The latest technology news Week 39-2023

Welcome to our weekly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Azure, VMware, and other partners. In this series, we’ll be curating a collection of must-read articles, each offering a deep dive into the latest technological advancements, news, and trends within these cutting-edge platforms.

We understand that in today’s fast-paced tech landscape, staying informed is key. That’s why we’re here to make it easy for you. Each week, we’ll handpick the most insightful and informative articles that cover everything from Cloud, virtualization, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), DevOps to End User Computing breakthroughs.

Without further ado, let’s dive into this week’s top tech insights:

Microsoft 365

  • Entra.News #11: Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra. Learn more
  • Taking control back (part 1: the add-ins. Learn more
  • Entra ID Conditional Access Policy Design Baseline with Automatic Deployment Support. Learn more
  • My favorite Conditional Access policies to implement (part one). Learn more

Microsoft Azure

  • Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— transition to a new method of internet access. Learn more
  • Try Azure SQL Database for free (preview). Get 100,000 vCore seconds of compute every month  Learn more
  • Identify anomalies and unexpected changes in cost. Learn more
  • Optimizing your Azure VMs – 3 Simple Steps to Cloud Efficiency. Learn more
  • Azure Firewall Tips from the Field. Learn more
  • Unleash the power of Intune and Azure Virtual Desktop. Learn more
  • A new version of the Azure Workbook for Orphaned Resources is available. Learn more
  • Breaking Change for VM & VMSS PowerShell/CLI Customers. Learn more
  • Use Image Integrity to validate signed images before deploying them to your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters (Preview). Learn more
  • Infrastructure as Code Testing with Azure Policy. Learn more
  • Securing your Microsoft Azure Backups. Learn more
  • Technology choices for Azure solutions PDF. Learn more
  • Tutorial: Create a lab for classroom training with Azure Lab Services. Learn more
  • Azure Update Manager FAQ. Learn more

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365 / VMware Horizon / EUC

  • Week 39-2023 VMware Enduser Computing Updates. Learn more
  • Do you want to improve the performance of your AVD hosts for no extra cost? Learn more
  • Azure Virtual Desktop Insights Powered by the Azure Monitor Agent. Learn more
  • Weekly Newsletter – 23rd of September to 29th of September 2023. Learn more
  • IGEL releases IGEL Windows 365 App – Connect to your Windows 365 Cloud PC and learn about IGEL Boot to Cloud! Learn more
  • What’s new in Windows 365 Enterprise? Learn more
  • Azure Back To School 2023: Configure the backup of FSLogix profiles with Terraform. Learn more
  • What’s new and next for Windows in the cloud | Tackling Tech. Learn more
  • Intel’s License Free GPUs for VMware Horizon Changes the VDI Game. Learn more

Intune

  • Skilling snack: Configure devices with Windows Autopilot. Learn more
  • Finding Uninstall Commands for all installed apps. Learn more

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) / DevOps

  • Work with environment variables in Azure Bicep. Learn more
  • Creating more re-usable bicep code using user-defined types. Learn more
  • How I cleared Terraform Associate (003) in 2 weeks. Learn more
  • Terraform Certified Associate (003) – How to Study for the Exam. Learn more
  • Do you want to maintain your Bicep Modules Centrally.? Learn more
  • Automate development tasks by using GitHub Actions. Learn more
  • How to deploy domain controllers with Terraform. Learn more
  • Passwordless Azure Deployments with Workload Identity In Azure DevOps. Learn more
  • Announcing template-based previews of Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell for Key Vault deployments. Learn more

Microsoft Defender / Sentinel

  • How to keep track of Defender for Cloud Coverage. Learn more

Vembu

  • BDRSuite by Vembu announces Backup and Recovery support for AWS EC2 instances using AWS APIs, providing versatile backup data storage choices – locally or in the cloud. Learn more

VMware

  • VMware Explore 2023 Barcelona Content Catalog available.  Learn more
  • What’s New in vSphere 8 Update 2? Learn more

Windows

  • Windows 11 September 26 KB5030310 build 22621.2361 highlights. Learn more
  • Releasing Windows 11, version 23H2 to the Release Preview Channel. Learn more
  • Enhancing Windows 11 security, accessibility, and management for enterprises. Learn more
  • How to get the latest Windows 11 innovations. Learn more
  • WinGet 1.6 available. Learn more

Other

  • Xenappblog virtual expo 29/09/2023. Learn more
  • Get-Mailprotection. Check, what security Settings exist for a specific Domain. Learn more

Books

  • Mastering Windows 365: The ultimate guide to designing, delivering, and managing architectures for Windows 365 Cloud PCs. Learn more
  • Azure Cloud Adoption Framework Handbook: A comprehensive guide to adopting and governing the cloud for your digital transformation. Learn more

The latest technology news Week 35-2023

Welcome to our weekly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Azure, VMware, and other partners. In this series, we’ll be curating a collection of must-read articles, each offering a deep dive into the latest technological advancements, news, and trends within these cutting-edge platforms.

We understand that in today’s fast-paced tech landscape, staying informed is key. That’s why we’re here to make it easy for you. Each week, we’ll handpick the most insightful and informative articles that cover everything from Cloud, virtualization, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), DevOps to End User Computing breakthroughs.

Without further ado, let’s dive into this week’s top tech insights:

Microsoft Azure

  • The September Azure Back to School is started. Link
  • Azure VM insights is now Generally Available. Link
  • Azure Firewall: New Features and Region Availability. Link
  • A Quick and Easy Way to Add Renamable Display Names to Azure Resources. Link
  • Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), Plan for IP addressing. Link

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365 / VDI

  • What’s new in Windows 365 Enterprise, August 28, 2023? Link
  • Intune enrollment for Azure virtual desktop (AVD). Link
  • Use cases for Azure Virtual Desktop Insights. Link
  • AVD Community Newsletter – 31st August 2023. Link
  • Windows 365 Flexible Pricing – Control Your IT Costs. Link
  • Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Stack HCI Series. Link
  • AppLocker for VDI Infrastructure (Citrix/WVD/Horizon). Link
  • Microsoft Remote Desktop Client (MSRDC) Version 1.2.4577. Link

Windows

  • Remove Built-in Windows 11 apps leveraging a Cloud-Sourced reference file. Link

Defender

  • Microsoft 365 Defender Monthly news September 2023 edition. Link

Intune

  • Publish apps to Intune. Link
  • Intune Newsletter – 1st September 2023. Link
  • Deploy Driver updates using Intune. Link
  • Windows Start menu Creator Tool. Link
  • Application deployment in Windows 365: recommended practices. Link
  • Intune Debug Toolkit. Link
  • Intune RSS updates. Link
  • The Group Policy analytics tool is now generally available. Link

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) / DevOps

  • Update Office 365 with Azure Automation Runbook for IaaS — step-by-step. Link
  • Configurations I recommend you setup to deploy your Terraform into Azure at scale using GitHub Actions. Link
  • Update the Terraform providers in 5 seconds. Link
  • STOP! Don’t Use Azure DevOps Release Pipelines! Link
  • Use PowerShell to convert App-V to MSIX. Link
  • Using Hugging Face Code Autocomplete in VSCode to help with PowerShell and PowerCLI Scripts. Link
  • Using Automation Runbook Webhooks To Alert on Databricks Status Updates. Link
  • Entra Exporter 2.0 is now available. Link
  • Deploying Terraform Infrastructure to Azure using Azure DevOps Pipelines. Link
  • The PowerShell Best Practices and Style Guide. Link

VMware

  • ESXi-Arm Fling 1.14 Refresh. Link
  • VMware EUC Newsletter – Week 35. Link
  • Unified Access Gateway 2306.1 released. Link
  • VMware Tools updates address a SAML Token Signature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2023-20900). Link
  • Download VMware Tools 12.3.0. Link
  • VMware vSphere+ announcing Early Availability of VMware ESXi Lifecycle Management Service. Link
  • Excalidraw – VMware architecture icons. Link

Other

  • NVIDIA vGPU software R535 16.1 released. Link

The latest technology news Week 33-2023

The latest weekly technology news from Microsoft, VMware, and other partners with a focus on End User Computing (EUC).

Microsoft Azure

  • Network Security Dashboard for Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Link
  • Generally available: Cloud Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) by Palo Alto Networks – an Azure Native ISV Service. Link
  • Use PowerShell to Remediate Non-Compliant Azure Policy Definitions. Link
  • Azure VMware Solution Performance Design Considerations. Link
  • VMware Cloud Director Service Now Generally Available for Azure VMware Solution. Link
  • How to set ACLs Recursively? Link
  • Mastering Access Control: Deep Dive into Azure Role-Based Access. Link
  • Guest reports and cleanup runbook. Link
  • Simplify the WordPress blog/content creation with Azure OpenAI. Link
  • Introduction to Kubernetes on Azure. Link

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / Windows 365 / VDI

  • What’s new this week in #Windows365 #CloudPC? Link
  • Use Custom Image Template scripts in Nerdio to customize your AVD image. Link
  • Desktop Virtualization: It’s all about the apps. Link
  • Announcing FSLogix release changes and Windows multi-session updates in Azure Marketplace. Link
  • Adobe 64-bit Unified App Installer. Link

Windows

  • Get AD permissions with ADACLScanner. Link
  • Re-release of August 2023 Exchange Server Security Update packages. Link
  • A Good ISO File is a Quiet ISO File. Link

Intune

  • Intune Naming Convention. Link
  • Intune Automation with PowerShell. Link
  • Creating Windows ISO with Autopilot JSON Injected. Link
  • Winget Intune packager CLI. Link

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) / DevOps

  • What SAAS CTOS needs to know about the Terraform license change. Link
  • Deploy Windows Core Server 2022 with Server Core App Compatibility Feature on Demand with Packer. Link
  • Create an Azure Sandbox Environment with Terraform. Link
  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot. Link
  • Azure Infrastructure as Code: Fundamentals, Data & Testing Tricks | Sussex Azure User Group. Link
  • Keeping Infrastructure as Code secure (KICS). Link
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate Certification Study Course – Pass the Exam With This Free 7 Hour Course. Link, Link
  • What are Visual Studio Subscriptions | Hands-on tutorial with demo | Developer tools. Link
  • Three ways to start Visual Studio Code. Link

VMware

  • VMware EUC Newsletter – Week 33. Link
  • VMware Tanzu Cloud Native Webinars. Link
  • VMware Tools 12.2.6 download. Link
  • Automate VMware Horizon Agent Upgrade Using Powershell. Link

Other

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