ACA Dynamic Sessions - The best Azure service you've never heard of
Discover ACA Dynamic Sessions, a versatile, container-based, low-latency compute platform that allows you to execute LLM-generated code securely and with low cold-start latency. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:44 - Background 02:03 - Introduction to Dynamic Sessions 04:15 - Demo: using LangChain with Dynamic Sessions 07:30 - Demo: using Dynamic Sessions with Small Language Models 10:35 - Demo: bring your own container to Dynamic Sessions 14:55 - Demo: MCP 17:26 - Wrap up Recommended resources Learn Docs Azure Product page Connect Scott Hanselman | @SHanselman Nir Mashkowski | @nirmsk | LinkedIn Azure Friday | Twitter/X: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter/X: @Azure
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Azure Functions Durable Task Scheduler
This week on Azure Friday, Scott Hanselman meets with Nick Greenfield to learn about the Azure Functions Durable Task Scheduler. The Durable Task Scheduler is a fully managed backend for orchestrating stateful workflows across Azure compute environments. It powers Durable Functions and Durable Task SDKs with built-in reliability, automatic retries, and persistent state management, which is powerful for long-running, distributed, or event-driven applications. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Durable Functions overview 05:10 - Introduction to the Durable Task Scheduler 06:41 - Start of Demo 10:51 - Wrap up Recommended resources Learn Docs Samples Azure Product page Connect Scott Hanselman | @SHanselman Azure Friday | Twitter/X: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter/X: @Azure
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Speed Production of Intel. Apps & Agents w/ AI-Ready DB for PostgreSQL
We will see how the new popular PostgreSQL extension for VSCode multiplies productivity of PostgreSQL developers with the power of Copilot. In the live demo we will design database schema, visualize it, find a performance issue in the PostgreSQL query and fix it with the help of Copilot. Finally, we'll build an app to compare breweries between Washinton and Oregon! Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 02:48 - Demo - Connect to Azure PostgreSQL database with EntraID 04:26 - Demo - Design and visualize database schema 07:36 - Demo - Adding geospatial column 10:48 - Demo - Optimizing performance of the PostgreSQL query 15:48 - Demo - Creating an app Recommended resources PostgreSQL extension for VSCode Connect Scott Hanselman | @SHanselman Maxim Lukiyanov | LinkedIn: Maxim Lukiyanov Azure Friday | Twitter/X: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter/X: @Azure
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Metadata Security Protocol on Azure Instance Metadata Service
In this video Minnie talks about the Metadata Security Protocol security feature on Azure Instance Metadata Service that helps mitigate security risks by only allowing authenticated applications to communicate with the Host endpoints. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:46 - How Metadata Security Protocol works with Azure Instance Metadata 02:49 - Start of demo 02:54 - Register for feature in portal 03:11 - How to use the feature in portal 04:08 - Inside the virtual machine to check IMDS communication 04:37 - How to check which applications are communicating with different endpoints 05:26 - How to use the allowlist tool 10:02 - Where to download the allowlist tool 10:22 - Where to leave feedback Recommended resources Metadata Security Protocol on Azure Instance Metadata Service Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter/X: @SHanselman Azure Friday | Twitter/X: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter/X: @Azure
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Protecting Azure Storage with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
This week on Azure Friday, Scott Hanselman meets with Vamshi Kommineni and Eitan Bremler to explore and demo how Microsoft is helping organizations protect cloud storage data at the core of their applications—by embedding intelligent, built-in posture management, threat protection, and malware scanning directly into Azure Blob Storage through its deep integration with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:37 - Azure Blob Storage overview 02:15 - Storage Security philosophy - Start Secure and Stay Secure 03:30 - Demo part 1 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Storage Security - Start Secure 09:28 - Demo part 2 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Storage Security - Stay Secure Recommended resources Introduction to Azure Blob Storage What is Microsoft Defender for Storage? What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud? Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter/X: @SHanselman Eitan Bremler | Twitter/X: @EBremler | LinkedIn: Eitan Bremler Vamshi Kommineni | Twitter/X: @VamshiKommineni | LinkedIn: Vamshi Kommineni Azure Friday | Twitter/X: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter/X: @Azure
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About Azure Friday (Audio)
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