This is Azure This Week,
and this week I look at the Azure VPN Gateway gets some new features.
The Azure Cloud Shell image receives a much-needed update and Azure
DevOps Boards updates to delivery plans version 2.0.
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Yeah. VPN Gateway connects your on-premise networks to Azure via site-to-site
VPNs in a similar way that you set up and connect to a remote branch office.
It is a critical part of a hybrid infrastructure and is used by lots of
companies.
New features now generally available this week include high
availability for radius servers in point-to-site VPN,
custom IPsec/IKE policy with DPD timeout,
APIPA support for BGP speaker,
which allows legacy AWS and Google Cloud Platform VPNs to integrate too.
FQDN support for site-to-site VPN,
and finally session management and revocation for site-to-point, no,
point-to-site VPN users. As you might've guessed.
I have no idea what all that means or does,
but I have been told by infrastructure security experts that they're very
welcome new features.
Most Azure administrators are familiar with the Cloud Shell and use it to manage
their cloud resources. When on the go or within the Azure Portal.
It is a browser-based command-line interface to your Azure resources.
Behind the Cloud Shell is a VM image,
which is spun up to run the services for you when needed.
Up until now, this image was based on Ubuntu 16.04,
which is approaching end of life.
16.04 refers to the release date of April, 2016.
This image is currently being updated to Microsoft compiled image of Debian 10.
And this means updated tooling, such as PowerShell 7.1,
Python 3.7, and Ruby 2.5 as well.
It also means better security against attacks.
Rumor has it that the new image comes with a faint smell of
Ethiopian coffee beans, and a hint of saffron.
Oh, that's not actually true.
Azure DevOps is a collection of tools for managing your code project deployments
and pipelines used by anyone from single developed projects to
huge projects.
It is a full service platform for getting your code into the hands or
screens of the users.
Azure Boards is the part that your manager likes. Yes.
The part that gives an overview of project timelines, task status, pie charts,
and so much more. Mmm pie. Yeah, this week,
it got an update to version 2.0 for the delivery plans,
which provide timeline and roadmap capabilities, spending teams and projects.
Your manager will love it.
That's all for now.
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