Also this week there were many news around Microsoft Azure! Here as always the overview for you: Azure Web Application Firewall for Azure Content Delivery Network is in preview 101 services at FedRAMP High as Azure Government continues expanding capacity Native Mongo shell on Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB is now in preview Azure…
Read moreAlso this week there were many news around Microsoft Azure! Here as always the overview for you: Azure Monitor Application Insights now supports Python Azure SQL Database default configurations are changing Virtual Network NAT now generally available Azure DNS private zones preview API is being deprecated Deprecation of two security recommendations for web applications Azure…
Read moreI love social media and all the channels I follow. So also this topic came into my view out of a LinkedIn post of David das Neves. I had a look into it … and thought I should share it here. Microsoft Learning on GitHub Did you know that there is a number of repositories…
Read moreAlso this week there were many news around Microsoft Azure! Here as always the overview for you: Upgrade the TLS version of your Power BI application to TLS 1.2 Azure SQL Database managed instance now enforces TLS 1.2 on outbound connections Azure Site Recovery mobility service automated deployment using JetPatch Azure IoT Python SDK v2—New…
Read moreWhat do you do on May 28th?! Where will you be on May 28th? You don’t know?! Let me tell you: You will be in the Netherlands, in Veenendaal and visit Azure Fest NL 2020 You don’t know what Azure Fest is … in the words of the organizers: Azure Fest NL is a free, single…
Read moreSo many changes in the learning program of Microsoft. But actually everything leads towards modern role-based certifications. With that Microsoft announced that MCSA, MCSD and MCSE certifications retire on June 30th 2020. Which certifications retire?! As Microsoft announced this week, the following certifications with exams are scheduled to retire on June 30th, 2020 MCSA: BI…
Read moreAlso this week there were many news around Microsoft Azure! Here as always the overview for you: Azure Site Recovery data encryption feature will be retired April 30, 2022 We are retiring Azure AD Domain Services classic VNET support on March 1, 2023 ExpressRoute Global Reach: Building your own cloud-based global backbone Azure HBv2 Virtual…
Read moreMaybe not a real OSS topic today … but as it is about freeing a service from the lock-in into a platform, I think it is still a fit. So did you know that it is possible to run Cognitive Services, as they are available in Azure, also ON-Premises, on Edge or in any other…
Read moreI often see the question if it is better to use ARM Templates, or if people should have a look into things like Terraform, Pulumi or something else. Today I will try to answer this, with a solid: IT DEPENDS! Well, I know you don’t like this answer, but it’s actually the most accurate recommendation,…
Read moreSo as we know the Azure Networking Basics now, we can focus on the base element in Networking in Azure: Azure VNets Azure Virtual Networks a.k.a. VNets An Azure Virtual Network is the fundamental building block in an Azure environment. It is your private network portion of the azure network. Each VNet is a separated…
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