Introduction to the Azure Portal
Here’s a short video I recorded that goes over how to access the Azure Portal (the Current Azure Management Portal). I cover an overview of…
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and service provided by Microsoft. It offers a wide range of cloud services, including computing, analytics, storage, and networking. Azure enables businesses and developers to build, deploy, and manage applications through Microsoft’s global network of data centers. With support for various programming languages, tools, and frameworks, Azure provides solutions for infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). Known for its strong integration with Microsoft products and services, Azure is designed to provide secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions for enterprises of all sizes.
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Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT Starter Kits and Platforms
Having trouble choosing what Arduino or Raspberry Pi hardware to use for getting started building Internet of Things (IoT) devices? There’s a lot of choices…
BizSpark: Free Azure usage for Startups
The Microsoft BizSpark program offers FREE stuff to Startups for 3 years. This includes software, service, technical support, as well as Microsoft Azure cloud service…
Azure Blockchain Hands-on Lab – Microsoft Cloud Workshop
In this lab, you will learn how to build and configure an Internet of Things (IoT) Audit Solution using Azure blockchain services. You will collect…
Azure IoT Hub in Public Preview
The Microsoft Azure IoT (Internet of Things) Hub is a set of features designed to help control, monitor and connect millions of IoT devices in…
Azure CLI: Add/Remove IP Addresses on Azure Synapse Firewall
Recently, I performed a lot of work as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) / DevOps Engineer on a project that utilizes Azure Synapse for a…
Azure CLI: Convert VM to Managed Disks
Traditionally, Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) would use an Azure Storage Account to store the VM Disk Images for the VM. This required explicit management of…
Azure Disk Encryption in Public Preview
The new Azure Disk Encryption feature was introduced into Public Preview last November. It allows for Virtual Machines (VMs) hosted within Azure to be encrypted…
Azure Portal + Azure AD Management in Public Preview
Microsoft has been hard at work to integrate all the existing Service Management API based services (such as VMs, Storage, Service Bus, etc) over to…
Azure IoT Developer Kit Ready for Pre-Order
The new Microsoft Azure IoT Developer Kit board is pretty amazing! It is Arduino compatible and includes many sensors, buttons, and an OLED display all…
Microsoft Azure IoT Extension for Azure CLI 2.0
Microsoft has been investing heavily in the pretty much every aspect of Microsoft Azure, and the IoT (Internet of Things) space is not being left…
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.…
Introducing Microsoft Azure Stack
Join Mark Russinovich (Azure CTO) and Jeffrey Snover (Enterprise Cloud Technical Fellow) in learning how Microsoft Azure Stack will help drive innovation by delivering Azure…
Azure IoT DevKit Simulator (MXChip AZ3166)
The Azure IoT DevKit (MXChip AZ3166) is a really cool board for prototyping Azure IoT solutions. However, it’s a physical board and having the board…
Azure Logic App Updates January 2017
Microsoft has announces a bunch of updates to Azure Logic Apps. If you’re note familiar with Azure Logic Apps, they provide a “no-code” solution for…
Azure Infographic: Cloud Security (2016)
There are a number of infographics that Microsoft has made available to better visualize different scenarios with Microsoft Azure. One of these infographics is on…
Zero Trust Security Principles for Generative AI & LLMs in the Enterprise
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, enterprises face a constant barrage of cybersecurity threats. As organizations increasingly turn to cutting-edge technologies like Generative Artificial Intelligence…
Azure Marketplace: Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS
There are many different Virtual Machine (VM) images available in the Azure Marketplace. Just login to the Azure Portal, search the Azure Marketplace for the VM image…
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…
PowerShell: Create Azure IoT Hub
Create Azure IoT Hub using PowerShell Azure IoT Hub SKUs (Pricing Tiers) Install Azure PowerShell Az.IotHub Module