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…
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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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…
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…
Why is the Azure Portal a Web App?
There have been a few incarnations of the Microsoft Azure Management Portal over the years. The current state is a fairly easy to use Web…
AT&T IoT Starter Kit with Azure IoT Suite Support
It seems that pretty much everyone is getting in on the IoT Game these days. There is a plethora of IoT boards, devices, sensors and…
Migrate Between Azure SQL Database and SQL Server
For years it’s been difficult to migrate a database that was built in SQL Server to Microsoft Azure SQL Database. Originally, the T-SQL support in…
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…
Fixing Azure Portal Errors
All software has errors. The Microsoft Azure Portal is no different. When this happens you’ll receive one of two different alerts of the error; either an…
Free Website Hosting in Microsoft Azure
There are many excellent reasons to use Microsoft Azure to host applications and enterprise systems. There’s even plenty of criticisms on it being expensive to…
MkeAzure Slides: Getting Started with IoT using Azure, Windows IoT and Raspberry Pi
On Aug 17, 2016 I gave a “Getting Started with IoT” talk at the Milwaukee Azure group. In my talk I covered the basics of…
Free eBook: Introducing Microsoft Power BI
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…
Azure N-Series VMs and NVIDIA GPUs in the Cloud
It’s been quite some time since we last heard details about the upcoming N-Series Virtual Machines (VMs). in Microsoft Azure. Microsoft recently announced further details on…
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…
Free eBook: Configuring Microsoft SharePoint Hybrid Capabilities
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…
Free eBook: Planning and Preparing for Microsoft SharePoint Hybrid
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…
Azure Infographic: SharePoint with SQL Server AlwaysOn (2016)
The Deploy SharePoint with SQL Server AlwaysOn infographic from Microsoft provides a really good visual representation of how to design a SharePoint solution in Microsoft…
Azure Marketplace: Barracuda
Among the many different 3rd party appliance and other solutions within the Azure Marketplace are a few from Barracuda. These images provide a simple, easy…
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…
Azure Marketplace: pfSense – gateway, firewall, vpn
There are many 3rd party VM appliance images available within the Azure Marketplace. Many of them offer Router, Firewall, and VPN solutions. One such solution is…
Azure Infographic: API Management
Microsoft has published a number of infographics to help give some visual guidance to various aspects of the Azure cloud. One of these infographics is…