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Are you looking to gain more control of the costs of operating your growing Azure HDInsight clusters? Are you interested in driving higher utilization of your Azure HDInsight clusters? If yes, then you should definitely watch this video to learn about how to leverage Azure HDInsight Autoscale feature to help you achieve higher cost efficiency. Found our more at the following links:- Drive higher utilization of Azure HDInsight clusters with autoscale: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/drive-higher-utilization-of-azure-hdinsight-clusters-with-autoscale/?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner- Automatically scale Azure HDInsight clusters: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hdinsight/hdinsight-autoscale-clusters?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner [00:33] Introduction[01:00] Customer challenge[01:55] Static clusters[03:40] Solution is HDInsightAutoscale[06:00] Demo of deployment[09:05] Demo of load-balanced scaling[10:00] Demo of scheduled scaling[11:20] Validating cluster size

In this episode, Robert is joined by Caity Buschlen and Aaron Mast, who show us the resources available as part of Visual Studio subscriptions, including developer tools, cloud services and training. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/vssubstoolbox. Additional resources: Visual Studio Subscriptions resources for remote learning and productivity blog postVisual Studio Subscriptions DocumentationCompare subscription level benefitsSubscriber portalVisual Studio Subscriptions newsletterDev Essentials (if you have standalone Visual Studio or no subscription)PricingCompare Visual Studio IDEs

The Microsoft Graph Toolkit is a collection of web components powered by the Microsoft Graph that work with any web framework and on all modern browsers. In this episode, Nikola Metulev comes on to showcase how quickly you can get started. [01:54] - What is Microsoft Graph and Graph Toolkit?[03:22] - What backends does the Graph Toolkit work with?[04:09] - Getting started with the Graph Toolkit[10:18] - Adding additional components[16:51] - Building on the web components standards[18:20] - Integrating the Graph Toolkit components with ASP.NET Useful Links Microsoft Graph Toolkit PlaygroundMicrosoft Graph Toolkit on GitHubMicrosoft GraphMicrosoft Graph Explorer

Let's take a step back in a new mini-series that I like to call Xamarin.Forms 101. In each episode we will walk through a basic building block of Xamarin.Forms to help you build awesome cross-platform iOS, Android, and Windows applications in .NET. This week we take a look at how to make your Xamarin.Forms apps more accessible using Automation Properties. Show Notes: Automation Properties DocumentationNever Miss an Episode: Follow @TheXamarinShowUseful Links: Learn more about Xamarin, Xamarin.Forms, & Cross-platform developmentXamarin Developer Center & BlogMicrosoft Learn Self-Guided TrainingCreate a Free Account (Azure)Xamarin Developers YouTube ChannelXamarin on Twitter

Trying to maintain both quality and speed is a real challenge, and testing methodologies can either aid or downshift the acceleration rapid application development. See how using right tools, continuous integration can address these challenges so that testing is no longer a burden that rests solely on the shoulders of the test team; but is an integral part of the product development from the start of development cycle all the way to release. Jump To: [04:24] Real Device Testing[05:50] Adhoc Testing with Real Devices[10:06] Augmented Manual Testing[14:40] "No code" Automated Testing[20:41] Smart Automation Recording[22:35] Azure DevOps integrationMore Information: SOFY App TestingMobile App TestingDevOps Lab Favorite Links: Create a Free Azure DevOps AccountAzure DevOps DocsWrite Cool CodeGitHub Actions

DocFX is an open source, static site generator that can produce documentation from source code as well as Markdown files. In this episode, Den Delimarsky comes on to show us how to get started with using DocFx to create our down documentation. [00:49] - What does the Microsoft Docs team work on?[01:44] - What does DocFX do?[03:11] - Where to get started?[04:08] - Creating a new DocFx project with the CLI[12:42] - What are some other uses for DocFx? Useful Links DocFx websiteMicrosoft Docs.NET Docs

Barry Bond and Ryan Fairfax walk through the Azure Sphere OS architecture, why we chose a Linux kernel, and how the Azure Sphere OS is designed to offer unequaled security and agility for IoT devices and experiences.Learn more visiting https://aka.ms/iotshow/azuresphere

Ever wanted to create your own User Group (UG) but didn't know how? Have you tried to create a UG and got overwhelmed? Then have no fear because Dona and Sarah deconstruct exactly a User Group is and how to get started. Spoiler alert - it is super simple when you know how, and we share exactly HOW in 5 tips we share with you in this episode! To learn more, visit: https://aka.ms/LessCodeMorePowerDocs

In this episode, Robert is joined by Phillip Carter, who shows us F# 5, which is now in preview. He shows significant performance improvements and several new language features. Resources: F# 5 preview 1 announcementPhillip's demo codeF# 5 with Jupyter Notebooks

In this video, Anna Hoffman and Jeroen ter Heerdt discuss and show how to create auto-failover groups in Azure SQL using PowerShell notebooks and a Java application. This video was based on a tutorial, which you can follow here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-implement-geo-distributed-database?tabs=azure-powershell&WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner. To compare geo-replication and auto-failover groups, refer to the table here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-business-continuity#compare-geo-replication-with-failover-groups&WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner. [00:30] Background[01:15] Comparing geo-replication and auto-failover groups[02:12] Tutorial for implementing a geo-distributed database[02:45] Demo starts[04:55] Failover initiated[06:21] Fail back and summary Follow Anna Hoffman and Jeroen ter Heerdt on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AnalyticAnna and https://twitter.com/JeroenterHeerdt.

Who doesn't appreciate good BBQ? Well, maybe some people don't but we do! In this episode, Cam Soper comes on to show us another one of this home projects. Cam tells us the story of how a Raspberry PI, a chat bot, and a little .NET Core allows him to control his smoker and make great BBQ! [00:34] - Kansas City BBQ[01:52] - Building the PID controller[03:35] - Exploring the components[04:31] - Light it up[07:00] - Creating the Skype bot[10:42] - The Bot commands[12:16] - Further resources Useful Links Project Inferno - Wood pellet smoker powered by .NET CoreBot Framework.NET Core Guide

This week, James is joined by friend of the show David Ortinau, Principal Program Manager for Xamarin, who shows off one of the coolest new features in Xamarin.Forms 4.6. This including updates to Visual Material, Shell, Expander, C# UI markup extensions, font embedding, and more! Show Links: Blog: Xamarin.Forms 4.6: Material Components, Shell, and the FutureGitHub: Demo CodeRelease Notes - Xamarin.Forms 4.6Find James on: Twitter, GitHub, Blog, and his weekly podcast Merge Conflict.Follow @JamesMontemagnoNever Miss an Episode: Follow @TheXamarinShowUseful Links: Learn more about Xamarin, Xamarin.Forms, & Cross-platform developmentXamarin Developer Center & BlogMicrosoft Learn Self-Guided TrainingCreate a Free Account (Azure)Xamarin Developers YouTube ChannelXamarin on Twitter

When creating Python for Beginners we knew we wouldn't be able to cover everything about Python. We focused on the core concepts most Python developers need to know when getting started. However, there's always more to cover, so we put together some additional tips, tricks, and otherwise to help you continue growing your Python skills. Watch the Python for Beginner series here: https://aka.ms/PythonBeginnerSeriesFor the Full 'Intro to Python' course on Microsoft Learn: https://aka.ms/MSLearnPythonAll video content will available at: https://github.com/microsoft/c9-python-getting-started/First series: https://github.com/microsoft/c9-python-getting-started/tree/master/python-for-beginnersSecond series: https://github.com/microsoft/c9-python-getting-started/tree/master/more-python-for-beginnersThird series: https://github.com/microsoft/c9-python-getting-started/tree/master/even-more-python-for-beginners-data-tools

Alex Bocharov, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Quantum Systems group and Chris Granade, Senior Research Software Development Engineer join Vadim Karpusenko to discuss the impact of Quantum Computing on the Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence domains. Touching briefly on decade-old pioneering results in Quantum Machine Learning, the story switches to describe more recent technologies meant for near term generation of smaller "noisy" quantum computers. The second part of the interview showcases how you can get started using quantum machine learning with Q# and the QML library provided with the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit. Jump To: [00:10] – Introducing Alex Bocharov : intro into Quantum Computing[02:16] - What is the time horizons for Quantum Neural Networks in practice?[02:52] - Desirable properties of the variational quantum circuits [06:00] – Introducing Chris Granade: How to use QC for ML/AI?[06:50] - What does quantum development look like?[08:45] – Do you need to learn Quantum gates to use Quantum Computing?[11:05] – Executing Quantum code in Python Jupyter Notebook[13:00] – Download is available at aka.ms/QMLMore Information: Quantum DocML Meets QuantumIntroduction to Quantum MLQuantum ML LibraryThe AI Show's Favorite links: Don't miss new episodes, subscribe to the AI Show Create a Free account (Azure) Deep Learning vs. Machine Learning Get Started with Machine Learning

Let's take a step back in a new mini-series that I like to call Xamarin.Forms 101. In each episode we will walk through a basic building block of Xamarin.Forms to help you build awesome cross-platform iOS, Android, and Windows applications in .NET. This week we take a look at how to add basic animations to your Xamarin.Forms app. Show Notes: Simple Animations DocumentationNever Miss an Episode: Follow @TheXamarinShowUseful Links: Learn more about Xamarin, Xamarin.Forms, & Cross-platform developmentXamarin Developer Center & BlogMicrosoft Learn Self-Guided TrainingCreate a Free Account (Azure)Xamarin Developers YouTube ChannelXamarin on Twitter