Community
2016: Build Azure Year in Review
It’s been a year and a half since I first started BuildAzure.com. Starting from zero visitors and page views, the site has had tremendous growth…
Year: 2016
Cloud
The Polynimbus Cloud Enterprise
Many organizations are finding that they are integrating solutions across multiple cloud providers these days. Many complete systems are contained within a single cloud provider,…
Internet of Things
Microsoft Certified for IoT Device Catalog
There are a number of Microsoft Certified for IoT Starter Kits available. These are tailors mostly to prototyping solutions, as they come with a number…
Azure Data & Storage
Free eBook: Data Science with Microsoft SQL Server 2016
It’s a new world of Big Data and Data Science. SQL Server 2016 was built for this brand new world to help businesses get ahead.…
Azure Compute
Azure Functions Visual Studio Tools Preview for VS’2015
The serverless computing realm of cloud computing has been growing in interest and functionality lately. Recently, Azure Functions reached General Availability and an eagerly anticipated…
Microsoft Azure
How big is the Microsoft Azure Cloud?
The Microsoft Azure Cloud is huge. It’s the largest cloud provider in the world with 38 Regions currently (30 online) spread across the globe, and…
Azure Containers
Free eBook: Containerized Docker Application Lifecycle with Microsoft Platform and Tools
The “Containerized Docker Application Lifecycle with Microsoft Platform and Tools” free eBook from Microsoft Press, written by Cesar de la Torre, may be the guide…
Azure Data & Storage
Static Website Hosting in Azure Storage
Traditional shared hosting providers generally cost anywhere between $8 – $10 USD per month. The reason is you need to reserve some CPU and Memory…
Azure Compute
Single Instance VMs Now With 99.9% SLA
Since the initial release of the Virtual Machine (VM) hosting service within Microsoft Azure there’s been a limitation on achieving the minimum requirements for the…
Azure Containers
Deploy Docker Containers to Azure Web Apps on Linux
The PaaS (Platform as a Service) offerings within Microsoft Azure have been getting expanded out pretty impressively lately. The “extreme PaaS” that is the serverless…
Development
Fluent API Libraries for Azure .NET SDK
Just as Microsoft is constantly working to update, upgrade and add to the overall Microsoft Azure platform, they are also working to keep updating and…
Certification
Microsoft Azure Certification Exams Get Major ARM Refresh
Over the last 2 years, since the 3 core Microsoft Azure certification exams were originally published there have been a tremendous amount of changes to…
Certification
Azure Developer Exam (70-532) Gets ARM Refresh (RETIRED)
It’s been about 2 years since the 70-532 Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions certification exam was first release. Over that time there’s been a couple updates to…
Certification
Azure Architecture Exam (70-534) Gets ARM Refresh (RETIRED)
It’s been about 2 years since the 70-534 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions certification exam was first release. Over that time there’s been a couple updates…
Certification
Azure Infrastructure Exam (70-533) Gets ARM Refresh (RETIRED)
It’s been about 2 years since the 70-533 Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions certification exam was first release. Over that time there’s been a couple…
Azure Compute
What is Serverless Architecture?
One of the latest moves by cloud service providers (like Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS) is the shift to offering “serverless” services. These are Platform…
Certification
MCSD: App Builder Certification (RETIRED)
Along side the Ignite 2016 conference, Microsoft announced some changes to the Microsoft Certified Professional program. These changes outlined 5 new MCSE and MCSD certifications,…
Azure Web
Hosting Azure Web App on Linux
Since the introduction of Azure App Service and Azure Web Apps in early 2015, as well as the Azure Websites feature even earlier, the only…
Azure Web
Deploy Azure App Service / Web Apps with Deployment Slots for Reduced Downtime
Every Azure App Service / Azure Web App resource in Microsoft Azure includes the Deployment Slots feature. These deployments slots enhance your ability to implement…
Azure Compute
How Azure Functions Pricing Works
Serverless computing is a growing trend in cloud computing, and it’s a natural next step in the Platform as a Service (PaaS) area. First PaaS…