Deploy C# Script Function App using Azure DevOps YAML Pipeline
A powerful way to write and build Azure Functions is to use C# Script. This allows you to easily write function directly within the Azure…
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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How my passion for BCDR saved my life
I have been working in technology since 1995. My first real job was working for Citibank Mortgage as a Novell Netware administrator. As a new…
Stopping Azure subdomain takeovers
Have you ever created an Azure web application, created a DNS record from your domain, and then deleted the web app without deleting the DNS…
Fix Kubernetes Dashboard Strange 401 Unauthorized, 503 Service Unavailable Errors
When working with Kubernetes (K8s) using a kubectl proxy, or even in Azure with the az aks browse command using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). There…
Microsoft Azure Space – Innovation on Earth and Beyond
Microsoft is advancing cloud datacenters where no cloud datacenter has gone before; into Space! They have brought together a team of renowned space industry veterans…
Python Scripting in the Azure Cloud Shell
Did you know the Azure Cloud Shell includes support for Python? You can write Python scripts, save then, upload, and run them directly within the…
IBM Should Spinoff Cloud as Separate Business Named Red Hat Cloud
What if IBM is spinning off the wrong business?… Amongst the growing pressures to compete in the Cloud business, IBM has announced plans to spinoff…
Azure TLS certificate changes
Microsoft is making changes to their certificates and it is important to understand how these changes will impact your deployments. Azure will be changed to…
Azure Outages with Azure Front Door and Internal Azure WAN (October 6 – 7, 2020)
It seems Microsoft is having quite a few outages lately. With last weeks Azure AD outage, Microsoft has continued to have some service disruptions this…
Microsoft Azure is Multiple Clouds – Public, US Gov, China and Germany
Did you know that Microsoft Azure is not just one public cloud? Most of us only interact with the Public Azure Cloud, but this isn’t…
Is Azure Active Directory Microsoft’s weakest link?
How can there be a single point of failure in a service that runs the entire Microsoft cloud? Yesterday, there was a global outage of…
Azure AD is Down Blocking Access to Azure, Teams, and more! – September 28, 2020 Microsoft Azure Outage
At approximately 21:25 UTC on September 28, 2020, the Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) started experiencing a global outage causing many users to be…
Top Azure IoT Announcements and Sessions from Microsoft Ignite 2020
There have been a few great Azure IoT announcements and session made available by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Ignite 2020 virtual conference. With…
Migrate to Azure DevTest Labs
Earlier this year I wrote a few new articles for the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). One of the docs I was excited about is…
Azure Bicep: Create IoT Hub and Device Provisioning Service (DPS)
All Azure IoT solutions are built starting with Azure IoT Hub as the cloud-base message broker for the Internet of Things (IoT) solution. This service…
Pentagon stays with Microsoft for $10 Billion JEDI Contract, Sorry Not Sorry Amazon
Today, the Pentagon stated that the US Department of Defense will be staying with their previous decision to award the $10 Billion JEDI (Joint Enterprise…
Free eBook: Developer’s Guide to Azure: 2020 Edition
The new “Developer’s Guide to Azure” eBook published from Microsoft, written by Build5Nines’ own Chris Pietschmann, is your guide to getting started with Microsoft Azure…
Azure Cloud Shell Tips and Tricks
The Azure Cloud Shell offers the ability to manage cloud resources, virtual machines, run scripts and other tasks directly from within the browser or Azure…
Introduction to Azure Sphere – Secure IoT Development Platform
Azure Sphere is Microsoft’s Internet of Things (IoT) platform for building more highly secured IoT solutions. Azure Sphere incorporates components of hardware, operating system, and…
Easy to Use VPN with OpenVPN in Azure
Security and Privacy are key in todays digital first world. Setting up a VPN with OpenVPN in Microsoft Azure offers a fairly simple method to…