Monthly news roundup as compiled and delivered by Damien Berry for the Brisbane Azure User Group

1. @BrisbaneAzureUG
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2. Microsoft Azure News
October 2021

3. Our Sponsors

5. Upcoming Presentations
Month Presenter(s) Topic
February 2021 Joe Albahari What's New in C# 9 - The Best Parts
March 2021 Martin Cairney Exploring the World of Azure Data Explorer
April 2021 Robert Crane All About Azure Sentinel
May 2021 Rory Braybrook The Microsoft Identity Jigsaw – Putting the Pieces Together
June 2021 Michael Smith Azure AD & Identity
July 2021 Wayne Hoggett Azure Virtual Desktop
August 2021 Todd Whitehead “Azure Arc and PaaS Anywhere”
September 2021 Bill Chesnut Azure AD MSI for Integration Services
October 2021 Amrit Sidhu Azure Bicep: Getting Started
November 2021
December 2021
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7. Our team in Deloitte Platform Engineering are interested to talking to people with a passion for Azure
and that wishing to further their career with a specialisation in cloud integration solutions!
Key skills of interest:
- Highly proficient in the Microsoft Enterprise Suite - C#, .NET, and Visual Studio;
- A background in Java and interested in exploring integration, using middleware platforms such as
MuleSoft or DellBoomi.
- Software development experience with Microsoft Azure, including App Service, Service Fabric, Logic
Apps, Service Bus, API Management and Azure DevOps.
- Solution delivery with Agile methodology and CICD;
- Previous experience in consulting or developing and engaging with teams and building client
relationships.
If you’re passionate about exploring Cloud Integration and interested in opportunities with Deloitte,
please reach out to Rebecca McDonald (remcdonald@deloitte.com.au) here in Brisbane!

9. Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Integration PAAS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/blog/microsoft-named-as-a-leader-in-2021-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-enterprise-integration-platform-as-a-service/

10. Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for data integration tools
Microsoft named a Leader in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for data integration tools | Azure blog and updates | Microsoft Azure

11. DDoS and Firewall updates to Vnets
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/blog/streamline-your-ddos-management-with-new-azure-firewall-manager-capabilities/

12. Cost Management and Billing updates
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/blog/azure-cost-management-and-billing-updates-september-2021/

13. Azure Firewall - Updates
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/blog/boost-your-network-security-with-new-updates-to-azure-firewall/

14. zone-redundant storage for Azure Disk Storage GA
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/blog/improve-availability-with-zoneredundant-storage-for-azure-disk-storage/

15. On-demand capacity reservations (Preview)
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/blog/guarantee-capacity-access-with-ondemand-capacity-reservations-now-in-preview/

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21. On Demand Training - Updates
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/offers/30-days-to-learn-it
www.pluralsight.com
•Designing a Hybrid Cloud in Azure
•Docker for Web Developers
•Azure AD for Developers
www.opsgility.com
•Azure For AWS Experts
•Deploying Hybrid Identitity Solutions Using Azure AD
•Monitoring Apps with Application Insights

22. http://www.hanselman.com/
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/bg-p/ITOpsTalkBlog

24. Azure Bicep: Getting Started
Amrit Sidhu
Microsoft certified developer and architect at Velrada,
located in Melbourne, Australia.
Experienced in the field of building enterprise
integration solutions using Microsoft Azure cloud
Bicep's idea is to simplify Azure resource provisioning
by providing a DSL (Domain Specific Language) to
abstract some of the complexity of ARM templates.