2019 was a big year for developers. Here’s my summary of the most important releases and trends. .NET .NET Core 3.0 brought desktop support C# 8.0 with nullable reference types Entity Framework Core 3.0 (with breaking changes) Blazor Server released JavaScript React Hooks changed how we write components TypeScript continued to dominate Vue 3.0 approaching […]
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Azure Synapse Analytics: Introduction to the Unified Platform
Azure Synapse Analytics (announced at Ignite 2019) is the evolution of Azure SQL Data Warehouse. It’s now a unified analytics platform combining Big Data and Data Warehousing. What’s New On-demand queries: Query data lake files without loading Unified workspace: Data prep, SQL, Spark, and pipelines Synapse Studio: Web-based unified experience Power BI integration: Direct connectivity […]
Read more →Microsoft Ignite 2019: The Biggest Azure Announcements
Microsoft Ignite 2019 just wrapped up in Orlando, and there’s a lot to unpack. Here are the Azure announcements that matter most for developers. Azure Arc The headline announcement: Azure Arc extends Azure management to any infrastructure. Run Azure services on-premises, at the edge, or in other clouds. This is huge for hybrid scenarios. Azure […]
Read more →Azure DevOps Service Connections and Managed Identities
Service connections let Azure DevOps deploy to Azure resources. Getting the security right is important. Here’s how to set them up properly. Creating a Service Connection Project Settings → Service connections → New → Azure Resource Manager Automatic: Creates service principal for you Manual: Use existing service principal Managed Identity: For self-hosted agents Best Practices […]
Read more →Azure Cosmos DB Change Feed: Real-Time Data Processing
Cosmos DB Change Feed lets you react to data changes in real-time. It’s perfect for materializing views, triggering workflows, or syncing to other systems. What is Change Feed? A persistent, ordered log of changes to your container. Sorted by modification time within each partition. With Azure Functions Use Cases Real-time analytics aggregation Syncing to search […]
Read more →Azure Key Vault: Secrets Management for Applications
Stop putting secrets in config files. Azure Key Vault centralizes secret management with proper access control and auditing. Create Key Vault Add Secrets Access from .NET Best Practices Use Managed Identity for Azure services Enable soft-delete and purge protection Rotate secrets regularly Audit access logs References Key Vault Documentation
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