Terraform: Create Azure IoT Hub and Device Provisioning Service (DPS)
At the core of any Internet of Things (IoT) solution built with Microsoft Azure is the need to connect IoT devices to the cloud and…
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Change in ourselves helps drive change in the world – a letter from Satya Nadella (cross-post)
This is a letter that Satya Nadella wrote to Microsoft employees on June 5, 2020 in response to all the protests about George Floyd and…
Top 11 Azure IoT Announcements from Build 2020
Microsoft made a ton of announcements at and around the Microsoft Build 2020 conference. Included in all the announcements was a tone of news surrounding…
Host Static Web Apps in Azure App Service
Modern web applications are shifting more towards a static html/css architecture that leverages RESTful APIs as the backend data services. Previously, in order to host…
Should Microsoft acquire Canonical / Ubuntu?
Microsoft’s adoption of Linux today is something that appeared to never be possible only a few years ago. It was not even twenty years ago…
Docker development VM in Azure
Ever wish you had a Docker dev workstation in Azure? About two months ago, we introduced the Azure Kung Fu VM, and judging by the…
Saving Money with Azure Dev/Test Subscriptions
Did you know that you can have significant savings on Dev/Test environments in Azure? I’m working with the Azure Dev/Test team on a project right…
Linux is Most Used OS in Microsoft Azure – over 50 percent of VM cores
For the last few years, Microsoft has stated during event keynotes and in other places that Linux is a rapidly growing operating system (OS) being…
Microsoft Azure Sphere’s $100K IoT Hacker Bounty Challenge
Microsoft has begun a 3-month long Azure Sphere Security Research Challenge to find security vulnerabilities in its Azure Sphere OS for building Internet of Things…
Microsoft Cleared as Winner of DoD JEDI Contract; sorry Amazon
Back in November 2019, Amazon filed a lawsuit, basically claiming that the DoD JEDI contract being awarded to Microsoft was unjustly influenced by President Donald…
Microsoft Azure IoT Developer AZ-220 Certification is now LIVE (RETIRED)
The Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty certification (and exam AZ-220) is now LIVE and out of Beta. This is the first cloud-based Internet of…
Azure PowerShell: Create Azure Storage Account and Containers
One of the core services within Microsoft Azure is the Storage Account service. There are many service that utilize Storage Accounts for storing data, such…
Host Private Video Meetings in Azure with Jitsi
In the current time of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic many more people are working and meeting online. Many of those people have moved to using…
Azure Kung Fu Toolkit
Welcome to Az Kung Fu, grasshopper! Scripting is the only way to ensure that your environments are the same every time and remove the risk…
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…
Azure CLI: Manage Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS)
One of the services within Microsoft Azure for building out IoT solutions is the Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS). Just as with other…
Azure Cosmos DB Free Tier Now Available
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Windows Server and SQL Server Certifications are Gone
Embedded within Microsoft’s announcement of retiring ALL of the MCSE, MCSD, and MCSA certifications (and their associated exams) is the fact that certifications for Windows…
Goodbye: MCSE, MCSD, and MCSA Certifications are Retiring
In the continuation of the move towards all role-based certifications, Microsoft has announced that they are officially retiring all of the MCSE, MCSD, and MCSA…
Azure + AI Conference – Apr 2020 in Orlando, FL – Chris Pietschmann Speaking on Azure IoT
This year at the Microsoft Azure + AI Conference co-produced by Microsoft and DEVintersection, Chris Pietschmann (the founder of BuildAzure.com) will be presenting. The topics of his sessions at the conference will center around Microsoft Azure and the Internet of Things (IoT) with topics including Azure Sphere and Real-time IoT Stream Processing in Azure. This edition of the Azure + AI Conference is being held November 18th through 21st, 2019 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also, in partnerships with the Azure + AI conference, we are pleased to announce that you can register for the conference with the discount code "BUILDAZURE" to receive a $50 discount.