Architecture

Top 5 Cloud Architecture Design Patterns to use in Microsoft Azure

by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 7, 2023

When designing application architectures in the cloud, it's important to choose the correct architecture design patterns to ensure scalability,...

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 7, 2023

The Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification is a great credential for showcasing your expertise in the Microsoft Azure...

Blockchain Technology is Revolutionizing Enterprises and Shaping the Future Beyond Cryptocurrency

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 6, 2023

The term "Blockchain" has been gaining a lot of buzz; especially in more recent time. It all started with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies but has taken...

Microsoft Azure Icon Set Download for PowerPoint & SVG

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 5, 2023

The Microsoft Azure, Cloud and Enterprise Symbol / Icon Set is a Free download from Microsoft that includes the icons for all the different...

Azure Arm64-based VM Sizes Available (Arm-based Dv5-Series & Ev5-Series)

by Chris Pietschmann | Aug 31, 2022

The General Purpose Dpsv5 and Dplsv5 and Memory Optimized Epsv5 pricing tiers for Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) brings the ability to host...

Azure Resource Naming Conventions and Best Practices

by Chris Pietschmann | Jul 30, 2022

One of the most difficult things in IT is naming things. The same goes for choosing the correct naming convention to use when naming cloud resources...

Microsoft Azure: Brand Logo Evolution Over Time (2009 – Present)

by Chris Pietschmann | Jul 21, 2022

There have been a few different logos used by Microsoft over the years for the Azure cloud platform; originally Windows Azure and later rebranded to...

How my passion for BCDR saved my life

by Dan Patrick | Mar 10, 2021

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...

Microsoft Azure Space – Innovation on Earth and Beyond

by Chris Pietschmann | Oct 23, 2020

Microsoft is advancing cloud datacenters where no cloud datacenter has gone before; into Space! They have brought together a team of renowned space...

Migrate to Azure DevTest Labs

by Dan Patrick | Sep 16, 2020

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...

Terraform Feature Flags & Environment Toggle Design Patterns

by Chris Pietschmann | Aug 28, 2020

Terraform offers lots of flexibility in coding Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments. Using Feature Flags and Environment Toggles can help in...

Change in ourselves helps drive change in the world – a letter from Satya Nadella (cross-post)

by Chris Pietschmann | Jun 7, 2020

This is a letter that Satya Nadella wrote to Microsoft employees on June 5, 2020 in response to all the protests about George Floyd and racial...

Policy-Based Routing on Unifi USG PRO 4

by Dan Patrick | Apr 16, 2020

As an Azure MVP, I spent a lot of time teaching and giving webinars on the topic of moving to the cloud. A few months ago, I started to experience...

Azure Cosmos DB Free Tier Now Available

by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 8, 2020

Microsoft has announced that a FREE pricing tier of Azure Cosmos DB (NoSQL, cloud-scale database engine) is now available. This new free tier is...

Microsoft for Startups: Free Azure and Other Benefits

by Chris Pietschmann | Jan 14, 2020

Awhile back Microsoft had the BizSpark program that offered free Microsoft software for startups. A couple of my own startups were able to get free...

Microsoft Ignite 2019 Book of News

by Chris Pietschmann | Nov 6, 2019

Microsoft has tons of news and updates they've announced at Microsoft Ignite 2019 in Orlando, Florida this week. Ignite is Microsoft's biggest tech...

Microsoft Ignite 2019 Rumors and Predictions: What’s coming?

by Chris Pietschmann | Oct 17, 2019

The Microsoft Ignite 2019 conference in Orlando, Florida is only a few short weeks away. The excitement for Microsoft's largest annual conference is...

Azure Icon Update Coming (New Icon Images)

by Chris Pietschmann | Oct 9, 2019

Microsoft updates or refreshed the icon images for their software and services every so often to keep them looking fresh and current with modern...

Remotely Connect Azure ExpressRoute via Satellite

by Chris Pietschmann | Sep 12, 2019

Azure ExpressRoute is a feature of Microsoft Azure that enables you to setup a direct, private connection from your datacenter to the Microsoft...

Azure Portal App for Windows in Preview

by Chris Pietschmann | Aug 24, 2019

If you’ve been waiting for an Azure Portal Desktop App, then you’ll be happy to learn that Microsoft now has an Azure Portal App for Windows in Preview. It’s unclear when this first became available, but a quick search reveals it’s been available for a few months now. This Azure Portal App allows you to install a desktop experience for the Azure Portal on a Windows machine. It seems to be framing in the Azure Portal website into a desktop app window, but it does feel more native than the browser experience. Plus, it provides all the same features of the Azure Portal; including the Azure Cloud Shell experience!