Azure Infographic: SQL Server 2016
The SQL Server 2016 infographic provides a visual overview of SQL Server 2016 features: on-premises, in the cloud, and in between. How can your current…
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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Azure Marketplace: F5 WAF Solution
There are many solutions available within the Azure Marketplace. One of these is the F5 WAF (web application firewall) solution. The F5 WAF solution is…
Microsoft Azure Data Center Energy Efficiency
A while ago I posted on the fact that Microsoft Azure Data Centers are Made of ITPAC Containers. This doesn’t just make the data centers…
Azure Marketplace: FreeBSD 10.3
Over the last couple years Microsoft has been working to make FreeBSD a first class VM guest on Hyper-V. One of the primary reasons to…
Free eBook: Migrating SQL Server Databases to Azure
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…
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…
Tutorial: Create Minecraft Server in Azure on an Ubuntu VM
Setting up a Minecraft server generally takes a bit of work from installing the Operating System, installing Java, to setting up the Minecraft Server to…
Azure Features and Regions, Oh My!?
Microsoft Azure has tons of data centers and region. At the time of writing this, Azure is made up of 24 regions with more, new…
Azure Marketplace: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtual Machine
There are many different Virtual Machine (VM) images available in the Azure Marketplace, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux is one of them. Just login to the Azure…
Azure Marketplace: SharePoint 2013 HA Farm w/ 3-tier Topology
The main methods of hosting SharePoint are either On-Premises or Office 365. There are many reasons to use both solutions, however there is a 3rd…
Interactive Azure Platform Big Picture
The Microsoft Azure cloud platform is really big with tons of features, plus Microsoft keeps adding more, and more, and more all the time. The…
Using Azure Portal with HoloLens
The Microsoft HoloLens is a really exciting new technology allowing holograms to be pinned to any physical space within your home or office. Due to…
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…
Azure Marketplace: Windows Server 2016 Tech Preview
There are a large number of Virtual Machine (VM) images available within the Azure Marketplace that range from Windows Server, various Linux distributions, to the…
What is Azure Resource Manager?
In the early days of Microsoft Azure the Portal was the primary tool to go in and configure your cloud components. After some time the…
PowerShell: Export Azure Resource Groups to ARM Templates
The latest release of Azure PowerShell includes the new “Export-AzureRMResourceGroup” cmdlet. This cmdlet allows you to specify the name of a Resource Group and it…
Cloud vs On-Premises: Security, Reliability and Uptime
There’s a lot of buzz about the “Cloud” as a result of the rapid growth and adoption of cloud-based services like Microsoft Azure of the…
Microsoft Azure Cost Estimator Tool
The Microsoft Azure Cost Estimator Tool allows for the necessary hosting resources of an enterprise environment to be mocked up as the appropriate Azure instances…
Why Microsoft Azure?
Many companies are migrating existing or building new systems on the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform. There’s a lot of buzz lately around the Cloud overall,…
What is Azure Operations Management Suite?
The Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) is a SaaS (Software as a Service) offering that is part of the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform. The Operations Management…