Microsoft Azure Regions: Interactive Map of Global Datacenters
This Microsoft Azure Regions Interactive Map shows the locations of each of the Microsoft Azure cloud regions plotted on a map. The map code is…
Cloud
The “Cloud” refers to a network of remote servers hosted on the internet that store, manage, and process data, rather than relying on local servers or personal computers. This technology enables users to access and utilize computing resources and services, such as storage, databases, software, and analytics, from anywhere with an internet connection. Cloud computing offers scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency, allowing individuals and organizations to quickly adapt to changing needs without significant upfront investment in hardware and infrastructure. Popular cloud service providers include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
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Create Azure Architecture Diagrams with Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Azure offers a broad range of cloud services, and as enterprise deployments grow in complexity, having a clear visual representation can become crucial. Microsoft…
Properly Shutdown Azure VM to Save Money
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…
Microsoft Azure Region Pairs Explained
Microsoft Azure is generally available in over 60+ regions around the world. Each Azure Region is home to a vast array of services hosted within…
Implementing Azure Naming Conventions at Scale with Terraform and Build5Nines/naming/azure (AzureRM + Region Pairs)
Microsoft Azure resource naming conventions are one of those “small” DevOps and cloud infrastructure management disciplines that quietly determine whether your cloud estate stays governable…
Azure Regions and Availability Zones
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]For a long time, since the beginning of Microsoft Azure, the most granular control you could have for choosing…
Azure Marketplace: BlogEngine.NET
BlogEngine.NET is an Open Source, ASP.NET blogging engine. It can easily be hosted on any Windows Server running IIS. In addition to this, BlogEngine.NET is…
Empowering SREs with Generative AI through technologies like Azure OpenAI
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, the role of Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) is becoming increasingly complex and critical. As organizations strive for higher reliability…
Get Started with Terraform on Azure
One of the technologies that has come around through the DevOps movement of increased communication and cooperation between the Development and Operations teams has been Infrastructure as Code (IaC). These are technologies that DevOps Engineers and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) have been adopting to build the latest technique of infrastructure automation in the cloud. Microsoft Azure natively supports ARM Templates for implementing IaC, but that's an Azure specific technology.
Azure Availability Zones
One of the largest gaps that Azure has had when compared to the competition has been the lack of high-availability options. The most glaring has…
Microsoft Azure Stack is ready to Purchase!
In the early days of Microsoft Azure, back in 2010 when it was called Windows Azure, Microsoft had announced plans to make the Azure services…
Enhanced In-Memory Text Vector Search in .NET with SharpVector and OpenAI Embeddings
The need to efficiently search and retrieve documents based on their semantic content is more important than ever—especially when building Generative AI systems that implement…
Azure CLI: Create and Manage Resource Groups
All cloud resources created / provisioned in Microsoft Azure need to be associated with Resource Groups. This is one of the basic features of the…
Azure Functions: Extend Execution Timeout Past 5 Minutes
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…
Terraform: Easier Azure Region Pairing and Governance with the Build5Nines Region Map Module
Managing Azure regions in Terraform sounds simple at first. You define a location variable, pass in something like eastus, and move on. That works fine for a small…
OpenAI Wins Dota 2 Tournament using Microsoft Azure
On August 11, 2017, it was announced that OpenAI beat the world’s top professionals at 1v1 matches of Dota 2 tournament under standard rules. The…
New Book: Build and Deploy Apps using Azure Developer CLI by Chris Pietschmann
I am excited to announce the release of my new book, Build and Deploy Apps using Azure Developer CLI, a practical, hands-on guide for developers and…
Retirement of AzureEdge.net DNS: Edg.io Business Closure and What You Need to Know
Microsoft has announced the retirement of Azure CDN services from the azureedge.net domain by January 15, 2025, driven by Edgio’s (formerly Limelight Networks) business closure.…
Terraform: Create Azure OpenAI Service and GPT-4 / GPT-35-turbo Model Deployment
Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service is a fully managed service offering from Microsoft that enables you to host your own instances of AI models from OpenAI,…
Remotely Connect Azure ExpressRoute via Satellite
Azure ExpressRoute is a feature of Microsoft Azure that enables you to setup a direct, private connection from your datacenter to the Microsoft Azure backbone.…