now Available
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/azuresecurity/archive/2015/11/16/azure-disk-encryption-for-linux-and-windows-virtual-machines-public-preview.aspx

Azure Service Fabric in Public Preview
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/service-fabric/

Azure Dev/Test Labs in Public Preview
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/devtest-lab/