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Azure HDInsight now supports Apache Spark 2.3 by Maxim Lukiyanov Blog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-hdinsight-now-supports-apache-spark-2-3/Apache Spark 2.3.0 is now available for production use on the managed big data service Azure HDInsight…Ranging from bug fixes (more than 1400 tickets were fixed in this release) to new experimental features Apache Spark 2.3.0 brings advancements and polish to all areas of its unified data platform
Azure HDInsight integration with Data Lake Storage Gen2 preview - ACL and security update by Ashish Thapliyal Blog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-hdinsight-integration-with-data-lake-storage-gen-2-preview-acl-and-security-update/Today we are sharing an update to the Azure HDInsight integration with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2…This integration will enable HDInsight customers to drive analytics from the data stored in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2 using popular open source frameworks such as Apache Spark, Hive, MapReduce, Kafka, Storm, and HBase in a secure manner
Last week in Azure for the week of October 2, 2017 by Rob Caron Blog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/last-week-in-azure-week-of-2017-10-02/Five highlights from last week in Azure for the week of October 2, 2017
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) GA – New regions, more features, increased productivity by Brendan Burns Blog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-kubernetes-service-aks-ga-new-regions-new-features-new-productivity/We are also adding five new regions including Australia East, UK South, West US, West US 2, and North Europe
Now announcing: Azure Media Player v2.0 by Saili Raje Blog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/now-announcing-azure-media-player-v2-0/Announcing AMP 2.0: Releasing Ads, a new skin, and a more accessible player
Securing Azure SQL Databases with managed identities just got easier by Nick Brown Blog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/securing-azure-sql-databases-with-managed-identities-just-got-easier/We are happy to share the second preview release of the Azure Services App Authentication library, version 1.2.0
Azure Load Balancer new distribution mode by Yves Pitsch Blog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-load-balancer-new-distribution-mode/Azure Load Balancer can be configured to use a 2 tuple (Source IP, Destination IP) or 3 tuple (Source IP, Destination IP, Protocol) to map traffic to the available servers
IoT Signals Research, edition 2: global insights for 2020 and beyond by Sam George Blog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/iot-signals-research-edition-2-global-insights-for-2020-and-beyond/According to our latest annual report, IoT Signals Edition 2 released today 90 percent of decision makers now believe IoT is critical to their company’s success
Last week in Azure: NPM's Service Endpoint Monitor in preview, and more by Rob Caron Blog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/last-week-in-azure-2018-02-19/Last week in Azure, we introduced Service Endpoint Monitor in preview for Network Performance Monitor, continued the Azure Cosmos DB training series with Part 2 on how to create a more intelligent and responsive globally distributed serverless application, and Azure Files introduced a native backup solution with Azure Backup
ChatGPT is now available in Azure OpenAI Service by Eric Boyd Blog
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/chatgpt-is-now-available-in-azure-openai-service/With Azure OpenAI Service, over 1,000 customers are applying the most advanced AI models—including Dall-E 2, GPT-3.5, Codex, and other large language models backed by the unique supercomputing and enterprise capabilities of Azure—to innovate in new ways