Episode 421 - Project Flash

The team talks with Pujitha and Sidhanshu about Project Flash, an initiative to improve VM availability monitoring that allows for immediate actions and trend analysis at scale.   Media File: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode421.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/c7vXz-tjQAA Resources: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/advancing-azure-virtual-machine-availability-monitoring-with-project-flash/  https://aka.ms/flashblog   Other updates: Public preview: Azure SQL Database Hyperscale reverse migration to general purpose tier  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-sql-database-hyperscale-reverse-migration-to-general-purpose-tier/ General availability: Zone redundancy for Azure SQL Database general purpose tier https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-zone-redundancy-for-azure-sql-database-general-purpose-tier/ Azure Purview is now Microsoft Purview https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-purview-is-now-microsoft-purview/ Getting rid of credentials in Azure (multi-part) https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/getting-rid-of-credentials-in-azure-part-1/ba-p/3265205 Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-April 2022  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-sql-public-preview-updates-for-midapril-2022/ Generally available: IBM WebSphere on Azure with evaluation licensing https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-ibm-websphere-on-azure-with-evaluation-licensing/