Summary: <p>In this 266th episode, AC & CJ catch up on the latest cloud news after both hosts have been away traveling for the last three weeks. We cover the latest news in Azure CosmosDB, GCP and Microsoft related cloud news as well as some picks!</p><p>Notes:</p><p>News<br> General Microsoft News</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2018/08/02/microsoft-narrows-gap-with-amazon-in-cloud/">Microsoft Narrows Gap with Amazon in Cloud</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2018/08/01/microsoft-raising-prices-licenses/882956002/">Microsoft raising prices on licenses, hoping customers will switch to subscriptions</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-microsoft-went-from-consumer-focused-enterprise-business-murali/">How Microsoft Went from a Consumer Focused to Enterprise Focused Business</a></li> </ul> <p>Azure</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://medium.com/microsoftazure">Medium: Microsoft Azure</a></li> </ul> <p>Azure CosmosDB</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://cosmosdb.github.io/labs">Azure Cosmos DB Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-cosmos-db-change-feed-dotnet-retail-sample">GitHub: Azure-Samples/azure-cosmos-db-change-feed-dotnet-retail-sample</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/new-azure-cosmosdb-javascript-sdk-2-0-now-in-public-preview/">New Azure #CosmosDB JavaScript SDK 2.0 now in public preview</a></li> </ul> <p>Containers</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/announcing-the-public-preview-of-windows-container-support-in-azure-app-service/">Announcing the public preview of Windows Container Support in Azure App Service</a></li> <li><a href="https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Azure-Friday/Provisioning-Kubernetes-clusters-on-AKS-using-HashiCorp-Terraform">Provisioning Kubernetes clusters on AKS using HashiCorp Terraform</a></li> </ul> <p>Azure DevGuide</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-developer-s-guide-to-microsoft-azure-ebook-august-update-is-now-available/">The Developer’s Guide to Microsoft Azure eBook - August update is now available</a></li> </ul> <p>GCP</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/24/google-announces-cloud-build-its-new-continuous-integration-continuous-delivery-platform/">Google announces Cloud Build, its new continuous integration and delivery platform</a></li> </ul> <p>Picks<br> AC’s Picks</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://michaelscodingspot.com/2018/07/30/where-did-the-microsoft-tech-stack-disappear/">Where did the Microsoft Tech Stack disappear?</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/08/tesla-says-its-dumping-nvidia-chips-for-a-homebrew-alternative/">Tesla says it’s dumping Nvidia chips for a homebrew alternative</a></li> </ul> <p>CJ’s Picks</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://iwifitravel.com/?doing_wp_cron=1533323820.1971890926361083984375">iWiFiTravel</a></li> <li><a href="https://lawless.tech/isss-retirement-may-be-postponed-as-u-s-senate-is-about-to-review-a-bill-prolonging-its-operation-by-2030/">ISS’s Retirement May Be Postponed as U.S. Senate Is About to Review a Bill Prolonging Its Operation Until 2030</a></li> </ul> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>The Microsoft Cloud Show sponsored by: </strong></p> <p><a href="http://nintex.com?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=email"><img src="http://assets.microsoftcloudshow.com/media/mscloudshow/logos/nintex.png" border="0"></a><br> What if you could take any process your teams use to get work done, and make it happen automatically? 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