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How my passion for BCDR saved my life
I have been working in technology since 1995. My first real job was working for Citibank Mortgage as a Novell Netware administrator. As a new member of the team, I was given the job no one wanted: Continuity of Business (COB) Lead. This meant that I was responsible...
Stopping Azure subdomain takeovers
Have you ever created an Azure web application, created a DNS record from your domain, and then deleted the web app without deleting the DNS record? Then you have just created a major security risk! I came across a fantastic article the other day on the Azure Security...
Latest Cloud News: IoT, Security, Azure Sphere, and more! (December 4, 2020 – Build5Nines Weekly)
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How my passion for BCDR saved my life
I have been working in technology since 1995. My first real job was working for Citibank Mortgage as a Novell Netware administrator. As a new member of the team, I was given the job no one wanted: Continuity of Business (COB) Lead. This meant that I was responsible...
Stopping Azure subdomain takeovers
Have you ever created an Azure web application, created a DNS record from your domain, and then deleted the web app without deleting the DNS record? Then you have just created a major security risk! I came across a fantastic article the other day on the Azure Security...
Terraform: Create an AKS Cluster
While there are several ways to host container workloads in Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) provides the easiest way to deploy Kubernetes for teams needing a full orchestration solution. AKS seems to gain new features every week. Depending on your needs...
Beginner’s Guide to Pulumi CI/CD Pipelines
I have worked with Terraform for a few years, from entirely open demo environments to customers with strict security and compliance requirements. I haven't had the same opportunity to work with Pulumi in strictly regulated environments, but I know Pulumi has...
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How my passion for BCDR saved my life
I have been working in technology since 1995. My first real job was working for Citibank Mortgage as a Novell Netware administrator. As a new member of the team, I was given the job no one wanted: Continuity of Business (COB) Lead. This meant that I was responsible...
Terraform: Create an AKS Cluster
While there are several ways to host container workloads in Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) provides the easiest way to deploy Kubernetes for teams needing a full orchestration solution. AKS seems to gain new features every week. Depending on your needs...
Beginner’s Guide to Pulumi CI/CD Pipelines
I have worked with Terraform for a few years, from entirely open demo environments to customers with strict security and compliance requirements. I haven't had the same opportunity to work with Pulumi in strictly regulated environments, but I know Pulumi has...
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate DevOps Certification
The popularity of HashiCorp Terraform has really taken off in the last couple of years. Terraform has become an extremely popular tool for writing declarative Infrastructure as Code (IaC) used to deploy and manage cloud infrastructure across one or even multiple...
Update Azure CLI from the command-line (az upgrade)
The Azure CLI can be updated from the command-line in Windows. The command az upgrade is used for this, and it has a few options which are useful. Like all Azure CLI (az) commands, there is help that can be revealed when running the command with the -h az upgrade -h...
Microsoft Azure is Multiple Clouds – Public, US Gov, China and Germany
Did you know that Microsoft Azure is not just one public cloud? Most of us only interact with the Public Azure Cloud, but this isn't the only Microsoft Azure cloud. There are actually four different Microsoft Azure clouds. Let's take a look at how Microsoft Azure...
Azure CLI: Suppress Output for Silent Commands / Quiet Mode
The Azure CLI is really great for writing imperative scripts for automating Microsoft Azure resource management. Generally, the command output is helpful in telling you that updates were made or returning values that can be used for setting variables and then passing...
Azure Cloud Shell Tips and Tricks
The Azure Cloud Shell offers the ability to manage cloud resources, virtual machines, run scripts and other tasks directly from within the browser or Azure Mobile app. There are a few command-line tools for automating tasks and scripting things with Microsoft Azure....
NVIDIA Releases Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit
NVIDIA released a lower cost 2GB version of the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Development Kit that also includes Wifi. This new Jetson Nano Developer Kit is priced at $59 USD putting it in direct competition with the Raspberry Pi 4, and it can be pre-ordered for deliveries to...
Top Azure IoT Announcements and Sessions from Microsoft Ignite 2020
There have been a few great Azure IoT announcements and session made available by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Ignite 2020 virtual conference. With the flood of information coming out of Microsoft Ignite 2020, it can be difficult to parse out the specific...
Azure Bicep: Create IoT Hub and Device Provisioning Service (DPS)
All Azure IoT solutions are built starting with Azure IoT Hub as the cloud-base message broker for the Internet of Things (IoT) solution. This service connects all IoT devices in the solution securely to Azure using per-device security and two-way communication with...
Introduction to Azure Sphere – Secure IoT Development Platform
Azure Sphere is Microsoft's Internet of Things (IoT) platform for building more highly secured IoT solutions. Azure Sphere incorporates components of hardware, operating system, and cloud technologies to achieve greater security. It's design provides the ability to...
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate DevOps Certification
The popularity of HashiCorp Terraform has really taken off in the last couple of years. Terraform has become an extremely popular tool for writing declarative Infrastructure as Code (IaC) used to deploy and manage cloud infrastructure across one or even multiple...
Microsoft Ignite Cloud Skills Challenge 2020: Free Certification Exam
All participants of Microsoft Ignite who complete at least one collection in the Microsoft Ignite Cloud Skills Challenge are eligible for a free certification exam, to help you continue skilling up and prove your technical expertise to employers and peers....
Top 15 Security Certifications for your Job Role in 2021
Are you looking at security certifications? Certification in the areas of Cybersecurity, IT Security, and Computer Security do not have as many straight forward options in comparison to Windows or Linux certifications, or even cloud certifications with Microsoft...
CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 Certification Exam
In the modern world of IT, Linux has been growing in popularity and use. This is especially something we are seeing in the cloud, where even Microsoft has admitted that there are more Linux server running in Microsoft Azure than Window servers. You could even...
How my passion for BCDR saved my life
I have been working in technology since 1995. My first real job was working for Citibank Mortgage as a Novell Netware administrator. As a new member of the team, I was given the job no one wanted: Continuity of Business (COB) Lead. This meant that I was responsible...
Microsoft Azure Space – Innovation on Earth and Beyond
Microsoft is advancing cloud datacenters where no cloud datacenter has gone before; into Space! They have brought together a team of renowned space industry veterans to work along-side Microsoft product engineers and scientists to build cloud capabilities that meet...
Migrate to Azure DevTest Labs
Earlier this year I wrote a few new articles for the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). One of the docs I was excited about is about Azure DevTest Labs. In this article, we assume the role of the amazing fake company Contoso and look at migrating to using Azure as...
Terraform Feature Flags & Environment Toggle Design Patterns
Terraform offers lots of flexibility in coding Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments. Using Feature Flags and Environment Toggles can help in increasing the flexibility of the Terraform code to better handle multi-Environment deployments. They can also be used to...
Python Scripting in the Azure Cloud Shell
Did you know the Azure Cloud Shell includes support for Python? You can write Python scripts, save then, upload, and run them directly within the Azure Cloud Shell. This offers the ability to do more than just Bash or PowerShell scripting in the Cloud Shell, but also...
VS Code Gets Linux ARMv7 and ARM64 Support
With the release of the v1.50 (September 2020) update of Visual Studio Code comes official support for Linux ARMv7 and ARM64. This means that Microsoft is now officially supporting the use of Visual Studio Code on Raspberry Pi, Chromebook, and other ARM-based devices...
Azure DevOps Outages: October 7, 2020
Azure DevOps was down yesterday due to an Azure Front Door (AFD) related issue. Today, Microsoft has been experiencing a series of "Service Disruptions" with Azure DevOps in the United States and Europe geographic regions affecting the Boards, Repos, Pipelines and...
Azure DevOps is Down; Outage is MS not Your CI/CD Builds (October 6, 2020)
On October 6, 2020 at approximately 19:00 UTC the Microsoft Azure DevOps services began to experience "Availability Degradation." and comes only one week after a big Azure AD Outage that essentially took down all of Microsoft Azure authentication. This Azure DevOps...
How my passion for BCDR saved my life
I have been working in technology since 1995. My first real job was working for Citibank Mortgage as a Novell Netware administrator. As a new member of the team, I was given the job no one wanted: Continuity of Business (COB) Lead. This meant that I was responsible...
Stopping Azure subdomain takeovers
Have you ever created an Azure web application, created a DNS record from your domain, and then deleted the web app without deleting the DNS record? Then you have just created a major security risk! I came across a fantastic article the other day on the Azure Security...
Fix Kubernetes Dashboard Strange 401 Unauthorized, 503 Service Unavailable Errors
When working with Kubernetes (K8s) using a kubectl proxy, or even in Azure with the az aks browse command using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). There are times when mysterious errors can begin to show when attempting to access and use the Kubernetes Dashboard...
Microsoft Azure Space – Innovation on Earth and Beyond
Microsoft is advancing cloud datacenters where no cloud datacenter has gone before; into Space! They have brought together a team of renowned space industry veterans to work along-side Microsoft product engineers and scientists to build cloud capabilities that meet...
NVIDIA Releases Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit
NVIDIA released a lower cost 2GB version of the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Development Kit that also includes Wifi. This new Jetson Nano Developer Kit is priced at $59 USD putting it in direct competition with the Raspberry Pi 4, and it can be pre-ordered for deliveries to...
Surface Duo with Dan Patrick on Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast
I was lucky enough to join Ben Stegink and Scott Hoag for a detailed discussion about the new Surface Duo. We spend an hour talking Duo and exploring some of the differences between an iPhone, iPad, and other phones. Along the ride, we explore who would use the phone...
Surface Duo First Impressions
The first-ever Microsoft Android phone arrived yesterday, and I have to say I'm impressed with the device. It's been about 72 hours since I received it so I thought I would give you my first impressions. Surface Duo Pros Great unboxing experience Microsoft did a...
Nvidia acquiring ARM for $40 Billion – Create AI Powerhouse
Nvidia has recently reported they will be acquiring ARM Holdings; the company behind ARM microprocessors. Nvidia is the top graphics processor company in the industry, and over the last 10+ years ARM processors (CPUs) have become the standard in all kinds of mobile...
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Latest Cloud News: IoT, Security, Azure Sphere, and more! (December 4, 2020 – Build5Nines Weekly)
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...
Latest Cloud News: Apple on K8s, IoT, Microsoft Pluton and more! (November 20, 2020 – Build5Nines Weekly)
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...
Latest Cloud News: .NET 5 Released, Apple Silicon M1 CPU, and more! (November 12, 2020 – Build5Nines Weekly)
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...
Latest Cloud News: Kubernetes, Terraform, Teams Multi-Login and more! (November 5, 2020 – Build5Nines Weekly)
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...
Latest Cloud News: Azure Space, Pulumi IaC CI/CD Pipelines, and more! (October 29, 2020 – Build5Nines Weekly)
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...