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Machine Learning:
- Introduction to machine learning in Azure:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-automated-ml-capability-in-azure-machine-learning/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/release-models-at-pace-using-microsoft-s-automl/ - New features in Azure machine learning services:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/what-s-new-in-azure-machine-learning-service/
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/experimentation-using-azure-machine-learning/ - Challenges designing machine learning models:
https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/why-its-hard-to-design-fair-machine-learning-models
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1808.00023.pdf
Deep Learning:
- Explanation of AWS services for supporting deep learning:
https://missinglink.ai/blog/aws/using-data-locality-for-deep-learning-in-aws/ - Comparison between cloud deep learning services:
https://www.wimoxez.com/top-cloud-computing-for-deep-learning/
AI:
- Article about Azure cognitive services:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/global-scale-ai-with-azure-cognitive-services/
HPC:
- If you are using Azure for HPC services, Microsoft released new VM sizes for HPC purpose:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-the-new-hb-and-hc-azure-vm-sizes-for-hpc/ - If you are using GPU’s on Azure, Microsoft released new N-Series virtual machines (currently under public preview):
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/unlocking-innovation-with-the-new-n-series-azure-virtual-machines/
Earth science:
- Google AI service for flood forecasting:
https://www.blog.google/products/search/helping-keep-people-safe-ai-enabled-flood-forecasting/ - How the cloud is transforming weather prediction:
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/2018/09/27/how-the-cloud-is-transforming-weather-prediction/ - 3D shadow maps in R: the rayshader package
http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2018/09/raytracer.html
General administration:
- Microsoft Azure now offers standard SSD managed disks for all types of virtual machines:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-of-standard-ssd-disks-for-azure-virtual-machine-workloads/ - Here is an explanation how to move Azure managed disks and VM’s between Azure subscriptions:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/move-managed-disks-and-vms-now-available/ - Azure virtual machine scale set automatic OS image upgrades:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-automatic-upgrade - Why you should always build an Azure based VM in a Resource Group
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/the-hybrid-dbas-blog/2018/09/26/why-you-should-always-build-an-azure-based-vm-in-a-resource-group/ - Azure service health allows you to get notifications when your Azure services become unavailable:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/get-notified-when-your-azure-resources-become-unavailable/ - Azure advisor service now has new recommendations and best practices for managing your IaaS / PaaS environment:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-advisor-has-new-recommendations-for-you/
User / Account management:
- Comparison between AWS, Azure and GCP account management services:
https://www.parkmycloud.com/blog/cloud-user-management/
https://www.twistlock.com/2018/09/25/iam-roundup-aws-vs-azure-vs-gcp/
Security Related:
- Security best practices for Azure solutions:
https://azure.microsoft.com/mediahandler/files/resourcefiles/security-best-practices-for-azure-solutions/Azure Security Best Practices.pdf - If you are using AWS cloud services, here is a list of recommended 22 security metrics, from AWS security experts:
https://www.threatstack.com/blog/22-most-under-used-aws-security-metrics