Azure Daily News for Friday, Feb 24 2023

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  • Optimize Azure Kubernetes Service Node Cost by Combining OnDemand And Spot VMs
    While it's possible to run the Kubernetes nodes either in on-demand or spot node pools separately, we can optimize the application cost without compromising the reliability by placing the pods unevenly on spot and OnDemand VMs using the topology spread constraints. With baseline amount of pods deployed in OnDemand node pool offering reliability, we can scale on spot node pool based on the...
    Source: Azure Architecture Blog
  • 3 Microsoft Azure AI product features that accelerate language learning
    The Microsoft Azure Cognitive Speech Services platform is a comprehensive collection of technologies and services aimed at accelerating the incorporation of speech into applications and amplifying differentiation to the market as a result. Among the services available are Speech to Text, Text to Speech, custom neural voice (CNV) conversation transcription service, speaker recognition, Speech...
    Source: Microsoft Azure Blog
  • Develop 5G Modern Connected Applications using Microsoft accelerators
    Today, 5G enables new applications for scenarios that were previously out of reach. From smart roads that can notify of obstacles in the road in real time to smart airports that can identify runway issues before they threaten safety, a new breed of real-time and mission-critical applications is emerging.   These Modern Connected Applications run at the edge, requiring a wireless network with...
    Source: Azure Developer Community Blog
  • Preview support for Kata VM Isolated Containers on AKS for Pod Sandboxing
    Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now supports pod sandboxing in preview in all Azure regions on a subset of Azure VM Sizes that support Nested Virtualization.     Pod Sandboxing compliments other security measures and data protection controls and provides the isolation needed within a single VM node, as well as to protect containers that process sensitive information on AKS. This added...
    Source: Apps on Azure Blog

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Azure Daily News for Friday, Feb 24 2023