The Ultimate Guide to Microsoft Certification is your guide and introduction to growing your career through Microsoft certification! It’s difficult to decide which certification path to follow, and which suites you best based on your experience and current job role. This book was written as a guide to help you decide which certification(s) to pursue, and it lays out other important information about the Microsoft certification process.
The "Serverless Apps: Architecture, Patterns, and Azure Implementation" eBook, authored by Jeremy Likness, is a guide for cloud native development of applications using serverless compute. This eBook highlights the benefits of serverless architectures, as well as the...
The book "Python Data Science Handbook: Essential Tools for Working with Data" published by O'Reilly and written by Jake VanderPlas is available for purchase in print, as well as being offered completely Free as an online eBook. Here's the book description from the...
Studying for all certifications can be difficult, as all you have to go on is a short list of the exam objectives and the services/technologies covered. It’s nice to get some kind of targeted resources or training that is targeted towards the specific certification...
Studying for all certifications can be difficult, as all you have to go on is a short list of the exam objectives and the services/technologies covered. It’s nice to get some kind of targeted resources or training that is targeted towards the specific certification...
Studying for all certifications can be difficult, as all you have to go on is a short list of the exam objectives and the services/technologies covered. It's nice to get some kind of targeted resources or training that is targeted towards the specific certification...
Blockchain is a really interesting technology, but it's mostly remained very difficult to implement. The "Programming the Blockchain in C#" free eBook is an attempt to make Blockchain development more approachable. And, it showcases using the C# programming language...
Blockchain is a revolutionary, yet complex technology to understand. There's tons of information online about both Bitcoin and Blockchain, as well as related technologies like Cryptography and others. However, often times there's no really good substitute for sitting...
It's generally difficult to find a good book on cloud and Microsoft Azure related material to help learn from. This can be extremely frustrating when you're new to a technology and are looking for a concise source to get up to speed, and good books are the perfect...
The Free eBook "Defending the New Perimeter: Modern Security from Microsoft" is a guide to the Microsoft Cybersecurity Stack for IT Decision Makers written by Pete Zerger and Wes Kroesbergen. The book discusses topics such as: Identifying Threats at Scale, Leveraging...
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. This free ebook helps you learn to install, configure, and use Microsoft SQL Server R Services in data science projects. R has become one of...
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 you've been looking for. If you're new to Docker, it's recommended to start reading this book from the...
Written by Charles Petzold, the "Creating Mobile Apps with Xamarin.Forms" book is a 1200 page deep dive for C# developers who want to write applications that target the 3 most popular mobile platforms: iOS, Android, and Windows! This free eBook has been made available...
It's important for today's decision makers to understand how to create a mobile app development strategy. This can be key to opening up new business opportunities. The "Microsoft Platform and Tools for Mobile App Development" Free eBook written by Cesar de la Torre...
Want to get started with Power BI, but don't know where to start? The "Introducing Microsoft Power BI" free eBook from Microsoft Press may be the guide you've been looking for. This book was written by Alberto Ferrari and Marco Russo. It covers the basics of Power BI...
Microsoft Press has made the new "Configuring Microsoft SharePoint Hybrid Capabilities" eBook freely available. This book is written by Jeremy Taylor, Neil Hodgkinson, and Manas Biswas. This book is the second book in a series of SharePoint Hybrid books that cover how...
Blog articles and Technical documentation are nice for learning technologies, but there are times when a good book just can't be replaced. This is especially true when getting information from blogs that may have a snippet of "found code" that might or might not work...
The "Planning and Preparing for Microsoft SharePoint Hybrid" eBook from Microsoft Press has been made freely available for download. This book is written by Jeremy Taylor. This is part of a series of books covering SharePoint Hybrid solutions from SharePoint...
The "Microsoft Azure Essentials: Migrating SQL Server Databases to Azure" book written by Carl Rabeler has been made a free eBook by Microsoft Press. This book is part of the "Microsoft Azure Essentials" books series. With this book you will learn how SQL Server in...
The "Building Cloud Apps with Microsoft Azure" book written by Scott Guthrie, Mark Simms, Tom Dykstra, Rick Anderson and Mike Wasson has been made a free eBook by Microsoft Press. This books goes through a pattern-based approach to building real-world solutions with...
The book "Microsoft Azure Essentials: Fundamentals of Azure" has been made available as a Free eBook from Microsoft Press and Microsoft Virtual Academy. This book is written by Michael Collier and Robin Shahan. The material covered in this book are targeted towards...
In the current time of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic many more people are working and meeting online. Many of those people have moved to using Free services like Zoom and others; however those solutions have been prone to something called "zoombombing" where...
Getting to know what Azure PowerShell cmdlets to use for different functions and provisioning services can be difficult to remember. However, just like standard PowerShell, the Azure PowerShell cmdlets have been created with a specific naming convention. By memorizing...
Welcome to Az Kung Fu, grasshopper! Scripting is the only way to ensure that your environments are the same every time and remove the risk of human error. We write scripts all the time using the Azure CLI, but it feels like we always having to figure out the same...
Azure Functions is the Serverless compute option within the Microsoft Azure platform. One of the biggest benefits of Azure Functions, and Serverless compute, is that you only pay when your code is actually executing. However, there has been a limitation of Azure...
There are 2 options to "shutdown" a Virtual Machine (VM) running in Microsoft Azure. Each of the two methods have different affects on the cost of your Azure subscription. One way you will still get charged for the compute resources, and the other will free you from...
For some time now, Tim Warner, a fellow Microsoft MVP, has been posting short videos that methodically go over all the AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals certification exam objectives and skill areas. This is a pretty great free series of training/study content geared towards...
In a response to the quarantine and lockdown restrictions due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Microsoft has announced they are delaying retiring the MCSA, MCSE, and MCSD certifications and exams. These certifications are now going to be retired January 31,...
I've been seeing lots of questions about earning the MCSE, MCSD, and MCSA certifications before their exams are retired on June 30, 2020. With the recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and all the quarantines and travel restrictions, I've also been getting a few...
Embedded within Microsoft's announcement of retiring ALL of the MCSE, MCSD, and MCSA certifications (and their associated exams) is the fact that certifications for Windows Server and SQL Server products are gone. As the older technology-based certifications are being...
In the continuation of the move towards all role-based certifications, Microsoft has announced that they are officially retiring all of the MCSE, MCSD, and MCSA certifications; as well as their associated exams. This means there are a total of 15 certifications, and...
For some time now, Tim Warner, a fellow Microsoft MVP, has been posting short videos that methodically go over all the AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals certification exam objectives and skill areas. This is a pretty great free series of training/study content geared towards...
One of the services within Microsoft Azure for building out IoT solutions is the Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS). Just as with other services in Azure, the Azure CLI (cross-platform command-line tool) includes several commands that can be used to...
This year at the Microsoft Azure + AI Conference co-produced by Microsoft and DEVintersection, Chris Pietschmann (the founder of BuildAzure.com) will be presenting. The topics of his sessions at the conference will center around Microsoft Azure and the Internet of Things (IoT) with topics including Azure Sphere and Real-time IoT Stream Processing in Azure.
This edition of the Azure + AI Conference is being held November 18th through 21st, 2019 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also, in partnerships with the Azure + AI conference, we are pleased to announce that you can register for the conference with the discount code “BUILDAZURE” to receive a $50 discount.
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions employ some kind of messaging protocol for each individual IoT device to communicate in the system. These messaging protocols are used to transmit device telemetry (or messages) from the IoT devices to the IoT Messaging Hub (or...
It's simple to provision an Azure IoT Hub service instance using the Azure Portal. However, there are time when you need a more DevOps style approach by scripting it. The Azure Powershell Az.IotHub module can be used to manage commands for managing Azure IoT Hub...
This book will guide you through choosing which certification path(s) to follow you’re your unique career goals and technical background. It’ll also explore all the different certifications Microsoft offers, as well as many of your questions, like:
Microsoft and cloud certification helps you keep up-to-date on the latest technologies in a structured, easy to follow path, that is also verifiable by your peers and future career opportunities.
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure...