V038 / V039 - Weekly Technology Vlog #38 and #39
A bumper double episode covering two weeks of cloud updates after Chris returns from vacation. On the Azure side, highlights include AKS scale down modes for faster node scaling, custom policy definitions for AKS clusters, Cosmos DB Azure Functions extension v4 with managed identity support, Azure Functions runtime 4.0 with .NET 6, and SQL Managed Instance arriving in the Terraform registry.
The Azure DevOps blog roundup features programming for accessibility with Rory Preddy, leveling up with Bicep alongside April Edwards and John Downs, Azure DevOps audit streaming, and secretless application patterns using managed identities. GitHub updates include CLI 2.0, Advanced Security secret scanning REST API, audit log streaming in public beta, advisory database support for Rust, and new npm access token formats. Chris also previews upcoming community talks on Azure Arc for applications, static web app deployments, and the Cloud Adoption Framework.
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