Az Kung Fu VM – Master Tools for Azure Administrators
Have you ever spent hours building a machine to use as an admin workstation for Azure? What about installing the Windows Subsystem for Linux? Well,…
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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AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Exam
The AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator certification exam tests and validates your expertise as an Azure Administrator. Candidates should also have a strong understanding of core…
AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure Certification Exam
The AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure certification exam tests and validates your expertise as an Azure Developer. This exam tests your expertise across all…
PowerShell: Create Azure IoT Hub
Create Azure IoT Hub using PowerShell Azure IoT Hub SKUs (Pricing Tiers) Install Azure PowerShell Az.IotHub Module
Microsoft for Startups: Free Azure and Other Benefits
Awhile back Microsoft had the BizSpark program that offered free Microsoft software for startups. A couple of my own startups were able to get free…
Linux Lift and Shift Hands-on Lab – Microsoft Cloud Workshop
In this hands-on lab, you will migrate an on-premises based help desk application called OsTicket, to Azure. This will be a two-phase project to lift-and-shift…
Azure Migration Readiness Whitepaper
Recently, Microsoft Azure experts Chris Pietschmann and Dan Patrick, in collaboration with Microsoft, have developed the comprehensive Azure Migration Readiness Whitepaper. This essential resource guides…
Microservices Architecture Hands-on Lab: Infrastructure Edition – Microsoft Cloud Workshop
In this hands-on lab, you will construct an end-to-end Proof of concept for ticket ordering based on a microservices architecture based on Service Fabric and…
Azure IoT Hub and DPS to only support TLS 1.2 on July 1, 2020
Microsoft has announced they are moving Azure IoT Hub and Device Provisioning Service (DPS) to use Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 as the encryption mechanism…
Azure CLI: Create Azure IoT Hub
It’s really easy to provision an instance of Azure IoT Hub using the Azure Portal. However, there are times when you need to automate the…
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…
Lambda Architecture for IoT and Big Data Systems
Lambda Architecture is a data processing design pattern designed for Big Data systems that need to process data in near real-time. This pattern works very…
Microsoft + AT&T Partnership delivers 5G Network Edge Compute Technology
Microsoft and AT&T have announced a partnership that combines AT&T’s 5G mobile connectivity with Microsoft’s Azure Cloud and Edge computing technology. The new Network Edge…
Slides for my Azure IoT sessions at Azure & AI Conference / DEVintersection in Las Vegas 2019
This week I had the pleasure to speak at the Azure & AI Conference / DEVintersection. The conference was hosted at the MGM Grand in…
Microsoft Wins DoD JEDI Contract worth $10 Billion
In the battle over cloud providers, the bid for the United States Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract is a big…
Azure Icon Update Coming (New Icon Images) in 2019
Microsoft updates or refreshed the icon images for their software and services every so often to keep them looking fresh and current with modern icon…
Security of Azure Container Registry Image Promotion Flow
In Microsoft Azure, the natural fit to host container images is the Azure Container Registry (ACR) service. Teams implementing immutable container images might stand up…
Remotely Connect Azure ExpressRoute via Satellite
Azure ExpressRoute is a feature of Microsoft Azure that enables you to setup a direct, private connection from your datacenter to the Microsoft Azure backbone.…
Buy Domain Names with Azure App Service Domain
There’s a feature for purchasing Internet Domain Names within Microsoft Azure that’s not very widely known. With the Azure App Service Domain feature, you can…
Azure Portal App for Windows in Preview
If you've been waiting for an Azure Portal Desktop App, then you'll be happy to learn that Microsoft now has an Azure Portal App for Windows in Preview. It's unclear when this first became available, but a quick search reveals it's been available for a few months now. This Azure Portal App allows you to install a desktop experience for the Azure Portal on a Windows machine. It seems to be framing in the Azure Portal website into a desktop app window, but it does feel more native than the browser experience. Plus, it provides all the same features of the Azure Portal; including the Azure Cloud Shell experience!